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Originally Posted by luger
However, one suggestion for you that may help your fictional league experience... Try building your league then simming out a decade or two to build a recordbook and history and also erase some of the inaugural draft guys as they are often of a different mold than those that come through the June draft. I read this suggestion on the forums here and am trying it for the first time and think it is the way to go. I started in 1963, simmed 20 years, erased league history then simmed another 20+ years to get to present day. At that point, I throw all the players into the pool for a new league draft and take over for a team...
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I agree and disagree. Here's what I did last night.
I created a 32 team league starting in 2008. 4 teams to a division, 8 divisions. Only division winners get into the playoffs. I don't use actual ratings. Only potentials by each team's scout. I took the time to name the teams what I wanted (used state capitals), and I tried to do all the small details although I still have to name college/high schools.
From there I did an initial draft and let the AI draft for every team.
I simmed 20 seasons. (this is where we break off)
I'm not a fan of erasing anything from that point on. I get the value of it, but to me, I want the history of the league preserved. I also will not throw all the players into a draft pool after simming 20 years. I look at the history of my league and I think it's awesome that some teams have established dynasties while others have struggled. I don't want to change that.
So I stopped the sim as our 20th champ was crowned. I scoured through the history to find teams that fit this criteria:
-Minimal playoff appearances: Found 5 that made it 2 times max, and 3 that only made it once
-Patient Owner
-Scout with 0-2 years left on contract so firing won't hurt as bad or I can go hire my own right away with no penalty
I was lucky to find the worst team in the league's history, with a scout who's contract expired and I have a patient owner.
That's my 2 cents.