12) It seems likely the league will undergo expansion again one day soon. What would you like to see in a new expansion team? What should it be called, where should it be located, and who do you think would be in the best position to GM? Explain why.
Expansion has a place in my heart very near and dear to me. Being a S25 draftee, the league had just expanded two seasons prior and then expanded again the season I joined the league. The National Simulation Football League had just changed its name to the International Simulation Football League, at the start of the season 25 expansion rumors were going wild about where the teams would be. I thought Montana! When we got the announcement that the teams would be in New York and Berlin some were upset, New York? “We are the INTERNATIONAL Simulation Football League; we need more INTERNATIONAL teams not ones in the US!!” While I understand the frustration, some seemed to ignore Berlin’s fancy new colors. I personally loved that we got a team in Europe, as we have one in Canada as well. This gives us two international teams in the league of fourteen, which is about fourteen percent! This number needs to rise next expansion, so I propose to you the International Simulation Football League. The Argentina Pumas! (Name in progress, I did not know I stole it from a rugby team.) Argentina is a wonderful location for the ISFL to expand to, in Argentina they have so much pride for their athletes and have produced some of the best games have seen. Manu Ginobli for the Spurs is regarded as one of the best, if not THE best, sixth man of all time in the NBA. Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala for soccer are amazing players, and the community in Argentina respects the hell out of them. Large groups will gather in support of their players even when they are not playing in Argentina. The masses send prayers and love to the players from thousands of miles away, if that is not dedication, I do not know what is. This would be a phenomenal fan base for the ISFL to gather up. In terms of GMing the team I would want someone fresh to the scene to take the reins. Some teams in the league have had GMs for over 10 seasons, and while this is not inherently bad it can lead to some stagnation in team building. Players from Argentina are known to have creative new ways to influence the games they play, look at Manu and his implementation of the Euro step that is now used commonly among players at every position. Those who take this team would be in for a challenge, but it would be one that could pay off in a loyal fan base for the longest time.
21) What team do you think has the best branding in the league? What team do you think could use a refresh? Why?
The International Simulation Football League has fourteen teams each with their own unique branding, some of these teams looks are fresh to death. While others are simply eh, classics for sure but they certainly look their age. A team that I think has the best branding in terms of a newer aesthetic would have to be the Sarasota Sailfish. To some the team is polarizing, “They just ripped off the Seahawks!” I hear you scream. While I will not fight you that the branding is similar, there is a reason that the seahawks had a facelift to have similar colors to that of Sarasota. The blue, green, and white color scheme is a classic one. The blue and green compliment each other well, with a more intense green with the lighter blue make the accents really pop out. That along with the white to even the base has been one of the best designs since I joined the league, in terms of ISFL branding at least. In terms of a facelift, I think that Philly with their new GMs Pat and Cody could do with a little rebrand. Nothing major as to keep the history of the team in Philadelphia as many people have fond memories for the team. However, in recent years the team has been lack luster. The branding has been as well, while the liberty bell is about the only thing that makes sense for a team in Philadelphia named the Liberty, the logo looks like it comes straight out of the 1970’s. I love retro aesthetics, but I think for Philly to complete their rebrand they will need to make their team beautiful again.
28) The league is moving on to a new sim. What do you think about it? Are you excited to leave the old one behind? Maybe not so excited about it? Which parts of it do you think will be great, or not so great?
I think it was after my second preseason game in the DSFL I asked the Tijuana locker room, why do we use this sim? DDSPF16, while it made sense at the time of the league and up until 21 due to play calling screens, has not been a pleasure to watch. Things are hard to see and read, the game logic hardly makes sense and apparently, they have the sim make its judgement according to the system clock??? The game was filled with cheese and bugs galore. 79 speed game manager QB, half the league is that. Want to destroy the DSFL? 79 speed power RB with 91 strength. Oh, and do not you forget about anything past 80 endurance is a waste! The sim’s engine was a buggy mess, but hey it gave me an Ultimini on the road against two teams that had five and four wins more than us, respectively. While I am excited to move forward and go to 21 which is a lot more fun to watch in my opinion, while it can be tough to see the box score, I think our stream team can figure it out. (Pst new scene overlay with boxscores enhanced would probs help but idk.) Visually speaking watching the football in the air and seeing the returns, even if it is a line, is way more enjoyable. There will be growing pains and we may find some cheese in the first year, but this is a process, and we will figure it out as a community, we had to do it for 16 and now we will do it for 21. I truly think if the league stayed on 16 the stagnation in growth would have been apparent.
Expansion has a place in my heart very near and dear to me. Being a S25 draftee, the league had just expanded two seasons prior and then expanded again the season I joined the league. The National Simulation Football League had just changed its name to the International Simulation Football League, at the start of the season 25 expansion rumors were going wild about where the teams would be. I thought Montana! When we got the announcement that the teams would be in New York and Berlin some were upset, New York? “We are the INTERNATIONAL Simulation Football League; we need more INTERNATIONAL teams not ones in the US!!” While I understand the frustration, some seemed to ignore Berlin’s fancy new colors. I personally loved that we got a team in Europe, as we have one in Canada as well. This gives us two international teams in the league of fourteen, which is about fourteen percent! This number needs to rise next expansion, so I propose to you the International Simulation Football League. The Argentina Pumas! (Name in progress, I did not know I stole it from a rugby team.) Argentina is a wonderful location for the ISFL to expand to, in Argentina they have so much pride for their athletes and have produced some of the best games have seen. Manu Ginobli for the Spurs is regarded as one of the best, if not THE best, sixth man of all time in the NBA. Lionel Messi and Paulo Dybala for soccer are amazing players, and the community in Argentina respects the hell out of them. Large groups will gather in support of their players even when they are not playing in Argentina. The masses send prayers and love to the players from thousands of miles away, if that is not dedication, I do not know what is. This would be a phenomenal fan base for the ISFL to gather up. In terms of GMing the team I would want someone fresh to the scene to take the reins. Some teams in the league have had GMs for over 10 seasons, and while this is not inherently bad it can lead to some stagnation in team building. Players from Argentina are known to have creative new ways to influence the games they play, look at Manu and his implementation of the Euro step that is now used commonly among players at every position. Those who take this team would be in for a challenge, but it would be one that could pay off in a loyal fan base for the longest time.
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The International Simulation Football League has fourteen teams each with their own unique branding, some of these teams looks are fresh to death. While others are simply eh, classics for sure but they certainly look their age. A team that I think has the best branding in terms of a newer aesthetic would have to be the Sarasota Sailfish. To some the team is polarizing, “They just ripped off the Seahawks!” I hear you scream. While I will not fight you that the branding is similar, there is a reason that the seahawks had a facelift to have similar colors to that of Sarasota. The blue, green, and white color scheme is a classic one. The blue and green compliment each other well, with a more intense green with the lighter blue make the accents really pop out. That along with the white to even the base has been one of the best designs since I joined the league, in terms of ISFL branding at least. In terms of a facelift, I think that Philly with their new GMs Pat and Cody could do with a little rebrand. Nothing major as to keep the history of the team in Philadelphia as many people have fond memories for the team. However, in recent years the team has been lack luster. The branding has been as well, while the liberty bell is about the only thing that makes sense for a team in Philadelphia named the Liberty, the logo looks like it comes straight out of the 1970’s. I love retro aesthetics, but I think for Philly to complete their rebrand they will need to make their team beautiful again.
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I think it was after my second preseason game in the DSFL I asked the Tijuana locker room, why do we use this sim? DDSPF16, while it made sense at the time of the league and up until 21 due to play calling screens, has not been a pleasure to watch. Things are hard to see and read, the game logic hardly makes sense and apparently, they have the sim make its judgement according to the system clock??? The game was filled with cheese and bugs galore. 79 speed game manager QB, half the league is that. Want to destroy the DSFL? 79 speed power RB with 91 strength. Oh, and do not you forget about anything past 80 endurance is a waste! The sim’s engine was a buggy mess, but hey it gave me an Ultimini on the road against two teams that had five and four wins more than us, respectively. While I am excited to move forward and go to 21 which is a lot more fun to watch in my opinion, while it can be tough to see the box score, I think our stream team can figure it out. (Pst new scene overlay with boxscores enhanced would probs help but idk.) Visually speaking watching the football in the air and seeing the returns, even if it is a line, is way more enjoyable. There will be growing pains and we may find some cheese in the first year, but this is a process, and we will figure it out as a community, we had to do it for 16 and now we will do it for 21. I truly think if the league stayed on 16 the stagnation in growth would have been apparent.
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