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Old 06-09-2008, 02:11 AM
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Default Bigger Figures has it changed the game ?

Hey my EF/MF family:
As i put my Rutgers team together I have noticed that I have some pretty beefy dudes on my squad, My Brother Rick Garrison also has some heavyweight dudes on his pirates squad also, on the old Miggle board we use to have some great discussions on figure size, some coaches felt that going bigger would take away from the standard size of the Fab five , but for me when i saw figs by Don, Reggie and some other figure artists I was hooked on having the choice of making larger atheletes, FF.com figs made it very easy to go big, but at the time using FF.com stuff made you one of the guys that was breaking tradition, but I liked using them so it was what it was. but my question to you coaches is, do you feel that going with bigger figures has changed the game?
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Old 06-09-2008, 05:07 AM
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Default Depends On What The Meaning Of Is Is

Define "bigger."
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Old 06-09-2008, 06:59 AM
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Default bigger in mass

bigger in mass not in height, even at 4.0 i still try to keep figs scale, but larger arms, bigger shoulders, legs muscle tone, or big belly lineman, bigger in the sense of larger in mass than the fable five.
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Old 06-09-2008, 10:03 AM
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Default The Bigger Figure

Yes, bigger figures are changing the hobby. The look and the feel of the hobby are different as a result of the stockier figures. These bigger figures open the door for the coach to display his creations through artful expression. From my perspective, that is what this hobby is; art.

In regards to standards, the bigger figure breaks that mold. Needless to say, the bigger figure causes controversy. When I say “bigger”, I am talking about height, width, muscles; the entire anatomy of the figure.

In the beginning, I wasn’t quite ready to embrace the concept of the bigger figure. After taking the time to create some of my own, I realized the benefits in having such figures on the board. One of those benefits is variety. I like the way my teams look on the board with varied poses.

To reduce the conflict between artful expression, which I love and standards, use the bigger figures where they are accepted.

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Old 06-09-2008, 12:12 PM
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Default The impact of bigger

In my opinion, there has been an impact. From the game perspective as well as customizing perspective, I can readily see how it has impacted the game.

In games that I am associated with, the bigger players seemed to perform better on faster boards. That also has to do with the bases which deals with the "athlete principle". While they are slightly bigger, many of the players can and do blend in with traditional figures from years past.

The game is immediately felt to be impacted when a guy is trying to throw a pass to a receiver and the "Bruce Smith" pose is in his leaping stance, altering how the QB throws the ball or causing an incompletion to happen. At the end of the game, when we look back at "impact plays" in one team's ability to win, this play contributed BIG!

From a customizing standpoint, I think the impact has been tremendous. Give Electric Coach much credit for his honest of being one of those who did not embrace this change. I remember him as well as many others who now glorify the changes as "messing with the fabric of the game". Electric Coach's forward thinking made him think long and hard about the good that this has done. Bigger was not meant to replace the traditions of the game but add to the pleasures of the game was one of the goals.

For me, more importantly, the "hardness of the player" was even more significant. You have no idea the many emails and telephone calls criticizing the softness of the players. Until I stepped on one and saw him go back into his natural state did I even understand the significance. When I saw that, my "engineering" mind went to work. And thus, I became a "customizing fool"! And now, you see many guys who had no interest in this aspect of the game create a whole new craze. And this was because, their minds became free and clarity of vision became reachable. That's just my opinion.

Reg
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Old 06-09-2008, 01:48 PM
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Default Define Fast Boards!!!

OUT HERE ON THE COAST WE HAVE BOARDS THAT GO Voooooooo! THAT ALLOWS THE PERFORMANCE BLUESMAN DISPLAYED(PRECISON WITH THE GRACE OF A GAZELLE) ALSO YOU HAVE THOSE IRRIATATING BOARDS THAT SOUND LIKE AN OUTBOARD MOTOR eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! SO WHEN U PLAY THE COACH WITH THE BRACASAURAS TEAM(AND HE CRIES I NEED A FASTER BOARD) NOTE DURING WARM UP ONE HAS DEMOED A PLAY RUN THE 100 AT 2.1 OR LESS( FAST BOARD?) THIS IS FOOTBALL NOT THE MONSTER TRUCK DERBY. THESKRECHBOARD!! WITH-OUT A BUZZ.(eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)
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