HD Losing Interest? Topic

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Quote: Originally Posted By tmacfan12 on 9/02/2006
in tark there are like 200 avalible teams!
Tark sucks.
9/2/2006 10:19 PM
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9/3/2006 2:07 AM
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After playing HBD, its hard to get as into HD as I have in the past.
9/4/2006 1:32 AM
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Grumbling in GD, but there are more humans there.
HBD is going to have a dropoff after the 1st seasons end. It isnt for everybody.
9/4/2006 9:37 AM
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A cursory look at Naismith Season #18 doesn't look any better than before.
I'll have the "official" stats up next week when I can cut and paste from the RPI screens.
9/22/2006 7:36 PM
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I lost interest in it, and have 4 "dead" teams I havent payed much attention to. This new stuff..might entice me to come back.
9/22/2006 9:59 PM
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10/4/2006 10:00 AM
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I just abandoned world III, where I had my greatest overall winning percentage. 5 full seasons ago I took on Quinnipiac and got an at-large bid in my 4th season, yet was unable to move up to anything decent (and my standards were really low).

I followed up that season with a 19 win season and the best I could get was Hampton (with big rep hit I'm sure). So I just , and took the $100 I'd spend on world 3 in the next year with me.

In real life, any low DI coach getting an at-large bid would certainly get promoted. Those schools the vast majority of the time get 1 bid per conference.

I'm not a fan of how low DI coaches get trapped in HD, even when they show some success, while DII coaches get to leapfrog them to mid-majors.

It is blatantly not fair to expect low DI coaches to make the postseason multiple times (say, 3) in a four year period. The players they get are just too awful to be able to compete every year. Generally, each postseason appearance takes a 3-4 year cycle to build to.

My advice to anybody who cares to listen: Avoide low DI schools. Plenty of coaches greater than me are still paying to be in the Northeast conference. Screw that.

As for that $100, I guess I'll buy a few more UFC ppvs. I'll still spend it on entertainment - I'd rather have stayed in world III though. But I'm not going to keep on paying to be stuck while less qualified coaches from DII with less success get to leapfrog me.

Tweak the promotion logic. DII coaches would not get a mid-major job over a DI coach who lead their team to an at-large bid. Get real.
10/4/2006 10:10 AM
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I can't believe all the calls for lower standards I see in these forums.
So many seem to want things made so easy. So many seem to want the challenge of accomplishing a difficult feat just sucked right out of the game.
10/4/2006 11:42 AM
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10/4/2006 12:06 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By cappelgp on 9/02/2006

Is GD seeing similar trends?
GD has less of a problem attracting players, I think. D3 is much more full than D3 in HD seems to be. It's D2 and above that have issues with amount of humans. In GD I made the leap last season, and my old team's new coach is doing a gerat job - #1 in the nation at D3.

This is my first year of HD, and we'll see whether I return. I haven't decided either way yet.

Additionally, I think that Tark is the inverse of what WiS needs to do. They don't need worlds that are speeded up, they need a world that is slowed down, so they can keep the guys who have time crunches.

10/4/2006 1:02 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By sordie on 10/04/2006

I can't believe all the calls for lower standards I see in these forums.
So many seem to want things made so easy. So many seem to want the challenge of accomplishing a difficult feat just sucked right out of the game.
sad ain't it? I have 3 low end DI teams (LA, Monroe, Delaware St, and Arkansas Pine Bluff), and no, it isn't easy, but it will be that much more of an accomplishment when I start to dominate my conferences and move on...



oh and FYI - I managed to land 3 star recruits with all three teams so don't blame recruiting. Before the changes I would never dream of seeing a 2 star recruit let alone 3 @ these schools
10/4/2006 1:06 PM
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Look at what you've done cbriese! Your challenge has led to a 6% increase in human coached teams in DIII.
10/4/2006 1:12 PM
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10/4/2006 2:30 PM
mullycj
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Dudes - that discussion belongs on another thread. Lets try to stay on topic for once.
10/4/2006 2:59 PM
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