FF2012: Official GWJFFL 2012 signup and discussion thread

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This thread is specifically for signup to, and discussion about, the GWJFFL, the official Fantasy Football League(s) of Gamers with Jobs. For general fantasy football, please visit the catch-all thread.

[color=#CC0000]Be sure to read the “New for 2012” section below this post[/color]

Registration is on a first come, first serve basis, with priority given to returning owners. Teams who sign up after all positions are filled will be added to a waiting list to be contacted should a slot become available. The waiting list carries over from year to year so signing up as an alternate for this season reserves your position until you forfeit it.

The GWJFFL follows, as closely as possible, the rules of the (now defunct) World Championship of Online Fantasy Football. As much as the hosting website allows, we will conform to the official GWJFFL rules.

Significant highlights include:

Roster Requirements: Maximum of 20 players. (25 players for GWJFFLD.)

Lineups Requirements:
Starting lineups will consist of
1 QB
2 RB
3 WR
1 TE
1 Flex player (a RB or WR, or TE)
1 PK
1 Team Defense/Special team

Point Calculations: Team scoring will be carried out to the hundredth (e.g. a team may score 94.75 points).

Free Agent Acquisitions/Blind Bidding: The free agent system will be a “blind bidding” process. Each team will start with $100 free agent “dollars” for the season, and will be permitted to bid for free agents on a weekly basis. No team will be informed of any other team’s free agent bids until after the winning bids have been awarded. A team owner will no longer be able to bid on free agents once their season long waiver wire cap of $100 has been reached.

Promotion and Relegation: In order to provide additional incentive for competitive play, the GWJFFL uses a promotion and relegation system. If and only if positions for promotion do not come available through natural attrition, the rules for relegation from the upper divisions will be implemented.

For detailed scoring information and additional information regarding the free agent acquisition process (including examples) and relegation, refer to the rules document.

Returning veterans (only last year counts) that post by 23:59 CDT next Wednesday, 08/08, will be guaranteed a spot. (Important Note: If you got left on the waiting list last year, you will be treated as a veteran for the purpose of re-claiming your spot on the waiting list, but you still need to check in.) Beginning 08/09, all sign-ups are first come, first serve. Expansion teams (i.e. new owners) should still post ASAP because you'll be added to the waiting list in the order you post to fill what slots remain once the veterans have had their head-start.

Registration will close at 23:59 CDT on Saturday, 08/18.

Again:
* 07/29 to 08/08 - Preferred registration: returning owners reclaim their spot; new owners get onto the waiting list
* 08/09 to 08/18 - Open registration

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Links

* The official GWJFFL rules (To be followed as much as the league website allows.)
* Registration log and team list
* GWJFFL Steam Group - Get announcements like the one I just made that registration has opened.

Wow thanks for making it so easy for me to post Grumpicus.

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Gold - if I still have a spot as I was the third team out in the playoffs(but one of them was your team as you know).

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Platinum

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Thanks!

Reclaiming my spot in Gold and I'm interested in Platinum.

I am interested in Dynasty as well and have been in a GWJ league every year since they started.

Thanks Grump!

Was in GWJFFL3 last year but I believe I won so am happy to take my place in GWJFFL2.

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Platinum

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

Reclaiming my spot in Silver (or gold if ratboy doesn't show up), I'm interested in Platinum.

I'll be back, just for FFL3, er, Bronze.
(Unless of course there's some great exodus upwards and I get to move up to Silver. )

No money stuff for me. I like to keep my FF as a fun-only endeavor. Less stress when the (un)lucky scheduling hits you and you get the 2nd highest score in a week but are playing the guy with the highest, and so on.

As the winner of last year's Bronze I'm ready to move up to Silver.

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Gold

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Platinum

I'd also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Thanks!

How many leagues do you actually plan on playing in this year, Grumps?

I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Silver

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Gold

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Gracias!

thejustinbot wrote:

As the winner of last year's Bronze I'm ready to move up to Silver.

Don't remind me. Division runner up, only gets into the playoffs as a tiebreaker, team who I beat by 42 and 17 in the regular season, and who miraculously knocked me out of the semis by 21 with your 2nd highest score (by 1 point) of the entire season.

Go away jerk ;), I don't want to play you anymore. :p

garion333 wrote:

How many leagues do you actually plan on playing in this year, Grumps?

With Fleaflicker's new feature that lets me commish without actually running a team, I'm hoping to keep that number at no more than three.

Humorously, I was going to leverage this feature to relegate myself out of GWJFFL1, but since my GWJFFL2 team won that league, I would have had to promote myself back into it.*

*Note: Since the promotion/relegation rules under which last year's games were played exempted the commissioner from participating (due to the way Fleaflicker worked at the time), I wouldn't actually do this since it wouldn't be fair to Rat Boy (or Boogle if Rat Boy doesn't return) to not honor the scenario under which last year's GWJFFL2 3rd place game was played.

I've updated the wording in the official rules to reflect the new reality for 2012.

If the commissioner is required to be in all leagues due to administrative necessity (as determined by the host website), the commissioner can be neither promoted nor relegated.

Since I no longer have to run in a team in every league, it's quite possible that I might have to relegate myself next year.

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garion333 wrote:

I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Silver

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Gold

...

The real question here is, if you became eligible to play in Platinum (i.e. if only 11 or less of the 17 people above you want to pay to play), would you be interested in joining? OP updated to reflect this intent.

New for 2012

The GWJFFL continues to evolve and provide additional entertainment options for you. The following changes are new for 2012.

GWJFFL gets in the Olympic spirit

The leagues formerly know as GWJFFL1, GWJFFL2, and GWJFFL3 will now be called Gold, Silver, and Bronze.

Premium League

As you know, the GWJFFL uses a system of promotion and relegation to reward excellence. This year, the GWJFFL will be adding an optional premium league to the top level of the GWJFFL hierarchy known as GWJFFL Platinum. The entry fee is $25, paid in advance, with cash prizes to be awarded as follows:

  • First place: $100
  • Second place: $50
  • Third place: $25
  • Most points in the regular season: $25
  • Division winners (x4): $15 (plus a $10 bonus for the #1 seed)
  • Consolation tournament champion: $15
  • Highest regular season single-week team total: $10
  • Highest post-season single-week team total: $5 (includes teams eliminated from post-season tournaments)

For the initial seeding of this league, interested owners will be promoted from the lower leagues based on their final ranking. See below for additional information.

Dynasty League

By popular demand, the GWJFFL is introducing a new dynasty format. Similar to the GWJFFLK, the GWJFFLD will allow owners to keep players from one season to the next. The GWJFFLD will feature expanded roster sizes, including a larger IR, and lower keeper inflation. Note: The draft format (auction or serpentine), along with the exact values for roster size and keeper inflation, of the GWJFFLD will be determined based on the input of the participating owners once they are selected. (For the record, my current thinking is serpentine draft, 25 players + 5 IR, and, for inflation, something that requires explanation at a more appropriate time.)

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For illustrative purposes, the current GWJFFL structure is as follows:

Standard format
Keeper format
Dynasty format

Platinum (optional)
GWJFFLK
GWJFFLD

Gold (formerly GWJFFL1)
GWJFFLK waiting list
GWJFFLD waiting list

Silver (formerly GWJFFL2)
 
 

Bronze (formerly GWJFFL3)
 
 

Standard waiting list
 
 

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[color=#CC0000]What you need to do[/color]

  • If you are only interested in joining or returning to the free GWJFFL standard hierarchy (Gold, Silver, Bronze), just post. Returning veterans will reclaim their team and rookies will be added to the league beginning at the bottom.
  • If you are interested in participating in the premium Platinum league, please indicate as much when you register. Participants will be determined once veteran registration closes on 8/08. Failure to send registration fees by the close of registration on 8/18 will result in being dropped to the bottom of the ladder (i.e. to the bottom of the waiting list, if there is one, or GWJFFL Bronze if not). Should this occur, the next person on the list will be given 24 hours to submit their $25 before I move on to the next.
  • If you are interested in participating in the new Dynasty league, please indicate as much when you register. Participants will be determined by a selection committee who will consider various factors including, but not limited to, tenure, current league load, and registration order. The dynasty league will maintain its own waiting list of candidates to consider should a slot become available.
  • Although currently full, if you are interested in being considered for the GWJFFL keeper league (GWJFFLK), please indicate as much when you register. Should a slot open up, participants will be determined by a selection committee who will consider various factors including, but not limited to, tenure, current league load, and registration order. The keeper league will maintain its own waiting list of candidates to consider should a slot become available.

In order to ensure that your interest and preferences are recognized, I recommend that you clearly indicate them within your registration post. For example, if I wanted to join or rejoin (as appropriate) all of the leagues, I might post as follows:

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Gold

but I'm willing to pay the fees if there's a spot available in

GWJFFL - Platinum

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Thanks!

Of course, you don’t have to be all that wordy. Just posting the highlighted text would suffice. You obviously don't have to stick to that format or anything but I highly recommend keeping an eye on the registration log to make sure that your post was parsed correctly.

Edit: Reiterating, just because you're not in GWJFFLK currently, you're still welcome to register your interested and be added to the waiting list. We had a spot open up last year and there's no guarantee that everyone will return this time around, either. Additionally, all interested parties are welcome to apply to GWJFFLD as well.

Appending my OP edit to (hopefully) make sure it's seen:

I wrote:

Reiterating, just because you're not in GWJFFLK currently, you're still welcome to register your interested and be added to the waiting list. We had a spot open up last year and there's no guarantee that everyone will return this time around, either. Additionally, all interested parties are welcome to apply to GWJFFLD as well.

If you need to change your application, please edit your registration post as opposed to having two different posts stating your potentially conflicting intents.

Stele wrote:
thejustinbot wrote:

As the winner of last year's Bronze I'm ready to move up to Silver.

Don't remind me. Division runner up, only gets into the playoffs as a tiebreaker, team who I beat by 42 and 17 in the regular season, and who miraculously knocked me out of the semis by 21 with your 2nd highest score (by 1 point) of the entire season.

Go away jerk ;), I don't want to play you anymore. :p

Yeah, that was quite the run at the end of the year. I owe it all to Arian Foster.

Returning for GWJFFL - Bronze.

Interested in GWJFFLD.

Stele wrote:
thejustinbot wrote:

As the winner of last year's Bronze I'm ready to move up to Silver.

Don't remind me. Division runner up, only gets into the playoffs as a tiebreaker, team who I beat by 42 and 17 in the regular season, and who miraculously knocked me out of the semis by 21 with your 2nd highest score (by 1 point) of the entire season.

So two people in here are saying they won FFL3 last year (justinbot and ukick)?

LeapingGnome wrote:
Stele wrote:
thejustinbot wrote:

As the winner of last year's Bronze I'm ready to move up to Silver.

Don't remind me. Division runner up, only gets into the playoffs as a tiebreaker, team who I beat by 42 and 17 in the regular season, and who miraculously knocked me out of the semis by 21 with your 2nd highest score (by 1 point) of the entire season.

So two people in here are saying they won FFL3 last year (justinbot and ukick)?

Maybe I got 2nd? I honestly don't remember. I just remember that I get promoted.

Edit: yup, after looking back at the league I won regular season but finished 2nd in playoffs. meh.

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Gold

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Platinum

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Thanks!

I'm not actually sure where I ended up (3rd in bronze maybe) but I'd like to be in the premium league. If there's no room, I'll take a slot where I can get it. Preferably somewhere where I can kill Zacny.

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Gold

but I'm willing to pay the fees if there's a spot available in

GWJFFL - Platinum

Thanks!

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in
GWJFFL - Gold

but I'm willing to pay the fees if there's a spot available in

GWJFFL - Platinum

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

Thanks!

You guys are cracking me up with the whole "it's going to be a great year" bit. You know that was just example text, right?

Everyone that has posted up to this point should be listed in the registration log as well as highlighted in the appropriate corresponding tabs. Be sure to check it out and make sure I got your entry right.

I'm just a sad coffee grinder, but I promise I'll be good and I don't bite. If I read everything correctly sounds like I'm on the waiting list to be put onto Bronze, so hopefully there are a reasonable amount of promotions/non-returners to get invited.

I haven't participated in the past, mainly due to tardiness in signing up but I would like to be considered for:

GWJ Platinum
GWJ (Gold, Silver, or Bronze)
GWJFFLK
GWJFFD

Basically, I'm signing up for all in hopes to participate in the maximum 3 limit.

I've been playing FF for about 8 years and 2 years ago won a Razzball FF League championship. No worries on the participation front.

Gold
Keeper
Platinum only in the unlikely event that 12 others aren't interested.

Since I am new to all this I would like to join.

GWJFFL - Bronze or Silver

I will try the money league next year when I understand the rules better.

garion333 wrote:

This looks like it's going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I'd like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Silver

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Gold, but have no interest in Platinum this year

I’d also like to keep my spot in

GWJFFLK

and be considered for

GWJFFLD

Gracias!

Amended to include Platinum info.

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL. I’d like to reclaim my spot in

GWJFFL - Silver

I am not interested in

GWJFFL - Platinum
or
GWJFFL - Gold

I'd like to reclaim my spot for

GWJFFL - Silver

though I’m really interested in stepping up to

GWJFFL - Platinum (Show me the money!)

Edit: Oh and I think it's going to be a great year.

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL! Probably more fun that the 5-6 years I've been playing on ESPNFFL; which consisted of half the teams being abandoned by week 6.

Please consider me for:

GWJFFL - Bronze

GWJFFL - Platinum

This looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL.
I'd like to reclaim my spot in GWJFFL - Gold.
Also, this looks like it’s going to be a great year in the GWJFFL.

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