1. PBE PT
Expansion is always something exciting as is mentioned in this very prompt that people love talking about it and you always see a ton of media about potential locations or people trying to become GMs and giving reasons or something like projecting who would be available in expansion or just anything else revolving around that. Now, the other side of expansion is the GM side and as someone who has been a GM in multiple leagues that have gone through expansion, it is never a fun time because you expect to lose some solid players and users, usually those who have been around your franchise for a long time or potentially young guys who you had bright hopes for. It is something that the regular user will love but the GM side will hate. Then there is the third side which is the management or head office side of things which have both love and hate. Expansion means the league is going well and there are so many active users that you need more teams but coming up with expansion rules, choosing GMs and other related timing issues and such are all difficult things.
Now, should the ISFL expand? The short answer is I do not know. I would not claim to be an expert on league health being mainly involved in the PBE and the EFL but it does seem like the ISFL has booms at times and what not. However, unlike the PBE, the ISFL's sim is not super friendly in terms of changing the format and the schedule and such which sometimes there are issues figuring out number of scheduled games, divisions, and other stuff. It could get to the point where it is not possible to expand by just 2 teams and there could be a forced 4 team expansion. From experience, I am not a huge fan of a full 4-team expansion because it displaces a lot of users and you have to fill up a whole 4 teams so generally I would say sticking with 2 team expansions is likely the best and only way to go. I would have to go into DDSPF21 and check out the schedule options to determine how it should succeed. I think in general the league is in a fine place though so my initial thought would be to wait and see and don't expand right now. I think I would be safe from expansion at least being a young QB on a young team so expand if you must, maybe it will accelerate the Honolulu rebuild!
I told myself that this would be my last quarterback in the ISFL and I almost did not go quarterback so I can definitely talk about this topic!
Kicker/Punter:
The position I was actually planning on making first after I had Deondre Thomas Fox was to make a kicker. I made a twitter and everything and were preparing for a long, solid career with my new kicker. I wanted to be a kicker and punter because it is one of my favorite positions in football and one that I have dabbled in in real life and I also can analyze punters and punting stats as well from my experience doing it in the EFL. I think the ability to put out some great media pieces along with not needing to be a super max earner would be a huge draw to create a kicker.
OLine or DLine:
This one is similar to the above in that it would be nice to have a solid player and not have to be a super max earner which is something I don't plan on being with future players at least that is my thinking right now. The one position or two I guess positions they do not allow in the EFL is the linemen so I would be able to experience something different than I do in one of my main leagues by choosing this. I think Oline is kind of boring in general sim wise but it might not be the worst idea since I don't always pay attention. Dline is something that would be more fun and I have never made a defensive position in the ISFL. I have made 2 QBs and a QB turned WR so making a big guy on either side of the ball is likely where the AW agency dabbles into next.
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13. Expansion Expansion Expansion! The league seems to love talking about it, but it has still not happened. Tell us why it should happen / should not happen soon?Expansion is always something exciting as is mentioned in this very prompt that people love talking about it and you always see a ton of media about potential locations or people trying to become GMs and giving reasons or something like projecting who would be available in expansion or just anything else revolving around that. Now, the other side of expansion is the GM side and as someone who has been a GM in multiple leagues that have gone through expansion, it is never a fun time because you expect to lose some solid players and users, usually those who have been around your franchise for a long time or potentially young guys who you had bright hopes for. It is something that the regular user will love but the GM side will hate. Then there is the third side which is the management or head office side of things which have both love and hate. Expansion means the league is going well and there are so many active users that you need more teams but coming up with expansion rules, choosing GMs and other related timing issues and such are all difficult things.
Now, should the ISFL expand? The short answer is I do not know. I would not claim to be an expert on league health being mainly involved in the PBE and the EFL but it does seem like the ISFL has booms at times and what not. However, unlike the PBE, the ISFL's sim is not super friendly in terms of changing the format and the schedule and such which sometimes there are issues figuring out number of scheduled games, divisions, and other stuff. It could get to the point where it is not possible to expand by just 2 teams and there could be a forced 4 team expansion. From experience, I am not a huge fan of a full 4-team expansion because it displaces a lot of users and you have to fill up a whole 4 teams so generally I would say sticking with 2 team expansions is likely the best and only way to go. I would have to go into DDSPF21 and check out the schedule options to determine how it should succeed. I think in general the league is in a fine place though so my initial thought would be to wait and see and don't expand right now. I think I would be safe from expansion at least being a young QB on a young team so expand if you must, maybe it will accelerate the Honolulu rebuild!
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25. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?I told myself that this would be my last quarterback in the ISFL and I almost did not go quarterback so I can definitely talk about this topic!
Kicker/Punter:
The position I was actually planning on making first after I had Deondre Thomas Fox was to make a kicker. I made a twitter and everything and were preparing for a long, solid career with my new kicker. I wanted to be a kicker and punter because it is one of my favorite positions in football and one that I have dabbled in in real life and I also can analyze punters and punting stats as well from my experience doing it in the EFL. I think the ability to put out some great media pieces along with not needing to be a super max earner would be a huge draw to create a kicker.
OLine or DLine:
This one is similar to the above in that it would be nice to have a solid player and not have to be a super max earner which is something I don't plan on being with future players at least that is my thinking right now. The one position or two I guess positions they do not allow in the EFL is the linemen so I would be able to experience something different than I do in one of my main leagues by choosing this. I think Oline is kind of boring in general sim wise but it might not be the worst idea since I don't always pay attention. Dline is something that would be more fun and I have never made a defensive position in the ISFL. I have made 2 QBs and a QB turned WR so making a big guy on either side of the ball is likely where the AW agency dabbles into next.
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Former players:
QB Joliet Christ Jr. (HON/BER) (1x Ultimus Champ)
WR Deondre Thomas-Fox (SJS) (2x Ultimus Champ)
QB Joliet L. Christ (SJS) (Hall of Fame) (1x Ultimus Champ)
