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All set, arbitration is over (and fully implemented)! Barkley & Purdy, please double-check the increases and let me know if there's any issue. I made one mistake in the process and adjusted it immediately (I put $3 on Prescott, but it was meant to be $1, so final salary should be $40), otherwise I did not detect any errors in my data entry.
Everyone else, let the long off-season commence (AKA baseball season).
Ford-Bronco Chase at Apr 3, 2024 8:11 PM -
DO NOT MAKE ANY CUTS YET!
The tardy arbiters have both asked for forgiveness, and are sending me late arb-sheets. Please don't make any cuts until I update their ARB salaries manually. Give me a day or two. I'll post back up when it's all set.
~MLB
Ford-Bronco Chase at Apr 1, 2024 2:46 PM -
Greetings, football league!
URGENT reminder: Arbitration is due Sunday night at 11:59 EDT (Mar 31).
It is really important to league balance for you to complete this... it's in your best interest, it's in our best interest, and it's fun! If I were you, I would squeeze this in before the weekend, get it out of the way. You can change your allocations as many times as you want up until the deadline.
Remember, you must use ALL of your arbitration money for any of it to be counted. (Rules are available in the Rules tab.) Let me know if you have questions.
~Marc B
Ford-Bronco Chase at Mar 28, 2024 8:09 PM -
Hey everyone!
Hope all of your winters have been going along smoothly.
Pretty much no one has touched their arbitration. Just a friendly reminder to get that done. I know we still have a month, but it really takes just a few minutes and you are free to adjust as necessary up until the deadline.
Caught on Kamara at Mar 1, 2024 9:52 AM -
Thank you for a great season. it took my part time player Reed to produce 22 points in 1 half of a football game and then come out because he was hurt..
But I will take it.
Looking forward to next year already.
You but better at Jan 1, 2024 9:39 PM -
Congrats to YBB!
Many thanks to the Commish, and for all the members of this pool.
Happy New Year, all the best … and see you next season!
All Barkley, No Bite at Jan 1, 2024 1:44 PM -
Happy New Year to everyone, and a happy new year it must have been for You But Better! After making the playoffs in his first three years in the league, he finally has that Gold Trophy in his case! Congrats Barry, a well deserved victory.
Congrats to the other 3 playoff teams as well.
As always, it was a pleasure again this year. Thanks Marc, for keeping this going for yet another year.
I hope we are all back next year.
Caught on Kamara at Jan 1, 2024 11:51 AM -
Sorry Rob...
I had a setting checked, by accident, that forced me to set the seeding.
Wildcard team faces the #1 seed; #2-#3 division winners in the other matchup.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Dec 21, 2023 12:14 AM -
What issue? Looks right to me!!
You like CeeDee's?? at Dec 20, 2023 11:09 PM -
Looks like we're having the same issue with playoff seeding that we had last year- this has been reported to Niv, he is aware and working on it.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Dec 20, 2023 9:42 PM -
OJ Simpson to the rescue? But I don’t know how the seeding gets done. I think it’s record then points? We’ll see soon!
Ford-Bronco Chase at Dec 19, 2023 8:12 PM -
*Ford Bronco, not Chubb...
Caught on Kamara at Dec 19, 2023 2:46 PM -
Goodluck to the 4 playoff teams.
Will Chubb reclaim top spot?
Will You But Better finally get over the hump?
Can Moore Brothers Grim continue it's regular season dominance?
Is Doomsday going to ride his momentum of 6 wins in the last 7 games to a championship?
Good story lines all around. I'm looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds.
Quick question out of curiosity: how does the playoff seeding work? Is it top division winner vs wild card or are the 4 teams reseeded for the playoffs based on record and points for?
Caught on Kamara at Dec 19, 2023 2:41 PM -
Good morning everyone!
Someone posted something interesting in one of my other leagues that some find interesting, always fun to learn more about football, so I figured I'd share:
"Fun fact (that won't alter your roster plans today): The origin of the huddle in football was invented in 1894 by Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf.
https://gallaudet.edu/museum/history/when-gallaudet-university-football-invented-the-huddle/"
Caught on Kamara at Nov 28, 2023 6:00 AM -
They pushed the renewal date again until 11/7.
Caught on Kamara at Oct 30, 2023 7:49 PM -
They pushed the renewal date again until 11/7.
Caught on Kamara at Oct 30, 2023 7:49 PM -
Reminder: renewal is due end of day on 10/31, Tuesday. The link to instructions and getting started is at the top of this homepage (in the header). If you don’t do it, you will lose access to your team!
Ford-Bronco Chase at Oct 29, 2023 10:00 PM -
2 more updates:
1. I meant to say 10/14, not 10/15
2a. I don't think the new payment platform has actually gone live yet. (If I'm wrong, let me know.)
2b. Wouldn't surprise me if the due date is pushed back yet again (if my suspicion in 2a is confirmed).
Ford-Bronco Chase at Oct 6, 2023 10:46 PM -
Quick note on payment: it is now due 10/15. See the link at the top of the page ("payment updates") for more information, including instructions. I have all the same information that you all have (whatever is available to the community) so please click the link and read up on things.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Oct 3, 2023 5:51 PM -
Oh yeah, it's a 0.5 PPR, 3 WR, FLEX, SuperFlex, $50 tier.
Caught on Kamara at Sep 4, 2023 9:20 AM -
Hey everyone!
I'm in another league that just started up this year. We had our inaugural draft last night, and obviously one manager just didn't show. The draft went on anyway, and afterwards that team was given 13 players at $1 so they can field a roster every week. It's a crummy roster to start, but wanted to know if anyone here wanted to join an additional league?
If interested, I'll provide the info.
Goodluck this year. Is it Thursday yet?
Caught on Kamara at Sep 4, 2023 9:10 AM -
Hope you all have a fantastic season and I am looking and open to trades if it improves both of our teams.
Don't be shy to to contact me and no trade is a dumb trade.
You but better at Aug 30, 2023 9:18 AM -
OK, it was a little slow at times, and a little surprising, but largely a smooth draft! Good work team!
The season has officially begun- enjoy, everyone!
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 29, 2023 10:23 PM -
Are we ready for some football... no more sleeps!
You but better at Aug 29, 2023 7:51 AM -
DRAFT IS TOMORROW!
Update on the payment situation- it is still not finalized, and the payment date is delayed indefinitely.
Once it's online, here's a tutorial for using the new platform: https://community.ottoneu.com/t/how-to-pay-for-ottoneu-with-paydala/13220
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 28, 2023 3:31 PM -
Andrew, you aren't going anywhere. Steve is moving up, kicking me into the 2nd division, and Rob into the 3rd.
Everybody else, reminder that the draft is in 8 days! I have not heard about any conflicts... get ready for Tuesday 8/29 at 8:30pm!
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 21, 2023 10:26 PM -
I support the proposed change. Excited to move divisions.
Kupp on Cripple Creek at Aug 10, 2023 6:50 PM -
Well, I agree with you on point #1, but not on point #2. This argument is academic, and I won't elaborate on it much, but simply put there are so many obvious differences between a fantasy game and the actual sport/league that I think it is a meritless fool's errand to try and "emulate" the actual game. I think the goal of fantasy games is to make a good fantasy game, not to emulate the real thing. Where those endeavors intersect, all the better, but let's be "real" about fantasy!
And in service of that end, I do think that point #1 is valid, relevant, and actionable. There is no argument against injecting a little extra potential parity, and the suggestion provided gets us there cleanly and clearly. The division structure was arbitrarily devised, it is just one of many possible systems, and while there is some method behind it, it does not accomplish the goal of adding parity... which is a straight-forward and reasonable ask.
Barring any serious objection within the next few days, I will implement the proposed change.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 10, 2023 6:29 PM -
Hey Everyone,
I would like to propose a change to the way the three divisions are formed every year.
Currently, we are split into 3 divisions based solely on our W/L record from last year. I propose that we change that to: All 4 playoff teams from the previous year put into Division, and the rest of the teams then being sorted again by W/L record.
Reasons for proposing the change:
1) The new alignment guarantees that - at a maximum - there are 2 returning playoff teams (winner of division 1 and possible wild card team), ensuring that there are at least 2 new teams in the playoffs each year. I guess we can call this "parity" which the NFL strives for. In the end, aren't we supposed to be mirroring the NFL as closely as possible?
2) Strength of schedule: IRL NFL determines a team's strength of schedule by where they finished in their division the previous year. It does note matter if a team wins their division with a 8-9 record, that team is given a harder schedule the following year. The closest way we can mirror that in our league is to put the 4 playoff teams in the same division, ensuring that they play each other twice the following year. On the flip side of that coin, the teams at the bottom get to play each other twice a year.
I'm interested to know what you guys think.
Caught on Kamara at Aug 4, 2023 9:08 AM -
Ok, I’m picking the Tuesday before Labor Day weekend, in my mind that area is the sweet spot (give or take a day, time of day is easily negotiated).
Tuesday August 29th, 8:30 pm.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 2, 2023 10:23 PM -
no present 'restrictions' at moment; but will say I am in a few pools (like others). best to lock in date as soon as everyone gives input and then the others will have to move :)
many thanks for taking care of all of us Chubby!
All Barkley, No Bite at Aug 2, 2023 1:09 PM -
I have another draft on 8/31 @ 8 PM EST.
You but better at Aug 2, 2023 12:12 PM -
100% correct on the site changing my record as the season ended. I was given an extra win for some reason.
One clear out for draft date for me is Monday, Sept. 4 - have a wedding.
Will try to think of good names
Caught on Kamara at Aug 2, 2023 11:12 AM -
I currently have a draft scheduled for 7:30pm on 08-27. Others not yet on the books.
Kupp on Cripple Creek at Aug 1, 2023 9:26 PM -
MicroFootball 17 is online! Teams have been relegated to divisions by last season’s record (ties broken by points total).
Note well: Eric’s and Travis’s records were not recorded properly, their records were transposed on one another as a side effect of the fix to a scoring snafu which occurred at the end of the regular season (perhaps as a result of the heart-attack game, I can’t remember exactly what happened, but I’m sure there is discussion archived somewhere on the Community site). If you look at the records now, Eric beat Travis; but clearly Travis beat Eric as he was in the playoffs and Eric was not. Anyway I’m certain that their scores are flip-flopped and that the new relegation has captured the truth- everyone is where they belong.
If anyone has any great ideas for new division names, pass em along and I’ll consider it.
Let me know ASAP if you have any hard-outs on draft times around the end of August.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 1, 2023 9:22 PM -
Update on the PayPal situation here: https://community.ottoneu.com/t/issues-with-paypal-5-20-2023/13070/4?u=nivshah
The update is that the renewal-system is still down.
For now:
The RENEWAL deadline has been delayed to August 15th.
The CUT deadline remains the same: July 31 end of day.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Jul 24, 2023 9:44 PM -
Reminder: the cut deadline is Jul 31 @ 11:59:59 PM EST. Your team subscription expires at the same time.
The PayPal link (for renewal) does not seem to be working for anyone at the moment. If you go to renew your team, and you find an error when you click the PayPal link, know that this is a temporary system-wide issue. Will pass along an update when I have one.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Jun 19, 2023 7:47 PM -
Reminder all: Arbitration entries are due Friday end of day (11:59:59 PM EST). You must fully allocate your dollars, and spend at least $1/team for your entry to be valid.
Ford-Bronco Chase at Mar 28, 2023 3:03 PM -
Thank you for amazing season.. I was hoping for a different outcome, oh well there is always next year!
Thank you for running the pool and congrats to the new guy
You but better at Jan 8, 2023 10:05 PM -
-Well, that's a wrap for 2022... 16 years of really tiny football...
-Amazingly, the winner is the team with the fewest points. Fantasy football, folks! The ultimate bad beat story... pun intended in all the ways.
-Regardless, congratulations to the new guy... whose bark was indeed worse than his bite. I guess we can't say we weren't warned!
-Arbitration starts on February 15th and runs 1.5 months until the end of March. Do not wait until the last minute to do it. You can always change your allocations anytime during the arbitration window. Ask if you're [still] unsure how it works.
-I was considering expanding the playoff pool from 4 to 6, but given that clearly everybody had a chance, I'm not sure this is necessary. I'm also not thrilled with the idea of 1/2 the teams making the playoffs... but, if it's wanted by the majority then I'll change it... but I still don't like it!
-Relegation for Microfootball XVII (2023) will be sorted first by 2022 record and then by points.
-Payout is handled by Ottoneu, look out for that in your email/paypal account sometime this week.
-It was a really good season despite the bizarre finale. We had an active/competitive waiver wire, a bunch of trades, tons of NCAA speculation, several playoff spots up for grabs with complex conditions, and a crazy ending. Travis and Luke finally made some money, well deserved, and the two best teams got taken to the cleaners. Objectively speaking, it's one for the books!
~Commissioner (& 2022 People's Champ)
Ford-Bronco Chase at Jan 8, 2023 7:16 PM -
I'm loving the new team names! Keep'em coming...
Do we still have to wait another week for football to start????
Caught on Kamara at Aug 29, 2022 12:51 PM -
Final Draft Poll: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/bWnxoyWa
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 9, 2022 1:06 PM -
(love to see the enthusiasm)
Ford-Bronco Chase at Aug 9, 2022 1:05 PM -
Guess who's back,
Back again,
Football's back
Tell a friend
You but better at Aug 4, 2022 8:31 PM -
I'm not going to be returning for this season.
All Barkley, No Bite at Jul 26, 2022 9:06 AM -
draft day doodle: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/aMjGV8mb
Ford-Bronco Chase at Jul 25, 2022 6:47 PM -
McFack's trade block has been updated!
Caught on Kamara at Apr 25, 2022 11:23 AM -
Hello MicroFootball! Last day to do arbitration. Still about half of us that need to get it done. Please be sure to set your increases before midnight!
Goodluck to everyone
Caught on Kamara at Mar 31, 2022 11:27 AM -
Apparently there is a known ottoneu-wide issue with playoff seeding…. Sorry Doomsday, this is going to replace you with Godwin’s Torn ACL… but right is right.
https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-ff-week-16-playoffs-incorrect/10728/5
Ford-Bronco Chase at Dec 22, 2021 11:39 AM -
You But Better's trade block has been updated!
You but better at Nov 23, 2021 8:01 PM