NFFC Unveils First Auction Championship

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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Thu May 13, 2010 9:03 am

Originally posted by Tamuscarecrow:
Greg, so the number of places you pay in the Championship Round will depend on the number of leagues? Not a bad concept but I am still for spicing up the top 2 payouts.

I'm also still for the top 3 going to the Championship Round just like the Main Events. Can't wait for the website to get up and running. No, the number of leagues won't matter. We are planning for seven total auction leagues among the cities -- which is aggressive since we've never had that many -- with guaranteed prizes. I want three teams from each league making the Championship Round and four teams from each league making the league playoff round. I think it's fair and still gives a good number of teams shots at good prize money.

I love our baseball Auction Championship and I think this is going to be a lot of fun too. Comparing your team to others across the country is going to be fun. Look for details soon.
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Post by weber7777 » Sun May 16, 2010 12:45 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
quote:Originally posted by Tamuscarecrow:
Greg, so the number of places you pay in the Championship Round will depend on the number of leagues? Not a bad concept but I am still for spicing up the top 2 payouts.

I'm also still for the top 3 going to the Championship Round just like the Main Events. Can't wait for the website to get up and running. No, the number of leagues won't matter. We are planning for seven total auction leagues among the cities -- which is aggressive since we've never had that many -- with guaranteed prizes. I want three teams from each league making the Championship Round and four teams from each league making the league playoff round. I think it's fair and still gives a good number of teams shots at good prize money.

I love our baseball Auction Championship and I think this is going to be a lot of fun too. Comparing your team to others across the country is going to be fun. Look for details soon.
[/QUOTE]I LIKE auction championship however i just think you made an error in the format.. bottom line, whether it's 6 or 4 teams for league playoffs is fine, but the overall award should go to highest scoring team from week 1 to the end in points.. just my opinion.

also, it was fun wth the old auction format with the 6 teams getting in, just always kept things alive in league for everyone.. are u going to set up any regular auction leagues in addition to the championship ? maybe on sunday? under old rules?
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Post by Greg Ambrosius » Sun May 16, 2010 1:00 pm

Originally posted by weber:
quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
quote:Originally posted by Tamuscarecrow:
Greg, so the number of places you pay in the Championship Round will depend on the number of leagues? Not a bad concept but I am still for spicing up the top 2 payouts.

I'm also still for the top 3 going to the Championship Round just like the Main Events. Can't wait for the website to get up and running. No, the number of leagues won't matter. We are planning for seven total auction leagues among the cities -- which is aggressive since we've never had that many -- with guaranteed prizes. I want three teams from each league making the Championship Round and four teams from each league making the league playoff round. I think it's fair and still gives a good number of teams shots at good prize money.

I love our baseball Auction Championship and I think this is going to be a lot of fun too. Comparing your team to others across the country is going to be fun. Look for details soon.
[/QUOTE]I LIKE auction championship however i just think you made an error in the format.. bottom line, whether it's 6 or 4 teams for league playoffs is fine, but the overall award should go to highest scoring team from week 1 to the end in points.. just my opinion.

also, it was fun wth the old auction format with the 6 teams getting in, just always kept things alive in league for everyone.. are u going to set up any regular auction leagues in addition to the championship ? maybe on sunday? under old rules?
[/QUOTE]No problem on disagreeing on the format, but hopefully I can explain why we did things the way we did. If you do total points for 16 weeks, the strength of the leagues is the biggest factor in who wins the overall title or not. I mean, obviously if one team is dominant in that league it could build up such a big league that once the Championship Round begins the race is over. Done. Champion pretty much determined.

In a national championship, like in the NFL, you take the best from each league and have a sprint to the title. Yes, league strength still matters but it's a new game again. Some teams start a little ahead, but everyone is now in the race again. And honestly, the best team should still win in this format.

As for the old format, some liked it and others thought we let too many teams in. We left that same format in the 14-team Ultimate League and hopefully folks will still enjoy it there. No, we aren't going to compete with ourselves in this auction format. In fact, we are being very aggressive in planning for seven leagues and we hope people come out to support this format. We had nine leagues for our NFBC Auction Championship and hopefully we'll get seven or more for football.

One thing I have discussed with Tom and Ryan is hosting more Auction Championship Leagues on Sunday along with the Draft Champions Championship. This would give folks more time to play in more leagues over the Labor Day weekend. We haven't added that to the schedule yet, but if demand warrants it we will do it. There are no games between Friday and Sunday and I don't see much difference in competing between those times for this national contest. We did Friday and Sunday drafts in baseball and there was no advantage either way. We'll discuss this soon and come up with a final plan.
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Post by weber7777 » Sun May 16, 2010 4:15 pm

- appreciate explanation, and by no means take my opinion as me not playing. i'll play no matter what, i like it, but we all can't agree on everything.. sometimes i do think on these boards, things do change due to the pressure of a select few people seems like.. i know if others don't speak up thats all you have to go on but who knows if they are the majority on certain things.

anyway, please do have some leagues on sunday, that would be very good.. would enjoy that.. and good job on site and i look foward to the upcoming season.. thanks to greg tom and all involved with fanball..
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Post by Coltsfan » Fri Dec 03, 2010 2:55 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
After six years of hosting private auction leagues, the NFFC will unveil the industry's first national auction championship with a guaranteed $10,000 grand prize. Auction Championships will be offered on Friday, Sept. 3rd at two separate times in Las Vegas, New York and Chicago and will consist of 14-team leagues. League prizes and overall prizes will be awarded.

The format is still being tweaked by Tom and myself and we are interested in feedback from NFFC members. In the past, the NFFC held league head-to-head playoffs, but the national contest is better suited to a total points playoff format in Weeks 14-16 like we use in the main event. We have created the rules for the NFFC Auction Championship to feature both league and overall total points playoffs in Weeks 14-16.

We are interested in your feedback on:
a) total points in the playoffs
b) league playoffs: Are they needed after Week 13?
c) 6 teams or 4 teams from each league into the Championship Round?

Here's a look at our tentative rules and again we are asking for your feedback. Cost is $800 per team and one team could win as much as $4,200 per league and $10,000 overall.


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 19 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 six teams according to the criteria below after Week 13 advance to the Championship Round. The Championship Round 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. Non-playoff teams will compete in the Consolation Round under the same scoring format (weekly scoring average + scores from Weeks 14-16). All Championship Round Auction teams will also be pooled together in an overall race for additional prize money including a guaranteed $10,000 grand prize. The highest scoring team in the Championship Round after Week 16 wins the grand prize.

Championship Round qualifiers from each league include:
Seed #1: Most total points
Seed #2: Best h2h record (not counting total points)
Seed #3: Next most total points
Seed #4: Next most total points
Seed #5: Next best h2h record
Seed #6: Next best h2h record (tie-breaker is total points)

2. Draft: All Auction Leagues will hold their auctions on Friday, Sept. 3rd in their respective cities. The order of each league auction will be chosen randomly by Fanball 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 19 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 19 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 19 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.

3. Prizes:
The NFFC Auction Championship now has league and overall prizes. They are as follows:
Overall Prizes
First Place = $10,000
Second Place = $3,000
Third Place = $2,000
Fourth Place = $1,500
Fifth Place = $850
Sixth Place = $750
Seventh Place = $650

League Prizes in Championship Round:
First Place = $2,700
Second Place = $1,350
Third Place = $550
Regular Season Head-to-Head Champion: $850
Regular Season Total Points Champion: $850

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 19 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 WRs, Tight Ends and QBs
• 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

Thoughts?
Were these the rules used for the auction championship or did we go with 4 teams getting into the playoffs?


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Post by King of Queens » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:04 am

This is from the rules posted on the homepage:

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 additional prize money including a guaranteed $10,000 grand prize. 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 grand 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 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)

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Post by King of Queens » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:04 am


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Post by Coltsfan » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:27 am

Thanks Glenn!

That is what I had read as well but my partner had pulled up this old thread and thought that these were the actual rules.


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Post by King of Queens » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:46 am

Originally posted by Coltsfan:
Thanks Glenn!

That is what I had read as well but my partner had pulled up this old thread and thought that these were the actual rules.


Wayne Good luck in the playoffs. I have been eliminated since my "dream backfield" of Ryan Mathews, Pierre Thomas and C.J. Spiller turned into this:


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Post by RedRyder » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:55 am

Hold up, are we playing for $8000 or $10,000 Grand Overall Prize, I see two different amounts listed.

And on another note, KOQ that is GROSS!!!!!!
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