Looking back on old coaches: Week 1 - Jeffmo

[DRiccio21]

post stories, memories, bullet points, random facts, pictures, whatever you got.

we'll do a new 'old coach' each week.

when we get done i'll make a quick bio of the person based on everything we have and maybe we could get it linked to their Hall of Fame page

[shel311]

So, who do you think JeffMo is posing as these days?

[DRiccio21]

-- founder of NDL (i believe he may have been a co-founder, i wasn't around back then)
-- plays each season since he left as under an alias

[TerpsMustDie]

-I think his aim name was Bumblefish
-Always controlled Michigan
-I think the original league was CSFL that Bigry ran, maybe with Jeffmo

[Weasel]

Found out randomly that he grew up in a house in the same subdivision as Johnny and I, went to the same schools K-12.

[trendon]

Called me up screaming drunk one day yelling at me for not coming to meet him. It took him a bit to realize he never told me where or when to go anywhere.

[Hoos]

I deleted him off my PSN list a few weeks ago. He hadn’t been on in 4 months so I finally gave in that he’s not coming back.

[Nole4real]

became the 1st to set the ndl tradition of bailing

millions of us supposed to goto auburn vs lsu at auburn

jeffmo bails 1st...the leak begins...ends up me, corey and judd and taco bell at 3am

[Nole4real]

..also..a very "weird" player of ncaa. could be REALLY good sometimes then the next week stink it up..i mean like...2 different guys playing. weird.

[cdub21]

very sarcastic, almost mean person

[UCWeiser]

Found out randomly that he grew up in a house in the same subdivision as Johnny and I, went to the same schools K-12.

..also..a very "weird" player of ncaa. could be REALLY good sometimes then the next week stink it up..i mean like...2 different guys playing. weird.

-- plays each season since he left as under an alias

So Johnny = Weasel = Jeffmo, right?

[Cnasty]

millions of us supposed to goto auburn vs lsu at auburn

jeffmo bails 1st...the leak begins...ends up me, corey and judd and taco bell at 3am

After constant hints to Judd saying "man, I sure am hungry, are you???"

Thought there was more speed in the North than in the South.

[shel311]

millions of us supposed to goto auburn vs lsu at auburn

Good to know "millions" were supposed to go, and I never got an invite.

[Cnasty]

You were busy doing something. I forgot what it was.

Hmmmmmmm. Those were the Chantel days I believe.

[shel311]

You were busy doing something. I forgot what it was.

Hmmmmmmm. Those were the Chantel days I believe.

I'm fairly certain I didn't get an invite, lol. Hell, I specifically remember watching that game, definitely didn't go anywhere and miss that one.

We rarely did anything or went anywhere in the Chantel days.

[Cnasty]

Maybe because you didnt know Judd and might have been a little awkward.

Who knows. Or maybe Nole and I knew you would cancel NDL Florida style and didnt bother.

[Ghost of UCLA]

He was always so good to the Berokoff's.....

Man I miss yeah Jeff.....although were facebook friends....LOL

[Hoos]

Jeffmo

Like many of us, Jeffmo had been part of many failed leagues. He took those experiences and learned from the mistakes of other leagues. He was one of the first guys that was smart enough to come up with solutions to problems that had plagued leagues since the beginning of online play.


Some of his innovations:

Accountability. He implemented a system that allowed players to be graded by other coaches. Over time, this would create a coaching profile that could be used to evaluate coaches and see if they were meeting NDL standards.

Retention. Jeffmo figured out early ways to protect the league's less talented players. No league can survive when it has to replace to bottom 10% of its roster each season. The 35 point rule was implemented to keep those players from getting frustrated by constant blowout losses. There was even a special Bowl (Toilet Bowl) for the two worst teams in the league.

Community. Any league that is entirely focused on the game of football and nothing else will fail. Under Jeffmo, the NDL took some of the focus off the game and put it on the other things. The message board became the central feature of the league. The league also early on branched into other games. Socom became the alternative game played by many league members. The board and games like Socom helped to form bonds and has giving the NDL staying power.

Minor League System. The NDL was the first league to establish a farm system. The Farm provided the NDL with quality, proven depth. When the NDL lost a member, it was an easy transition to bring in a new coach.

Others can add on to this.

PS: The Toilet Bowl needs to come back next season.

[Cnasty]

That is Wikiesque.

Nice work

[Weasel]

PS: The Toilet Bowl needs to come back next season.

Problem is, youll likely hate the next version of the game and it will get simmed