BigMikeinNY Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 There should not be divisions in fantasy football. The best 4,6,8 teams (whatever) should make the playoffs. Not "division winners" and X number of wildcards. (BigMike gets off his soapbox) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mucca Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 If that's the case, then there should be no head to head, and just base the top 4,6,8 off of points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyman Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 If that's the case, then there should be no head to head, and just base the top 4,6,8 off of points. amen to that...head to head is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 There should not be divisions in fantasy football. The best 4,6,8 teams (whatever) should make the playoffs. Not "division winners" and X number of wildcards. (BigMike gets off his soapbox) there doent need to be ,,, if you dont want it then dont join a league that has it. i'm in three leagues with no divisions ,,, of course i'm also in several with divisions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 There should not be divisions in fantasy football. The best 4,6,8 teams (whatever) should make the playoffs. Not "division winners" and X number of wildcards. (BigMike gets off his soapbox) Let me get this straight... You have a really good team. Said team is not performing up to expected standards and you are losing by inches. Other teams are performing better than expected and winning by inches. The division you are in has said over performing teams. You will be missing the playoffs (as projected at the moment) because of that. That pretty much sum it up Mike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosberg34 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 There should not be divisions in fantasy football. The best 4,6,8 teams (whatever) should make the playoffs. Not "division winners" and X number of wildcards. (BigMike gets off his soapbox) We use divisions to keep it more competitive. Teams that aren't playing so well still have a chance in leagues with divisions which, IMO, keeps other teams from losing interest 6 weeks into the season. Points only leagues this is not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I like H to H and divisions. I prefer leagues to mimic the NFL as much as possible. Division winners, wildcards. It may not be fair, but neither is the NFL. It helps create rivalries. I've found that most of the time, the teams that deserve to make the playoffs generally do in a fromat like this. Then, there is "any given Sunday". I played in a total points league way back in the day, my first FF league. It was kinda dull. When that league went to H to H, it was more fun. It was a bar league, and the side bets and trash talking was great. It's a matter of preference. I would not play in a total points league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Let me get this straight... You have a really good team. Said team is not performing up to expected standards and you are losing by inches. Other teams are performing better than expected and winning by inches. The division you are in has said over performing teams. You will be missing the playoffs (as projected at the moment) because of that. That pretty much sum it up Mike? Hammer, meet nail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfer Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 divisions breed rivalries, merciless taunting, and adds plenty of fun. I do everything I can to beat a division foe because the games add extra weight, just like the NFL. in one league I'm 3-5 with the highest scoring team, 3 division foes are 6-2 ahead of me, but that's just the way it goes sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Let me get this straight... You have a really good team. Said team is not performing up to expected standards and you are losing by inches. Other teams are performing better than expected and winning by inches. The division you are in has said over performing teams. You will be missing the playoffs (as projected at the moment) because of that. That pretty much sum it up Mike? +1 that's kinda what i was thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I like H to H and divisions. I prefer leagues to mimic the NFL as much as possible. Division winners, wildcards. It may not be fair, but neither is the NFL. It helps create rivalries. I've found that most of the time, the teams that deserve to make the playoffs generally do in a fromat like this. Then, there is "any given Sunday". I played in a total points league way back in the day, my first FF league. It was kinda dull. When that league went to H to H, it was more fun. It was a bar league, and the side bets and trash talking was great. It's a matter of preference. I would not play in a total points league. good info here.... I like divisions because of the rivalries...it gives more personality to the league... Fantasy Football among most things in life is not fair....we just have to deal with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fantasy Football: It's so much fun you will hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Fantasy Football: It's so much fun you will hate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I play in only one league that doesn't have the division set up. That is my family league and I will be proposing a change to that format for next season. I agree that it brings more spice into the game. I played one season in a total points league and it sucked. My team wasn't great but middle of the pack. The top 2 teams broke away early and activity in the league faded shortly there after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hezagenius Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Why not have the best of both worlds? I am in a $$ league that pays 50% out to the top 3 point totals through the season and the other 50% to the top 3 teams in the playoffs. It actually works out nice. One year, I was 6-7 after the regular season but had far and away the most points. I just happened to play the high scoring teams a lot of weeks. I still ended up getting 25% of the pot for points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprtfan Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) My main league uses Performance Point Ranking System that is a high bred between head to head and total points league. Teams are split into 3 divisons with each team playing everyone once and divison teams twice. A win is given 5 points while he team with the high score in Offense and defence will receive 3 points. The next two teams in each category will receive 2.5 pts next two 2 pts and so on. The system still favors the team that wins the head to head games, but also rewards teams that played well but did not get the win. There has been a few years were the team winning the division had a worse record than the 2nd place team but had more PPR points. I really like this way of scoring. It rewards the better teams but still keeps everyone involved. Edited November 4, 2009 by Sprtfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 “Oh this young man has had a very trying rookie season, with the litigation, the notoriety, his subsequent deportation to Canada and that country’s refusal to accept him, well, I guess that’s more than most 21-year-olds can handle…Ogie Ogilthorpe!” One of the greatest lines from one of the greatest movies of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark5 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I'm guessing MIKE keeps losing 168 to 162 But think of the weeks you win 89 to 75.. Divisions keep it interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunning Runt Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Why not have the best of both worlds? I am in a $$ league that pays 50% out to the top 3 point totals through the season and the other 50% to the top 3 teams in the playoffs. It actually works out nice. One year, I was 6-7 after the regular season but had far and away the most points. I just happened to play the high scoring teams a lot of weeks. I still ended up getting 25% of the pot for points. Not sure of the percentages, but we pay total points on the season (playoff weeks and week 17 included), 1st and 2nd place based on records in our 1 and only superconference, plus champ, runner up, 3rd and 4th. We like to spread the money around so that the good seasons are certaibly rewarded but so that more people can end up with something at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Cumulative leagues may be the purest way to play it...but how boring! To me, the fun of playing fantasy football is derived from talking crap to my buddies all week! Nothing is more fun than a close battle on monday night. Three minutes left, up by five, and your opponents QB just got the ball at their own 27. Even better if you're sitting there watching the game together. Now that is fun! You get nervous, sweaty palms, blood boiling. Cumulative leagues just don't have any of that. You set your lineup every week and that is about it. Oh, yeah, divisions. I think it adds a little bit of strategy. If you are in a bad division, you can be more patient with good players that are underperforming. If you're in a good division, you need to get your butt in gear and make some moves right away if you start slow. I don't know that it adds a ton, unless you are in the same league with the same divisions which can create rivalries, but sure, why not? Edited November 5, 2009 by Seahawks21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Cumulative leagues may be the purest way to play it...but how boring! To me, the fun of playing fantasy football is derived from talking crap to my buddies all week! Nothing is more fun than a close battle on monday night. Three minutes left, up by five, and your opponents QB just got the ball at their own 27. Even better if you're sitting there watching the game together. Now that is fun! You get nervous, sweaty palms, blood boiling. Cumulative leagues just don't have any of that. You set your lineup every week and that is about it. Perfectly stated . I agree 100 % Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Perfectly stated . I agree 100 % In fantasy baseball it's roto vs H2H. Roto is often over for half the teams less than halfway through the year. Points leagues = roto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 In fantasy baseball it's roto vs H2H. Roto is often over for half the teams less than halfway through the year. Points leagues = roto. I can see the argument as I guess it truly determines the best team but without the H2H trash talking and fantasy rivalries it wouldnt be nearly as fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 In an ideal world, my preference would be for 3 four team divisions. Winner of each division makes playoffs. Wildcard team does NOT go by record but rather by remaining team that has scored the most points in the regular season. Best of both worlds here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 In an ideal world, ..... And just where would such a place be located please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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