4) Rivalry
I am going to be talking about the team I GM fo here, Myrtle Beach. There are really only two options for us as far as rivals go and that would be Minnesota and Tijuana. I am going to stay in our division and choose Tijuana here. I know the Luchadores had a down year but hey are really the only option in our division to be our rivals. Nofolk and the dogbirds aren't even worth consideration or any more time even being mentioned in this piece. First of all Tijuana has a fantastic General Manager who I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for; the one and only Bagel. He is a great dude that I am sure will continue the fine tradition and heritage of Tijuana. And this is the other reason Tijuana is our true rival. They have deen the perennial dynasty of the DSFL pretty much as long as the DSFL has existed. Despite the fact that they had a rough season I am convinced they are going to turn things around in no time. I fully expect them to be a legitimate contender again next season and we will be hard pressed to win our division again because of Tijuana.
10) Reform
This is a topic I am very grateful to be included and hopefully suggestions are regarded and listened to in some degree at least. There is honestly a massive amount of reform needed in this league and a lot of it has been mentioned already. A new sim engine, a new website, a new name are a few very common suggestions that I would fully endorse. However there are two things in particular that I would choose to focus on if I had the ability to make change in this league. To a certain degree they go hand in hand. The first would be a dramatic rewrite of the rulebooks. Many of the rules are very poorly written and very ambiguous. A lot of times they just leave things entirely up to HO's discretion. Many rules are remnants of a different time in the league that are no longer pertinent to the league in it's current state. In general it is an archaic construct that lends too much power to those who are writing and enforcing it. This leads to my second point. There need to be more checks and balances with HO. There should be more open league-wide voting and HO should be held accountable to more than just the other members of HO. There should also be more fallback options and backup plans in place in case we have a mass exodus of HO members and GMs as we have lately. It seems like the league/HO flies by the seat of it's pants more often than not and it leads to general chaos more than it should.
13) Get Interviewed by a Fan
http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=...ndpost&p=258153
19) OL or K/P Appreciation
There are a couple of great offensive lineman that I would love to talk about here but there is one in particular that NEEDS to be talked about here. That player is none other than Simon Tremblay. Not only is Simon a terrific player on the field he is an absolute wonderful player off the field. He is without a doubt the greatest person and influence in our locker room and an absolute joy to be around. When we picked him up off of waivers I had no idea the caliber of person and player we were getting and I consider myself and Myrtle Beach to be absolutely blessed to have had him on the team. He works hard for the team and gives us his absolute best every week. He keeps a positive attitude no matter what happens. A lot of people tend to get bored with being an offensive lineman and quit but Simon seems to actually love the role as he is the ultimate team player. He is a genuinely wonderful and sweet person and I dread the day that he gets drafted and called up to the NSFL. Simon is the type of person I wish could be on my team forever.
I am going to be talking about the team I GM fo here, Myrtle Beach. There are really only two options for us as far as rivals go and that would be Minnesota and Tijuana. I am going to stay in our division and choose Tijuana here. I know the Luchadores had a down year but hey are really the only option in our division to be our rivals. Nofolk and the dogbirds aren't even worth consideration or any more time even being mentioned in this piece. First of all Tijuana has a fantastic General Manager who I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for; the one and only Bagel. He is a great dude that I am sure will continue the fine tradition and heritage of Tijuana. And this is the other reason Tijuana is our true rival. They have deen the perennial dynasty of the DSFL pretty much as long as the DSFL has existed. Despite the fact that they had a rough season I am convinced they are going to turn things around in no time. I fully expect them to be a legitimate contender again next season and we will be hard pressed to win our division again because of Tijuana.
10) Reform
This is a topic I am very grateful to be included and hopefully suggestions are regarded and listened to in some degree at least. There is honestly a massive amount of reform needed in this league and a lot of it has been mentioned already. A new sim engine, a new website, a new name are a few very common suggestions that I would fully endorse. However there are two things in particular that I would choose to focus on if I had the ability to make change in this league. To a certain degree they go hand in hand. The first would be a dramatic rewrite of the rulebooks. Many of the rules are very poorly written and very ambiguous. A lot of times they just leave things entirely up to HO's discretion. Many rules are remnants of a different time in the league that are no longer pertinent to the league in it's current state. In general it is an archaic construct that lends too much power to those who are writing and enforcing it. This leads to my second point. There need to be more checks and balances with HO. There should be more open league-wide voting and HO should be held accountable to more than just the other members of HO. There should also be more fallback options and backup plans in place in case we have a mass exodus of HO members and GMs as we have lately. It seems like the league/HO flies by the seat of it's pants more often than not and it leads to general chaos more than it should.
13) Get Interviewed by a Fan
http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=...ndpost&p=258153
19) OL or K/P Appreciation
There are a couple of great offensive lineman that I would love to talk about here but there is one in particular that NEEDS to be talked about here. That player is none other than Simon Tremblay. Not only is Simon a terrific player on the field he is an absolute wonderful player off the field. He is without a doubt the greatest person and influence in our locker room and an absolute joy to be around. When we picked him up off of waivers I had no idea the caliber of person and player we were getting and I consider myself and Myrtle Beach to be absolutely blessed to have had him on the team. He works hard for the team and gives us his absolute best every week. He keeps a positive attitude no matter what happens. A lot of people tend to get bored with being an offensive lineman and quit but Simon seems to actually love the role as he is the ultimate team player. He is a genuinely wonderful and sweet person and I dread the day that he gets drafted and called up to the NSFL. Simon is the type of person I wish could be on my team forever.
