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• Commish We are not really giving a team a win when they played a team with no players are we. ? If so i have to think about this league .
  Neanderthal at Sep 12, 2023 3:46 PM
• No limits, just accrue cap penalties against your salary if the player dropped doesn't get picked up. But churn and burn away and congrats on the upset
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 11, 2023 10:49 AM
• Last team claimed so we have a full league now- as we progress this season we'll clarify some rules on an expansion draft in the offseason.
  
  Still no word on Paydala working to renew teams so be on the lookout for that update.
  
  Good luck everyone- football's back!
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 11, 2023 10:47 AM
• Definitely didn’t expect to win week 1. How bout that. Are there any limits to how many guys you can add during the week? My plan is to churn through my roster each week, but I just wanted to check.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Sep 11, 2023 10:47 AM
• I think we should cover the fee. It is only $20 per team and I am ready to pay it
  Neanderthal at Sep 8, 2023 12:34 PM
• Don't disagree, but then we need the last team filled. Per Niv, if there are any teams not paid up by deadline the league will automatically become a $20 non-prize league. Need to find an owner for the last team by end of month and get everyone paid up in the league now (whenever Paydala works)
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 8, 2023 11:32 AM
• I strongly prefer that we remain a prize league this season, puts all the contenders at a massive disadvantage
  Columbus Panhandles at Sep 8, 2023 11:30 AM
• Other option- change to a $20 non-prize league for this season to get the spot filled since two teams will be at disadvantage, move back to $100 next season after an expansion draft?
  
  I'm open to being a co-commish btw, I am a commissioner in one of the baseball leagues so I'm familiar with the system
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 8, 2023 11:25 AM
• Looks like we have another player wanting to get in, but wants us to cover the fee- how do folks feel on that?
  
  I feel that since Sunday didn't get his covered we shouldn't be beholden to that. Just stick with the current option of filling willing teams and having an expansion draft in some manner in the offseason
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 8, 2023 11:21 AM
• It is great that you have decided to join us . I remember when I first joined and how folks welcomed me so welcome to our league. It was my first team at the time so I had a lot to learn but since you are a veteran that helps. In any event have a great season
  Neanderthal at Sep 7, 2023 7:13 PM
• We're happy to have you. I think your 1st week matchup with COLTS should be viewed as a BYE for each team but I can't imagine having everyone take a BYE. We're 90 minutes from football. We'll use overall win % (excluding automatic wins due to inactive teams) to determine playoff seeding.
  
  I'm also buried at work right now and am open to someone stepping up as co-commish.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Sep 7, 2023 6:50 PM
• Hey y'all sorry you got bailed on. Ottoneu veteran here. Just took over Bovine. Looking forward to the challenge. Whatever you decide regarding the schedule or roster rules, I'm cool with.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Sep 7, 2023 4:53 PM
• I believe we may have one person ready to sign up- do we need to make week 1 a bye for everyone? Give us a week to get the league in order? Last minute decision to have everyone set lineups to no one playing
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 7, 2023 3:43 PM
• I’m fine with not counting the “automatic wins” towards playoff standings.
  
  And I think we’ll be fine getting the teams filled next off season, I’ve been in leagues that have gone through this in the past with 1 or 2 teams. So long as this payment issue doesn’t affect people’s willingness to play Ottoneu in the future…
  
  Maybe we look at doing an expansion draft when we add players at the end of the year. I can work through details a bit but my first thought is:
  
  -each existing owner can choose 3 players that are off limits
  -each new owner can take one player from each existing owner
  -this would have to be done before arbitration
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Sep 7, 2023 10:03 AM
• I will say I think emergency option is an expansion draft either at the end of the season or after a week or two if we can fill these spots- we did something similar in a dynasty league when we went from 12 to 14 teams and it was fun and allowed the other teams to compete decently quickly.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 7, 2023 8:53 AM
• The other issue currently is that according to Niv, if there are teams not paid up the league will automatically revert to the $20 level with no prizes. Everyone gets a refund from the $100 to $20 level- assuming the payment system works by then.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 7, 2023 8:36 AM
• I don't know how we would be able to pay for the other team's entry fee. I do think we need to get these teams filled out and put on the message boards looking for owners asap. Longer they remain empty, less likely we find someone willing to rebuild them. Commish- can we get these teams filled with FA's and CFB?
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 7, 2023 8:34 AM
• I looked and not all remaining ten teams play the 2 abandoned teams the same number of games so certainly we cannot count those games as wins . As to stocking the teams with players I agree with Teenage Turtles suggestion But we need to deal with franchise fee and I suggest we pay it -$20 each and then offer teams for free . Otherwise if we don’t get 2 teams this league could fold next year
  Neanderthal at Sep 6, 2023 5:17 PM
• I posed the question on the community board about leagues having non-paying members and didn't really get a satisfactory answer. I would definitely say we need Commish to step in on these teams to add the best avail talent to make it enticing for someone to potentially take over. Maybe giving both teams the 2 best available QB, RB, WR, TE from NFL, then adding top CFB talent available after that- all at AVG costs. Would like to see something done ASAP, though I doubt any of these teams will be claimed before season end. In regards to the teams being a win or bye- I would say a bye with wins against those teams not counting to final season standings. Niv said the playoff order can be adjusted by the commissioner before the playoffs start. So I'd say eliminate those wins and go by win% to coordinate the playoff seeding.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 6, 2023 9:07 AM
• We have to give them the best talent available from college or NFL bc we will never get anyone to take over their teams . Also the franchise fee for all teams is due at end of September. Who is going to pay it? I suggest the 10 remaining teams kick in the $100 per team which means means each of remaining teams would owe $20 . Then we can offer the teams for free and maybe do something that would allow them some advantage in the auction process. Each team will have $200 to spend on free agents. Are each of remaining 10 teams currently scheduled to play them an equal number of times ? If not that creates a problem . Our scheduled games with them cannot be wins
  Neanderthal at Sep 5, 2023 5:45 PM
• We have to give them the best talent available from college or NFL bc we will never get anyone to take over their teams . Also the franchise fee for all teams is due at end of September. Who is going to pay it? I suggest the 10 remaining teams kick in the $100 per team which means means each of remaining teams would owe $20 . Then we can offer the teams for free and maybe do something that would allow them some advantage in the auction process. Each team will have $200 to spend on free agents. Are each of remaining 10 teams currently scheduled to play them an equal number of times ? If not that creates a problem . Our scheduled games with them cannot be wins
  Neanderthal at Sep 5, 2023 5:45 PM
• when we play them, is it a win or a bye?
  COLTS at Sep 5, 2023 5:09 PM
• I'd like to bring a motion for the two unmanned teams to be given some CFB talent to make them look enticing in the offseason, if we plan on not filling them. I'd say to give them at $1 each the top 20 CFB roster% players remaining, alternating between the teams getting it; i.e. Bovine gets one, Kieran gets second and so on. Otherwise no one is going to want these teams come the offseason.
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Sep 5, 2023 8:55 AM
• It’s 7PM pacific. The banner at the top of your screen should display the draft time specific to your time zone.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 31, 2023 2:12 PM
• Is it 7pm or 10 pm? And whatever time I assume it is EDT.
  Neanderthal at Aug 31, 2023 2:08 PM
• Is it 7pm or 10 pm? And whatever time I assume it is EDT.
  Neanderthal at Aug 31, 2023 2:08 PM
• As an East Coast guy, just want to confirm that 10pm EDT is correct? I see 7pm below, not sure which time zone that is for
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 31, 2023 10:42 AM
• Hey Guys, the 7pm on Labor Day isn't going to work for me. If you wanted to remove me from the league to try to find someone to fill that spot, I would be ok with that.
  SundayInTheParkwithJeffGeorge at Aug 29, 2023 12:22 PM
• Alright, looks like we’re rolling with 7PM on Labor Day!
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 24, 2023 12:08 AM
• Anyone interested in Caleb Williams QB who will be number 1 draft choice?
  Neanderthal at Aug 22, 2023 11:36 AM
• Labor Day at 7 pm or later is ok with me
  Neanderthal at Aug 22, 2023 11:34 AM
• That works for me as well
  Columbus Panhandles at Aug 22, 2023 8:31 AM
• Labor Day 7pm PT works for me
  Bring Your Playbook at Aug 20, 2023 12:30 AM
• Labor Day 7pm PT works for me
  Bring Your Playbook at Aug 20, 2023 12:30 AM
• 7pm pt
  COLTS at Aug 20, 2023 12:05 AM
• It looks like I’m the only one with a conflict on Labor Day. I’m able to move some things around and can either draft early in the day or 7PM-ish PT.
  
  Please respond and tell me if you are available early (between noon-4PT) and/or 7PT.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 19, 2023 11:18 PM
• That is why extended drafts/auctions are the ONLY way to go.
  COLTS at Aug 16, 2023 10:08 PM
• That calendar for the draft is looking like a hot mess
  Teenage Mutant Njigba Turtles at Aug 16, 2023 8:58 PM
• Although I said I will be away from Aug 19-26 I can access a computer during that period so I am now available 5 nights Aug 20- 24 in the evening from 8 pm on , eastern daylight time. Does that help?
  Neanderthal at Aug 16, 2023 12:48 PM
• I am available any night after August 27
  Neanderthal at Aug 15, 2023 3:56 PM
• With 5 people having filled out the sheet, I don’t see any potential dates that work at this point. At least one person has every possible date blocked out.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 15, 2023 3:33 PM
• Click the link (or copy and paste from my post). If you’re still having issues I can DM you the link as well.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 15, 2023 3:32 PM
• How do I access Google documents doc
  Neanderthal at Aug 14, 2023 6:43 PM
• Sorry, it’s good to go now.
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 14, 2023 11:49 AM
• We need access to edit the Sheet, it's View only currently
  Columbus Panhandles at Aug 14, 2023 11:37 AM
• Hey everyone, sorry for the delay in getting this availability calendar out. Between Neanderthal being gone for a week and folks like Panhandles and myself being somewhat unavailable Labor Day weekend, lets get this sheet filled out ASAP: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wxCCosT5IX4Ln1OpYhJsYcU3aWQSznRIicGyGBAwAS8/edit?usp=sharing
  Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares at Aug 14, 2023 11:35 AM
• I sent a message to the commish, he hasn't logged in for nearly 2 weeks, hoping he responds so we can get the draft scheduled
  Columbus Panhandles at Aug 14, 2023 8:58 AM
• That is Labor Day weekend and I will be in the Adirondacks without internet
  Columbus Panhandles at Aug 12, 2023 2:39 PM
• i am away Aug 19-26 and have a draft on 27th but am available after that. The weekend of Sept 1-3 might be best
  Neanderthal at Aug 12, 2023 2:26 PM
• Can we start working on a draft date? My calendar is filling up quickly with other drafts!
  Columbus Panhandles at Aug 8, 2023 3:08 PM