Proposed Draft Day:
Talked to Brian and Herman and the evening of Sunday January 11 is looking like the best draft time so far. If possible I would still like to do a combination live/online draft. Let me know if this is bad timing for any of you. Brian has a new show opening on the 10th, so he can't draft before the 11th. Herman will be out of town on each remaining weekend in January. Hopefully this works for all.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Decisions have been made
Alright. Just finished an excel tutorial with Brian (Team A). He voted for a full year. He invented this shit, so I give his vote some credence. Add my vote and we have 5 for a year and 0 votes for six months...even if a full vote would result in a tie, I'm awarding Brian the tie break on this.
Therefore, the list of sports has expanded. What follows is the new menu, with the scoring events and point values for scoring events. Think about the way scoring will influence your strategy for the year and post comments if you think it needs to be tweaked. Don't be freaked out by the volume of events to be considered. This is still less complicated than what goes into scoring fantasy football. If your teams are winning, your scores will reflect that.
After the draft each team will be allowed 2 transactions per week. A transaction can be a trade with another team or a drop/add. When you drop a scoring unit or trade away a scoring unit you get to keep the points that unit has already earned, so you can play different scoring units every week based on match-ups if you want. Obviously, you only get points for scoring that occurs while you control the unit (except for the very limited exception in the next paragraph).
Units never absolutely lock. Meaning, if you draft the Celtics and they win the championship and score you, say, 175 points for the season, you are allowed to trade them (and all their points) for another unit that hasn't finished scoring yet (like the yankees in June). This is the ONLY time that trading a unit also trades the points already accumulated. However, the open scoring unit aquired does not bring its points with it. All such deals are highly suspect and require 2/3 of the league to vote in favor of the trade. Non-voters are considered dissenters. I can veto a deal if the majority loses its mind (this is the "Cutler" clause.) I know this sounds complicated, but if November rolls around and a team is risking mathematical elimination they should be able to gamble what they've got for a chance at a good NFL team or something.
Tennis and Golf lock at the start of an event.
Oh, if you haven't already, give your team a name.
Here goes:
Scoring Unit Scoring Events
NBA win=2, make playoffs=10, advance round=10, champion=50
AFC win=10, tie=5, make playoffs=20, advance round=20, super bowl
champ=50
NFC win=10, tie=5, make playoffs=20, advance round=20, super bowl
champ=50
CFB(BCS) win=12, pre-xmas bowl invite=12, win pre-xmas=12,
pre-new year's invite=17, pre-new year's win=17, NY's+ invite=20,
NY's+win=20, make BCS=25, BCS win=35, BCS Champ=50
CFB(NBCS) win=12, pre-xmas bowl invite=12, win pre-xmas=12,
pre-new year's invite=17, pre-new year's win=17, NY's+ invite=25,
NY's+win=20, make BCS=35, BCS win=35, BCS Champ=100
(NOTE: Non-BCS teams that make a Post-December 31 Bowl game, BCS
bowl game or win the BCS Championship intentionally receive more points
for those accomplishments than BCS conference teams.)
AL win=.5, Make playoffs=30, adv. round=30, champion=50, All-star (League)
MVP on team you control at all-star break=10
NL win=.5, Make playoffs=30, adv. round=30, champion=50, All-star (League)
MVP on team you control at all-star break=10
NHL win=2, tie=1, make playoffs=10 (they all make it, right?), adv. round=10,
champion=50
CBB(BCS) win=2, make ncaa=10, adv. round=12, champion=50
CBB(NBCS) win=2, make ncaa=15, adv. round=12, champion=75
PGA make cut=7, 21-30=10, 11-20=15, 5-10=20, 4=22, 3=24, 2=26, 1=30,
major tournament win bonus=20
(NOTE: All majors will be scoring events, non-major scoring events are
TBA.)
WTENNIS win match=5, win tournament bonus=10, major win bonus=20
(NOTE: Under this system the winner of a final round match receives 5
points for the win and 10 points for being champion (15 total for that match
win. Winning the final round of a major would be worth 35. All majors are
scoring events, non-major scoring events are TBA.)
UEFA win=5, tie (with advantage)=5, tie (without advantage)=2.5, champion=50
(NOTE: I know this looks weird, however, if a team gets a tie, when they
only need a tie, that is like a win. Also, not all teams will have the same
number of games. Don't care. I want a rooting interest in each individual
game.)
CYCLE Stage win=3, Time Trial win=3, champion=25
(NOTE: The two scoring events for cycling will be the Italian thingy and
the Tour de France. I would say this is the "kicker" position of the UFL.)
WBC Adv. to Round 2=12, Adv. to Semi=20, Advance to final=20, Champion=25
(NOTE: WBC=World Baseball Classic)
LLWS Adv. 2nd round=10, Adv. 3rd Round=10, adv. final=10, Champion=25
(NOTE: LLWS=Little League World Series.)
Therefore, the list of sports has expanded. What follows is the new menu, with the scoring events and point values for scoring events. Think about the way scoring will influence your strategy for the year and post comments if you think it needs to be tweaked. Don't be freaked out by the volume of events to be considered. This is still less complicated than what goes into scoring fantasy football. If your teams are winning, your scores will reflect that.
After the draft each team will be allowed 2 transactions per week. A transaction can be a trade with another team or a drop/add. When you drop a scoring unit or trade away a scoring unit you get to keep the points that unit has already earned, so you can play different scoring units every week based on match-ups if you want. Obviously, you only get points for scoring that occurs while you control the unit (except for the very limited exception in the next paragraph).
Units never absolutely lock. Meaning, if you draft the Celtics and they win the championship and score you, say, 175 points for the season, you are allowed to trade them (and all their points) for another unit that hasn't finished scoring yet (like the yankees in June). This is the ONLY time that trading a unit also trades the points already accumulated. However, the open scoring unit aquired does not bring its points with it. All such deals are highly suspect and require 2/3 of the league to vote in favor of the trade. Non-voters are considered dissenters. I can veto a deal if the majority loses its mind (this is the "Cutler" clause.) I know this sounds complicated, but if November rolls around and a team is risking mathematical elimination they should be able to gamble what they've got for a chance at a good NFL team or something.
Tennis and Golf lock at the start of an event.
Oh, if you haven't already, give your team a name.
Here goes:
Scoring Unit Scoring Events
NBA win=2, make playoffs=10, advance round=10, champion=50
AFC win=10, tie=5, make playoffs=20, advance round=20, super bowl
champ=50
NFC win=10, tie=5, make playoffs=20, advance round=20, super bowl
champ=50
CFB(BCS) win=12, pre-xmas bowl invite=12, win pre-xmas=12,
pre-new year's invite=17, pre-new year's win=17, NY's+ invite=20,
NY's+win=20, make BCS=25, BCS win=35, BCS Champ=50
CFB(NBCS) win=12, pre-xmas bowl invite=12, win pre-xmas=12,
pre-new year's invite=17, pre-new year's win=17, NY's+ invite=25,
NY's+win=20, make BCS=35, BCS win=35, BCS Champ=100
(NOTE: Non-BCS teams that make a Post-December 31 Bowl game, BCS
bowl game or win the BCS Championship intentionally receive more points
for those accomplishments than BCS conference teams.)
AL win=.5, Make playoffs=30, adv. round=30, champion=50, All-star (League)
MVP on team you control at all-star break=10
NL win=.5, Make playoffs=30, adv. round=30, champion=50, All-star (League)
MVP on team you control at all-star break=10
NHL win=2, tie=1, make playoffs=10 (they all make it, right?), adv. round=10,
champion=50
CBB(BCS) win=2, make ncaa=10, adv. round=12, champion=50
CBB(NBCS) win=2, make ncaa=15, adv. round=12, champion=75
PGA make cut=7, 21-30=10, 11-20=15, 5-10=20, 4=22, 3=24, 2=26, 1=30,
major tournament win bonus=20
(NOTE: All majors will be scoring events, non-major scoring events are
TBA.)
WTENNIS win match=5, win tournament bonus=10, major win bonus=20
(NOTE: Under this system the winner of a final round match receives 5
points for the win and 10 points for being champion (15 total for that match
win. Winning the final round of a major would be worth 35. All majors are
scoring events, non-major scoring events are TBA.)
UEFA win=5, tie (with advantage)=5, tie (without advantage)=2.5, champion=50
(NOTE: I know this looks weird, however, if a team gets a tie, when they
only need a tie, that is like a win. Also, not all teams will have the same
number of games. Don't care. I want a rooting interest in each individual
game.)
CYCLE Stage win=3, Time Trial win=3, champion=25
(NOTE: The two scoring events for cycling will be the Italian thingy and
the Tour de France. I would say this is the "kicker" position of the UFL.)
WBC Adv. to Round 2=12, Adv. to Semi=20, Advance to final=20, Champion=25
(NOTE: WBC=World Baseball Classic)
LLWS Adv. 2nd round=10, Adv. 3rd Round=10, adv. final=10, Champion=25
(NOTE: LLWS=Little League World Series.)
Monday, December 29, 2008
Season Length
Time to just vote on this. The season can either end at the all-star break or superbowl 2010. If the votes of patty, dan and player to be named later would matter in the final tally, then I will keep the voting open until they all register. Vote now!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Updates Galore!
The UFL season is drawing near. We have six members, plus Dan will be joining when he gets back in town next week. If you haven't already, be sure to accept the invitation I emailed you so you can post on this site. Ideally all comments will relate to a specific post so I can keep everything organized. Every team is going to be allowed 2 transactions a week, so organization is going to be very important.
Bussman has lobbied for the inclusion of Cycling, Brian seems down and I am inclined to agree. Bussman: Post a list of the top 20 cyclists and where we can look for independant pre-draft research.
Campbell, I think one international soccer league is enough.
If the draft were held today, these are the sports we would be using:
1 CBB
1 NHL
1 UEFA
1 Whatever cycling is called
1 AL
1 NL
1 NBA
1 Women's Tennis
1 PGA
1 Wild Card (An extra of any of those above)
My preference, like Campbell, would be to have a full year league. However, because most people are new to this I think it is better to shorten the season. If some people just don't get into it we can silent Andy them out of here without wasting an entire year.
3 league spots are left. I think Bosac wants in. That leaves 2 we need to fill.
Suggestions on an entry fee amount to keep things interesting? $30, winner take all?
Bussman has lobbied for the inclusion of Cycling, Brian seems down and I am inclined to agree. Bussman: Post a list of the top 20 cyclists and where we can look for independant pre-draft research.
Campbell, I think one international soccer league is enough.
If the draft were held today, these are the sports we would be using:
1 CBB
1 NHL
1 UEFA
1 Whatever cycling is called
1 AL
1 NL
1 NBA
1 Women's Tennis
1 PGA
1 Wild Card (An extra of any of those above)
My preference, like Campbell, would be to have a full year league. However, because most people are new to this I think it is better to shorten the season. If some people just don't get into it we can silent Andy them out of here without wasting an entire year.
3 league spots are left. I think Bosac wants in. That leaves 2 we need to fill.
Suggestions on an entry fee amount to keep things interesting? $30, winner take all?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Thoughts on the Menu of Sports
At least to start there seems to be some support for having shorter seasons. Herman's suggestion of having Season I end with the all-star game is not bad, except I worry about too much of a gap between the last major sports and the break. Also, Tennis and Golf would be cut in half as well. I think that can be remedied by adding non-majors to the scorable events...maybe even have a rule that every competition is worth something.
These are the sports that I think have the most potential if we assume that the season ends around the all-star break:
Men's College Basketball
NHL
NBA
UEFA
Women's Tennis (Expanded)
PGA (Expanded)
We at least one whacked out sport like senior's sri lankan cricket or we could each draft a SPDR and get points for market flucuations.
These are the sports that I think have the most potential if we assume that the season ends around the all-star break:
Men's College Basketball
NHL
NBA
UEFA
Women's Tennis (Expanded)
PGA (Expanded)
We at least one whacked out sport like senior's sri lankan cricket or we could each draft a SPDR and get points for market flucuations.
Brian on Board and Sheets Almost Done
Brian Golden is now on board with our UFL league. This is key because Brian sort of invented the whole concept and actually knows how excel works. He joined on the condition that he not have to be in charge, however, his mere presence makes success far more likely.
As I said on the DA ZOOONNNEEE board we need to figure out which sports will be covered and also how long our season will last. Leave comments as you join as to your personal preferences.
As I said on the DA ZOOONNNEEE board we need to figure out which sports will be covered and also how long our season will last. Leave comments as you join as to your personal preferences.
Monday, December 8, 2008
UFL Announcement
As a number of you are aware I have committed to getting an ultimate fantasy league going by the time the ffl playoffs end. For those who don't know, in Ultimate you draft whole teams from a cross-section of sports instead of individual players from a single sport. Points accumulate based on wins and losses, as well as season milestones, like winning championships. The sports included are up to the particiapants. The full season I competed in included: 1 AL, 1 NL, 1 NBA E, 1 NBA W, 1 NFC, 1 AFC, 2 BCS CFB and CBB, 1 non-BCS CFB and CBB, 1 NHL, 1 Mens Tennis player, 1 mens Golfer, 1 little league world series division, an EPL team and 1 NASCAR.
I'm also considering making the season only 6 months long instead of a full year...maybe ending with the NBA finals or the champions league final and then having season two be comprised of the footbal and baseball time of year sports.
Just post your email address as a comment. Then I can add you as a user and you can post freely for communication and smack talking purposes. I figure the draft will be a combo of live in person and AIM for anyone not in the Lou. I should have the spread sheets any day now and then we can set all the rules.
From now on all UFL communication will flow through the blog so as to preserve DAAA ZOOOONNNEEE's purity. Hope you all at least give it a try. It doesn't require the week by week effort of FFB, but keeps you interested in wins and losses year round.
I'm also considering making the season only 6 months long instead of a full year...maybe ending with the NBA finals or the champions league final and then having season two be comprised of the footbal and baseball time of year sports.
Just post your email address as a comment. Then I can add you as a user and you can post freely for communication and smack talking purposes. I figure the draft will be a combo of live in person and AIM for anyone not in the Lou. I should have the spread sheets any day now and then we can set all the rules.
From now on all UFL communication will flow through the blog so as to preserve DAAA ZOOOONNNEEE's purity. Hope you all at least give it a try. It doesn't require the week by week effort of FFB, but keeps you interested in wins and losses year round.