08-12-2022, 02:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-12-2022, 02:28 PM by Talls. Edited 1 time in total.)
I missed the OT task poll. So I guess ill just do it, for once.
8. With awards season upon us, make up an award for your player win for something not on the football field? (308 words)
13. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations. (303 words)
8. With awards season upon us, make up an award for your player win for something not on the football field? (308 words)
Nick Flint is ready to go all in and try to fill up his trophy cabinet. We all know he did not win anything in the Developmental Simulation Football League and has yet to win anything in the International Simulation Football League. First, Flint would win the award for hardest worker, on and off the field. Yes, he spends a lot of time trying to improve himself on the field and push his team over the edge but he also tries to learn a new skill every year. This year, Flint spent a considerable amount of time learning the are of ant keeping. He wants to really pick something that will turn heads and make people think "that is interesting". He started by watching lots of videos from "Ants Canada" on YouTube. He then started to gather the required equipment needed to start his own colony. He got a big set of test tubes, long tweezers, and cotton balls. He then spent a month after football season ended to build up his collection of queens. He found all sorts of breeds but his favorite is the honey pot ants, native to San Jose area.
After the entire offseason, Flint now has 5 bustling colonies and has been showing kids his collection to give back to the community. He hopes to inspire kids to not only get into football, but the scientific fields. He hoped that his new ant hobby would be the perfect connection between himself and the youth. All said and done, Flint has donated money to the Museum of Natural History to add an entire ant exhibit. He plans to continue to have meetups and gain sponsor ships to increase the community love of the scientific arts.
The committee really loved the idea and thought that Flint was the perfect recipient of the Hardest Worker award.
13. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations. (303 words)
I know a thing or two about expansion in the simulation league space. I think that the International Simulation Football League should not expand. I think it would be great for teams to have legitimately 22+ human players. I know that is not 100% viable because people would not be able to play the position they would like to play every time they create a character. So, to correct that, I would not consider expansion until the roster capacity was above 15 on every team. Yes, it would be nice to add more teams, logos, and traditions, but it is too easy to dilute a good thing. The league needs to focus on creating an engaging culture to encourage everyone to remain active and create life-long friendships. If anything, I think that the league should increase the length of each season.
The seasons seem to be coming and going very fast. I think some bigger numbers due to increased season length would be nice. We could also consider looking at having more special weeks, like color rush. We could have different weeks for different charities and causes. Just something to shake some things up and break up the monotony of the game. Weather could be another differentiator from week to week. Though I believe that is a limitation of the simulation software. Hopefully, it is in the sites of the next football simulation engine creator.
But all that said, the real thing the league needs are more new people with interesting ideas. Something to really hold people so the league can survive post-pandemic. I think for that to happen, the league will need to find even more avenues to take advantage of. Maybe more international football. Maybe NFL and NCAA "fan-clubs". Really anything the league can do to get and hold onto people.
The seasons seem to be coming and going very fast. I think some bigger numbers due to increased season length would be nice. We could also consider looking at having more special weeks, like color rush. We could have different weeks for different charities and causes. Just something to shake some things up and break up the monotony of the game. Weather could be another differentiator from week to week. Though I believe that is a limitation of the simulation software. Hopefully, it is in the sites of the next football simulation engine creator.
But all that said, the real thing the league needs are more new people with interesting ideas. Something to really hold people so the league can survive post-pandemic. I think for that to happen, the league will need to find even more avenues to take advantage of. Maybe more international football. Maybe NFL and NCAA "fan-clubs". Really anything the league can do to get and hold onto people.