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Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By billstein
8/06/2020 4:28 pm
TheAdmiral wrote:
billstein wrote:
Anyone else noticing their team going for 4th and long at the end of the 1st half?

It's happened to me a couple times now, deep in my own territory.

I have a "go on 4th" rule, but certainly not 4th and 15 on my own 30.


HC switches to hurry up late in half unless you have a rule. Some are conservative and let the clock run down, even if losing. Some, like yours are too aggressive. Some manage timeouts well others don't.

Put a rule in for final 2 or 3 minutes, should help.



OK,
This is embarrassing, but I'm sharing so you all can enjoy a laugh at my expense.

I loaded my saved rules to save time. For some reason, when I made my 2 min Offense rule, I included 4th down. I noticed this when I went to make a new rule as mentioned above.

I can't believe I never saw this in my other leagues. I made that rule like 2 years ago, because I didn't like the AI's 2 minute drill then.
Last edited at 8/06/2020 4:29 pm

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By TheAdmiral
8/06/2020 6:42 pm
You probably originally only used it in the 4th quarter, when it's '**** or bust' time, then at some point added 2nd quarter

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By billstein
8/07/2020 1:30 am
Possibly.

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By TheAdmiral
8/07/2020 2:05 pm
Power rankings and League Leaders

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/143k_CaYKVA0I356GFK3_JXPd7m2ZdZdPQnI_anlXRtE/edit?usp=sharing

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Week 5

Anfield Road 39 @ Blitz 15
Magpies 17 @ Monsters 9
Monks 10 @ Underground 15
eXplosion 14 @ Destroyers 12
Inmates 10 @ Triangles 27
Kowloon 7 @ Reds 17
Jacks 6 @ Aurora 22
Clarets 16 @ Cutters 14
Dudes 26 @ Snakes 23
Captains 3 @ Shamrocks 17
Devils 17 @ Atlanteans 26
Incas 35 @ Bam'A'Lam 3
Locos 20 @ Mules 6
Hellfire 6 @ Bloodbath 14
Mist 23 @ Blues 10
Monarx 5 @ Derweze 40

Admiral Football Conference: AFC

Americanos W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Machu Pichu Incas 4 1 0 0.800 115 85 2-0 3-0 4W thanos4real
Acapulco Locos 3 2 0 0.600 67 57 1-1 3-1 2W Piechowskia
Calgary Cutters 1 4 0 0.200 86 85 1-1 1-3 2L zteacher
Alabama Bam'A'Lam 1 4 0 0.200 25 87 0-2 0-2 3L ricmoney

After a slow start Machu Pichu have taken control of the Americanos. Acapulco are doing their utmost to keep pace. Calgary and Alabama are in danger of being cut adrift.

Blighty W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
The Fields of Anfield Road 4 1 0 0.800 171 64 0-1 2-1 1W TheAdmiral
London Underground 3 2 0 0.600 80 66 1-1 1-2 2W tjbevill
Newcastle Magpies 2 2 1 0.500 98 98 1-0 2-1 1W Gustoon
Loch Ness Monsters 2 3 0 0.400 50 56 1-1 1-2 3L

The Monsters have gone from top to bottom in three short weeks. Anfield Road rebounded from the loss in London by Blitzing Berlin in Germany. With London and Newcastle finding some form, Blighty is going to take some winning.


Europa W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Oslo Aurora 3 2 0 0.600 82 50 0-1 1-2 3W MoonPygg
Dublin Shamrocks 3 2 0 0.600 49 41 1-2 1-2 1W Beers
Bordeaux Clarets 3 2 0 0.600 89 101 0-0 1-2 2W FortFranklin
Tonquedec Snakes 2 3 0 0.400 69 101 2-0 2-1 1L Coachito45

Oslo's rushing game has started to get into stride over the last three weeks. By contrast the Clarets have taken to the skies whilst Dublin are relying on stout defense. The Snakes are very much in the mix but will need to tighten up defensively.

Eastern Bloc W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Berlin Blitz 4 1 0 0.800 108 97 3-0 4-1 1L billstein
Transylvania Bloodbath 3 2 0 0.600 69 68 0-2 1-2 2W trslick
Freedom Monarx 2 3 0 0.400 84 123 1-1 1-1 2L Miaginho
Moscow Mules 2 3 0 0.400 93 99 0-1 1-2 2L JakeJarmel

Berlin's 100% start was brought to a shuddering halt this week. Transylvania took advantage of the slip up to move within a game of the Blitz - winning all three non-division games but losing both Eastern Bloc games. The Monarx and Mules have both lost two in a row


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Nelson Football Conference: NFC

Further East W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Tunguska eXplosion 4 1 0 0.800 90 54 1-0 2-1 4W IoanBlood
Shaolin Monks 2 3 0 0.400 51 109 2-0 2-1 1L Ken357
The 8 Dragons of Kowloon 1 4 0 0.200 45 91 0-1 1-2 2L Rialto
Punjabi Destroyers 0 4 1 0.100 48 103 0-2 0-3 1L KINGTJ07

Tunguska's opening day loss is long forgotten as they have breezed to a 4-1 record. Their divisional foes have all found life much tougher and are in danger of being also-rans if they can't fire soon.

Down Under W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Bondai Beach Dudes 3 2 0 0.600 78 81 2-0 2-1 1W LB10
Tasmania Devils 2 3 0 0.400 101 74 0-0 1-2 2L Phareux
Cook Island Captains 1 4 0 0.200 69 77 0-1 1-2 3L
Queensland Jacks 0 5 0 0.000 34 111 0-1 0-3 5L NinjaNutt330

Down Under is another division struggling to acclimatise to the new league. Divisional games will be critical which give the Dudes a handy lead at this point. Queensland find themselves mired in the winless group. A pool which is drying up fast, with just three teams remaining without a win - who will be the last team to get a win?

Where on Earth W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Hellraisers of Derweze 4 1 0 0.800 145 44 1-1 2-1 2W Mcarovil
Avalon Mist 2 2 1 0.500 69 90 2-1 -1 2-2-1 2W Dash
Isle of Skye Blues 2 2 1 0.500 60 58 1-1 -1 1-1-1 2L nommie
Heaven Hellfire 0 5 0 0.000 35 116 0-1 0-2 5L RoyceR

Heaven's season has been anything but Heavenly to date as they find themselves 2.5 games back in the division alone. The Hellraisers are all fired up. Avalon are emeging from the Mist, whilst the Skye Blues have been having difficulty finding their own stadium.

Island Outposts W L T Pct PF PA Div Conf Streak Owner
Azores Atlanteans 4 1 0 0.800 79 54 1-0 3-0 3W raymattison21
Bermuda Triangles 4 1 0 0.800 90 59 1-0 4-0 2W raidergreg69
Alcatraz Inmates 4 1 0 0.800 106 46 1-1 2-1 1L Giko
Black Sea Reds 3 2 0 0.600 58 48 0-2 1-2 1W

The Division of Death, Alcatraz joined Berlin in being the final two teams to give up their perfect starts. To rub salt in, they drop to third in the division. Black Sea have found life ultra tough in Outpost games (0-2) but a perfect 3-0 when they leave the constraints of the division


Week 6: Key games in bold

Monks @ Magpies
Locos @ Incas
Shamrocks @ Clarets GAME OF THE WEEK
Kowloon @ eXplosion
Derweze @ Mist
Destroyers @ Anfield Road
Hellfire @ Devils
Reds @ Jacks
Atlanteans @ Dudes
Captains @ Snakes
Bloodbath @ Aurora
Monarx @ Underground
Mules @ Monsters
Blues @ Blitz
Triangles @ Bam'A'Lam
Inmates @ Cutters

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By zteacher
8/08/2020 2:14 am
TheAdmiral wrote:
Power rankings and League Leaders

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/143k_CaYKVA0I356GFK3_JXPd7m2ZdZdPQnI_anlXRtE/edit?usp=sharing

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Week 5

Admiral Football Conference: AFC

After a slow start Machu Pichu have taken control of the Americanos. Acapulco are doing their utmost to keep pace. Calgary and Alabama are in danger of being cut adrift.



Methinks you are being too kind. Pretty sure we are already adrift. And unlike a certain ****** volleybal, no a single soul is shedding a tear about it, save me.

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By Giko
8/08/2020 2:26 am
GG zteacher.

My Division is a bloodbath

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By TheAdmiral
8/08/2020 2:37 am
Giko wrote:
GG zteacher.

My Division is a bloodbath


No, that's Transylvania (LOL)

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By TheAdmiral
8/08/2020 2:40 am
Good game Punjabi, your defense is really strong. Your QB is holding you back, that first win is not far away on this evidence.

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By Mcarovil
8/08/2020 11:24 am
Did the same thing. My original hurry up included all downs. Kind sucked to watch me going for it inside my 20 on 4th down but also forgot which leagues I had it in and took a few games to realize i missed a few.

billstein wrote:
TheAdmiral wrote:
billstein wrote:
Anyone else noticing their team going for 4th and long at the end of the 1st half?

It's happened to me a couple times now, deep in my own territory.

I have a "go on 4th" rule, but certainly not 4th and 15 on my own 30.


HC switches to hurry up late in half unless you have a rule. Some are conservative and let the clock run down, even if losing. Some, like yours are too aggressive. Some manage timeouts well others don't.

Put a rule in for final 2 or 3 minutes, should help.



OK,
This is embarrassing, but I'm sharing so you all can enjoy a laugh at my expense.

I loaded my saved rules to save time. For some reason, when I made my 2 min Offense rule, I included 4th down. I noticed this when I went to make a new rule as mentioned above.

I can't believe I never saw this in my other leagues. I made that rule like 2 years ago, because I didn't like the AI's 2 minute drill then.

Re: Season 1: 1981 - general chit chat thread

By trslick
8/08/2020 1:25 pm
GG Oslo