After taking over a new team, it is the beginning of the 4th season, when my entire roster are players I recruited.

Posted by skinndogg on 2/1/2021 2:20:00 PM (view original):

After taking over a new team, it is the beginning of the 4th season, when my entire roster are players I recruited.

This is a good one here too

Posted by gillispie1 on 1/26/2021 8:06:00 PM (view original):
im just like you guys, but my favorite day is the day after the regular season - or a bit earlier if i end with byes - when i can finally put in a winning-based lineup, instead of a growth/promises one. growth continues now which i don't love, but i feel like the balance still tips at that point and its go time! that is definitely my favorite day, when the post season is still filled with possibilities, no reality to rain on that parade yet.

i also get really into that first day sometimes, depends on the team - for the good ones i am always dying to see the off season improvement.

I'm a little confused. Growth has always continued until the last game of the CT (thru the semi-final games). Am I missing something here?

Posted by emy1013 on 2/3/2021 12:35:00 AM (view original):

Posted by gillispie1 on 1/26/2021 8:06:00 PM (view original):
im just like you guys, but my favorite day is the day after the regular season - or a bit earlier if i end with byes - when i can finally put in a winning-based lineup, instead of a growth/promises one. growth continues now which i don't love, but i feel like the balance still tips at that point and its go time! that is definitely my favorite day, when the post season is still filled with possibilities, no reality to rain on that parade yet.

i also get really into that first day sometimes, depends on the team - for the good ones i am always dying to see the off season improvement.

I'm a little confused. Growth has always continued until the last game of the CT (thru the semi-final games). Am I missing something here?

sorry i definitely stated that poorly, no way that could have made sense... what changed, i believe, is CT game practices didn't depend on minutes played. exhibition and conf games both changed when 3.0 came out, their practices were previously simulated like off days, but now are simulated like regular games (from a practice planning perspective).

so before there was no incentive to continue freshman starts into the CT - now there is. i still tend to switch into the real lineup going into the CT but there's a bit of a conflict there i suppose. 95% this is true but perhaps not 100.

Posted by gillispie1 on 2/3/2021 10:03:00 AM (view original):

Posted by emy1013 on 2/3/2021 12:35:00 AM (view original):

Posted by gillispie1 on 1/26/2021 8:06:00 PM (view original):
im just like you guys, but my favorite day is the day after the regular season - or a bit earlier if i end with byes - when i can finally put in a winning-based lineup, instead of a growth/promises one. growth continues now which i don't love, but i feel like the balance still tips at that point and its go time! that is definitely my favorite day, when the post season is still filled with possibilities, no reality to rain on that parade yet.

i also get really into that first day sometimes, depends on the team - for the good ones i am always dying to see the off season improvement.

I'm a little confused. Growth has always continued until the last game of the CT (thru the semi-final games). Am I missing something here?

sorry i definitely stated that poorly, no way that could have made sense... what changed, i believe, is CT game practices didn't depend on minutes played. exhibition and conf games both changed when 3.0 came out, their practices were previously simulated like off days, but now are simulated like regular games (from a practice planning perspective).

so before there was no incentive to continue freshman starts into the CT - now there is. i still tend to switch into the real lineup going into the CT but there's a bit of a conflict there i suppose. 95% this is true but perhaps not 100.

Ah, I see what you're saying now.....

Tomorrow morning is my favorite time. It's when the granddaddy of them all, World I Naismith rolls over and we get to set up our new teams, see new prestige, etc.

I always enjoy setting up the new depth chart for the first time as well as updating the practice plan.

It's a new season, and hope is in the air. Having another chance to add a 3rd national championship in world I keeps me going.

Oh and one more reason - I get to see if my ineligible(s) show up or run away to junior college.

Thought of one more - I get to check and see if there are any recruits within 100 miles that I hit green on 5 preferences. (CORRECTION: I can't remember if that is right away or not).

Posted by vegaskevin on 2/8/2021 2:27:00 PM (view original):
Tomorrow morning is my favorite time. It's when the granddaddy of them all, World I Naismith rolls over and we get to set up our new teams, see new prestige, etc.

I always enjoy setting up the new depth chart for the first time as well as updating the practice plan.

It's a new season, and hope is in the air. Having another chance to add a 3rd national championship in world I keeps me going.

Oh and one more reason - I get to see if my ineligible(s) show up or run away to junior college.

Thought of one more - I get to check and see if there are any recruits within 100 miles that I hit green on 5 preferences. (CORRECTION: I can't remember if that is right away or not).

Scouting starts on the 2nd day, but its close enough haha. But I agree with your sentiment. Hope is in the air.

Easy answer is when the world rolls over. Next closest for me are when RS1 ends (I am not a big fan of recruiting and I spend all of RS1 in fear of being sniped by a better program) and when NT seeds are released -- I love going thru the top teams when the NT rolls around.

And of course, on my favorite day, Naismith is slow rolling over. I keep hitting reload.