08-30-2021, 03:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2021, 04:29 AM by yonggarius. Edited 1 time in total.)
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Contrary to the place he now holds in this league, William Lim started out his career without much fanfare. Originally a baseball player who went undrafted in South Korean league's pro entry draft because of his unremarkable batting skills, Lim only started out as a football player midway through his sophomore season in college.
And because of those reasons Lim was not a very highly sought after prospeft when he entered the DSFL draft after college, despite him showing a lot of promise transitioning his skillsets as a shortstop into that of a proper wide receiver. In a big draft class like S22 he was largely under the radar through most of the draft process, rrsulting in him being selected to the Dallas Birddogs 46th overall in the 6th round, making him the 5th wide receiver drafted in the class.
Although he wasn't able to generate a lot of volume stats in then- very run heavy DSFL, Lim's performance with the Birddogs resulted in him being cemented as one of the best receivers in the class. Despite that, Lim had to wait for a couple of rounds until his name was called in what ended up to be the most star- studded draft class in ISFL history. And when the Colorado Yeti finally selected him with the 32nd overall pick late into third round, only a few people thought Lim would enjoy a successful career in the big leagues.
After that moment, William Lim turned the odds into his favor through luck and effort. Called up as a true rookie to compete for the team's WR3 spot with trade acquisition Jake Draopson, Lim enjoyed the honor of ultimus win in his first pro season. The very next season, however, Lim was thrust into the role of WR1 after Red Arrow's retirement and Jake Bishop's age catching up. Despite all the concerns levied against him, Lim put up a very productive season in his first one as a WE1, earning the breakout player of the year award. And simce then, he never looked back and held the WR1 job for 8 seasons until now, putting up 3 WROTY seasons and 7 straight pro bowl appearances.
And now with his age catching up and stepping down from WR1 of the team after a long reign, Lim still got some unfinished business to deal with. Now the Yeti franchise leader in receiving yards and TDs, he has only about 1,750 yards to go until he is crowned as all time receiving yards leader. And that's going to be the goal he's going to grind for in his few remaining seasons in the twilight of his career. (443)
13) My opinion is very clear when it comes to the matter of expansion; it should not be happening under the status quo.
I'll start this off with the overview of the state this league is in, recruiting and retention wise. After enjoying a quick succession of big classes (S21, S22, S23 amd S25) immediately before and during the early COVID lockdown era, the recruitment numbers took a nosedive by the time S28 recruitment time rolled around, as social distancing regulations across the globe eased somewhat after a long period of lockdown in many countries. Ever since then, the receuitment numbers has been lingering at measly 50~70 prospects per class. This unfortunate trend has not spared the 2 reddit classes in the time period, with one class earlier this year resulting in total failure because of US capitol riot, and this recent one not looking very good either.
And on top of that, the retention percentage doesn't look much different from the figures from the lockdown era, with about 30% of users from classes go inactive on average. So as a result, the ISFL is looking at draft classes coming in about 45~50 people strong.
That situation, in itself, is more than enough reason to put off expansion for the forseeable future. 45~50 prospects per class is nowhere near the number to sustain 16 teams, especially considering that the percentage of max earners among those numbers is usually less than half.
On top of that, expansion under this situation would drive DSFL into its demise, therefore eliminating the place where new users can be assimilated into ISFL system in a friendly and competitive environment. DSFL is already at a brink of contraction due to the long line of small classes. And when expansion and its fallout scoops out the last remaining senddowns from alreafy struggling teams, there won't be a lot left in that league, contraction or not.
I understand that a quite a few people still wants expansion. Some wants expansion GM opportunity, and some wants new opportunities for their players that will follow expansion. However, as much as expansion would provide those new experiences and joys for the short time immediately following expansion, it can only result in total collapse of the league after a few seasons, first DSFL followed by the ISFL itself. So as much as I'd like to enjoy the improved dynamics that will follow a 16 team league, my strong opinion is that it shall be done only after a stable increase in recruiting numbers, i.e. at least two straight 100+ people class followed by similarly strong classes. (431)
Contrary to the place he now holds in this league, William Lim started out his career without much fanfare. Originally a baseball player who went undrafted in South Korean league's pro entry draft because of his unremarkable batting skills, Lim only started out as a football player midway through his sophomore season in college.
And because of those reasons Lim was not a very highly sought after prospeft when he entered the DSFL draft after college, despite him showing a lot of promise transitioning his skillsets as a shortstop into that of a proper wide receiver. In a big draft class like S22 he was largely under the radar through most of the draft process, rrsulting in him being selected to the Dallas Birddogs 46th overall in the 6th round, making him the 5th wide receiver drafted in the class.
Although he wasn't able to generate a lot of volume stats in then- very run heavy DSFL, Lim's performance with the Birddogs resulted in him being cemented as one of the best receivers in the class. Despite that, Lim had to wait for a couple of rounds until his name was called in what ended up to be the most star- studded draft class in ISFL history. And when the Colorado Yeti finally selected him with the 32nd overall pick late into third round, only a few people thought Lim would enjoy a successful career in the big leagues.
After that moment, William Lim turned the odds into his favor through luck and effort. Called up as a true rookie to compete for the team's WR3 spot with trade acquisition Jake Draopson, Lim enjoyed the honor of ultimus win in his first pro season. The very next season, however, Lim was thrust into the role of WR1 after Red Arrow's retirement and Jake Bishop's age catching up. Despite all the concerns levied against him, Lim put up a very productive season in his first one as a WE1, earning the breakout player of the year award. And simce then, he never looked back and held the WR1 job for 8 seasons until now, putting up 3 WROTY seasons and 7 straight pro bowl appearances.
And now with his age catching up and stepping down from WR1 of the team after a long reign, Lim still got some unfinished business to deal with. Now the Yeti franchise leader in receiving yards and TDs, he has only about 1,750 yards to go until he is crowned as all time receiving yards leader. And that's going to be the goal he's going to grind for in his few remaining seasons in the twilight of his career. (443)
13) My opinion is very clear when it comes to the matter of expansion; it should not be happening under the status quo.
I'll start this off with the overview of the state this league is in, recruiting and retention wise. After enjoying a quick succession of big classes (S21, S22, S23 amd S25) immediately before and during the early COVID lockdown era, the recruitment numbers took a nosedive by the time S28 recruitment time rolled around, as social distancing regulations across the globe eased somewhat after a long period of lockdown in many countries. Ever since then, the receuitment numbers has been lingering at measly 50~70 prospects per class. This unfortunate trend has not spared the 2 reddit classes in the time period, with one class earlier this year resulting in total failure because of US capitol riot, and this recent one not looking very good either.
And on top of that, the retention percentage doesn't look much different from the figures from the lockdown era, with about 30% of users from classes go inactive on average. So as a result, the ISFL is looking at draft classes coming in about 45~50 people strong.
That situation, in itself, is more than enough reason to put off expansion for the forseeable future. 45~50 prospects per class is nowhere near the number to sustain 16 teams, especially considering that the percentage of max earners among those numbers is usually less than half.
On top of that, expansion under this situation would drive DSFL into its demise, therefore eliminating the place where new users can be assimilated into ISFL system in a friendly and competitive environment. DSFL is already at a brink of contraction due to the long line of small classes. And when expansion and its fallout scoops out the last remaining senddowns from alreafy struggling teams, there won't be a lot left in that league, contraction or not.
I understand that a quite a few people still wants expansion. Some wants expansion GM opportunity, and some wants new opportunities for their players that will follow expansion. However, as much as expansion would provide those new experiences and joys for the short time immediately following expansion, it can only result in total collapse of the league after a few seasons, first DSFL followed by the ISFL itself. So as much as I'd like to enjoy the improved dynamics that will follow a 16 team league, my strong opinion is that it shall be done only after a stable increase in recruiting numbers, i.e. at least two straight 100+ people class followed by similarly strong classes. (431)
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