Ideas on determining overall winner between 2 league winners? (1 Viewer)

[abishagenaden]

One of the Yahoo leagues I commish is expanding into 24 teams this year, and as a result of that we're splitting into 2 leagues of 12 each. We'd still like to have one overall winner though, so does anyone have any idea on how to match up the 2 league winners in a contest that will decide it all?

I don't want something as random as a coin flip, but at the same time I'd also rather not have something too involved like both going head-to-head in the NFL playoff challenge. I'd prefer to keep it within Yahoo if possible, and be able to determine the winner within 1-2 weeks of week 16 of the season.

Thoughts?

 

[jeaton6]

One of the Yahoo leagues I commish is expanding into 24 teams this year, and as a result of that we're splitting into 2 leagues of 12 each. We'd still like to have one overall winner though, so does anyone have any idea on how to match up the 2 league winners in a contest that will decide it all?

I don't want something as random as a coin flip, but at the same time I'd also rather not have something too involved like both going head-to-head in the NFL playoff challenge. I'd prefer to keep it within Yahoo if possible, and be able to determine the winner within 1-2 weeks of week 16 of the season.

Thoughts?

Can't you just make it highest scoring team in week 16 is overall champ?

 

[FUBAR]

One of the Yahoo leagues I commish is expanding into 24 teams this year, and as a result of that we're splitting into 2 leagues of 12 each. We'd still like to have one overall winner though, so does anyone have any idea on how to match up the 2 league winners in a contest that will decide it all?

I don't want something as random as a coin flip, but at the same time I'd also rather not have something too involved like both going head-to-head in the NFL playoff challenge. I'd prefer to keep it within Yahoo if possible, and be able to determine the winner within 1-2 weeks of week 16 of the season.

Thoughts?

Can't you just make it highest scoring team in week 16 is overall champ?

This, except maybe expand it to total points throughout the ff playoffs.

 

[abishagenaden]

One of the Yahoo leagues I commish is expanding into 24 teams this year, and as a result of that we're splitting into 2 leagues of 12 each. We'd still like to have one overall winner though, so does anyone have any idea on how to match up the 2 league winners in a contest that will decide it all?

I don't want something as random as a coin flip, but at the same time I'd also rather not have something too involved like both going head-to-head in the NFL playoff challenge. I'd prefer to keep it within Yahoo if possible, and be able to determine the winner within 1-2 weeks of week 16 of the season.

Thoughts?

Can't you just make it highest scoring team in week 16 is overall champ?

Definitely an option (and FUBAR's suggestion is very attractive), but preferably I'd like the 2 league winners' decisions after week 16 (or beyond) to decide the overall winner.

 

[Dragon1952]

If you want the deciding factor to come after week 16 but don't want to do something like the NFL challenge you are pretty limited. You could always just have them face-off in week 17 I guess.

 

[abishagenaden]

If you want the deciding factor to come after week 16 but don't want to do something like the NFL challenge you are pretty limited. You could always just have them face-off in week 17 I guess.

If Yahoo would allow for that functionality, I'd jump at it, but alas it doesn't. The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of just using the total points scored during the playoffs to determine the overall winner. Perhaps with some modifications, like weighting each round, i.e. 50% of the points from the SB game, 33.3% from the semi-final, and 16.7% from the quarter-final. Maybe even deducting 1 point for each FA add/drop move, and/or adding a few points for each trade made during the season.

 

[josefrees]

I wouldn't deduct points for moves or whatever I don't understand that at all.

To be quite honest, if you don't want any problems the simpler the better. I think simply having the week 16 top point scorer as the champ is the best solution. No complicated arbitrary metrics, no having a guy lose his championship game but somehow winning the league because he scored a bunch in prior games and most importantly, 4 players with the potential to win it all at the end.

 

[jeaton6]

I agree. I'm not sure why you would change the 2 league champ criteria vs the criteria that's used for each single league champ. If trying to keep it simple I would strongly advise against this and also am against using anything beyond week 16.

 

[abishagenaden]

I wouldn't deduct points for moves or whatever I don't understand that at all.

To be quite honest, if you don't want any problems the simpler the better. I think simply having the week 16 top point scorer as the champ is the best solution. No complicated arbitrary metrics, no having a guy lose his championship game but somehow winning the league because he scored a bunch in prior games and most importantly, 4 players with the potential to win it all at the end.

I agree. I'm not sure why you would change the 2 league champ criteria vs the criteria that's used for each single league champ. If trying to keep it simple I would strongly advise against this and also am against using anything beyond week 16.

Noted with thanks. Reason for those criteria was just to make things more interesting (and encourage trading but at the same time reward teams that didn't need to make a ton of moves during the season and still succeed). But agreed that it unnecessarily complicates matters.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

You could take the week 16 score, and add the score of a limited lineup in week 17. Maybe 1 QB, 1RB, 1 WR, 1 Flex, to effectively limit the negative effect of benched starters.

 

[John 14:6]

Does Yahoo not allow 24 team leagues?

 

[abishagenaden]

Does Yahoo not allow 24 team leagues?

20 appears to be the max, but even then it doesn't allow for separate conferences, just divisions. We had 18 in our league last year, and the draft and FA situation was rough, to say the least. I know I certainly won't be playing in a league with more than 16 teams again anytime soon.