Post by Ryan on Nov 17, 2014 10:30:31 GMT -5
I've said all along that I would never give up on this league, and i've nearly gone against that promise several times this offseason. Indeed a week ago I decided to shut it down and walk away... Things have just gotten crazy around here, there are way too many custom features that have been implemented for me to keep up with. Because of certain rules that I had in place, and the inability to automate them with STHS, I was running basically everything in the league manually and only using the simulator to sim the actual games and output the pages but all player and roster activity was manually entered by me. It's not even a matter of having the time anymore, it's just the want to. I don't want to put 3-4 hours each day into keeping everything in line.
However, I just can't walk away from it. The league, and the friendships, mean too much to me.
I've spent a good amount of time thinking about how to remedy the situation and i've come to the only solution that completely fits with what I need to get from running the league going forward. No doubt about it, this will drive some or even most of the GM's away, it's a sacrifice i'm willing to make because the alternative is to shut down completely. So here is how we proceed...
1. NLHS1-4 are going to be known going forward as the "Beta Seasons", we will be starting fresh.
2. No more custom rules. We will operate under a very basic setup. Basically "Draft, Trade and Sim"
-No dispersal and expansion
-No special re-rate rules
-No salary cap
-No contracts
-No free agency
-No farm league
-No retired status
-No prospects eligible (the first rounders will still be drafted and traded)
3. We WILL continue to calculate our own ratings each summer. But I want to take extra time with whatever GM's stick around to develop better formulas. We will also work on creating the new rating set each summer as a group. All players will take their new rating each off-season, or retire.
4. We will become a 16 team league (4x4).There will be a 64 game schedule followed by three rounds of playoffs.
5. Remaining GM's will be able to retain the "Core" of their team.Four skaters OR Two skaters and a goalie from their existing roster may be chosen to be automatically added to their team prior to the new league draft.
Let me know if you are in, there are no promises for games anytime soon. Not until we get new formulas and ratings. I don't blame anyone for leaving, there are a lot of good alternatives including Kevin's new league, i've put you guys through a lot this offseason and this league won't be anything like it was when we eventually open again.
However, I just can't walk away from it. The league, and the friendships, mean too much to me.
I've spent a good amount of time thinking about how to remedy the situation and i've come to the only solution that completely fits with what I need to get from running the league going forward. No doubt about it, this will drive some or even most of the GM's away, it's a sacrifice i'm willing to make because the alternative is to shut down completely. So here is how we proceed...
1. NLHS1-4 are going to be known going forward as the "Beta Seasons", we will be starting fresh.
2. No more custom rules. We will operate under a very basic setup. Basically "Draft, Trade and Sim"
-No dispersal and expansion
-No special re-rate rules
-No salary cap
-No contracts
-No free agency
-No farm league
-No retired status
4. We will become a 16 team league (4x4).
5. Remaining GM's will be able to retain the "Core" of their team.
Let me know if you are in, there are no promises for games anytime soon. Not until we get new formulas and ratings. I don't blame anyone for leaving, there are a lot of good alternatives including Kevin's new league, i've put you guys through a lot this offseason and this league won't be anything like it was when we eventually open again.