How much is too much for league fees? (1 Viewer)

[madviking10]

Have all but decided to push the league fees to $100 for the upcoming season. $10 per team will be used for the draft and the web-site. The league has been around for five years and I believe it's time to up the stakes.

Thoughts?

 

[gman8343]

sure

 

[MLBrandow]

Thats what I play in.

Then you can use 140 of that for random weekly bonuses or somethin fun like that.... most TE points for week 3 wins $10, or lowest total score gets $10. Just random bonuses to make it more fun for the people that consistently just feed money into the pot.

 

[TheCommish]

Kind of depends on what you charged in the past, how much the other owners can afford, how committed the other owners are to fantasy football, etc.

If you're going from $75 to $100, that's not too big of a difference, but if it's $30 up to $100, that's quite another.

If you've got a lot of college students or struggling actors in your league, $100 might be tough to swallow. If you're all gainfully employed, it should be fine as long as the wife approves

Has your league had a lot of turnover? If so, your owners aren't very committed and not likely to want to up the stakes.

Also, if one or two guys dominate your league year after year, the other owners probably won't be too keen on donating more money.

The best way to find out is to ask a few of the guys in your league and see what they say.

 

[madviking10]

Wanted to add.

Out of the 12 teams that participated last year six have won championships in other leagues.

Three have won titles in this particular one.

We will redraft and use IDP's for the first time.

We've been a two-three player keeper league for the entire five years.

Edited. It would be a jump for $70 to $100 plus transaction fees.

We had 100% attendance at last years draft.

 

[fruity pebbles]

If everyone's OK with it I don't see a problem. I'd wouldn't want to lose a good owner over a fee increase though.

 

[lloyd christmas]

Thats what I play in.

Then you can use 140 of that for random weekly bonuses or somethin fun like that.... most TE points for week 3 wins $10, or lowest total score gets $10. Just random bonuses to make it more fun for the people that consistently just feed money into the pot.

We pay a couple of hundred in fees, although we are all a few years out of college and not making big money. We give out weekly bonuses, about $100, to the high scorer. The money gets redistributed, and even teams without a shot of winning it all can win their money back. It helps keep everyone interested the entire year.

 

[madviking10]

If everyone's OK with it I don't see a problem. I'd wouldn't want to lose a good owner over a fee increase though.

I'm obviously the commish. Two years in a row we've had league meeting and nobody has shown for those meetings.This is a dictatorship at this point and I will not hold a vote.

 

[madviking10]

Thats what I play in.

Then you can use 140 of that for random weekly bonuses or somethin fun like that.... most TE points for week 3 wins $10, or lowest total score gets $10.  Just random bonuses to make it more fun for the people that consistently just feed money into the pot.

We pay a couple of hundred in fees, although we are all a few years out of college and not making big money. We give out weekly bonuses, about $100, to the high scorer. The money gets redistributed, and even teams without a shot of winning it all can win their money back. It helps keep everyone interested the entire year.

That's a great idea.

 

[Synthesizer]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team. Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

 

[madviking10]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team. Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

I worry about this as I want the CHAMP to get PAID huge.

 

[madviking10]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team. Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

The more I think about this the more i like it. Kind of like limiting you risk and keeping every week important to even the worse teams.Thanks.

 

[Wingnut]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team. Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

I worry about this as I want the CHAMP to get PAID huge.

My league went from $65 to $100 4 years ago, then 2 years ago we upped it to $200 per team (12 teams).Payouts:

1st: 1000

2nd: 500

3rd: 300

4th: 200

5th & 6th: 100

The leftover ($200) goes to the website and draft day food.

 

[madviking10]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team.  Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place.  Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

I worry about this as I want the CHAMP to get PAID huge.

My league went from $65 to $100 4 years ago, then 2 years ago we upped it to $200 per team (12 teams).Payouts:

1st: 1000

2nd: 500

3rd: 300

4th: 200

5th & 6th: 100

The leftover ($200) goes to the website and draft day food.

How many teams did you lose over the transition.

 

[Red Apples]

the more money the better.

we do $160

or just $10 a week.

 

[Wingnut]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team. Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place. Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

I worry about this as I want the CHAMP to get PAID huge.

My league went from $65 to $100 4 years ago, then 2 years ago we upped it to $200 per team (12 teams).Payouts:

1st: 1000

2nd: 500

3rd: 300

4th: 200

5th & 6th: 100

The leftover ($200) goes to the website and draft day food.

How many teams did you lose over the transition.

Zero, It passed with 12 yes votes

 

[J-Money]

We've always played $100 per team. Also, winner take all. Last year i won $1000, this year we're bumping it up to 12 teams, i'm looking forward to the extra $200

 

[Godsbrother]

We've been at $50 (+$10 software) for quite a few years now. A couple of guys told me in the off-season they want to increase it this year so I expect it will come up for a vote in the summer meeting.

 

[Silver & Black]

In my 12 team league, the entry fee is $200. I do not pay the entry fee because I pay for the website and handle all the administrative stuff throughout the year and bang out a very long and detailed weekly newsletter each week covering all the action, discussing trades and essentially busting chops about everyone else's team.

That being said, the payoff schedule is as follows, which we have used now for 7 years.

Winner gets $1,000

Runner up gets $500

The 4 other teams to make the playoffs get $100.

The point total winner for the regular season gets $250.

Week 16 bonus week winner (all teams submit lineup, even non-playoff teams) gets $50.

$200 is a bit steep, but people like the chances of winning a cool grand if you win.

 

[Synthesizer]

12 guys in my league at $100 per team.  Plenty of ways to at least win some of your money back including weekly high score ($20), division title ($50), toilet bowl winner ($25), consolation winner ($25), and of course 1st 2nd and 3rd place.  Even pretty bad teams can find a way to win back about $40.

I worry about this as I want the CHAMP to get PAID huge.

Champ usually ends up with about $450 (1st place is $350 then throw in a few weekly high scores and a division title).

 

[Power Monster]

I just agreed to GM a team where it is a cool grand to get in.

12 teams @ 1k!!!!! Love it and the best part here is I have to do the work but I do not have to put up a cent. If we win I get a split of the profits. Looks good now but there is work that needs to be done. We win this thing and I am on my way to Cabo for a week!

 

[Wingnut]

I just agreed to GM a team where it is a cool grand to get in.

12 teams @ 1k!!!!! Love it and the best part here is I have to do the work but I do not have to put up a cent. If we win I get a split of the profits. Looks good now but there is work that needs to be done. We win this thing and I am on my way to Cabo for a week!

YEEE-HAWWW!!! ....whats the payouts in that bad boy?

 

[Power Monster]

I just agreed to GM a team where it is a cool grand to get in. 

12 teams @ 1k!!!!! Love it and the best part here is I have to do the work but I do not have to put up a cent. If we win I get a split of the profits. Looks good now but there is work that needs to be done. We win this thing and I am on my way to Cabo for a week!

YEEE-HAWWW!!! ....whats the payouts in that bad boy?

Still waiting on the rules and such so I do not know the scoring sys or the payout but this is going to be quite a year. I know that the starting team will field the traditional:QB

RB

RB

WR

WR

TE

D

K

Three money teams this year!

 

[Evilgrin 72]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay? My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot. Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner. League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

 

[Wingnut]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay? My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot. Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner. League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay?  My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot.  Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner.  League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

I'd love to help you out, bro, but it's not local - it was at one point when we all lived in NJ, but most of the league has moved away or went to med school and stayed where they were. We have 3 satellite draft locations now - 1 in NYC, 1 in Miami (Aventura) and one in Cleveland, and we typically have 1 or 2 people drafting over the internet. Of the 12 current owners, 6 (including myself) are founding members from 1995, and the current 12 owners have all been in the league at least 4 years. We have very little turnover, and evidently the commish already has a waiting list several names deep in case of emergency.

 

[Hawk]

I just agreed to GM a team where it is a cool grand to get in.

12 teams @ 1k!!!!! Love it and the best part here is I have to do the work but I do not have to put up a cent. If we win I get a split of the profits. Looks good now but there is work that needs to be done. We win this thing and I am on my way to Cabo for a week!

Be careful advertising that set-up, not paying the same as others and participating in the pot could run you afoul of some gambling laws. For example, in Texas, it is legal to do FF, but only if there is no "house" taking a piece of the pie.

 

[Wingnut]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay? My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot. Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner. League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

I'd love to help you out, bro, but it's not local - it was at one point when we all lived in NJ, but most of the league has moved away or went to med school and stayed where they were. We have 3 satellite draft locations now - 1 in NYC, 1 in Miami (Aventura) and one in Cleveland, and we typically have 1 or 2 people drafting over the internet. Of the 12 current owners, 6 (including myself) are founding members from 1995, and the current 12 owners have all been in the league at least 4 years. We have very little turnover, and evidently the commish already has a waiting list several names deep in case of emergency.

Never hurts to ask

 

[Mungo Burrows]

If you're going from $75 to $100, that's not too big of a difference, but if it's $30 up to $100, that's quite another.

If you've got a lot of college students or struggling actors in your league, $100 might be tough to swallow. If you're all gainfully employed, it should be fine as long as the wife approves doesn't know

Fixed.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay?  My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot.  Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner.  League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

I'd love to help you out, bro, but it's not local - it was at one point when we all lived in NJ, but most of the league has moved away or went to med school and stayed where they were. We have 3 satellite draft locations now - 1 in NYC, 1 in Miami (Aventura) and one in Cleveland, and we typically have 1 or 2 people drafting over the internet. Of the 12 current owners, 6 (including myself) are founding members from 1995, and the current 12 owners have all been in the league at least 4 years. We have very little turnover, and evidently the commish already has a waiting list several names deep in case of emergency.

Never hurts to ask

Of course not. You're a good chap - seriously, if there ever is an opening and the commish asks me for a candidate - I'll let you know. The commish just moved from NYC to Jacksonville last week, so I am trying to get a central FL draft site set up. Drafting alone in front of your PC (even with my chick - a 10% owner) just isn't the same and driving from Orlando to Miami (and back, after drinking beers, on a Sunday) REALLY sucks.

 

[wannabee]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay?  My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot.  Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner.  League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

I'd love to help you out, bro, but it's not local - it was at one point when we all lived in NJ, but most of the league has moved away or went to med school and stayed where they were. We have 3 satellite draft locations now - 1 in NYC, 1 in Miami (Aventura) and one in Cleveland, and we typically have 1 or 2 people drafting over the internet. Of the 12 current owners, 6 (including myself) are founding members from 1995, and the current 12 owners have all been in the league at least 4 years. We have very little turnover, and evidently the commish already has a waiting list several names deep in case of emergency.

Never hurts to ask

Of course not. You're a good chap - seriously, if there ever is an opening and the commish asks me for a candidate - I'll let you know. The commish just moved from NYC to Jacksonville last week, so I am trying to get a central FL draft site set up. Drafting alone in front of your PC (even with my chick - a 10% owner) just isn't the same and driving from Orlando to Miami (and back, after drinking beers, on a Sunday) REALLY sucks.

Some say she can draft better anyway .....

 

[simmonjm]

If you're going from $75 to $100, that's not too big of a difference, but if it's $30 up to $100, that's quite another.

If you've got a lot of college students or struggling actors in your league, $100 might be tough to swallow.  If you're all gainfully employed, it should be fine as long as the wife approves doesn't know 

Fixed.

just found my sig

 

[Evilgrin 72]

How are we to know what people in your league will pay?  My 12-teamer is up to $550, plus all transactions are done by auction bidding, which goes into the pot.  Last year, the prize pool was about $7,200 - $50 a week goes to the top scorer each week ($650), $100 goes to the top point scorer overall for the regular season, $100 goes to fees. From there, it's split 70%-20%-10% between the SB winner, runner-up, and consolation game winner.  League champ last year pocketed $4,317.

Dude, Im in Lakeland...if you ever have an opening, let me know. Id LOVE to get in a high stakes local league like that. After this year Im gonna push for upping ours to $250, or maybe even $300....Im not too optimistic that it would get voted through though.

I'd love to help you out, bro, but it's not local - it was at one point when we all lived in NJ, but most of the league has moved away or went to med school and stayed where they were. We have 3 satellite draft locations now - 1 in NYC, 1 in Miami (Aventura) and one in Cleveland, and we typically have 1 or 2 people drafting over the internet. Of the 12 current owners, 6 (including myself) are founding members from 1995, and the current 12 owners have all been in the league at least 4 years. We have very little turnover, and evidently the commish already has a waiting list several names deep in case of emergency.

Never hurts to ask

Of course not. You're a good chap - seriously, if there ever is an opening and the commish asks me for a candidate - I'll let you know. The commish just moved from NYC to Jacksonville last week, so I am trying to get a central FL draft site set up. Drafting alone in front of your PC (even with my chick - a 10% owner) just isn't the same and driving from Orlando to Miami (and back, after drinking beers, on a Sunday) REALLY sucks.

Some say she can draft better anyway .....

Even after she took two defenses with the same bye week?

 

[Red Apples]

I just agreed to GM a team where it is a cool grand to get in.

12 teams @ 1k!!!!! Love it and the best part here is I have to do the work but I do not have to put up a cent. If we win I get a split of the profits. Looks good now but there is work that needs to be done. We win this thing and I am on my way to Cabo for a week!

cabo sucks.virgin islands is the shiznit.

 

[jrgeaumont]

Sounds like a good amount.

We charge $110 in our league with 12 teams. $10 per team goes towards the web site.

We then have $1200 to distribute in a variety of ways:

PRIZE DISTRIBUTIONS

Super Bowl champion $400.00

Super Bowl 2nd Place $140.00

Super Bowl 3rd Place $40.00

Toilet Bowl Champion $25.00

Toilet Bowl 2nd Place $10.00

Toilet Bowl 3rd Place $5.00

East Division champions $40.00

Central Division champions $40.00

West Division champions $40.00

Weekly Prizes (see below) $325.00

WEEKLY PRIZES

Week 1: Top Scoring Team

Week 2: Closest Victory

Week 3: Lowest Scoring Victory

Week 4: Biggest Blow Out

Week 5: Best Record/Most Points after Five games

Week 6: Top Scoring Team

Week 7: Closest Victory

Week 8: Lowest Scoring Victory

Week 9: Biggest Blow Out

Week 10: Best Record/Most Points after Ten games

Week 11: Highest Scoring Active Player (Non-kicker)

Week 12: Highest Scoring Active Defense

Week 13: Highest Scoring Active Kicker

 

[Shrek]

If everyone's OK with it I don't see a problem. I'd wouldn't want to lose a good owner over a fee increase though.

I'm obviously the commish. Two years in a row we've had league meeting and nobody has shown for those meetings.This is a dictatorship at this point and I will not hold a vote.

I sometimes have the same problem. You need to get this stuff straightened out on Draft Night. Stress the importance of communication and feedback. Insist on good contact information from your members, including good email addresses, cell phone numbers, and/or mailing addresses. I don't like to vote on every single little issue for my league, so I generally email updates. I have told my league members that if they don't regularly check their emails or respond to them, I will consider their silence as agreement with whatever I am doing. It's not like I'm trying to change the league to suit myself. But running a league is like keeping your car in good working order. It requires regular maintenance.

I too want to up the stakes of this league. We are currently at $60.00 per head ($10.00 per head goes to the price of the draft room, which is includes a free keg of beer), and the league fee is taken out of the remaining money. I have voiced a desire to raise the total league fee to somewhere around $80.00 per head. I would even go to $100 per head, but I know that's stretching it. We also do weekly payouts as well as a Pro Bowl payout. I think if you have sound reasoning for wanting to up the fees, and you present it well, your league should back you if you are a good commissioner. I have found that if you always act in the best interest of the league itself, more often than not, the members will back you.

 

[videoguy505]

70 to 100 shouldn't be a problem.

When I'm deciding if a fee is too high, I just ask how pissed I would be if I lost. If it's money I'm going to miss, then I say no. If not, then it's fine. Just figure it's money being thrown away for a few weeks of fun.