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#1 Post by **John** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:43 am

Hope you guys are enjoying your Independence Day break! Get out there and see some fireworks, or make some of your own!

The games will be ready to roll when we resume play next Monday.

A little PEBA status update: We're about 23 years into a 55-year sim intended to test a collection of potential changes to the league financial and rules structure. This is the first in a final battery of tests that should crystallize the new settings. The end result should be a financial environment that will allow PEBA teams to out-muscle foreign competitors on the free agent market (not vice versa), radically more realistic player development, more variable and realistic statistics, and an expanded and enhanced draft. I look forward to sharing the results with you when they're ready!

Duane · #2 Post by **Duane** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:10 pm

I just want to know if Kentucky will ever reach that coveted plateau of .500

#3 Post by **John** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:01 pm

Thoroughbreds wrote:I just want to know if Kentucky will ever reach that coveted plateau of .500

Signs point to, "Hell, yes!"

#4 Post by **Hitmen** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:23 pm

Yes. In year 18, Kentucky wins its second game of the season to go 1-1 (.500).

#5 Post by **Maulers** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:07 pm

Oh the suspense is too much, John! Just a hint as to the long-term fortunes of the Maulers??

#6 Post by **John** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:44 pm

Maulers wrote:Oh the suspense is too much, John! Just a hint as to the long-term fortunes of the Maulers??

Tell you what I'm going to do: at the conclusion of the testing I'm going to post the results of my massive 100-year PEBA sim. This thing is epic. I strictly forbid myself to look at the fortunes of individual players before 2100, but I did allow myself a look at each team's overall 100-year record as a little treat for getting through the whole thing. My preview: Absolutely every franchise has something to look forward to.

#7 Post by **Coqui** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:53 pm

So when do these results arrive? Now you have really whet everyone's appetite.

#8 Post by **John** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:40 pm

I'm hoping to wrap up the testing this weekend, but I can't say for sure. It takes almost a full day for each sim to run. Then I have to process the information, make alterations and start all over again. I'm getting closer and closer each time to what I'm shooting for, but more work still needs to be done. At least you have something to look forward to when this wraps up (aside from much improved settings, that is)!

Matt · #9 Post by **Matt** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:47 pm

How many seasons until the debt ridden Calzones have their stadium foreclosed on?

Sandgnats (Bill) · Sat Jul 05, 2008 1:18 am

Hitmen wrote:Yes. In year 18, Kentucky wins its second game of the season to go 1-1 (.500).

NOT COOL!

You're just lucky today was a holiday! Kentucky's drunken Bill is face down in a pile of his own alcohol induced vomit. So, he's oblivious to your comments. He will eventually read this and be aware-his team could exact revenge on the Hitmen in just a few short years.

I'm sure you're horribly frightened right now.