12) It seems likely the league will undergo expansion again one day soon. What would you like to see in a new expansion team? What should it be called, where should it be located, and who do you think would be in the best position to GM? Explain why.
Ok so I think the league really suffers from one thing: A lack of spooky, mythological creature based teams. At best we have the Yeti. Could you count the Wraiths? Maybe. I wouldn't. They're in the Witcher but that makes them neither mythological or spooky. We have many creature named teams, a couple of real "thing" teams such as the Second Line and the Butchers and some more philosphical teams in the shape of the Liberty. So what am I getting at here? I think we need to add one of two teams.
Firstly we should add the Wichita Wendigos, a team I concepted previously and posted, to really drive home the spooky, cryptid feel. It does add to the myriad of creature based teams we already have but that shouldn't detract from the fact that the combination of team name and creature name realy adds to the effect of the team. Wichita is optional I would say. It could easily be replaced by somewhere else beginning with W. I would like to use Wichita however as the Offensive Line could refer to themselves as the Wichita Linemen and that alone would make Glen Campbell as a possible recreate. Worth it for that price alone. The Wendigos however are not optional. There is no (read: very little) Wichita books/movies/music available (If you know of any and are reading this PM me - I didn't count this part on the word count) so the idea of having a unique concept as the sports team in the league would be a great shout. As for the GM of this franchise I can't think of anyone in particular who would excel in the role. I would say experience in the spooky and supernatural should be a pre-requisite however.
My second suggestion for a team would be the Edinbugh Top Riders. Edinburgh, Scotland has a castle, horses, stables and all the other rigmoral that comes with medieval chivalry. Add to that the opportunity to chuck a simple knight riding a horse logo on top of some branding and masquerade some vaguely Scottish drivel around it and you've got a team. For example, tartan endzones, the Shortbread Dome, uniforms consisting of kilts. Really the list writes itself. It also lets us move the league further international which is always a good thing and for the Scottish amongst us the obvious Top Riders double entendre makes it a very worthwhile selection. I think we all know who I'm going to suggest GM this terrible team and that would be a combination of ConnorM123 and Asked Madden. What a gruesome twosome.
15) You’ve been named Commissioner for a Week (your choice as to ISFL or DSFL). What do you do? Would you make any fast and drastic changes, or coast along with what’s already in place? Do you think you would do well in the position? If not, is there someone else that would?
So it's finally come to pass. Rustephor Reginald Rucker has taken his place atop the mountain to reign as King of the DSFL. Ignoring whatever terrible tragedy has befallen Bex and whatever political coup has also taken place to get me here what would I change? What would I add? Oh the possibilities are endless.
I can't think of any sweeping, grand changes I would make that I would force through as a dictator. As tempting as it would be to introduce radical changes and overhaul the whole place it speaks volumes to what the current team have accomplished that it's as good as it is. Coasting sounds fairly straight forward actually now that I think about it. However! The first thing I would do, as I've previously harped on at, is either reduce twitter money or make tweets have to be league relevant. That's right, no more of your "Tweeting for full money" or being a glorified counting bot. No, no. I want motivational quotes, I want relevant league statistics. Basically I want to drive you away from twitter and the cesspit it creates.... damn I'd make a terrible commissioner.
I also think I'd like to drive home the DSFL experience. I think people hold far more loyalty to their DSFL team long after their association with them has faded. Often people will try to go back to DSFL teams when they recreate and are bitterly disappointed when they do not. With that in mind I think I'd raise the TPE cap on the DSFL players and extend the playing time there to two years minimum with a possible extension to four years. This would obviously render a lot of records and achievements moot but you can't stand in the way or progress for too long!
Finally I'd like to add in a reporter role to the league. Something similar to the Adam Schefters and Ian Rapoports of the world. What that would look like at a DSFL level is, essentially, carte blanche to borderline tamper. Got an issue with your team? Leak it to the reporter. Think someone in your locker room is a knob end? Leak it. Don't think any of that whatsoever? Reporters make it up! The back channels and the drama already exist, lets make it a visible twitter account for everyone in the league to follow. Also if you're looking for a trade or you're going inactive or exercising an option? Leak it. Telling you, reporters are the way to go!
Ok so I think the league really suffers from one thing: A lack of spooky, mythological creature based teams. At best we have the Yeti. Could you count the Wraiths? Maybe. I wouldn't. They're in the Witcher but that makes them neither mythological or spooky. We have many creature named teams, a couple of real "thing" teams such as the Second Line and the Butchers and some more philosphical teams in the shape of the Liberty. So what am I getting at here? I think we need to add one of two teams.
Firstly we should add the Wichita Wendigos, a team I concepted previously and posted, to really drive home the spooky, cryptid feel. It does add to the myriad of creature based teams we already have but that shouldn't detract from the fact that the combination of team name and creature name realy adds to the effect of the team. Wichita is optional I would say. It could easily be replaced by somewhere else beginning with W. I would like to use Wichita however as the Offensive Line could refer to themselves as the Wichita Linemen and that alone would make Glen Campbell as a possible recreate. Worth it for that price alone. The Wendigos however are not optional. There is no (read: very little) Wichita books/movies/music available (If you know of any and are reading this PM me - I didn't count this part on the word count) so the idea of having a unique concept as the sports team in the league would be a great shout. As for the GM of this franchise I can't think of anyone in particular who would excel in the role. I would say experience in the spooky and supernatural should be a pre-requisite however.
My second suggestion for a team would be the Edinbugh Top Riders. Edinburgh, Scotland has a castle, horses, stables and all the other rigmoral that comes with medieval chivalry. Add to that the opportunity to chuck a simple knight riding a horse logo on top of some branding and masquerade some vaguely Scottish drivel around it and you've got a team. For example, tartan endzones, the Shortbread Dome, uniforms consisting of kilts. Really the list writes itself. It also lets us move the league further international which is always a good thing and for the Scottish amongst us the obvious Top Riders double entendre makes it a very worthwhile selection. I think we all know who I'm going to suggest GM this terrible team and that would be a combination of ConnorM123 and Asked Madden. What a gruesome twosome.
15) You’ve been named Commissioner for a Week (your choice as to ISFL or DSFL). What do you do? Would you make any fast and drastic changes, or coast along with what’s already in place? Do you think you would do well in the position? If not, is there someone else that would?
So it's finally come to pass. Rustephor Reginald Rucker has taken his place atop the mountain to reign as King of the DSFL. Ignoring whatever terrible tragedy has befallen Bex and whatever political coup has also taken place to get me here what would I change? What would I add? Oh the possibilities are endless.
I can't think of any sweeping, grand changes I would make that I would force through as a dictator. As tempting as it would be to introduce radical changes and overhaul the whole place it speaks volumes to what the current team have accomplished that it's as good as it is. Coasting sounds fairly straight forward actually now that I think about it. However! The first thing I would do, as I've previously harped on at, is either reduce twitter money or make tweets have to be league relevant. That's right, no more of your "Tweeting for full money" or being a glorified counting bot. No, no. I want motivational quotes, I want relevant league statistics. Basically I want to drive you away from twitter and the cesspit it creates.... damn I'd make a terrible commissioner.
I also think I'd like to drive home the DSFL experience. I think people hold far more loyalty to their DSFL team long after their association with them has faded. Often people will try to go back to DSFL teams when they recreate and are bitterly disappointed when they do not. With that in mind I think I'd raise the TPE cap on the DSFL players and extend the playing time there to two years minimum with a possible extension to four years. This would obviously render a lot of records and achievements moot but you can't stand in the way or progress for too long!
Finally I'd like to add in a reporter role to the league. Something similar to the Adam Schefters and Ian Rapoports of the world. What that would look like at a DSFL level is, essentially, carte blanche to borderline tamper. Got an issue with your team? Leak it to the reporter. Think someone in your locker room is a knob end? Leak it. Don't think any of that whatsoever? Reporters make it up! The back channels and the drama already exist, lets make it a visible twitter account for everyone in the league to follow. Also if you're looking for a trade or you're going inactive or exercising an option? Leak it. Telling you, reporters are the way to go!