Played OOTP in an online league for 30 seasons. Was a ton of fun. Best 7-8 years of my gaming life. Unfortunately our 2nd commissioner was rigging the game on the back end by tweaking ratings. We found out by accident when we sent a file to Markus to look at and he pointed it out. We moved on to commissioner #3 but I had lost some interest in the league and eventually fizzled out.
I suggest fictional teams and players... that way you have no preconceived notions on how a player should perform.
Join a league with whytev, GuyfromCO, and me! It's not rigged!