fantasy football: a league of our own

also 18 teams is insane. plz don't ever ask for that again.

12 teams at most or the talent pool gets too watered down and you're drafting third stringers by the late draft rounds.

My suggestion for starting positions:

1 QB
2 RB
3 WR
1 TE
*1 FLEX (WR/RB)
1 K
1 TEAM DEF/SPECIAL TEAMS

*Optional

15 rounds of drafting in a snake order 1-12 then 12-1 and back and forth. That gives each team 10 starters and 5 bench spots.

My point suggestions:

Offensive Players
6 pts for rushing/receiving TD
4 pts for passing TD
1 pt for every 10 yards rushing/receiving
1 pt for every 25 yards passing
-2 pts for interceptions thrown
2 pts for a 2-Point conversion (pass, rush or receive)
-2 pts for lost fumbles
6 pts for individual kick or punt returns for TD

Kicking
1 pt for kicked extra point
3 pts for made field goal (bonuses for longer field goals)
-3 pts for missed field goal (could be less for longer attempts)

Defense/Special Teams
2 pts for recovered fumble
2 pts for interception
Anywhere from 10 points awarded to -10 pts depending on how many points a defense allows the opposing offense to score
1 pt for a sack
2 pts for a safety
6 pts for a defensive TD

Okay, okay, 18 teams is too many. I get it.

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Does lurking count as being an active board member? I'm an active lurker. Anyways, perhaps an exception should be made for me, coach of the Outdoor Miners, since in last year's pool,

I WAS THE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's spelt C-H-A-M-P-e-un, people…. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I promise to poast at least once a week during football seasons.

So, despite cursing myself with that outburst (and having no hopes of getting the #1 pick again this year) yeah, $25 sounds good..

So who's the Commissioner and when should we expect our invites? Where do we send the money? How do we decide the draft order and when do we draft?

Let's do this.

i'm happy to act as commish again. i'll set this up tomorrow or wednesday, expect invitation in the next 48 hours. if we use yahoo again, either we let the system randomly assign a draft order, or we can specify it ourselves… although i don't see why we wouldn't go with random.

Random is fine.

league has been created, initial invites to last year's players should have gone out. invitees, please RSVP ASAP. i'll let everyone know how many open spots there are in 3-4 days.

draft: i've selected tuesday august 19 at 8 pm, but am happy to change it. thoughts?

i've also selected no playoff, league winner is team with best record at the end of the regular season.

$25 to join, payable to me via paypal or mailed checked. 12 teams. first place gets $200, second gets $75, third gets his/her $25 back. below are the settings for the league - please let us know if you'd like something changed.

League Information
League Name League930
Password (hidden)
League Type Custom
Draft Type Live Online Draft
Unique League Name league930
Draft Time Tue Aug 19 8:00pm EDT

League Settings:
Scoring Type Head-to-Head
Divisions No
Playoffs None
Max Teams 12
League Start Week 1
Can't Cut List Yahoo! Sports
Max Acquisitions per Season No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week No maximum
Max Trades per Season No maximum
Trade Reject Time 2 days
Trade End Date November 14, 2008
Trade Review League Votes
Waiver Time 2 days
Waiver Type Continual rolling list
Sun - Tue Waivers No
Post Draft Players Follow Waiver Rules
Quarterback (QB) 1
Wide Receiver (WR) 3
Runningback (RB) 2
Tight End (TE) 1
Wide Receiver/Tight End (W/T) 0
Wide Receiver/Runningback (W/R) 1
Kickers (K) 1
Defensive Teams (DEF) 1
Defensive Player (D) 0
Defensive Lineman (DL) 0
Defensive Back (DB) 0
Bench (BN) 6

Scoring:
Passing Touchdowns 4 Points
Interceptions -1 Points
Passing Yards 25 Yards = 1 Point
Rushing Touchdowns 6 Points
Rushing Yards 10 Yards = 1 Point
Reception Touchdowns 6 Points
Reception Yards 25 Yards = 1 Point
Return Touchdowns 6 Points
Offensive Fumble Return TD 6 Points
2-Point Conversions 2 Points
Fumbles -2 Points
Fumbles Lost -2 Points
Field Goals 0-19 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 20-29 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 30-39 Yards 3 Points
Field Goals 40-49 Yards 4 Points
Field Goals 50+ Yards 5 Points
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards -3 Points
Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards -2 Points
Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards -1 Points
Point After Attempt Made 1 Points
Points Allowed 0 points 10 Points
Points Allowed 1-6 points 7 Points
Points Allowed 7-13 points 4 Points
Points Allowed 14-20 points 1 Points
Points Allowed 21-27 points 0 Points
Points Allowed 28-34 points -1 Points
Points Allowed 35+ points -4 Points
Sack 1 Points
Interception 2 Points
Fumble Recovery 2 Points
Touchdown 6 Points
Safety 2 Points
Block Kick 2 Points
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns 6 Points
Fractional Points No
Negative Points Yes

(nevermind – didn't read thoroughly)

i'm guessing it was assumed already, but i'm sitting this year out (in case a new head wants to take my spot).

but:
i'm in again for that $100 per person suicide pool if vansmack is throwing it together.

he lives! yeah, i did assume that you were out. let me know if you change your mind.

to anyone who is interested in joining the league: please PM me and let me know. if there are more rookies than there are spots, i'll randomly pick names out of a hat or some such.

go.

Originally posted by SalParadise:
but:
i'm in again for that $100 per person suicide pool if vansmack is throwing it together.

Of course, it's my favorite new gambling game…

More details next week.

And, I'll represent for Sal in the 930 Fantasy League:

Aaron Rodgers Fluffer = vansmack's coming out party

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by SalParadise:
but:
i'm in again for that $100 per person suicide pool if vansmack is throwing it together.

Of course, it's my favorite new gambling game…

More details next week.

do let us know. $100 might be a bit much for me. maybe we can have a pussy league where buy-in is $20. or maybe a certain club owner will sweeten the pot with an offer of free tickets to any show for the winner. hey seeeeeeeth…

League930 welcomes its newest expansion team, Aaron Rodgers Fluffer. it currently looks like we'll have room for 3 more new teams. please PM me if you're interested in one of those spots.

I'm in

I also want to defend my (shared) title in the $100 knockout league

Originally posted by sweetcell:
draft: i've selected tuesday august 19 at 8 pm, but am happy to change it. thoughts?

so there have been rumblings about moving the draft to daytime hours, as to limit impact on Real Life&trade;. new proposed time: wednesday 8/20 at 12:30 pm? please speak up.

personally, i've already made my draft list and will probably let the system pick for me on autopilot.

Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
I'm in

hoya, have you set up a team? do you need an invite?

we currently have 10 teams. if hoya joins, we'd have room for one more… but time to sign up, pledge your $25 and join the draft is running out.

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Originally posted by sweetcell:
draft: i've selected tuesday august 19 at 8 pm, but am happy to change it. thoughts?

so there have been rumblings about moving the draft to daytime hours, as to limit impact on Real Life&amp;trade;. new proposed time: wednesday 8/20 at 12:30 pm? please speak up.

personally, i've already made my draft list and will probably let the system pick for me on autopilot.

That time would work great for me.

Being on the West Coast, neither time is great for me, so go with the majority and I'll figure it out. With the ability to set a queue, if I walk away for a few it won't be a big deal.

Originally posted by Shadrach:

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Originally posted by sweetcell:
draft: i've selected tuesday august 19 at 8 pm, but am happy to change it. thoughts?

so there have been rumblings about moving the draft to daytime hours, as to limit impact on Real Life&amp;trade;. new proposed time: wednesday 8/20 at 12:30 pm? please speak up.

personally, i've already made my draft list and will probably let the system pick for me on autopilot.

That time would work great for me.

ditto.

ok, done: new draft time = wednesday 8/20 at 12:30 EDT.