GG,
I am speaking in terms of having the NFFC attract more competitors and be more successful, which strengthens the event long-term. I do not think that adding more rules like this does that that. The reasons I stated are why this event is never sold out and has problems attracting competitors. It makes the event more of a unique, specialty event, which is actually great for players like me and you, but casual entrants get scared off from it. If that is fine with Greg, that is fine with me, but it limits the event.
I did state that personally I like the idea, and I would be more likely to join had I not played in it before. But I am not the type of fantasy player this event needs to attract. You need the people that have not played in an event like this before. Dave,
All good points made by a fellow Cheesehead. There is no question that from a more traditional standpoint, the WCOFF has more standard rules than the NFFC. But traditional players didn't play with 1 point per reception rules at one time or 0.1 point per yard rushing and now suddently those are "standard" rules. Serpentine drafts are also standard, but change is constant in this world and maybe 3RR will be as standard as 1 point per reception leagues some day.
But you are exactly right about your assessment on both contests. If I had thought of doing this first, I definitely would have done a 12-team format. In fact, I had never competed in a 14-team fantasy football league before I devised these rules. I remember writing the rules up, checking them over several times, checking with Tom again and struggling to post the rules with this 14-team format because I knew it was different. But I also knew it would create the ultimate competition for die-hard fantasy football players. My baseball contest was created before the baseball event and I went with a 15-team format for that as well, not because it was a "standard" format but because it was the ultimate competition.
I'd be a fool to say I don't want to be the biggest and the best game in the industry. I think we could handle 800+ teams and the money that comes with it!
But we have created a better game for players and if that hurts our growth, well, then I guess we just budget accordingly. We don't need to be fat cats up here, just fat! I'm happy with our growth in the NFFC and the NFBC and I expect that growth to continue in 2007. In fact, our baseball event right now is just on fire. 3RR is unique, but don't be surprised if you see a lot of magazines write about this concept this year as I'm going to do my best to spread the word. Maybe 3RR won't be as hard to sell to customers as some people think. I actually think the 14-team format is a tougher sell than 3RR or FAAB or KDS.
But all points are well taken by me and it just means we have to work harder to appeal to fantasy players out there. I'm capable of doing that, trust me!
