"Coach Mode" Xbox 360 OD anyone?

[Coach Kernzy]

Filling up fast now guys. 8 teams taken already and the latest is TGT's very own JBHuskers.

North Texas - AustinWolv
Army - morsdraconis
Idaho - NavyKnight
Western Michigan - Coach Kernzy
FAU - natcret
? - Cody
Memphis - Underdog
Washington St - JBHuskers

[Coach Kernzy]

Coach Kernzy's Western Michigan Broncos season preview....

Offensive overview:
The Broncos will run a hybrid pro/spread offense led by 86ovr JR QB #14 Alex Carder who is a very good passer but will probably only run when necessary. That necessity may be more than he'd like as the Broncos have to replace all 3 of their interior linemen from a year ago. However the two tackles are very solid with 85ovr SR LT #72 Anthony Parker and 75ovr JR RT Dan O'Neill and they will be called upon to help out the new starters on the interior.
When Carder is not pulling the trigger on passes the Broncos plan to employ a multiple back running attack behind a three headed monster led by 79ovr SO HB #29 Tevin Drake who burst on the scene last year as a true freshman and let the team in rushing and also averaged an amazing 10.1ypc. Also in the mix for carries will be fellow SO HB Brian Fields and SR HB Aaron Winchester. Drake is the power, Fields is the speed and Winchester is the balanced veteran.
Carder will be throwing most of his passes to the WR duo of 78ovr SR WR #12 Robert Arnheim and 77ovr JR WR #8 Ansel Ponder. Along with those guys will be 71ovr JR TE #85 Blake Hammond who is a very good receiving TE.
Expect the Broncos to be very balanced and let Carder and his offensive squad put up some quality #s if the interior offensive line comes together.

Defensive overview:
coming soon.......

[SmoothPancakes]

Just to get my foot in the door. I am very interested in this, as I plan on running two dynasties of my own, one where I control the players, and another in pure coach mode. Haven't decided which one I am going to go with for my main dynasty with Florida Atlantic, but coach mode is definitely getting it's own action on my xbox. Like I said, I'm very much interested, but at the moment, I'm not sure if I should make the jump into this or not just because things get very hectic and results in lots of hours at work for me.

I work for Clear Channel Radio and am actually employed with all three radio stations in my town, as well as doing the morning show on Saturday mornings for the station in the next town over, all four stations tied together in the same market. I have various stuff going on throughout the week, but always changing so my hours in the office are never the same from week to week, I run one of the studios for high school football and basketball broadcasts from the end of August through March, as well as run the studio for some baseball now and then in the spring. We also have our winter campaigns, Neighbors in Need (a food and money collection drive for area food pantries) on one station and Christmas for Kids (toy collection drive for area kids/families) on another station.

When we start up those two campaigns the last week of October, and they run through the middle of December, I end up working 16+ hour days pretty much 5 days a week. Sometime, the turnaround is so sudden, between a remote during the evening sometime, and then other stuff I have to work on making it a later night, and then getting up at 4 or 5am for a 6 or 7am remote, I only get maybe 4 or 5 hours of sleep, and I very sparingly get on Xbox during that month and a half just because I am rarely ever home long enough to even play any game in general, as well I am usually so tired that I end up easily falling asleep within an hour or two of getting home.

So those are my main worries about possibly joining up with this, is that once we hit that "oh hell, just kill me now" part of the year where all pf us associated with the campaigns and sports end up running on pretty much nothing but pure adrenaline for the latter half of the week with everything going on, I don't want to be responsible for holding up and killing the momentum of this dynasty for all you gentlemen.

[Coach Kernzy]

SmoothPancakes, we all understand life comes before games and again as coach moders, more times that not we are mature adults with wives and kids and jobs so those all come before this game but the other thing we all have in common is love of college football and competition so by all means if you want to come in on please do so. There is always auto pilot if necessary, I'm sure there will be no real set schedule for just the reasons I mentioned above. It'll be casual but can't have guys getting disinterested either if we go too slow so again I'm sure at one time or another all of us will have to be put on auto pilot or whatever, no biggie. It's just a game and it's just for fun. So pick a team and join us.

[Cipher 8]

I want in. How many OD can you be in though?

[Coach Kernzy]

no idea if there is a limit, I'm sure someone can answer that but not me

We'd love to have you. We are damn near full

[Cipher 8]

Just throwing this idea out there; don't take it as this is how the league should run; but I think it would be cool if at the start of the coach mode dynasty all 12 users had the choice to start out as a Head Coach or a Offensive|Defensive Coordinator. Then Morsdraconis's ideas could apply from there...

there should be a small amount of limit on how far you can jump. I think, for the sake of how far we may get in this dynasty, make it a limit of no more than s higher than your current position (so you can be a coordinator after being a coordinator) or no more than higher if you're jumping from coordinator to head coach.

If you started out as a head coach you could then go to a head coach. Whereas a player who started as a offensive coordinator could choose to go to a head coach or up to a offensive coordinator instead if he's offered it.

The reason for this being you get more control as a head coach and it's more challenging on coach mode to be a coordinator only so it would make sense that they get a tad bit of a starting out perk. They both could only end up at highest a Head Coach after their first contract anyways but choosing the challenge of being a coordinator starting out means you have the opportunity to be hired by a school as coordinator instead of a head coach.

What do you think?

[Coach Kernzy]

I think what we all decided was to start as HC at one of the 1star schools listed and then go from there using morsdraconis' general idea.
I just think that being in coach mode with these 1 star schools you are going to want as much control as possible so I doubt anyone would want to be an OC or DC but if someone does I guess that's fine.
All things we can discuss here in the next couple weeks before release.

[Cipher 8]

I think what we all decided was to start as HC at one of the 1star schools listed and then go from there using morsdraconis' general idea.
I just think that being in coach mode with these 1 star schools you are going to want as much control as possible so I doubt anyone would want to be an OC or DC but if someone does I guess that's fine.
All things we can discuss here in the next couple weeks before release.

I understand but I think my suggestion is a good idea. I really want to get in this but I don't know if I want to take any of the remaining teams. Maybe, and this is just a suggestion it's up to you, we could see if any of the other members object to my idea? I don't think starting as a coordinator would be a problem for anybody especially since the rules work out to where you both end up only making it to a headcoach right away anyways... then from there it's basically even. I don't know I want to get in but I also think my idea would make this league better but I don't want to impose because I sorta found out about this league late and the rules were already discussed.

[Coach Kernzy]

The basis of the league was to pick one of the 1star teams and work our way up but if no one else cares I don't I guess. We'll see.

[SmoothPancakes]

My opinion, whether you decide to play as head coach or coordinator (if I join, I was thinking of maybe starting as a coordinator), I say we all start at 1 star schools. Start out on the same level and then see how everyone progresses and how well they do from an equal base.

[morsdraconis]

I agree. The whole point is starting at the worst possible spots and working out way up. What's the point if you start as a team instead?

[Cipher 8]

Just to give everybody a idea of what teams were talking about here...


Overall the teams are not much better at all and if there are some teams that members have objections to then we can just add them to a exceptions list where you can't choose them. For example, no B rated teams. So the list of options would look like this...


I don't really see how anyone could have objection to this list and it's not me wanting to start as a better school. I'm all for the challenge of a low school working our way up but the below list is just not enticing for me. Especially after it's been all picked over...

Also to be fair to those of you already in the league, I propose all current members can change their minds and select a team as a coordinator but not only that... they get first dibs on picking through the teams as a show of good faith.

Just let me know, I definitely want to join but I think this idea would improve the league and give the users more enjoyment if they are able to start as a coordinator instead of a head coach. After all, both can only end up at best as a head coach after their first gig.

[JBHuskers]

My opinion, whether you decide to play as head coach or coordinator (if I join, I was thinking of maybe starting as a coordinator), I say we all start at 1 star schools. Start out on the same level and then see how everyone progresses and how well they do from an equal base.

Will there be any rules for moving up or free reign?

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[SmoothPancakes]

Will there be any rules for moving up or free reign?

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As far as rules for moving up, mors rules looked good to me, and were rather similar to what I plan on using for my own personal dynasties when it comes to advancing in jobs.

[Cipher 8]

My opinion, whether you decide to play as head coach or coordinator (if I join, I was thinking of maybe starting as a coordinator), I say we all start at 1 star schools. Start out on the same level and then see how everyone progresses and how well they do from an equal base.

I agree. The whole point is starting at the worst possible spots and working out way up. What's the point if you start as a team instead?

Is there really any difference in these non-B rated teams? Compared to these teams?

I don't really see how anyone could have objections to this idea when the teams are basically even and after all, both can only end up at best as a head coach after their first gig. In fact, I would think choosing coordinator would have you starting out at a disadvantage being only able to control one side of the ball and only recruit one side of the ball as well. I'm all for the challenge of a low school working our way up but the list of teams, especially after it's been all picked over, just doesn't leave much options. I have to actually enjoy myself to want to play in a dynasty.

I already suggested how we could change this rule while still being fair to those already in...

Also to be fair to those of you already in the league, I propose all current members can change their minds and select a team as a coordinator but not only that... they get first dibs on picking through the teams as a show of good faith.

I definitely want to join but I think this idea would improve the league.

I'd honestly rather not do our own naming and certainly not auto-naming. Either a universal roster file or none at all IMO. I'd rather have no names than fake names.

Why? I understand it looks silly and is annoying to see players that you know have different names but you seriously would rather go without names and just have numbers because you don't want Andrew Luck to be named Javier Escobar Montoya or something? All those players will be gone within four seasons and then what all the recruited players won't have names. I think your only thinking immediate rather than long term.

[SmoothPancakes]

I don't really see how anyone could have objections to this idea when the teams are basically even and after all, both can only end up at best as a head coach after their first gig. In fact, I would think choosing coordinator would have you starting out at a disadvantage being only able to control one side of the ball and only recruit one side of the ball as well. I'm all for the challenge of a low school working our way up but the list of teams, especially after it's been all picked over, just doesn't leave much options. I have to actually enjoy myself to want to play in a dynasty.

Just to make the record straight, as it has already been stated by the community day guys, regardless of whether you play as a head coach, offensive coordinator, or defensive coordinator, you will always have full recruiting capabilities for the entire team, both offense and defense.

[Cipher 8]

Filling up fast now guys. 8 teams taken already and the latest is TGT's very own JBHuskers.

North Texas - AustinWolv
Army - morsdraconis
Idaho - NavyKnight
Western Michigan - Coach Kernzy
FAU - natcret
? - Cody
Memphis - Underdog
Washington St - JBHuskers

It's really all picked over and to be honest (sorry gschwendt) all the remaining teams completely suck.


I really think you guys should reconsider my proposal. Those non-B rated schools are basically the same thing as schools but to make up for the difference you cannot start out as a head coach. To me that's fair. And like I've said before the highest you can get to, both ways, is a head coach for your second gig. So from there on then it would be completely even.

I'm a little worried about how it'll be nearly impossible to recruit. I know the idea here is not to stay at the schools but it's going to make the first year or two very unenjoyable I think. To be honest I don't know anything about most of these remaining schools except for Vikings QB Joe Webb went to UAB. I really would hate to have to choose from these remaining teams but if do I guess I'll have to think about either starting another coach mode OD or just join as one of these. I really want to join this one with you guys though.

Just to make the record straight, as it has already been stated by the community day guys, regardless of whether you play as a head coach, offensive coordinator, or defensive coordinator, you will always have full recruiting capabilities for the entire team, both offense and defense.

Oh really? I didn't catch that, thanks for informing me

[NavyKnight]

Why? I understand it looks silly and is annoying to see players that you know have different names but you seriously would rather go without names and just have numbers because you don't want Andrew Luck to be named Javier Escobar Montoya or something? All those players will be gone within four seasons and then what all the recruited players won't have names. I think your only thinking immediate rather than long term.

That's right, I would. Again, just my opinion but for me, fake names kill some of the experience and enjoyment. But a universal roster file would be fine - I'd prefer it to no names at all.

And new recruits always have names so how am I only thinking in the immediate term?

[SmoothPancakes]

That's right, I would. Again, just my opinion but for me, fake names kill some of the experience and enjoyment. But a universal roster file would be fine - I'd prefer it to no names at all.

And new recruits always have names so how am I only thinking in the immediate term?

Agreed. I don't even try to start my own personal dynasties until I have at least named rosters from one of the reputable roster makers for the 360. Plus, it's not like we would be waiting until September or something. The roster makers usually have named rosters release for both PS3 and 360 within a week, two weeks max from the release date.