DrAfT tOpIc -- what do u guys think

so here is what i thought:

1. Scott gives us draft order list
2. Everyone has draft list excel sheet
3. We log into our team to see who is already on our roster


I will then create a topic and draft team #1 will post a reply with the players name, and draft number (the one on the left for easy finding) in his reply.

Then each GM with each pick after that will post their picks in a reply one by one in order ....

This will allow each GM to see who has been picked ahead of them and make it easier to pick for themselves.

Once all four rounds and 128 players have been picked the topic will be closed and Scott will use it to place each player on each team.


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Now what do you think about that

And what ideas do we have for people changing picks ....

a. do we say once you reply with a pick you are stuck with it or do you get to change it up to a certain date however that will take a lot of work and time

I just dont want to see #5 pick and then a week later he switches it up and #6 thru #50 have to go back thru and change it

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So should it be that you can take your time to pick but once you do and put it in reply its final??????

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on a side note i think this should be neat to see some trades happening for money, picks or future draft picks

Once the picks are made, they damn well are made and cant be changed.

Once they are made they can't be changed, that would be impossible to manage.

We might also have to think about a time limit for each pick??

why dont we all email our lists to scott and he can place the players like last time,

so for example we all email scott our first round picks put as many players as is needed to guarantee you have picked ie if your picking at 31 put 31 players down etc etc

that way the picks are annoymous and cant be edited etc

I think you need to allow a couple of days from when we can access the team before the draft starts.
I agree with Leo that there should be a time limit. But what if someone is out of town or can not access their computer? What happens then? Do they get next player available like in the regular draft if you have none of your selections available?
We might want to agree on this before it starts.
I think Fasttracker referred to this draft being like the one in another league - how did it work in that one?

what about doing it in groups of ten picks... that way we dont need to make a massive list each time. either way i dont really mind. are we still waiting on one more person??

Lists are good but the great thing about drafting one at a time is you get to see who has already been taken. Maybe for those who feel they might not be able to meet any deadline they could email a list to FT who would then draft on their behalf if they breached the limit. (Assuming he is happy to do that of course. [img]smile.gif[/img] )

1. I got douglass to join so he makes 31 and Im working on 32 right now as well (a guy from league six) so we will know in the next day if he makes 32 or not.

2. Two reason's why I suggested the draft on the forum:

a. it takes a ton away from Scott to have to do. The league is ours so if we can do as much as possble on our own it only makes it easier on Scott. That league 25 draft took a lot of his time and if we can compile all four rounds here and then give it to him complete he would be able to get it done faster for us.

b. it adds something to the game for us. It hasnt been done and like someone above said its neat to see the guy above you pick. Its like the real draft where when you have a chance you get to log into the forum and see who else draft and then make your pick.

3. Doing it on the forum also allows teams that dont log in for a day or so to still have a chance to pick ... we are in no hurry but doing stuff by email back and forth to scott takes a lot of time and things can get messy.

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GENTLEMENS LEAGUE

Now about three of our rules are going to be hard to manage and maintain because they are not set within the code of the game however like those we are trusting everyone to have integrity and honesty when the play within the league so i dont see why we cant do the same for draft picking.

Each GM has enough time to make a decision and when they do they are stuck with it so each GM after can make a pick of their own .... i really dont think anyone will change their picks and if they do doesnt that show us right now that they prob. would do the same for our rules within the league ....

I would really like to draft one at a time. I don't think it will go as slow as some people might think. We will all submit a wishlist prior to each round so that if we do happen to take too long we still get a player we like. Is that a good compromise?

i like one at a time also .... just makes it more real life i guess

and we are in no rush ... i know we want this to start but i mean we have no time limit set upon us

... plus i think it will go fast as well ith the occasional slow down for one or two GMs being at work or what not ... the forum has really picked up since Xmas came and went

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Is that a good compromise?

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<font size="2" face="Sylfaen, Verdana, Helvetica">Sounds like one of the better ideas you've had in a while. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

<font color="#000002" size="1">[ December 27, 2004 11:02 PM: Message edited by: Leonidas ]</font>

that was for twinkie, right leo [img]smile.gif[/img]

... yes the forum is more active, i just counted 8 GMs on here not including myself

I think one at a time is great. I also think there is a lot of forum activity and using a post here is good. But I don't always check the message board every day. We will have to be notified by Scott what our password is to log in and then we can have Fasttracker post when the draft will occur (hopefully a dat or twolater). That way everyone will know when we can start.
Hey Fasttracker thanks for all your efforts with this. I am really looking forward to it....

I like the idea of everybody getting to see who was picked before them And i like King Z idea of the wish list in case something comes up.

Did you have to ask?

HERE IS HOW LOGGING INTO YOUR TEAM WILL WORK:

as you can see ... above is the list of where your team will be placed

however you must log in and create the user name, team name and city name

each team in the league right now is not computer controlled because the computer would sign FA and fill the active roster which we dont want ... so every team has a name and it looks like an active user


so what will happen is the guys in the NorthEast will all get a email with the league password. They will have 24 hours to log in and sign up for a team which will automatically place them into that conference and division.

once that happens the next division will get emails and so on and so on ....

Since we will all be logged in what will happen is we will post on that league message board or in the new section that THE DRAFT HAS STARTED ON THE FORUM ... so you know


Now on to this draft list ... what i suggest is this: Again sending this to scott takes away from the purpose and me getting 31 emails of list is a lot to handle lol ... so what i suggest is the following.

Lets say its pick #10 right now and you are pick #25 but you are going out of town tonight for a day or so.

you can send me that list by email if you like and ill use it when your turn comes up but please if you arent going out of town I dont mind waiting for you to log in rather than me receiving 31 emails a day [img]smile.gif[/img]

sounds good for the signup

I don't like the signup idea. If that's the only way to do it, then so be it. The North East teams are going to have more days to advertise than the South West guys. Is there any way Scott can wait until all the teams have signed up before he gives us our startup money?

I don't think any days are going to run for the league until after we draft. But you are moderately right about the advertising, a few extra days would be a minor advantage in THIS league. In most leagues it could be the total foundation for FAME success. But with the cash we will have to throw around, it won't have an inpact over much of anything.

days have to run just be the fact that they dont stop in real life, last time we did this you could buy merch and advertise from the day we signed in

if it makes you feel any better no one has the money yet ... each teams bank still only has 25K in it i think

so if i join on day 1 and use all the money for fame .... and then you come on day four and use it all on fame and we sit for two more weeks with no money we will in essence still be at the same fame

so no worries on that

also i just saw 38 coaches and 32 trainers in the league .... coaches look really nice

and just to put it out there now no team signing up on day 1 will be able to get a coach prior to the other teams coming in [img]smile.gif[/img]

it should only be 2.5k thats what new leageus start with

Bank: $ 250527.90

your signed in? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

thats strange im almost certain it was 2.5 when i started a new league 3 seasons ago

So right now we're waiting for all of the NE teams to signup correct, then the NW, SE and SW?

so have people had a look at their teams yet?

no not yet

soon though ... soon

more info will come

Just to be sure I have not missed anything, has this email been sent out yet? I haven't had a lot of time with Christmas and all, thought I would check since I am in the NE. I hope everyone is not waiting on me...

no all that has gone out so far is the word document that everyone replied to and then the excel sheet was sent out

so far thats it

WHat is the next step? Are we waiting on something or someone?