remove divisions/conferences

tlk742 · 11-07-2017, 02:40 PM

As it stands right now, we have a 14 game season, each team playing each other twice.

within the nfl season, not every opponent plays each other, so division records are a nessecity to ensure the best of each group makes it to the playoffs, and while true that there is still some issues in the NFL, we've now seen back to back seasons where the overall better teams get snubbed because of what would otherwise be resolved in a division-less league.

tbone415 · 11-07-2017, 02:54 PM

idk about all that, but making it more like the NFL schedule is a good idea.

ADwyer87 · 11-07-2017, 03:25 PM

is that actually a possibility with this engine?

tlk742 · 11-07-2017, 03:26 PM

(11-07-2017, 04:25 PM)ADwyer87 Wrote:is that actually a possibility with this engine?

More like the NFL schedule or one division?

adam2552 · 11-07-2017, 03:35 PM

(11-07-2017, 03:40 PM)tlk742 Wrote:we've now seen back to back seasons where the overall better teams get snubbed because of what would otherwise be resolved in a division-less league.

This statement is an outright falsehood.

S2: Outlaws 12-2, Hawks 8-6, Wraiths 8-6, Otters 8-6, Yeti 8-6. Yeti wouldn't have made it anyways due to having less points for than Otters.

S3: Outlaws 13-1, Hawks 9-5, Liberty 8-5-1, Otters 8-6, Wraiths 7-7. Wraiths wouldn't have made it anyways due to having a worse record than the Otters.

iamslm22 · 11-07-2017, 03:40 PM

(11-07-2017, 04:35 PM)adam2552 Wrote:This statement is an outright falsehood.

S2: Outlaws 12-2, Hawks 8-6, Wraiths 8-6, Otters 8-6, Yeti 8-6. Yeti wouldn't have made it anyways due to having less points for than Otters.

S3: Outlaws 13-1, Hawks 9-5, Liberty 8-5-1, Otters 8-6, Wraiths 7-7. Wraiths wouldn't have made it anyways due to having a worse record than the Otters.

Thank you. This hasn't had an effect yet, and saying anything else is misleading.

**37thchamber** · 11-07-2017, 03:45 PM

(11-07-2017, 10:25 PM)ADwyer87 Wrote:is that actually a possibility with this engine?

pretty sure custom schedules are possible. didn't that come up before because the sim put weird bye weeks in?

...sooo... yeah it is?

kckolbe · 11-07-2017, 03:56 PM

(11-07-2017, 02:35 PM)adam2552 Wrote:This statement is an outright falsehood.

S2: Outlaws 12-2, Hawks 8-6, Wraiths 8-6, Otters 8-6, Yeti 8-6. Yeti wouldn't have made it anyways due to having less points for than Otters.

S3: Outlaws 13-1, Hawks 9-5, Liberty 8-5-1, Otters 8-6, Wraiths 7-7. Wraiths wouldn't have made it anyways due to having a worse record than the Otters.

Hawks won the division over Wraiths due to division record in S2, so that is something.

tlk742 · 11-07-2017, 04:06 PM

(11-07-2017, 04:35 PM)adam2552 Wrote:This statement is an outright falsehood.

S2: Outlaws 12-2, Hawks 8-6, Wraiths 8-6, Otters 8-6, Yeti 8-6. Yeti wouldn't have made it anyways due to having less points for than Otters.

S3: Outlaws 13-1, Hawks 9-5, Liberty 8-5-1, Otters 8-6, Wraiths 7-7. Wraiths wouldn't have made it anyways due to having a worse record than the Otters.

If I am not mistaken, the Yeti had a better point differntial but because of division ratings got knocked out on the tiebreaker.

adam2552 · 11-07-2017, 04:26 PM

(11-07-2017, 05:06 PM)tlk742 Wrote:If I am not mistaken, the Yeti had a better point differntial but because of division ratings got knocked out on the tiebreaker.

Yeti had a better point differential, and according to NFL rules (and what we were told by the developers) should have made the playoffs. However, apparently the sim uses Points For as the next tie-breaker after division record so Wraiths got in because they scored more points.