Sandbox Simulations Football - check in here.

[Rain Man]

Hi all,

We're about to get through our logjam in Sandbox Simulations. Can you report here and let me know your team name so I know which teams are active and which teams may need new owners?

It'll probably be 4 to 6 weeks before we're up and running because we have some data cleanup to do, but it's imminent. We'll run the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and then have the 2015 draft, so get ready for some action!

If you're interested in owning a team, you can also post here and let me know. We'll likely have some turnover, so we should have some teams opening up.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

Whut is this all about ?

Check out the threads in the casinoplanet subforum. cdcox and I are starting a company that does high-level simulations of games, where you draft, trade, and sign players to fill out a 53-man roster. It's kind of the new black.

If you want a team, let me know.

[RealSNR]

I'm checking in for the Madison Brewers in League 2.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by pr_capone

If we ask to join, can the new ownership relocate and rename the team?

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

This is also relevant to my interests.

Pending cdcox's approval, I'm down with this. However, we're getting close to a commercial launch so we probably need to start being PC on the names. We've developed a database of several thousand potential team names and would appreciate it if you would pick a name from that list. However, in Leagues 1 and 2 we'll be a little more lenient and open to alternatives.

The database is enclosed in an Excel file.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Pending cdcox's approval, I'm down with this. However, we're getting close to a commercial launch so we probably need to start being PC on the names. We've developed a database of several thousand potential team names and would appreciate it if you would pick a name from that list. However, in Leagues 1 and 2 we'll be a little more lenient and open to alternatives.

The database is enclosed in an Excel file.

Wow. Ermines didn't even make THAT list.

UND has GOT to pick that name. It's the most identifiable thing since the Billikens.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by SNR

Wow. Ermines didn't even make THAT list.

UND has GOT to pick that name. It's the most identifiable thing since the Billikens.

I actually added them to the database before I uploaded it, along with Flying Ermines, Fighting Ermines, and Thunder Ermines. But you're right - the database contained over 2,000 names of current and past team names at all levels, and there wasn't a single ermine to be found. It's actually staggering.

[RealSNR]

Holy shit. That's it.

Ermines is great. I think UND should go with that.

But if the university wants something that sounds more deadly that can also better resonate with who UND is as an institution, they should go with Flying Ermines. It calls on UND's aviation studies program that is second-to-none in the country while also making the mascot more deadly. After all, if you had problems dealing with an ermine before, you'll have even more problems dealing with a flying ermine.

[Rain Man]

Checkins to date:

League 1:

St. Joseph Stetsons (Austinchief)
Overland Park Chiefs (SPChief)
Denver Broncos (Numbah One)
Duluth Pillagers (Rain Man)
Fort Wayne Dukes (tambaberry)
Independence Vision (cdcox)


League 2:

Anchorage Eskimos (Rain Man)
Waco Compound Fires (Sully)
St. Louis Spiders (tambaberry)
Madison Brewers (SNR) - is this a new team? Are you taking someone over?



TimBone - New Team TBD
pr_capone - New Team TBD
Mr. Flopnuts - New Team TBD

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by SNR

Holy shit. That's it.

Ermines is great. I think UND should go with that.

But if the university wants something that sounds more deadly that can also better resonate with who UND is as an institution, they should go with Flying Ermines. It calls on UND's aviation studies program that is second-to-none in the country while also making the mascot more deadly. After all, if you had problems dealing with an ermine before, you'll have even more problems dealing with a flying ermine.

I actually kind of like Thunder Ermines, too. It's a nice norse nod. (Say that three times.)

I just went and suggested ermines again on the nomination site. My reasoning today is that it's a completely new name that will eliminate any of the existing camps from "winning" or "losing" in the name battle.

[Gadzooks]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Checkins to date:

League 1:

St. Joseph Stetsons (Austinchief)
Overland Park Chiefs (SPChief)
Denver Broncos (Numbah One)
Duluth Pillagers (Rain Man)
Fort Wayne Dukes (tambaberry)
Independence Vision (cdcox)


League 2:

Anchorage Eskimos (Rain Man)
Waco Compound Fires (Sully)
St. Louis Spiders (tambaberry)
Madison Brewers (SNR) - is this a new team? Are you taking someone over?



TimBone - New Team TBD
pr_capone - New Team TBD
Mr. Flopnuts - New Team TBD

I would also like a team please.

[Rain Man]

Checkins to date:

League 1:

St. Joseph Stetsons (Austinchief)
Overland Park Chiefs (SPChief)
Denver Broncos (Numbah One)
Duluth Pillagers (Rain Man)
Fort Wayne Dukes (tambaberry)
Independence Vision (cdcox)


League 2:

Anchorage Eskimos (Rain Man)
Waco Compound Fires (Sully)
St. Louis Spiders (tambaberry)
Madison Brewers (SNR) - is this a new team? Are you taking someone over?



TimBone - New Team TBD
pr_capone - New Team TBD
Mr. Flopnuts - New Team TBD
Gadzooks - New Team TBD

[pr_capone]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Checkins to date:

League 1:

St. Joseph Stetsons (Austinchief)
Overland Park Chiefs (SPChief)
Denver Broncos (Numbah One)
Duluth Pillagers (Rain Man)
Fort Wayne Dukes (tambaberry)
Independence Vision (cdcox)


League 2:

Anchorage Eskimos (Rain Man)
Waco Compound Fires (Sully)
St. Louis Spiders (tambaberry)
Madison Brewers (SNR) - is this a new team? Are you taking someone over?



TimBone - New Team TBD
pr_capone - New Team TBD
Mr. Flopnuts - New Team TBD
Gadzooks - New Team TBD

Aguadilla Sharks

[Old Dog]

i thought I had a team in each league, but apparently my L1 team (Overland Park Chiefs) has been turned over to someone else for some reason.

[brorth]

I couldn't find the thread for league onereigning champs to check in on, so I guess the Pittsburgh Tacos (don't forget, it's pronounced take-ohs) will check in here.

Also, the Corona Lights.

[kccrow]

I'd be interested in a team if at all possible.

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

i thought I had a team in each league, but apparently my L1 team (Overland Park Chiefs) has been turned over to someone else for some reason.

You gave them to me for the grand total of $1. I did an evil laugh thinking of how much money this will make me