Quote:Originally posted by CRUTCHFIELD@Dec 12 2016, 10:52 AM
Can we please get rid of PGS all together?

I know it's ur baby c but seriously nobody reads them. I shared this idea with the SMJHL team because I think that there are some seriously better ways to go about giving rookies a jump start. We should also look at eliminating it for SHL players (send downs are still ok) as it prevents rookies & send downs from gaining a little bit on players before their draft years as everybody is eligible to do PGS which is basically against the point of having PGS as a little way to get ahead for SMJHL players in the first place.

Anywho, here's my idea. Replacing PGS with writing media that will revitalize the SMJHL media board all together.

- Write a draft review for the SMJHL (500 words min / 3 TPE)
- Start a rivalry with another player or team (500 words min / 3 TPE) (can be a joint article)
- Playoff Preview (500 word min / 3 TPE)
- etc, etc.

Obviously it will still be capped at 15, and that way it encourages media articles and they can also use the money they get from the articles to train their players.

my $0.02

I know it's my baby and I honestly agree, not many people read PGS. The Game of the Week threads are my last ditch effort to make them relevant. 4 games go up a week, and everyone doing PGS feeds off that one game. This might result in more actual discussion, but probably won't.

The one thing I am worried about, though, is that this is starting to sound a heck of a lot like the VHL, and if you want a league where you're getting TPE from articles instead of money, go there. I do both because I like the diversity.

Radical idea: abolish PTs altogether, make this a purely cash league, increase the TPE amount you can buy every week in training to something like 10, and force people to write media. Discount presser money by a shit ton, make 30 minute podcasts worth about 50% of what it costs to max train, make 1000 words pay out 50% of max training. Forces people to need contract money or actually write media, gives you free reign to write about whatever you want, but doesn't restrict you to one article a week like the VHL or SBA feels like at times.

The Training options would look something like this:
1 TPE -> $100K
3 TPE -> $500K
5 TPE -> $1000K = $1M
8 TPE -> $1500K = $1.75M
10 TPE -> $2500K = $2.5M

Lets casuals still get 7 TPE/week with AC, active users get 12 TPE/week. IDK, those are rough starter numbers. Also, something about graphics getting a revamp with the cost.