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| Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Thu, Jul 16, 2009, 09:48
I am pleased to announce the 14 managers for the 2009 RIFC:
Fugazi (pending acceptance)
Yokel (pending acceptance)
Smith32
Bags
IAC
ShortBus
Youngroman
s R
SwinganaMiss
Culdeus (contingent)
bmd
wiggs
BoNkA
Guru
This list includes me (based on last year, the most unqualified of the 14…), the top-6 seeds from last year's RIFC, 3 teams from each AAA league, and the (playoff) winner of the AA league. For each AAA league, I selected the playoff winner plus the top two seeds for the playoffs. In the instance that the playoff winner was one of the top two seeds, then the third seed was selected. In one AAA league, the 3rd place finisher declined (preferring to remain in AAA), and was replaced by the fourth place team from that league.
I am still awaiting acceptances from two returning RIFC managers, and culdeus has said that his participation is contingent on the selection of hosting site or drafting site or both. If he opts out or if either of the two returning RIFC teams decline, they will be replaced.
Although it is still early, there are several things that we can start on:
1. Sign-ups for qualifying leagues. I will start a separate thread for this.
2. Discussion of possible rules changes. (We can use this thread for that.)
3. Discussion of any other issues that should be resolved before the start of the draft – including selection of a hosting site.
In recent years, we have started the draft around August 15. However, this year, the opening game of the NFL schedule is not until September 10, which is essentially a week later than prior years. In addition, my son is getting married on the weekend of August 22 – which will make is difficult for me to ride herd on the draft that weekend. In previous years, we have completed the draft in about 2 weeks, and a start date of 8/24 would have us finish around September 7th. Since that is Labor Day weekend, however, it would probably be desirable to get finished a bit earlier, so maybe we’ll start around August 19-20, and just deal flexibly with the wedding weekend. Please let me know of any date conflicts you might have in late August and early September. While I know that some of you like to get going sooner than later, others prefer to wait for as many preseason injuries to happen before getting stuck.
I have not yet fully reviewed the issues that arose during last season that might prompt rules changes (and/or clarifications). If anyone would like to skim through the various discussion threads from last year and post potential issues, please do so. However, I know of at least several issues to consider. One recent raised issue relates to leveling the (draft) parity between RBs and receivers, and the other relates to the seeding of playoff opponents:
Scoring, receivers, and parity
1. Amend the scoring to include a provision for pass receptions.
2. Consider making one RB slot a flex slot for a RB or receiver.
Playoff opponent seeding
3. Consider changing the playoff seeding to be based solely on points (playoff teams would be selected as they were before, but the seeding would then be based on points).
4. Alternatively, consider a format where the top seed gets to pick his 1st round playoff opponent from among the 5-8 seeds, followed by the 2nd seed selecting from among the remaining teams, etc.)
Are there other ideas to consider?
Regarding hosting site: I started a separate thread on this topic a few days ago. It would probably be helpful to consolidate discussion on hosting sites in that thread. At this point, the leading contenders seem to be:
1. Return to Fanball
2. Move to MFL.com (MyFantasyLeague.com)
3. Move to Fantrax
Fanball is the most expensive option of the three, but not by enough to force the decision. MFL has some very ardent supporters, lead by culdeus. Fantrax has the advantage of being free. I have not yet been able to assemble a complete list of distinctions, although all three do offer doubleheader schedules. Fanball appears to be the only one that allows rosters to be distinct for each doubleheader game.
I have generally been satisfied with Fanball, but not thrilled. Their setup takes some “getting used to”. In my case, I’ve used it long enough that I have a comfort level there, although I am bothered that they occasionally choose to change position eligibilities after we have drafted, and I have not found their customer support to be particularly accommodating. In early investigations of the other two sites, both have responded quickly to questions, and both seem eager to accommodate. But of course, they are trying to lure new business.
I’m going to be on vacation for most of the rest of July, often with only dial-up access, so it is going to be difficult to for me to do a full assessment before the July 31 discount deadline for Fanball. If so, I'll just wait until a more informed decision can be made. But to the extent that other managers can take a look at the alternatives and provide feedback in the next two weeks, I’d really appreciate it.
I’ll dig up and post last year’s rules later today.
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| | | 1 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Thu, Jul 16, 2009, 09:54
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I will be away from august 23-sept 3- August 23-august 30 I will have cell phone and internet from my phone- from the 30th- the 3rd I will be on a cruise ship. I believe I can pay for internet on the ship so I will check in, but I will also leave a queue for someone to pick for me.
I am really looking forward to this league. Thanks for the invite.
wiggs
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| | | 2 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Jul 16, 2009, 12:11
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here is a link to our rules from last year:
http://rotoguru1.com/foot/RIFC/RIFC2008-rules.pdf
It's a bit lengthy, as there is a lot of repetition. I thought we had a more compact list, but I haven't found it yet.
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| | | 3 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Jul 16, 2009, 12:15
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For an alternate rules format, see post [1] of this thread:
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/mb/foot/5101.shtml
That was as of a year ago, before we considered any changes. It looks like we did not approve any rules changes last year, however. Still, there may have been some clarifications added.
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| | | 4 | holt
ID: 206331521
Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 14:59
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pffff. Contingent on the hosting and drafting sites? omg
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| | | 5 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Jul 19, 2009, 22:42
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I did get an acceptance from Fugazi. I have yet to hear from Yokel, although as two-time defending champ, I can't imagine he won't return.
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| | | 6 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 03:31
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Yokel posted in our RIBC thread (post 78) that he will be away for a few weeks. don't know if he has email access and how many weeks that are.
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| | | 7 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 15:21
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I know how culdeus feels about drafting site and hosting site. What do the rest of you think?
Any experiences with or preferences for a site other than Fanball?
Any reason to deviate from our usual drafting via kafenatid.net?
Are any of the contemplated sites (Fanball, Fantrax, myfantasyleague.com, kafenatid.net) blocked from access from your work location?
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| | | 8 | Bags@work
ID: 31442714
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 15:35
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I don't have any prob with Fanball. I'm in two other money leagues that use it so mo comfort level is good to very good.
Kafenated.net works well for me since I can still access it at work and via iphone.
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| | | 9 | Bonka
ID: 019742310
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 15:54
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I haven't had any problems with MFL in either 3 or 4 years of using it. Kafenatid does bug me in that there's no automatic queue selection. The drafts always get done in time, but there's always points where they slow down to the point it's frustrating and I think that can be reduced somewhat by not requiring an assigned person to make a pick for a manager who is not available. MFL does let you set your list of players and also set positions you'd like for each round, although I've never used this before since our drafts are generally done in a 3-4 days. Maybe Culdeus has a big list of differences between the two, but I think the automatic queue selection is the biggest.
I'm not against using either system as it's not a huge deal for me. The only thing I would miss from Kafenatid are the draft peeks to see how things are going down in other leagues. But I think you can check out drafts in other leagues at MFL as well.
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| | | 10 | SwinganaMiss
ID: 40239148
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 18:20
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I haven't used any of the proposed sites so I can't vouch for or against any of them. Fanball has been OK with me. It can be clunky but nothing I can't deal with again.
I am sure all sites are blocked from my work location except kafenatid, so I prefer it (though I hesitate to use even that site from work and will do my best to avoid having to do so). I don't mind things going slow unless there's one or two managers who are consistently slow. I won't be frustrated by the site if that's the case.
I'm not a big fan of any of the rules changes either.
I can't imagine having less than 2 required RBs, and I'm not a big fan of PPR leagues.
I'm good with the playoff seeding as-is, but if it had to change I'd choose 3 over 4.
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| | | 11 | youngroman
ID: 02934823
Mon, Jul 20, 2009, 19:01
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I have no preference on the site to use. In the past I only used Fanball/Kafenatid from the potential options.
on the rules changes:
I'd like to see the 2nd RB slot made into a RB/WR/TE. I don't think that this will change the draft because all managers will seek for 2 RBs anyway. I think it is a good safety net in case one of your RBs goes down and you have the option of playing a WR instead of a RB. it may also help in case of bye weeks where we won't need to play one of our backup RBs who is usually not seeing many balls. same reason was behind the change of one WR slot to WR/TE. why not do it for a RB too?
I have no preference on playoff seeding. if you ask me I'd leave it unchanged. option 4) would potentially penalize the #5 seed when the #1 selects them as 1st round opponent. this could lead to some meaningless games in week 12 or 13 when some playoff teams don't need to give their best because they already know they won't make the top 4 and can't control their opponent. I want to have something to play for in those weeks.
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| | | 12 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 11:45
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Here is my current inclination on the choice of draft site.
I have always had good success with kafenatid's OTC software. I know that if there is a glitch, I can get it resolved. While it would be nice to have an option to set up round-specific queues, that's not a big deal IMO. And I expect that some day OTC will have that feature - although probably not this summer.
It is not at all clear that the draft would move significantly faster with MFL. When there have been slowdowns, they have seldom be related to the need to have a designated picker make a queued pick. Slowdowns occur when a team fails to set up a queue - and there is no reason to suspect that would change dramatically (although I realize that culdeus would make more active use of queues with MFL.)
Finally, there is nothing wrong with the speed of the draft using OTC. In virtually every sport in recent years, we have averaged about 24 picks per day. For football, that produces a complete draft in about 2 weeks. And frankly, that's a pace I like. I like to have time to think about each pick as it comes up. If MFL.com really did speed up the draft to one week, I wouldn't necessarily see that as a good thing. There is value to a slow draft, as long as it's not too slow. And the recent pace of OTC drafts works just fine.
Finally, KKB has always been loyal to the RotoGuru site, and vice versa. There is certainly nothing that is "broke", and no compelling reason to change. Having heard no widespread sentiment for making a switch, and some fairly staunch supporters of OTC, I see no reason to make that change.
Culdeus, if this causes you to withdraw from the RIFC, that's too bad - but so be it.
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| | | 13 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 14:29
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Are we getting anywhere on which league site we'll be using? I'd definitely prefer MFL over Fanball if that's what it came down to. I'd have to look back, but I think it's cheaper and it's definitely faster (fanball player listings are slow).
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| | | 14 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Fri, Jul 24, 2009, 14:31
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Never mind, I just saw the other thread with new posts regarding the league site.
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| | | 15 | Slackjawed Yokel
ID: 32519131
Sat, Jul 25, 2009, 02:28
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I'll be back to defend my championships. I'd been sitting on the beach in Cancun the past 10 days w/o any access.
By the way, I will be at somewhat of a disadvantage this year as I finally made it far enough up the queue that I am now a Colts' season-ticket holder. Good for me as a colts fan, but this will make it a challenge to make last-minute lineup changes...
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| | | 16 | SwinganaMiss
ID: 40239148
Mon, Jul 27, 2009, 22:33
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Hey Yokel,
Congrats on getting those tickets. My dad has been on the Colts waitlist for a few years and he also got his tickets this year. Hopefully I'll get to a couple of the games with him, but the home schedule is pretty crappy this year....NWE is the only marquee matchup.
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| | | 17 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 04, 2009, 09:25
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I'm finally back home after several weeks of vacation.
I need to snap into shape vis a vis mfl.com and setting up the draft.
I had been thinking of putting the potential rules changes to a vote, but in the absence of any strong support, I'm thinking that may simply be a waste of effort - and I suspect that the QLs, which are probably a bit ahead of us in terms of timing, need to have the rules nailed down quickly. So I'm going to declare no rules changes for this season - unless I hear significant push-back in the next day.
Here are my tentative plans:
1. I hope to have registration info on mfl.com ready by the beginning of next week, as well as registration info for kafenatid.
2. Once that is set up, we'll have our draft position selection round - probably starting early next week.
3. I am planning to delay the start of the actual draft until sometime around August 20th. As a caveat, I have a wedding (my son's) to distract me from August 21-23, so I'm hoping that the draft will not need much "commissioning" that first weekend. I actually thought about delaying the draft until August 24, but that begins to cut it tight, with little margin for error. The season begins on Sept. 10, so we'll definitely want to be done by Labor Day.
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| | | 18 | judy
Leader
ID: 7771722
Tue, Aug 04, 2009, 23:18
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Guru,
Can you fix the AAA#1 thread so that only the last 50 replies show?
Thanks.
judy
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| | | 19 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Thu, Aug 06, 2009, 15:34
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Do we have a confirmed date for the draft start? There's a few days I'll be busier than normal, as well as having another draft, and would just like to know what I'll be looking at schedule wise.
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| | | 20 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 09:00
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Having heard no feedback, let's proceed with that draft schedule, starting on Wednesday August 20.
It's now time to begin the selection of draft position, sometimes referred to as the draft2. To begin, I need two sets of the integers 1-14 in random order. I'll use the first set to reorder an alphabetical set of names, and the second to assign draft selection position. I'll accept the first two sets emailed to me by any RIFC manager (davehall@rotoguru2.com).
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| | | 21 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 13:26
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Just want to point out that August 20th is a Thursday.
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| | | 22 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 13:48
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Good point. We'll still make Aug 20 the official start date, but I'll activate the draft on Wed, Aug 19th so that people can set up queues if needed, and anyone who wants to start picking then can do so.
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| | | 23 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 13:54
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Draft2:
I have received 2 set of numbers.
Smith32 sent the following:
2 12 9 4 14 3 1 10 7 8 13 5 11 6
BoNkA then sent the following:
4 10 8 1 3 14 7 13 5 11 2 6 9 12
Applying the first set to resequence an alphabetical list, and then applying the second to assign draft order, we have the following order:
1 culdeus
2 wiggs
3 SwinganaMiss
4 IAC
5 BoNkA
6 beastiemiked
7 s R
8 Guru
9 Smith32
10 Bags
11 letterj
12 Fugazi
13 Slackjawed Yokel
14 Youngroman
We can begin immediately. Culdeus get the first decision. There is no clock for this round as long as we don't get too bogged down.
Reminder: Draft order for the "real draft" will snake, so whoever takes the first pick also gets the last pick in round 2, etc.
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| | | 24 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 14:27
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For anyone who may be blocked from this forum, you can try an end run that has been available for a number of years. For example, to view this thread, the URL is:
http://rhccucc.org/cgi-bin/endrun.pl?board=foot&thread=5228
It should work for any thread, by substituting the proper board name and thread number, which you should be able to discern from the usual URL for that thread. (Leave out everything after the #)
Note: This program will allow you to view the current thread, but you will not be able to post.
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| | | 25 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 14:40
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nice, another 2 days where I don't need to make a decision. haven't looked at any player projections yet, so I would not have known where to pick. taking the last available spot is fine in that case, as long as I end up in a spot I like.
my bet is that I won't pick in the top6 and not higher than 13th.
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| | | 26 | culdeus
ID: 566221522
Mon, Aug 10, 2009, 18:55
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contemplating this....
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| | | 27 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 20:58
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culdeus - in fairness to others, please don't abuse the "no clock" privilege. After 24 hours, you've had ample time to contemplate.
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| | | 28 | culdeus
ID: 587101120
Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 21:11
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Sorry, had some issues getting a mock together. Still a fortnight to go before the start, no?
I'll go with 6.
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| | | 29 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 21:39
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Not a fortnight. Only a little over a week. We start next week.
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| | | 30 | culdeus
ID: 566221522
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 08:23
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I'll be entering the picks in MFL periodically, but feel free to enter your own picks :-)
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| | | 31 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 08:53
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I will take 1st
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| | | 32 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 09:06
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culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss <= now up
IAC
BoNkA
beastiemiked
s R
Guru
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 33 | culdeus
ID: 566221522
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 09:49
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Was between 1 and 6. With 6 there's at least the ability to monitor what people don't have between 1 and 5 that can make up the gap on down the road between RB1 and RB6.
That and 6-9 seemed to be the sweetspot last year. I think I won from 7? maybe last year. Nothing wrong with going to the well again.
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| | | 34 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 09:59
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I took 1 mainly because I will be away alot during the draft and picking on an end will make things easier for me and anyone who helps me with picks.
I definitely like 1 better then 14
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| | | 35 | SwinganaMiss
ID: 40239148
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 20:50
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1 and 6 were my first two choices too....I can already tell it's going to be tough this year.
I will say though, that in AAA1 last year sR, yr, and I drafted 11,12,13, so that was our sweet spot.
FYI, I plan to pick yet tonight.
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| | | 36 | SwinganaMiss
ID: 40239148
Wed, Aug 12, 2009, 23:47
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I'll take #5
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| | | 37 | holt
ID: 407521121
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 00:11
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lol, fortnight
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| | | 38 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3626821
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 05:48
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I'll take #3
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA <= now up
beastiemiked
s R
Guru
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 39 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 10:53
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Thanks to culdeus for his assistance in setting up the mfl.
I believe the following set of scoring rules produces correct results. I have compared the resulting values for 2008 stats to those generated at fanball.com, and they appear to be consistent (and/or correct in the case of some inconsistencies). However, I encourage everyone to review these and challenge anything that looks off. Please see posts [2] & [3] for links to the rules from last year.
I must say I'm much happier with the scoring rules interface at mfl.com vs. Fanball. There seems to be more flexibility, and the setup is more intuitive. In the process of reconciling vs. Fanball, I've also noted that Fanball no longer shows week-by-week fantasy point totals for each player. They do show weekly stats and YTD points, but seem to have lost the capacity to show weekly points, which not only makes reconciliation difficult, but could be a significant constraint when free agent shopping during the season.
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| | | 40 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 11:41
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We'll want to keep the mfl.com database as current as possible during the draft (i.e., updated with each pick). Does anyone know if managers will be able to pick up their own players as they draft, or will someone with Commissioner privileges have to do that?
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| | | 41 | judy
Leader
ID: 7771722
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 12:15
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ASK Cards from G24 -- I think you can open waivers and let people
add their players that way.
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| | | 42 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 13:33
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Sorry about the holdup, just got on the computer for today. I'll take the 7th pick.
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked <= now up
s R
Guru
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 43 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 13:37
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Probably a good idea to add a sequential list as well.
1 wiggs
2
3 IAC
4
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked <= now up
s R
Guru
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 44 | beastiemiked
ID: 387401320
Thu, Aug 13, 2009, 21:40
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1 wiggs
2
3 IAC
4
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R
Guru
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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ID: 29624211
Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 00:18
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1 wiggs
2
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12
13
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru <-now up
Smith32
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 46 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 10:13
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1 wiggs
2
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru 13
Smith32 <-now up
Bags
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 47 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sat, Aug 15, 2009, 09:41
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1 wiggs
2 Smith32
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru 13
Smith32 2
Bags <-now up
letterj
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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ID: 36716159
Sat, Aug 15, 2009, 10:16
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1 wiggs
2 Smith32
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9
10
11
12 Bags
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru 13
Smith32 2
Bags 12
letterj <-now up
Fugazi
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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ID: 5572628
Sat, Aug 15, 2009, 10:47
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1 wiggs
2 Smith32
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8
9 letterj
10
11
12 Bags
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru 13
Smith32 2
Bags 12
letterj 9
Fugazi <-now up
Slackjawed Yokel
Youngroman
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| | | 50 | fugazi
ID: 517121612
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 13:19
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1 wiggs
2 Smith32
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8 fugazi
9 letterj
10
11
12 Bags
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
culdeus 6
wiggs 1
SwinganaMiss 5
IAC 3
BoNkA 7
beastiemiked 14
s R 4
Guru 13
Smith32 2
Bags 12
letterj 9
Fugazi 8
Slackjawed Yokel<-now up
Youngroman
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| | | 51 | Slackjawed Yokel
ID: 87191613
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 14:19
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1 wiggs
2 Smith32
3 IAC
4 s R
5 SwinganaMiss
6 culdeus
7 BoNkA
8 fugazi
9 letterj
10 youngroman
11 Slackjawed Yokel
12 Bags
13 Guru
14 beastiemiked
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| | | 52 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 14:37
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and the last decision: I'll pick at #10 ;)
without looking at the talent available at this spot, I'll say that I am happy with it. I like to pick in the 2nd half, but not too close to the end. and #10 is just that.
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| | | 53 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 17:30
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I'm still waiting for Fugazi to register for the draft at kafenatid.net
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| | | 54 | fugazi
ID: 337171618
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 19:21
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Done, sorry about that.
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| | | 55 | culdeus
ID: 566221522
Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 22:55
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"We'll want to keep the mfl.com database as current as possible during the draft (i.e., updated with each pick). Does anyone know if managers will be able to pick up their own players as they draft, or will someone with Commissioner privileges have to do that? "
What I was planning on doing was putting the picks in manually when I get a chance. I will close waivers to all owners so they only input picks through the draft system. Takes no time at all to input picks for people.
I may be changing jobs between now and september so I will have quite possibly nothing to do for a month anyways.
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| | | 56 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 12:43
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Guru- Do you want us to fire when ready, or should we wait?
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| | | 57 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 13:32
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The draft will officially start on Thursday, August 20. I'll turn on the draft system sometime on Wednesday to allow people to set up queues. At that point, if people want to fire away, be my guest. But I have no expectation of any picks prior to Thursday.
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| | | 58 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 13:48
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Ok, sounds good. Like I said before my access will be limited from august 23-30- and completely gone from the 30-sept 3. I will leave a queue, or try to have someone pick for me.
Anyone with text messages that would be willing to keep me updated during the 1st week I am away please email me and I will send you my cell number. Thanks alot
Wiggs
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| | | 59 | beastiemiked
ID: 35621411
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 22:56
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Is there a place to see player rankings for last year using rifc stats? Last year I remember fanball had them. Sorry if it's been posted already.
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| | | 60 | Bags
ID: 36716159
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 23:00
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wiggs
I sent you an email about keeping you updated via text. Let me know if I can help.
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| | | 61 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Mon, Aug 17, 2009, 23:11
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You can look at the player rankings on the MFL site. On the top, go to reports -> player and choose an option. You can sort with various options from there.
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| | | 62 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 18, 2009, 10:18
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The default schedule currently in place at MFL looks fine, so we will use it.
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| | | 63 | culdeus
ID: 587101120
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 09:22
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What sort of arm twisting would it take to get this thing pushed off till after Sunday? So nervous about pre-season falling right in middle of first half of draft.
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| | | 64 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 09:45
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I set the start date of August 20 several weeks ago. That was the time to raise objections/concerns.
We have some people with limited availability over Labor Day weekend, and I want to get this done before then, if possible. A typical draft will take 2 weeks, and the decision to start now was prompted by the desire to finish before then.
I understand the concern about preseason injuries and uncertainties. That's a concern every year. The nature of the beast.
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| | | 65 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 11:55
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How do I draft? I went to the MFL page and it says waiting for pick, I clicked it and it is just setting up a queue? Am I doing something wrong, or is it just not ready to accept picks yet?
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| | | 66 | culdeus
ID: 06532114
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:08
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No picks yet.
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| | | 67 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3626821
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:08
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Could be wrong, but thought we were drafting through Kafenatid... so it's probably waiting on the commish's ok to start the draft.
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| | | 68 | wiggs
Leader
ID: 04991311
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:10
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oh ok- I thought guru said he would open it up today to get started. Thanks
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| | | 69 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3626821
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:17
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Yeah, he probably will at some point... but we should all get an email from Kafenatid once the draft has been opened.
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| | | 70 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3626821
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:20
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Draft is now online!
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| | | 71 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 3626821
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:24
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FYI - I left a 2 player queue (and set up two managers as queue takers)... If I get the player I want at the 3 slot, no problem... if not, I'd like to discus moving down till slightly later in the first round.
Email me about a potential trade should my guy not get "auto-picked".
Thx,
IAC
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| | | 72 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 12:26
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Let's close this thread and move all further discussion to the draft thread.
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