2020 MGS Fantasy Football

[blackngold_blood 5,770]

17 minutes ago, blackngold_blood said:

Looks like I may have a big trade chip in Mahomes if someone is interested! Lol

I have joined the slack thing to take offers!  Let’s do this thang!

[Undershooter 4,108]

3 hours ago, KurtActual said:

It could always be worse. I drafted Andrew Luck the year he retired before Week 1.

Same. I got him the night before he retired last year. And I my player autodraft rankings didn't upload for golf last year and I ended up with exactly 1 top 100 player in the world. Bad breaks happen when drafting to us all unfortunately.

[Getoffmylawn 3,762]

6 hours ago, JonMUSC08 said:

12+ year scotch is good but im more of a bourbon guy myself

Same here.  Going to be well into a bottle of JB Black when I draft...

[xOldBenKenobiX 4,818]

Pre draft order has been set, just in case the pre draft drinking gets to me

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

DRAFT NEWS FROM LAST NIGHT

So last night was the first of our four drafts, and all things considered it went pretty smoothly. Only one real incident where I needed to step in and pause things, but as always we continue to learn and evolve to get better. So here's where we're at going into my draft on Sunday as next one up.

1) First, let me introduce @Shankster as the newest team owner in the Stud division. Last night led to one owner quitting the league and walking out midway through the draft due to an unforeseen issue. Luckily we had a guy who was willing to roll with the punches and we're happy to have Shanks aboard. 

2) As far as that owner, I'll say only this. We are doing this primarily for fun, this isn't a million dollar contest or something along those lines. We as commissioners understand frustrations, but showing an inability to roll with punches isn't going to bode well for your chances at winning fantasy football or friends in real life.

3) Something we learned in the chat quickly is that if you have some things checked off in communications, you're going to get an email of every pick in the draft. Here's how to change that. First, click here. This will take you to your contact page. Scroll down to the send email for group and uncheck draft status updates and when i'm on the clock. Then click Save Franchise Info.

4) In a effort to minimize the chance of a missed pick or bad auto-pick, fill in your work list, even if you plan to be at the draft for the whole draft. You can do that at this link. Hell, if you're feeling froggy, you can pre-pick players for your draft if you want.

5) After seeing the Fantasy Shark's drafting coach in action last night for a couple of teams, you should feel safe with them if you're going to autopick. Also, if you know you're not going to be available, go into the live draft room and click the I'm Away option under the player list, so that way we can move quickly through your pick instead of waiting the full 2 minutes.

6) How much time should you factor for the draft. Well, last night the Stud division, with a pause and a few autopickers took 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete the 14 rounds. Maybe we can be faster now that we know a little bit more about how to make things work better, who knows. But factor at least 2 hours.

7) For ease of access in case things go wrong, a fellow commissioner will be shadowing the other drafts just to make sure any things that need to be done as far as pauses or tech issues can be resolved with as little controversy as possible.

So that's it. I look forward to Sunday night for my draft, it should be a fun one, especially as today and tomorrow are cut down day... gonna learn some things about roster construction this weekend!

[KurtActual 381]

There is a list at the bottom/middle that shows the rounds and draft order, if your name shows that you have an autodraft scheduled, you either have "I'm Away" clicked (and perhaps not showing clicked) or you have draft picks saved ahead of time.

I fat fingered my keyboard and accidentally autodrafted two players when the "I'm Away" setting was checked, even though the screen didnt display the checkmark.

Overall, I think the first draft went smooth. Took longer than I expected, especially the first two rounds.

[Shankster 27,789]

This years team name is my best by far.  I feel bad that whoever I am replacing had a less than desirable experience with the FF draft.  Please do not let that discourage you from participating in the forums, we still appreciate your contribution.

Without further ado, The ReShankments will be going 16-0.  

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

6 minutes ago, KurtActual said:

There is a list at the bottom/middle that shows the rounds and draft order, if your name shows that you have an autodraft scheduled, you either have "I'm Away" clicked (and perhaps not showing clicked) or you have draft picks saved ahead of time.

I fat fingered my keyboard and accidentally autodrafted two players when the "I'm Away" setting was checked, even though the screen didnt display the checkmark.

Overall, I think the first draft went smooth. Took longer than I expected, especially the first two rounds.

Hey Kurt, I remember you saying that early in the draft, so I figured I'd chime in. The average time per pick in this draft was 33 seconds. The problem is with a 14 team draft with 14 rounds, that's 196 picks, or around 30 picks more than a standard 10 team, 16 round draft. So if you're used to getting in under 90 minutes or the like, the math just doesn't add up. Not looking to start and argument or anything, just trying to help people gauge proper expectations!

[KurtActual 381]

You're absolutely right. This was my first 14 team draft.

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

4 minutes ago, KurtActual said:

You're absolutely right. This was my first 14 team draft.

Welcome to the club my man! We all have to do it once or twice.

[StrokerAce 11,718]

Appreciate the insight and follow-up @Berg Ryman 

You are a very fine commish.

Just want to reiterate.... this is for F-U-N ... no money involved. Please keep that in mind if you don't get 'your guys'. 
If you want to play competitively there are loads and loads and loads of options; we've been doing it on here for years and guys always have fun doing it. If you're not that type, that's fine; no hard feelings. We're using this to continue to bring the community together - especially as winter sets in and golfing opportunities for some of us are harder to come by.

Now - let's have some fun and get after it!

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

1 minute ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:

Appreciate the insight and follow-up @Berg Ryman 

You are a very fine commish.

Just want to reiterate.... this is for F-U-N ... no money involved. Please keep that in mind if you don't get 'your guys'. 
If you want to play competitively there are loads and loads and loads of options; we've been doing it on here for years and guys always have fun doing it. If you're not that type, that's fine; no hard feelings. We're using this to continue to bring the community together - especially as winter sets in and golfing opportunities for some of us are harder to come by.

Now - let's have some fun and get after it!

While I appreciate the solo shoutout, we commissioners are a team so shout out to @GolfSpy STUDque, @Undershooter, and @Bucky CC. I just do the write-ups because writing what I did in a past life as a journalist and currently as a lawyer, so I'm comfy taking the tasks on!

[Lacassem 12,950]

25 minutes ago, KurtActual said:

You're absolutely right. This was my first 14 team draft.

I have 2 leagues that are live drafts. 19 players, 12 teams bidding style.....3-4 hours depending on how many drinks we get . The most fun league though

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

4 minutes ago, Lacassem said:

I have 2 leagues that are live drafts. 19 players, 12 teams bidding style.....3-4 hours depending on how many drinks we get . The most fun league though

And this is why, even though I love me some auction draft action, you'll probably never see it in the MGS leagues, we'd be at it forever! Imagine golf with auctions... fun for sure, but it would take a lifetime.

[Lacassem 12,950]

2 minutes ago, Berg Ryman said:

And this is why, even though I love me some auction draft action, you'll probably never see it in the MGS leagues, we'd be at it forever! Imagine golf with auctions... fun for sure, but it would take a lifetime.

It’s best in person I think I wouldn’t be able to do an online auction. 

[B.Boston 12,941]

Just now, Lacassem said:

It’s best in person I think I wouldn’t be able to do an online auction. 

I am a huge fan of auction drafts, but I've def never tried one on-line.  I could see it working if there was still a time limit for bids.

[Berg Ryman 4,391]

7 minutes ago, B.Boston said:

I am a huge fan of auction drafts, but I've def never tried one on-line.  I could see it working if there was still a time limit for bids.

As someone who has done online auctions, there are. It is different for sure.

[blackngold_blood 5,770]

@B.Boston 
 

I tried to message you about a trade but you can’t receive messages. 

[B.Boston 12,941]

[mention=85402]B.Boston[/mention] 
 
I tried to message you about a trade but you can’t receive messages. 

Weird I’ll have to check my settings!


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[Berg Ryman 4,391]

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