Tier 2 – Task 9 – 400+ Words – 5 TPE
Now this is a particularly interesting prompt to me because of the particular way it is worded. Per the wording of the prompt I am made commissioner for a day with the power to do whatever I want, and given the power to do whatever I want there will be a lot of changes I would make outside of the league given even a day of omnipotence. However I will keep on topic for what I do for the league specifically as I do have some changes that with unlimited power I would love to enact.
First and foremost is getting a sim that nobody could reasonably complain about. If limited to what I could realistically do as a simultaneous winner of the lottery and the commissioner drawing then I would work on getting a partnership with the NFL and Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Focus, Pro-Football-Reference, and ESPN for their Sports Science series. Pro Football Focus has play by play analysis going back fifteen seasons and that would be used as the core to determine overall ratings to results. Pro-Football-Reference has individual play data going back to 1994 and that would be used to show what realistic percentage chances are of getting a four yard run versus five yard run and such. Then Next Gen Stats and Sports Science would be put together to create a reasonable list of attributes that would be converted into the overall rating to get said results.
If per the instructions of the prompt I am given a day of omnipotence to go along with being commissioner of the league then I would simply use that power to categorize everyone in the history of gridiron football into attributes similar to what we use now. Then analyze all the gridiron football results from the history of the world to collect a reasonable data pool to create a sim similar to the one described above. However the next step would then be to create a hyper realistic simulation engine that runs through an eternally existent supercomputer that would be hidden in one of the bunkers for when my omnipotence ends and that would allow us to simulate any gridiron football game in history with perfect accuracy.
Continuing with what I would do granted omnipotence through the commissioner drawing would be to make one of the dreams of the league come true, and that would be by offering the ability to trade simulation league wealth for real world wealth. It would be at a one to one basis with the wealth being donated by whoever the richest person in the world is at the time, and it would honestly be able to run for the one day. However I still imagine the collective good it would do for the members of the league would be amazing, and the overall good they would do for the world after that would also be nice to see.
Then I would convert all of the banned user's wealth into real world funds that would be spent on getting everyone in the league a nice pizza party. My reign would be a short one, but I imagine that would be a fun experience for everyone involved.
Tier 3 – Task 26 – 200+ Words – 2.5 TPE
Well my selection for Magnus was defensive tackle as I was told that was a position that was always in demand and sure enough it has been a position that a lot of teams have needed. Old sim it did not require much in the way of TPE, but I know that has been subject to debate in the new sim. However defensive tackle was not actually my first choice as I picked it primarily because it was the position that seemed to be needed, and also one that looked like there were not a lot of top earners at based on what I saw from the TPE Tracker.
My first choice would have been Center Fielder Safety as that is my favorite position in the sport of gridiron football. A good cover one safety is one of my favorite types of player to watch and was the first position I considered. Primary reason I went defensive tackle was because I was unsure of how difficult it would be for me to be a max earner in this league, and so I went with a safer position in case I fell short. Funny to think about now as Magnus is seventh in the league in TPE, and I am now the third wealthiest player in the league. It was a legitimate concern then though.
Another reason I went with Magnus was because of my awareness of players making face claims and I knew I would have a good one with a solid story going with Rikiya. I was also unaware of the fact that lady players were as acceptable as they are in this league, and if knew then what I know now I would have probably gone an entirely different route with Icebox from The Little Giants even though she was a linebacker.
Tier 3 – Task 27 – 200+ Words – 2.5 TPE
I am so glad I saw this one as I legitimately had a revelation of a possible alternative to standard football just a while ago. One of the big things being talked about all the time these days is how dangerous gridiron football is at the core, and how are we going to keep it interesting if we have to switch to something like flag football. My answer for that is to make it an even more complicated chess match of a sport. Multiball.
You have one home team ball and one away team ball that will both be active simultaneously. Each team has eleven players to divide as they see fit between offense and defense, but with a minimum of two on offense for snapper and quarterback. Once everyone is set a referee blows a whistle to signify the snap can happen, and then both teams try to advance simultaneously. No kickoff as that is dangerous and instead a team just starts on their own 20 yard line. In case a turnover the team has the option of taking possession there or keeping their possession where they were, but regardless of what they pick the opponent goes back to their own 20 yard line.
Play would involve two distinct whistles or equivalent noises as one would stop the play surrounding the home team ball, and one would stop the play surrounding the away team ball. First play to stop leads to an interesting change as then the defense can go join the offense to help out there, and the offense has to work to stop them as new defense players. The real fun happens when both line of scrimmages are near each other as then the line between offense and defense really blurs. However that is just the joyful chaos of gridiron multiball to make up for the loss of tackling.
Now this is a particularly interesting prompt to me because of the particular way it is worded. Per the wording of the prompt I am made commissioner for a day with the power to do whatever I want, and given the power to do whatever I want there will be a lot of changes I would make outside of the league given even a day of omnipotence. However I will keep on topic for what I do for the league specifically as I do have some changes that with unlimited power I would love to enact.
First and foremost is getting a sim that nobody could reasonably complain about. If limited to what I could realistically do as a simultaneous winner of the lottery and the commissioner drawing then I would work on getting a partnership with the NFL and Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Focus, Pro-Football-Reference, and ESPN for their Sports Science series. Pro Football Focus has play by play analysis going back fifteen seasons and that would be used as the core to determine overall ratings to results. Pro-Football-Reference has individual play data going back to 1994 and that would be used to show what realistic percentage chances are of getting a four yard run versus five yard run and such. Then Next Gen Stats and Sports Science would be put together to create a reasonable list of attributes that would be converted into the overall rating to get said results.
If per the instructions of the prompt I am given a day of omnipotence to go along with being commissioner of the league then I would simply use that power to categorize everyone in the history of gridiron football into attributes similar to what we use now. Then analyze all the gridiron football results from the history of the world to collect a reasonable data pool to create a sim similar to the one described above. However the next step would then be to create a hyper realistic simulation engine that runs through an eternally existent supercomputer that would be hidden in one of the bunkers for when my omnipotence ends and that would allow us to simulate any gridiron football game in history with perfect accuracy.
Continuing with what I would do granted omnipotence through the commissioner drawing would be to make one of the dreams of the league come true, and that would be by offering the ability to trade simulation league wealth for real world wealth. It would be at a one to one basis with the wealth being donated by whoever the richest person in the world is at the time, and it would honestly be able to run for the one day. However I still imagine the collective good it would do for the members of the league would be amazing, and the overall good they would do for the world after that would also be nice to see.
Then I would convert all of the banned user's wealth into real world funds that would be spent on getting everyone in the league a nice pizza party. My reign would be a short one, but I imagine that would be a fun experience for everyone involved.
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Tier 3 – Task 26 – 200+ Words – 2.5 TPE
Well my selection for Magnus was defensive tackle as I was told that was a position that was always in demand and sure enough it has been a position that a lot of teams have needed. Old sim it did not require much in the way of TPE, but I know that has been subject to debate in the new sim. However defensive tackle was not actually my first choice as I picked it primarily because it was the position that seemed to be needed, and also one that looked like there were not a lot of top earners at based on what I saw from the TPE Tracker.
My first choice would have been Center Fielder Safety as that is my favorite position in the sport of gridiron football. A good cover one safety is one of my favorite types of player to watch and was the first position I considered. Primary reason I went defensive tackle was because I was unsure of how difficult it would be for me to be a max earner in this league, and so I went with a safer position in case I fell short. Funny to think about now as Magnus is seventh in the league in TPE, and I am now the third wealthiest player in the league. It was a legitimate concern then though.
Another reason I went with Magnus was because of my awareness of players making face claims and I knew I would have a good one with a solid story going with Rikiya. I was also unaware of the fact that lady players were as acceptable as they are in this league, and if knew then what I know now I would have probably gone an entirely different route with Icebox from The Little Giants even though she was a linebacker.
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Word Count: 304
Tier 3 – Task 27 – 200+ Words – 2.5 TPE
I am so glad I saw this one as I legitimately had a revelation of a possible alternative to standard football just a while ago. One of the big things being talked about all the time these days is how dangerous gridiron football is at the core, and how are we going to keep it interesting if we have to switch to something like flag football. My answer for that is to make it an even more complicated chess match of a sport. Multiball.
You have one home team ball and one away team ball that will both be active simultaneously. Each team has eleven players to divide as they see fit between offense and defense, but with a minimum of two on offense for snapper and quarterback. Once everyone is set a referee blows a whistle to signify the snap can happen, and then both teams try to advance simultaneously. No kickoff as that is dangerous and instead a team just starts on their own 20 yard line. In case a turnover the team has the option of taking possession there or keeping their possession where they were, but regardless of what they pick the opponent goes back to their own 20 yard line.
Play would involve two distinct whistles or equivalent noises as one would stop the play surrounding the home team ball, and one would stop the play surrounding the away team ball. First play to stop leads to an interesting change as then the defense can go join the offense to help out there, and the offense has to work to stop them as new defense players. The real fun happens when both line of scrimmages are near each other as then the line between offense and defense really blurs. However that is just the joyful chaos of gridiron multiball to make up for the loss of tackling.
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Word Count: 312