CFB Getting Started

How CFB dynasties work

CFB dynasty data is managed in NeonSportz without a Companion App or EA import. Editors can enter games manually, use CSV, or try the beta schedule screenshot import.

Commissioners maintain:

• Dynasty identity and public presentation.
• Calendar year and week.
• Rules.
• Conferences and teams.
• Members, requests, and team assignments.
• Weekly games, scores, and Game of the Week.
• Recruitment and Discord game spaces.

Create the dynasty

1. Purchase and activate the CFB Dynasty service.
2. Sign in with the Discord account that administers the destination server.
3. Install the NeonSportz bot if needed.
4. Open Connect Your Dynasty.
5. Choose Connect for the correct server.
6. Enter a unique name containing letters, numbers, and spaces.
7. Enter an unused abbreviation of up to five uppercase letters/numbers.
8. Select the console/platform context.
9. Complete creation.
10. Open the dynasty and verify its URL.

Initial setup order

1. Administration → Settings: verify name, abbreviation, console, service expiration, and invite URL.
2. Rules: publish dynasty rules.
3. Administration → Conferences: create conference groups in display order.
4. Administration → Teams: add teams from the supported default-team catalog.
5. Assign teams to conferences.
6. Administration → Recruitment: complete the listing and Discord invite.
7. Administration → Join Requests/Members: approve users and assign teams.
8. Administration → Games: set season/week and create games.
9. Administration → Discord: set timezone/default game-space message and save/test notification channels.
10. Administration → Customization: upload branding.

Public dynasty navigation

• Home: dynasty summary, teams/standings context, games, and presentation.
• Rules: public dynasty policies.
• Teams: programs, owners, rankings, records, and conference.
• Games: schedule, scores, individual game pages, and downloadable graphics.
• Calendar: games, custom dates, and reminders.
• Rankings: weekly Top 25 history and graphics.
• News: member stories, drafts, and Discord sharing.
• Playoff, Awards, History & Records: season brackets, champions, awards, and game-derived records.
• Administration: authorized management screens.

Detailed guides

• Weekly CFB Workflow
• Teams and Conferences
• Games, Results, and Voting
• Recruitment and Members
• Commissioner Tools
• Dynasty News
• Playoffs, Awards, and History
• Settings, Customization, Reset, and Transfer

Common first-time mistakes

• Creating games before teams.
• Approving members without assigning teams.
• Deleting a conference while teams still use it.
• Leaving a completed game at 0–0; results are recognized from scores, with no completed switch.
• Creating private Discord game spaces before members have assignments.
• Following a Madden import tutorial for CFB.