Holy Schneikes
Footballguy
Evolutionary Auction League
Here is the overview from the constitution:
1) Overview
This league will be a 16 team, straight dynasty format with no divisions and no playoffs. All player movement activities will be auction (rather than draft) based. A $100 per team league fee is required. The league will use myfantasyleague.com (MFL) as the league management/website service.
Primary departures from more traditional leagues;
* no drafts (all auction), with universal, carried over bidding "currency"
* larger number of teams
* no "playoffs"
* scoring more heavily dependent on yardage vs TDs
* very flexible (and deep) starting lineups
* fairly extensive ownership requirements
* "public" trading system
Primary objectives of these departures;
* minimize "luck" factor
* create more interaction between owners (easy trading)
* more creative strategies encouraged
I'm shooting for a June initial auction.
Draft constitution can be found here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddnf689n_1f4pk24ch
Initial MFL site (mostly to look at scoring) can be found here: http://www29.myfantasyleague.com/2008/home/52140
Roughly, you'll find that yardage scoring is roughly twice what it usually is relative to TD scoring. TDs are still a nice bonus, but I've always thought that actually moving the ball was undervalued in FF relatively speaking. The 1 pt/10 yard thing is somewhat arbitrary and probably just originated because it was "easier to figure out". These days, that doesn't matter so much.
All league rules are (and always will be) open to discussion, but most significant rules/procedures will not change much unless there is overwhelming support for it. I believe in running a "tight" ship, but I also believe in an active and "invested" set of owners, and most decisions will be made by the league and not by the commish. If you are concerned about investing, there are quite a few guys around here who I am in long-term dynasty leagues with and can vouch for me.
If you are interested in joining a highly interactive league that will really challenge you, this could be the one for you. But please know up front that this league might take a little more attention than some others. Also, be aware that the league is leans pretty heavily on future participation, and it will be very difficult if not impossible for owners to build a "redraft" team and then bail.
If you are interested, please post here or PM me. I really want to get solid group of initial (and hopefully very-long-term) owners. Therefore, entrance into this league will NOT be exclusively first-come-first-served. Preference will be given to folks who contact me first, but I will reserve the right to select owners based on qualifications as well, and as folks come on board, I will be getting input from them (if there is any) on the rest of the teams.
Here is the overview from the constitution:
1) Overview
This league will be a 16 team, straight dynasty format with no divisions and no playoffs. All player movement activities will be auction (rather than draft) based. A $100 per team league fee is required. The league will use myfantasyleague.com (MFL) as the league management/website service.
Primary departures from more traditional leagues;
* no drafts (all auction), with universal, carried over bidding "currency"
* larger number of teams
* no "playoffs"
* scoring more heavily dependent on yardage vs TDs
* very flexible (and deep) starting lineups
* fairly extensive ownership requirements
* "public" trading system
Primary objectives of these departures;
* minimize "luck" factor
* create more interaction between owners (easy trading)
* more creative strategies encouraged
I'm shooting for a June initial auction.
Draft constitution can be found here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddnf689n_1f4pk24ch
Initial MFL site (mostly to look at scoring) can be found here: http://www29.myfantasyleague.com/2008/home/52140
Roughly, you'll find that yardage scoring is roughly twice what it usually is relative to TD scoring. TDs are still a nice bonus, but I've always thought that actually moving the ball was undervalued in FF relatively speaking. The 1 pt/10 yard thing is somewhat arbitrary and probably just originated because it was "easier to figure out". These days, that doesn't matter so much.
All league rules are (and always will be) open to discussion, but most significant rules/procedures will not change much unless there is overwhelming support for it. I believe in running a "tight" ship, but I also believe in an active and "invested" set of owners, and most decisions will be made by the league and not by the commish. If you are concerned about investing, there are quite a few guys around here who I am in long-term dynasty leagues with and can vouch for me.
If you are interested in joining a highly interactive league that will really challenge you, this could be the one for you. But please know up front that this league might take a little more attention than some others. Also, be aware that the league is leans pretty heavily on future participation, and it will be very difficult if not impossible for owners to build a "redraft" team and then bail.
If you are interested, please post here or PM me. I really want to get solid group of initial (and hopefully very-long-term) owners. Therefore, entrance into this league will NOT be exclusively first-come-first-served. Preference will be given to folks who contact me first, but I will reserve the right to select owners based on qualifications as well, and as folks come on board, I will be getting input from them (if there is any) on the rest of the teams.