I did the set up for you mojo--figured you would jump on it. 

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

wrong.  they discuss changes that would be better for the game, then the devs decide which of those changes to make.  The there is a dev chat with the community to discuss the changes.  dont make excuses if you arent a good coach.

Nah, it's more like the council meets in a secret chatroom. There we shoot the breeze , insult each other and decide who will win the NC for each world and each level each season.  
                       Little known fact that nobody has a tinker's chance in hell unless we ok it.  Can you say "Conspiracy Theory"    ?    
                              
                PS: I would Never tell a lie; and that's a lie !                     

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

Please check the recent history of my Stagg D-II Virginia State team.  It should be VERY clear that really have gained no advantage through Council participation.  Despite having the most talent in the division basically every season, I'm losing games at a rate that this program hasn't seen since before I got there in Season 6 (btw, we just finished season 72 in that world).

If anything, I'm getting worse.

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

this could be a legit concern if coaching had any effect on the games

How come I haven't received my council invite yet....?

Posted by caesari on 3/15/2012 1:02:00 PM (view original):
How come I haven't received my council invite yet....?

I would say it's because they only want good coaches on there, but I'm on it so that CAN'T be one of the criteria.  

      Ok. No kidding around. My true experience on the council: 
            Most of the guys on the council  truly want to make the game better so we input our ideas. It was to J. Conte at the time. 
                   I truly believe he tried to take the best of our ideas and with the time constraints Wis gave him(he worked on other things for them too) he seemed to try. Whether or not you like his results is up to you. 
                     But then there would be long periods of time where he had to do other things for Wis and we the council were pretty much ignored. 
           After a while , I just got disgusted and quit the council.  I never found it gave me ANY  advantage over you other guys. 
                So for you guys who are envious of those on the council, I would council you not to be. 

Posted by bhazlewood on 3/15/2012 1:31:00 PM (view original):

Posted by caesari on 3/15/2012 1:02:00 PM (view original):
How come I haven't received my council invite yet....?

I would say it's because they only want good coaches on there, but I'm on it so that CAN'T be one of the criteria.  

Well you got that right. ;)

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/15/2012 3:26:00 PM (view original):

Posted by jas_illini on 3/15/2012 8:35:00 AM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

wrong.  they discuss changes that would be better for the game, then the devs decide which of those changes to make.  The there is a dev chat with the community to discuss the changes.  dont make excuses if you arent a good coach.

was it an excuse? no.  just good to know you guys have a distinct advantage.  whether that's 100% of the changes or 50% of the changes.  I enjoy the game and don't get caught up in the 'pride' of it all but it's just something to think about when renewing my seasons

LOL. they have just as much of an advantage as you do. 

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/15/2012 3:26:00 PM (view original):

Posted by jas_illini on 3/15/2012 8:35:00 AM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

wrong.  they discuss changes that would be better for the game, then the devs decide which of those changes to make.  The there is a dev chat with the community to discuss the changes.  dont make excuses if you arent a good coach.

was it an excuse? no.  just good to know you guys have a distinct advantage.  whether that's 100% of the changes or 50% of the changes.  I enjoy the game and don't get caught up in the 'pride' of it all but it's just something to think about when renewing my seasons

I can at least vouch for gtdeuce and tell you he doesn't hide secrets to success.

Back in GD 1, I noticed he was one of the best passing guys around, more specifically, his TE's KILLED people.

I asked him in a sitemail, point blank, how he did it.

He gave me a straight answer, told me how to set-up my depth chart and pass distribution and also told me why it worked from a code perspective.

Needless to say, my teams became a whole lot better.

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Posted by hcazualcc on 3/15/2012 3:26:00 PM (view original):

Posted by jas_illini on 3/15/2012 8:35:00 AM (view original):

Posted by hcazualcc on 3/14/2012 9:29:00 PM (view original):
so the council meets to decide how the game is played, and then they go out and recruit and change their game plans accordingly.  got it.

wrong.  they discuss changes that would be better for the game, then the devs decide which of those changes to make.  The there is a dev chat with the community to discuss the changes.  dont make excuses if you arent a good coach.

was it an excuse? no.  just good to know you guys have a distinct advantage.  whether that's 100% of the changes or 50% of the changes.  I enjoy the game and don't get caught up in the 'pride' of it all but it's just something to think about when renewing my seasons

LOL. they have just as much of an advantage as you do. 

were you a teachers pet too?

Were you always an idiot, or is this a recent development?