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[Third]

Just want to give out major kudos to RTSports.

After 5 years with yahoo and ESPN, we switched to RTSports on the recommendations of many of you guys. So far, it has been awesome.

The guys have responded within a few hours to customer service and technical emails and the functionality and reliability of the site has been excellent.

Even better, RTSports gave us a HUGE discount off the already low league fee for switching from ESPN.

Not news to many of you, but if you're still looking for a site to host your league, I highly recommend RTSports.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Yup, definitely the best in the Biz, at this point...

 

[JohnnyU]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the ### with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.

Having said all that, yes, RTS is better than yahoo and ESPN.

Edited to add, the price of RTS and MFL are basically the same, and that I converted the league I commished at RTS to MFL.

 

[Barry]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the ### with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.Having said all that, yes, RTS is better than yahoo and ESPN.Edited to add, the price of RTS and MFL are basically the same, and that I converted the league I commished at RTS to MFL.

no one cares. The thread is about RT.

 

[JohnnyU]

no one cares. The thread is about RT.

Hey, since yahoo and ESPN were mentioned, he might as well get the MFL perspective. The more info you have, the better decisions you can make. Besides, who are you to determine that "no one cares"? Maybe you don't care, and that's fine.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the a-r-s-e with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.Having said all that, yes, RTS is better than yahoo and ESPN.Edited to add, the price of RTS and MFL are basically the same, and that I converted the league I commished at RTS to MFL.

no one cares. The thread is about RT.

 

[Mik789fl]

Our league has been with RTsports since the '02 season. They've been excellent. They're customer service is second to none,fast,clear responses and most importantly they LISTEN to their subscribers. New features are added every year,it's been interesting to see them grow the last few years. For our money,there's none better.

 

[2banalias]

no one cares. The thread is about RT.

10 yard penalty on the tool.

 

[Winston Smith]

I think just about everyone here would agree that, on balance, RT and MFL are the two best sites out there for hosting.

 

[Winston Smith]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the ### with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.

Having said all that, yes, RTS is better than yahoo and ESPN.

Edited to add, the price of RTS and MFL are basically the same, and that I converted the league I commished at RTS to MFL.

Hmm. I've commished a RT league for 5 years now and never had a problem with this. And while I don't doubt that MFL support is great, I've had 100% satification with RT support. Again, you really can't go wrong with either of these.

 

[wraith5]

no one cares. The thread is about RT.

Hey, since yahoo and ESPN were mentioned, he might as well get the MFL perspective. The more info you have, the better decisions you can make. Besides, who are you to determine that "no one cares"? Maybe you don't care, and that's fine.

I care, Johnny. Thanx for the info. :sniff:

 

[Foosball God]

I'm in one league at RT Sports and 2 at MyFantasyLeague. IMO I'd have to say that MyFantasyLeague is better. The ease of set-up, the look and feel, and the intuitiveness all favors MyFantasyLeague. RT Sports is good, MyFantasyLeague is just better.

 

[BigRed]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the a-r-s-e with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.

I just signed up for a "trial" lg with RT and agree w/you up until that last part. MFL is not more user-friendly.

 

[JohnnyU]

I've commished both RTS and Myfantasyleague.com leagues, and MyfantasyLeague.com is better. The message board is better, the support is better (see their support message board, it's fantastic), and I like how you can setup event calendar (waivers, draft, first-come-first-serve, trading deadlines, and many more), which is far superrior to RTS. Setting up waivers dates and transaction date/times is a pain in the a-r-s-e with RTS. Also, with MFL, each owner can customize their home page, and I like that. I also like the navigation in MFL compared to RTS. Basically, MFL is more commish friendly than RTS.

I just signed up for a "trial" lg with RT and agree w/you up until that last part. MFL is not more user-friendly.

...for commissioners it is by a large margin IMO, but each to their own.

 

[Barry Jive and The Uptown Five]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

 

[JohnnyU]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

MFL -$69.95 per league if ordered by June 15, 2006

$79.95 per league if ordered by July 31, 2006 (EXTENDED until Friday, August 4th!) <----- TODAY

$89.95 per league if ordered on or after August 1, 2006

RTS -

Full Season Commissioner

Your payment must be RECEIVED by September 30th, 2006 in order for your account to remain active! If you are paying by mail, please allow for the amount of time for the check to be delivered.

GOLD - $89.95 per league for up to 30 teams.

PLATNUM - $149.95 per league for up to 50 teams.

Take 10% off if your payment is made online by August 15th, 2006 or your check is postmarked by August 15th, 2006.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

MFL -$69.95 per league if ordered by June 15, 2006

$79.95 per league if ordered by July 31, 2006 (EXTENDED until Friday, August 4th!) <----- TODAY

$89.95 per league if ordered on or after August 1, 2006

RTS -

Full Season Commissioner

Your payment must be RECEIVED by September 30th, 2006 in order for your account to remain active! If you are paying by mail, please allow for the amount of time for the check to be delivered.

GOLD - $89.95 per league for up to 30 teams.

PLATNUM - $149.95 per league for up to 50 teams.

Take 10% off if your payment is made online by August 15th, 2006 or your check is postmarked by August 15th, 2006.

I got a 20% discount when I switched to RTsports (from CBS/sporstline the year they went to $150), and I get a 20% discount every year if I pay by the end of June. I've only paid $72 every year.MFL probably provides better, more powerful tools for commishes (although I've never lacked for anything at as commish at RT), but the look-n-feel for owners is much "cleaner" at RT. I've been in a few MFL leagues and always felt like it was web design circa 1998 or so. I guess a lot of it is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Dentist]

Wow.. I actually REALLY like cbs.sportsline and although it is $130 which is higher than you guys are talking... it does come with a free draft board...

what is so better about these sites than cbs?

 

[Nemesis]

Been with RTS for several years now........and very satisfied. I've been lurking on the RTS message boards for commissioners this summer and I've seen and participated in countless threads of RTS commissioners discussing improvement requests with the RTS support staff and wanted to post this list of improvements that have been implemented into their service. Most of them I have seen firsthand on the website and a couple of them RTS has even gone back and tweaked things after getting feedback from the message board commissioners. Anyway, here's the list (I'm sure there are a couple more they are working on)

(Improvements made per their website

Changes for 2006!

We have been listening to our customers suggestions and have worked hard in the offseason to improve your Fantasy Football experience:

Improved, faster on-line draft, with integrated chat.

WYSIWYG league message board editor.

WYSIWYG league email editor.

Ability to "stick" message board posts to the top of the page.

Fantasy team power rankings.

RealTime monitoring of the league message board.

Better display of very long team names on the schedule page.

Added champion and high scorer fields to league archive

Do not count "hidden" message board posts as part of the 3 displayed on league home page.

Better display of league news articles that have no headline.

Better display league news articles with a picture only.

Optionally display recent transactions on the league home page.

RSS feed - Live bookmarks of fantasy news.

Simplified lineup, trade, and free agent deadline setup for commissioners.

Grid format for roster report

League option to allow owners to see latest activity.

Optionally display latest activity on league home page.

"NFL team notes" added free draft guide.

Team rating added to free draft guide.

Owners can now drop players before their waiver wire.

Owners can make IR moves before their waiver wire.

Added minimum bid value to waiver wire blind bidding.

Salary cap adjustments on a per team basis, i.e. "dead money".

Video - 2 Minute Fantasy Football Update.

Optionally display latest trades on league home page.

Player news and notes indicators added to roster report.

On rule creation page new scoring rules check all positions by default.

Optionally add cap hit as percentage of player salary when player released.

Save, email, and display trade proposal comments.

Optionally make NFL picks against the spread.

Optionally limit total free agent moves per week.

More draft guide content.

Picture captions to league news articles.

Single account login to fantasy football forums.

PDF report to draft guide rankings.

Make all league reports available to guest login.

Added player ranking numbers to top players report.

Ability to trade future draft picks for keeper/dynasty leagues

Speed improvements to many pages.

 

[radballs]

I'm in one league at RT Sports and 2 at MyFantasyLeague. IMO I'd have to say that MyFantasyLeague is better. The ease of set-up, the look and feel, and the intuitiveness all favors MyFantasyLeague. RT Sports is good, MyFantasyLeague is just better.

A lot of this also depends if you're doing a live versus an internet draft. RT is much farther down the ladder compared to MFL if you're talking about doing an online draft. In season, RT is closer to MFL but not even close to where I would ever suggest it for one of many local leagues.

 

[LawFitz]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

MFL -$69.95 per league if ordered by June 15, 2006

$79.95 per league if ordered by July 31, 2006 (EXTENDED until Friday, August 4th!) <----- TODAY

$89.95 per league if ordered on or after August 1, 2006

RTS -

Full Season Commissioner

Your payment must be RECEIVED by September 30th, 2006 in order for your account to remain active! If you are paying by mail, please allow for the amount of time for the check to be delivered.

GOLD - $89.95 per league for up to 30 teams.

PLATNUM - $149.95 per league for up to 50 teams.

Take 10% off if your payment is made online by August 15th, 2006 or your check is postmarked by August 15th, 2006.

Those prices seem pretty good. Do these sites offer live stat tracking during games as part of the service? I know that is something that we are all big fans of in our Yahoo league. It allows for tremendous smack talk on Sundays as the scoring proceeds.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I think just about everyone here would agree that, on balance, RT and MFL are the two best sites out there for hosting.

XS is better

 

[JohnnyU]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

MFL -$69.95 per league if ordered by June 15, 2006

$79.95 per league if ordered by July 31, 2006 (EXTENDED until Friday, August 4th!) <----- TODAY

$89.95 per league if ordered on or after August 1, 2006

RTS -

Full Season Commissioner

Your payment must be RECEIVED by September 30th, 2006 in order for your account to remain active! If you are paying by mail, please allow for the amount of time for the check to be delivered.

GOLD - $89.95 per league for up to 30 teams.

PLATNUM - $149.95 per league for up to 50 teams.

Take 10% off if your payment is made online by August 15th, 2006 or your check is postmarked by August 15th, 2006.

Those prices seem pretty good. Do these sites offer live stat tracking during games as part of the service? I know that is something that we are all big fans of in our Yahoo league. It allows for tremendous smack talk on Sundays as the scoring proceeds.

Yes, both do.

 

[radballs]

I think just about everyone here would agree that, on balance, RT and MFL are the two best sites out there for hosting.

XS is better

I agree in that I prefer XS to RT but MFL trumps them both.

 

[Post Corner]

Thanks for posting this thread. Been disgusted with ESPN and others... somehow missed previous threads were RTSports is mentioned. I very much trust the people in here. Definately going to check it out!

 

[RTSportsDude]

I'm in one league at RT Sports and 2 at MyFantasyLeague. IMO I'd have to say that MyFantasyLeague is better. The ease of set-up, the look and feel, and the intuitiveness all favors MyFantasyLeague. RT Sports is good, MyFantasyLeague is just better.

A lot of this also depends if you're doing a live versus an internet draft. RT is much farther down the ladder compared to MFL if you're talking about doing an online draft. In season, RT is closer to MFL but not even close to where I would ever suggest it for one of many local leagues.

We are coming out with a much faster live draft in the near future. Having said this, what would you like to see in the live draft that we do not offer? We are ALWAYS looking for suggestions.And, by the way, thanks for the props. It is enough to make us blush....

 

[mario8723]

MFL is the only one I've seen that allows customization of CSS and HTML. For web designers like myself, this is the coup de grace

 

[Mik789fl]

Can anyone tell me what the hosting fees are at each site?

I have a league entering year 2 and it's at cbssportsline.... Not my favorite by a long shot.

I'd like to relay this info to the commish.

TIA

MFL -$69.95 per league if ordered by June 15, 2006

$79.95 per league if ordered by July 31, 2006 (EXTENDED until Friday, August 4th!) <----- TODAY

$89.95 per league if ordered on or after August 1, 2006

RTS -

Full Season Commissioner

Your payment must be RECEIVED by September 30th, 2006 in order for your account to remain active! If you are paying by mail, please allow for the amount of time for the check to be delivered.

GOLD - $89.95 per league for up to 30 teams.

PLATNUM - $149.95 per league for up to 50 teams.

Take 10% off if your payment is made online by August 15th, 2006 or your check is postmarked by August 15th, 2006.

I got a 20% discount when I switched to RTsports (from CBS/sporstline the year they went to $150), and I get a 20% discount every year if I pay by the end of June. I've only paid $72 every year.MFL probably provides better, more powerful tools for commishes (although I've never lacked for anything at as commish at RT), but the look-n-feel for owners is much "cleaner" at RT. I've been in a few MFL leagues and always felt like it was web design circa 1998 or so. I guess a lot of it is in the eye of the beholder.

FBG Magazine insert also has a code to get 20% off at RTSports.