It should not take that much to base up a team

[FrustratedFinFan]

Basing might not take too long for me.....but painting and detailing and customizing sure does So...if I had to start from scratch to put my Utes together, it would take me weeks to finish. I don't always have a lot of time to devote to the hobby...especially since I have other hobbies!!!

Basing isn't too difficult for me now....but it used to be. The best advice I can give here is TAKE WHAT THE BASE GIVES YOU and don't try to make it something it isn't. If a base is naturally fast or strong....enhance that. If the base tends to loop, fine, don't work too hard to straighten it out....use that loop for a blitzer or back who can attack the perimeter of the "D." This method speeds up basing a team....and in the end, probably makes it a better team

[Joeram57]

Ah the wit is coming out...enjoying the banter...I look forward to the response of RD, talked with him many times as a long distance tweaking mentor and fishing as well...I look forward to his response, however, I really look forward to watching Tenn vs. ND whenever it's played on the CBSMF network

Joe Ram

[The Rookie]

I personally don't look forward to his responce.

I don't think he will find this topic very witty.

I just want to play all of the coaches that have said they will play.

We will see how this turns out .

[RPD]

Originally Posted by Norbert Revels

It took me to build the team that went to this years miggle superbowl that lost to jim in overtime, so I agree Reg, it don't take long at all.

P.S. Right after miggles dinner, I sold my power team and built a fast team with alittle strengh, WISH THAT RIGHT CB WAS ABIT MORE STRONGER THOUGH (smile).

2 weeks ago me and jim took 2 of my UNTWEAKED college teams of 22, we set the clock to 45 minutes, I was done with the whole team in roughly 37 minutes, we both built complete teams and played a game, it was ALOT of fun.

P.S. If we would have bulked them up to 4.0 they could easly have played against any CBSMF team.

Norbert Revels

Thats the BIGGEST BUNCH OF"BS", I've read that you have written Norbert. To me getting a team ready is much more than just basing them up. It is customizing,painting,tweaking, and decaling a squad of 52 players, if you did all that in 1 1/2 hours then I'll kiss your backside. Enuff with the BS.

RD

[RPD]

Originally Posted by Mike Robertson

excuse me if I may...can you let RD speak for RD? PLEASE!!! I'm starting to think you are still in "Raider Nation!"

I really do hope that RD is working on his squad and getting them ready for play. Its just that most people do get caught up on winning and in the rankings that they would much rather play what they consider to be the "loose end" of their schedule first to build up some wins and momentum. Also, Doug RD must understand that when you join a league shortly after the season kicks off that there will be a sense of urgency to get the games played. Especially, when goin in you know that you have joined a league with a short season. We only have 5 weekends left in the season. The conference Championships all have to be played by the weekend of July 24th. We have selection show Sunday on the 26th. Canton is 2 weeks after that. That is not a lot of time. 5 weekends, with one being the conference championship weekend and we have the Oklahoma trip and another Gameday with all the teams that need to be scheduled. Very tough to accomplish my friend but we'll see!

Speaking of building mometum, kinda like your trip to LA??

[RPD]

Comon MIke, you have almost never shown a sense of urgency before.

RD

[RPD]

Originally Posted by Reginald Rutledge

RD spent several (an I mean several hours) scrimmaging Earnest to get his team prepared to play me. If you can scrimmage, you probably can play too because you are not putting scrubs up against Earnest. You put your Raiders or Irish that you have done, up against him to give him hints on what to do to stop me.

Well, let's just say Earnest was not too pleased over taking a tongue lashing from RD and then RD unwillingness to play right away. I imagine in Earnest eyes, "Heck, RD scrimmaged me so why would he not be ready?"

We don't have much time and I know guys are busy. I am too! Like y'all, I am just as dedicated of a family man too. Electric Coach, I understand on keeping things in perspective, and RD has the enthusiasm. This is a part of my life and it is a hobby but we do have a league that needs to finish in a timely manner.

I originally got the call from Earnest that RD would play me Sunday. I thought that was okay because when it was Earnest time to play last week, I got the call from RD that Earnest will play. So I thought this SHERNROB, Inc. organization worked hand-in-hand.

For me, I just know how I am. If a guy ask me to play, I don't spend much time thinking about it. I say, "Give me an hour or two to put some bases on the players and I will see what I can do". There's never a long thought about having to build a team over days, let alone weeks to play a game that I love.

For the most part, I never know when I will have another chance to play so I try to take advantage of the time that I can. That's all.

Mike, Doug never left the SHERNROB camp! I thought you knew that!!!

Reg

Wow. The scrimmage was with my oakland team not Notre Dame. Oh and by the way. When we play I'm gonna hang 10 on you, as in 10 per quarter!!

[RPD]

This is all very very amusing to me. First let me say the following. What does getting a team prepared mean to me?

1) Home Field:Many in the hobby have someone else build their field. I choose to do it myself. I always like my team to have a home field, Therefore I built a Notre Dame custom field so we could play in, I now have a home field. Step 1
2) Customizing figures: Some in the hobby buy custom figures. I choose to customize them myself. Step 2
3) Painting: Some in the hobby choose to have others paint their squads. I choose to do it myself. Step 3
4) Decaling: Some in the hobby choose to have others decal for them. I choose to do it myself Step 4
5) Tweaking: Some in the hobby choose to buy bases already tweaked. I choose to do it myself Step 5 This is the part I really enjoy, I helped Boston 21 tweak nearly his whole team, and I will tweak a complete roster of 52 Fighting Irish, so if you don't wanna wait I'll give you an easy way out Reg, I'll just hand you a forfeit.

As for getting a team ready that is what I do to get a team ready. I'm involved in every facet of what it takes to build a competeive team from the ground up. As for Reg getting his team ready very quickly, Tenn runs on mostly the same bases as his Cowboys in the DFW, naturally it doesn't take a "Rocket Scientest" to switch bases over.

And the funniest thing I took from this post was that we are scared and are dodging Reg and his Tenn Vols, why would anyone think that. Reg and his Cowboys have lost 11 games in the DFW(Tenn has basically the same bases) in the past 2 years, having lost to MIke and Barry by a combined score of 62-14, so what makes you think were scared, I'm confused. And he lost to as Reg calls him now, Mr. Shanefelt in the opener of the college season, so why be scared of Tenn? If you wait till were ready Reg you will be in for one heck of a game. I promise you, we will hang
"10" on you, as in 10 per quarter. The following words will be ringing in your head following our "Game", if you choose to play

Notre Dame
"Notre Dame Victory March"

Rally sons of Notre Dame
Sing her glory and sound her fame
Raise her Gold and Blue
And cheer with voices true:
Rah, rah, for Notre Dame
We will fight in every game,
Strong of heart and true to her name
We will ne'er forget her
And will cheer her ever
Loyal to Notre Dame.

Cheer, cheer for Old Notre Dame,
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send a volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky!
What though the odds be great or small,
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to victory!

GO IRISH!!

[RPD]

Originally Posted by Norbert Revels

It took me to build the team that went to this years miggle superbowl that lost to jim in overtime, so I agree Reg, it don't take long at all.

P.S. Right after miggles dinner, I sold my power team and built a fast team with alittle strengh, WISH THAT RIGHT CB WAS ABIT MORE STRONGER THOUGH (smile).

2 weeks ago me and jim took 2 of my UNTWEAKED college teams of 22, we set the clock to 45 minutes, I was done with the whole team in roughly 37 minutes, we both built complete teams and played a game, it was ALOT of fun.

P.S. If we would have bulked them up to 4.0 they could easly have played against any CBSMF team.

Norbert Revels

Oh and by the way Norbert, I think you've lost 3, maybe 4 games up there in the "Big 10" already, maybe you should have taken a little longer than 1 1/2 hours to put that team together. Just my 2 cents.

[Norbert Revels]

Originally Posted by RPD

Thats the BIGGEST BUNCH OF"BS", I've read that you have written Norbert. To me getting a team ready is much more than just basing them up. It is customizing,painting,tweaking, and decaling a squad of 52 players, if you did all that in 1 1/2 hours then I'll kiss your backside. Enuff with the BS.

RD

Big country, calm down, at the miggle tournament, you can only use there teams, mine allready had facemask and decaled numbers on them from last year, so for me it was easy to get them ready, it really only took me 1 1/2 hours to base them up.

Norbert