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Do you tip out your commish if you win the superbowl? (1 Viewer)
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fantasyplayer
Footballguy
No.
PR Sparty
Footballguy
You don't think commissioners do anything more than the average owner re: managing the league? Finances? League setup? Organizing the draft? Conflict management?Never would have thought of doing that in a million yearsIn our leagues, the commissioners are also owners. So they are equal competitors for the pot. Makes tipping seem very much out of place.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
I commish a couple leagues and never got a tip, never thought of it.
I commish two leagues and you know what you're getting into... I would refuse any tips.
It's really not that much work if you run it right anyway. Maybe averages out to an hour a week over the whole season.
My reward in commishing is knowing that my leagues are run correctly and that people enjoy playing in them.
It's really not that much work if you run it right anyway. Maybe averages out to an hour a week over the whole season.
My reward in commishing is knowing that my leagues are run correctly and that people enjoy playing in them.
RUSF18
Footballguy
As a commish, I wouldn't accept it. I wanted the position because I thought I could do a better job running the league than the other guy who wanted to do it.
I have a friend who runs a weekly MNF box pool which tends to have carryover money, often for several weeks at a time (we only fill out 25% of the boxes). If I win one of the bigger pots, he gets a cut for administering it.
I have a friend who runs a weekly MNF box pool which tends to have carryover money, often for several weeks at a time (we only fill out 25% of the boxes). If I win one of the bigger pots, he gets a cut for administering it.
Doug B
Footballguy
Yes, they do. AND they are competing for the same pot. Still don't conceive of it as a tipped position. Sorry.
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Doug B
Footballguy
Now this I am familiar with. Not as a post-season tip to the commissioner, though -- it was built into the league fees.
RUSF18
Footballguy
And in my league at least, there are others who unofficially help out with some of those types of things. Looks like someone is feeling unappreciated this holiday season.
Doug B
Footballguy
That's cool. Just remember that you were asking what "the norm" was around here. The norm is absolutely not to tip a FFB commissioner.
nickdiesel
Footballguy
i am commish in two league, never been offered nor would i take a tip, but if owner i just paid out wants to buy me a beer, then hell yes i accept. so cash no, beer is never bad. (unless driving).
PR Sparty
Footballguy
I actually won the league I commish so I'm not looking for love. But the other league i'm in I have a co-commish and I could win tonight. I was thinking about giving him something if I won for his help.
belljr
Footballguy
Now I think about it I think ours were too..We had one guy KEEP a % of a box pool he put together without asking, we asked him why the payouts didn't equal the amount taken in, he was like I keep a %, we asked for our $$ back and never did one of his pools again.
Keeping 20% FOR A BOX POOL and having entries
Jason Wood
Zoo York
I'm the commish of many leagues and have never expected, nor been offered, a tip. It's really not that much of a hassle these days to do the job, and I feel like my doing it keeps a number of leagues running that might not otherwise stay around.
Sabertooth
Footballguy
No. What does a commish really do anyway? It isn't like they are a babysitter, money collector, rules expert, or run the draft putting themselves at a disadvantage.
The Great Snook
Footballguy
Same here. Before fantasy became automated over the web, I used to issue a financial statement to the league that would show everyone all of the revenue and expenses.
NCPanthersFan
Footballguy
No tip but I charge the league an additional $25 dollars as a whole. This makes up for the times I need to chase someone down for money, get the trophy engraved for an owner who did not etc. In the end I still lose money on administration but this helps some.
lod01
Footballguy
A-HA!!! It all makes sense now.
slayer666
Footballguy
F no.
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
The only tip I give is never draft a QB in the first two rounds.
Black&Gold
Footballguy
Same here. I wouldn't accept tips but I waive my entry fee (25$) for the league. We charge 5$/transaction and I pay all of them. I see nothing wrong with the commish getting a little something. If it's run correctly, the commish spends a decent amount of hours. We are in our 14th year.
Mr.Pack
Footballguy
We do a little bit more, but now with the online sites crunching all the numbers, it's not enough for me to be tipped.I'd never expect it at all, even though I have been tipped a couple times, but once again, I never expect it.You don't think commissioners do anything more than the average owner re: managing the league? Finances? League setup? Organizing the draft? Conflict management?Never would have thought of doing that in a million yearsIn our leagues, the commissioners are also owners. So they are equal competitors for the pot. Makes tipping seem very much out of place.
Dought Man
Footballguy
If it was still 1994 and the Commish was running numbers from a newspaper each week, then a tip might be in order. However, in this day and age... no. As a commish of two leagues, I would not expect or accept a tip.
Neil Beaufort Zod
Footballguy
I thought the commissioner has to play by special rules to prove how "fair" they are, and can't do things a normal owner can do.Wrong thread?Never would have thought of doing that in a million years
In our leagues, the commissioners are also owners. So they are equal competitors for the pot. Makes tipping seem very much out of place.
Neil Beaufort Zod
Footballguy
If you go to Vegas, would you tip the dealer? If so, why? All they do is hand out cards. It's easy. In roulette they just spin a ball around a wheel. And they get paid by the casino! Would you tip them?I don't think commissioners expect a tip and don't need one, but the guys who think it's absurd remind me of the folks who ignore the dealer at blackjack even when they win.
u999spf
Footballguy
I commish 4 leagues and every once in a very long while one of the winners will tell me to keep a bit or myself...for instance if the payout was $1535 they may tell me to keep $35. I usually tell them its not necessary and send the money with the rest of the payout. But it's nice that they offer.
I also run a Playoff Fantasy League and some Superbowl block pools. In those I accept the "tips" as it is a ton more work to setup, run and collect from 300 people in such a short period of time.
I also run a Playoff Fantasy League and some Superbowl block pools. In those I accept the "tips" as it is a ton more work to setup, run and collect from 300 people in such a short period of time.
slayer666
Footballguy
I don't play cards or the roulette wheel.Also, I've been the commissioner in several leagues and NEVER expected the champion to share any of their prize money.
kardplayer
Footballguy
I commish 3 leagues. Occasionally winners will give me $20 or take me to lunch. I don't expect it, but I don't say no either. Considering 2 of those leagues I'm still chasing down folks for their entry $, I'm ok with getting a tip here and there.
goldenchild
Footballguy
I don't expect any tips from my winners, but lately my guys have been covering my transaction fees (we charge $1 for every acquisition). That would be anywhere from $20-$40.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
Do you really think a FF Commish and a casino dealer are the same?
PR Sparty
Footballguy
I don't understand the anger in this tread. "Hell No". "No Way", etc. Why the hate?
I'd assume most of you are friends with the people in your league? If so, is it so bad to say with $20 or $30 "thanks for doing all the work in this league. thanks for dealing with the ####### who quit half way thru the season. thanks for collecting the money from everyone. thanks for running this league when nobody else wants to. thanks for setting up the myfantasyleague site." I understand the commish doesn't expect it, and may even deny it, but being kind and generous after your just won hundreds, or thousands, of dollars is not a bad thing.
Bah humbug you tightwads
I'd assume most of you are friends with the people in your league? If so, is it so bad to say with $20 or $30 "thanks for doing all the work in this league. thanks for dealing with the ####### who quit half way thru the season. thanks for collecting the money from everyone. thanks for running this league when nobody else wants to. thanks for setting up the myfantasyleague site." I understand the commish doesn't expect it, and may even deny it, but being kind and generous after your just won hundreds, or thousands, of dollars is not a bad thing.
Bah humbug you tightwads
Summer Wheat
Footballguy
Being a commish in two leagues and knowing the commish in our other leagues we do it because we like to do it. With CBS it takes about 15 minutes to set up the league and draft. All the leagues I am in are paid in full before the draft so there is no collecting money. In fact I deposit the 10K from the two leagues that I collected from August until I payout in January and pick up some interest.I do not expect a tip, nor would I take a tip if offered.
Big_Russel
Footballguy
I send him tips on how to do a better job next season.
Kanil
Footballguy
I won 2 leagues that I don't commish this year. The first is a work league and I'll be taking that commish out to lunch. The other is a league of friends and I'll be buying that commish a couple drinks when we go out for new years. I've commished leagues in the past but have never received a tip but I do not see it as a slight not to. A lot of folks don't realize how much effort goes into running a good league.
tunamelt warrior
Footballguy
Totally agree. I've only had one league winner ever offer me a $20 tip for dealing with all the accounting, drama, and random tards vetoing every trade throughout a season. It's really rare to just get a "thank you." I don't expect anything, but certainly wouldn't turn it down. A little gratitude goes a long way in any situation...
Sweet Love
IBL Representative
This thread seems to pop up every couple of years around this time, and I have never really thought about it when this comes up. I will tell you, I have thought greatly about letting the commish enter the league for free in one of my leagues that is very complex to run (keeping track of keeper contracts, BBing, etc). It is only a $30 entry and the poor guy does not want to even run it anymore (he has been for 6 seasons now), but no one has the time or is willing to make the effort to step up and take over. I know some leagues (mostly redraft) are "plug and play", and that coupled with higher dollar entries (i.e over $100 entry fees), would make this idea seem dumb, but in some leagues, I see no issue with letting the commish join for free for all the work he/she puts into it.
I can tell you, in my three leagues, if the commish dropped out of each, there is a chance I would have no FF for that year. For me at least, I would have no issue throwing an extra $5-10 in so the commish could play for free and at least be compensated in a way, for the work he does.
I can tell you, in my three leagues, if the commish dropped out of each, there is a chance I would have no FF for that year. For me at least, I would have no issue throwing an extra $5-10 in so the commish could play for free and at least be compensated in a way, for the work he does.
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