We will return the 14-team NFFC Auction Leagues back to private leagues in 2012 with all of the prize money staying within each league. However, we will have an overall competition to name a national champion. The prize will be a plaque and the honor of being our national champion so that this way we can keep all of the prize money within the league.
Here are the details of our NFFC Auction Championship:
OFFICIAL CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL
FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AUCTION LEAGUES
1. Overview: The National Fantasy Football Championship Auction Leagues will consist of 14 teams, with each team compiling 20 NFL players using an imaginary $200 team budget. Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition, with the team with the best overall record winning an $850 prize and the team with the most total points during the regular season also winning $850. One team can win both prizes if they accomplish both achievements. Tie-breakers for the head-to-head title is total points. The top four teams according to the criteria below after Week 13 advance to the league playoffs. The league playoff will be held Week 14 through Week 16. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from the first 13 weeks of competition (i.e. 130.15 points) into the playoffs and then add their point totals from Weeks 14, 15 and 16 to that initial total to determine the league champion. The top THREE teams from each league after Week 13 will also advance to the overall Championship Round for the chance to win the national title/plaque. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-13 into the Champonship Round and add that total to their scoring totals in Weeks 14, 15 and 16. The highest scoring team in the Championship Round after Week 16 wins the overall title. Non-Championship Round teams will compete in the Consolation Round under the same scoring format (weekly scoring average + scores from Weeks 14-16) for prizes.
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points (this team does not advance to Championship Round of the overall contest; top three teams do)
2. Draft: All Auction Leagues will hold their auctions from Aug. 31st to Sept. 7th in their respective cities. The order of each league auction will be chosen randomly by STATS LLC and announced before draft day. Player nominations will begin with Team #1 and go in order through Team #14. Team #1 will start out each round through all 20 rounds. Each team will nominate a player in each round and provide an opening bid for that player. A team cannot present an opening bid that is higher than its remaining budget as it must have money remaining for all 20 players. The bidding continues until the auctioneer determines that a winning bid has been determined. All winning bids are final according to the auctioneer. Each team must have a maximum and minimum total of 20 players on its roster at all times.
The bidding process is open after the initial introduction of the player and all team owners may bid at any time. Bids are made in $1 increments (no cents) and the auctioneer determines the winning bid each time. The auctioneer will state, "going once…going twice….SOLD." Once the auctioneer starts to say "SOLD" the bidding is completed.
Because of the various times of the NFFC Auctions, all owners will be allowed to set their Week 1 starting lineup AFTER the Wednesday, Sept. 5 game. Starting lineups will be due before the first game on Sunday, Sept. 9 no matter if you drafted before or after the Wednesday, Sept. 5 NFL Opener between the Cowboys and Giants. All leagues will be competing for the same overall prize.
3. Prizes:
League Prizes:
First Place = $4,200
Second Place = $2,100
Third Place = $1,000
Regular Season Head-to-Head Champion: $850
Regular Season Total Points Champion: $850
Consolation Round = $250
4. No Trading: Trading is not allowed during the NFFC season and owners are not allowed to trade draft picks.
5. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 20 players at all times.
6. Starting Lineup Requirements:
Starting lineups will consist of:
• 1 Quarterback
• 2 Running Backs
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex Player (RB, WR or TE)
• 1 Kicker
• 1 Team Defense/Specials Team
(If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFFC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.)
7. Scoring: Players can accumulate points in a number of ways:
PASSING:
• .05 points for every yard passing (works out to 1 point every 20 yards).
• 6 points for every passing touchdown
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every interception and lost fumble
RUSHING:
• .10 points for every yard rushing (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every rushing TD
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
• 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE)
RECEIVING:
• .10 points for every yard receiving (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every receiving TD
• 1 point for every reception for all players
• 0.5 points for every reception for RBs
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
KICKING:
• 1 point for every extra point
• 3 points for every field goal from 1-30 yards
• 3 points for every field goal plus .10 points for every yard after 30 yards (i.e. a 47-yard field goal would be worth 4.7 points)
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS:
• 1 point for every sack
• 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery
• 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not the individual player. Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt, however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the individual player, not the specials team. Also, any lost fumble or “muff” on a specials team play does not result in negative points for that individual player.
• 2 points for every safety
• 12 points for a shutout by the entire team
• 8 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team
• 4 points for allowing 8-12 points by the entire team
• 2 points for allowing 13-17 points by the entire team
8. Free Agent Acquisitions: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league is considered a free agent for that league. The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league (Free Agent Acquisition Bidding or FAAB). Each team will start with a $1,000 FAAB budget, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis through Week 13. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids before they’re announced and only the winning bid and the runner-up bid will be announced afterwards to NFFC owners. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents).
9. The Draft: The auction will be held at the host sites in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago. Cost of entry is $850 per team with a $50 Events Fee and $50 per co-manager. All participants and co-managers will sit in the order of their team number. The Auction League will be a non-smoking event. Use of electronic equipment (cell phones and laptops) is allowed, but there will not be Internet connections or electrical outlets available. Bring your own battery if you want to use a laptop.
A. League Management Web Address: STATS LLC will manage the NFFC and provide real-time stats online. You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://nffc.stats.com.
B. Scoring: The National Fantasy Football Championship will use a head-to-head scoring setup for 13 weeks. Scoring will be accumulated each week from your 10 starters. Scores in the NFFC are finalized with no changes possible after 6 p.m. EST each Thursday after the weekend games.
10. Bidding Time Frame: New for 2012: Because of the NFL adding Thursday Night Games every week this season, the NFFC will be hosting 2 FAAB periods each week. The first one will run every Wednesday after Week 1 at 10 pm ET, and a second FAAB period will run for unselected free agents from that week on Friday at 10 pm ET. Players dropped on Wednesday can’t be picked up on Friday and all NFL players competing in Thursday’s games can’t be picked up on Friday. Those players are all available in the next FAAB period on the following Wednesday.
The bidding process will be held each week after Week 1 and continues through the end of the NFFC regular season in Week 13. Bids will be accepted on the league web site from Saturday at 9 am ET until Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET in each of those weeks. Bidding for the second FAAB of the week will begin at 9 am ET on Thursday and close at 10 pm ET on Friday. Rosters will be updated by 11 p.m. ET Wednesday and Friday with the results of all winning and runner-up bids.
11. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on the first bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids, but the system processes them from highest dollar value to lowest dollar value.
12. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.
13. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:
1. Worst league record
2. Lowest total points
3. Highest points against
4. Lowest draft spot
14. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed. All drops are also subject to review by the commissioner of the NFFC and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a “star” player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFFC commissioner does reserve the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent listing for any length of time, possibly the entire season. Accidental cuts or cuts of the wrong player will be handled individually by the NFFC commissioner and reversed if deemed necessary. All decisions by the NFFC commissioner will be final.
15. League Structure: Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition, with the team with the best overall record winning an $850 prize and the team with the most total points during the regular season also winning $850. One team can win both prizes if they accomplish both achievements. Tie-breakers for the head-to-head title is total points. The top four teams according to the criteria below after Week 13 advance to the league playoffs. The league playoff will be held Week 14 through Week 16. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from the first 13 weeks of competition (i.e. 130.15 points) into the playoffs and then add their point totals from Weeks 14, 15 and 16 to that initial total to determine the league champion. The top THREE teams from each league after Week 13 will also advance to the Championship Round for a chance to win the overall title/plaque. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-13 into the Championship Round and add that total to their scoring totals in Weeks 14, 15 and 16. The highest scoring team in the Championship Round after Week 16 wins the national title/plaque. Non-Championship Round teams will compete in the Consolation Round under the same scoring format (weekly scoring average + scores from Weeks 14-16).
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points (this team does not advance to Championship Round of the overall contest; top three teams do)
16. Random League/Draft Spot Selections: The NFFC will close out auction leagues in each city as they fill up; first-come, first-served. In all NFFC auction leagues, we’ll implement the Kentucky Derby Style process to allow owners to rank their favorite nomination orders. The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 14 BEFORE the leagues are selected. If an owner wants the third pick and is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose that option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFFC officials will look at every owner’s Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league. Once each NFFC owner has officially signed up for the contest, they can find this feature in their game site under My Settings. Then click on Draft Preferences and you’ll see the Draft Order ranked 1 through 14 and the option to change those preferences next to them. If you decide not to rank your preferences, your preferred order will remain 1 through 14. Owners can change their Draft Preferences right up until the announced deadline is set. An example of a KDS preference would be: 1, 2, 3, 14, 13, 7, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 12, 11, 10. If you were picked fourth out of the hat for your league and the top three teams took 1, 2, and 3, then you’d be slotted in the 14th spot (your fourth preference) on Draft Day.
17. Tie-breaker procedures. If after 13 regular season games, teams are tied for first place, second place or third place, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order:
a. Total points through 13 weeks
b. Head-to-head won/lost record against the tied teams (if three or more teams, it's cumulative wins against those common opponents)
c. Highest point total from Week 13
d. Highest point total from Week 12
e. Highest point total from Week 11 down to Week 1 in order
f. Lowest draft spot
This procedure is for determining the head-to-head champion and the league total points leader.
In the post-season, should any teams finish in a tie for prize money, the money would be split among those teams. In the unlikely event that teams are tied with the exact same point total during the playoffs for the NFFC title, the prize money for first and second place would be added together and split evenly. The same is true if teams tied for third place or fourth place or any of the other money spots, including the consolation round.
18. Draft Rules:
a. Time Limit: Each participant will have 30 seconds to nominate a player when their turn in the auction comes up.
b. Seating: Every team will have two draft spots available at the table and each team will be seated in their draft order.
c. Trading: There is no trading allowed during the NFFC season and all player cuts will be evaluated by the NFFC. Any player cut that will hurt the integrity of the league can be removed from that leagues free agent pool for good by the NFFC.
d. Electronic Equipment: Participants can use electronic equipment during the draft as long as it fits in the allotted draft spot at the table. There will be no Internet connections or electrical outlets, so participants bringing laptops will have to supply their own power. Cell phones are allowed at the draft table, but we encourage participants to use them sparingly and not in a way that interrupts the draft process.
e. Smoking/Drinking: Smoking will not be allowed in the Draft Room. There will be a cash bar available in the Draft Room, but we ask that each participant drink responsibly.
f. Breaks: There will be brief breaks and money checks after Rounds 6 and 12 or when needed. We will finish the draft after the second break.
g. Week One Lineups: Every participant is responsible for submitting their Week One starting lineup before the Sunday, Sept. 9th games. The Wednesday night game results will count in the NFFC scoring with all owners having the luxury of watching those results before submitting their Week 1 lineup no matter when they drafted. All teams are also required to confirm their team roster and sign off on the players on the list before leaving the draft. Any errors on your roster should be presented to the NFFC management as soon as possible.
h. League Management: The league will be available via the Internet at http://nffc.stats.com. All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and must be entered prior to the scheduled kickoff for the game affected.
i. Thanksgiving/Saturday games: Any players you want to place in your starting lineup for early games like Thanksgiving or the Saturday late season games, must be entered online at least five minutes before kickoff. Any player involved in those games that isn't in the starting lineup by the regular lineup deadline of Sunday morning, won't be available for those week's games.
19. Refunds: Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFFC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. STATS reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, STATS retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFFC game or event and/or participate in any NFFC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall STATS be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFFC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.
20. Cancellation: At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of STATS. In the event of any such termination by STATS, all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).
At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league (including the National Fantasy Football Championship Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, STATS will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. STATS is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFFC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.
21. Taxes. If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the National Fantasy Football Championship (“NFFC”) must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. STATS pays the principal team owner of each NFFC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, STATS reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. After 12 months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
22. Eligibility; Registration: The National Fantasy Football Championship is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence) and are a resident of the United States of America or Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, residents of Washington State, Louisiana, Montana, Arizona, Iowa, and Vermont are not eligible to register or play in the NFFC. All registrations must be in the full legal name of the primary team owner, though owners will have the option to add a co-manager(s).
23. Official Rules: Registration for, and continued participation in, the National Fantasy Football Championship constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and to STATS’ decisions relating thereto. STATS’ decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the National Fantasy Football Championship are final and binding.
24. Code of Conduct: All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFFC season, and during use of any NFFC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFFC message board. Additionally the NFFC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by STATS, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFFC/STATS representative, is strictly prohibited. STATS reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFFC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. STATS shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of STATS/NFFC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFFC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFFC game, then STATS reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant’s team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.
25. Errors: The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as STATS/NFFC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and STATS/NFFC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.
26. Prize Splitting: Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by STATS (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by STATS. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If STATS deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then STATS will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.
27. Communication and Access: All NFFC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. STATS is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. STATS is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.
28. Hold Harmless: Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless STATS and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFFC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.
29. Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer: Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFFC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFFC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or the appropriate state court located in Cook County, Illinois; and (iii) in no event shall STATS liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall STATS, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFFC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
30. STATS PASS: In the event that you have purchased a STATSPASS® subscription, then the following additional Terms and Conditions shall apply throughout your subscription period:
1. Your username/password are personal to you, and shall not be shared with, or used by, any third party.
2. During your subscription period, STATS hereby grants to you a non-exclusive license to utilize STATSPASS® and the data contained therein, solely for your personal use. This grant of license is expressly limited to the use described herein, and no additional rights or licenses are included. Any other use, including any commercial or non-personal use of STATSPASS® or use by any person other than you, is strictly prohibited, and shall be considered an Unauthorized Use.
3. In the event of any Unauthorized Use, in addition to any other remedies to which STATS shall be entitled, STATS shall have the right to immediately terminate your STATSPASS® subscription, without notice.
4. Subscription fees are non-refundable.
5. STATSPASS® IS LICENSED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL STATS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LEGAL PENALTIES, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE STATSPASS® AND/OR THE DATA ACCESSED THROUGH STATSPASS®. STATS’ LIABILITY HEREUNDER SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE SUMS RECEIVED BY STATS IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR STATSPASS® SUBSCRIPTION.
6. You shall not copy, database, archive, save, or otherwise store any data accessed through STATSPASS®.
31. Player Eligibility: Players will be eligible at one position during the NFFC season and designated for that position before the season by STATS. Should a player move to another primary position before the start of the season, the NFFC reserves the right to give that player a second eligible position. No player will ever lose the eligibility originally designated by the NFFC, but a second position could be added if deemed necessary by the NFFC. All decisions made by the NFFC commissioner regarding eligibility are final.
NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
Founder, National Fantasy Football Championship & National Fantasy Baseball Championship
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
We will offer 12-Team Auction Leagues for the first time on the Second Weekend in all three cities. These are private leagues with all of the prize money remaining within each league and no overall championship. Here are the details:
OFFICIAL CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL
FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
12-TEAM AUCTION LEAGUES
1. 1. Overview: The National Fantasy Football Championship Auction Leagues will consist of 12 teams, with each team compiling 20 NFL players using an imaginary $200 team budget. The NFFC regular season will begin with all Week 1 NFL games (including results from the Wednesday, Sept. 5th game) and through all Week 13 games. Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition plus a two week “All Play” format (Weeks 1 and 2), with the Top 4 teams as stated below advancing to the Championship Round.
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points
The team with the best h2h record after Week 13 will earn $1,000 and the team with the most total points after Week 13 will earn $1,000. One team can win both prizes. The Top 4 teams advance to the Championship Round and the remaining eight teams move to a Consolation Round. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-13 into the Championship Round and add that total to their scoring totals in Weeks 14, 15 and 16. The highest scoring team in the Championship Round after Week 16 wins the league prize. Non-Championship Round teams will compete in the Consolation Round under the same scoring format (weekly scoring average + scores from Weeks 14-16) for one top prize.
2. Draft: All Auction Leagues will hold their auctions on Friday, Sept. 7th in Las Vegas, Chicago and New York. The order of each league auction will be chosen randomly by the NFFC and announced before draft day. Player nominations will begin with Team #1 and go in order through Team #12. Team #1 will start out each round through all 20 rounds. Each team will nominate a player in each round and provide an opening bid for that player. A team cannot present an opening bid that is higher than its remaining budget as it must have money remaining for all 20 players. The bidding continues until the auctioneer determines that a winning bid has been determined. All winning bids are final according to the auctioneer. Each team must have a maximum and minimum total of 20 players on its roster at all times.
The bidding process is open after the initial introduction of the player and all team owners may bid at any time. Bids are made in $1 increments (no cents) and the auctioneer determines the winning bid each time. The auctioneer will state, "going once…going twice….SOLD." Once the auctioneer starts to say "SOLD" the bidding is completed.
Because of the timing of these NFFC 12-Team Auctions, all owners will be allowed to set their Week 1 starting lineup AFTER the Wednesday, Sept. 5 game. Starting lineups will be due before the first game on Sunday, Sept. 9.
3. Prizes:
League Prizes:
First Place = $4,250
Second Place = $2,000
Third Place = $750
Regular Season Head-to-Head Champion: $1,000
Regular Season Total Points Champion: $1,000
Consolation Round Champion: $500
4. No Trading: Trading is not allowed during the NFFC season and owners are not allowed to trade draft picks.
5. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 20 players at all times.
6. Starting Lineup Requirements:
Starting lineups will consist of:
• 1 Quarterback
• 2 Running Backs
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex Player (RB, WR or TE)
• 1 Kicker
• 1 Team Defense/Specials Team
(If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFFC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.)
7. Scoring: Players can accumulate points in a number of ways:
PASSING:
• .05 points for every yard passing (works out to 1 point every 20 yards).
• 6 points for every passing touchdown
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every interception and lost fumble
RUSHING:
• .10 points for every yard rushing (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every rushing TD
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
• 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE)
RECEIVING:
• .10 points for every yard receiving (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every receiving TD
• 1 point for every reception for all players
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
KICKING:
• 1 point for every extra point
• 3 points for every field goal from 1-30 yards
• 3 points for every field goal plus .10 points for every yard after 30 yards (i.e. a 47-yard field goal would be worth 4.7 points)
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS:
• 1 point for every sack
• 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery
• 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not the individual player. Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt, however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the individual player, not the specials team. Also, any lost fumble or “muff” on a specials team play does not result in negative points for that individual player.
• 2 points for every safety
• 12 points for a shutout by the entire team
• 8 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team
• 4 points for allowing 8-12 points by the entire team
• 2 points for allowing 13-17 points by the entire team
• In the event of a "double turnover" when a team's offense turns the ball over and on the same play forces a turnover and scores a touchdown, the offensive player who scored the touchdown will receive six points. The player will not receive any other fantasy points for the play. The Team Defense/Special teams will receive points for the fumble recovery, but not for the touchdown.
8. Free Agent Acquisitions: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league is considered a free agent for that league. The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league (Free Agent Acquisition Bidding or FAAB). Each team will start with a $1,000 FAAB budget, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis through Week 13. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids before they’re announced and only the winning bid and the runner-up bid will be announced afterwards to NFFC owners. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents).
9. The Draft: The auction will be held in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago on Friday, Sept. 7th. Cost of entry is $1,000 per team and $50 per co-manager. All participants and co-managers will sit in the order of their team number. The Auction League will be a non-smoking event. Use of electronic equipment (cell phones and laptops) is allowed, but there will not be Internet connections or electrical outlets available. Bring your own battery if you want to use a laptop.
A. League Management Web Address: STATS LLC will manage the NFFC and provide real-time stats online. You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://nffc.stats.com.
B. Scoring: The National Fantasy Football Championship will use a head-to-head scoring setup for 13 weeks. Scoring will be accumulated each week from your 10 starters. Scores in the NFFC are finalized with no changes possible after 6 p.m. EST each Thursday after the weekend games.
10. Bidding Time Frame: New for 2012: To Be Announced Later.
11. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on the first bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids, but the system processes them from highest dollar value to lowest dollar value.
12. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.
13. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:
1. Worst league record
2. Lowest total points
3. Highest points against
4. Lowest draft spot
14. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed. All drops are also subject to review by the commissioner of the NFFC and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a “star” player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFFC commissioner does reserve the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent listing for any length of time, possibly the entire season. Accidental cuts or cuts of the wrong player will be handled individually by the NFFC commissioner and reversed if deemed necessary. All decisions by the NFFC commissioner will be final.
15. League Structure: Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition, with the team with the best overall record winning a $1,000 prize and the team with the most total points during the regular season also winning $1,000. One team can win both prizes if they accomplish both achievements. Tie-breakers for the head-to-head title is total points. The top four teams according to the criteria below after Week 13 advance to the league playoffs. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from the first 13 weeks of competition (i.e. 130.15 points) into the playoffs and then add their point totals from Weeks 14, 15 and 16 to that initial total to determine the league champion.
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points
16. Random League/Draft Spot Selections: The NFFC will close out auction leagues in each city as they fill up; first-come, first-served. In all NFFC auction leagues, we’ll implement the Kentucky Derby Style process to allow owners to rank their favorite nomination orders. The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 12 BEFORE the leagues are selected. If an owner wants the third pick and is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose that option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFFC officials will look at every owner’s Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league. Once each NFFC owner has officially signed up for the contest, they can find this feature in their game site under My Settings. Then click on Draft Preferences and you’ll see the Draft Order ranked 1 through 12 and the option to change those preferences next to them. If you decide not to rank your preferences, your preferred order will remain 1 through 12. Owners can change their Draft Preferences right up until the announced deadline is set. An example of a KDS preference would be: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 12, 11, 10. If you were picked fourth out of the hat for your league and the top three teams took 1, 2, and 3, then you’d be slotted in the 7th spot (your fourth preference) on Draft Day.
17. Tie-breaker procedures. If after 13 regular season games, teams are tied for first place, second place or third place, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order:
a. Total points through 13 weeks
b. Head-to-head won/lost record against the tied teams (if three or more teams, it's cumulative wins against those common opponents)
c. Highest point total from Week 13
d. Highest point total from Week 12
e. Highest point total from Week 11 down to Week 1 in order
f. Lowest draft spot
This procedure is for determining the head-to-head champion and the league total points leader.
In the post-season, should any teams finish in a tie for prize money, the money would be split among those teams. In the unlikely event that teams are tied with the exact same point total during the playoffs for the NFFC title, the prize money for first and second place would be added together and split evenly. The same is true if teams tied for third place or fourth place or any of the other money spots, including the consolation round.
18. Draft Rules:
a. Time Limit: Each participant will have 30 seconds to nominate a player when its turn in the auction comes up.
b. Seating: Every team will have two draft spots available at the table and each team will be seated in their draft order.
c. Trading: There is no trading allowed during the NFFC season and all player cuts will be evaluated by the NFFC. Any player cut that will hurt the integrity of the league can be removed from that leagues free agent pool for good by the NFFC.
d. Electronic Equipment: Participants can use electronic equipment during the draft as long as it fits in the allotted draft spot at the table. There will be no Internet connections or electrical outlets, so participants bringing laptops will have to supply their own power. Cell phones are allowed at the draft table, but we encourage participants to use them sparingly and not in a way that interrupts the draft process.
e. Smoking/Drinking: Smoking will not be allowed in the Draft Room. There will be a cash bar available in the Draft Room, but we ask that each participant drink responsibly.
f. Breaks: There will be brief breaks and money checks after Rounds 6 and 12 or when needed. We will finish the draft after the second break.
g. Week One Lineups: Every participant is responsible for submitting their Week One starting lineup before the Sunday, Sept. 9th games. Owners do get the benefit of seeing the Wednesday, Sept. 5th results before the auction and before submitting their Week 1 starting lineups. All teams are also required to confirm their team roster and sign off on the players on the list before leaving the draft. Any errors on your roster should be presented to the NFFC management as soon as possible.
h. League Management: The league will be available via the Internet at http://nffc.stats.com All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and must be entered prior to the scheduled kickoff for the game affected.
i. Thanksgiving/Saturday games: Any players you want to place in your starting lineup for early games like Thanksgiving or the Saturday late season games, must be entered online at least five minutes before kickoff. Any player involved in those games that isn't in the starting lineup by the regular lineup deadline of Sunday morning, won't be available for those week's games.
19. Refunds: Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFFC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. STATS reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, STATS retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFFC game or event and/or participate in any NFFC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall STATS be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFFC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.
20. Cancellation: At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of STATS. In the event of any such termination by STATS, all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).
At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league (including the National Fantasy Football Championship Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, STATS will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. STATS is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFFC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.
21. Taxes. If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the National Fantasy Football Championship (“NFFC”) must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. STATS pays the principal team owner of each NFFC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, STATS reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. After 12 months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
22. Eligibility; Registration: The National Fantasy Football Championship is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence) and are a resident of the United States of America or Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) residents of Washington State, Louisiana, and Montana are not eligible to register or play, and (ii) residents of Arizona, Iowa, and Vermont are eligible to register and pay the entry fee and play for fun if they so choose, but are ineligible to win any monetary prizes. All registrations must be in the full legal name of the primary team owner, though owners will have the option to add a co-manager(s).
23. Official Rules: Registration for, and continued participation in, the National Fantasy Football Championship constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and to STATS’ decisions relating thereto. STATS’ decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the National Fantasy Football Championship are final and binding.
24. Code of Conduct: All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFFC season, and during use of any NFFC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFFC message board. Additionally the NFFC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by STATS, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFFC/STATS representative, is strictly prohibited. STATS reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFFC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. STATS shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of STATS/NFFC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFFC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFFC game, then STATS reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant’s team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.
25. Errors: The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as STATS/NFFC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and STATS/NFFC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.
26. Prize Splitting: Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by STATS (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by STATS. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If STATS deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then STATS will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.
27. Communication and Access: All NFFC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. STATS is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. STATS is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.
28. Hold Harmless: Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless STATS and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFFC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.
29. Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer: Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFFC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFFC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or the appropriate state court located in Cook County, Illinois; and (iii) in no event shall STATS liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall STATS, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFFC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
30. STATS PASS: In the event that you have purchased a STATSPASS® subscription, then the following additional Terms and Conditions shall apply throughout your subscription period:
1. Your username/password are personal to you, and shall not be shared with, or used by, any third party.
2. During your subscription period, STATS hereby grants to you a non-exclusive license to utilize STATSPASS® and the data contained therein, solely for your personal use. This grant of license is expressly limited to the use described herein, and no additional rights or licenses are included. Any other use, including any commercial or non-personal use of STATSPASS® or use by any person other than you, is strictly prohibited, and shall be considered an Unauthorized Use.
3. In the event of any Unauthorized Use, in addition to any other remedies to which STATS shall be entitled, STATS shall have the right to immediately terminate your STATSPASS® subscription, without notice.
4. Subscription fees are non-refundable.
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6. You shall not copy, database, archive, save, or otherwise store any data accessed through STATSPASS®.
OFFICIAL CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL
FANTASY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
12-TEAM AUCTION LEAGUES
1. 1. Overview: The National Fantasy Football Championship Auction Leagues will consist of 12 teams, with each team compiling 20 NFL players using an imaginary $200 team budget. The NFFC regular season will begin with all Week 1 NFL games (including results from the Wednesday, Sept. 5th game) and through all Week 13 games. Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition plus a two week “All Play” format (Weeks 1 and 2), with the Top 4 teams as stated below advancing to the Championship Round.
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points
The team with the best h2h record after Week 13 will earn $1,000 and the team with the most total points after Week 13 will earn $1,000. One team can win both prizes. The Top 4 teams advance to the Championship Round and the remaining eight teams move to a Consolation Round. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-13 into the Championship Round and add that total to their scoring totals in Weeks 14, 15 and 16. The highest scoring team in the Championship Round after Week 16 wins the league prize. Non-Championship Round teams will compete in the Consolation Round under the same scoring format (weekly scoring average + scores from Weeks 14-16) for one top prize.
2. Draft: All Auction Leagues will hold their auctions on Friday, Sept. 7th in Las Vegas, Chicago and New York. The order of each league auction will be chosen randomly by the NFFC and announced before draft day. Player nominations will begin with Team #1 and go in order through Team #12. Team #1 will start out each round through all 20 rounds. Each team will nominate a player in each round and provide an opening bid for that player. A team cannot present an opening bid that is higher than its remaining budget as it must have money remaining for all 20 players. The bidding continues until the auctioneer determines that a winning bid has been determined. All winning bids are final according to the auctioneer. Each team must have a maximum and minimum total of 20 players on its roster at all times.
The bidding process is open after the initial introduction of the player and all team owners may bid at any time. Bids are made in $1 increments (no cents) and the auctioneer determines the winning bid each time. The auctioneer will state, "going once…going twice….SOLD." Once the auctioneer starts to say "SOLD" the bidding is completed.
Because of the timing of these NFFC 12-Team Auctions, all owners will be allowed to set their Week 1 starting lineup AFTER the Wednesday, Sept. 5 game. Starting lineups will be due before the first game on Sunday, Sept. 9.
3. Prizes:
League Prizes:
First Place = $4,250
Second Place = $2,000
Third Place = $750
Regular Season Head-to-Head Champion: $1,000
Regular Season Total Points Champion: $1,000
Consolation Round Champion: $500
4. No Trading: Trading is not allowed during the NFFC season and owners are not allowed to trade draft picks.
5. Roster Requirements: Maximum of 20 players at all times.
6. Starting Lineup Requirements:
Starting lineups will consist of:
• 1 Quarterback
• 2 Running Backs
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex Player (RB, WR or TE)
• 1 Kicker
• 1 Team Defense/Specials Team
(If no Week One lineup is submitted, the NFFC will determine your starting lineup. After Week One, if no starting lineup is submitted, your starting lineup will be that of the previous week.)
7. Scoring: Players can accumulate points in a number of ways:
PASSING:
• .05 points for every yard passing (works out to 1 point every 20 yards).
• 6 points for every passing touchdown
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every interception and lost fumble
RUSHING:
• .10 points for every yard rushing (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every rushing TD
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
• 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE)
RECEIVING:
• .10 points for every yard receiving (works out to 1 point every 10 yards).
• 6 points for every receiving TD
• 1 point for every reception for all players
• 2 points for every 2-Point conversion
• minus 1 point for every lost fumble
KICKING:
• 1 point for every extra point
• 3 points for every field goal from 1-30 yards
• 3 points for every field goal plus .10 points for every yard after 30 yards (i.e. a 47-yard field goal would be worth 4.7 points)
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS:
• 1 point for every sack
• 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery
• 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not the individual player. Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt, however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the individual player, not the specials team. Also, any lost fumble or “muff” on a specials team play does not result in negative points for that individual player.
• 2 points for every safety
• 12 points for a shutout by the entire team
• 8 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team
• 4 points for allowing 8-12 points by the entire team
• 2 points for allowing 13-17 points by the entire team
• In the event of a "double turnover" when a team's offense turns the ball over and on the same play forces a turnover and scores a touchdown, the offensive player who scored the touchdown will receive six points. The player will not receive any other fantasy points for the play. The Team Defense/Special teams will receive points for the fumble recovery, but not for the touchdown.
8. Free Agent Acquisitions: Any player who is not on a team roster within your league is considered a free agent for that league. The free agent system will be a "blind bidding" process for each individual league (Free Agent Acquisition Bidding or FAAB). Each team will start with a $1,000 FAAB budget, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis through Week 13. No team will be informed of any other team's free agent bids before they’re announced and only the winning bid and the runner-up bid will be announced afterwards to NFFC owners. The team with the highest bid on any given player will be awarded that player. The amount of the winning bid will be deducted from the winning team's free agent dollars. For each winning bid, the winning team must drop a player to make roster room for the free agent acquisition. If a team's free agent dollars goes to zero, that team will no longer be allowed to bid for the rest of the season. No bid will be accepted that is larger than a team's free agent dollars. All bids must be in increments of dollars (no cents).
9. The Draft: The auction will be held in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago on Friday, Sept. 7th. Cost of entry is $1,000 per team and $50 per co-manager. All participants and co-managers will sit in the order of their team number. The Auction League will be a non-smoking event. Use of electronic equipment (cell phones and laptops) is allowed, but there will not be Internet connections or electrical outlets available. Bring your own battery if you want to use a laptop.
A. League Management Web Address: STATS LLC will manage the NFFC and provide real-time stats online. You can access your league via the Internet by going to http://nffc.stats.com.
B. Scoring: The National Fantasy Football Championship will use a head-to-head scoring setup for 13 weeks. Scoring will be accumulated each week from your 10 starters. Scores in the NFFC are finalized with no changes possible after 6 p.m. EST each Thursday after the weekend games.
10. Bidding Time Frame: New for 2012: To Be Announced Later.
11. Conditional Bids: Conditional bids can also be offered. In the event you may lose out on a player, you can place conditional bid(s) for other players during the bidding time frame. The first conditional bid will become relevant only if you lose out on the first bid. Subsequent conditional bids will become relevant only if the previous conditional bid fails. Bids do not require conditional bids. Bids may have several sequential conditional bids, but the system processes them from highest dollar value to lowest dollar value.
12. Number of Bid Limits: There is no limit to the number of bids each week in which bids are permitted.
13. Tied Bids: If there is a tie bid, the team that receives the player will be determined in order by:
1. Worst league record
2. Lowest total points
3. Highest points against
4. Lowest draft spot
14. Trades between managers: To minimize the possibility of collusion, there will be no trading allowed. All drops are also subject to review by the commissioner of the NFFC and can be revoked if the dropped player is deemed too valuable to be offered to that league's free agent pool, thus damaging the credibility of the overall contest. In the case of a “star” player being dropped in a league for a valid reason, the NFFC commissioner does reserve the right to allow the cut but keep the player out of that league's free agent listing for any length of time, possibly the entire season. Accidental cuts or cuts of the wrong player will be handled individually by the NFFC commissioner and reversed if deemed necessary. All decisions by the NFFC commissioner will be final.
15. League Structure: Teams will play every other team in their league once in head-to-head competition, with the team with the best overall record winning a $1,000 prize and the team with the most total points during the regular season also winning $1,000. One team can win both prizes if they accomplish both achievements. Tie-breakers for the head-to-head title is total points. The top four teams according to the criteria below after Week 13 advance to the league playoffs. Teams will carry their weekly scoring average from the first 13 weeks of competition (i.e. 130.15 points) into the playoffs and then add their point totals from Weeks 14, 15 and 16 to that initial total to determine the league champion.
League playoff qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Best h2h record (total points is the tie-breaker)
Seed #2: Most total points (next most total points if h2h champ had more points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points
16. Random League/Draft Spot Selections: The NFFC will close out auction leagues in each city as they fill up; first-come, first-served. In all NFFC auction leagues, we’ll implement the Kentucky Derby Style process to allow owners to rank their favorite nomination orders. The KDS process allows owners to rank their order of preference for Draft Day, ranking their preferences 1 through 12 BEFORE the leagues are selected. If an owner wants the third pick and is selected No. 1 overall in his league, he would choose that option and he would then be moved to third in that league on Draft Day. NFFC officials will look at every owner’s Draft Preferences after the leagues and orders are randomly selected and then announce the draft orders for each league. Once each NFFC owner has officially signed up for the contest, they can find this feature in their game site under My Settings. Then click on Draft Preferences and you’ll see the Draft Order ranked 1 through 12 and the option to change those preferences next to them. If you decide not to rank your preferences, your preferred order will remain 1 through 12. Owners can change their Draft Preferences right up until the announced deadline is set. An example of a KDS preference would be: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 12, 11, 10. If you were picked fourth out of the hat for your league and the top three teams took 1, 2, and 3, then you’d be slotted in the 7th spot (your fourth preference) on Draft Day.
17. Tie-breaker procedures. If after 13 regular season games, teams are tied for first place, second place or third place, the following tiebreakers will be used in this order:
a. Total points through 13 weeks
b. Head-to-head won/lost record against the tied teams (if three or more teams, it's cumulative wins against those common opponents)
c. Highest point total from Week 13
d. Highest point total from Week 12
e. Highest point total from Week 11 down to Week 1 in order
f. Lowest draft spot
This procedure is for determining the head-to-head champion and the league total points leader.
In the post-season, should any teams finish in a tie for prize money, the money would be split among those teams. In the unlikely event that teams are tied with the exact same point total during the playoffs for the NFFC title, the prize money for first and second place would be added together and split evenly. The same is true if teams tied for third place or fourth place or any of the other money spots, including the consolation round.
18. Draft Rules:
a. Time Limit: Each participant will have 30 seconds to nominate a player when its turn in the auction comes up.
b. Seating: Every team will have two draft spots available at the table and each team will be seated in their draft order.
c. Trading: There is no trading allowed during the NFFC season and all player cuts will be evaluated by the NFFC. Any player cut that will hurt the integrity of the league can be removed from that leagues free agent pool for good by the NFFC.
d. Electronic Equipment: Participants can use electronic equipment during the draft as long as it fits in the allotted draft spot at the table. There will be no Internet connections or electrical outlets, so participants bringing laptops will have to supply their own power. Cell phones are allowed at the draft table, but we encourage participants to use them sparingly and not in a way that interrupts the draft process.
e. Smoking/Drinking: Smoking will not be allowed in the Draft Room. There will be a cash bar available in the Draft Room, but we ask that each participant drink responsibly.
f. Breaks: There will be brief breaks and money checks after Rounds 6 and 12 or when needed. We will finish the draft after the second break.
g. Week One Lineups: Every participant is responsible for submitting their Week One starting lineup before the Sunday, Sept. 9th games. Owners do get the benefit of seeing the Wednesday, Sept. 5th results before the auction and before submitting their Week 1 starting lineups. All teams are also required to confirm their team roster and sign off on the players on the list before leaving the draft. Any errors on your roster should be presented to the NFFC management as soon as possible.
h. League Management: The league will be available via the Internet at http://nffc.stats.com All lineups may be submitted on the league web site and must be entered prior to the scheduled kickoff for the game affected.
i. Thanksgiving/Saturday games: Any players you want to place in your starting lineup for early games like Thanksgiving or the Saturday late season games, must be entered online at least five minutes before kickoff. Any player involved in those games that isn't in the starting lineup by the regular lineup deadline of Sunday morning, won't be available for those week's games.
19. Refunds: Once a participant submits valid payment, no money will be refunded unless the NFFC event for which such participant has registered has been canceled. A team spot is considered filled when the entire entry fee is paid. STATS reserves the right to cancel any entries which are not part of a full league. In addition, STATS retains the right to deny, at its sole discretion, eligibility of any individual to register for any NFFC game or event and/or participate in any NFFC game or event, even after the registration fee has been paid, but in such case, the entry fee will be refunded. Under no condition shall STATS be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or any person affiliated with that denied entrant. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any participant or co-manager is banned from the NFFC as the result of any violation of the Official Rules, then no refund will be given.
20. Cancellation: At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league at any time prior to the completion of the season due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption of the season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or any other situation beyond the control of STATS. In the event of any such termination by STATS, all entry fees will be refunded, with the exception of any live event fees (if such live event has already occurred).
At its sole discretion, STATS reserves the right to terminate any NFFC game, event or league (including the National Fantasy Football Championship Main Event) if there are an insufficient number of teams prior to the scheduled start of the league. In this unlikely event, STATS will refund all entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation notice and/or provide a new application form with the newly stated prize figures. In this situation, all pre-registered applicants have the right to a full refund or to agree to play for the newly announced prize structure. STATS is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of any NFFC game, event or league, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.
21. Taxes. If the principal team owner's prize winnings are $600.00 or greater (or any other threshold subsequently established by the IRS), the National Fantasy Football Championship (“NFFC”) must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year. We will request your social security number and signature on this form. The form contains the amount paid to you and you will receive a copy of the form for tax purposes. STATS pays the principal team owner of each NFFC team that was submitted on the entry form and you are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize; please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice. In the event that the awarding of any prizes to winners of the Contest is challenged by any legal authority, STATS reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine whether or not to award such prizes. After 12 months, any unclaimed prize will be forfeited.
22. Eligibility; Registration: The National Fantasy Football Championship is open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age (or the age of majority in your state of residence) and are a resident of the United States of America or Canada. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) residents of Washington State, Louisiana, and Montana are not eligible to register or play, and (ii) residents of Arizona, Iowa, and Vermont are eligible to register and pay the entry fee and play for fun if they so choose, but are ineligible to win any monetary prizes. All registrations must be in the full legal name of the primary team owner, though owners will have the option to add a co-manager(s).
23. Official Rules: Registration for, and continued participation in, the National Fantasy Football Championship constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and to STATS’ decisions relating thereto. STATS’ decisions in regards to these Official Rules and all matters pertaining to the National Fantasy Football Championship are final and binding.
24. Code of Conduct: All participants and co-managers are expected to behave in lawful, respectful and sportsman-like fashion at all live draft events, throughout the NFFC season, and during use of any NFFC website, including, but not limited to comments posted on any NFFC message board. Additionally the NFFC events, games and/or leagues may not be used for any form of gambling. Any conduct or message board post by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by STATS, in its sole discretion, to be unlawful, or to have the effect of intimidating, harassing, offending or otherwise harming any other participant, co-manager, guest, or NFFC/STATS representative, is strictly prohibited. STATS reserves the right, in its sole discretion to ban any person from current and/or future participation in the NFFC and/or from use of the message boards if such person engages in any such prohibited conduct or is otherwise in violation of any of these Rules. In addition, any person engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to a prize award. STATS shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any third parties. Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, or who attempts to blackmail, bribe or otherwise influence any representative of STATS/NFFC, or who otherwise attempts to sabotage the league, in an effort to alter the results or outcome of any NFFC game will be disqualified and will be prohibited from winning any prize award. If a participant is banned from participation in a current NFFC game, then STATS reserves the right, to take those actions which it sees fit, in its sole discretion with respect to such banned participant’s team. Any criminal behavior may be referred to the appropriate authorities.
25. Errors: The deadline for submitting any dispute or claim regarding the operation of any league draft is one hour after the conclusion of the draft itself; further, leaving any live draft event without submitting any dispute or claim regarding the draft constitutes your waiver of any right to challenge any aspect of the draft. You are strongly urged to double-check your lineups, trades, and free agent moves throughout the season, as STATS/NFFC will not be held liable for any errors in entering lineups, trades or free agent moves, and STATS/NFFC will not intervene or alter a transaction after lineups, trades or free agent moves are due.
26. Prize Splitting: Prize splitting amongst the principal registrant and co-managers is available, provided that the principal registrant has authorized payment to his co-managers in writing and in advance of the completion of the season. In order to authorize prize-splitting, the principal registrant must completely fill out and sign the authorization form designated by STATS (including the name and address of the co-manager(s) and the applicable prize percentage to be paid to each co-manager(s)). Both the principal registrant and each co-manager designated on a prize-splitting form will be required to fill out a W-9. No prize money will be distributed until all necessary forms have been received by STATS. Both the principal registrant and the co-manager(s) will receive IRS Form 1099 reflecting the prize money paid to each. If STATS deems, in its sole discretion, that the appropriate documentation and/or authorization has not been received, or has not been received in a timely fashion, then STATS will pay prize payments only to the principal registrant.
27. Communication and Access: All NFFC team owners must have internet access and a valid e-mail address for communication. STATS is not responsible for any issues which impede or interfere with the transmission or receipt of any transaction, including but not limited to, draft selections, trades, free agent moves and lineups. STATS is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone networks/lines, internet connections, software/hardware, or internet congestion/transmission rates.
28. Hold Harmless: Each participant and co-owner hereby releases and holds harmless STATS and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person (including death) and property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from participation in any NFFC event, game or league, as well as acceptance or use of any prize award.
29. Disputes; Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer: Each participant and co-owner agrees that (i) all issues and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or your rights and obligations in connection with the NFFC shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules; and (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the NFFC or any prize awarded will be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or the appropriate state court located in Cook County, Illinois; and (iii) in no event shall STATS liability to you for any and all damages, losses or causes of action exceed $250; and (iv) in no event shall STATS, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, be liable for any punitive, incidental and consequential damages. If your jurisdiction does not allow limitations or exclusions of liability for incidental or consequential damages, the above may not apply to you. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EACH NFFC GAME, EVENT, LEAGUE,WEBSITE, AND BULLETIN BOARD/FORUM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IF YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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1. Your username/password are personal to you, and shall not be shared with, or used by, any third party.
2. During your subscription period, STATS hereby grants to you a non-exclusive license to utilize STATSPASS® and the data contained therein, solely for your personal use. This grant of license is expressly limited to the use described herein, and no additional rights or licenses are included. Any other use, including any commercial or non-personal use of STATSPASS® or use by any person other than you, is strictly prohibited, and shall be considered an Unauthorized Use.
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Here is the Game Information/Prizes/Schedules for both auction formats:
NFFC Auction (12-Team)
Game Information
Number of teams per league: 12
Cost Per Entry: $1,000.00
Co-Manager Fee: $50
Event Fee: $50
Las Vegas
• 10 AM PT, Friday, September 7, 2012
• 6 PM PT, Friday, September 7, 2012
New York
• 11 AM ET, Friday, September 7, 2012
Chicago
• 11 AM CT, Friday, September 7, 2012
NFFC Auction (14-Team)
Game Information
Number of teams per league: 14
Cost Per Entry: $850
Co-Manager Fee: $50
Event Fee: $50
Las Vegas
• 11 AM PT, Friday, August 31, 2012
• 4 PM PT, Thursday, September 6, 2012
New York
• 6 PM ET, Friday, September 7, 2012
Chicago
• 4 PM CT, Friday, September 7, 2012
NFFC Auction (12-Team)
Game Information
Number of teams per league: 12
Cost Per Entry: $1,000.00
Co-Manager Fee: $50
Event Fee: $50
Las Vegas
• 10 AM PT, Friday, September 7, 2012
• 6 PM PT, Friday, September 7, 2012
New York
• 11 AM ET, Friday, September 7, 2012
Chicago
• 11 AM CT, Friday, September 7, 2012
NFFC Auction (14-Team)
Game Information
Number of teams per league: 14
Cost Per Entry: $850
Co-Manager Fee: $50
Event Fee: $50
Las Vegas
• 11 AM PT, Friday, August 31, 2012
• 4 PM PT, Thursday, September 6, 2012
New York
• 6 PM ET, Friday, September 7, 2012
Chicago
• 4 PM CT, Friday, September 7, 2012
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
I still have to post the Draft Champions and Slow Draft contests. I promise to do that first thing in the morning. Gotta run.
Founder, National Fantasy Football Championship & National Fantasy Baseball Championship
Twitter: @GregAmbrosius
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
Here are two things that come to mind...
1-The entries have gone up in this event from the original $650. Is the price of showing higher league prizes worth it? Or was it much easier to fill the leagues at the $650 prize level? Was this price increase because of profit margins or the lack there of? Or was it something people asked for? I can name 3-4 people I brought into this format over the last few years, plus myself, that have stopped playing due to the increase in entry price. It looks as if you guys would rather fill less leagues at a higher entry fee, than fill more leagues at a smaller entry fee. But am I wrong? Do all of your players play, no matter what the price range is? I can only speak for myself and the friends I've brought in. We've all slowed down on the auctions since the price increase of $200.
2-I see the 12 team auction option also. I'll remind everyone who plays this format that if lifetime standings/prize winnings means anything to you, this format is seperated from the 14 team auctions. The year these stats were brought out, I was so eager to see my name in these stats. However I found out that the auction winnings were seperated from 14 team leagues and 12 team leagues. That was pretty disheartening. I felt auction winnings should be auction winnings.
My 2 cents
Marc
[ April 10, 2012, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Diesel ]
1-The entries have gone up in this event from the original $650. Is the price of showing higher league prizes worth it? Or was it much easier to fill the leagues at the $650 prize level? Was this price increase because of profit margins or the lack there of? Or was it something people asked for? I can name 3-4 people I brought into this format over the last few years, plus myself, that have stopped playing due to the increase in entry price. It looks as if you guys would rather fill less leagues at a higher entry fee, than fill more leagues at a smaller entry fee. But am I wrong? Do all of your players play, no matter what the price range is? I can only speak for myself and the friends I've brought in. We've all slowed down on the auctions since the price increase of $200.
2-I see the 12 team auction option also. I'll remind everyone who plays this format that if lifetime standings/prize winnings means anything to you, this format is seperated from the 14 team auctions. The year these stats were brought out, I was so eager to see my name in these stats. However I found out that the auction winnings were seperated from 14 team leagues and 12 team leagues. That was pretty disheartening. I felt auction winnings should be auction winnings.
My 2 cents
Marc
[ April 10, 2012, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Diesel ]
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Originally posted by Diesel:
Here are two things that come to mind...
1-The entries have gone up in this event from the original $650. Is the price of showing higher league prizes worth it? Or was it much easier to fill the leagues at the $650 prize level? Was this price increase because of profit margins or the lack there of? Or was it something people asked for? I can name 3-4 people I brought into this format over the last few years, plus myself, that have stopped playing due to the increase in entry price. It looks as if you guys would rather fill less leagues at a higher entry fee, than fill more leagues at a smaller entry fee. But am I wrong? Do all of your players play, no matter what the price range is? I can only speak for myself and the friends I've brought in. We've all slowed down on the auctions since the price increase of $200.
2-I see the 12 team auction option also. I'll remind everyone who plays this format that if lifetime standings/prize winnings means anything to you, this format is seperated from the 14 team auctions. The year these stats were brought out, I was so eager to see my name in these stats. However I found out that the auction winnings were seperated from 14 team leagues and 12 team leagues. That was pretty disheartening. I felt auction winnings should be auction winnings.
My 2 cents
Marc Marc, I'm sure we'd get even more people at $500 rather than $850 or better yet $250 per team. That being said, as you know from expenses in New York, doing live events at $500 per team or even $650 per team is not cost effective. It's very tough to pay for space, food, beverage, facilitators, draft boards, etc. and make ends meet at the price level we had before. Are we doing -- as you are insinuating -- this price level for higher profits? No, we're doing this at this price level to prevent it from being more than a loss leader.
We had four auctions among the three cities last year and in 2010 at $850 per team and we had four auctions in all previous years at $650 per team. I hate that we've lost anyone over pricing, but it's not hard to do the math of revenue minus prizes plus live event costs and see that these side events are tough. If other contests can make them go at $500 or less, more power to them.
2. I'm not sure what your point is on No. 2. Career earnings in all formats are totaled together. If we have your career earnings wrong, contact Tom at [email protected]. We certainly want to get them right. Right now we don't even have our Lifetime Standings live, but as we enter our 9th NFFC season we want those active and accurate soon and we definitely want our Career Money Leaders info to be accurate. Contact Tom if anyone sees a discrepancy there, but it's not accurate that your earnings are separated by 14-team and 12-team formats. At least they shouldn't be.
I understand that pricing is a big issue with you. You've made that point several times on our boards. You've been with us from the beginning when we had $650 auctions and $1,250 Main Events. Nine years later we're at $850 and $1,500. Competitors have gone even higher. It's a very competitive business these days Marc and while I'd love to go back to the old days, I really can't. Price, guaranteed grand prizes, different contest formats, different times for Main Events, etc., it's all changed and we've had to change with it. You either adjust and innovate or be left behind. Our business continues to grow and yet I'm apologizing for that because not everyone has been able to move with us. I understand that, but our competitors aren't going lower than us and we also have other affordable options like the Online Championship and Satellite Leagues.
Thanks for the response. I was hoping to kick this off in a different fashion, but I appreciate your honesty. Sorry that my answer probably doesn't help the situation, but it's as honest as I can be.
Here are two things that come to mind...
1-The entries have gone up in this event from the original $650. Is the price of showing higher league prizes worth it? Or was it much easier to fill the leagues at the $650 prize level? Was this price increase because of profit margins or the lack there of? Or was it something people asked for? I can name 3-4 people I brought into this format over the last few years, plus myself, that have stopped playing due to the increase in entry price. It looks as if you guys would rather fill less leagues at a higher entry fee, than fill more leagues at a smaller entry fee. But am I wrong? Do all of your players play, no matter what the price range is? I can only speak for myself and the friends I've brought in. We've all slowed down on the auctions since the price increase of $200.
2-I see the 12 team auction option also. I'll remind everyone who plays this format that if lifetime standings/prize winnings means anything to you, this format is seperated from the 14 team auctions. The year these stats were brought out, I was so eager to see my name in these stats. However I found out that the auction winnings were seperated from 14 team leagues and 12 team leagues. That was pretty disheartening. I felt auction winnings should be auction winnings.
My 2 cents
Marc Marc, I'm sure we'd get even more people at $500 rather than $850 or better yet $250 per team. That being said, as you know from expenses in New York, doing live events at $500 per team or even $650 per team is not cost effective. It's very tough to pay for space, food, beverage, facilitators, draft boards, etc. and make ends meet at the price level we had before. Are we doing -- as you are insinuating -- this price level for higher profits? No, we're doing this at this price level to prevent it from being more than a loss leader.
We had four auctions among the three cities last year and in 2010 at $850 per team and we had four auctions in all previous years at $650 per team. I hate that we've lost anyone over pricing, but it's not hard to do the math of revenue minus prizes plus live event costs and see that these side events are tough. If other contests can make them go at $500 or less, more power to them.
2. I'm not sure what your point is on No. 2. Career earnings in all formats are totaled together. If we have your career earnings wrong, contact Tom at [email protected]. We certainly want to get them right. Right now we don't even have our Lifetime Standings live, but as we enter our 9th NFFC season we want those active and accurate soon and we definitely want our Career Money Leaders info to be accurate. Contact Tom if anyone sees a discrepancy there, but it's not accurate that your earnings are separated by 14-team and 12-team formats. At least they shouldn't be.
I understand that pricing is a big issue with you. You've made that point several times on our boards. You've been with us from the beginning when we had $650 auctions and $1,250 Main Events. Nine years later we're at $850 and $1,500. Competitors have gone even higher. It's a very competitive business these days Marc and while I'd love to go back to the old days, I really can't. Price, guaranteed grand prizes, different contest formats, different times for Main Events, etc., it's all changed and we've had to change with it. You either adjust and innovate or be left behind. Our business continues to grow and yet I'm apologizing for that because not everyone has been able to move with us. I understand that, but our competitors aren't going lower than us and we also have other affordable options like the Online Championship and Satellite Leagues.
Thanks for the response. I was hoping to kick this off in a different fashion, but I appreciate your honesty. Sorry that my answer probably doesn't help the situation, but it's as honest as I can be.
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Twitter: @GregAmbrosius
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
*The year the stats were supplied for lifetime earnings, I contacted Tom about how I should be on the money leaders' section in the auction format. Tom said the reason why I didn't make the earnings is because part of my prize winnings came from the 12 team format and the 2 auctions were split amongst prize earnings. I expressed my disagreement with it, and Tom apologized for my displeasure but explained that's how it was. If it's been changed since the first year, I never noticed...but that's how it happened in year one of lifetime stats. No matter anymore. There was a time where I would have pursued the rise in that auction title. No more.
Good luck this year. Even though there are some decisions I haven't agreed with over the last few years, you guys run a great contest. The prizes are always there and your customer service is excellent. That's all a fantasy customer can ask for. I will absolutely play in your draft n hold championship this year(in fact I will most likely do a few), and possibly join one online championship, so I'll definitely still be a part of the NFFC fantasy crew all year, but I'll be doing hometown leagues in auction format, where this format is becoming more popular at a lower entry level.
Good luck to all of the NFFC Auction players. Mike Edelman and the Zwickels are nasty to play against. Stone cold ringers. I also saw Dan Mitlof tear apart last year's auction. Going against the grain and while under scrutiny of some of the auction teams during the draft, Dan came away with one of the best auction teams I've seen in a long time. You guys know your stuff. Good luck!
Good luck this year. Even though there are some decisions I haven't agreed with over the last few years, you guys run a great contest. The prizes are always there and your customer service is excellent. That's all a fantasy customer can ask for. I will absolutely play in your draft n hold championship this year(in fact I will most likely do a few), and possibly join one online championship, so I'll definitely still be a part of the NFFC fantasy crew all year, but I'll be doing hometown leagues in auction format, where this format is becoming more popular at a lower entry level.
Good luck to all of the NFFC Auction players. Mike Edelman and the Zwickels are nasty to play against. Stone cold ringers. I also saw Dan Mitlof tear apart last year's auction. Going against the grain and while under scrutiny of some of the auction teams during the draft, Dan came away with one of the best auction teams I've seen in a long time. You guys know your stuff. Good luck!
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Originally posted by Diesel:
*The year the stats were supplied for lifetime earnings, I contacted Tom about how I should be on the money leaders' section in the auction format. Tom said the reason why I didn't make the earnings is because part of my prize winnings came from the 12 team format and the 2 auctions were split amongst prize earnings. I expressed my disagreement with it, and Tom apologized for my displeasure but explained that's how it was. If it's been changed since the first year, I never noticed...but that's how it happened in year one of lifetime stats. No matter anymore. There was a time where I would have pursued the rise in that auction title. No more.
Good luck this year. Even though there are some decisions I haven't agreed with over the last few years, you guys run a great contest. The prizes are always there and your customer service is excellent. That's all a fantasy customer can ask for. I will absolutely play in your draft n hold championship this year(in fact I will most likely do a few), and possibly join one online championship, so I'll definitely still be a part of the NFFC fantasy crew all year, but I'll be doing hometown leagues in auction format, where this format is becoming more popular at a lower entry level.
Good luck to all of the NFFC Auction players. Mike Edelman and the Zwickels are nasty to play against. Stone cold ringers. I also saw Dan Mitlof tear apart last year's auction. Going against the grain and while under scrutiny of some of the auction teams during the draft, Dan came away with one of the best auction teams I've seen in a long time. You guys know your stuff. Good luck! Well, if you want me to slap Tom up a bit like you're used to doing in Staten Island, let me know Marc. We can roll that way in Wisconsin too, you know. Trust me, Career Earnings are Career Earnings in the Auction Format and I'll talk to Tom about that. Again, we're arguing over something that isn't available on the site yet, so we have every intention of updating Lifetime Standings, getting Archived NFFC teams on your home pages, updating the Career Earnings list and more. At that time, you'll be recognized for your 12-team earnings.
Local auction leagues are great Marc. Good luck there. These New York sharks will await your return because they know how much you love the format. But no worries on your objections to price; it's tough to work it the other way for us.
Stay in touch and always stay on the boards. We hope you enjoy the Draft 'n Hold format and the Online Championship and we always wish you best of luck.
*The year the stats were supplied for lifetime earnings, I contacted Tom about how I should be on the money leaders' section in the auction format. Tom said the reason why I didn't make the earnings is because part of my prize winnings came from the 12 team format and the 2 auctions were split amongst prize earnings. I expressed my disagreement with it, and Tom apologized for my displeasure but explained that's how it was. If it's been changed since the first year, I never noticed...but that's how it happened in year one of lifetime stats. No matter anymore. There was a time where I would have pursued the rise in that auction title. No more.
Good luck this year. Even though there are some decisions I haven't agreed with over the last few years, you guys run a great contest. The prizes are always there and your customer service is excellent. That's all a fantasy customer can ask for. I will absolutely play in your draft n hold championship this year(in fact I will most likely do a few), and possibly join one online championship, so I'll definitely still be a part of the NFFC fantasy crew all year, but I'll be doing hometown leagues in auction format, where this format is becoming more popular at a lower entry level.
Good luck to all of the NFFC Auction players. Mike Edelman and the Zwickels are nasty to play against. Stone cold ringers. I also saw Dan Mitlof tear apart last year's auction. Going against the grain and while under scrutiny of some of the auction teams during the draft, Dan came away with one of the best auction teams I've seen in a long time. You guys know your stuff. Good luck! Well, if you want me to slap Tom up a bit like you're used to doing in Staten Island, let me know Marc. We can roll that way in Wisconsin too, you know. Trust me, Career Earnings are Career Earnings in the Auction Format and I'll talk to Tom about that. Again, we're arguing over something that isn't available on the site yet, so we have every intention of updating Lifetime Standings, getting Archived NFFC teams on your home pages, updating the Career Earnings list and more. At that time, you'll be recognized for your 12-team earnings.
Local auction leagues are great Marc. Good luck there. These New York sharks will await your return because they know how much you love the format. But no worries on your objections to price; it's tough to work it the other way for us.
Stay in touch and always stay on the boards. We hope you enjoy the Draft 'n Hold format and the Online Championship and we always wish you best of luck.
Founder, National Fantasy Football Championship & National Fantasy Baseball Championship
Twitter: @GregAmbrosius
Twitter: @GregAmbrosius
NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
Hey, one thing I noticed that I am not liking. Why are we not doing the 1 ppr for RBs in the 14 team auction leagues? I thought we were going to keep the 1 ppr for all of the leagues. I really think we should have consistancy throughout... Just my opinion... Alan Greenberg
[ April 11, 2012, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: Al R G ]
[ April 11, 2012, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: Al R G ]
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NFFC Auction Championship Rules/Prizes/Schedule
Originally posted by Al R G:
Hey, one thing I noticed that I am not liking. Why are we not doing the 1 ppr for RBs in the 14 team auction leagues? I thought we were going to keep the 1 ppr for all of the leagues. I really think we should have consistancy throughout... Just my opinion... Alan Greenberg Alan, it is full PPR for all players in all NFFC games. So there is 1 PPR for RB receptions in the auction leagues.
Hey, one thing I noticed that I am not liking. Why are we not doing the 1 ppr for RBs in the 14 team auction leagues? I thought we were going to keep the 1 ppr for all of the leagues. I really think we should have consistancy throughout... Just my opinion... Alan Greenberg Alan, it is full PPR for all players in all NFFC games. So there is 1 PPR for RB receptions in the auction leagues.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich