USFL Football League [Winner: vykingsfan64]

[flexmaster33]

New Jersey (vykingsfan64) wins the title...congrats.

Playoff scoreboard






Playoff scoring formula (quarter-by-quarter...4 total CC games)
8 teams qualify for the playoffs...4 from each conference. Division winners will be the top seeds, leaving two wildcard qualifiers from each conference.

• 2 quarters (1st and 4th) will be played on the home team's settings (higher seed)
• 2 quarters (2nd and 3rd) will be played on predetermined maps for each Conference
.
(Neutral maps for the West -- Malta and USA)
(Neutral maps for the East -- San Francisco and South America)
• if needed the overtime period would be played on the home team's map.

Scoring:
Winning player.
7 points for the head to head victory
7 points for winning in 8 rounds or less
3 points for winning in 12 rounds or less
3 points for gaining 20 armies in territorial bonuses

Losing player.
3 points for extending the game to 15 or more rounds
3 points for gaining 5 armies in territorial bonuses


STANDINGS

[flexmaster33]

Teams and players...


To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the United States Football League, I will be replaying the 1984 spring season when the league was at its highest point with 18 teams. (Too bad the league got sabataged in 1985 by an overzealous Donald Trump).

This is a 1 vs. 1 tourney and I plan to play 2 games each week. I expect the tournament to run from mid-May through mid-August.
Open to premium and freemium players both.
The regular-season is 18 games with the top eight teams advancing to the playoffs. Regular season games are simple head-to-head showdowns played according to the real 1984 USFL schedule. The playoffs will feature a more intense format with a quarter-by-quarter scoring system. Each playoff game will consist of 4 CC games, 5 if it goes overtime.

To sign up pick a team and choose your homefield settings...map, cards, forts and fog.
All games are sequential. Banned maps include Age of Might and Age of Magic.

Playoff scoring formula (quarter-by-quarter...4 total CC games)
8 teams qualify for the playoffs...4 from each conference. Division winners will be the top seeds, leaving two wildcard qualifiers from each conference.

• 2 quarters (1st and 4th) will be played on the home team's settings (higher seed)
• 2 quarters (2nd and 3rd) will be played on predetermined maps for each Conference to be announced before the season starts.
(Neutral maps for the West -- Malta and USA)
(Neutral maps for the East -- San Francisco and South America)
• if needed the overtime period would be played on the home team's map.

Scoring:
Winning player.
7 points for the head to head victory
7 points for winning in 8 rounds or less
3 points for winning in 12 rounds or less
3 points for gaining 20 armies in territorial bonuses

Losing player.
3 points for extending the game to 15 or more rounds
3 points for gaining 5 armies in territorial bonuses

*note that this system is for the playoffs only.

[grant.gordon]

Sign me up as Pittsburgh Maulers
Classic, Esq, Unlimited Sunny

[geigerm]

I'll be the Michigan Panthers. Settings: San Francisco, escalating, unlimited, sunny.

[Anarkistsdream]

Oklahoma Outlaws...

Mongol Empire
No Cards
Chained
FoW

[Sir. Ricco]

Age of Magic
No Cards
Chained
Foggy

[Drew483]

I'll take the Philadelphia Stars

Europe, escalating, adjacent, sunny

[Terminalcase56]

Chicago Blitz for me.

British Isles, escalating, chained, sunny.

Thanks.

[graulenst]

Birmingham for me please.

is Age of Merchants also banned? if not AoM (seq, esc, unlim, sunny) if it is banned then sign me up for carribean (seq, flat, unlim, sunny)

Thanks

[Evil Semp]

I'll play for Tampa Bay

Siege, flat rate, adjacent, sunny

[flexmaster33]

All right, we're halfway there...I'll take a few reserves on, too, but am hoping to get the first week of games started in a few days.

[flexmaster33]

bump

[Aesop Jones]

I have to represent my hometown Washington Federals. My aunt was a cheerleader for them!

Portugal, Flat Rate, Adjacent, Fog.

[flexmaster33]

I have to represent my hometown Washington Federals. My aunt was a cheerleader for them!

Portugal, Flat Rate, Adjacent, Fog.

How cool is that...welcome in Aesop

[NickJP]

I'll take the New Orleans Breakers.

Bamboo Jack, seq, flat, chained, sunny

[vykingsfan64]

I'll be the New Jersey Generals.
USA/Flat/Chained/Sunny

[Wendt100]

I would like the oakland invaders.
BeNeLux, no cards, chained, sunny

[markec]

i will take Jacksonville Bulls
Ancient Greece,chained

[cougfan82]

Flex,

I will be a SA Gunslinger!

Aussie, Flat, Chained fog!

[MostMackinest]

Denver Gold for me .
N. America - Seq - Flat - Chained - Sunny

Thank goodness drunk didn't get in my division with doodle map. I cants stands it!
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[mysteryman816]

Arizona Wranglers for me please!

U.S. Senate, Escalating Cards, Unlimited Fort., Sunny (side up )

[Drunk_Idiot]

the Drunk is in for the Arizona Wranglers...Doodle No cards Seq fog adj


If Arizona is taken then just throw me in anywhere

[flexmaster33]

All right everyone, we have the full 18 teams...I still hope to get 3-5 reserve players so spread the word.

I will put in for priveledges tonight, but will be out of town this weekend, so the first set of games will most likely go out late Sunday night.

Just curious how many people here remember the USFL...I used to sneak into my parents room on a sunny Saturday afternoon to watch games on their black and white TV...I was 10 or 11 years old and thought it was just great to have football all year.

My favorite team was the Gamblers and of course the Breakers when they moved to Portland for one season (1985)...too bad it went down, I think it could have gained a strong hold with some minor changes and sticking to the spring schedule. Oh well.

[flexmaster33]

Ughhh...my beach trip was followed with an unexpected hospital stay, but I should be able to get us started with games late tonight...I'm looking forward to getting this league going...

[flexmaster33]

First games have been sent out...Game 2s will go out Saturday.

I will update this thread with a standings table and a full-season schedule late tonight.