**Coaching Carousel Mafia**

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The coaching carousel is in full swing. Power grabs are causing fans to clench their butt cheeks out of concern that their coach - theirs! - might take a job at a school that ALLEGEDLY has better tradition or a higher pay. As fans, your job is to sniff out the schools trying to poach your coach and help him understand that he needs to stay!

Players

The Good Guys

The Head Coach
  • This person is the most important in the game. They are college football's crowned "next big hire" for schools everywhere. Specifically, they are the target of:
    • The Blue Bloods
    • The Mega Donors
    • The TV Broadcaster
    • The NCAA Sanctioner
  • As The Head Coach, this player is also the top recruiter for the school and therefore gets an investigation nightly. This investigation is carried with them to other schools or organizations if they leave.
  • The Head Coach is impervious to night hits from either mafia the first 3 nights (this will be announced without noting the target).
The Fallback Coach
  • Once considered the greatest coach in your school's history, this player's work has been outdone by the recent accolades of The Head Coach. This player has the ability to assuage fans if The Head Coach is lost and thus has the ability to protect/heal/whatever one player each night (this is not at all dependent on The Head Coach, just made for a good write-up. They're the doctor).
The Top Assistant
  • This player is loyal - FOREVER - to The Head Coach's current school. If The Head Coach leaves for another school, The Top Assistant takes over the abilities of The Head Coach but remains The Top Assistant and CANNOT be recruited to another school.
The AD
  • This player is trying to counter any and all attempts to poach The Head Coach. As such, they are allotted one night hit during each two day period (i.e. they can kill once in day 1 and 2, once in day 3 and 4, etc.). If the AD can successfully off someone who poached The Head Coach, they will bring The Head Coach BACK to their school. This will obviously cause all sorts of mayhem, which I am wont to do.
The Fall Guy Assistant
  • Sometimes things aren't going as well as they should. Special teams isn't performing up to expectations and some fans want change. For this player, that's bad. Heck, this player didn't even know they were the special teams coach, they thought it was a myth. If things are looking dicey for the AD (or if the AD thinks things are looking dicey for The Head Coach) they can choose to "fire" The Fall Guy. This simply switches The Fall Guy Assistant's votes with the player of the AD's choosing at the end of the day. This will not be announced unless The Fall Guy Assistant or the player whose votes are swapped end up eliminated.
Fans
  • The remaining players are all fans. Some are disgruntled fans, expecting more from The Head Coach and willing to let him leave for greener pastures. Some are happy fans, wanting The Head Coach to stay and continue to build a storied program. If the number of disgruntled fans equals or exceeds the number of happy fans The Head Coach is potentially heading for another school...
How these roles were messaged:
  • You are a regular fan who is currently happy with the direction the program is headed.
  • You are a regular fan who is currently unhappy with the direction the program is headed.
The Bad Guys (Blue Bloods)

The Blue Blood AD
  • This player offers a player the opportunity to coach at their school on a semi-nightly basis (odd nights). If The Head Coach is offered AND The Head Coach's support is at or below 50% then The Head Coach joins the Blue Bloods. If The Head Coach is currently working for the Other Bad Guys, recruitment fails.
The Scouting Firm
  • This player can check the role of any player on a nightly basis.
The Blue Bloods also get a nightly hit.

The Other Bad Guys ($$$)

The Mega Donor
  • This player is literally made of money. They are willing to pay anything at all (up to $25 million per year, let's be reasonable here) to get The Head Coach to come to their school. They can offer The Head Coach a job on a semi-nightly basis (even nights). If The Head Coach is offered AND The Head Coach's support is at or below 50% then The Head Coach joins the Other Bad Guys. If The Head Coach is currently working for the Blue Bloods poaching fails.
The Scouting Firm Deux
  • This player can check the role of any player on a nightly basis.
The Other Bad Guys also get a nightly hit.

The Neutrals

TV Broadcaster
  • This player's goal is to poach The Head Coach and/or the Blue Blood AD. They choose a player semi-nightly (even nights) to recruit for their Saturday morning pre-game show. If they can do this, they will have the most successful pre-game show ever and if their pre-game show can survive until the end of the game, they win. Note that this player can continue attempting to poach if they successfully poach one of the two. If the Blue Blood AD is recruited that player loses their own recruitment power.
NCAA Sanctioner
  • Look, the NCAA somehow always wins. So this player automatically wins. But, to make it interesting, this player has the ability to sanction any of the three universities. To do this, the NCAA Sanctioner chooses one player nightly. If they happen to choose The Head Coach, The Blue Blood AD or The Mega Donor, the NCAA will begin an investigation. At the beginning of the following day the mayor will announce the school is under investigation (e.g. if NCAA Sanctioner chooses The Head Coach night 2, announcement comes start of day 3). The NCAA Sanctioner can choose to say they know who the player is under investigation or not. After 3 days the NCAA Sanctioner concludes their investigation and decides if they want to sanction the player (kill them).
  • This player's PRIMARY goal is to survive past The Head Coach, The Blue Blood AD and The Mega Donor. If they can do this, they really really win. If both mafias are eliminated before The Head Coach, they cannot win.
Win Conditions
  • The Good Guys: eliminate the two mafias
  • The Blue Bloods: eliminate the Other Bad Guys and have more people remaining than Good Guy + Neutral survivors
  • The Other Bad Guys: eliminate the Blue Bloods and have more people remaining than Good Guy + Neutral survivors
  • TV Broadcaster: have more people remaining than all other survivors (difficulty: extreme)
  • NCAA Sanctioner: outlast The Head Coach, The Blue Blood AD and The Mega Donor
 
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Rules

1. Editing of posts results in an automatic clap, unless you're currently an average mayor or better.
2. Days will last from 7 am OR as soon as night report is complete to 9:05pm, including Fridays, CycloneFanatic time.
3. Votes must be bolded.
4. No PMing will be allowed between players unless your role allows it.
5. If you vote twice without rescinding, only your first vote will count.
6. Missing two days of votes will result in a player being clapped.
7. I reserve the right to changes the rules or edit roles as necessary. Any change will be announced and marked on the front page.
8. Do people actually read these?
9. Ghost posting - use good judgment, okay.
10. In the case of ties, random.org, a coin flip, randbetween(1,100) or cats will be used.
11. If you have any questions, PM me.
12. No hints after death.
13. You may reveal your role and/or lie about your role if you wish.
14. We can begin half days starting Wednesday 12/15 as long as all participants agree (trying to not run this into the holiday week).
 
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NumberPlayerStarsRole / Death
1discydisc1Fall Guy Assistant / Vote D2
2JM4CY1Disgruntled Fan / N2 Other Guys hit
3Cleaver1The AD / Clapped D8
4Farnsworth1Scouting Firm Deux / Vote D4
5moores23NCAA Sanctioner / N5 Blue Bloods hit
6cyfanatic131Person Who Claims to Have Been a Fan for Life But Became a Fan 6 Years Ago / Vote D6
7mj4cy2Happy Fan / Clapped D5
8Fitzy3Fallback Coach / N4 Other Guys hit
9cyclonespiker331Head Coach / N6 Blue Bloods hit
10cyfan213Mega Donor / AD hit N2
11Clark2
12VikesFan222Disgruntled Fan / N5 Other Guys hit
13Bret444Blue Blood Assistant AD / Vote D7
14azhuth093
15SCNCY4Happy Fan / N4 Blue Bloods hit
16ISUCyclones20153Blue Blood Alumnus / N1 Other Guys hit
17CloniesForLife2
18ISUCubsWin2
19bsaltyman2Blue Blood AD / AD hit N4
20CtownCyclone3Disgruntled Fan / N7 Blue Bloods hit
21CloneinWDSM3Top Assistant / Clapped D4
22flipper2Disgruntled Fan / Clapped D2
23srjclone4Mega Donor's Trophy Spouse / Vote D5
24SaraV3Disgruntled Fan / Vote D3
25CYme1Happy Fan / N3 Blue Bloods hit
26JHUNSY5Happy Fan / Vote D1
27MeowingCows3Happy Fan / AD hit N5
28Dandy2Happy Fan / Clapped D2
29Gblade1Disgruntled Fan / Vote D8
30ImJustKCClone2
31Colorado1Rich Obnoxious Celebrity / N2 Blue Bloods hit

Note: Stars are not associated with roles at all. They were re-calculated after the sign-up thread due to seriously poor scouting by our staff.
 
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Day 1

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
ISUCubsWinJHUNSY
7:19 AM​
GbladeJHUNSY
9:07 AM​
ISUCyclones2015JHUNSY
11:24 AM​
FarnsworthJHUNSY
9:04 PM​
CtownCycloneJHUNSY
9:38 AM​
CtownCycloneJHUNSY
8:42 PM​
Rescind
ClarkFarnsworth
8:46 AM​
mj4cyFarnsworth
10:38 AM​
CtownCycloneFarnsworth
8:42 PM​
cyclonespiker33VikesFan22
9:35 AM​
Bret44VikesFan22
12:10 PM​
cyfan21VikesFan22
6:36 PM​
JM4CYClark
7:26 AM​
CYmeClark
6:40 PM​
srjcloneCleaver
10:25 AM​
ImJustKCCloneCleaver
2:31 PM​
FitzyBret44
9:56 AM​
VikesFan22Bret44
10:01 AM​
discydiscISUCubsWin
8:24 AM​
JHUNSYISUCubsWin
9:13 AM​
CloniesForLifeISUCyclones2015
8:15 AM​
azhuth09ISUCyclones2015
8:43 AM​
moores2Gblade
9:25 AM​
MeowingCowscyclonespiker33
1:10 PM​
Farnsworthcyclonespiker33
9:51 AM​
Farnsworthcyclonespiker33
9:04 PM​
Rescind
SCNCYdiscydisc
7:15 AM​
ISUCyclones2015discydisc
11:23 AM​
ISUCyclones2015discydisc
11:24 AM​
Rescind
CleaverImJustKCClone
12:30 PM​
CloneInWDSMDandy
12:30 PM​
SaraVCloniesForLife
5:36 PM​
cyfanatic13moores2
6:53 PM​
bsaltymanazhuth09
7:31 AM​
cyfanatic13azhuth09
10:00 AM​
cyfanatic13azhuth09
6:53 PM​
Rescind
Coloradoflipper
9:19 AM​

Day 2

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
JM4CYdiscydisc
9:59 AM​
Gbladediscydisc
1:59 PM​
SaraVdiscydisc
6:39 PM​
VikesFan22discydisc
6:40 PM​
cyfan21discydisc
8:23 PM​
cyclonespiker33discydisc
9:04 PM​
Coloradocyclonespiker33
11:51 AM​
mj4cycyclonespiker33
2:55 PM​
cyfanatic13cyclonespiker33
4:23 PM​
MeowingCowscyclonespiker33
8:03 PM​
discydisccyclonespiker33
8:58 PM​
ISUCubsWincyfan21
1:35 PM​
Cleavercyfan21
2:00 PM​
ImJustKCClonecyfan21
4:53 PM​
discydisccyfan21
8:01 PM​
discydiscCyfan21
8:28 PM​
Rescind
FarnsworthISUCubsWin
7:38 AM​
moores2ISUCubsWin
9:46 AM​
ClarkISUCubsWin
8:33 PM​
cyfan21ISUCubsWin
1:28 PM​
cyfan21ISUCubsWin
8:23 PM​
Rescind
cyfanatic13ISUCubsWin
11:43 AM​
cyfanatic13ISUCubsWin
4:23 PM​
Rescind
Fitzycyfanatic13
1:01 PM​
CtownCyclonecyfanatic13
6:36 PM​
cyclonespiker33cyfanatic13
9:36 AM​
cyclonespiker33cyfanatic13
9:04 PM​
Rescind
CloniesForLifeGblade
12:01 PM​
CYmeGblade
1:07 PM​
CloneInWDSMGblade
8:15 PM​
discydiscGblade
8:28 PM​
discydiscGblade
8:50 PM​
Rescind
discydiscGblade
7:16 PM​
discydiscGblade
8:01 PM​
Rescind
SCNCYJM4CY
9:36 AM​
azhuth09CYme
11:59 AM​
Bret44SaraV
7:22 PM​
srjcloneCleaver
1:06 PM​
bsaltymanmoores2
11:21 AM​
CtownCyclonebsaltyman
1:15 PM​
CtownCyclonebsaltyman
6:36 PM​
Rescind
discydiscCloniesForLife
9:37 AM​
discydiscCloniesForLife
7:16 PM​
Rescind
ISUCubsWinCtownCyclone
7:11 AM​
ISUCubsWinCtownCyclone
8:42 AM​
Rescind
 
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Day 3

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
Bret44SaraV
1:14 PM​
CtownCycloneSaraV
2:26 PM​
VikesFan22SaraV
4:20 PM​
CleaverSaraV
6:04 PM​
cyfanatic13SaraV
6:38 PM​
ClarkSaraV
8:56 PM​
cyclonespiker33cyfanatic13
9:29 AM​
Fitzycyfanatic13
2:34 PM​
azhuth09cyfanatic13
3:10 PM​
SaraVcyfanatic13
8:22 PM​
CloniesForLifeGblade
2:59 PM​
CYmeGblade
6:55 PM​
ISUCubsWinMeowingCows
2:28 PM​
FarnsworthMeowingCows
4:42 PM​
bsaltymanVikesFan22
2:25 PM​
SCNCYcyclonespiker33
2:32 PM​
ImJustKCCloneSCNCY
6:01 PM​
moores2Bret44
2:42 PM​
GbladeImJustKCClone
5:40 PM​

Day 4

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
bsaltymanFarnsworth
7:12 AM​
FitzyFarnsworth
8:11 AM​
ISUCubsWinFarnsworth
2:40 PM​
azhuth09Farnsworth
4:35 PM​
mj4cyFarnsworth
5:15 PM​
ClarkFarnsworth
6:02 PM​
CloniesForLifeFarnsworth
6:26 PM​
srjcloneFarnsworth
7:02 PM​
Bret44Farnsworth
7:06 PM​
CtownCycloneFarnsworth
7:36 PM​
cyfanatic13Farnsworth
7:37 PM​
cyclonespiker33cyfanatic13
3:52 PM​
Gbladecyfanatic13
4:14 PM​
moores2Clark
9:47 AM​
MeowingCowsClark
1:24 PM​
Farnsworthbsaltyman
5:30 PM​
VikesFan22bsaltyman
5:35 PM​
SCNCYmj4cy
1:26 PM​
ImJustKCClonemj4cy
2:37 PM​
CleaverGblade
4:50 PM​
srjcloneGblade
11:25 AM​
srjcloneGblade
6:13 PM​
Rescind
CtownCyclonemoores2
5:13 PM​
CtownCyclonemoores2
7:36 PM​
Rescind

Day 5

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
CloniesForLifesrjclone
2:07 PM​
ISUCubsWinsrjclone
2:12 PM​
cyclonespiker33srjclone
3:27 PM​
azhuth09srjclone
3:29 PM​
Gbladesrjclone
4:45 PM​
ImJustKCClonesrjclone
5:01 PM​
Clarksrjclone
5:40 PM​
Bret44srjclone
5:48 PM​
cyfanatic13srjclone
5:54 PM​
MeowingCowssrjclone
6:04 PM​
Cleaversrjclone
6:51 PM​
srjcloneGblade
3:22 PM​
CtownCycloneGblade
3:34 PM​
CleaverGblade
2:58 PM​
CleaverGBlade
6:51 PM​
Rescind
VikesFan22mj4cy
2:00 PM​
moores2MeowingCows
11:55 AM​

Day 6

VoterVoteeTimeRescind
CloniesForLifecyfanatic13
9:01 PM​
Clarkcyfanatic13
9:02 PM​
Bret44cyfanatic13
9:03 PM​
CtownCyclonecyfanatic13
2:00 PM​
CtownCyclonecyfanatic13
8:15 PM​
Rescind
ISUCubsWinImJustKCClone
7:51 AM​
GbladeImJustKCClone
4:58 PM​
ImJustKCCloneGblade
4:05 PM​
CtownCycloneGblade
8:15 PM​
Bret44Gblade
8:50 PM​
Bret44Gblade
9:03 PM​
Rescind
cyclonespiker33Bret44
2:57 PM​
 
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PSYclone22

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Alright - everyone should have their roles. Please PM me if you do not have a role.

The first offer to the Head Coach comes in at 5.8M per year.
 

VikesFan22

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Rules

1. Editing of posts results in an automatic clap, unless you're currently an average mayor or better.
2. Days will last from 7 am OR as soon as night report is complete to 9:05pm, including Fridays, CycloneFanatic time.
3. Votes must be bolded.
4. No PMing will be allowed between players unless your role allows it.
5. If you vote twice without rescinding, only your first vote will count.
6. Missing two days of votes will result in a player being clapped.
7. I reserve the right to changes the rules or edit roles as necessary. Any change will be announced and marked on the front page.
8. Do people actually read these?
9. Ghost posting - use good judgment, okay.
10. In the case of ties, random.org, a coin flip, randbetween(1,100) or cats will be used.
11. If you have any questions, PM me.
12. No hints after death.
13. You may reveal your role and/or lie about your role if you wish.
14. We can begin half days starting Wednesday 12/15 as long as all participants agree (trying to not run this into the holiday week).
I do.
 

CYme

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Rules

1. Editing of posts results in an automatic clap, unless you're currently an average mayor or better.
2. Days will last from 7 am OR as soon as night report is complete to 9:05pm, including Fridays, CycloneFanatic time.
3. Votes must be bolded.
4. No PMing will be allowed between players unless your role allows it.
5. If you vote twice without rescinding, only your first vote will count.
6. Missing two days of votes will result in a player being clapped.
7. I reserve the right to changes the rules or edit roles as necessary. Any change will be announced and marked on the front page.
8. Do people actually read these?
9. Ghost posting - use good judgment, okay.
10. In the case of ties, random.org, a coin flip, randbetween(1,100) or cats will be used.
11. If you have any questions, PM me.
12. No hints after death.
13. You may reveal your role and/or lie about your role if you wish.
14. We can begin half days starting Wednesday 12/15 as long as all participants agree (trying to not run this into the holiday week).
Yes, thanks for mayoring!
 

Farnsworth

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Come on, I was only a 2* in the sign-up thread, why degrade me to 1*. I demand a re-evaluation if I vote 3 days in a row.
 

cyfanatic13

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Now that sports gambling has gained a ton of popularity, I'll set the odds that Farnsy gets clapped this game.

Yes -150
No +120
 

azhuth09

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Alright - everyone should have their roles. Please PM me if you do not have a role.

The first offer to the Head Coach comes in at 5.8M per year.

So can we get a coaching carousel mafia for dummies? What does the $$$ offer to the coach do? Who’s offering it? Do they already know who the coach is?

Do we still have normal daily votes? Do fans roles change, or is the approval rating just based on survival rate of each category?
 

PSYclone22

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So can we get a coaching carousel mafia for dummies? What does the $$$ offer to the coach do? Who’s offering it? Do they already know who the coach is?

Do we still have normal daily votes? Do fans roles change, or is the approval rating just based on survival rate of each category?
The dollars are something I made up that mean nothing.

Normal daily votes.

Only the coach knows who the coach is.

Fan's roles WILL have the chance to change depending on the outcome of games (these will occur at arbitrary times).

There are currently more happy fans than disgruntled fans.
 

Farnsworth

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I was a 4* on RateMyProfessor.com as a TA until they purged me at some point. My reviews were pretty funny as well (half friends, half who knows).
 

SCNCY

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How can discydisc be rated as the number one recruit while only being rated a 1 star. This smells of a scam full of money. I think discydisc paid off the ranking companies so he could be a number one recruit and get offers from around the country and choose his favorite school, Rhode Island School of Design. I always knew he was a fan of the Gonads and their mascot, Scrotie. But to pull off such a scam requires a lot of money, the kind of money that only a Mega Donor would have.

Vote Discydisc
 

JM4CY

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I’m still pissed about the wrestling dual and I can’t vote for Psy like normal so vote Clark. **** iowa
 

bsaltyman

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It seems like the real life coaching carousel has been nuts this year. LSU poaching Brian Kelly when it seemed like he still had a shot at the playoffs with Notre Dame? That’s clearly a mafia move.

Louisiana State University = 24 letters
Brian Kelly = 10 letters
24-10= 14.
Player 14 is Azhuth. Clearly, he can’t be trusted.

Vote Azhuth.