Leagues with uneven teams (1 Viewer)

[shadyridr]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

 

[Jello_Biafra]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

How about just trying to find another owner? Is the team so bad that no-one will take it?

 

[shadyridr]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

How about just trying to find another owner? Is the team so bad that no-one will take it?

Its not a keeper league.I sent out a leaguewide email and so far nobody knows anybody to join the league. I was actually a bit surprised.

 

[Jello_Biafra]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

How about just trying to find another owner? Is the team so bad that no-one will take it?

Its not a keeper league.I sent out a leaguewide email and so far nobody knows anybody to join the league. I was actually a bit surprised.

I'm looking for another redraft league. If the draft is online I'd take it depending on the buy in and rules.

 

[CommuterMan]

Using the average can really be skewed when you get into the bye weeks as oppsed to the weeks before and after the byes - more players competing for points...

If you can't get a replacement team then an alternative that would take a little scheduling would be to create doubleheaders for your leagues H2H. The overall season schedule will be 'unbalanced' but if you don't assign divisions and make the schedule prior to assigning teams their schedule then it should workout.

 

[shadyridr]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

How about just trying to find another owner? Is the team so bad that no-one will take it?

Its not a keeper league.I sent out a leaguewide email and so far nobody knows anybody to join the league. I was actually a bit surprised.

I'm looking for another redraft league. If the draft is online I'd take it depending on the buy in and rules.

sorry its a live draft otherwise id most certainly ask

 

[switz]

There's a possibility we only have 11 teams in my league this year. 1 guy dropped out and we're having a problem finding a 12th. If worst case scenario we can't find a 12th we're obviously gonna have a problem schedulewise in a H2H format. One idea I was gonna use was just have someone play the league average that week. Anybody that uses this? How does it work out? Any other ideas?

Each team get's a BYE, I had to do that once

 

[Pictus Cat]

In some of my casual leagues that I run,

that are everyone can play,

I just set up extra team(s),

that autodraft or draft from site rankings

don't submit lineups.

You don't want to be the guy that loses to that team.

Not ideal, but an option until you can find someone to join your league in NY.

Try the looking for owners forum.

Title your post: Looking for NY area owner, live offline draft.

If that doesn't work, try another fantasy board with same title.

 

[saintfool]

in a league with a "league average", it's fine. the only drawback is minor. you have to wait until all the games are played that week to know whether you beat it. there is no way to see how you're doing against it.

 

[u999spf]

If you are interested. I have an idea that I was looking to try last year and this may benefit both of us. Here is what I am proposing. You conduct your draft with the 11 owners and after the draft I will make up a team from all the free agent players. (It sounds like this is a redraft league so there should be a decent amount of players left.)

I don't get charged a league fee or any loss or transaction fees but I will manage a team the entire season. (I don't know how your waivers are conducted but maybe your league could let me get first pick for free agents for the first 3 weeks of the season so my team gets a fighting chance.)

If I were to win any money (Week high score or playoff money etc) your league gets to keep it or you can donate it or you could decide to split it with me for managing a team for the season.

I am interested to see how a team of free agents can compete. I am a very active owner. I will make trades and pickups and submit the best starting lineup possible each week during the season. I think a team of D.Anderson, E.Graham and Ryan Grant would have done pretty well last year, if someone were lucky enough to draft or pick them up.

We can talk particulars if you are interested regarding the exact setup and how this would work. If you are interested PM me.

 

[Lash]

odd number = all-play method

with eleven you would play against 10 others each week

 

[bjabrad]

I played in a 9 team league one year and the solution that was used was a cumulative points for the year and it was boring and sucked all the fun out of the game. I'd go with your idea of playing the league average. It sounds like a fair and fun way to do it.

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

First, let me commend you for not just going all out to get any clown to take a team. Better to have just 11 good owners than have somebody think they're doing you a favor by attending another draft. I think many leagues hurt themselves by trying to get somebody. They end up getting just some body.

League average is fair, although I think it should be the average of the 10 other owners. Your team shouldn't factor into the average you have to beat.

 

[twr]

the bye week sounds the best. i always hated playin against a average...

 

[Crippler]

Doubleheaders each week. In both of my dynasty leagues we play them and I like it alot. Takes a little luck factor out but also keeps in the excitement and chirp ability. We did it in our home league years ago because we started out with 15 teams.

Playing 26 games means 2 games vs each team and than 6 extras. Almost split last years top and bottom and make some sort of SOS. Middle guy goes up and down

 

[Sabertooth]

Doubleheaders each week. In both of my dynasty leagues we play them and I like it alot. Takes a little luck factor out but also keeps in the excitement and chirp ability. We did it in our home league years ago because we started out with 15 teams. Playing 26 games means 2 games vs each team and than 6 extras. Almost split last years top and bottom and make some sort of SOS. Middle guy goes up and down

This.

 

[B Maverick]

We used the weekly average in our keeper league for several years. Called it the ghost. Made for some great trash talk when you couldnt even beat the league average in a given week. Sucked sometimes when team scoring went off and raised the score on your week but overall the league loved it.

 

[BigRed]

the bye week sounds the best. i always hated playin against a average...

I disagree and think the bye week sucks far worse, assuming that it's H2H and that you play some teams more than others. As far as I can see, league avg is by far the best way to go (and good point made about whoever is playing against the league avg should not have their score counted as part of the avg). (I hate the whole double-header idea in general so would never consider that)

 

[bjabrad]

the bye week sounds the best. i always hated playin against a average...

I disagree and think the bye week sucks far worse, assuming that it's H2H and that you play some teams more than others. As far as I can see, league avg is by far the best way to go (and good point made about whoever is playing against the league avg should not have their score counted as part of the avg). (I hate the whole double-header idea in general so would never consider that)

With a bye week wouldn't some teams end the season with more byes (unplayed games) than others???Additionally, why would you want anybody sitting out for a week in the middle of the season? I signed up to play fantasy football and not to sit out for a week while everybody else was playing.

 

[renesauz]

It's not that hard to make a dummy team. Get 2-3 vets in the league to help with the drafting, and manage free agents for the team. Free agent aquisitions should be done only if necessary to replace injured players. The dummy lineup could be made up from an available on-line cheatsheet (like FBG weekly cheetsheet). This way, there's no question about cheating on lineups. Probable in Injury report means in lineup. Questionable is out of the lineup.

I've had to do this before, and it isn't too hard.

Then, If the dummy team makes the playoffs, it automaticly becomes the bottom seed, and is disqualified (giving a bye to the top seed).

 

[cheatsheetwarroom]

I'd do whatever I could do to find a replacement. 12 is truly the magic number in fantasy football and I'm sure you could find a replacement by draft time.

 

[Bada Bing]

Our league uses a set average based on previous years of data. We used several years worth of scores to determine the average game. Our scoring has remained the same so there is not a problem with significantly higher or lower scores from year to year. This way you know going in what the score is to beat.