Comments about season length and sim schedule are sticking out to me. I know I don't put much stock into live sims because my schedule doesn't really allow me to watch; maybe I follow along in the LR a bit if people are chatting while watching. We've also seen several issues that required resims the past few seasons, partly because of the time pressure on file workers and simmers. If things didn't have to go live at a specific time, maybe that gives them less pressure and more time to do the work. Could even sim ahead of time, maybe edit the video a bit for less downtime during, and then post later (like SSL). It's still "live" for players though GMs and simmers and such are working ahead of time.

The stark time difference between season length and playoff length is that the importance of playoffs means people want GMs to have time to adjust tactics between every game. Combined with trying to squeeze in tactics between live sims, it's a hard crunch. We end up playing seven games in the time regular season plays 14-18 games. I'm curious if GMs think that is showing in results, or if its actually just a lot of work and pressure without a huge effect. Seems like season could be extended and playoffs shortened (maybe a one week swing for each).