Pastapadre Online Dynasty Update Weeks 3-6
August 6, 2008 by pastapadre · 12 Comments
The Pastapadre Online Dynasty has now advanced through week six, thankfully without experiencing any more major catastrophes. Arizona State was able to pull off a nail-biter of an upset over top ranked Georgia, but Clemson remains the highest ranking team at #4. In the first head-to-head game of the year it was Illinois coming out on top over Penn State to take control of the Big 10. The upcoming game for Illinois against still undefeated Indiana looms large for that conference.
As teams have continued to show dominance over the CPU the upcoming patch that will fix sliders will likely lead to adjustments next season. But for the rest of this year we’ll be rolling on as is. Continue to view the latest standings, Heisman Watch, recruiting update, and the big games ahead for the next three weeks.
Pastapadre Online Dynasty Update Weeks 1-3
July 28, 2008 by pastapadre · 15 Comments
Once the Pastapadre Online Dynasty was resurrected it was back to concentrating on playing. The non-functioning screenshot uploading feature (which seems to be an isolated problem just occurring with the OD ones) had delayed this first recap in the hopes that it would be fixed. But as it has not I wanted to update on the first three weeks anyway and bring everyone up to speed on where things are at.
The top rated team currently is Clemson at #8 and four other teams are in the top 25. Only two teams have losses on their record but as the schedule progresses and the vastly over-matched FCS teams become no longer a factor the potential to see more teams taking a hit will be there. Week four is already open and you can follow along throughout the dynasty in the forum.
Pastapadre Online Dynasty Preparations
July 15, 2008 by pastapadre · 18 Comments
With the official release of NCAA Football 09 finally here the start of the highly anticipated Pastapadre Online Dynasty is nearing. Here is a look at the early preparations as things get underway.
The dynasty was easy enough to set up. Heading into the Xbox Live section is where you’ll find the area to continue an online dynasty in progress, create a new one, or take over as commissioner for a different dynasty. After choosing to begin a new one you’ll come across the opportunity to adjust the settings and sliders as well as send the invites out. Those don’t necessarily have to be done at that time as the commish is able to change those and add/drop owners at their convenience.
Vote for the POD Game of the Week
July 5, 2008 by pastapadre · 23 Comments
Along with a “weekly” full blown recap of the Pastapadre Online Dynasty I will be singling out one game each week for a more detailed summary and additional video highlights. I wanted to give the community the opportunity to select what game that will be in week one. Notre Dame and Florida State do not compete in week one and therefore are not listed. Vote in the poll below for the matchup that you would most like to see featured!
Pastapadre Online Dynasty Update
June 29, 2008 by pastapadre · 28 Comments
After the overwhelming response of interest in the official NCAA Football 09 online dynasty for the site it was a very difficult process to determine the 11 that were to be selected. It really crushed me to have to select only a handful when so many members of the community wanted to be involved. I appreciate everyone taking the time to post a comment or discuss the dynasty in the forum.
My hope is that even if you were not selected you’ll enjoy following along with the updates (both on the site and in the forum). Should a replacement be needed I’ll look to the list for who showed interest initially and have have followed the dynasty’s progression. I can assure everyone that there will be other activities coming down the line that can encompass larger numbers of participants.
For those who didn’t get into the dynasty I wanted to suggest a different NCAA 09 online event that may be of interest. A few years back I came up with the idea of the MNCS which allowed for participants to play as many games as they wanted against anyone else within the event over a period of time. There were rankings and Bowl games included. It was a huge success and has since lived on in variations at MaddenWars (MWCS) and MaddenList (MLCS). Check out the details on the MWCS here and the MLCS here.
With all that in mind continue on to view the finalized 12 members and their teams as well as a poll as to which team you think will finish the year ranked highest.
Pastapadre Online Dynasty
June 27, 2008 by pastapadre · 74 Comments
With the release of NCAA Football 09 quickly approaching it is now time to start preparing for the official Pastapadre Online Dynasty on the 360. Here are some of the details on what to expect.
The dynasty will begin the Monday after the game is released. I’ll be featuring the dynasty on the site with regular updates which will include screenshots and highlight clips from EA Sports World. Other participants will be welcome to submit the same in the forum and I will put the best videos up along with my “weekly POD recaps”.
The dynasty will have a limited amount of user vs user games with probably only 2-3 over the course of the season. Because of this teams will need to be spread out so that no conference has more than a few user controlled teams. It has to be this way due to time constraints and working towards a dynasty that can progress at a better pace (hopefully moving through a “week” in the dynasty every 4-5 days). Forum posting will be required for communication purposes and also for those who wish to post up details from their team’s perspective and their screens/videos. I have just added a thread for additional discussion about the dynasty.
As there are only 11 slots I can have filled I do apologize to anyone who would like to participate but aren’t selected. I will keep those people in mind as a replacement if anyone were to leave the dynasty. I hope even for those who can’t take part that enjoyment is found by following along with the developments of the dynasty.
To let me know of your interest leave a comment saying so along with a few teams you would be most interested in. Make sure that the email address used for your comment is correct as that is how I will send out the invites (there is no need to post your email address in the comments).
Update: The sheer number of people interested in the online dynasty have made it an incredibly difficult process choose who will be selected for the very limited number of slots. I actually feel really bad about having to make those decisions, but I can assure everyone that there will be opportunities down the line that can encompass a larger group of participants. The announcement on who is in will be made on Sunday, however continue to discuss the dynasty in the forum or here and leave your notice of interest in case positions open up in the future. You are also free to use the forum for organizing and running other dynasties.
