Nation States College Football (NSCF) Discussion Thread

[Valorem]

Seems Konigsberg has a rebuilding year ahead on offense, as despite its relatively high ranking it is 19th in adjusted offensive output. This rebuilding effort will be centered around Quinn Iseya, the #2 recruit from Redvale, who will be taking over Daniel Prescott's job at QB as he goes into Valorem's pro football league.
I'm considering doing my own top recruit list but it's finals week (and I've already done far too much non-studying). Does anyone know when I'd have to get that done by?

[The united states of Saints]

Why is the cutoff earlier than usual?

Eh, it's not so much that this one was early - the first two were just a little late :/

I am partially at fault for not being clearer about the time though. So I went ahead and included your bonus. You're in luck - I saw your RP just before I generated scores.

Phew

[NSCF]

Scores up, as well as a general announcement about the Playoff.

[NSCF]

Seems Konigsberg has a rebuilding year ahead on offense, as despite its relatively high ranking it is 19th in adjusted offensive output. This rebuilding effort will be centered around Quinn Iseya, the #2 recruit from Redvale, who will be taking over Daniel Prescott's job at QB as he goes into Valorem's pro football league.
I'm considering doing my own top recruit list but it's finals week (and I've already done far too much non-studying). Does anyone know when I'd have to get that done by?

If you want it to count for RP bonus, then before whenever Konigsberg's last game is.

If not, you could conceivably post a list of recruits here on the discussion thread anytime before NSCF 16.

[The united states of Saints]

Université St. Croix 40-17 me...my chest just exploded with pain. Confidence took a severe blow as well.

[Valorem]

36-13 vs Drawk Corps, at least I didn't go 0 for 3 in non-conference play.

[Kalalau]

Université St. Croix 40-17 me...my chest just exploded with pain. Confidence took a severe blow as well.

Good thing you got that RP bonus in on time.

[The united states of Saints]

Université St. Croix 40-17 me...my chest just exploded with pain. Confidence took a severe blow as well.

Good thing you got that RP bonus in on time.

All for nothing!

[Valorem]

Oddly enough, the one game where I forgot to publish an RP (thanks to binging on Starcraft 2 campaigns) is the one nonconference game I manage to win.

[Cosumar]

Good thing you got that RP bonus in on time.

All for nothing!

Not necessarily. It didn't pay off for this game, but that extra bonus by your name now could make a difference in the playoffs.

Oddly enough, the one game where I forgot to publish an RP (thanks to binging on Starcraft 2 campaigns) is the one nonconference game I manage to win.

Well, it was also your easiest non-conference opponent
Sorry Drawk

[Frenline Delpha]

The Snakeskin War Memorial Bowl hereby invites the University of Iqaluit and the Universite du Saguenay. TGs will be sent momentarily.

[Drawkland]

The Snakeskin War Memorial Bowl hereby invites the University of Iqaluit and the Universite du Saguenay. TGs will be sent momentarily.

Doesn't the commissioner handle all that now?

36-13 vs Drawk Corps, at least I didn't go 0 for 3 in non-conference play.

Oddly enough, the one game where I forgot to publish an RP (thanks to binging on Starcraft 2 campaigns) is the one nonconference game I manage to win.

Hey man, I took one for the team. Your team, to be specific.

Well, it was also your easiest non-conference opponent
Sorry Drawk

It's 8:41 AM and I'm 0/1 already, Cos

Université St. Croix 40-17 me...my chest just exploded with pain. Confidence took a severe blow as well.

Good thing you got that RP bonus in on time.

Ah, it's just a non-conference game. Save the pain for a potential playoff loss

[Kaboomlandia]

5-8 and I didn't go 0-3 in non-conf. Considering I bagged the season halfway through I'm satisfied with that.

[Frenline Delpha]

The Snakeskin War Memorial Bowl hereby invites the University of Iqaluit and the Universite du Saguenay. TGs will be sent momentarily.

Doesn't the commissioner handle all that now?

From the OP:

In addition to the playoffs, there also a few consolation bowl games for teams that do not reach the postseason. If your nation proposes a bowl game to host, you are responsible for inviting the teams yourself.

[The Redvale]

Wow. That was a crazy last day of non conference games. I'm probably going to RP the Vietussia game as one that was decided at the last second, but this time one of those games finally went in favor of the Friars. Castle also managed to play spoiler in overtime, which is cool because winning games they shouldn't is part of their team identity.

[Drawkland]

Doesn't the commissioner handle all that now?

From the OP:

In addition to the playoffs, there also a few consolation bowl games for teams that do not reach the postseason. If your nation proposes a bowl game to host, you are responsible for inviting the teams yourself.

That isn't how it's worked the last couple seasons though, if I'm not wrong.

[Frenline Delpha]

From the OP:

That isn't how it's worked the last couple seasons though, if I'm not wrong.

I'm just doing what the OP tells me to. If Cosumar wishes to run it differently, all he has to do is say so. (And update the OP if this is okay)

[Valorem]

As seems to be normal for me, we're in first place outside the recognition zone. i.e. Top 4 get medals? You're #5.

[Cosumar]

In recent seasons, there hasn't been any need for bowl organizers to "invite" teams because they've all been proposed as automatic berths. Best defense, highest OSPI, etc. Those match-ups set themselves, so it has been easy for me to put those together myself. That statement in the OP is more for when a bowl doesn't use that type of criteria. Sometimes the organizer wants to wait until the end of the season to create a custom match-up.

It's fine that Frenline sent invitation TGs, but Iqaluit/Saguenay would've been set for the game anyways unless they explicitly opted out.

[Frenline Delpha]

In recent seasons, there hasn't been any need for bowl organizers to "invite" teams because they've all been proposed as automatic berths. Best defense, highest OSPI, etc. Those match-ups set themselves, so it has been easy for me to put those together myself. That statement in the OP is more for when a bowl doesn't use that type of criteria. Sometimes the organizer wants to wait until the end of the season to create a custom match-up.

It's fine that Frenline sent invitation TGs, but Iqaluit/Saguenay would've been set for the game anyways unless they explicitly opted out.

Ahh. Okay. That makes sense.

[Valorem]

I just noticed that Castle and Maris are playing each other (again) in the first game of the playoffs. I guess you get to play yourself again.

[Valorem]

Bowl Proposal: The Reiner Bowl
Sponsored by: Reiner Material Sciences Laboratory
Candidates: The two teams with the highest strength-of-schedule that are not in the playoffs or a better bowl.
Stadium: Hobbs Stadium, capacity 89,500. Located in the Valorem-Meritus Urban District, Valorem's capital and center of tourism. The Urban District has the nation's best public transit system and is the most well-equipped city to handle gameday traffic. Hobbs Stadium is home to the Meritus Eagles, one of Valorem's professional football teams.
Reiner's sports division is interested in hosting an NSCF bowl to advertise its football equipment to other countries in the NSCF. This bowl honors the teams that dealt with the most adversity in the league by selecting based on strength of schedule.

I'm not sure how scorination works - does the hosting country scorinate the game or is that done by the NSCF commissioner?

[The Redvale]

I just noticed that Castle and Maris are playing each other (again) in the first game of the playoffs. I guess you get to play yourself again.

That's if the seeding stays the same and the teams are ranked by OPSI, since the voting hasn't happened yet. Hopefully Castle will get voted lower, which would actually be a better matchup for me.

[Drawkland]

I'm not sure how scorination works - does the hosting country scorinate the game or is that done by the NSCF commissioner?

It's generally the Commissioner or a prior host from the season that the Commissioner selects. You wouldn't have to worry about scorination.

Sometimes the organizer wants to wait until the end of the season to create a custom match-up.

So, if I wanted to next season, I could just propose a Bowl whose eligibility is "whoever I feel like that has a high enough OSPI and isn't in the playoffs?"

I suppose it makes sense but I just want to make sure.

[Cosumar]

I just noticed that Castle and Maris are playing each other (again) in the first game of the playoffs. I guess you get to play yourself again.

Castle has not made the playoffs yet! Ignore the bracket tab until the NSCF Committee votes and announces the two at-large bids (only the conference champions and Utica are in right now). One of which could be Castle, but it could also be Konigsberg or a number of other schools.

Bowl Proposal: The Reiner Bowl
Sponsored by: Reiner Material Sciences Laboratory
Candidates: The two teams with the highest strength-of-schedule that are not in the playoffs or a better bowl.
Stadium: Hobbs Stadium, capacity 89,500. Located in the Valorem-Meritus Urban District, Valorem's capital and center of tourism. The Urban District has the nation's best public transit system and is the most well-equipped city to handle gameday traffic. Hobbs Stadium is home to the Meritus Eagles, one of Valorem's professional football teams.
Reiner's sports division is interested in hosting an NSCF bowl to advertise its football equipment to other countries in the NSCF. This bowl honors the teams that dealt with the most adversity in the league by selecting based on strength of schedule.

I'm not sure how scorination works - does the hosting country scorinate the game or is that done by the NSCF commissioner?

I'll add your bowl if possible when I am setting the match-ups, but it doesn't look like there will be enough bowl-eligible teams to support a fifth bowl game this season. Sorry!

So, if I wanted to next season, I could just propose a Bowl whose eligibility is "whoever I feel like that has a high enough OSPI and isn't in the playoffs?"

Pretty much! Like real life bowl games, you'd invite whichever teams you want at the end of the season.

Of course, that makes things more complicated if a team gets invited to or qualifies for multiple bowl games...