BA Baracus Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I think that I have gone to far this year. I have been in 3 leagues for several years, but I am in 5 this year. I feel like maybe this is too many because no matter what I root for, I'm rooting against myself in one league or another. Maybe this is good because I have found it easier to watch games and detach from the up-to-the-second fantasy scoring. Maybe it's bad because I can't remember who I started on which teams and I have to check in order to know. With three teams, I always knew. Anyhow, just a bunch of rambling here, but I was wondering what you guys thought about multiple leagues. Do you think it dilutes the whole FF experience or does more = better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 More=better to a limit. Gets you a more rounded experience but too many can get you to not go full out in all leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 You want to know how you are in too many leagues, you need a checklist to make sure you set all of your lineups. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It's been said here before, and I agree that it can actually be liberating to not stress what your players do when you have a bunch of leagues going. I'm down to just 4 this year (absent a few free BS leagues) though, and what I do now is just root on my players without little regard for what my opponent is doing. There's nothing you can do about your opponent's lineup anyway, so it's much easier to just concern myself with what I can control, my lineups. Then through the process of elimination I can see by Sunday and Monday what kind of weird scenarios I need to happen. I don't think there's any right or wrong answer to how many is too many. It depends on your level of interest to whether you can handle it or not.... Although I will say that if you're already a nerd about it, it's not a ton harder to manage multiple teams than just 1 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I'm ready to cut it down to one league, but it's tough to pick which one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 I couldn't do just one. I'd pine over it way too much. At 5 I'm feeling like I need to keep up with just a few too many players now. I think that I will be reverting to 3 or 4 next year, but we'll see how it goes. This hobby of our is just so damn fun that it's stressful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I couldn't do just one. I'd pine over it way too much. At 5 I'm feeling like I need to keep up with just a few too many players now. I think that I will be reverting to 3 or 4 next year, but we'll see how it goes. This hobby of our is just so damn fun that it's stressful! I could see how one may think that way, but imagine REALLY rooting for just one set of players. It becomes that much more important. When I was in a high-stakes league, THOSE players were the ones I really tracked. All my other leagues' were just an afterthought. I mean, it was nice to win and all, but I really didn't care as much. Now that I'm not in that league anymore, my interest has waned significantly so I think dropping it to one league may spark it up a bit. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I went down to one last year. Back up to 2 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I've done two things to make my FF experience better - I cut down to 4 leagues and I don't look at any of my opponents' lineups for the week. That way I have a life away from FF and I don't have negative thoughts about any players I'm up against each week. My stress level has gone way down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 You want to know how you are in too many leagues, you need a checklist to make sure you set all of your lineups. 11 +1 13 for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awahl63 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I've done two things to make my FF experience better - I cut down to 4 leagues and I don't look at any of my opponents' lineups for the week. That way I have a life away from FF and I don't have negative thoughts about any players I'm up against each week. My stress level has gone way down. Agreed. I'm down to 2 leagues this year and unless I have time to be a couch potato all Sunday I try avoid looking at my opponents roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojanmojo Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'm feelin' ya. I am in 7 pro leagues and 1 college league this year and I believe that's probably 2-3 too many for me. I'll be scaling back at least 2 of those leagues this coming offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTSuper7 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I posted something similar a couple years ago. Had to scale back including leaving a BOTH dynasty that I really enjoyed. In the end, you have to keep it fun. I am now at three, but only one that I truly care about. The only reason I'm even in one f the two other ones is that it's an auction draft which I really love. I can't convince my main local to go that route. If I ever did, I'd probably drop the smaller stakes auction. The third league is a work league - lots of dead money so it feels like an unprofitable decision to leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I stopped stressing about players during the games. I don't look at my opponents line ups until games are over Sunday afternoon. I don't watch the score board or stat lines any more. I just watch the game. Check scoring after the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I've done two things to make my FF experience better - I cut down to 4 leagues and I don't look at any of my opponents' lineups for the week. That way I have a life away from FF and I don't have negative thoughts about any players I'm up against each week. My stress level has gone way down. I stopped stressing about players during the games. I don't look at my opponents line ups until games are over Sunday afternoon. I don't watch the score board or stat lines any more. I just watch the game. Check scoring after the games. Yup. At my peak (about 8 years ago) I had 8 or 9 money leagues, I wasn't even watching games (except for the Packers) I was just trying to get stats all day Sun. I'm down to 2 now (could actually add 1 or 2) and have stopped looking at my opponents players until Sun night or even Mon. I'll know who I have and pay attention to highlights or tickers but not sit at the computer tracking everything. So much less stressful and can enjoy football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChampSampson Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 That's why I hammer the same half dozen studs every year, where possible.... 5 leagues and consistently rooting (or booing) the same horses. My sleepers are where the diversity lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) I've done two things to make my FF experience better - I cut down to 4 leagues and I don't look at any of my opponents' lineups for the week. That way I have a life away from FF and I don't have negative thoughts about any players I'm up against each week. My stress level has gone way down. Nice way to approach it. I personally have never had more than four teams and usually play in two or three. That allows me to sometimes surprise the hell out of my wife when I suggest we do something together. She always asks "but isn't there a game on?" and I get to reply with "Yes, but I'm just feeling like I really need some quality time with you" when in reality I just don't have any players in that game. (Also works when your opponent is scoring the sixth highest weekly total in league history and you're going to lose no matter what your players do. Thanks Theohiostate, lol.) Edited September 21, 2012 by Tripleshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 9 here ... it gets to a point where you play against your own players too often, so it's hard to root against your opponent. I have had to shelve my collection of NFL voodoo dolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I went down to 1 the last two years. This year I am back up to 4. 3 pay leagues and one neighborhood free league for a trophy only. It can be too much but I think it just depends how much time you have to put in. You also have to make sure it does not take away from enjoying life. Its just different for every person. I like being in more than league as you have a better chance of being in contention in at least one league. Makes the season more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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