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Hi !

I think Season I is better than LXVIII, because it's rather shorter.

(this is my revenge for not being approved for H²G²L )

LOL

Hi Wagner. I just read the entirety of your new thread and I must say you have done a brilliant job, Wagner! Well-written, succinct enough and informative so that both competitors and those managers interested in HG, will be clear on what is occurring.

On behalf of those of us competing, thank you for your significant effort and time and I think you, as Commissioner, is a perfect fit.

+1

...On another exciting note, my team, the Swan River Serpents, will become 100% HG as of 5pm this Saturday!

We will be running a 7-player squad for the relegations series before picking up 3 new draftees, making it a 10-player roster for Season 68.

It is going to be a tough 1st season as a HG team and we will certainly be looking forward to adding 3 more players each season as we improve in depth and quality.

I am excited by a 5/5 draftee and hope to make him the 'center' of our core moving forward.

My new motto, and tag-line...

...Home-Grown or Go Home!

Hi Wagner. I just read the entirety of your new thread and I must say you have done a brilliant job, Wagner! Well-written, succinct enough and informative so that both competitors and those managers interested in HG, will be clear on what is occurring.

On behalf of those of us competing, thank you for your significant effort and time and I think you, as Commissioner, is a perfect fit.

+1

Thank you very much, MrJ!
And also thanks for all your contributions, which have been very helpful as I've mentioned many times.

I hope you all enjoy HGL as much as I will! I think we have something great on our hands in form of HGL that, if given the care and commitment it needs, has a great potential to make this HG community even more active (in forums) and more invested in their homegrown team projects in the long run, and could also work as a means/as a tool to bring other interested managers into the positively addictive world of homegrown teams!

Hi Wagner. I just read the entirety of your new thread and I must say you have done a brilliant job, Wagner! Well-written, succinct enough and informative so that both competitors and those managers interested in HG, will be clear on what is occurring.

On behalf of those of us competing, thank you for your significant effort and time and I think you, as Commissioner, is a perfect fit.

+1

Thank you very much, MrJ!
And also thanks for all your contributions, which have been very helpful as I've mentioned many times.

I hope you all enjoy HGL as much as I will! I think we have something great on our hands in form of HGL that, if given the care and commitment it needs, has a great potential to make this HG community even more active (in forums) and more invested in their homegrown team projects in the long run, and could also work as a means/as a tool to bring other interested managers into the positively addictive world of homegrown teams!

I hope you are right but only time will tell.

...On another exciting note, my team, the Swan River Serpents, will become 100% HG as of 5pm this Saturday!

We will be running a 7-player squad for the relegations series before picking up 3 new draftees, making it a 10-player roster for Season 68.

It is going to be a tough 1st season as a HG team and we will certainly be looking forward to adding 3 more players each season as we improve in depth and quality.

I am excited by a 5/5 draftee and hope to make him the 'center' of our core moving forward.

My new motto, and tag-line...

...Home-Grown or Go Home!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! And thank you for making the sales and sacrifices to do that! I know you had some difficult decisions to make! Thank you and congrats!! :-)

...On another exciting note, my team, the Swan River Serpents, will become 100% HG as of 5pm this Saturday!

We will be running a 7-player squad for the relegations series before picking up 3 new draftees, making it a 10-player roster for Season 68.

It is going to be a tough 1st season as a HG team and we will certainly be looking forward to adding 3 more players each season as we improve in depth and quality.

I am excited by a 5/5 draftee and hope to make him the 'center' of our core moving forward.

My new motto, and tag-line...

...Home-Grown or Go Home!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! And thank you for making the sales and sacrifices to do that! I know you had some difficult decisions to make! Thank you and congrats!! :-)

Thanks, T-Lit. Looking forward to the challenge and journey...

I'm going to get pretty badly beaten up in the first season of the HGL, but I look forward to the day when I'm in the mix.

Thanks, T-Lit. Looking forward to the challenge and journey...

I'm going to get pretty badly beaten up in the first season of the HGL, but I look forward to the day when I'm in the mix.

This is the spirit that I appreciate, and I'm really glad that you show many managers a good example by participating (especially as you are one of the most active managers of the HG community, and I believe your participation/presence will have a major impact in HGL by making this community more active) while at the same time realizing, that you're not going to be winning the title in HGL yet on this season...
Part of being homegrown, I think, is understanding that it's a process that does have different stages. You can't "buy yourself out of trouble", but you need to slowly dig yourself out of the pit, which is a lot more satisfying feeling as you eventually manage to do so.

Thanks, T-Lit. Looking forward to the challenge and journey...

I'm going to get pretty badly beaten up in the first season of the HGL, but I look forward to the day when I'm in the mix.

This is the spirit that I appreciate, and I'm really glad that you show many managers a good example by participating (especially as you are one of the most active managers of the HG community, and I believe your participation/presence will have a major impact in HGL by making this community more active) while at the same time realizing, that you're not going to be winning the title in HGL yet on this season...
Part of being homegrown, I think, is understanding that it's a process that does have different stages. You can't "buy yourself out of trouble", but you need to slowly dig yourself out of the pit, which is a lot more satisfying feeling as you eventually manage to do so.

Agreed, Wagner. Although, if I'm honest, running a scant 10-man line-up has me slightly concerned about player injuries and the impact that would have on my training and ability to get good minutes for all players. But this is the challenge, right?! I mean, like you say, I cannot buy my way out. No more fast firings and quick hirings, injuries or not.

I have had to change my thinking. I have created multiple training schedules to best utilise 10 players while training 3 or 4 of them. I won't be able to train 6 of them (2-position training) until the following season when I have 13 players.

So, yeah, a little concerned about possible roadblocks, but very excited none-the-less.

I have also had to prioritise training and won't be able to implement that fully until I know what my draftees look like. Exciting stuff.

Last edited by MrJ at 3/13/2025 8:07:53 AM

"Part of being homegrown, I think, is understanding that it's a process that does have different stages. You can't "buy yourself out of trouble", but you need to slowly dig yourself out of the pit, which is a lot more satisfying feeling as you eventually manage to do so" ~ Wagner

Thank you for the kind words, but THIS EXACTLY, it is the process and journey! There is a cycle when even the long time home growners will have ty cycle out their squad, just is the nature of the beast, and maybe they dont get great draftees. I totally agree with Wagner, that you cant buy yourway out of an issue or even worse, injury.

This process is just like how you would have to eat an elephant.... one bite at a time, one season at a time!

Excited for this new journey with you all! :-)

"Part of being homegrown, I think, is understanding that it's a process that does have different stages. You can't "buy yourself out of trouble", but you need to slowly dig yourself out of the pit, which is a lot more satisfying feeling as you eventually manage to do so" ~ Wagner

Thank you for the kind words, but THIS EXACTLY, it is the process and journey! There is a cycle when even the long time home growners will have ty cycle out their squad, just is the nature of the beast, and maybe they dont get great draftees. I totally agree with Wagner, that you cant buy yourway out of an issue or even worse, injury.

This process is just like how you would have to eat an elephant.... one bite at a time, one season at a time!

Excited for this new journey with you all! :-)

Well said.

If I recall, you are also a teacher, T-Lit. As we know, planning is crucial. I have plans for many possibilities, but it is the things that I haven't thought to think about as a HG team that will be challenging.

Drafting has taken on a whole new meaning for me. I have played for a combined 53 seasons in BB and I have never thought about the draft in terms of longevity before. Yes, I have drafted and trained U21 NT players, but I've never had to think about rotating through the seasons drafting. Ie. invest in maximum draft points and draft maybe every second season. In the meantime, thinking seriously about what to train and when while keeping in mind the type of draftees I will need next.

For example, I focused more on guard skills with my trainees this season with the focus on getting 3 bigs in the upcoming draft and training big skills next season. But it wasn't that simple. I had to start looking more closely at my current trainees and thinking about what their final builds will look like taking into account the draftees coming in next season...and then 2 seasons after that! I've been using Buzzer Manager to map out TSP caps and potential builds. It's been fun and I am engaged in BB in a way I haven't been before.

This is HG.

Last edited by MrJ at 3/13/2025 8:22:09 AM