So since I joined the ISFL, I have really enjoyed using the index as a tool to understand how the matches have gone the night before - I can't watch the game live due to my location. The index allows me to at least get an understanding of the previous matches without the full presentation. Secondly the index allows me to keep on top of the stats of my player. I'm a big fan of the wiki and do truly believe that it is a area of the league that is not fully realised yet. The index allows me to keep my players stats up to date on the wiki. Another use of the index is the ability to track "made-up rivals" specifically between my player and Kahem Melker the other top CB in the league right now. Finally as the GM of Portland it allows me to create quick game-ball award after each match as I get a good scoreing drive play by play plus quick and easy stats to view.
How shall I sing thy praises, oh ISFL Index of legend and lore? Shall I recount thy wonders of tracking point differential, the method I use when making game predictions? Shall I instead extoll thee in thy statistical bounty, allowing braggarts such as I to count their many pancake blocks? How shall I count the ways in which thy pages of results and box scores do light up the heavens with their expediency and accuracy? Mayhaps the purpose of thy page is to satisfy even the most ardent of box score enthusiasts or the most vile and mischievious GMs who seek only to advantage their teams via arcane statistical analysis and treacherous box score shenanigans. Fear not noble Index, for the brave and noble users of thy league shall never harm or desert you. Nay, it shall forever be known that thine honor is defended by the gentle house of simulated football players the world over.
I think the current most interesting thing in the index is the passing touchdown race in the ISFL. With only three weeks remaining, only 3 quarterbacks have over 30 touchdown passes on the season. Those quarterbacks are Farrell, Elizabeth II and Knight which gives the chase a distinctively British feel. At this point of the season Farrell has the lead by 3 touchdowns at this point but one should look ahead at the upcoming schedules before picking a potential winner. Thankfully if you are a San Jose fan, you have to like what you see for Farrell moving forward. A game against Honolulu and NOLA should allow for Farrell to pad his numbers. Combined with just how hot San Jose is at the moment it is hard to not see him as the favorite. Overall I see Farrell winning the TD pass crown by 5 touchdowns in the end with Knight coming in second followed closely by Elizabeth II.
(11-12-2022, 11:58 AM)slate Wrote: While the index is definitely one of the best parts of the league and I definitely have spent cumulative hours or maybe even days poring over it during my time in the league, I want to use my PT response this week to talk about the WolfieBot dashboards, which functions in some ways as a souped-up version of the index and in particular is great at addressing one of the index's only failings - inability to track historical records. While the index tracks records only to the date of the sim transfer at the start of Season 27, WolfieBot Dashboards has complete historical records for the league and keeps track of records for both the league overall and individual franchises, for career records, regular season records, and playoff records, and also has searchable individual player pages where you can see any player's career stats broken down by season and where they rank all-time in several categories. Overall it is a wonderful site and I am very appreciative of the Pidgey himself @infinitempg for creating and maintaining such a great resource that augments the traditional index in extremely useful and fun ways. <3
Have you ever said to yourself; damn I wish I could go and find a detailed list of all of my players stats in one moments notice? Well golly gee you're in luck! We have ourselves here a pretty snazzy index here in both the ISFL and DSFL. You can find such amazing stats such as tackles, sacks, catches, receptions, heck even pancakes - who doesn't love pancakes? One of the more underrated features is that your players face changes many times a season! It really adds to the immersion in my humble opinion. It also lets you see who is the best of the best; boy howdy you might be able to find out who is going to win the awards if you examine the leader boards. Hell, wanna know who the MVP would be? Just take a scroll through the index and find out just who it could be. We're truly a lucky group of users who really have a great index. I hope you appreciate it just as much as me!
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The index can be used for many things, most commonly is retrieval of records and stats. Personally, I use the index to show just how depressing it is to be a member of the Philadelphia Liberty. I have spent at least a few hours going through the index to find specific team stats that illustrate just how bad the Philadelphia Liberty have been since their existence in S2. When the best start in franchise history over 35+ seasons is 4-0, something has gone catastrophically wrong. The most wins in team history is 11, something has once again gone catastrophically wrong. The Philadelphia Liberty have won only a single Ultimus in their existence. Since making the playoffs in S23, the Philadelphia Liberty have made the playoffs just once since then. That's right, in the last 15 seasons, Philadelphia has made the playoffs just once, and that season was the most wins the team has ever had with 11. Without the index, I would not be slowly going the way of the ryzemains subreddit.
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