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Yep, currently sitting on 116 points.

Well still in the tournament. Barely got passed my DIII opp. Looking at the line ups I should have won by more, but a few of my players game shape just wasn't there. This was definitely a case where scouting paid huge dividends. I wasn't even going to attempt to win this game until I looked at his last 2 games and realized that he had already maxed out his minutes on his best players. Meaning he couldn't play them in the cup game without ruining their gameshape. So I took a chance and pulled it out!

Hopefully, I get a good draw for next weeks cup! Hope everyone did well!

Amen to good cup draws next week

I won by 40ish when I CT(an the TIE). I was originally going to normal but then i saw there 40k center had only played 55 minutes. He did start but it made no difference. This was actually bad because I was up so big, the players that couldn't get more than 20 minutes played all of the 4th, so there GS tomorrow will be down the crapper...

Yea, I normaled against another normal. Only won by 7.. But he was ranked 250ish and I was 1350ish, so I'm pretty proud of myself. :-)

Although, his line up was 1 40k salary guy and the rest 6k-3k guys. lol But still, I'm still alive and I get 50k$!

I'm extremely jealous of the people who got DV and DVI draws though... Soo not fair.

Looks like I'm out of the cup early because of a DIII draw...Everything else seems to be going well though...I'm 5-0 and probably have one of the better DIV economies:

Baseline Weekly Economy
Expenses Revenue
Player Salaries: $ 70 356 Attendance: $ 145 779
Staff Salaries: $ 24 755 Merchandise: $ 26 571
Scouting: $ 0 TV Contract: $ 66 875
Total: $ 95 111 Total: $ 239 225
Typical Weekly Net Income: $ 144 114

League Averages from Last Week
Expenses Revenue
Player Salaries: $ 100 917 Attendance: $ 95 846
Staff Salaries: $ 58 358 Merchandise: $ 25 948
Scouting: $ 13 076 TV Contract: $ 66 875
Total: $ 172 351 Total: $ 188 669
League Average Net Income: $ 16 318

I've been able to manage my enthusiasm pretty easily as well...I don't think I'm going to try and vastly improve my team and go for a championship this season though, as I'd rather get to DIII with a lot of money and a more developed team than I have now :)

That is unreal that you are 5-0 with that team salary. Gameshape must be your friend

D.IV 12-through 5

Big 8
Bostn(0-5) 51- Xenia(5-0) 98: Xenia rolls to stay unbeaten.
Suns(2-3) 113- ATL(4-1) 127: ATL looks for the 2 seed in the Big 8.
Bullseyes(4-1) 109- Twobit(1-4) 107: Surprisingly close, Twobit gave them a run for their money.
Pinoy(2-3) 80- Firestorm(2-3) 91: Firestorm gets a good home win, Pinoy has disappointed to date.

Great 8
Blue(1-4) 84- Iowa(2-3) 92: Good win for Iowa. Much needed.
Droids(5-0) 100- Cappers(4-1) 97: Huge road win for Droids against a CT.
Scarlet(1-4) 80- Venom(4-1) 98: With continued success Venom have set themselves up for a duel with Cappers for 2nd.
GTown(2-3) 78- Wall Street(1-4) 76: Big road win for GTown, have shown great improvement.

Big Upcoming Games
Xenia@Pinoy- Pinoy gets a chance at home to try to get back on track.
ATL@Bullseyes- Big game for determining the 2 seed in the Big 8.
Venom@Droids- Will Droids have a letdown after big win?
Iowa@GTown- Can GTown continue to roll at home?

Other Notes
-10 teams still in the cup-6 Big 8, 4 Great 8
-Xena, ATL, Bullseyes, Suns, Pinoy, Twobit, Cappers, Venom, Iowa, and Scarlet
-If Droids and Xenia keep it up they will meet each other at the last possible moment as undefeated teams in the last game of interconference play.

Last edited by Eminence Front at 10/26/2010 8:21:42 AM

I know what you mean Coach..I have said the same thing about my league as well....The guy who won our league last season (sadly beat me in the championship) is 4-1 in DIII so far, and his one loss was in Double OT and the other guy played Normal against his Tie.

Someone posted this in our league forum the other day about our league:

# ...Team..................... Players ....Salary .........Top 5 Players Tot
01. Dong Energy............. 15 .......$ 201 680........$ 134 830
02. Uncle Rico All Stars....... 9....... $ 174 032 ........$ 148 015
03. OYOH..................... 15....... $ 170 987.........$ 121 746
04. BYOND.....................14....... $ 168 335.........$ 106 703
05. Bergen OyeKonge........10 .......$ 158 556.........$ 121 064
06. HugeDdoug................7 ........$ 149 482..........$ 141 862
07. Guacs Babes..............12........ $ 147 248.........$ 114 470
08. LambdaLambdaLambda..11....... $ 138 709..........$ 89 650
09. TEAM SABILA.............12........ $ 135 545.........$ 92 446
10. Yayos Team...............10........ $ 122 483.........$ 87 101
11. Kansas Jayhawks ........15....... $ 120 887..........$ 85 775
12. Rays....................... 14........ $ 111 477.........$ 72 274
13. Riveters....................14 ........$ 109 428.........$ 66 745
14. dunmurph!!!...............13........ $ 97 021...........$ 56 284
15. Dream Vision..............11 ........$ 75 816...........$ 47 618
16. Yenkins Bombers..........11....... $ 61 214 ...........$ 32 949

We have guy ranked in the upper 200's, and several of us in the 300's. Its a very tough conference, where even the "easy" teams can beat you if you don't come prepared. Obviously payroll is not the end all example of what makes a good team (For instance, #8 in our league has by far the most explosive offense in our league, and in most of DIV I am sure). That said, we do have hefty payrolls and the teams at the top in terms of payroll are pretty much out of room in terms of taking on more salary. Our TV Contract is just a tad over 70K, which to this point I haven't seen another DIV league with a higher TV contract, which I believe indicates our league has the highest payrolls (that I know of) for DIV. The team at the top that is over 200K, just added 50K recently, so his payroll isn't even fully factoring into our TV Contract. I have added about 40K myself.

My son and my buddy just promoted into DIV as well, and they both are cruising along without hardly breaking a sweat, both 5-0. i am not sure which I would prefer...my league is very active, with competitive games just about every game....whereas my sons league is completely dead, and opponents are very predictable. I love the competition of my league, but at the same time, I could be freaking awesome this season, and still not promote. I could potentially be (not saying I am) one of the top 10 teams in DIV and not promote.

Makes for some frustrations, but also some fun as well!!

D.IV 12 Power Rankings-through 6

1.Droids(6-0)G8-With a recent road win vs. the #2 team in the Great 8 they are #1 for now along with being one of the few teams to manage enthusiasm.

2.Xenia Chaos(6-0)B8-Also undefeated, they have taken down the 2 and 3 teams in the Big 8 as well.

3.Bullseyes Bruisers(5-1)B8-With a big home win over ATL they have moved into the 3 spot.

4.Charlotte Cappers(5-1)G8-A CT wasn't quite enough to get it done vs. Droids, even at home, so they have dropped for now. Also have made a recent pick up to help with their efforts.

5.ATL Bulls(4-2)B8-Got crushed on the road vs Bullseyes, still a solid team.

6.Suns4life(3-3)B8-Get the nod over GR for playing in the deeper conference. PD says they should be right in that battle for 2nd in the Big 8.

7.GR Venom(4-2)G8-Have gotten off to a strong start record wise, but PD tells a different story.

8.GTown Ninjas(3-3)G8-After stumbling out of the start they have got on a roll, and are rapidly improving.

9.Firestorm
10.Pinoy Henyos
11.Blue Crew
12.Iowa Idiots
13.Twobit
14.Scarlet Fire
15.Wall Street Wizards
16.Bostnmoon89

Games to Watch
Suns4life@Bullseyes Bruisers: Chance for Suns to prove they really belong with the other top B8 teams.
Cappers@Venom: A good opportunity for Venom to take down Cappers only a week after a CT.

Last edited by Eminence Front at 10/27/2010 6:19:25 PM

I think DIV.10 is probably the toughest league in DIV. But like Jason mentioned, at least when you do manage promote you know you will be in DIII for a while

I am in a fairly easy DIV league and I might be able to promote this season if I manage to buy an impact big man or two, but I know I will likely be bounced right back down to DIV next season, and probably I would be put into a tougher DIV league.

I think DIV.10 is probably the toughest league in DIV. But like Jason mentioned, at least when you do manage promote you know you will be in DIII for a while

It hasn't been an easy transition. That much is for sure. I had an easy time in V.26 last season, but things sure changed quickly.