Running Multiple Teams in Football Mogul

Dave Gardner of the Digital to Dice Podcast recently asked me a couple of questions about the newest version of Football Mogul:
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Q. Can you control more than one team in Football Mogul 26?

A: Yes! When you start a new game of Football Mogul, you select one team. But it's easy to take control of multiple teams using the League Editor on the League Menu. You can change control from 'Computer' to 'Human' and back at any point. Or use the 'All Human' button to set all teams to human control.

When you sim a week, Football Mogul gives you the option to play any game with a human-controlled team in Play-By-Play mode. Otherwise, the game will be simmed.

Q. Can I pick just the offensive plays and let the computer pick all the defensive plays?

A: Yes. The Options Dialog on the Tools Menu has a section for "Play-By-Play" settings. By default, Offensive Plays and Defensive Plays are both set to 'Manual'. But you can set one or both of these to 'Automatic' to let the computer do the playcalling.

The option to "Require Click After Each Play" is useful if both the offense and defense are set to 'Automatic' — to let you read the results of each play before the next play starts.