13.
Expansion in the league is one of those things that gets brought up all the time. Sometimes seriously by people not understanding the effort and work it takes to farm a league of fourteen teams, let alone more teams. But most of the time, it is brought up in joke and not to be taken seriously at all. It’s been about ten seasons now since the last expansion. Can anyone confirm that for me? I’m fairly new. But I would like to discuss why it should happen, why it should not happen, and finally what are some ideas for expansion teams.
First off, let’s talk about why the International Simulation Football League deserves to have another expansion. My first argument is about league structure. Right now, the league tends to suffer from a division imbalance. There are two divisions each with seven teams. The NSFC and the ASFC. There have been several times in recent seasons where one division is top heavy and five of the best six teams in the league are battling it out for three available playoff spots. If the teams were split between the two divisions or if playoffs worked like in the National Basketball Association, all five of those teams would be eligible to compete for an Ultimus title.
Now what if I told you that a division and playoff restructure can occur with just an addition of two more teams added to the league? Adding an additional team to both the NSFC and the ASFC will bring their team totals to eight. You can then split the division into equal parts. ASFC North and South and NFSC North and South. Then division winners and wild cards can be chosen from this format. It may add an additional game to the playoff hunt, but the wildcard game could happen in tangent with week 14 of the DSFL season. It would also give emphasis to NSFC or ASFC Championships. We could even do additional trophies.
The main reasons against additional teams as an expansion into the league is the number of players. As typical with anything ever, once capacity is reached, you just find a larger vessel if you want to grow. I am hoping that the league has not plateaued. We need to figure out better ways for recruitment or we will never have additional teams. Teams like the Detroit Mustangs or the Maryland Pinchy Crabs.
14.
John Huntsman’s most recent season has come to a close. This was his first call up season as a member of the Sarasota Sailfish and he made his International Simulation Football League debut. In the last couple of seasons John Huntsman was a Sarasota Sailfish send down and remained a member of the Minnesota Grey Ducks roster. Or as they are better known as: The Quack2Quack Ultimini Champions The Minnesota Grey Ducks. Huntsman was their go-to guy alongside Kazmir Oles Jr. During the quack2quack championship seasons, Oles and Huntsman won consecutive MVP awards. It was a good time for Huntsman without position competition and without the scary thing called free agency.
Huntsman then goes onto Season 31 where even before the season begins, the front office has a much different look than the day he was drafted. Not one, but both general managers have stepped down from their position and their successors have stepped in.
Huntsman was also told this season that the backfield for the Sarasota Sailfish has expanded with the addition of a position switch from one of their former wide receivers. This was not too shocking of news as Huntsman was about a season away from becoming a primary back and contributing greatly. But things got heated at times as not everyone in the backfield appreciated splitting carries. Huntsman did not want to give up the rushing attempts that were given to him, but he also did not feel like he should take away from an older player. This is not exactly the position he signed up for. Hopefully it gets turned around in future seasons, but that resume stays updated.
Highlights include double digit touchdowns for the rookie John Huntsman. Nine touchdowns on the ground and at least one touchdown through the air. Huntsman continued to be a max earner all season long and it paid off as he was nominated for Offensive Rookie of the Year in the Season 31 ISFL awards.
The other low spot came to fruition when the first night of the playoffs concluded and Huntsman learned that for one: his rookie contract was concluded and two: the free agency tampering period began without warning. He had not heard anything about contract extensions and was sent to the wolves of free agency. Huntsman has many friends, teammates, and former GMs that are now GMs or players for different teams. Ultimately, every team could not offer a better situation as RB1.
Expansion in the league is one of those things that gets brought up all the time. Sometimes seriously by people not understanding the effort and work it takes to farm a league of fourteen teams, let alone more teams. But most of the time, it is brought up in joke and not to be taken seriously at all. It’s been about ten seasons now since the last expansion. Can anyone confirm that for me? I’m fairly new. But I would like to discuss why it should happen, why it should not happen, and finally what are some ideas for expansion teams.
First off, let’s talk about why the International Simulation Football League deserves to have another expansion. My first argument is about league structure. Right now, the league tends to suffer from a division imbalance. There are two divisions each with seven teams. The NSFC and the ASFC. There have been several times in recent seasons where one division is top heavy and five of the best six teams in the league are battling it out for three available playoff spots. If the teams were split between the two divisions or if playoffs worked like in the National Basketball Association, all five of those teams would be eligible to compete for an Ultimus title.
Now what if I told you that a division and playoff restructure can occur with just an addition of two more teams added to the league? Adding an additional team to both the NSFC and the ASFC will bring their team totals to eight. You can then split the division into equal parts. ASFC North and South and NFSC North and South. Then division winners and wild cards can be chosen from this format. It may add an additional game to the playoff hunt, but the wildcard game could happen in tangent with week 14 of the DSFL season. It would also give emphasis to NSFC or ASFC Championships. We could even do additional trophies.
The main reasons against additional teams as an expansion into the league is the number of players. As typical with anything ever, once capacity is reached, you just find a larger vessel if you want to grow. I am hoping that the league has not plateaued. We need to figure out better ways for recruitment or we will never have additional teams. Teams like the Detroit Mustangs or the Maryland Pinchy Crabs.
14.
John Huntsman’s most recent season has come to a close. This was his first call up season as a member of the Sarasota Sailfish and he made his International Simulation Football League debut. In the last couple of seasons John Huntsman was a Sarasota Sailfish send down and remained a member of the Minnesota Grey Ducks roster. Or as they are better known as: The Quack2Quack Ultimini Champions The Minnesota Grey Ducks. Huntsman was their go-to guy alongside Kazmir Oles Jr. During the quack2quack championship seasons, Oles and Huntsman won consecutive MVP awards. It was a good time for Huntsman without position competition and without the scary thing called free agency.
Huntsman then goes onto Season 31 where even before the season begins, the front office has a much different look than the day he was drafted. Not one, but both general managers have stepped down from their position and their successors have stepped in.
Huntsman was also told this season that the backfield for the Sarasota Sailfish has expanded with the addition of a position switch from one of their former wide receivers. This was not too shocking of news as Huntsman was about a season away from becoming a primary back and contributing greatly. But things got heated at times as not everyone in the backfield appreciated splitting carries. Huntsman did not want to give up the rushing attempts that were given to him, but he also did not feel like he should take away from an older player. This is not exactly the position he signed up for. Hopefully it gets turned around in future seasons, but that resume stays updated.
Highlights include double digit touchdowns for the rookie John Huntsman. Nine touchdowns on the ground and at least one touchdown through the air. Huntsman continued to be a max earner all season long and it paid off as he was nominated for Offensive Rookie of the Year in the Season 31 ISFL awards.
The other low spot came to fruition when the first night of the playoffs concluded and Huntsman learned that for one: his rookie contract was concluded and two: the free agency tampering period began without warning. He had not heard anything about contract extensions and was sent to the wolves of free agency. Huntsman has many friends, teammates, and former GMs that are now GMs or players for different teams. Ultimately, every team could not offer a better situation as RB1.