Commish Question about Tie Breakers (1 Viewer)

[unckeyherb]

I am commish of a keeper league that has been around for about 10 years. Throughout the lifespan of the league we've adopted new rules, became a keeper, became ppr, added roster spots and starter sizes etc. This year we switched to Victory Points scoring. A little issue has arisen with regard to Divisional Winners and Tie Breakers for Divisional Winners...

The tie breaker rules that are on our main board were carried over from last year prior to Victory Point Scoring. The 'tie' for that situation would have been each team's overall record, which superceded everything else. So the first tie breaker is head to head, then Div record, then Points Scored. That's how its written; Admittedly, this was an oversight in setting up the league rules for VP this year, as I didn't modify the tie breaker rules that were already in place from the previous years.

I would think that in the case of two teams having the same Victory Points, the tie breaker for divisional winner should be, in order: overall record, head to head, divisional record, points scored.

Now that Victory Points supercede everything, it makes sense that the next in line would be overall record, as that previously superceded everything else. It doesn't make sense that the overall record isn't factored into the standings.

While I understand that the rules written say one thing, I think the spirit of the rule is fairly obvious and the fact that this rule is a carry-over from last year is also obvious.

This has the possibility of affecting who wins my division..of course its me vs another guy.

Anyone have an opinion on this?

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Tough spot. You probably don't like this answer, but:

The tie breaker rules that are on our main board... first tie breaker is head to head... That's how its writtenAdmittedly, this was an oversight... I understand that the rules written say one thing

You have to go with what's written in the rules, especially because you're the team that stands to benefit if you decide not to.

 

[Couch Potato]

Yep, you live with it as written this year, change it for next year if the league chooses.

As commissioner, the LAST thing you want is the appearance of favoring your own team, regardless of the logic behind it.

 

[gandalas]

Change the rules in the off-season for starting next season, but you have to go with what is written.

Alternatively, you could hold a league-vote on the change now, but that hardly seems fair if your team would be the one to benefit from it. If it was 2 other teams, I could see this being an option.

 

[unckeyherb]

yep, that's what I am prepared to do-(just deal with it, not do a league vote)...just wanted to see what others thought. If I was not commish I'd be raising a huge stink over it, but like you said I can't give the look of impropriety.

 

[Wreckincrew]

I would put it to a league wide vote either way. It's not as if you are trying to cheat, it was an oversight. If I was voting I would vote that overall record is the 1st tie-breaker.

Here's to politics & popularity not clouding the other owners judgment.

 

[SWC]

no vote you have rules and everyone has to play by them and if you start putting every oversight to a vote then why even have rules someone can just claim they didnt understand or it was a oversight so live with it and be honorable above all else because in the end all you have is your immortal sole and if you start just changing rules willy nilly you lose your moral compas and vorasity and you might as well just start texting wiener pictures all over the joint and call yourself the gunslinger from down under john edwards part ii

 

[Wreckincrew]

no vote you have rules and everyone has to play by them and if you start putting every oversight to a vote then why even have rules someone can just claim they didnt understand or it was a oversight so live with it and be honorable above all else because in the end all you have is your immortal sole and if you start just changing rules willy nilly you lose your moral compas and vorasity and you might as well just start texting wiener pictures all over the joint and call yourself the gunslinger from down under john edwards part ii

Why, because all the owners were setting their lineups to only win head to head games and not every game just because of the 1st tie-breaker? That makes about as much sense as your last sentence....Well, I guess it's all one sentence, so from about "vorasity" on.