[Dr. P.R. Park III]

Can you unaffiliate a league, as to make it "independent"? Yes, but does this make it realistic? No. Different strokes for different folks, friend. Really depends on your interpretation of an independent league. In reality, an independent league is so much more then just an unaffiliated league. I'll take your admission that they could be better at face value, and agree with you. This is something I have tested extensively with previous versions of OOTP, and especially 11, and it's ridiculous the amount of time and effort it requires. If you simply want old dudes to wander to your independent league, well sure, that's real easy. But if you're more concerned about emulating reality, like myself, it's a bit more challenging then creating a beer league.