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Subject: RIFC 2013: Getting started
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Tue, Jul 16, 2013, 15:09
I am pleased to announce the 14 managers for the 2013 RIFC:
Holt
Bonka
youngroman
Wiggs
TD
Khahan
Smth32
s R
twilson
Judy
IAC
Kyle
Promise
Guru
This list includes the top-6 seeds from last year's RIFC (including the playoff winner), the playoff winner from each AAA league, all other AAA teams ranked in the top 3 for the regular season (including ties), and the (playoff) winner of the AA league. Although this comprises 15 teams, one manager declined the invitation. So the 14-team league is full.
Next steps:
1. Sign-ups for qualifying leagues. I will begin by notifying all of last year’s managers by email. Please check the address that you provided for your league last season. Those emails should go out shortly.
2. Discussion of possible rules changes. (We can use this thread for that. I'll post a recap of the 2012 rules momentarily.)
3. Discussion of any other issues that should be resolved before the start of the draft.
Once again, I plan to have the RIFC and all qualifying leagues hosted at myfantasyleague.com. The drafts will be held at MFL as well.
RotoGuru will pay the cost of all RIFC leagues. A voluntary donation of $5 per manager is suggested to help defray the cost. (Managers who have already contributed this year are exempted.) If you wish to donate to the cause, please see the instructions on the GuruPatron info page .
Last year, the draft began on August 26, and was completed in 7 days. This year, I would expect to draft under a similar time frame – starting on either August 25 or 26. The first game of the NFL regular season is on Thursday, September 5.
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| 44 | twilson
ID: 7729914
Fri, Aug 09, 2013, 15:29
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Sorry guys, I didn't expect us to kick off the draft order draft so early this year.
1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8)
9)
10)
11) Bonka
12)
13)
14) Wiggs
5 Smth32
6 Judy
7 Holt
8 youngroman
9 Kyle
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 45 | Smith32
ID: 577451015
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 16:46
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I would like the 9 spot but I am having trouble copying and pasting the summary with my phone. Could someone please help?
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| 46 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 16:51
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1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8)
9)Smith 32
10)
11) Bonka
12)
13)
14) Wiggs
6 Judy
7 Holt
8 youngroman
9 Kyle
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 47 | Judy
ID: 54203110
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 17:01
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1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10)
11) Bonka
12)
13)
14) Wiggs
7 Holt
8 youngroman
9 Kyle
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 48 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 17:07
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Do we have a potential start date for this? I only ask because I know I will be moving into a new house hopefully next weekend, fingers crossed, and we have twins due on Sept. 9. I will have access but not really sure how much :)
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| 49 | holt
Donor
ID: 308491916
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 18:38
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1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10)
11) Bonka
12)
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
8 youngroman
9 Kyle
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 50 | youngroman
ID: 3913664
Sat, Aug 10, 2013, 18:50
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1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12)
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
9 Kyle
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 51 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Aug 11, 2013, 09:47
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I've consistently been suggesting a start date of Aug 25. No one has yet pushed back against that.
Expectation is that the draft will take about a week.
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| 52 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Sun, Aug 11, 2013, 11:18
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Yeah, 25th is good for me. Just going to be busy with 4 drafts starting that day, one of them a live draft. Should be interesting.
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| 53 | Kyle
Sustainer
ID: 052753312
Mon, Aug 12, 2013, 16:12
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25th is good for me.
I'll take pick 12.
1) twilson
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
10 IAC
11 promize
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 54 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 14615220
Mon, Aug 12, 2013, 17:51
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25th is fine for me.
I'll take pick 03.
1) twilson
2)
3) IAC
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
11 promize OTC
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 55 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Mon, Aug 12, 2013, 17:57
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Jamaal Charles' foot may be ruining my strategy here.
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| 56 | Promize
Leader
ID: 06757148
Tue, Aug 13, 2013, 06:38
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25th is fine for me.
I'll take pick 02.
1) twilson
2) Promize
3) IAC
4)
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9)Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
12 Guru
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 57 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 09:38
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I'll pick 4th.
Khahan is up
1) twilson
2) Promize
3) IAC
4) Guru
5)
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9) Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
13 Khahan
14 TD
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| 58 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 09:46
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Doh! I was hoping to avoid Bonka/Guru in this draft!
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| 59 | Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 09:52
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1) twilson
2) Promize
3) IAC
4) Guru
5) Khahan
6) s R
7)
8) Judy
9) Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
14 TD
I'll let TD have the pleasure/honor of filling in his own name.
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| 60 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 10:16
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IAC - I'm sure we'll drive each other crazy a few times...
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| 61 | Judy
ID: 54203110
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 14:36
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Shoot -- right next to TD. I know he'll take at least 2-4 of the guys I want. Phooey! But a challenge.
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| 62 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 14:57
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RE 61: I'd be more worried about watching the other side... Smith32 <-Seasoned Vet
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| 63 | Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 15:08
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Well, just make the draft process easy - you guys all email me who you want and in what round. That way I'll know if I'm going to take somebody you want and can apologize ahead of time.
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| 64 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 15:12
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:P
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| 65 | TD
Leader
ID: 036331011
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 21:08
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1) twilson
2) Promize
3) IAC
4) Guru
5) Khahan
6) s R
7) TD
8) Judy
9) Smith 32
10) youngroman
11) Bonka
12) Kyle
13) Holt
14) Wiggs
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| 66 | Judy
ID: 54203110
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 21:43
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62: not sure if I have been in a league with smith32?
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| 67 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 14615220
Wed, Aug 14, 2013, 21:48
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RE 66: Don't say you weren't warned! ;)
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| 68 | Smith32
ID: 39749157
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 08:49
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Re:[66] I feel like we may have both played in the AA league to help fill it last year. Apparently I was not a memorable participant. :)
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| 69 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 09:36
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A quick check of the old Draft Recap threads, re-enforces my opinion. Especially in 2008/2009 did Smith32 get a special acknowledgment for his drafting prowess.
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| 70 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 09:57
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BTW. That's one of the big things I tend to like about RotoGuru.
It's always had a focus on documenting (Rationals/Recaps). That makes it interesting to look back even a few years later to see "what's changed" and "what's the same".
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| 71 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 10:41
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I set up the draft order at mfl.com. Feel free to check my work.
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| 72 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 10:45
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Just a thought -
Does it make sense to use the MFL draft page to post our rationales (in the comment column)? The advantage is that it allows everyone to directly post in the proper spot without having to use placeholders - so it would significantly simplify my work! I'm not sure if the format would make things look to stretched - but I'm inclined to give it a shot.
If the formatting is unsatisfactory, I could probably copy it over to a traditional thread at some point for archival purposes.
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| 73 | Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 10:55
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I actually did this last year in the AAA a bit. Quite a few people did.
It was nice and convenient and easy to use. Though, admittedly it made looking at the draft results page a little sloppy sometimes. But that's purely an aesthetic issue as it throws off the size of the different boxes.
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| 74 | Smith32
ID: 39749157
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 11:32
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Re 62,67,69 - Thanks IAC. I think you and I tend to approach the draft similarly (and/or use similar sources for our research), because your team always looks good to me post-draft. So I am glad we are not too close in the order.
I also went back and saw that I drafted beside Judy in AA last year and then went 20-6, so maybe that is a good omen. I probably stole everyone she wanted.
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| 75 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 14:13
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Can also set up a spreadsheet on google docs and allow people to edit. Can copy the draft order in then let people fill in the player and comments once they make their picks.
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| 76 | holt
Donor
ID: 308491916
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 16:02
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The disadvantage to doing rationales at MFL is that people outside the league might be less inclined to read them. And they also might be more difficult to go back and read a year or two down the line. Kind of nice having rationales archived here on the forum. Would there be any simple way to copy the rationales to the forum when the draft is done?
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| 77 | Judy
ID: 54203110
Thu, Aug 15, 2013, 16:29
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How about what we did in AAA and do them in groups of five players/rounds. I thought the mfl ones were way too brief. I like the thought that most people put into their rationales and that doesn't really fit into the mfl format. Some people ke to write short stories and they are much fun to read!
That way guru would not have to do the placeholder, copy/paste stuff. Groups of five gives a story too as you can see the thought process in the sequential picks. Guru would just have to nudge the missing folks to get cracking!
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| 78 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 14615220
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 08:22
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Do we have any decisions on rule changes for this year (sorry if I missed)?
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| 79 | Khahan
Donor
ID: 39432178
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 08:59
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I think post 76 is most compelling factor to keep the rationales here on the boards. But maybe modify them as judy suggested. Put rationales up for rounds 1-5 and to cut down on the work people can post them in clumps.
Or if you'd want to keep them organized I can help w/ the transfer from here to the rationale thread.
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| 80 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 17:49
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The only rule change is that blind bidding will be conditional.
We didn't vote on that. Decided by Guru fiat.
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| 81 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 17:57
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I don't like the five-round grouping. We'll still have multiple laggards, especially when we are blasting through 3-4 rounds per day, and I think it flows better when it's all in sequence.
I could fairly easily copy from the MFL format into a forum thread - certainly after the draft ends, maybe even during the draft on occasion.
Maybe I could have people draft each rationale in a forum thread (out of sequence, as they come), and paste those into sequence at MFL, as the draft progresses, and then copy the entire draft back into a forum thread at the end. While that may seem like a circuitous route, I'm quite sure it would simplify my effort. At a minimum, it eliminates the task of setting up placeholders, which gets to be a real pain.
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| 82 | The Beezer
ID: 5226248
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 19:31
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81 - That sounds like a pretty good approach. Worth a shot.
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| 83 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 14615220
Fri, Aug 16, 2013, 20:05
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RE 80: OK, wasn't sure if PPR had gotten any traction or not?
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| 84 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Aug 17, 2013, 09:54
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[83] PPR discussion never seemed to get much traction this year, and has been voted down several times in the past. So I never bothered putting it up again. There is some value in year-to-year consistency.
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| 85 | mjd
Dude
ID: 501381415
Tue, Aug 20, 2013, 15:46
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Guru, will there be a link to follow all the drafts? Looks like AAA #1 starts today.
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| 86 | Frick
ID: 432501512
Tue, Aug 20, 2013, 15:54
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AAA#1 started yesterday, we're midway through round #4.
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| 87 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 21, 2013, 08:53
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AAA#1 draft
There are links on that page to toggle between grid format and full format (vertical list).
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| 88 | Judy
ID: 54203110
Wed, Aug 21, 2013, 20:59
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Is our draft now open untimed?
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| 89 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 22, 2013, 18:10
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Not that I know of. I'll probably open it on Saturday untimed.
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| 90 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 22, 2013, 18:11
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But I don't expect any picks to be made until Sunday. Openings a day early just gives people a chance to set up queues, etc.
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| 91 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Thu, Aug 22, 2013, 18:54
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You can set queues and other pre draft stuff now.
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| 92 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 09:23
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FYI - I'm going to be out of town for the next couple days, but will be back at some point on Sunday. I'll try to check-in periodically, but my access will be spotty PRIOR to the 25th.
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| 93 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Aug 23, 2013, 16:12
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[91] True. I'll probably just wait until Sunday to go live, then.
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