What is the most engaging way to play dynasty mode?

[Tarheels153369]

What have others found is the most engaging way to play a long term dynasty mode:

• Play the role of a coach (i.e., progress from an OC/DC at a small school to eventually be a HC at a major program with an aim to win at least 1 national championship over the course of the dynasty
• Play the role of AD at a small school/non-contender with the aim to stay at that school for the duration of the dynasty and build them into a consistent contender
• Play as an established HC at a contending team and bounce around over the course of the dynasty wining as many championships as possible
• Pick an already legit contender and build them into one of the best programs ever
• Something else?

[Collegefbfan]

I have always wanted to start out as defensive coordinator at a small school and move up. I am way better at offense especially in this game's version. However, I always have a feeling if I only call offensive plays, the defense will end up letting me down. So, I resort to head coach.

I play every down both sides of the ball for 90% of the games. I might sim a game here and there. I might sim if I am blowing a team out.

I find myself always building bottom and semi bottom teams up, mostly from G5 programs. Another thing I do is try new plays out. I use the college football plays database and find offensive plays that I "feel" I can hot route certain players that can "help me out". I am not an X's and O's guy at all.

Considering all of these things, I win as much as possible. I am in year 3 at SDSU. We have some good players, but not enough to make the playoff. I went 10-3 in the previous two seasons. Currently, we are 5-0 (or 6-0) in season 3.

[iliveaboveasubway]

Or do all of them? Play how you want. engaging is subjective.

[billyboy316]

I wanted to do the whole start at small school and then take job at powerhouse but I believe the coaching carousel is broken.

I started as HC at Buffalo and unfortunately the best job offers I got were for OC/DC positions for bigger schools. I ended up turning Buffalo into a powerhouse.

I decided I wanted to experiment with it and left after 10 years. Took the OC position at Alabama with hopes of getting a HC offer in a year or two.

No HC offers in first year. Second year I got one HC offer from Wyoming so I took it.

I have now simmed 7 seasons with Wyoming. By forcing wins, I have won 12+ games 6 years in a row and won a NC. Yet my best job offer is HC at BYU.

Just felt like in NCAA14, you always received a good amount of offers from big schools when you were doing well at a small school.

I'm going to keep simulating to see if/when I get a good offer. I'm currently in year 2041 so I have 12 or 13 more years.

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[MrArlingtonBeach]

It's interesting to see how different people's experiences can be with the game.

I started my career as OC at Ball State. I won 5 games in year one, and got an extension. In year two, I won 10 games and made it to the MAC title game, and was offered the HC job at Colorado State, which I accepted.

After a 9-4 season at CSU in my first year there, I was offered HC jobs at Minnesota, Iowa, SMU, and UNC (both SMU and UNC made the CFP that season, too). I turned them down, as I wanted to play out my 3-year contract.

After going 8-5 in year 2 with CSU (2027), I received some offers to be OC at big time programs, like Michigan and Ole Miss. I also got a few more HC offers for P4 schools, but again I turned them down. I did lose the OC at CSU to a head coaching job and had to replace him.

[NoleFan]

Yeah vastly different experiences! I’m 4 games into my 5th year at JMU with a career/team record of 38-19 thus far. Along the way, I’ve gotten some power 5 coordinator offers and even had NC State over me their HC job.

[jello1717]

In my pre-patch dynasty (which I ended to get the patch’s fixes) I started as OC @ ECU and after 1 year took the HC job at UAB.
I went 7-6 and then 9-4 there and was offered and accepted the HC job @ Louisville.

In my current ODU dynasty I’m in year 4 there and might leave after this one. In my first couple of years I’ve been offered the HC job at 2 or 3 ACC schools (don’t remember which ones).

[Playmakers]

I surely wish SI magazines would make a return to the game.

That used to be really engaging for me to read those weekly headlines