BradS wrote:Can you recall what kind of numbers your defense is putting up?
I started a new career a couple of weeks ago at ULM. Again the same system. I only sim games. I don't set up plays, just Strategy>Playcalling and Strategy>Game Planning. Playcalling I simply choose between the Head Coach and Coordinator for the offense and defense, which one I like best, usually the one that throws more and blitzes more. And for Game Planning I set up 3 game plans, all with the same offensive tendencies, a pass heavy spread. I set up a balanced D, a run D, and a pass D, all with a zone defense, and I use what I think will work based on the opponent's tendencies, with occasional tweaks. Though the last five games of my last season I stuck with my balanced D because something clicked with it and I started beating teams soundly. I should add that the Sunshine was down last season. ULM was the only team with an overall winning record, so that helped, too.
Records 7-7, 6-7, 9-5, 13-1 (loss to Memphis in week 2). Four bowl trips, 3 losses, then a win. Playing Sunshine Conference opponents and mid major out of conference teams like La. Tech, USM, Memphis, Tulane. Got crushed in my first three bowls but then just upset Alabama (#25, so a relatively weak Alabama) in the Nectarine Bowl last season on a last-second field goal. Points allowed. 26.7, 27.0, 20.3, 17.1 Yards allowed. 481, 380, 348, 325. The scheme stays the same with a few tweaks thrown in. Just better talent each year. Shooting for high level recommended 3 stars and trying to grab 1 or 2 local or unrecruited 4 stars or transfer 4 stars. My talent on both sides of the ball definitely improved every year, even signing nearly all 3 stars. The first two years I got outscored, the last two I scored more points, especially last season. The last two years I had a transfer 4 star QB who had two years of eligibility left and lit things up, especially last season, and some good running backs. I'll probably be starting a 4 star freshman next year and doubt I will go 13-1 again.