STUDque

Yup. This is it. FFW to week 6 and you’ll see the Rams on @daviddvm roster.

Hey @Pscott19 and @pjgiaquinto I’m super impressed with your respective starts this year considering your roster makeups. Just want to remind you, and everyone else that may not be there, we get 5 bench spots so you each could add 4 more players to fill out your rosters if you want.

Yeah I think I’d like to give a couple players from my regular team to Circus where they’d be more useful! And the punters of course. Just let me own them in both leagues please.

Streaming is one approach. Limited benches make it hard to sit on players so you want to ensure you trade your big money players for equal value before they use up their pitch counts.

Minor oversight. Waivers were meant to run this morning at 3am, not this afternoon at 3pm. Change made, check your rosters for your new players.

I’m actually nervous that my bids are so low but am having a hard time justifying big bids for anyone out there

If you want to start your own side league to do that, have at it. I’m sure I speak for Berg and Undershooter that we’re not interested commishing two official leagues at the same time.

Thanks everyone for a great Fantasy Golf season and congratulations to our champion owner of the year, @blackngold_blood. There's something poetic about how @GolfSpy_APH, a new mod, can be the one to hand over the Fantasy Golf Champ badge to bng. Here's the full, final standings: 2021 MyGolfSpy Fantasy Golf Playoffs Team Bonus Round 1 Northern Trust Round 2 BMW Round 3 Tour Champ Total Back 1 blackngold_blood 50 240.50 274.70 242.80 808.00 - 2 Rebel Scum - "xOldBenKenobix" 10 218.00 288.90 240.20 757.10 50.9 3 Rhyming Bergs 246.80 286.35 199.40 732.55 75.4 4 Georgia Souther Eagles (Josh Ross) 35 216.70 257.20 217.75 726.65 81.4 5 Apolloshowl 40 188.15 270.15 217.10 715.40 92.6 6 LacasseM 5 241.90 261.10 194.10 702.10 105.9 7 Out of Bounds (rwagn4) 20 224.15 247.90 201.45 693.50 114.5 8 Revsroundruined 15 212.25 276.00 187.45 690.70 117.3 9 Mtbryant01 25 229.50 228.95 186.90 670.35 137.7 10 Stud Muffins 20 195.30 271.75 168.35 655.40 152.6 11 The_hammer 231.70 241.50 473.20 334.8 12 Undershooter McGavin 20 216.75 232.90 469.65 338.4 13 Marky Marks White Ballers (GolferMarcus) 20 216.25 232.65 468.90 339.1 14 JHigdon13 5 214.55 230.40 449.95 358.1 15 Cciciora13 Hit it Hard 10 193.75 229.60 433.35 374.7 16 Jon Musc 212.30 215.80 428.10 379.9 17 Nunfa0 15 188.40 222.05 425.45 382.6 18 Cam's Gotta Big Putt 204.35 213.25 417.60 390.4 19 TCUFrog 5 202.10 207.90 415.00 393.0 20 edingc 236.70 169.10 405.80 402.2 21 QuigleD 5 197.60 202.60 605.4 22 cnosil 5 197.45 202.45 605.6 23 Bucks in 6 CC 15 187.35 202.35 605.7 24 tchats89 200.10 200.10 607.9 25 Hardcore's Hacks 194.40 194.40 613.6 26 B.Boston 191.85 191.85 616.2 27 ZJBogey 30 161.40 191.40 616.6 28 ChiefMikeOfficer 10 180.45 190.45 617.6 29 Par 5 In 2 (jddaigneault) 20 163.70 183.70 624.3 30 FIXYURDIVOT 10 166.15 176.15 631.9 31 Steve2100 172.80 172.80 635.2 32 daviddvm 10 146.90 156.90 651.1 33 StrokerAce 15 137.40 152.40 655.6 34 Judge Smails 15 130.00 145.00 663.0 35 juspoole 98.80 98.80 709.2 Thanks to everyone for a fantastic 2021 season. Hope to see you back next year!

Man you’re brave jumping into the deep end. Over the years, this league keeps tipping increasingly closer to expert setup with our custom rules and lean player pool.

….. until games start. Then unclaimed players head to waivers at the start of their game each week until the Wednesday waivers process.

What about top 16 of the 2nd round?

They’ve been advertising this new and improved draft room for multiple years now but it finally feels close. Sadly, doesn’t seem like it’ll be ready in time for ours. The best way to view the old version is on a proper desktop/laptop. Mobile is a tough ask but can be passable if you’re in a pinch.

@daviddvm This was actually a welcome change they added thanks to our feedback and it’s across all the sports now. Previously, a player was on the board until all of their copies were drafted but there was no way to tell how many had gone. Now, there’s an “own” column that denotes how many copies are owned so you can track it a little better.

Same goes for Circus. Those picks are also tradeable if there's an up and coming punter you've been eyeing.

Today is the deadline to sign up. Gonna lock things up tonight.

Thanks to @Berg Ryman for posting this week's update. Got a little busy last night at home getting ready for the first day of school. For those interested, here's the full current playoff standings. With such slim margins, those regular season bonuses are proving to be vital to playoff success....as well they should. 2021 MyGolfSpy Fantasy Golf Playoffs Team Bonus Round 1 Northern Trust Round 2 BMW Round 3 Tour Champ Total Back 1 blackngold_blood 50 240.50 274.70 565.20 - 2 Rhyming Bergs 246.80 286.35 533.15 32.1 3 Rebel Scum - "xOldBenKenobix" 10 218.00 288.90 516.90 48.3 4 Georgia Souther Eagles (Josh Ross) 35 216.70 257.20 508.90 56.3 5 LacasseM 5 241.90 261.10 508.00 57.2 6 Revsroundruined 15 212.25 276.00 503.25 62.0 7 Apolloshowl 40 188.15 270.15 498.30 66.9 8 Out of Bounds (rwagn4) 20 224.15 247.90 492.05 73.2 9 Stud Muffins 20 195.30 271.75 487.05 78.2 10 Mtbryant01 25 229.50 228.95 483.45 81.8 11 The_hammer 231.70 241.50 473.20 92.0 12 Undershooter McGavin 20 216.75 232.90 469.65 95.6 13 Marky Marks White Ballers (GolferMarcus) 20 216.25 232.65 468.90 96.3 14 JHigdon13 5 214.55 230.40 449.95 115.3 15 Cciciora13 Hit it Hard 10 193.75 229.60 433.35 131.9 16 Jon Musc 212.30 215.80 428.10 137.1 17 Nunfa0 15 188.40 222.05 425.45 139.8 18 Cam's Gotta Big Putt 204.35 213.25 417.60 147.6 19 TCUFrog 5 202.10 207.90 415.00 150.2 20 edingc 236.70 169.10 405.80 159.4 21 QuigleD 5 197.60 202.60 362.6 22 cnosil 5 197.45 202.45 362.8 23 Bucks in 6 CC 15 187.35 202.35 362.9 24 tchats89 200.10 200.10 365.1 25 Hardcore's Hacks 194.40 194.40 370.8 26 B.Boston 191.85 191.85 373.4 27 ZJBogey 30 161.40 191.40 373.8 28 ChiefMikeOfficer 10 180.45 190.45 374.8 29 Par 5 In 2 (jddaigneault) 20 163.70 183.70 381.5 30 FIXYURDIVOT 10 166.15 176.15 389.1 31 Steve2100 172.80 172.80 392.4 32 daviddvm 10 146.90 156.90 408.3 33 StrokerAce 15 137.40 152.40 412.8 34 Judge Smails 15 130.00 145.00 420.2 35 juspoole 98.80 98.80 466.4 Personally, I'm just stoked to still be fielding a team at East Lake; this is my first time in 4 years of running this league. We always are but please understand, this is not under our control. We do the best with what we have at our disposal.

You get points for having a player that participates in a playoff. So yes that’s an advantage. But holes played in playoffs don’t count towards official stats so they don’t count towards fantasy either.

Don’t love my position right now. Can make the last weekend as long as my guys don’t blow up but I’ll have no shot at the championship. Sure would love to still have Burns rather than taking that chance on Z …such is fantasy though. Bng is running away with this thing anyway. What a master class in fantasy ownership.

That. Is an abomination. It’s also a really accurate personification of the ads closing in on us over the past year.

There should be a notification sitting at the top when you log in. If not, try going to Team >finances

Ah yes! Love this idea. Also, I didn’t mention that FAAB can be part of trades.

League wide. Pick trading is enabled too.

.....and as an FYI, here's the list of folks who need to pay. You pay directly through the Fantrax website: @cwojtowicz@den748@HighFade@Jbmullin@jddaigneault@TCUFrog@Undershooter@ZJBogey2@dlow206@Jhigdon13@ChasenLogan@fdlptruckie@Shawn90gt@Collins923@STEAMED@[email protected]@mofield@orangelover1973@pjgiaquinto Again, deadline is August 31.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS This message will also be sent out by league email. Please take care to read thoroughly and ask questions NOW for anything you need clarified. League Polls are finalized: Defense Yards Allowed passes by a vote of 27-17. Already reflected in scoring. Prize Pool Payouts elects Bigger Payouts by a vote of 34-12. See playoffs info below. TE Premium PPR rejected by a vote of 20-26. PPR value remains at 1 PPR by a vote of 40-5 (wow). Two Division breakup wins by a vote of 19-13. DRAFT time and date will be Thursday, September 2 at 9PM EST Draft Information This may be TMI, but the way the Fantrax player pools are set up, we'll have the entire league sharing one single player pool even though the divisions are separate. This also means all of us will draft together. @Berg Ryman will establish a randomized draft order that alternates picks between divisions to keep the best possible balance. We're going to go with 4 copies of each player which equates to the depth of approximately a 15 team league. For a number of reasons, it won't feel as thin as it sounds right now. IMPORTANT: Drafting entire teams with this big of a league would take ages, so we're going to only draft 10 rounds. You can draft any 10, doesn't have to be just starters. The remainder of your teams will need to be filled out using the waiver run on the Wednesday following the draft. For those new to the league, we use silent auctions for our waivers. You have a budget that needs to last the whole season and you can bid as you see fit for any waiver claim. Budgets have been increased from $100 to $150 to accommodate our pre-season auction. League Setup Divisions, draft order, and schedule will be finalized on September 1. Deadline to register and pay is August 31. We'll clear out the unpaid players and rebalance the divisions if needed. Once finalized, everyone will have two match ups per week. You'll play everyone in your division at least once. All of you guys with "New Team" as your team name or something random....please change your team name to include your MGS Forum handle in some way shape or form. Even if you're just putting (STUDque) at the end. Playoffs We use a manual, non-Fantrax bracket to make it work but the playoffs run weeks 14, 15, and 16. Will publish that once I get a chance to throw some paint on it and make it look nice. Top 16 from each division makes the playoffs. Top 4 in each receive a bye. 4 teams will play in the Super Bowl. Payouts will be adjusted according to final league, but here's roughly what we're expecting: Advance to Round 2: Entry Money Back 4th Place: $80 3rd Place: $150 2nd Place: $200 Win: Money back + MGS Golden Ticket The Golden ticket is a free pass to hand-pick a MGS forum test for yourself. Some restrictions apply depending on geographics, handedness, etc. That's all for now. If you haven't yet, the invitation is still open to join the Slack channel for off-forum discussions.

There’s 2 leagues. You said you wanted to play circus so you got an invite to that in addition to the main league. Check your inbox/spam for that but I’ll try to get new invites out today regardless.