2021 MGS Fantasy Football

[STUDque]

Nah, Circus can intermingle here and really confuse folks when we’re talking strategy on which punter is going to dominate this week. 
 

For those in Circus, I’ll try to make some headway on the setup this week. 

[GolfSpy BOS]

23 minutes ago, STUDque said:

Nah, Circus can intermingle here and really confuse folks when we’re talking strategy on which punter is going to dominate this week. 
 

For those in Circus, I’ll try to make some headway on the setup this week. 

I'm not in the Circus league... but I do enjoy the banter and punter talk.  I think I would just get myself confused and start the right lineups in the wrong league! 

[xOldBenKenobiX]

30 minutes ago, STUDque said:

Nah, Circus can intermingle here and really confuse folks when we’re talking strategy on which punter is going to dominate this week. 
 

For those in Circus, I’ll try to make some headway on the setup this week. 

Damn it, the Jags cut my secret #1 pick, not Teabow mania this year boys.

[STUDque]

Quick update for Circus, I tweaked the scoring a bit but need everyone to finish setting up their teams before I can finalize the draft. @cciciora13@Lacassem@cwojtowicz@TBT@ChiefMikeOfficer@ChasenLogan please head over to Fantrax and take care of that.

 

If you're new to Circus, here's the Cliff Notes:

1. Offensive positions get big points for doing bad things but still being involved. ie, pass attempts, targets, and rushes are good but gaining yards, making catches, and scoring touchdowns are bad. Fumbles and Interceptions are worth as much as TDs in normal scoring.
2. Flip side, Defense gets big points for getting blown out, giving up a lot of yards, and taking the L but loses points for sacks, int, fumble, etc...
3. Punters and Kickers are your bread and butter. They get points for doing good things. Kickers get more points for longer FGs, points for touchbacks, and big points for making tackles. Punters do well for punts inside the 20, 10 and are graded based on NET punt yardarge.
4. IMPORTANT: Rosters are severely limited. You only get 2 bench spots so use them wisely. Additionally, your players are on a pitch count. The max # of periods you can start someone is 8 for the whole season so you better look for trades before running out and being forced to drop.
5. Free Agents are first come first served at all times. Trades are auto approved. 10 teams make the playoffs and the championship will be week 18. This is circus after all.

New stuff:

1. I changed the positions to just be any three RWT and added a second defense. Rosters consist of 1 QB, 3 RWT, 2 K, 2 P, 2 DEF....10 starters and 2 bench.
2. Due to the league size, we'll go ahead and do 2 copies of each player. 2 match ups per week as well.
3. The draft will take place September 9th at 7pm EST. Yes, 1 hour and 20 minutes before the season kicks off. This will give you all the time you need to dig deep and build a comprehensive draft board over hours of research.

 

Good Luck all....errr...Bad Luck?

[ChiefMikeOfficer]

49 minutes ago, STUDque said:

Quick update for Circus, I tweaked the scoring a bit but need everyone to finish setting up their teams before I can finalize the draft. @cciciora13@Lacassem@cwojtowicz@TBT@ChiefMikeOfficer@ChasenLogan please head over to Fantrax and take care of that.

 

If you're new to Circus, here's the Cliff Notes:

1. Offensive positions get big points for doing bad things but still being involved. ie, pass attempts, targets, and rushes are good but gaining yards, making catches, and scoring touchdowns are bad. Fumbles and Interceptions are worth as much as TDs in normal scoring.
2. Flip side, Defense gets big points for getting blown out, giving up a lot of yards, and taking the L but loses points for sacks, int, fumble, etc...
3. Punters and Kickers are your bread and butter. They get points for doing good things. Kickers get more points for longer FGs, points for touchbacks, and big points for making tackles. Punters do well for punts inside the 20, 10 and are graded based on NET punt yardarge.
4. IMPORTANT: Rosters are severely limited. You only get 2 bench spots so use them wisely. Additionally, your players are on a pitch count. The max # of periods you can start someone is 8 for the whole season so you better look for trades before running out and being forced to drop.
5. Free Agents are first come first served at all times. Trades are auto approved. 10 teams make the playoffs and the championship will be week 18. This is circus after all.

New stuff:

1. I changed the positions to just be any three RWT and added a second defense. Rosters consist of 1 QB, 3 RWT, 2 K, 2 P, 2 DEF....10 starters and 2 bench.
2. Due to the league size, we'll go ahead and do 2 copies of each player. 2 match ups per week as well.
3. The draft will take place September 9th at 7pm EST. Yes, 1 hour and 20 minutes before the season kicks off. This will give you all the time you need to dig deep and build a comprehensive draft board over hours of research.

 

Good Luck all....errr...Bad Luck?

Sorry - completely missed that e-mail invitation. My team is in now. 

[TBT]

On 8/20/2021 at 9:49 AM, STUDque said:

Quick update for Circus, I tweaked the scoring a bit but need everyone to finish setting up their teams before I can finalize the draft. @cciciora13@Lacassem@cwojtowicz@TBT@ChiefMikeOfficer@ChasenLogan please head over to Fantrax and take care of that.

 

If you're new to Circus, here's the Cliff Notes:

1. Offensive positions get big points for doing bad things but still being involved. ie, pass attempts, targets, and rushes are good but gaining yards, making catches, and scoring touchdowns are bad. Fumbles and Interceptions are worth as much as TDs in normal scoring.
2. Flip side, Defense gets big points for getting blown out, giving up a lot of yards, and taking the L but loses points for sacks, int, fumble, etc...
3. Punters and Kickers are your bread and butter. They get points for doing good things. Kickers get more points for longer FGs, points for touchbacks, and big points for making tackles. Punters do well for punts inside the 20, 10 and are graded based on NET punt yardarge.
4. IMPORTANT: Rosters are severely limited. You only get 2 bench spots so use them wisely. Additionally, your players are on a pitch count. The max # of periods you can start someone is 8 for the whole season so you better look for trades before running out and being forced to drop.
5. Free Agents are first come first served at all times. Trades are auto approved. 10 teams make the playoffs and the championship will be week 18. This is circus after all.

New stuff:

1. I changed the positions to just be any three RWT and added a second defense. Rosters consist of 1 QB, 3 RWT, 2 K, 2 P, 2 DEF....10 starters and 2 bench.
2. Due to the league size, we'll go ahead and do 2 copies of each player. 2 match ups per week as well.
3. The draft will take place September 9th at 7pm EST. Yes, 1 hour and 20 minutes before the season kicks off. This will give you all the time you need to dig deep and build a comprehensive draft board over hours of research.

 

Good Luck all....errr...Bad Luck?

Am I missing something, I set my team up already or is this something different?

[STUDque]

4 hours ago, TBT said:

Am I missing something, I set my team up already or is this something different?

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. 

[TBT]

On 8/24/2021 at 7:57 AM, STUDque said:

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. 

Gotcha...never done one of these before

[Berg Ryman]

An update for those of you wondering.

Currently we have 58 people totally signed up and assigned to divisions. There are still some people who need to pay, the date there is the 31st of the month. There are 6 total stragglers who know who they are. They have until the 31st to sign up and register their teams. If they do not sign up in time, we'll go forward with the 58 of us, which is actually a perfect number for matchup creation as it's an even 28 other teams per division for you to play in a 14 game regular season.

As far as the draft, we're waiting to hear from Fantrax as it relates to that. We'll update you when we know more.

[Russx5]

Need a little help understanding the draft.  Never played in a league this large.  Is a player drafted by multiple teams?  I saw that's how you did your fantasy golf.  Just wondering.  Excited to be playing. 

[Berg Ryman]

2 hours ago, Russx5 said:

Need a little help understanding the draft.  Never played in a league this large.  Is a player drafted by multiple teams?  I saw that's how you did your fantasy golf.  Just wondering.  Excited to be playing. 

As of now, yes. There are five copies per player. Now, we're discussing potential draft stuff with Fanteax and discussing how best for us to structure it

It seems likely that we might be staring down the barrel of a 58 team draft alternating between league members right now. If that happens we'll likely run a shorter draft, maybe starters only, and increase FA budgets like we did for golf and leave those bench spots as a free for all

[STUDque]

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.

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

[xOldBenKenobiX]

2 minutes ago, STUDque said:

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.

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

I cant wait to get this going, unfortunately I will not be available for the draft, but still I am stoked for this season.

[STUDque]

.....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@Gino5778@t.hendrix44@mofield@orangelover1973@pjgiaquinto

 

Again, deadline is August 31.

[GolfSpy_APH]

1 hour ago, STUDque said:

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.

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Are trades only within a single division or league wide with copies?

[STUDque]

7 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Are trades only within a single division or league wide with copies?

League wide. Pick trading is enabled too. 

[GolfSpy AFG]

1 hour ago, xOldBenKenobiX said:

I cant wait to get this going, unfortunately I will not be available for the draft, but still I am stoked for this season.

Same boat here.  Auto-drafting takes away a ton of the fun, but I'm still excited for the season to get going...

[GolfSpy_APH]

6 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:

Same boat here.  Auto-drafting takes away a ton of the fun, but I'm still excited for the season to get going...

9 Est means 4 Am here and you'll be sure I'll be there with maybe 5-7 coffees... who knows could be 1 per round!

[GolfSpy AFG]

Just now, GolfSpy_APH said:

9 Est means 4 Am here and you'll be sure I'll be there with maybe 5-7 coffees... who knows could be 1 per round!

Yeah, so that trip my wife sprung on me that I told you about?  I'll be at her Aunt & Uncle's place in Colorado. 

"That was a lovely dinner, now if you'll excuse me I have to go draft my fantasy football team" probably wouldn't go over well.

[GolfSpy_APH]

anyone up to do a blind swap for picks? haha

In all likelihood I will be looking at trade back from a 2nd round pick for a 3rd and something for those who may be interested in adding some to more top end talent. If you have any interest in this send me a PM and when the draft order hits we can go more into detail.

[Berg Ryman]

Just so everyone knows, plan for the draft order is thus. Do a draft order for each division, then flip a coin to see who goes first. It's pretty straight forward.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Also if anyone is willing to "sell" any 9 or 10th round picks let me know!

[STUDque]

14 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Also if anyone is willing to "sell" any 9 or 10th round picks let me know!

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

[xOldBenKenobiX]

I am good on trading draft spots, send me your offers folks

[jddaigneault]

6 hours ago, STUDque said:

.....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@Gino5778@t.hendrix44@mofield@orangelover1973@pjgiaquinto

 

Again, deadline is August 31.

I’ve tried to find it on the mobile app. It showed up when I first joined but haven’t seen it since. Any thoughts on where I might locate it?

[jddaigneault]

@STUDque nevermind I figured it out. 

[STUDque]

4 minutes ago, jddaigneault said:

I’ve tried to find it on the mobile app. It showed up when I first joined but haven’t seen it since. Any thoughts on where I might locate it?

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

[Nunfa0]

This is all very exciting and is going to be a steep learning curve for me

[GolfSpy_BNG]

23 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

anyone up to do a blind swap for picks? haha

In all likelihood I will be looking at trade back from a 2nd round pick for a 3rd and something for those who may be interested in adding some to more top end talent. If you have any interest in this send me a PM and when the draft order hits we can go more into detail.

 

22 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Also if anyone is willing to "sell" any 9 or 10th round picks let me know!

I like this so I’m also up to do a blind deal. 
 

Im willing to trade my 7,8,9,10 and Half my FAAB for someone’s 1. Completely blind of course so that will add to the fun lol.  I’m obviously open to negotiations. Let’s get this started right!

[cwojtowicz]

On 8/27/2021 at 7:14 AM, STUDque said:

.....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@Gino5778@t.hendrix44@mofield@orangelover1973@pjgiaquinto

 

Again, deadline is August 31.

Thanks for the reminder, I forgot! I'm all paid up now.