I need some help quickly ... Owner dropped out (1 Viewer)

[Kai's Hero]

We have a 10 team league but one owner dropped out 24 hours before our draft. I can't replace the guy so I wanted some suggestions from you guys on how I'd properly handle the H2H scheduling. We play a 13 game regular season. If we played H2H each team could have a bye during each of the first 9 weeks but how do we handle the remaining 4 weeks? Is there another schedule format that would work for 9 teams. Never faced this in 17 years of fantasy football. I need help right away as our draft is @ 10 am Saturday. Thanks!!!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

There are several ways to handle this. Two that come to mind:

1. Make a phantom team that scores the AVG of all teams' scores that week. Put it in the schedule like it's a real team. If its opponent beats the league-average score that week, it gets a win, if not, a loss.

2. Go to an all-play format.

 

[turfman]

There are several ways to handle this. Two that come to mind: 1. Make a phantom team that scores the AVG of all teams' scores that week. Put it in the schedule like it's a real team. If its opponent beats the league-average score that week, it gets a win, if not, a loss. 2. Go to an all-play format.

I've done option one before. Owner just never showed up and wouldn't answer their phone. It kind of sucked but it worked.

 

[cash n carry]

Go to double headers 1st week 1 vs 2 vs 3/ 4 vs 5 vs 6/ 7 vs 8 vs 9 in week 1. Go to the math or computer science department at a local college and have them generate a random schedule that is balanced for the rest of the season.

 

[thebigsmooth]

I would take that spot for you and draft over instant messaging but I have to work until noon.

 

[Jason Wood]

I wish more of my leagues used all play, this is your chance to get your league to do it.

 

[Bayou Bully]

Switch to total points league!

 

[The Big Guy]

Draft a team using an agreed upon cheatsheet and plan on positions ahead of time. Then after the draft, there should be a solid team for you to find an owner to put into it. Or just go with the phantom team with average points. I prefer to try and do the first, to keep the prize pool right etc.

 

[seahawk 17]

Draft the 10th team using remaining players from your draft, and go HTH as usual.

 

[Kai's Hero]

Switch to total points league!

Ours is a total points league but we also have a super bowl champion through H2H format. The points champion is the BIG money winner!

 

[Kai's Hero]

I wish more of my leagues used all play, this is your chance to get your league to do it.

Explain "all play"

 

[David Dodds]

old work by me

 

[Kai's Hero]

old work by me

Bad link. Wouldn't open for me? Can you resend a different way?

 

[David Dodds]

link works. You need Javascript active though. answer the questions and it creates a schedule

 

[AcerFC]

old work by me

This is what brought me to this site when I did a web search years ago. I agree that all play is your best bet here.

All teams play the other 8 teams every week. High points goes 8-0 for the week, low obviously goes 0-8.

It is called Breakdown on CBS. MFL uses it as well. Not sure about others but I would think they do. Good luck.

 

[Packers4ever]

When I had 9 teams in my league we went to 3 team position rounds during weeks 4, 7, 10, 13, then every team has a bye week during the season. So you can either use total points or won/loss record for setting your schedule for the weeks that you have position rounds the only thing is evertime you have a position round you have to setup the schedule that week. This actually worked out pretty good.

 

[supbro]

Doubleheaders is the way to go.

 

[Jason Wood]

I wish more of my leagues used all play, this is your chance to get your league to do it.

Explain "all play"

You play all the teams in the league every week.Top scorer gets an 8-0 record, 2nd place goes 7-1, etc...

 

[smackdaddies]

There are several ways to handle this. Two that come to mind: 1. Make a phantom team that scores the AVG of all teams' scores that week. Put it in the schedule like it's a real team. If its opponent beats the league-average score that week, it gets a win, if not, a loss. 2. Go to an all-play format.

what Pip said

 

[bentley]

There are several ways to handle this. Two that come to mind: 1. Make a phantom team that scores the AVG of all teams' scores that week. Put it in the schedule like it's a real team. If its opponent beats the league-average score that week, it gets a win, if not, a loss. 2. Go to an all-play format.

what Pip said

I've done #1 before. It's not as good as having another owner, but I think it's better than any of the "league drafts a team" options.