Commish ruling: the guy who quits the league (1 Viewer)

[Dentist]

Guy in question is only 1-2, but has a horriffic team, doesn't really like sports, football, or the nfl

he's been the league for years for social reasons, and actually wanted to quit this year, but we didn't have a replacement and talked him into just one more year.

well.. after he took domanick davis in round 2, and just got shaun alexander (his #1 pick) hurt, he's pretty well decided to mail it in.

As I look at his lineup this morning (and he's not one to make late moves sunday).. he has alexander in on offense, and Denver (bye) as his defense...

What do you guys do with these owners.. i've already put in a call and 2 texts pleading with the player to have him at least switch his lineup. (making waiver moves is something he'll never do).

do you just let it go? at some point do you allow commissioner control over at least the lineup?

 

[Warehouse Nasty]

We had a guy like that last year; started off 0-4 and just tanked the year. You can't set his lineup for him because one week he'll beat someone and that's not fair to the other teams. All you can do is keep trying to get him to play.

At the end of the day, if he tanks every game, at least it is equal to every other team in the league because they all essentially get a free win and nobody will have an advantage over anyone else.

And, obviously, find a replacement next year.

 

[Routilla]

We have similar situation in our league. A big baby that hasn't made a line-up change since 9/10 and he has not paid. Has your guy paid the entry fee?

 

[HomestarRunner]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

 

[thayman]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

I've had this happen before too. Exactly what we did, probably the fairest way to do it IMO

 

[PMENFAN]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

I've never seen that approach, but I like it. I like it a lot. Very fair, teams aren't getting a freebie, and they're not having to beat him on the one week where his team does go off. It's fair. And, you get rid of him.

 

[BigRed]

Guy in question is only 1-2, but has a horriffic team, doesn't really like sports, football, or the nflhe's been the league for years for social reasons, and actually wanted to quit this year, but we didn't have a replacement and talked him into just one more year.well.. after he took domanick davis in round 2, and just got shaun alexander (his #1 pick) hurt, he's pretty well decided to mail it in.As I look at his lineup this morning (and he's not one to make late moves sunday).. he has alexander in on offense, and Denver (bye) as his defense...What do you guys do with these owners.. i've already put in a call and 2 texts pleading with the player to have him at least switch his lineup. (making waiver moves is something he'll never do).do you just let it go? at some point do you allow commissioner control over at least the lineup?

Tough call about this week but from this point on I would email the group and say everyone (minus whoever they play) email your suggestions for who to start for this team and majority wins, you break ties. The "dead team" thing where you must beat the avg isn't bad either. IMO just saying everyone gets a win over him isn't fair because teams who are in his div and maybe play him twice get an extra win. PS he's a loser. He agreed to play so he should at least give a token effort.

 

[Ducegonads]

Just a suggestion. Tough call though. Here's a couple ideas.

1. Officially boot him from the league.

2. Freeze his team. No exception, players on his team are out for the year.

3. When a team is scheduled to play him it plays as "no opponent" or a "tie".

4. The opposing team should allowed to play a starting line up that week though. (This way their players can still get points towards individual awards.)

5. Any team that has played him already gets their points but a win or loss is removed from the record and they a rewarded with a game in the "tie" column.

 

[Wreckincrew]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

I agree, but don't include the points scored by the team playing the frozen team in the league average. Mathmatically it doesn't make much of a difference but the idea of playing against yourself (as opposed to playing wi..............never mind) just doesn't seem right.

 

[lions327]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

 

[tangfoot]

If the team has already been paid for, I'll volunteer to take over and run it.

I vow to attempt to make the team competitive.

PM me if interested.

 

[jeremyx13]

If the team has already been paid for, I'll volunteer to take over and run it.I vow to attempt to make the team competitive.PM me if interested.

Ditto here, I am a commish and didn't join extra leagues this year because of work. I now have extra time on my hands and would be willing to turn that team around if it is already paid up of course. When I win the league, I would only want a SMALL amount of winnings, lol. PM me if you are interested.Jeremy

 

[inca911]

If he's paid the fees, it's his team to run into the ground as he wishes. Next year, he won't get an intive back.

If you really feel you must kill his team then give him back his money at the same time.

It's a game, so treat it as such.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

Guy in question is only 1-2, but has a horriffic team, doesn't really like sports, football, or the nflhe's been the league for years for social reasons, and actually wanted to quit this year, but we didn't have a replacement and talked him into just one more year.well.. after he took domanick davis in round 2, and just got shaun alexander (his #1 pick) hurt, he's pretty well decided to mail it in.As I look at his lineup this morning (and he's not one to make late moves sunday).. he has alexander in on offense, and Denver (bye) as his defense...What do you guys do with these owners.. i've already put in a call and 2 texts pleading with the player to have him at least switch his lineup. (making waiver moves is something he'll never do).do you just let it go? at some point do you allow commissioner control over at least the lineup?

You had to beg a guy who doesn't even like sports or football to stay in your league? As commissioner, you're pleading with an owner to submit a valid lineup? You need to take a good look at your league. If he's the 12th best guy you could find and you actually wanted someone like that to stay, something is wrong. Since he's the kind of guy who never makes waiver moves, and you knew that when you begged him to stay, you are getting what you deserve.Not trying to insult-- just trying to get you off your commissioner's butt and finally start running the league like you care. Change the lineup and take over the team, beginning now. Inform him via e-mail that he's done running the team, and explain that not trying hurts the league. Then send a copy of the e-mail to everyone. For the rest of the season, start whatever player is not hurt or on the bye and has the most fantasy points at the time. The team cannot make trades or waiver moves; you just go by who has performed the best, regardless of matchups. Then you work on making your league worth playing in. Take inventory of your owners-- he might not be the only dud. Start looking for replacements for next year. And change the time that you draft. If he took Davis that early...you're drafting too early. The league is fixable, but you have to admit you have a problem. It's not just the owner, but the way you've been handling him imo.Edited to add: I like the "beat the average" idea, too.

 

[Otter]

If he's paid the fees, it's his team to run into the ground as he wishes. Next year, he won't get an intive back.If you really feel you must kill his team then give him back his money at the same time.It's a game, so treat it as such.

That's BS. I'd dump his ### and let one of the guys above take over his team. You want a competitive league, and if the guy has given up, F him.

 

[ColForbin]

I think whether or not he paid, you should bring in a new owner to take over his team and not charge an entry fee.

 

[Sinrman]

When someone is in for "social" reasons, it makes it tough. My main league is made up of close friends from college, and there have been times where some haven't been exactly paying much attention to their teams. I've asked a couple times the last few years for owners to be active, and if they can't for whatever reason, to step aside and let us find someone who is. Nothing personal. So far, no takers. And so far, this season has started off ok, with no owners noticeably tanking it. But as the season progresses, I can see it happening again.

Tough situation when friends are involved..

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

When someone is in for "social" reasons, it makes it tough. My main league is made up of close friends from college, and there have been times where some haven't been exactly paying much attention to their teams. I've asked a couple times the last few years for owners to be active, and if they can't for whatever reason, to step aside and let us find someone who is. Nothing personal. So far, no takers. And so far, this season has started off ok, with no owners noticeably tanking it. But as the season progresses, I can see it happening again.Tough situation when friends are involved..

If it's a purely social league among friends, that's different. Who cares if people are trying or not? In that case, being active isn't a requirement-- being a friend is. That doesn't make the league "worse" than any other. It's just that your reasons for playing are different, so your standards should also be different. Since nobody wants to leave, it's obvious that they enjoy the camaraderie. You have something good going, even if it's not a competitive league.But I don't think leagues like that should charge a fee. Play for fun and let it go at that.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

If he's paid the fees, it's his team to run into the ground as he wishes. Next year, he won't get an intive back.If you really feel you must kill his team then give him back his money at the same time.It's a game, so treat it as such.

That's BS. I'd dump his ### and let one of the guys above take over his team. You want a competitive league, and if the guy has given up, F him.

 

[Shrek]

Our league has a process where the Commish can call for a vote to declare the team a dead team. The dead team loses the rest of its games, and has its players frozen. The weekly opponent of the dead team must beat the average of the all the teams that week to get the W.

This is a good suggestion. We deal with it a different way, but I like this better. In fact, as Commissioner, I'm going to steal this idea to implement next year. Thanks.

 

[teamramrod]

Just a suggestion. Tough call though. Here's a couple ideas.1. Officially boot him from the league.2. Freeze his team. No exception, players on his team are out for the year. 3. When a team is scheduled to play him it plays as "no opponent" or a "tie".4. The opposing team should allowed to play a starting line up that week though. (This way their players can still get points towards individual awards.)5. Any team that has played him already gets their points but a win or loss is removed from the record and they a rewarded with a game in the "tie" column.

Been in that situation in two leagues over the year. I like these 5 points above. I dont like letting the team run, becuase in one case, I was the one one win fo rhte dead team and then everyone else gets a free pass. (He had McNabb as his QB last year.)Very good job Duce.

 

[george]

In our league, if a team is declared "dead".

The dead team's lineup is set by whomever is immediately above the opponents team in the standing.

So if Dead team is playing the 4th place team, the team in 3rd place gets to set the lineup because they have the most to gain/maintain by giveing the 4th place team a loss. (If the dead team plays the 1st place team then 2nd gets to set the lineup.)