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Klinglerware · 03-22-2011, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Fix is up:

http://www.fbbgames.com/FBCB2010v2121.exe

Thanks for continuing to update the game, HeavyReign. It has become much more stable--in my latest 50 year career, I think I only had experienced a run-time error once in the entire span. (I play it on a Linux machine utilizing VirtualBox. In prior releases, I would see a crash maybe every 5 seasons, especially later in my careers)

Anyway, I did notice a couple of potential bugs in the latest release:
1. The "No Offers" filter does not appear to work in the recruit screens
2. Players who are out due to injury or suspension do not necessarily drop to the bottom in the depth chart screen when you have the assistant recommend. I think they are still "out" for the purposes of game play, but I had an instance of a suspended player dropping only to the 13th spot on the depth chart screen (above two active players), for some reason

Thanks again!

henry296 · 03-22-2011, 09:30 PM

I think I may have figured out how to re-create the RTE 360. i was on the roster screen and selected one of the options from the drop down like Offensive Attributes. Before the screen could re-draw, I selected Defensive Attributes and got the RTE 360. As mentioned before, it is just from clicking too fast.

HeavyReign · 03-22-2011, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

Thanks for continuing to update the game, HeavyReign. It has become much more stable--in my latest 50 year career, I think I only had experienced a run-time error once in the entire span. (I play it on a Linux machine utilizing VirtualBox. In prior releases, I would see a crash maybe every 5 seasons, especially later in my careers)

Anyway, I did notice a couple of potential bugs in the latest release:
1. The "No Offers" filter does not appear to work in the recruit screens

Has anyone else had any issues with the no offers filter? I haven't touched that code at all recently and I can't seem to recreate the issue so far. Perhaps send your saved game to [email protected] and I'll see if I can recreate it that way.

If you pass along any other errors you are encountering that would be great. While they could be related to playing using VirtualBox, it might be something that I can recreate as well.

wahoomac · 03-22-2011, 11:07 PM

One thing I have noticed in our online FOFC league, when I go to Career Stats for my players, and select Career Shooting, it just replicates the data from the columns of Career Averages (or whatever I selected before that--30 minute averages or Career Totals). Might be an easy fix. Just thought I would bring that up.

HeavyReign · 03-23-2011, 12:04 AM

http://www.fbbgames.com/FBCB2010v2123.exe

Extract the files to your install directory. When you start the game it should say version 2.1.23 in the bottom left corner after applying the update.

Version 2.1.23
************************************************************
Fixes:
*Injured or suspended players should no longer appear before active players on the recommended depth chart.
*Added code to prevent error 360. Please let me know if you encounter this and which screen was loading.
*Fixed the career shooting display on the career stats screen.
*Clicking on a coach when viewing your past assistants allows you to view that coach's profile.

Version 2.1.22
************************************************************
Fixes:
*Fixed error 9 when setting up championship tourney due to not enough teams with winning records.

Balldog · 03-23-2011, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Has anyone else had any issues with the no offers filter? I haven't touched that code at all recently and I can't seem to recreate the issue so far. Perhaps send your saved game to [email protected] and I'll see if I can recreate it that way.

If you pass along any other errors you are encountering that would be great. While they could be related to playing using VirtualBox, it might be something that I can recreate as well.

I haven't but I have barely used that filter. I do notice that it doesn't sort properly in the recruiting screen, ie - when I want to sort by best PSD (of scouted players of course) it doesn't sort correctly.

Klinglerware · 03-23-2011, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Has anyone else had any issues with the no offers filter? I haven't touched that code at all recently and I can't seem to recreate the issue so far. Perhaps send your saved game to [email protected] and I'll see if I can recreate it that way.

If you pass along any other errors you are encountering that would be great. While they could be related to playing using VirtualBox, it might be something that I can recreate as well.

Thanks. I haven't been able to replicate it either (or the other issue I identified), so maybe it's a one off. With that being said, I'll send you the saved game file if I do encounter it again. Also, I'll try to do a better job of reporting RTEs (as I mentioned, the incidence has gone way down in the last few updates).

HeavyReign · 03-23-2011, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Balldog

I haven't but I have barely used that filter. I do notice that it doesn't sort properly in the recruiting screen, ie - when I want to sort by best PSD (of scouted players of course) it doesn't sort correctly.

Are you saying the attribute sorting isn't working at all there on the main recruiting overview screen for you?

Balldog · 03-23-2011, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Are you saying the attribute sorting isn't working at all there on the main recruiting overview screen for you?

Sorry, to be more specific. When using rating scale A to F, it doesn't sort potentials properly. I just checked other scenarios and it works fine, except for A to F rating scale.

HeavyReign · 03-24-2011, 12:27 AM

Thanks, that is now fixed.

OldGiants · 03-24-2011, 07:30 AM

One thing I have noticed all along is the need for better blow-out logic. My last game is an example. I won 103-59 and all five of my starters played at least 31 minutes, with only four subs used for a total of 31 minutes.

In a game like this, the second five should be in the game when score differential hits +/- 25 or so and five minutes to go. Then the bench cleared in the last minute or two. That would give the PT whiners a little time to show why they belong on the bench.

dawgfan · 03-24-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGiants

One thing I have noticed all along is the need for better blow-out logic. My last game is an example. I won 103-59 and all five of my starters played at least 31 minutes, with only four subs used for a total of 31 minutes.

In a game like this, the second five should be in the game when score differential hits +/- 25 or so and five minutes to go. Then the bench cleared in the last minute or two. That would give the PT whiners a little time to show why they belong on the bench.

+1

bryce · 03-24-2011, 12:35 PM

I've got a training question. If a player's actual ability in a category exceeds his potential, does it do any good to keep training him in that category?

Example: I have a sophomore PG who rates as a C in handling. His potential is D. Last year I still allocated 10 training points to handling, but it resulted in no increase. This year I'm wondering if it's worth that allocation again, or if I would be better off allocating those points elsewhere to skills that WOULD potentially increase...

Thanks in advance.

dawgfan · 03-24-2011, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryce

I've got a training question. If a player's actual ability in a category exceeds his potential, does it do any good to keep training him in that category?

Example: I have a sophomore PG who rates as a C in handling. His potential is D. Last year I still allocated 10 training points to handling, but it resulted in no increase. This year I'm wondering if it's worth that allocation again, or if I would be better off allocating those points elsewhere to skills that WOULD potentially increase...

Thanks in advance.

Good question, I've been wondering the same thing. I think there's been some talk that if the player's athletic ratings improve that his skill ratings can exceed his potential, but I haven't been tracking this with my careers to see if it's actually true.

Balldog · 03-24-2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldGiants

One thing I have noticed all along is the need for better blow-out logic. My last game is an example. I won 103-59 and all five of my starters played at least 31 minutes, with only four subs used for a total of 31 minutes.

In a game like this, the second five should be in the game when score differential hits +/- 25 or so and five minutes to go. Then the bench cleared in the last minute or two. That would give the PT whiners a little time to show why they belong on the bench.

+2

I've seen games decided by 30+ with all ten starters on the floor when the game ended.

HeavyReign · 03-24-2011, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryce

I've got a training question. If a player's actual ability in a category exceeds his potential, does it do any good to keep training him in that category?

Example: I have a sophomore PG who rates as a C in handling. His potential is D. Last year I still allocated 10 training points to handling, but it resulted in no increase. This year I'm wondering if it's worth that allocation again, or if I would be better off allocating those points elsewhere to skills that WOULD potentially increase...

Thanks in advance.

You can still see small increases if you are over the potential. If you are training another skill that actually has use to the player that may be better though. I'd experiment while using the 0-100 ratings to get a better feel for how much more growth you can get.

bryce · 03-25-2011, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

You can still see small increases if you are over the potential. If you are training another skill that actually has use to the player that may be better though. I'd experiment while using the 0-100 ratings to get a better feel for how much more growth you can get.

Good to know, thanks.

OldGiants · 03-25-2011, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

You can still see small increases if you are over the potential. If you are training another skill that actually has use to the player that may be better though. I'd experiment while using the 0-100 ratings to get a better feel for how much more growth you can get.

I'm glad you said this. I thought I noticed this, but I was never sure because the columns are so small most of the time, and I don't trust my aging eyesight. I do use the 0-100 scale while I'm learning the game. Then I'll switch.

OldGiants · 03-25-2011, 08:15 AM

IMO, the new startup squads for lower level schools makes the game more realistic and challenging. I've started up games as Princeton and VCU and played four seasons as each. Extremely difficult as Princeton, hard recruiting as VCU--although the on-court results have been excellent with four NCAA appearances and three first round wins.

My biggest problem in both cases has been falling team prestige and the resulting lower budget (even before staff raise demands reduced recruiting money). Not sure why the prestige tumbled for VCU when I made the NCAA tournament four straight years. The past season with only a 14th seed, brought a drop from 69 to 67, and the first three seasons left me at 69 each year. I am now the highest prestige in the CAA, as G Mason and ODU have tumbled quite a bit, so that may be the answer.

Anyway, the lower prestige schools are much more difficult and I think will force you to accept new jobs to keep going, much as reality will.

Marmel · 03-25-2011, 09:46 AM

I noticed a nice little touch for the first time while playing last night. There is a little notation at the bottom of the screen that tells you what your winning or losing streak is. What I never noticed before is that it carries over to the next season. I had a 49 game winning streak going!

It would be a cool addition to record the top 50 (or even just 10) winning and losing streaks for each team and for overall!

kcchief19 · 03-25-2011, 06:45 PM

Anyone else playing FBCB on a Mac? I'm running Parallels and I've been getting intermittent crashes. In my most recent seasons, the crashes picked up and and finally were occurring about every other game. Now every time I open the file I get a Runtime error 9 message. Both Parallels and my Mac have been a bit quirky lately, and I'm not expecting support for this -- just curious if anyone else has issues trying to run on a Mac.

While I still LOVE this game, the continued frequency of huge first round upsets in the tournament is maddening. In my current career in about 10 seasons with the current version, I had at least four #16 seeds winning first round games. In one season I had 2 #16s and a #15 seed win first round games. This remains my only complaint about this game.

HeavyReign · 03-25-2011, 07:08 PM

If any of the Mac crashes you are getting are run-time errors I can look into them.

I have some things in mind to help with the upsets. I'm mainly working on expanding the options for number of teams/games per conference right now so it would be after that. I'm also going to be out of town all of next week so things are going to be slow for now. Its been a rough month for getting stuff done between getting sick, watching the tourney, my grandma's funeral, and now vacation

Young Drachma · 03-25-2011, 07:16 PM

Kudos HR for the updates and attention. The game just keeps getting better and well worth every penny in terms of replayability.

LloydLungs · 03-25-2011, 07:31 PM

For the record I'm not seeing the upset issue. I probably have had about five 16 seeds beat 1s in 30 or so seasons, which is definitely high, but overall if anything I've seen slightly fewer total upsets than in real life. I hope there isn't going to be anything done to artificially boost top seeds.

I would say that it is an unusual year when I don't have two 1 seeds in the F4.

Young Drachma · 03-25-2011, 07:43 PM

Wondering if there is a way we can get team history to be generated in the HTML output somehow?

Comey · 03-25-2011, 08:23 PM

I'm definitely seeing less common upsets right now. I'm simming out a history and recording it before I start coaching; I'm 20 years in right now. So far, there's been one double-digit seed getting to the Final Four; there have been nine of the 76 teams (two years are not recorded at the moment) that have gotten to the Final Four. I don't know if that's par for the course in comparison to real life. But I'm seeing far more 1 and 2 than any other seed, especially 3-5 seeds. If anything, it's possible that there are too many 1s and not enough 3s and 4s getting there.

youcancallmeal · 03-26-2011, 12:49 AM

If you find the time/are so inclined, one area that could be improved is scheduling, which is too easy for the smaller schools. Conference level should be taken into account (if it isn't already). If I'm a mid-major, teams from the Big East, Pac-10, etc should want nothing to do with me. Even if their prestige is lousy, they should rarely accept offers to play a one-off game at my place.

Against other mid-majors...I shouldn't be able to pick on them by making them come to my place year after year. If they're of comparable quality to me, they should reject me sometimes, or only accept me if I offer a home-and-home.

Just generally, it's too easy to handpick your schedule. A reasonable request it always gets approved. I'd like to see the CPU reject me sometimes. I shouldn't be able to say "OK, on December 7 I'll play X, on the 12th I'll play Y"...and have everything come out perfect after one scheduling round.

Sometimes I play with a house rule...for the first 3-4 scheduling rounds I only react to the CPU's offers, can't propose my own. I allow myself to make offers only after most teams are already set. It's a more realistic picture of college BB scheduling in my opinion...kind of a messy process where you can't always get your first choice.

flukeshot · 03-26-2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmel

I noticed a nice little touch for the first time while playing last night. There is a little notation at the bottom of the screen that tells you what your winning or losing streak is. What I never noticed before is that it carries over to the next season. I had a 49 game winning streak going!

That's pretty impressive. My personal longest is only 36, also spanning parts of two seasons. What team were you at?

flukeshot · 03-26-2011, 03:02 PM

As I've written elsewhere in this thread, I've had a 15 seed win a national title and a 16 make the Final Four, and while those are obviously pretty weird, given a large enough time frame I would expect some oddities. I'm generally happy with the way the tournament plays out right now.

henry296 · 03-26-2011, 03:06 PM

I would love to see preseason coaches polls for all conferences.

OldGiants · 03-26-2011, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry296

I would love to see preseason coaches polls for all conferences.

+1

And have fewer unanimous first place teams, particularly early in the season. I know its cosmetic, but when a Big Ten and ACC team are both unbeaten after a dozen games, neither one is going to get all the votes. Its also rare for more than two teams to have first place votes. Spreading around the votes would be a nice touch.

HeavyReign · 03-26-2011, 06:31 PM

Ran across an interesting team as far as seeding:

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#9 TEXAS SOUTHERN  TEAM INFO

Current Performance
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Team Prestige:        34   Record Vs 1-50:      1-0   Poll Rank:            #9   
Season Record:      31-2   Record Vs 51-100:    0-0   RPI Rank:            #34   
Conference Record:  17-1   Record Vs 101-200:  10-2 
Home Record:        13-0   Record Vs 200+:     20-0

This reminded me of the report of the #1 seed from a lower conference that had an RPI in the 30s. Based on current standards, where do you think this team would be likely to be seeded?

Comey · 03-26-2011, 06:41 PM

Probably a 3-4 seed. Their record vs the top 100 is non-existent. But you can't hold that too much against them. Their body of work is very solid.

HeavyReign · 03-26-2011, 06:46 PM

Here's a build to try out while I'm gone this week. If you run into any problems with the less restrictive conference settings leave a post and I'll check it out when I get home next weekend.

http://www.fbbgames.com/FBCB2010v2124.exe

Extract the files to your install directory. When you start the game it should say version 2.1.24 in the bottom left corner after applying the update.

Version 2.1.24
************************************************************
Fixes:
*Fixed sort by potential on recruiting screen when using A-F rating scale.
*Bubble watch now supports 68 team tourney.

Changes:
*Added a 2 team tiebreaker conference tourney option.
*Conferences can now hold between 2 and 20 teams.
*Added more options for total conference games depending on the number of teams in the conference.

Marmel · 03-26-2011, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flukeshot

That's pretty impressive. My personal longest is only 36, also spanning parts of two seasons. What team were you at?

Code:

COACH DETAILS

 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 2084   Holy Cross               Head Coach   18  15   8   6  NCAA Tournament Play-in Game
 2083   Holy Cross               Head Coach   15  15   6   8  No Postseason
 2082   Holy Cross               Head Coach   11  19   8   6  No Postseason
 2080   Syracuse                 Head Coach   15  17   9   9  No Postseason
 2079   Syracuse                 Head Coach   22  14  10   8  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2078   Syracuse                 Head Coach   34   3  16   2  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2077   Syracuse                 Head Coach   27   9  12   6  Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
 2076   Syracuse                 Head Coach   31   8  13   5  NCAA Champion
 2075   Syracuse                 Head Coach   34   4  16   2  Loss in NCAA Championship Game
 2074   Syracuse                 Head Coach   37   1  17   1  NCAA Champion
 2073   Syracuse                 Head Coach   24  10  12   6  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2072   Syracuse                 Head Coach   21  14  10   8  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2071   Syracuse                 Head Coach   20  14  10   8  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2070   Syracuse                 Head Coach   32   5  17   1  Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
 2069   Syracuse                 Head Coach   26   8  13   5  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2068   Syracuse                 Head Coach   20  13   8  10  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
 2067   Syracuse                 Head Coach   20  14   9   9  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2066   Syracuse                 Head Coach   29   6  15   3  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2065   Syracuse                 Head Coach   24  10  12   6  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2064   Kansas                   Head Coach   25  11   9   7  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2063   Kansas                   Head Coach   21  12  11   5  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1
 2062   Kansas                   Head Coach   24  11  10   6  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2061   Kansas                   Head Coach   15  15   7   9  No Postseason
 2060   Michigan                 Head Coach   21  15   8  10  CBI Champion
 2059   Michigan                 Head Coach   11  20   7  11  No Postseason
 2058   Michigan                 Head Coach   16  16   6  12  Loss in NIT Round 1
 2057   Michigan                 Head Coach   24   9  13   5  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2056   Colgate                  Head Coach   27   8  13   1  Loss in NIT Round 2
 2055   Colgate                  Head Coach   22  15   8   6  Loss in CBI Finals
 2054   Colgate                  Head Coach   19  15   9   5  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 1

2074-2075 with Syracuse. I lost my only game in the Big East opener in 2074, then didn't lose until mid-way through the Big East schedule in 2075, to Connecticut, in Storrs.

HeavyReign · 03-26-2011, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comey

Probably a 3-4 seed. Their record vs the top 100 is non-existent. But you can't hold that too much against them. Their body of work is very solid.

They honestly remind me of Utah State this year. Utah state was 0-2 vs top 25, and 2-0 vs 50-100. Utah State also had an RPI of 19. Bracketology had them as a #8 seed and they ended up much lower.

henry296 · 03-26-2011, 07:06 PM

Here is anothe weird play. I was losing by 23 points and the computer got the ball with 8 seconds left and shot and made a 3 pointer with their best player. They should just let the clock run out in that situation. Also,as mentioned early why is the best playr on the court in that situation.

Comey · 03-26-2011, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by henry296

Here is anothe weird play. I was losing by 23 points and the computer got the ball with 8 seconds left and shot and made a 3 pointer with their best player. They should just let the clock run out in that situation. Also,as mentioned early why is the best playr on the court in that situation.

Obvious gambling situation.

Comey · 03-27-2011, 12:56 AM

dola--

Those of you who have done some long-term simming, what kind of coaching records are you seeing? I have what would have been an incredible cpu dynasty in Gary Hotchkiss, who is entering his 36th year at UConn. His record is 1088-233, with nine championship game appearances (including three in a row right now; he's 4-5 in those appearances). He's now 61, and probably has another ten years in him. I find it amazing; he's the JoePa of this universe. There's one other coach with 900+ wins (he's still kicking, at Texas), but only three other active coaches have more than 700 wins.

It's even more incredible that he has been at UConn every year of his 36-year career, that he started at age 25, and that UConn has failed to miss a single NCAA Tournament as of yet.

I've kept the HTML files of every season in this universe, so I hope to re-tell his story as I go through the history of my league.

jbergey22 · 03-27-2011, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Ran across an interesting team as far as seeding:

Code:

#9 TEXAS SOUTHERN  TEAM INFO
 
Current Performance
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Team Prestige:        34   Record Vs 1-50:      1-0   Poll Rank:            #9   
Season Record:      31-2   Record Vs 51-100:    0-0   RPI Rank:            #34   
Conference Record:  17-1   Record Vs 101-200:  10-2 
Home Record:        13-0   Record Vs 200+:     20-0

This reminded me of the report of the #1 seed from a lower conference that had an RPI in the 30s. Based on current standards, where do you think this team would be likely to be seeded?

I was going to say they reminded me of Northern Iowa last year when they were a 8 or 9 seed.

Radii · 03-27-2011, 02:31 AM

Comey:

Here is the winningest coach in our online league, going back to the original game for most of it of course. Its a CPU coach that has turned Dayton into quite the power.

Code:

COACH DETAILS

 Willis Cain - Head Coach - Dayton
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Age:             64

 Career Record:   1002 - 329
 
 Recruiting:      100
 Scouting:        100
 Offense:         100
 Defense:         100

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2037   Dayton                   Head Coach   31   6  12   4  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 2036   Dayton                   Head Coach   36   2  16   0  Loss in NCAA Final Four
 2035   Dayton                   Head Coach   32   2  16   0  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2034   Dayton                   Head Coach   36   2  14   2  NCAA Champion
 2033   Dayton                   Head Coach   34   5  14   2  FBCA Champion
 2032   Dayton                   Head Coach   33   6  14   2  Loss in FBCA Final Four
 2031   Dayton                   Head Coach   28   7  14   2  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2030   Dayton                   Head Coach   30   8  15   1  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2029   Dayton                   Head Coach   35   3  15   1  Loss in FBCA Final Four
 2028   Dayton                   Head Coach   32   5  14   2  Loss in FBCA Elite Eight
 2027   Dayton                   Head Coach   26   8  14   2  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2026   Dayton                   Head Coach   19  14  10   6  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2025   Dayton                   Head Coach   26  10  14   2  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2024   Dayton                   Head Coach   29   9  13   3  Loss in FBCA Elite Eight
 2023   Dayton                   Head Coach   26   9  15   1  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2022   Dayton                   Head Coach   25  11  11   5  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2021   Dayton                   Head Coach   34   4  16   0  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2020   Dayton                   Head Coach   32   6  15   1  Loss in FBCA Elite Eight
 2019   Dayton                   Head Coach   28   6  16   0  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2018   Dayton                   Head Coach   22  14  10   6  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2017   Dayton                   Head Coach   18  14   8   8  No Postseason
 2016   Dayton                   Head Coach   23  11  11   5  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2015   Dayton                   Head Coach   26  10  13   3  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2014   Dayton                   Head Coach   19  14  13   3  Loss in FBIT Round 2
 2013   Dayton                   Head Coach   19  15  10   8  Loss in FBIT Round 2
 2012   Dayton                   Head Coach   30   8  15   3  Loss in FBCA Final Four
 2011   Dayton                   Head Coach   29   7  16   2  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2009   Connecticut              Head Coach   23  13  11   7  Loss in FBCA Elite Eight
 2008   Connecticut              Head Coach   28  10  11   7  FBCA Champion
 2007   Connecticut              Head Coach   15  18   7  11  No Postseason
 2006   Connecticut              Head Coach   30  10  14   4  FBCA Champion
 2005   Connecticut              Head Coach   26   8  12   4  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2004   Saint Joseph's           Head Coach   21  12  11   5  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2003   North Carolina State     Head Coach   27   8  11   5  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2002   North Carolina State     Head Coach   17  14   8   8  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2001   North Carolina State     Head Coach   19  11  10   6  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2000   North Carolina State     Head Coach   26   8  12   4  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 2036     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2035     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2034     NCAA Champion
 2034     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2033     FBCA Champion
 2033     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2032     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2031     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2029     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2028     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2027     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2024     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2023     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2021     Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic 10)
 2021     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2020     Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic 10)
 2020     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2019     Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic 10)
 2019     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2012     Atlantic 10 Champion
 2008     FBCA Champion
 2006     FBCA Champion
 2003     Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic Coast Conference)
 2000     Conference Coach of the Year (Atlantic Coast Conference)
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 2011     Hired by Dayton (Head Coach)
 2005     Hired by Connecticut (Head Coach)
 2005     Quit job with Saint Joseph's to pursue a higher position 
 2004     Hired by Saint Joseph's (Head Coach)
 2000     Hired by North Carolina State (Head Coach)

Radii · 03-27-2011, 03:19 AM

3rd winningest head coach (#2 CPU Coach, Alhill had a superdynasty at Tennesse as the first person to figure out the steals strategy in the original game). This guy has moved quite a bit more often:

Code:


 Richie McGregor - Head Coach - Iowa State
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 Age:             64

 Career Record:   859 - 387


 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 2037   Iowa State               Head Coach   33   5  13   3  NCAA Champion
 2036   Iowa State               Head Coach   30   5  13   3  Loss in NCAA Tourney Round 2
 2035   Iowa State               Head Coach   30   7  12   4  Loss in NCAA Final Four
 2034   Iowa State               Head Coach   33   5  14   2  Loss in NCAA Final Four
 2033   Iowa State               Head Coach   29   8  13   3  Loss in FBCA Final Four
 2032   Iowa State               Head Coach   25   8  14   2  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2031   Iowa State               Head Coach   22  13  13   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2030   Mississippi              Head Coach   24   9  10   6  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2029   Mississippi              Head Coach   21  14   8   8  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2028   Mississippi              Head Coach   20  11  10   6  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2027   Arizona State            Head Coach   23  11  14   4  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2026   Arizona State            Head Coach   15  16   8  10  No Postseason
 2025   Arizona State            Head Coach   17  16   8  10  Loss in FBIT Round 2
 2024   Arizona State            Head Coach   23  11  15   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2023   Arizona State            Head Coach   17  16   8  10  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2022   Arizona State            Head Coach   28   5  15   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2021   Arizona State            Head Coach   27   7  14   4  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2020   Temple                   Head Coach   25   9  13   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2019   Temple                   Head Coach   26  10  13   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2018   Temple                   Head Coach   20  13  10   6  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2017   Temple                   Head Coach   20  14  10   6  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2016   Oklahoma                 Assistant    21  14  10   6  Loss in FBIT Round 2
 2015   Indiana State            Head Coach   20  12  14   4  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2014   Indiana State            Head Coach   25  11  15   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2013   Indiana State            Head Coach   29   9  15   3  Loss in FBCA Final Four
 2012   Indiana State            Head Coach   27   9  15   3  Loss in FBCA Sweet Sixteen
 2011   South Alabama            Head Coach   19  12  14   4  No Postseason
 2010   South Alabama            Head Coach   20  11  13   5  Loss in FBIT Preliminary Round
 2009   South Alabama            Head Coach   27   6  16   2  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2008   South Alabama            Head Coach   19  14   9   9  Loss in FBIT Preliminary Round
 2007   South Alabama            Head Coach   20  11  13   5  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2006   South Alabama            Head Coach   20  13  14   4  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2005   South Alabama            Head Coach   12  18   6   9  No Postseason
 2004   Georgia State            Head Coach   23  11  14   4  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 2
 2003   Georgia State            Head Coach   25   7  15   3  Loss in FBCA Tourney Round 1
 2002   Georgia State            Head Coach   23   9  14   4  Loss in FBIT Round 1
 2001   Georgia State            Head Coach   19  12  12   6  No Postseason
 2000   Georgia State            Head Coach   23   9  13   5  Loss in FBIT Round 1

I'm pretty sure he left Indiana State when a human coach otok it. I'm pretty sure his one year as an assistant with Oklahoma was under Balldog as a human coach as well.

britrock88 · 03-27-2011, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyReign

Ran across an interesting team as far as seeding:

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#9 TEXAS SOUTHERN  TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        34   Record Vs 1-50:      1-0   Poll Rank:            #9   
Season Record:      31-2   Record Vs 51-100:    0-0   RPI Rank:            #34   
Conference Record:  17-1   Record Vs 101-200:  10-2 
Home Record:        13-0   Record Vs 200+:     20-0

This reminded me of the report of the #1 seed from a lower conference that had an RPI in the 30s. Based on current standards, where do you think this team would be likely to be seeded?

I feel like this team would have been stuck at about #15 in the polls, and gotten stuck with a 7-10 seed in the tourney. I think they should get a 4-6 seed, but that's just me.

Young Drachma · 03-27-2011, 09:43 PM

My current league began in 1900 and it's currently 1996. Here's the top 50 coaches in all-time wins (all retired, btw.)

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Coach Wins Records

    # NAME                   SEASON  RECORD  CURRENT TEAM
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   1. Brian Andrews            1940    1132       Retired
   2. David Deleon             1939    1056       Retired
   3. Neal Rasberry            1931    1007       Retired
   4. Morgan Cool              1983     989       Retired
   5. C.J. Cousins             1973     937       Retired
   6. Clarence Morris          1935     934       Retired
   7. Matthew Barns            1930     862       Retired
   8. Maurice Davis            1945     859       Retired
   9. Justin Bolden            1930     853       Retired
  10. Harris Hillard           1928     840       Retired
  11. Joe Gooden               1947     830       Retired
  12. Richard Steinman         1933     823       Retired
  13. Daniel Tapley            1960     821       Retired
  14. Rusty Parry              1926     816       Retired
  15. Sean Kirk                1973     802       Retired
  16. Curt Clair               1934     772       Retired
  17. Jared Williams           1971     766       Retired
  18. Chris Horta              1925     753       Retired
  19. Cornelius Young          1954     749       Retired
  20. Wilson Riggs             1963     733       Retired
  21. Aron Behrens             1936     724       Retired
  22. Kenneth Christensen      1960     721       Retired
  23. Chris Tindall            1973     718       Retired
  24. Andrew Krantz            1983     706       Retired
  25. Rich Marsh               1940     695       Retired
  26. Matthew Jones            1930     688       Retired
  27. Charles McCormick        1926     687       Retired
  28. Marcus Kelly             1929     685       Retired
  29. Zachariah Hoffmann       1983     678       Retired
  30. Malcom Carlisle          1951     675       Retired
  31. Leonel Forester          1960     675       Retired
  32. Joel Castillo            1940     663       Retired
  33. Hank Look                1980     660       Retired
  34. Ahmed Wade               1923     658       Retired
  35. Arthur Hoskins           1931     658       Retired
  36. Gabriel Clevenger        1991     656       Retired
  37. Isiah Barboza            1942     648       Retired
  38. Isiah Key                1929     647       Retired
  39. Thomas Gower             1921     642       Retired

    # NAME                   SEASON  RECORD  CURRENT TEAM
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  40. Kasey Bragg              1993     642       Retired
  41. Jackson Wilbanks         1977     640       Retired
  42. Albert Hatter            1950     637       Retired
  43. Julian Diaz              1958     637       Retired
  44. Burl Branum              1980     632       Retired
  45. Theodore Prine           1929     630       Retired
  46. Jessie Madera            1928     629       Retired
  47. Kevin Steinbach          1992     622       Retired
  48. Doug Ochs                1936     621       Retired
  49. Clifford Lavin           1933     620       Retired
  50. Brian Etheridge          1949     614       Retired

Comey · 03-27-2011, 09:47 PM

That's kind of odd that no coaches are in the top 50 in wins. Not a single one.

Balldog · 03-27-2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comey

That's kind of odd that no coaches are in the top 50 in wins. Not a single one.

I've noticed as you progress it takes coaches longer to get into head coaching jobs, usually they aren't getting jobs until they are in their mid-40s...usually coaching 12+ years as an assistant before getting a job at a small school.

As opposed to when you start a league, their are a lot of young coaches with high ratings.

Young Drachma · 03-27-2011, 10:07 PM

Side note, how does one get a printout of team info or coach info? I push print and it doesn't always work for those screens?

Groundhog · 03-27-2011, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Balldog

I've noticed as you progress it takes coaches longer to get into head coaching jobs, usually they aren't getting jobs until they are in their mid-40s...usually coaching 12+ years as an assistant before getting a job at a small school.

As opposed to when you start a league, their are a lot of young coaches with high ratings.

Yep, that's exactly the reason. My league is from 1938 until about 2020 now, and most of the leaders are guys from the first season. One guy coached Arizona from like 1938 until the 60s, and IIRC won more than 20 games every single season except one.

Marmel · 03-27-2011, 10:49 PM

I actually feel a bit bad for the all time wins leader in my game. Paul Sylvia spent 5 years as an assistant coach before getting his first gig at Penn in 2035. He bounced around at a few schools before landing in Kansas where he made his first Final 4. There was a bit of a scandal and Kansas let him go, but he quickly found a job in Maryland. He went to 2 more Final 4's. In 2068 he got his dream job at Georgia Tech. He took them to 5 more Final 4's, losing in the Title game twice. In his career he went to the Final 4 8 times but never won a title. He finally decided to hang it up after the 2081 season, where he lost in the Final 4, figuring it was never meant to be. The next year, Georgia Tech wins the National Title.

Marmel · 03-27-2011, 10:54 PM

Also, in a long career, I LOVE going through this screen:

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Stats Leaders

    # Team                      Apps    W   L   Pct  Sweet 16  Elite 8  F4  Champs
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    1 Texas                       82  203  73  .736        48       34  22       9
    2 Syracuse                    79  183  70  .723        48       25  17       9
    3 Duke                        79  171  76  .692        47       30  15       3
    4 Kansas                      77  137  75  .646        39       19  13       2
    5 Auburn                      77  107  77  .582        34       15   3       0
    6 North Carolina              74  164  69  .704        43       31  17       5
    7 Stanford                    73  148  67  .688        36       22  15       6
    8 UAB                         70  128  69  .650        36       19   7       1
    9 Hawaii                      67  123  62  .665        31       20  11       5
   10 Florida State               67  127  63  .668        33       17  12       4
   11 West Virginia               66  135  65  .675        37       20  15       1
   12 Pittsburgh                  63  122  60  .670        32       18   9       3
   13 Florida                     63  115  57  .669        30       17  12       6
   14 Minnesota                   62   95  60  .613        24       12   7       2
   15 Houston                     62  102  62  .622        28       14   5       0
   16 Oklahoma State              61   90  58  .608        22       13   6       3
   17 Georgia Tech                60  118  59  .667        31       20  11       1
   18 Kansas State                60   82  59  .582        21        8   4       1
   19 Georgetown                  56   73  56  .566        20        9   1       0
   20 Memphis                     55   62  55  .530        16        7   2       0
   21 Rice                        54   88  54  .620        25       12   3       0
   22 Vanderbilt                  54   88  54  .620        22       12   7       0
   23 Tennessee                   52   91  48  .655        18       12  10       4
   24 UCLA                        51   81  49  .623        21       11   6       2
   25 Ohio State                  51   70  50  .583        17       10   4       1
   26 Clemson                     49   77  48  .616        20       13   5       1
   27 Nevada                      48   57  47  .548        14        6   2       1
   28 Southern California         48   75  47  .615        20       12   5       1
   29 New Mexico                  47   54  47  .535        13        7   3       0
   30 San Diego                   44   54  43  .557        14        5   2       1
   31 Louisville                  44   53  44  .546        14        6   3       0
   32 Oregon                      43   73  41  .640        18       10   7       2
   33 Oklahoma                    43   47  42  .528        11        4   3       1
   34 Washington                  42   69  42  .622        24       12   0       0
   35 Notre Dame                  42   55  42  .567        13        6   4       0
   36 Mississippi State           41   71  40  .640        20       11   6       1
   37 Connecticut                 41   55  40  .579        15        9   4       1
   38 Illinois                    41   58  40  .592        16        8   3       1
   39 Kentucky                    40   40  40  .500        11        4   1       0

Note: I only coached Cuse to 2 of those titles and for only about 12 years total. I retire my coaches at appropriate times (after a certain age, perhaps after a great class leaves, or after finally winning a title, etc.)

West Virginia: 15 trips the Final 4 and they cut the nets down ONCE! That sucks.

03-22-2011, 09:30 PM	#1602
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I think I may have figured out how to re-create the RTE 360. i was on the roster screen and selected one of the options from the drop down like Offensive Attributes. Before the screen could re-draw, I selected Defensive Attributes and got the RTE 360. As mentioned before, it is just from clicking too fast. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

03-22-2011, 11:07 PM	#1604
wahoomac Mascot Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Gainesville	One thing I have noticed in our online FOFC league, when I go to Career Stats for my players, and select Career Shooting, it just replicates the data from the columns of Career Averages (or whatever I selected before that--30 minute averages or Career Totals). Might be an easy fix. Just thought I would bring that up. __________________ John "Wahoo" McDaniel UF Gator FB Fan / UK Wildcat BB Fan

03-24-2011, 07:30 AM	#1611
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	One thing I have noticed all along is the need for better blow-out logic. My last game is an example. I won 103-59 and all five of my starters played at least 31 minutes, with only four subs used for a total of 31 minutes. In a game like this, the second five should be in the game when score differential hits +/- 25 or so and five minutes to go. Then the bench cleared in the last minute or two. That would give the PT whiners a little time to show why they belong on the bench. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

03-24-2011, 12:35 PM	#1613
bryce High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dallas, TX	I've got a training question. If a player's actual ability in a category exceeds his potential, does it do any good to keep training him in that category? Example: I have a sophomore PG who rates as a C in handling. His potential is D. Last year I still allocated 10 training points to handling, but it resulted in no increase. This year I'm wondering if it's worth that allocation again, or if I would be better off allocating those points elsewhere to skills that WOULD potentially increase... Thanks in advance. Last edited by bryce : 03-24-2011 at 12:36 PM.

03-25-2011, 08:15 AM	#1619
OldGiants College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Location, Location, Location	IMO, the new startup squads for lower level schools makes the game more realistic and challenging. I've started up games as Princeton and VCU and played four seasons as each. Extremely difficult as Princeton, hard recruiting as VCU--although the on-court results have been excellent with four NCAA appearances and three first round wins. My biggest problem in both cases has been falling team prestige and the resulting lower budget (even before staff raise demands reduced recruiting money). Not sure why the prestige tumbled for VCU when I made the NCAA tournament four straight years. The past season with only a 14th seed, brought a drop from 69 to 67, and the first three seasons left me at 69 each year. I am now the highest prestige in the CAA, as G Mason and ODU have tumbled quite a bit, so that may be the answer. Anyway, the lower prestige schools are much more difficult and I think will force you to accept new jobs to keep going, much as reality will. __________________ "The case of Great Britain is the most astonishing in this matter of inequality of rights in world soccer championships. The way they explained it to me as a child, God is one but He's three: Father, Son and Holy Ghost. I could never understand it. And I still don't understand why Great Britain is one but she's four....while [others] continue to be no more than one despite the diverse nationalities that make them up." Eduardo Galeano, SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW

03-23-2011, 12:04 AM	#1605
HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	http://www.fbbgames.com/FBCB2010v2123.exe Extract the files to your install directory. When you start the game it should say version 2.1.23 in the bottom left corner after applying the update. Version 2.1.23 ************************************************************ Fixes: Injured or suspended players should no longer appear before active players on the recommended depth chart. Added code to prevent error 360. Please let me know if you encounter this and which screen was loading. Fixed the career shooting display on the career stats screen. Clicking on a coach when viewing your past assistants allows you to view that coach's profile. Version 2.1.22 ************************************************************ Fixes: *Fixed error 9 when setting up championship tourney due to not enough teams with winning records.

03-24-2011, 12:27 AM	#1610
HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	Thanks, that is now fixed.

03-25-2011, 09:46 AM	#1620
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I noticed a nice little touch for the first time while playing last night. There is a little notation at the bottom of the screen that tells you what your winning or losing streak is. What I never noticed before is that it carries over to the next season. I had a 49 game winning streak going! It would be a cool addition to record the top 50 (or even just 10) winning and losing streaks for each team and for overall! __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-25-2011, 06:45 PM	#1621
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	Anyone else playing FBCB on a Mac? I'm running Parallels and I've been getting intermittent crashes. In my most recent seasons, the crashes picked up and and finally were occurring about every other game. Now every time I open the file I get a Runtime error 9 message. Both Parallels and my Mac have been a bit quirky lately, and I'm not expecting support for this -- just curious if anyone else has issues trying to run on a Mac. While I still LOVE this game, the continued frequency of huge first round upsets in the tournament is maddening. In my current career in about 10 seasons with the current version, I had at least four #16 seeds winning first round games. In one season I had 2 #16s and a #15 seed win first round games. This remains my only complaint about this game.

03-25-2011, 07:08 PM	#1622
HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	If any of the Mac crashes you are getting are run-time errors I can look into them. I have some things in mind to help with the upsets. I'm mainly working on expanding the options for number of teams/games per conference right now so it would be after that. I'm also going to be out of town all of next week so things are going to be slow for now. Its been a rough month for getting stuff done between getting sick, watching the tourney, my grandma's funeral, and now vacation

03-25-2011, 07:16 PM	#1623
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Kudos HR for the updates and attention. The game just keeps getting better and well worth every penny in terms of replayability.

03-25-2011, 07:31 PM	#1624
LloydLungs College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ponchatoula, LA	For the record I'm not seeing the upset issue. I probably have had about five 16 seeds beat 1s in 30 or so seasons, which is definitely high, but overall if anything I've seen slightly fewer total upsets than in real life. I hope there isn't going to be anything done to artificially boost top seeds. I would say that it is an unusual year when I don't have two 1 seeds in the F4.

03-25-2011, 07:43 PM	#1625
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Wondering if there is a way we can get team history to be generated in the HTML output somehow? __________________ Current Dynasty:The Zenith of Professional Basketball Careers (FBPB/FBCB) FBCB / FPB3 Mods

03-25-2011, 08:23 PM	#1626
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	I'm definitely seeing less common upsets right now. I'm simming out a history and recording it before I start coaching; I'm 20 years in right now. So far, there's been one double-digit seed getting to the Final Four; there have been nine of the 76 teams (two years are not recorded at the moment) that have gotten to the Final Four. I don't know if that's par for the course in comparison to real life. But I'm seeing far more 1 and 2 than any other seed, especially 3-5 seeds. If anything, it's possible that there are too many 1s and not enough 3s and 4s getting there. __________________

03-26-2011, 12:49 AM	#1627
youcancallmeal n00b Join Date: Mar 2011	If you find the time/are so inclined, one area that could be improved is scheduling, which is too easy for the smaller schools. Conference level should be taken into account (if it isn't already). If I'm a mid-major, teams from the Big East, Pac-10, etc should want nothing to do with me. Even if their prestige is lousy, they should rarely accept offers to play a one-off game at my place. Against other mid-majors...I shouldn't be able to pick on them by making them come to my place year after year. If they're of comparable quality to me, they should reject me sometimes, or only accept me if I offer a home-and-home. Just generally, it's too easy to handpick your schedule. A reasonable request it always gets approved. I'd like to see the CPU reject me sometimes. I shouldn't be able to say "OK, on December 7 I'll play X, on the 12th I'll play Y"...and have everything come out perfect after one scheduling round. Sometimes I play with a house rule...for the first 3-4 scheduling rounds I only react to the CPU's offers, can't propose my own. I allow myself to make offers only after most teams are already set. It's a more realistic picture of college BB scheduling in my opinion...kind of a messy process where you can't always get your first choice. Last edited by youcancallmeal : 03-26-2011 at 12:50 AM.

03-26-2011, 03:02 PM	#1629
flukeshot n00b Join Date: Mar 2011	As I've written elsewhere in this thread, I've had a 15 seed win a national title and a 16 make the Final Four, and while those are obviously pretty weird, given a large enough time frame I would expect some oddities. I'm generally happy with the way the tournament plays out right now.

03-26-2011, 03:06 PM	#1630
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I would love to see preseason coaches polls for all conferences. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

03-26-2011, 06:31 PM	#1632
HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	Ran across an interesting team as far as seeding: Code: #9 TEXAS SOUTHERN TEAM INFO Current Performance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Prestige: 34 Record Vs 1-50: 1-0 Poll Rank: #9 Season Record: 31-2 Record Vs 51-100: 0-0 RPI Rank: #34 Conference Record: 17-1 Record Vs 101-200: 10-2 Home Record: 13-0 Record Vs 200+: 20-0 This reminded me of the report of the #1 seed from a lower conference that had an RPI in the 30s. Based on current standards, where do you think this team would be likely to be seeded? Last edited by HeavyReign : 03-26-2011 at 06:35 PM.

03-26-2011, 06:41 PM	#1633
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	Probably a 3-4 seed. Their record vs the top 100 is non-existent. But you can't hold that too much against them. Their body of work is very solid. __________________

03-26-2011, 06:46 PM	#1634
HeavyReign Fast Break Basketball Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Spokane, WA	Here's a build to try out while I'm gone this week. If you run into any problems with the less restrictive conference settings leave a post and I'll check it out when I get home next weekend. http://www.fbbgames.com/FBCB2010v2124.exe Extract the files to your install directory. When you start the game it should say version 2.1.24 in the bottom left corner after applying the update. Version 2.1.24 ************************************************************ Fixes: Fixed sort by potential on recruiting screen when using A-F rating scale. Bubble watch now supports 68 team tourney. Changes: Added a 2 team tiebreaker conference tourney option. Conferences can now hold between 2 and 20 teams. *Added more options for total conference games depending on the number of teams in the conference.

03-26-2011, 07:06 PM	#1637
henry296 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Here is anothe weird play. I was losing by 23 points and the computer got the ball with 8 seconds left and shot and made a 3 pointer with their best player. They should just let the clock run out in that situation. Also,as mentioned early why is the best playr on the court in that situation. __________________ "It's a great day for hockey" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

03-27-2011, 12:56 AM	#1639
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	dola-- Those of you who have done some long-term simming, what kind of coaching records are you seeing? I have what would have been an incredible cpu dynasty in Gary Hotchkiss, who is entering his 36th year at UConn. His record is 1088-233, with nine championship game appearances (including three in a row right now; he's 4-5 in those appearances). He's now 61, and probably has another ten years in him. I find it amazing; he's the JoePa of this universe. There's one other coach with 900+ wins (he's still kicking, at Texas), but only three other active coaches have more than 700 wins. It's even more incredible that he has been at UConn every year of his 36-year career, that he started at age 25, and that UConn has failed to miss a single NCAA Tournament as of yet. I've kept the HTML files of every season in this universe, so I hope to re-tell his story as I go through the history of my league. __________________

03-27-2011, 09:47 PM	#1645
Comey College Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CT via PA via CA via PA	That's kind of odd that no coaches are in the top 50 in wins. Not a single one. __________________

03-27-2011, 10:07 PM	#1647
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Side note, how does one get a printout of team info or coach info? I push print and it doesn't always work for those screens?

03-27-2011, 10:49 PM	#1649
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I actually feel a bit bad for the all time wins leader in my game. Paul Sylvia spent 5 years as an assistant coach before getting his first gig at Penn in 2035. He bounced around at a few schools before landing in Kansas where he made his first Final 4. There was a bit of a scandal and Kansas let him go, but he quickly found a job in Maryland. He went to 2 more Final 4's. In 2068 he got his dream job at Georgia Tech. He took them to 5 more Final 4's, losing in the Title game twice. In his career he went to the Final 4 8 times but never won a title. He finally decided to hang it up after the 2081 season, where he lost in the Final 4, figuring it was never meant to be. The next year, Georgia Tech wins the National Title. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

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