RFL (Rivals Football League) is forming (NCAA Xbox 360 online league)

Kodos · 07-04-2008, 04:29 PM

I've decided to see if we can support a third league at FOFC. My idea is simple. Less voting on rules, more fun. Consider me a benevolent dictator as commish. I'd like to avoid the grousing we've had in the other leagues, so there won't be much if any voting. I will listen to reason, but ultimately I will decide any issues that might come up (See benevolent dictator notice above.) You don't like my choices, go start your own league.

Players can choose any team in any league that they like. EF27 can be USC if he likes. HA can roll with Miami if he chooses. We will play on All American or Heisman, hopefully with minimal sliders. 7 minute games. I don't want to pilfer players from other leagues, so for the first season, if you've decided you need to drop one of the leagues, it's gonna be this one. We will play on with fewer than 12 owners if the need arises. I will not have much tolerance for guys who don't show up to play their games. You will be expected to play your games within the announced timeframe, or your opponent will be allowed to play your team with the AI in control.

The first twelve guys on board get first dibs, and from there I'll keep a waiting list. In the offseason, you can switch to any team that has a roster rating that is lower than your current roster's rating. No time restrictions, except that changes must come between seasons.

If you want in, do the following:

1. Declare your intent to join in this thread.

2. PM me with your top three teams, in order of preference. Hopefully there will be no conflicts and everyone will get their first choice. In the event of a tie, I will decide the tie-breaking procedure (probably a coin flip), and the loser will get their second-choice team.

3. Every team will be required to play at least 3 human opponents each season.

Basically, I want to avoid the voting and arguments, and I want everyone to have a chance to roll with their true favorite team. After all 12 guys have PM'd me their choices, I will make the choices public and announce who got what teams.

Let's have fun!

DeToxRox · 07-04-2008, 04:58 PM

Eaglesfan27 · 07-04-2008, 05:38 PM

In as long as we'll be able to play games primarily on weekends. If that is going to be a conflict, I'll bow out.

KWhit · 07-04-2008, 07:23 PM

In. I'll PM my team preferences.

SirFozzie · 07-04-2008, 07:29 PM

In, but I'd like to limit to 2 human opponents mininum. If I pick a conference where no one else is, I'd like to avoid having my non-conference games schedule being filled out for me

WVUFAN · 07-04-2008, 07:45 PM

I'm in as well.

Kodos · 07-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

In as long as we'll be able to play games primarily on weekends. If that is going to be a conflict, I'll bow out.

I was thinking that if you wanted to invite your buddy who you usually play a dynasty with into our league, that'd be cool. Save you from being in three leagues and make the overall time commitment a little lower for you.

Kodos · 07-04-2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

In as long as we'll be able to play games primarily on weekends. If that is going to be a conflict, I'll bow out.

I think we'll have a schedule where you just need to get two games in sometime during a week's time.

RedKingGold · 07-04-2008, 10:55 PM

In.

Penn State for life!

Kodos · 07-04-2008, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

In, but I'd like to limit to 2 human opponents mininum. If I pick a conference where no one else is, I'd like to avoid having my non-conference games schedule being filled out for me

Maybe 2 humans required, and one of your other OOC foes must be top 50. Or something.

Kodos · 07-05-2008, 12:46 AM

Seven slots filled, five left.

Eaglesfan27 · 07-05-2008, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

I think we'll have a schedule where you just need to get two games in sometime during a week's time.

Works for me. I can play occasionally during the week, and likely most of my opponents will be computer which I can get in during the weekend. I'll ask Gary later today if he wants to join this league instead of our 2 person league, but either way it isn't a big deal. He and I were going to just go at our own pace.

Logan · 07-05-2008, 09:02 AM

ping: Wade

just kidding buddy

DeToxRox · 07-06-2008, 09:07 PM

Ironhead · 07-06-2008, 10:31 PM

I would jump on this one but I will be moving near the end of the month and want to keep my commitments limited. I am also thinking about taking a second job which would cut down on leisure time. I will definitely be following along though.

Greyroofoo · 07-06-2008, 11:38 PM

I don't like the name of this thread because the first 3 letters are my initials.

DeToxRox · 07-07-2008, 08:04 PM

i'll bump so I can know who is on my hit list ahead of time.

Kodos · 07-07-2008, 08:50 PM

People are clearly afraid of my iron fist.

Kodos · 07-08-2008, 01:15 PM

One thing I was wondering about: we can't change the schedule in the first season, right? I was thinking of simming through season 1, and we could jump in with recruiting in the offseason. Otherwise, we may have guys who don't play any human teams in the first season. I'm guessing this would be an unpopular option, but thought I would float the idea out there and see what happens.

Eaglesfan27 · 07-08-2008, 01:29 PM

That would be fine with me, although I imagine part of the appeal for people would be to control the current roster while building upon it.

Kodos · 07-08-2008, 01:33 PM

Yep. That's why I figured it might be an unpopular idea.

Have you and your friend decided whether you want to have him in the RFL or a separate league with just the two of you?

Eaglesfan27 · 07-08-2008, 01:41 PM

He wants to do a separate league with just me, him, and his brother

I keep trying to get him to actually start posting on here as well, but he has remained a quiet, occasional lurker so far.

Edit to add: Part of his reason is that he has to go away for 7-10 days at a time, and he wants a slower pace than the league will be using.

Sun Tzu · 07-08-2008, 01:41 PM

I mulled over this one for a bit...and I decided against joining. I'd love to be in another league with the guys on here, but I think 1 online dynasty (NOFL) and my own personal offline dynasty will be plenty enough for me. Maybe I'll join up later on down the line if there are opennings and I feel like I have enough free time. I wish this one the best of luck for sure. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use the same subforum as the NOFL and the EBFL.

Kodos · 07-08-2008, 01:47 PM

EF27: That's too bad, but he's always welcome if he changes his mind.

Sun Tzu: From the looks of things, there should be openings at any time that someone should decide to join.

I know where you're coming from. I'm thinking that this might just replace my solo dynasty entirely. Who knows if this league (or any online league) will work out. We'll see how things go.

Oh, and we'll likely move to the subforum once we've filled out the league (or decided that we have as many people as we're going to get). Figured OT was a better place to attract people initially.

Sun Tzu · 07-08-2008, 01:51 PM

Yeah...my initial thought was that this could replace my offline dynasty entirely, but then I remembered back to my dynasty last year and I would play 2, 3, sometimes 4 games back to back. I want to have the freedom to do that...then again if I don't have the free time just in general (I am getting married afterall) I might only have enough time to make this my replacement.

Kodos · 07-08-2008, 01:53 PM

Wait until you have kids... then the free time pretty much evaporates, except for late at night when everyone else in the house is asleep.

bignej · 07-08-2008, 05:37 PM

Kodos · 07-08-2008, 11:54 PM

Four spots left. Get 'em while they're hot!

DeToxRox · 07-09-2008, 07:58 PM

Kang already has 12 people in his league.

Sun Tzu · 07-09-2008, 09:58 PM

And he lets owners change what team they have.

Every week.

Kodos · 07-09-2008, 10:49 PM

I thought changing teams every season was pretty nice! And getting to pick your favorite. RFL rocks. Kang sucks.

Bigsmooth · 07-10-2008, 02:04 AM

Hey there. I'd like to join, big time. I obviously don't post around here much, but I do visit the forums ~daily. I'm in the OSFL with bignej and Eaglesfan27 so, you know, for what that's worth.

Anyhow, really looking forward to this!

Kodos · 07-10-2008, 08:22 AM

Welcome aboard!

Three slots left!

Cringer · 07-10-2008, 12:56 PM

Kodos, HA wants the 'Canes. I will tell him to give me a list of three though and I will PM them to you since he got himself in the penalty box.

Kodos · 07-10-2008, 01:36 PM

Thanks, Cringer. Two slots left.

Kodos · 07-10-2008, 11:29 PM

Alright, I decided we had enough guys, so I should unveil who got who. I'm happy to say that everyone got their first choice. I debated about going with PSU or FSU (my 2nd and 3rd favorite college teams), but decided to take my lumps with good old IU. If anyone else still wants to join, they can have their pick of the teams that are still free.

Code:

Owner	   	1st choice	Conference	Rating
HellAtlantic	Miami (FL)	ACC		86
SirFozzie	Boston College	ACC		77
WVUFAN		West Virginia	Big East	84
BigNej		Ohio State	Big Ten		99
RedKingGold	PSU		Big Ten		91
DeToxRox	Michigan	Big Ten		84
Kodos		Indiana		Big Ten		79
EF27		USC		PAC 10		94
BigSmooth	Washington	PAC 10		79
KWhit		UGA		SEC		99

Kodos · 07-10-2008, 11:48 PM

Someone should take Notre Dame. Hint hint.

cartman · 07-10-2008, 11:57 PM

The Big 12 is underrepresented. I'll take Texas if allowed.

bignej · 07-11-2008, 05:42 AM

Well the Big Ten should be fun

Kodos · 07-11-2008, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

The Big 12 is underrepresented. I'll take Texas if allowed.

You're in!

One slot remains.

Kodos · 07-11-2008, 08:15 AM

Here's the list of owners now:

Code:

Owner	   	1st choice	Conference	Rating
HellAtlantic	Miami (FL)	ACC		86
SirFozzie	Boston College	ACC		77
WVUFAN		West Virginia	Big East	84
BigNej		Ohio State	Big Ten		99
RedKingGold	PSU		Big Ten		91
DeToxRox	Michigan	Big Ten		84
Kodos		Indiana		Big Ten		79
Cartman		Texas		Big 12		9?
EF27		USC		PAC 10		94
BigSmooth	Washington	PAC 10		79
KWhit		UGA		SEC		99

Kodos · 07-11-2008, 08:30 AM

We now have a home in the NCAA '09 forums:

http://operationsports.com/fofc/forumdisplay.php?f=69

Kodos · 07-25-2008, 01:51 PM

RFL summary thread - Front Office Football Central

We still have one slot open in the RFL if anyone is interested. We plan to start once the server issues with online dynasties have been fixed by EA. We are opting to go with fake names rather than waiting for EA to patch the roster issue.

Pumpy Tudors · 07-25-2008, 02:09 PM

When do you expect the season to start? Since I have the game now, I might as well join one of these leagues, and this looks like the best one for me.

Kodos · 07-25-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

When do you expect the season to start? Since I have the game now, I might as well join one of these leagues, and this looks like the best one for me.

Pretty much as soon as EA fixes the server issue. Within the next week, I'd say.

Galaxy just snatched up the 12th team. We are having a check-in right now for the owners. If a spot opens up, you'll be next in line.

Wait list:

1. Pumpy Two Doors

Pumpy Tudors · 07-25-2008, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

Pretty much as soon as EA fixes the server issue. Within the next week, I'd say.

Galaxy just snatched up the 12th team. We are having a check-in right now for the owners. If a spot opens up, you'll be next in line.

Wait list:

1. Pumpy Two Doors

No problem. I was really just going to take the spot if nobody else was interested. I would've preferred the wait list anyway.

Galaxy · 07-25-2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

No problem. I was really just going to take the spot if nobody else was interested. I would've preferred the wait list anyway.

WVUFAN · 07-25-2008, 11:47 PM

I'm still in.

07-04-2008, 05:38 PM	#3
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	In as long as we'll be able to play games primarily on weekends. If that is going to be a conflict, I'll bow out. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

07-04-2008, 07:29 PM	#5
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	In, but I'd like to limit to 2 human opponents mininum. If I pick a conference where no one else is, I'd like to avoid having my non-conference games schedule being filled out for me __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

07-04-2008, 07:45 PM	#6
WVUFAN College Starter Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Huntington, WV	I'm in as well. __________________

07-05-2008, 12:46 AM	#11
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Seven slots filled, five left. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-06-2008, 09:07 PM	#14
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Bump

07-04-2008, 04:58 PM	#2
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	in

07-04-2008, 07:23 PM	#4
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	In. I'll PM my team preferences.

07-04-2008, 10:55 PM	#9
RedKingGold College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002	In. Penn State for life!

07-05-2008, 09:02 AM	#13
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	ping: Wade just kidding buddy

07-06-2008, 10:31 PM	#15
Ironhead College Prospect Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Barnegat, NJ	I would jump on this one but I will be moving near the end of the month and want to keep my commitments limited. I am also thinking about taking a second job which would cut down on leisure time. I will definitely be following along though.

07-06-2008, 11:38 PM	#16
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	I don't like the name of this thread because the first 3 letters are my initials.

07-07-2008, 08:04 PM	#17
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	i'll bump so I can know who is on my hit list ahead of time.

07-07-2008, 08:50 PM	#18
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	People are clearly afraid of my iron fist. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-08-2008, 01:15 PM	#19
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	One thing I was wondering about: we can't change the schedule in the first season, right? I was thinking of simming through season 1, and we could jump in with recruiting in the offseason. Otherwise, we may have guys who don't play any human teams in the first season. I'm guessing this would be an unpopular option, but thought I would float the idea out there and see what happens. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 07-08-2008 at 01:21 PM.

07-08-2008, 01:29 PM	#20
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	That would be fine with me, although I imagine part of the appeal for people would be to control the current roster while building upon it. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

07-08-2008, 01:33 PM	#21
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Yep. That's why I figured it might be an unpopular idea. Have you and your friend decided whether you want to have him in the RFL or a separate league with just the two of you? __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-08-2008, 01:41 PM	#22
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	He wants to do a separate league with just me, him, and his brother I keep trying to get him to actually start posting on here as well, but he has remained a quiet, occasional lurker so far. Edit to add: Part of his reason is that he has to go away for 7-10 days at a time, and he wants a slower pace than the league will be using. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen. Last edited by Eaglesfan27 : 07-08-2008 at 01:43 PM.

07-08-2008, 01:41 PM	#23
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	I mulled over this one for a bit...and I decided against joining. I'd love to be in another league with the guys on here, but I think 1 online dynasty (NOFL) and my own personal offline dynasty will be plenty enough for me. Maybe I'll join up later on down the line if there are opennings and I feel like I have enough free time. I wish this one the best of luck for sure. I don't see why you shouldn't be able to use the same subforum as the NOFL and the EBFL. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-08-2008, 01:47 PM	#24
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	EF27: That's too bad, but he's always welcome if he changes his mind. Sun Tzu: From the looks of things, there should be openings at any time that someone should decide to join. I know where you're coming from. I'm thinking that this might just replace my solo dynasty entirely. Who knows if this league (or any online league) will work out. We'll see how things go. Oh, and we'll likely move to the subforum once we've filled out the league (or decided that we have as many people as we're going to get). Figured OT was a better place to attract people initially. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 07-08-2008 at 01:50 PM.

07-08-2008, 01:51 PM	#25
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Yeah...my initial thought was that this could replace my offline dynasty entirely, but then I remembered back to my dynasty last year and I would play 2, 3, sometimes 4 games back to back. I want to have the freedom to do that...then again if I don't have the free time just in general (I am getting married afterall) I might only have enough time to make this my replacement. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-08-2008, 01:53 PM	#26
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Wait until you have kids... then the free time pretty much evaporates, except for late at night when everyone else in the house is asleep. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-08-2008, 05:37 PM	#27
bignej High School JV Join Date: Oct 2006	In! __________________ XBOX Live Gamertag: bignej

07-08-2008, 11:54 PM	#28
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Four spots left. Get 'em while they're hot! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-09-2008, 07:58 PM	#29
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Kang already has 12 people in his league.

07-09-2008, 09:58 PM	#30
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	And he lets owners change what team they have. Every week. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

07-09-2008, 10:49 PM	#31
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I thought changing teams every season was pretty nice! And getting to pick your favorite. RFL rocks. Kang sucks. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-10-2008, 02:04 AM	#32
Bigsmooth College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2006	Hey there. I'd like to join, big time. I obviously don't post around here much, but I do visit the forums ~daily. I'm in the OSFL with bignej and Eaglesfan27 so, you know, for what that's worth. Anyhow, really looking forward to this!

07-10-2008, 08:22 AM	#33
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Welcome aboard! Three slots left! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-10-2008, 12:56 PM	#34
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Kodos, HA wants the 'Canes. I will tell him to give me a list of three though and I will PM them to you since he got himself in the penalty box. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

07-10-2008, 01:36 PM	#35
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Thanks, Cringer. Two slots left. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-10-2008, 11:29 PM	#36
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Alright, I decided we had enough guys, so I should unveil who got who. I'm happy to say that everyone got their first choice. I debated about going with PSU or FSU (my 2nd and 3rd favorite college teams), but decided to take my lumps with good old IU. If anyone else still wants to join, they can have their pick of the teams that are still free. Code: Owner 1st choice Conference Rating HellAtlantic Miami (FL) ACC 86 SirFozzie Boston College ACC 77 WVUFAN West Virginia Big East 84 BigNej Ohio State Big Ten 99 RedKingGold PSU Big Ten 91 DeToxRox Michigan Big Ten 84 Kodos Indiana Big Ten 79 EF27 USC PAC 10 94 BigSmooth Washington PAC 10 79 KWhit UGA SEC 99 __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 07-10-2008 at 11:34 PM.

07-10-2008, 11:48 PM	#37
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Someone should take Notre Dame. Hint hint. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

07-10-2008, 11:57 PM	#38
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	The Big 12 is underrepresented. I'll take Texas if allowed. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

07-11-2008, 05:42 AM	#39
bignej High School JV Join Date: Oct 2006	Well the Big Ten should be fun __________________ XBOX Live Gamertag: bignej

07-11-2008, 08:30 AM	#42
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	We now have a home in the NCAA '09 forums: http://operationsports.com/fofc/forumdisplay.php?f=69 __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.