ANNOUNCED: 2015 Footballguys Players Championship (1 Viewer)

[Alex - FFPC]

Last year, as a result of moving to a brand new league management platform, we didn't open FPC registrations until end of April. This year, most of those development issues are well behind us and the "Death Star" is operational well ahead of schedule!

The 2015 Footballguys Players Championship (FPC) is now open for the 2015 season.

Once again, we are awarding a guaranteed $2 million prize pool, which again joins the 2015 FFPC Main Event as the largest ever in a season-long fantasy contest. Draft schedule is already up with the first draft scheduled for Sunday, July 5th. Here are bullet points of all the FPC goodies.....

• FPC Grand Prize of $300,000.
• Championship round total prizes will pay down to 650th place.
• Championship round cash prizes are paid down to 150th place.
• 250 free 2016 FPC teams for places 151st to 400th, each valued at $350.
• Footballguys lifetime & three-year subscriptions awarded from 401 to 650th place.
• League prizes are $2,000, with $1,500 for first place and $500 for second.
• Contest entries are capped at 7,500 teams and all prizes are guaranteed.
• Entire prize pool placed in escrow.
• Online drafts will take place daily, beginning on Sunday, July 5th and run all the way thru Thursday, September 10th.
• The entry fee remains the same at $350 per team, with a 3-pack of teams for $1,000 ($50 discount).

As always, we have the early bird incentive. Register before Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 and receive a complimentary subscription to Footballguys.com Insider membership ($29.95 value). Purchase a 3-pack of FPC teams for $1,000 and receive a complimentary 3-year subscription ($64.95 value). If you already have a Footballguys.com Insider membership, the complimentary years will be added to the end of your current subscription. A maximum of 3 year subscription will be awarded per person regardless of FPC teams purchased by early bird deadline.

We know that many of you already have a FBG subscription due to a past early bird promotion or by winning a lifetime one in the Championship Round. We are working on a new early bird promotion for 2016 but for now, if you have an extra FBG subscription, you are welcome to transfer it to a friend or loved one as a gift. Just let us know when you register and we will certainly help you facilitate that.

There is one major change for 2015 in a form of a new rule:

NEW FOR 2015: After discussing with FPC players, we are instituting a new preseason free agency rule this season. For all FPC leagues drafted on or before Thursday, September 3rd, there will now be a single preseason free agency process on Friday, September 4th at 10:00 p.m. ET. So feel free to draft early everyone. You'll have a preseason waiver wire to scoop up any players that make a name for themselves during the exhibition season. (For all leagues drafted on or after Friday, September 4th, the first free agency period will take place after the NFL's Week 1 has concluded, as in the previous seasons.)

Also, if you have won a free entry into the 2015 FPC in last year's contest, these entries are now on your MyTeams page in a form of a "credit". Simply to go your MyTeams page, click the REDEEM button and proceed with your registration. If you have any questions on this or any other topic, please email me or Chris Lambert at chris@myffpc.com

Prize Structure:

Individual League Prizes

Regular Season Prizes (Weeks 1-11)

1-Seed - Team with the best H2H record -- Automatic berth in the Championship Round
2-Seed - Remaining team with the most points -- Automatic berth in the Championship Round


League Playoffs Prizes (Weeks 12-13)

1st Place (three prize options available)

1) $1,500 Cash
2) Free Entry into 2015 FFPC Main Event ($1,700 Value)
3) 2015 Footballguys Players Championship 3-Pack and $500 Cash
+ Custom award medal for each league champion

2nd Place -- $500



Regular Season Overall Leaderboard Standings Point Leaders (Weeks 1-11)

Place Prize
1st $3,000
2nd $2,000
3rd $1,500
4th $1,000
5th $750
6th $500
7th $500
8th $500
9th $500
10th $500


Championship Round (Weeks 14-16)

Place Prize
1st - Overall Champion $300,000 + custom Titlecraft trophy
2nd $40,000
3rd $20,000
4th $12,500
5th $11,000
6th $10,000
7th $9,000
8th $8,000
9th $7,000
10th $6,000
11th $5,000
12th $4,000
13th $4,000
14th $3,500
15th $3,500
16th $3,500
17th $3,500
18th $3,500
19th $3,000
20th $3,000
21st $3,000
22nd $3,000
23rd $3,000
24th $3,000
25th $3,000
26th $2,500
27th $2,500
28th $2,500
29th $2,500
30th $2,500
31st $2,000
32nd $2,000
33rd $2,000
34th $2,000
35th $2,000
36th $2,000
37th $2,000
38th $2,000
39th $2,000
40th $2,000
41st $1,500
42nd $1,500
43rd $1,500
44th $1,500
45th $1,500
46th $1,500
47th $1,500
48th $1,500
49th $1,500
50th $1,500
51st $1,500
52nd $1,500
53rd $1,500
54th $1,500
55th $1,500
56th $1,000
57th $1,000
58th $1,000
59th $1,000
60th $1,000
61st $1,000
62nd $1,000
63rd $1,000
64th $1,000
65th $1,000
66th $1,000
67th $1,000
68th $1,000
69th $1,000
70th $1,000
71st $1,000
72nd $1,000
73rd $1,000
74th $1,000
75th $1,000
76th $1,000
77th $1,000
78th $1,000
79th $1,000
80th $1,000
81st $1,000
82nd $1,000
83rd $1,000
84th $1,000
85th $1,000
86th $1,000
87th $1,000
88th $1,000
89th $1,000
90th $1,000
91st $1,000
92nd $1,000
93rd $1,000
94th $1,000
95th $1,000
96th $1,000
97th $1,000
98th $1,000
99th $1,000
100th $1,000
101st $500
102nd $500
103rd $500
104th $500
105th $500
106th $500
107th $500
108th $500
109th $500
110th $500
111th $500
112th $500
113th $500
114th $500
115th $500
116th $500
117th $500
118th $500
119th $500
120th $500
121st $500
122nd $500
123rd $500
124th $500
125th $500
126th $500
127th $500
128th $500
129th $500
130th $500
131st $500
132nd $500
133rd $500
134th $500
135th $500
136th $500
137th $500
138th $500
139th $500
140th $500
141st $500
142nd $500
143rd $500
144th $500
145th $500
146th $500
147th $500
148th $500
149th $500
150th $500
151st to 400th 2015 Footballguys Players Championship Entry ($350 Value)
401st to 500th Footballguys.com LIFETIME Subscription
501st to 650th Footballguys.com 3-Year Subscription


Consolation Round (Weeks 14-16)

Place Prize
1st $3,000
2nd $2,000
3rd $1,750
4th $1,500
5th $1,250
6th $1,000
7th $1,000
8th $750
9th $750
10th $750
11th $500
12th $500
13th $500
14th $500
15th $500


Toilet Bowl (Weeks 12-16)

Place Prize
1st $1,500
2nd $1,000
3rd $750
4th $500
5th $500

 

[Alex - FFPC]

2015 NFL Schedule is out and surprise! No more bye weeks in Week 12 which is the first week of league playoffs in the Footballguys Players Championship.

Do you approve or have you already gotten used to this wrinkle the last few years?

 

[ImTheScientist]

2015 NFL Schedule is out and surprise! No more bye weeks in Week 12 which is the first week of league playoffs in the Footballguys Players Championship.

Do you approve or have you already gotten used to this wrinkle the last few years?

I approve.

 

[Rubi]

2015 NFL Schedule is out and surprise! No more bye weeks in Week 12 which is the first week of league playoffs in the Footballguys Players Championship.

Do you approve or have you already gotten used to this wrinkle the last few years?

I approve,it gives the complainers in here one less thing to complain about.

Unless they complain about NOT having a bye in week 12.

 

[IC FBGCav]

You killed one of the best things you had going in that league, no waivers until week two. Draft right or gamble, your choice. That waiver move before the season starts is an extremely weak cop out to all the crying last year. Just my opinion.

 

[Alex - FFPC]

You killed one of the best things you had going in that league, no waivers until week two. Draft right or gamble, your choice. That waiver move before the season starts is an extremely weak cop out to all the crying last year. Just my opinion.

We asked the critics, both before and after confirming the new pre-season waivers to tell us how exactly does this hurt the contest and no one could give a reason so to me this seems like a matter of preference. Some liked it the way it was. Others like it the way it is now. In the end, the pre-season waivers gives owners MORE control over their destiny and we believe that's a good thing. It also gives owners more confidence to draft early in the summer which is also a good thing. This was the basis for the decision but as it always is with fantasy football, opinions will vary and we understand that.

 

[IC FBGCav]

You killed one of the best things you had going in that league, no waivers until week two. Draft right or gamble, your choice. That waiver move before the season starts is an extremely weak cop out to all the crying last year. Just my opinion.

We asked the critics, both before and after confirming the new pre-season waivers to tell us how exactly does this hurt the contest and no one could give a reason so to me this seems like a matter of preference. Some liked it the way it was. Others like it the way it is now. In the end, the pre-season waivers gives owners MORE control over their destiny and we believe that's a good thing. It also gives owners more confidence to draft early in the summer which is also a good thing. This was the basis for the decision but as it always is with fantasy football, opinions will vary and we understand that.

For one it lessens the already thin pool of FA's. More WR,RB and TE will be drafted and less K,D and QB because there will always be decent FA's out there in those position when you don't have to back them up to start the season. So you are devaluing the drafting back ups of K,D, and QB's. I thought you had good balance before and no to me the balance switches to gambling on long shots at the skill positions, which you had a ton of already in these leagues.

 

[Alex - FFPC]

You killed one of the best things you had going in that league, no waivers until week two. Draft right or gamble, your choice. That waiver move before the season starts is an extremely weak cop out to all the crying last year. Just my opinion.

We asked the critics, both before and after confirming the new pre-season waivers to tell us how exactly does this hurt the contest and no one could give a reason so to me this seems like a matter of preference. Some liked it the way it was. Others like it the way it is now. In the end, the pre-season waivers gives owners MORE control over their destiny and we believe that's a good thing. It also gives owners more confidence to draft early in the summer which is also a good thing. This was the basis for the decision but as it always is with fantasy football, opinions will vary and we understand that.

For one it lessens the already thin pool of FA's. More WR,RB and TE will be drafted and less K,D and QB because there will always be decent FA's out there in those position when you don't have to back them up to start the season. So you are devaluing the drafting back ups of K,D, and QB's. I thought you had good balance before and no to me the balance switches to gambling on long shots at the skill positions, which you had a ton of already in these leagues.

I agree in some sense with your observation of the waiver wire bing thinner than usual for the 1st week of waivers but disagree that this will have negative implications. I don't want to toss out strategy hints on how the pre-season waiver can be benefitial but I know that it will be, and I expect owners to take advantage. Again, our opinion is that more control (which this gives owners) makes for a better experience in the FPC.

We can go back and forth on who likes the pre-season waivers and who doesn't but it's not a radically new idea. Most FF eagues that draft in July or August almost always offer pre-season waivers and I have never heard that be an issue. Let's just see how this plays out and discuss it then.

 

[Da Gildz]

FFPC entrants - "We don't like this at all"

Alex - "That doesn't matter to us. Here's why you should like this"

Rinse. Repeat.

 

[Alex - FFPC]

FFPC entrants - "We don't like this at all"

Alex - "That doesn't matter to us. Here's why you should like this"

Rinse. Repeat.

I respect player's opinions but I wouldn't call 4-5 posters on the message board as an entirety of "FFPC entrants". I've said numerous times that we are OK with not everyone liking it and my job isn't to force you to like it. There are a lot of other items about the FPC format that aren't beloved by all and I can't force you to like those either. I simply explained why we made this choice and now the pre-season free agency has been announced and put into the contest rules. I offered this up for a debate a few months ago and received less than a handful of responses, none of which gave a compelling reason why this is bad for the contest. We also got feedback from some of our veteran players off-line and the decision was made. Now it's no longer a debate, at least not for 2015 season.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

I think it's a fantastic addition. Both to players and FFPC.