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For over 6 years, the EFL has been a part of the sim league community serving as a great place for people to hang out and play out a fake football career or multiple fake football careers. The league has had it's share of up and downs but for it's 6+ years in action, the ups outweigh any downs and the memories and people that have been met through the EFL has been a highlight of my life and I'm sure a lot of others here as well! This announcement is extremely hard and sad but necessary. The EFL will be discontinuing all operations effective immediately. The time and effort by so many can not be more appreciated and we can see just how much goes into running a league. Unfortunately with it being a lot of effort to have running a sim league, the depleting numbers we have experienced have made things too much for just a few to effectively run a successful sim league experience. Could it run bare bones, probably? But we would not be rewarding your time and effort that way. So unfortunately the most logical move was to shut things down. We will look to potentially archive everything to have as a record of the league to close up shop. To everyone who has been a part of the Elite Football League over the years, thank you!

EFL Off-Season Hello EFL! Not wanting to leave things unannounced. We in the BOD are discussing direction for the future of the league. The importance of having our league is making sure that people participating are enjoying being part of it. Please excuse the bit of downtime we have experienced as we look at everything from a league management perspective. I hope to get out some kind of survey that can be completed for TPE later on today! Stay tuned

Question of the Week, ending September 30th How's your team's or teams' seasons going? Excited for playoffs? Excited for the offseason? 25+ word answers please!

Question of the Week, ending September 23rd What are your thoughts so far on the new sim engine now that we are further along in the season? 25+ word answers please!

Question of the Week, ending September 16th Suggested by @Theory What is your favorite ECFA or EFL moment from the last 5 seasons? 25+ word responses please!

EFL League Update! Date: September 5th, 2023 Hello EFL! Lots of stuff I would love to cover here because as some may or may not have noticed there have been a few different changes, a few things brought back, and an overall effort to get back to the basics of great EFL Football! Sim Change: Thanks to an amazing effort by @Jetsqb101, we have successfully moved on from the old and questionable DDSPF16 sim engine and have moved on to the latest version of the game which is Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023! This new sim should provide a lot of opportunities for new stategies and gameplanning, new statistical output, less clunky play, and will lead to more exciting things to do as well! These things could include traits likely purchased with league money which could make league money have just a little bit more meaning. It could potentially mean playing around and being able to upgrade a new attribute such like competitiveness which can factor a bit in some plays. It could even get to the point where we open up the ability to create an offensive or defensive lineman third or fourth player. There is still some testing to go but thanks to Jets and his hard work, we have a new sim to be able to grow into and continue some great EFL Football. As things need to be modified, we certainly will be able to do so to make sure we are at our best. With this, I want to try and get a nice recruiting effort going potentially starting this season come playoff time in order to let our affiliates know the EFL is back and better. Tell your friends to join now as well and experience the new sim we have and be on the ground floor of the EFL Comeback era!! Forum Updates: It was certainly one of the more pressing issues that I wanted to get done and I was able to go in and get a lot done. You may have noticed that a few things on the forums have been re-arranged or moved around. Using inspiration from other forums, the hope is to make things pretty clear when navigating the forums and keep like things grouped. League history has been moved to it's own section, TPE sections have been labeled as Earning TPE, and some old PTs,sections and such have been archived to maintain a clean site for all to use! Please, would love to know any feedback about the forum so far and any ways to improve even more! Question of the Week: As many have seen, Question of the Week is back. Issues with the Question of the Week in the past was it being forgotten some weeks or forgotten until mid or end of week. With our forums, I have found it possible to have these scheduled out for when they publish and lock. So, with this, Question of the Weeks will be completed generally once a month on the staff side and scheduled out for the remainder of the month. Generally, this may lead to less personalized EFL based questions (i.e. Minnesota is 13-0 right now, will they finish undefeated? Why or why not?) but it will allow for consistency in providing this opportunity and sticking with a league schedule, we can still ask league pertinent questions or just generic ones for when that comes up. We can also use user submitted questions and make sure to keep this consistently going! It is an easy 3 TPE but it is easier when it is actually available! Things to Come: Lots of things planned to potentially come down the pipeline for the EFL. As mentioned, potential sim related changes coming to the players and being able to do new things that we have not been able to do in the past 40+ seasons. A potential recruiting effort based on having the new sim and having new overall consistency in the EFL as a whole. Other things may be some new updated stuff like guides, rulebook, and such to create a good framework for new, returning, and existing users. Another thing likely coming soon is the addition of rookie tasks which include some basic things to get started in the league which can be completed for some initial TPE earnings in the league (5 tasks for 10 TPE or something ~ Along with the TPE earned from the tasks in the first place). I would love to get to the point where we bring things back like EFL Fantasy and things such as that for additional fun opportunities to earn some league TPE or money. Basic stuff like more consistency in awards and hall of fame. Potential rewards or incentives for certain types of content, etc. We are certainly wanting to grow and get back to consistent and great times in the EFL! GIVEAWAY! With the sim change and because it has taken a bit. Please look for a giveaway in EFLO titled New Sim Time! It is available now through the end of September! Thanks to those who are and have been sticking it out through the transition!

Question of the Week, ending September 9th Hello! Just realized that there was no QOTW last week. Apologies on that. This week, have a double QOTW! That's right, this week is worth 6 tpe (3 capped, 3 uncapped technically). One suggestion question and another you can answer. 25+ words on one or the other or both! 1) Suggested by @dstevensonjr, which team is your favorite NFL team and why? If you don't really follow NFL, can do another sports franchise or club! 2) Would you like to see more ways to earn TPE in the EFL? Less? Why?

EFL Career Review Rubric This task summarizes your player's career in the EFL up to this point. This is a chance to recap your player's EFL career to this point in your player's career and can serve as an additional element in building your player's background. This task must be at least 350 words and can be claimed for 12 TPE. It is available after your 4th season in the EFL until the end of your EFL career. You may NOT claim your EFL Career Review for both of your players, you must do one for each. You may however complete an EFL Review of 700+ words for both of your players and claim for both.

ECFA Career Review Rubric This task summarizes your player's career in the ECFA. This is a chance to recap your player's collegiate career in preparation for the EFL and can serve as an additional element in building your player's background. This task must be at least 350 words and can be claimed for 12 TPE. It is available after your last season in the ECFA (Your rookie season in the EFL) until the end of your EFL career. You may NOT claim your ECFA Career Review for both of your players, you must do one for each. You may however complete a ECFA Review of 700+ words for both of your players and claim for both.

High School Career Review Rubric This task summarizes your player's career before entering the ECFA. This is a chance for you to introduce their "origin story" or their background, and develop their character. This task must be at least 350 words and can be claimed for 12 uncapped TPE. It is available immediately upon creation through the end of your final season in the ECFA (prior to rollover). You may NOT claim your High School Career Review for both of your players, you must do one for each. You may however complete a HS Review of 700+ words for both of your players and claim for both.

The EFL is currently in search of a GM to come in and fill the role for the Toronto Skyhawks franchise. Job Pay: 6 TPE per week Job Duties: The GM role is one of the most important jobs in helping us run the league. You are expected to submit depth charts and gameplans, draft players, sign free agents, and maintain your players' interest in the league via discord locker rooms, commitment to the team, and growing your franchise! Application Deadline: This is currently considered an OPEN position. Please apply to me via forums or Discord (AW13) with interest in the position! We hope to fill the position as soon as possible so tentative deadline with interest will be September 10th, 2023 by 11:59pm PT!

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QOTW made it's successful comeback last week. For this week, I would love to re-fill some questions here from user provided questions. Give me some good questions of the week. Should be 25+ words so give a couple if you are able to! Or give us a question and tell us how and when you first found the EFL!

Question of the Week, Ending August 19th Question of the Week is back! Reminder that QOTW is now 25 word responses for the 3 TPE now with inclusion of the Activity Check options. For this week, let's ease it back in. Please write anything EFL related. Can be about this last season, about your player, suggestions for the league, etc.

Auto 12 but will probably do an article too