Seeking managers for a fantasy football league

[QuikSand]

Here are the essentials:

- $50 to play, all money goes back to winners, I am the commissioner and sole authority figure
- 12 team league, with a snake draft and no keepers
- Deep roster - each team starts 15 of its 25 players each week
- Custom scoring system is not a material departure from the familiar TD + yardage
- Draft is online (via ESPN) on Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 2:30 PM ET

And, to top it off, this league has had an uncanny knack of seeing newcomers step right in and win the league title. This league is a descendant of one that was started in 1988.

If you're with me so far, you can read on for more details... or drop me a PM to get in. I believe I have two confirmed openings, and two more silent-so-far owners, so possibly a few openings. A few FOFC/FOxL types have played in this league for varying period of time.

[QuikSand]

Details from ESPN site:

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Basic Settings (Edit)
League Name
Fifty Reasons
Number of Teams
12
Scoring Type Head to Head Points
Format League Manager
Make League Viewable to Public
Yes
Roster (Edit)

Current Roster Size: 25

Total Starters: 15

Total On Bench: 10

Position Starters Maximum
Quarterback (QB) 2 No Limit
Running Back (RB) 2 No Limit
Running Back/Wide Receiver (RB/WR) 1 N/A
Wide Receiver (WR) 4 No Limit
Tight End (TE) 2 No Limit
Team Defense/Special Teams (D/ST) 2 No Limit
Place Kicker (K) 2 No Limit
Bench (BE) 10 N/A

* The "Starters" column represents the number of players your league starts in each roster slot.
* The "Max" column represents the maximum number of players at each position allowed on a roster.
* The maximum allowed roster size is any combination of 40 slots.
* Roster settings can not be edited after your league's draft is complete.


Scoring (Edit)
Passing
Every 50 passing yards (PY50) 1 TD Pass (PTD) 3
Interceptions Thrown (INT) -1 2pt Passing Conversion (2PC) 1
Rushing
Every 25 rushing yards (RY25) 1 TD Rush (RTD) 3
2pt Rushing Conversion (2PR) 1
Receiving
Every 25 receiving yards (REY25) 1 TD Reception (RETD) 3
2pt Receiving Conversion (2PRE) 1
Miscellaneous
Kickoff Return TD (KRTD) 3 Punt Return TD (PRTD) 3
Fumble Recovered for TD (FTD) 3 Total Fumbles Lost (FUML) -1
Kicking
Each PAT Missed (PATM) -1 FG Made (0-39 yards) (FG0) 1
FG Made (40-49 yards) (FG40) 2 FG Made (50+ yards) (FG50) 2
FG Missed (0-39 yards) (FGM0) -1 FG Missed (40-49 yards) (FGM40) -1
Team Defense / Special Teams
Each Sack (SK) 1 Interception Return TD (INTTD) 3
Fumble Return TD (FRTD) 3 Kickoff Return TD (KRTD) 3
Punt Return TD (PRTD) 3 Blocked Punt or FG return for TD (BLKKRTD) 3
Blocked Punt, PAT or FG (BLKK) 1 Each Interception (INT) 1
Each Fumble Recovered (FR) 1 Each Safety (SF) 2
0 points allowed (PA0) 1 7-13 points allowed (PA7) -1
14-17 points allowed (PA14) -2 18-21 points allowed (PA18) -2
22-27 points allowed (PA22) -3 28-34 points allowed (PA28) -4
35-45 points allowed (PA35) -5 46+ points allowed (PA46) -6
Team and Division Settings (Edit)
Cesar
Scarlet Letters Royal Apes
Williamsburg Colonials Tri Cities Tri Lams
Jack
Grenades and Landmines Broadway Joes
Poor Places Springfield Isotopes
Heath
Unusual Suspects Teacher's Pets
Uphill Climb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc.

* League rules are defaulted to ESPN's standard settings.
* Click here to view a full list of league setting locktime rules.


Player Rules (Edit)
Observe ESPN's Undroppable Players List
Yes
Player Universe
All NFL Players
Allow out of Universe Stats and Trades
No
Acquisition and Waiver Rules (Edit)
Lineup Changes
Lock Individually at Scheduled Gametime
Player Acquisition System

* No Waivers?
* Waivers?
* Free Agent Auction?

Waiver Period
2 Days
Waiver Process Days and Time
None
Waiver Order
Resets each week to inverse order of standings

Trade Rules (Edit)
Trade Limit
No Limit
Trade Deadline
Wednesday, November 24, 12PM ET
Trade Review Period
No Trade Review
Votes Required to Veto Trade
-2
Keepers Rules (Edit)
Use Keepers for 2010 Season
No
2010 Keepers Per Team
None
2010 Keeper Lock Date
Lock One Hour Before Draft
Use Keepers for 2011 Season
No
2011 Keepers Per Team
None
2011 Keeper Lock Date
Lock One Hour Before Draft
Keeper Note

* Select your league's Regular Season and Playoff Bracket settings.
* Your default schedule is automatically generated based on the number of teams and divisions in your league.
* For more information see the Playoff Settings rules page.
* You can view your current head-to-head schedule here.


Regular Season Setup (Edit)
Start of Regular Season
Week 1 (Start of Season)
Weeks per Matchup
1
Regular Season Matchups
13 (Playoffs start Week 14)
Matchup Tie Breaker
None
Home Field Advantage
None
Reset Matchups?
Season View
Playoff Bracket Setup (Edit)
Playoff Teams
6 (3 rounds, 2 Byes)
Weeks per Playoff Matchup
1 week per round
Playoff Seeding Tie Breaker
Total Points For
Playoff Home Field Advantage
None
Playoff Bracket View



Draft Type

Snake Your league will participate in a live online draft with ESPN's live draft software. Based on a predetermined draft order, each team takes a turn selecting a player in a set amount of time. This type of draft is sometimes called a Snake Draft, as the draft order reverses each round.

Draft Date
Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 2:30 PM ET
Seconds Per Pick
60
Draft Order
Randomized One Hour Prior to Draft Time

[QuikSand]

Sorry that includes a lot of text that wasn't visible or needed... if you have specific questions beyond what you can glean from there, or get from the first post, let me know.

Bottom line, it's a good league for a little money and a the deep draft makes it a bit different than most other leagues.

[Chief Rum]

Hey Quik, didn't I win money in a league you ran recently? Is this related to that? If so, I see it's expanded quite a bit in scope. ;)

Regardless, I would be interested. Sounds fun.

[QuikSand]

bump

[stevew]

I'm thinking about playing, but can't give a firm answer yet.