S25 Expansion

[Opera_Phantom]

To HO

Can we see the pool of applicants?

[Frostbite]

Tbf, I think I was as veteran as the S22 guys currently are when I got the job, I had just been lucky and had been a DSFL GM from the start

[run_CMC]

I'm just here so I don't get fined

[iStegosauruz]

Congratulations Dewalt, High, woelkers, and Bwest! 

As someone who got to actively participate in this process since I was applying with Kyle, I think Head Office picked some great candidates. They were open with all of us about the process and the things they were weighing. At the end of the day I think the league ended up with some great choices to help build franchises from the ground up - which is one of the toughest jobs anyone can be given. This is an exciting time for the league and I'm pumped up to see the branding choices.

p.s. someone should definitely pick a moon team - this is too good to pass up

[ValorX77]

Congrats to Dewalt, High, Woelkers, and Bwest on being awarded with expansion franchises.
Best of luck this upcoming season!

[tMuse]

new teams to crush. gz guys.

[infinitempg]

I don't normally like to write posts that put a bit of a damper on things... but let me get this straight.  You picked someone who is already currently the GM of an ISFL team and someone who was very recently the GM of another ISFL team to GM new expansion teams instead of giving it to literally anyone else who puts time into the league who hasnt had that opportunity yet? Nothing personal to the selections (I'm sure they'll be awesome and I really do look forward to seeing the branding) but I kind of expected better from a league that talks about player/community growth.

I feel you there, and there certainly seem to be pros to picking either experienced or new GMs (I can't claim to know how HO makes these decisions). The fact is that this is typically how expansions seem to go. Between adamS and oles in S16 and dwyer/raven and raindelay/frost in S22, the expansion GMs tend to be long-time league vets with GM and/or HO experience. I think Sarasota is the only team of the four with no prior ISFL GM experience, and both of them had been DSFL GMs.

anyway, congrats all!

Yup, basically this. We want to make sure the expansion teams have as strong a base to start on as possible - they’re brand new teams and don’t have the foundation that currently existing teams already have. I fully encourage users with less experience with management to join their teams war rooms or apply to be their GMs, because there is more support in already existing teams to ensure success.

The pool this time around was pretty good and if we had to go to 4 I think we’d have 4 really good pairings. We had to narrow down to 2 and trust me, that was a difficult decision for HO.

[Bigred1580]

Yup, basically this. We want to make sure the expansion teams have as strong a base to start on as possible - they’re brand new teams and don’t have the foundation that currently existing teams already have. I fully encourage users with less experience with management to join their teams war rooms or apply to be their GMs, because there is more support in already existing teams to ensure success.

The pool this time around was pretty good and if we had to go to 4 I think we’d have 4 really good pairings. We had to narrow down to 2 and trust me, that was a difficult decision for HO.

Quit being so cute and reasonable

[speculadora]

I don't normally like to write posts that put a bit of a damper on things... but let me get this straight.  You picked someone who is already currently the GM of an ISFL team and someone who was very recently the GM of another ISFL team to GM new expansion teams instead of giving it to literally anyone else who puts time into the league who hasnt had that opportunity yet? Nothing personal to the selections (I'm sure they'll be awesome and I really do look forward to seeing the branding) but I kind of expected better from a league that talks about player/community growth.

this, this, and then this again. I think everyone who was hired will do a great job, but I just dislike the idea of taking people who have previously held GM positions or currently do and giving these teams to them. they literally have been given the opportunity to GM already. why do they need to get it again? I would have absolutely zero concern about the direction or management ability of the GMs if these were people who joined sometime this year, even.

[slothfacekilla]

p.s. someone should definitely pick a moon team - this is too good to pass up

Seeing as how Slothlisberger is from the Moon I completely endorse this