blaw23 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I have a question I wanted to pose to everyone here to see what you all thought. In my local league we tried to come up with some way to give a "Home Field Advantage" to the 1 and 2 seed in the first week of the playoffs. This possible rule change has met some pretty strong criticism and 1 owner has said he will leave if this rule is put into place. Basically here it is, this is a 10 team league with 2 divisions. Division winners being 1 and 2 seed. 1vs.4 2vs.3 The avg. margin of victory in that first week of the playoffs is 28 pts. We came up with giving 10 pts to the 1 seed for that game and 5 pts. to the 2 seed. I am kind of on the fence about this rule. Is it fair to give points to a team, no, but there is really no way to give a home field advantage in FF. We may just end up scrapping that rule and giving an extra $100 to 1 seed and $50 to the 2 seed. Then that has also received criticism because of taking away from the final payout. Just wanted to get some more feedback on it, and see if anyone else has come up with a way to give a home field advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 In a couple leagues, home field advantage is used but only to break a tie, giving the win to the "home team" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 First tell me, WHY you want to give someone a Home Field advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 First tell me, WHY you want to give someone a Home Field advantage. :shameless publicity: Because 'Homefield Advantage' is destined to become the greatest BOTH league in existence. :shameless publicity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 (edited) HFA is the dumbest most idiotic concept ever to be applied to FF. Edited June 21, 2006 by Grits and Shins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 First tell me, WHY you want to give someone a Home Field advantage. Because for the whole season, you have displayed you are the best or second best team in the league. You could make it into the playoffs at 13-1 or something and then there is no benefit to being that seed or the one that went 7-7 and snuck into the playoffs. Similiar to in the NFL they play all year and all want to have Home Field advantage throughout the playoffs. In this case we are attempting to give it for 1 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Home Field Advantage is being able to play the weaker team. NO WAY should anyone get any points. I like what Big John said about it being used in case of a tie. Also, you could consider "Home Field" by letting the #1 seed pick his opponent. BUT NO WAY DOES HE GET POINTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 HFA is the dumbest most idiotic concept ever to be applied to FF. Thank you for your constructive criticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 (edited) Home Field Advantage is being able to play the weaker team. NO WAY should anyone get any points. I like what Big John said about it being used in case of a tie. Also, you could consider "Home Field" by letting the #1 seed pick his opponent. BUT NO WAY DOES HE GET POINTS I also like that rule and will definitely bring it up at our next meeting. That also is not bad by letting the #1 seed pick his opponent, I never thought of that one. Thanks. Edited June 21, 2006 by blaw23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 In a couple leagues, home field advantage is used but only to break a tie, giving the win to the "home team" This is how it is in my leagues as well. Home team effectively gets a free half point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thank you for your constructive criticism. There is nothing constructive than can be said about HFA in FF ... and I refuse to play in any league stupid enough to incorporate something as lame as HFA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 You answered your own question: but there is really no way to give a home field advantage in FF Bad idea IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 (edited) We use no Homefield Advantage, except that in the playoffs, the higher seed wins in the case of a tie. Two years, ago, in the Fantasy Bowl, my team ended in a 160-160 tie with the 2-time defending champ. He was the #1 seed, I was the #3 seed, I lost, and it still stings. Edited June 21, 2006 by Menudo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 (edited) Thank you all for your opinions on this. I will definitely be bringing it up at the next meeting about giving a tie breaker to the higher seed. Or possibly allowing the higher seed to pick his opponent. Edited June 21, 2006 by blaw23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 There is nothing constructive than can be said about HFA in FF ... and I refuse to play in any league stupid enough to incorporate something as lame as HFA. There's absolutely nothing wrong with leagues that use it. You think you're some kind of supreme being around here and trust me dude - you ain't. I think I'll make it a season-long mission to come after you whenever you try to get high n' mighty. No reason - other than to humor myself that is. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfoodforthought Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 My stupid league uses HFA for the first two rounds of the playoffs but not for the championship. We give 5 points, the equivalent of 50 yds rushing or receiving, to the higher seeded teams. In 9 years we have had two playoff games impacted by the HFA. I was on the losing end of one of them. That year my crappy squad squeaked into the playoffs due to tiebreakers. The HFA is a modest reward for finishing the regular season with a good record. It works for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 There's absolutely nothing wrong with leagues that use it. You think you're some kind of supreme being around here and trust me dude - you ain't. I think I'll make it a season-long mission to come after you whenever you try to get high n' mighty. No reason - other than to humor myself that is. Peace. How cute ... you're going to stalk me. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I really don't think giving points to the teams is a good idea at all either. I completely understand why it is not going over well in your league. I'd be upset if I had to play the #1 team AND they get points. Like Menudo said above, my league has the same rules where if there is a tie, the higher seeded team wins. That is enough of a HFA to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Home Field advantage in the NFL is a bit of a reward for doing well, but it is necessitated out of logistics... you have to play the games somewhere, and neutral sites wouldn't go over well with the fans. There is no logistical reason for a home field advantage in Fantasy Football. The best team already has an advantage simply by virtue of being good. There is no need to reward them any further for that. If you want to break a tie by giving the advantage to the team with the best record, that's fine... but giving more points to the better team just because they're better, makes no sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge007 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Shouldn't be any home field advantage. Should put $$ aside for best record or best two records. We pay off some $$ for each win. Everyone gets some $$ back and the better your record the more $$ you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Mania Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 My leagues have payouts for winning the division (one has 1st & 2nd payout). It does take from the pot, but the winner isn't shut out of $$ for getting beat in first round. Works fine, no complaints. Intrigued by the idea of "pick your opponent". Boy, talk about remorse knowing you picked the guy that beat you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Seriously, HFA has no place in fantasy football. I can see a tie going to the lower seed, but giving points only has a place in betting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTen Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 In a league I run we have a first round bye for the 1st and 2nd place teams. They then play the winners of the 3/6 and 4/5 games respectively the following week . Giving points to another team does not sound right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myhousekey Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I proposed the following home field advantage rule to my leagues this year (and was shot down) #1 seed gets an additional 25% of his average players score added #2 seed gets an additional 12.5% of his average players score added. For example, if you started 8 players and your team averaged 80 points a game then the #1 seed would add 2.5 points to his total. If you were the #2 seed you'd add 1.25 points to your total. At first I had proposed 50% and 25% for 1 and 2 but thought those %'s might be too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Upsets in the playoffs are part of FF...I think trying to regulate it with artificial points is lame. Like the NFL, you'd better play your best games in the playoffs or you're done. I'd follow the NFL - give the top two seeds a bye in the first round if you want to reward them. You'd have to expand your playoffs to six teams, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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