Rocketcan

ONLY if you sign up for the score game. Really fun! I think you'll like it!! https://www.simfba.com/index.php?threads/sfa-score-league%E2%84%A2-sign-up-thread.162/

Wake Forest Roster posted

@Bubada complete

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Welcome to the first Dev Diary for NewSim! I'm the Lead Sim Dev, Rocketcan. This post is going to just give a brief overview of what "Buckets" are and what we did with them, like build rosters. First, buckets were used to initially distribute players to teams for the first season. As such, we needed a way to make sure teams that we randomly assigned as "better" got better croots reliably without making landscape too bare for "lesser" teams. So we came up with the "bucket". There are 5 buckets, each holding 25 teams (except #5, that one holds 30) for all 130 FBS teams. The buckets were ordered such that the top 25 teams from our semi-random list were in bucket 1, and the 26-50 teams were in bucket 2, etc. Then we generated a recruiting class of ~5000 players. This is where the buckets come in. We developed an order that made sure that all teams in one bucket would pick players before any teams in the next bucket. We also didn't just go bucket 1, bucket 2, bucket 3, etc. We needed something that allowed for more granularity. Eventually we settled on the following order for buckets: 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5. This means that each team will get 4 picks within a "round" and each year had 6 rounds (resulting in 24 players a year for 96 players for initial teams). Now some of you might be asking, "But how did you guys determine the order of the teams initially?". Great question! First off, it was a bit complicated, but the basics of it was we took the historical performance of the team IRL and used that to give it a weighting. Then we assigned a certain number of "slots" for each conference to buckets (more P5 conferences have teams in higher buckets, and the reverse for G5). Then we used the weighting to distribute the teams. This allowed for a semi-realistic distribution of teams while still have some surprise placements. And without further ado, I give you the initial CFB team order for the inaugural 2019 SFA season! 1 Notre Dame 2 Alabama 3 Wake Forest 4 Oklahoma State 5 Florida State 6 Kentucky 7 Oklahoma 8 Oregon State 9 Tulsa 10 Illinois 11 Georgia Tech 12 Central Michigan 13 LSU 14 Wisconsin 15 Arkansas 16 Ohio State 17 Arizona State 18 Michigan State 19 Washington 20 TCU 21 Boise State 22 Texas State 23 Baylor 24 Old Dominion 25 Pittsburgh 26 Missouri 27 Syracuse 28 UCLA 29 Tennessee 30 BYU 31 California 32 Northwestern 33 North Carolina 34 Houston 35 Virginia 36 UNLV 37 Buffalo 38 Texas 39 Texas A&M 40 Troy 41 Florida Atlantic 42 Western Kentucky 43 Rutgers 44 Temple 45 Nevada 46 Kansas 47 Arizona 48 Eastern Michigan 49 Nebraska 50 New Mexico 51 Auburn 52 UTSA 53 Boston College 54 Air Force 55 Louisiana 56 Maryland 57 Marshall 58 Michigan 59 Colorado 60 Ole Miss 61 Georgia 62 Southern Miss 63 Appalachian State 64 Miami (OH) 65 USC 66 Kent State 67 San Diego State 68 SMU 69 Virginia Tech 70 Kansas State 71 East Carolina 72 NC State 73 New Mexico State 74 Indiana 75 Western Michigan 76 South Florida 77 Penn State 78 Bowling Green 79 UAB 80 Liberty 81 Toledo 82 Middle Tennessee 83 Charlotte 84 Northern Illinois 85 Texas Tech 86 Iowa State 87 Oregon 88 Coastal Carolina 89 Georgia Southern 90 San Jose State 91 Mississippi State 92 North Texas 93 Stanford 94 Duke 95 Navy 96 Memphis 97 Fresno State 98 Ball State 99 Vanderbilt 100 Iowa 101 Cincinnati 102 UTEP 103 Washington State 104 Purdue 105 Clemson 106 Georgia State 107 Florida 108 Utah 109 Miami (FL) 110 UCF 111 Akron 112 Louisville 113 Utah State 114 Tulane 115 South Alabama 116 Florida International 117 Massachusetts 118 Rice 119 West Virginia 120 Ohio 121 Army 122 Wyoming 123 South Carolina 124 Colorado State 125 Louisiana Tech 126 Louisiana-Monroe 127 Connecticut 128 Arkansas State 129 Minnesota 130 Hawaii Bucket 1: 1 Notre Dame Independent 2 Alabama SEC 3 Wake Forest ACC 4 Oklahoma State Big 12 5 Florida State ACC 6 Kentucky SEC 7 Oklahoma Big 12 8 Oregon State Pac-12 9 Tulsa American 10 Illinois Big Ten 11 Georgia Tech ACC 12 Central Michigan MAC 13 LSU SEC 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 15 Arkansas SEC 16 Ohio State Big Ten 17 Arizona State Pac-12 18 Michigan State Big Ten 19 Washington Pac-12 20 TCU Big 12 21 Boise State Mountain West 22 Texas State Sun Belt 23 Baylor Big 12 24 Old Dominion C-USA 25 Pittsburgh ACC Bucket 2: 26 Missouri SEC 27 Syracuse ACC 28 UCLA Pac-12 29 Tennessee SEC 30 BYU Independent 31 California Pac-12 32 Northwestern Big Ten 33 North Carolina ACC 34 Houston American 35 Virginia ACC 36 UNLV Mountain West 37 Buffalo MAC 38 Texas Big 12 39 Texas A&M SEC 40 Troy Sun Belt 41 Florida Atlantic C-USA 42 Western Kentucky C-USA 43 Rutgers Big Ten 44 Temple American 45 Nevada Mountain West 46 Kansas Big 12 47 Arizona Pac-12 48 Eastern Michigan MAC 49 Nebraska Big Ten 50 New Mexico Mountain West Bucket 3: 51 Auburn SEC 52 UTSA C-USA 53 Boston College ACC 54 Air Force MWC 55 Louisiana Sun Belt 56 Maryland Big Ten 57 Marshall C-USA 58 Michigan Big Ten 59 Colorado Pac-12 60 Ole Miss SEC 61 Georgia SEC 62 Southern Miss C-USA 63 Appalachian State Sun Belt 64 Miami (OH) MAC 65 USC Pac-12 66 Kent State MAC 67 San Diego State MWC 68 SMU American 69 Virginia Tech ACC 70 Kansas State Big 12 71 East Carolina American 72 NC State ACC 73 New Mexico State Independent 74 Indiana Big Ten 75 Western Michigan MAC Bucket 4: 76 South Florida American 77 Penn State Big Ten 78 Bowling Green MAC 79 UAB C-USA 80 Liberty Independent 81 Toledo MAC 82 Middle Tennessee C-USA 83 Charlotte C-USA 84 Northern Illinois MAC 85 Texas Tech Big 12 86 Iowa State Big 12 87 Oregon Pac-12 88 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 89 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 90 San Jose State MWC 91 Mississippi State SEC 92 North Texas C-USA 93 Stanford Pac-12 94 Duke ACC 95 Navy American 96 Memphis American 97 Fresno State MWC 98 Ball State MAC 99 Vanderbilt SEC 100 Iowa Big Ten Bucket 5: 101 Cincinnati American 102 UTEP C-USA 103 Washington State Pac-12 104 Purdue Big Ten 105 Clemson ACC 106 Georgia State Sun Belt 107 Florida SEC 108 Utah Pac-12 109 Miami (FL) ACC 110 UCF American 111 Akron MAC 112 Louisville ACC 113 Utah State MWC 114 Tulane American 115 South Alabama Sun Belt 116 Florida International C-USA 117 Massachusetts Independent 118 Rice C-USA 119 West Virginia Big 12 120 Ohio MAC 121 Army Independent 122 Wyoming MWC 123 South Carolina SEC 124 Colorado State MWC 125 Louisiana Tech C-USA 126 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 127 Connecticut American 128 Arkansas State Sun Belt 129 Minnesota Big Ten 130 Hawaii MWC

Congrats @sleuthofbears! You have been approved for Army! Go Army! Beat Navy! Please fill out your preferences immediately.

Congrats @Danger! You are approved for Rice! Our 4th C-USA member! Please fill out these preferences for your team ASAP. The deadline is 11:59pm ET today. If you do not fill it in in time, they will not be applied. https://www.simfba.com/index.php?threads/team-preference-sign-up-form.81/#post-416

Approved

Congrats @Causter! You have been approved for NC State! Another ACC team for a user!

With Storm taking Duke, you are approved for Kansas!

Congrats @Dash Dustrider! You have been approved for Georgia! Another SEC team!

Congrats @Suffocation! You have been approved for Georgia Tech! The ACC welcomes you!

Congrats @jordanozenne! You are approved for Clemson! Our 4th ACC team! Please be aware that taking Clemson means you rescind your claim to Georgia in the SEC. I have edited the Google claim sheet to reflect that.

Congrats @brightfalls! You have been approved for USC! Another team out west!

Congrats @Ricky Campbell! You're approved for Stanford! Another Pac-12 team joins the fray!

Congrats @alexfall862! You're approved for Nebraska! Welcome to the Big Ten!

Congrats @CadeRich! You have been approved for Alabama! Welcome to the SEC!

Congrats @Tazer! You've been approved for Central Michigan! You are the second MAC team!

Congrats @Jmjacobs! You have been approved for UCLA! The Pac-12 welcomes you!

I deleted @subsequent's post because he must know his place. Michigan Trash.

Congrats @Ape! You have been approved for Notre Dame! Our 1st Independent user!

Congrats @stinsy! You have been approved for Texas Tech! Our 3rd Big XII team!

Unfortunately, Cade has previously claimed Alabama. However, @caesari, you are approved for Washington! Another PAC-12 team claimed!

Congrats [uSER=17]@Bruno![/uSER] You are approved for Florida! The second team in the SEC!

Congrats @HAFFnHAFF! You have been approved for Oklahoma! Our 2nd user in the Big 12!