**Pocket Fives neither endorses nor encourages any form of pool, contest, league or sports wagering and is not responsible for any financial dealings therein. Any participation in these leagues is at your own risk.**

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2012 Fantasy Football will feature the 5th installment of a higher stakes Auction League as well as mid-stakes Auction and Snake-Draft leagues once again. In addition, following up on the baseball format, I will also start up a FFB Survivor League.

The 1st 3 Leagues are $165, $80 & $80 respectivelyand will consist of 12 teams.
The Survivor League will be $60 (two $30 "seasons"), and will be limited to 10 teams.

The 1st three leagues will follow the same general setup with some variations in the roster composition and scoring for each league. The $165 Auction is pretty standard. The $80 Auction and the $80 Snake are both 2QB leagues, and will have a little different feel with rosters and scoring, particularly the Snake-Draft. I'm still working on the details for the Survivor League, but the rosters will be a little bigger than standard and likely will include IDP. You can go to the league homepages for all of the detailed settings and make sure to read the supplemental stuff listed below.

Returning Participants are already registered on ESPN, I just need to know that you will be playing again. Any new participants will need to PM me their Email address to register. Spots will be semi-reserved up to a point for returnees and registering and paying will certainly expedite the process for anyone wanting a spot.

The new 30-minute editing feature on P5's will make any updating a little less convenient and change the way I normally lay out these threads, but this OP has direct links to the league homepages and updates will usually contain the same, as well as any other pertinent information, so check those as needed until everything is set.

** Payment & Draft Information will be updated throughout this thread in as timely a manner as possible **

** Signup Lists will be updated on the league homepages, as well as periodically in this thread**

In addition to whatever is listed on ESPN, the following setup/rules will apply to the 2 Auction leagues and the $80 Snake...

• All of the leagues are either 1/2 or 1 PPR, no IDP, and no negative points.
• All starting positions must be rostered at all times.
• Each league will consist of 3 divisions, with the teams determined by highest bids and/or draft order.
• The season will be 14 weeks long with the Playoffs in Weeks 15 & 16.
• Teams will play their Division rivals in Weeks 1,2,3 & 12,13,14 and each of the other teams once.
• Each Division Winner + 1 Wild Card team will make the Playoffs.
• Seeding for the playoffs will be by overall record and tiebreaks (WC is not auto 4th seed).
• Tiebreaks will be 1) H2H, 2) Division Record if applicable, 3) Most Points Scored, 4) Most Points Allowed.
• All Division ties will be broken before considering any Overall ties.
• In the 1st Round of the Playoffs, a "home-field advantage" will be awarded to the higher seeded teams if applicable.
• "HFA" is equal to the rounded-down difference in average points per game during the regular season.
• There is no "HFA" in the Championship Game.
• Payouts are split ~50/50 between the regular season and playoffs (listed in league info below).
• All post-draft player acquisitions will be via FAAB bidding ($100 budget, $0 minimum bids).
• FAAB bids will be processed Thursdays (other days if/when necessary) and Sundays at 12:00pm EST.
• Trade deadline is Wednesday, November 7th at 12:00pm EST.
• All trades are Commissioner Veto, with input solicited from league members if necessary.
• The "undroppable player" feature will be turned on, but special requests will be considered in-season.
• All other decisions will be made at the discretion of the Commissioner and with protection of league integrity in mind

** Survivor League Rules will be listed separately in a League Info Post later on in this thread.

If any questions, let me know, otherwise a little more info on each league is listed below and signups are under way... good luck to all the participants this year.

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$165 Auction League

ESPN Homepage
League Settings

League Notes: Auction Budget is $200, Nomination Time is 30 seconds, Bid Time is 20/10 seconds.

Payouts:
$550 - Champion
$350 - Runner-Up
$300 - #1 Seed
$200 - Division Winner
$200 - Division Winner
$250 - Scoring Champ
$130 - Highest Scoring Non-Playoff Team (Single Week, 11-14)
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$80 Auction League

ESPN Homepage
League Settings (will be finalized by Friday, August 10th)

League Notes:
* Auction Budget is $200, Nomination Time is 30 seconds, Bid Time is 20/10 seconds.
* This is a 2 QB league with TEAM QB (max 3)
* The OP slot listed in the roster settings can only be used if one of your QB slots is EMPTY (by choice or BYE weeks)
* If used, the OP can be any RB, WR, or TE

Payouts:
$275 - Champion
$175 - Runner-Up
$150 - #1 Seed
$100 - Division Winner
$100 - Division Winner
$100 - Scoring Champ
$60 - Highest Scoring Non-Playoff Team (Single Week, 11-14)



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$80 Snake-Draft League

ESPN Homepage
League Settings (will be finalized by Friday, August 10th)

League Notes:
* Draft Order will be randomized once the league(s) are full
* This is a 2 QB league with TEAM QB (max 3)
* Roster slots will include more flex options, but...
* There are low maximum roster spot restrictions... all resulting in a little change in roster dynamics

Payouts:
$275 - Champion
$175 - Runner-Up
$150 - #1 Seed
$100 - Division Winner
$100 - Division Winner
$100 - Scoring Champ
$60 - Highest Scoring Non-Playoff Team (Single Week, 11-14)



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$60 Snake-Draft Survivor League

ESPN Homepage
League Settings (will be finalized by Tuesday, August 14th)

League Notes:
* The league will play 2 "Seasons", Weeks 1-8 and 9-16
* Each Season will have a $300 Prize Pool
* Lowest Scoring Team each of the 1st 7 weeks will be Eliminated
* The Current Overall Scoring Leader at the end of each week has Immunity from Elimination.
* Final 3 Teams will play 8th week for 1st/2nd Place
* ALL Teams will still be eligible for Scoring Champ Payout

Payouts:
$150 - Champion
$90 - Runner-Up
$60 - Scoring Champ

Will get the remainder of the this league setup over the weekend.
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in for the survivor and likely the $80 snake (want to see the final roster settings b4 i'm definite)

Was in 80$ Auction last year. Would like to switch out into the 165 auction this year.

In for $165

I signed up for the survivor.

In for Survivor

In for the $165 auction

Wing-n-prayer

Please sign me up for the $80 snake.

In for 80...maybe 165, too.

ew, have another auction scheduled for that same day I think, not sure if the time is finalized though

Interested in both the $165 and $80 auction.

Updated Sign-Up Lists (** = Registered on ESPN)
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$165 Auction
1. 93-97___60-3 (**)
2. Goldmiser (**)
3. Zien50 (**)
4. nbajam (**)
5. jackdiesel57 (invite sent)
6. BigEarn7 (**)
7. bettntibetn (**)
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others interested: stevieg987

$80 Auction
1. 93-97___60-3 (**)
2. coolhandkev (**)
3. RadCon (**)
4. stevieg987 (**)
5. Zien50 (**)
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others interested: quietwinner (invite sent), bettntibetn (if 165 doesn't work out)

$80 Snake
1. 93-97___60-3 (**)
2. coolhandkev (**)
3. Leet8s (**)
4. RadCon (need email for invite)
5. quietwinner (**)
6. Generaly (need email for invite)
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$60 Survivor
1. 93-97___60-3 (**)
2. MKind16 (**)
3. coolhandkev (**)
4. FadeToMac (invite sent)
5. quietwinner (invite sent)
6. BigEarn7 (invite sent)
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I'll join the $60 survivor not sure if you saw my earlier post

 

Originally Posted by 93-97___60-3

My bad, I missed it. Heading up to the mtns. for some pokers, BJ and craps, so I'll send you and Bubba invites tomorrow.

btw, GL in the 100 Roto league the rest of the way... thought my season was a lost cause, but should be a good finish now, maybe between all 4 of us for 2nd.

Please put me on the 165 auction list and send me an invite

Thanks

Wingnprayer

Can I get in the $60 Survivor ?