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Twist is suffering from what we like to call, Commish withdraws... He's been the commish for so long that he doesn't know how to control himself without the "power" of the advance button.

agreed...

Would anyone be interested in running scrimmages with our R2R OD teams? (I know the rosters are a little off, but still fun)

I think it'd be a good way to pass the time between advances. Wasted? Think that'd be a good addition?

Ok, game play question . . .

My HB is at 91 speed . . . my backup is 90 speed. It seems that I can't run away from anyone. I remember the setting "Player Min Speed Threshold" being set to ZERO . . . does that mean our players WON'T run away from the defense?

The threshold set to 0 will allow for the greatest gap in speed difference. So, you SHOULD be able to easily pull away from fat linemen

found this . . .

Speed threshold is a debatable issue for sure, but I am on the side of higher thresholds rather than lower. Ppl assume that lowering the threshold will help prevent the problem you are having but it really doesn't, not to mention low thresholds severely hurt the run and option game, as the speed disparity is widened between your O lineman and skill players. No one ever takes that into consideration. There are a few things you can do to combat this issue. You can use them in combination or go the quick route and pick one of them. I use a threshold of 100 and I see realistic seperation when using the first and quickest fix, but it gets better when all are implemented together.

Max out your Running Back Ability slider: I've been preaching this and will continue to due so. The game just flat out plays better when this is maxed out. Runners run with a purpose and all of talents and abilities of the players are available to them. The key to this is calibrating your RBA with the Tackle slider to prevent "Robo RB". You want your speed backs to seperate from Dlineman quickly, but you also don't want players like Dat Thomas stiff arming and slamming down 300lb D lineman either. Raise your tackle slider to within 25-10 points of your 100 RBA. 75-80 is ideal. Players will play to their tendencies. You will see things happen on the field as they should.

Reduce Pursuit ratings of the entire Def: They are too high. Ridiculously high. This rating allows players to turn on a dime with minimal reaction time needed to deal with a small speedy back using jukes, spins, and quick changes of direction. To save time lower the Pursuit ratings of the D lineman to target them since this is what annoys you the most.

Lower Play Recog Ratings: These are much too high as well and especially on AA and Heisman the players become psychic with a rating higher than 85 (When the slider becomes green)

0 threshold is not the answer IMO, but it's just my opinion. I see a ton of long runs with the slider set I am using. I never see a super fast ball carrier caught from behind by a slower player. You also need to look at more than speed when a player is caught from behind. Sometimes a fast player loses momentum when they make a catch or avoid a tackle. Also note the ACC rating of the players involved.

Welcome to Week 5! Remember to visit dynasty.easports.com to write your own stories.

Army (2-1) vs Missouri (3-0)
Last week, the Black Knights won 45-28 vs. Wake Forest (2-2)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Army targets.

Buffalo (2-1) at BYU (1-2)
Last week, the Bulls won 41-35 at Washington State (0-4)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Buffalo targets.

Memphis (0-3)has a bye week
Last week, the Tigers lost 20-17 vs. Rice (1-2)
In recruiting news, the following Memphis targets announced their decisions:
P Joe Lacey Mem

Mid Tenn State (2-1) vs NC State (3-0)
Last week, the Blue Raiders won 45-10 at Florida Atlantic (2-2)
In recruiting news, the following Mid Tenn State targets announced their decisions:
G Chauncey Brown UCF
P Joe Lacey Mem

New Mexico (2-1) at UNLV (2-1)
Last week, the Lobos won 45-27 at Baylor (2-1)
In recruiting news, the following New Mexico targets announced their decisions:
SS Greg Hollis NT

San Jose State (1-2) at Utah State (3-1)
Last week, the Spartans won 55-28 at Minnesota (3-1)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by San Jose State targets.

Western Michigan (1-2) at Kent State (2-2)
Last week, the Broncos won 31-15 at Iowa (2-2)
In recruiting news, the following Western Michigan targets announced their decisions:
FB Elton Smith Kent

Texas State (3-0) vs #14 TCU (2-1)
Last week, the Bobcats won 31-28 vs. Houston (1-2)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Texas State targets.

UTSA (1-2) at Houston (1-2)
Last week, the Roadrunners won 27-20 at UTEP (1-1)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by UTSA targets.

Old Dominion (2-2) at FCS Southeast
Last week, the Monarchs lost 51-45 at Utah State (3-1)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Old Dominion targets.

South Alabama (1-2) vs North Carolina (1-2)
Last week, the Jaguars had a bye week
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by South Alabama targets.

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WEEK 1 - 4-7 (0.363)
WEEK 2 - 4-7 (0.363)
WEEK 3 - 1-1 (.500)
WEEK 4 - 8-2 (.800)
OVERALL - 17-17 (0.500)



Top 25

N/A


HEISMAN WATCH

N/A


NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

W1 - N/A
W2 - N/A
W3 - N/A
W4 - D. Fales, QB SJSU - 406 Passing Yards 7 Touchdowns



STAT LEADERS

D. Fales, QB SJSU 1408 Passing Yards - 1st

R. Maples, HB Army 564 Rushing Yards - 1st
T. Franks, HB Texas State 475 Rushing Yards - 3rd
K. Carrier, HB New Mexico 452 Rushing Yards - 5th

N. Grigsby, WR SJSU 473 Receiving Yards - 2nd
A. Neutz, WR Buffalo 380 Receiving Yards - 5th


* I will put stat leaders up every week. It's something I think is fun for everyone to see. However, with that said, please don't start becoming stat whores trying to be the guy on here. When I see that start to happen I lose interest in posting this.

I'll put the stats info up when I get home this evening. Next advance will be the morning of the 10th.

Also, as an FYI for everyone, if you haven't played when I do an advance I will automatically put you on AP. I understand everyone gets busy and I'm not worried about you missing your game, but please either post in here or remove the AP so I know you plan on playing the current week otherwise I will advance when everyone not on AP is finished.

defense finally playing some d and there is a running game in San Jose albeit a small one.

RanDawg wrote:found this . . .

Speed threshold is a debatable issue for sure, but I am on the side of higher thresholds rather than lower. Ppl assume that lowering the threshold will help prevent the problem you are having but it really doesn't, not to mention low thresholds severely hurt the run and option game, as the speed disparity is widened between your O lineman and skill players. No one ever takes that into consideration. There are a few things you can do to combat this issue. You can use them in combination or go the quick route and pick one of them. I use a threshold of 100 and I see realistic seperation when using the first and quickest fix, but it gets better when all are implemented together.

Max out your Running Back Ability slider: I've been preaching this and will continue to due so. The game just flat out plays better when this is maxed out. Runners run with a purpose and all of talents and abilities of the players are available to them. The key to this is calibrating your RBA with the Tackle slider to prevent "Robo RB". You want your speed backs to seperate from Dlineman quickly, but you also don't want players like Dat Thomas stiff arming and slamming down 300lb D lineman either. Raise your tackle slider to within 25-10 points of your 100 RBA. 75-80 is ideal. Players will play to their tendencies. You will see things happen on the field as they should.

Reduce Pursuit ratings of the entire Def: They are too high. Ridiculously high. This rating allows players to turn on a dime with minimal reaction time needed to deal with a small speedy back using jukes, spins, and quick changes of direction. To save time lower the Pursuit ratings of the D lineman to target them since this is what annoys you the most.

Lower Play Recog Ratings: These are much too high as well and especially on AA and Heisman the players become psychic with a rating higher than 85 (When the slider becomes green)

0 threshold is not the answer IMO, but it's just my opinion. I see a ton of long runs with the slider set I am using. I never see a super fast ball carrier caught from behind by a slower player. You also need to look at more than speed when a player is caught from behind. Sometimes a fast player loses momentum when they make a catch or avoid a tackle. Also note the ACC rating of the players involved.

I overlooked this somehow when posting the update. I'm willing to listen to all members of this OD and if an agreement is reached we can implement it. Until then though I plan on leaving as is.

Stats have been put in for Week 5. Congrats Champ.

Wasted Memory wrote:Stats have been put in for Week 5. Congrats Champ.

7 td passes week 4 to 0 in week 5. Go figure.

Defense was a no show versus TCU this morning. Tx State rushes for nearly 400 yards and still gets beat by 20+ points. No perfect season, but conference games start soon so let's shoot for that conference title then bowl game...

Kinda wish I was in a conference... Oh well, I'm loving this Army team. Defense plays out of their minds somehow! They've shut down some pretty damn good offensive teams so far in Clemson and Mizzou

Army (3-1) vs Boston College (3-1)
Last week, the Black Knights won 31-20 at Missouri (3-1)
In recruiting news, the following Army targets announced their decisions:
ATH Will Cooper Navy

Buffalo (3-1) at Eastern Michigan (1-3)
Last week, the Bulls won 48-33 vs. BYU (1-3)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Buffalo targets.

Memphis (0-3) at UCF (2-1)
Last week, the Tigers had a bye week
In recruiting news, the following Memphis targets announced their decisions:
P Joe Lacey Mem

Mid Tenn State (3-1) at ECU (1-3)
Last week, the Blue Raiders won 38-24 at NC State (3-1)
In recruiting news, the following Mid Tenn State targets announced their decisions:
MLB Justin Scott Rice

New Mexico (3-1) at New Mexico State (0-5)
Last week, the Lobos won 48-29 vs. UNLV (2-2)
In recruiting news, the following New Mexico targets announced their decisions:
OLB Juan Sampson Haw
TE Dan Mullins UNM
G Courtney Duncan UNM
T Joel Higgins UNM
WR Paul Madsen Haw
HB Lewis Jordan UNM

San Jose State (2-2) vs Hawai'i (1-3)
Last week, the Spartans won 49-10 vs. Utah State (3-2)
In recruiting news, the following San Jose State targets announced their decisions:
QB Eddie Howe UNC
OLB Juan Sampson Haw
G Courtney Duncan UNM
SS Justin Dixon SDSU
HB Lewis Jordan UNM
FB John Simpson WSU

Western Michigan (1-3) vs Toledo (2-3)
Last week, the Broncos lost 24-21 vs. Kent State (3-2)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by Western Michigan targets.

Texas State (3-1) vs UL Lafayette (3-1)
Last week, the Bobcats lost 52-35 at TCU (3-1)
In recruiting news, the following Texas State targets announced their decisions:
WR Tim Parks Ark

UTSA (1-3) vs Marshall (1-3)
Last week, the Roadrunners lost 55-21 vs. Houston (2-2)
In recruiting news, there were no commitments by UTSA targets.

Old Dominion (3-2) at FCS East
Last week, the Monarchs won 24-17 vs. FCS Southeast
In recruiting news, the following Old Dominion targets announced their decisions:
TE Dan Mullins UNM
K J.P. Evans ODU
SS Leonard Spurlock ODU

South Alabama (1-3) vs Troy (5-0)
Last week, the Jaguars lost 54-24 at North Carolina (2-2)
In recruiting news, the following South Alabama targets announced their decisions:
DT Lawrence Brewer ULL


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STATS WILL BE PUT IN WHEN I GET HOME


WEEK 1 - 4-7 (0.363)
WEEK 2 - 4-7 (0.363)
WEEK 3 - 1-1 (.500)
WEEK 4 - 8-2 (.800)
WEEK 5 - 6-4 (.600)
OVERALL - 23-21 (0.522)



Top 25

N/A


HEISMAN WATCH

N/A


NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

W1 - N/A
W2 - N/A
W3 - N/A
W4 - D. Fales, QB SJSU - 406 Passing Yards 7 Touchdowns
W5 - N/A



STAT LEADERS

D. Fales, QB SJSU 1678 Passing Yards - 1st

T. Franks, HB Texas State 716 Rushing Yards - 1st
R. Maples, HB Army 668 Rushing Yards - 2nd
K. Carrier, HB New Mexico 631 Rushing Yards - 3rd

N. Grigsby, WR SJSU 550 Receiving Yards - 2nd


* I will put stat leaders up every week. It's something I think is fun for everyone to see. However, with that said, please don't start becoming stat whores trying to be the guy on here. When I see that start to happen I lose interest in posting this.

Texas State get back to their winning ways as they take out ULL on the road. Ardnt decides to have a good game, throwing for over 300 yards and 2 TDs with ZERO INTs. Franks continues his dominance on the ground; piling up 187 yards and 2 TDs including a 75 yard TD run. Also, he added 6 catches for 63 yards.

Tx State hosts UL Monroe next week.

Whitt...may or may not be the only user not on AP to have played yet ....but no hurry....

Wasted Memory wrote:Whitt...may or may not be the only user not on AP to have played yet ....but no hurry....

For real?? I still have a game in your other OD with an earlier advance date to play. Having a hard time keeping up with all these different advance times.

Whittness10 wrote:

Wasted Memory wrote:Whitt...may or may not be the only user not on AP to have played yet ....but no hurry....

For real?? I still have a game in your other OD with an earlier advance date to play. Having a hard time keeping up with all these different advance times.

I wouldn't get in a big hurry for that one. It's dying a slow death and can go away for all I care at this point.

this one is fast paced for sure. Not having to play defense sure helps.