Lukester2181 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Any Commissioners out there? What have you done to spice up your league? I am just looking for additional ideas. I post a weekly Commissioner Report where I blast other managers for their poor decisions and give props to great decisions made by managers. I have a quotes of the week section where I put quotes managers have made throughout the week in our smack talk board. I have also just this year created a YouTube show that covers the league. I have had two episodes The Pilot and The Summit which covered the League Summit we just had. The video is raw and just shot with my cellphone, but I think it is pretty entertaining. Check out the videos below and let me know what you think. I love to hear any additional ideas that anyone has of how to spice up a league! Peanut League Season 1 Episode #1 Pilot: Peanut League Season 2 Episode #2 The Summit: Have a great day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 naked streaking always spices things up. Are you a hot girl? Bonus! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing cool like that we just have a draft get together and then play out the season. I'm not into all the trash talking and similar stuff that attract some to the hobby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing cool like that we just have a draft get together and then play out the season. I'm not into all the trash talking and similar stuff that attract some to the hobby. Agreed, nothing fancy needed. Being a fair, attentive, available commissioner that pays out on time is all any league should need. Anything more then that should be provided by the community of players, and not the commissioner alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdko Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nothing too out of the ordinary. Person that places last has to pay for the plaque of the winner on our league's trophy though. Always gives incentive to play the season through so you don't have to pay that extra fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyne1 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Week 3, 7 and 11 are rivalry weeks Whoever wins in those weeks gets to name their opponents team for the next week We started a Groupme for the league too which is better than the regular smackboards on the websites 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 I am going to suggest this in a redraft league I'm commishing this upcoming year: Entry fee is $50, but owners can add - in $5 increments - the ability to get a better draft pick. We'll do the draft order selection by random "ping pong ball" style selection.... so, everyone starts with one "ball"... first ball drawn would have the chance to pick their draft slot..... next ball drawn would get the next choice... etc. If folks wanted 5 balls, they'd pay $5 each for extras. So an extra $20 into the pot. Could mean a little more in the kitty, could mean nothing, but could make the draft order process a bit more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halaba23 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Any Commissioners out there? What have you done to spice up your league? I am just looking for additional ideas. I post a weekly Commissioner Report where I blast other managers for their poor decisions and give props to great decisions made by managers. I have a quotes of the week section where I put quotes managers have made throughout the week in our smack talk board. I have also just this year created a YouTube show that covers the league. I have had two episodes The Pilot and The Summit which covered the League Summit we just had. The video is raw and just shot with my cellphone, but I think it is pretty entertaining. Check out the videos below and let me know what you think. I love to hear any additional ideas that anyone has of how to spice up a league! Peanut League Season 1 Episode #1 Pilot: Peanut League Season 2 Episode #2 The Summit: Have a great day! Hey man, For fantasy purposes- I love the idea you are doing with the YouTube videos. Great touch! I actually thought they were pretty good, even though like you said it is pretty raw, unedited, and shot with your cellphone, I would love to be in your league just because of the commitment you put forth with just the videos. Please post more links to them as you film more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 Thanks for the kind words! The members of the league love the video idea. I just implemented it this year and plan on doing it from this year on. The next show is going to be released on August 19th. It is going to be our "Keeper" show. I am having everyone snail mail me their keepers this year. In the show I am going to go through each team's final lineups and predict who their keepers are going to be. I created a power point with each teams final roster. After my predictions I am going to open the envelope and read off the keepers for that team. Once that is done I am going to predict each teams first round pick based on the keeper they selected. I am having three other managers from the league join me in "studio" that way each of us will be assigned 2-3 teams to cover. It should be pretty epic. I am looking forward to how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 look, two sock puppets talking to each other.... problem is, they're connected to the same person.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Since this is a keeper league, I am also going to live stream from YouTube- it will be a keeper reveal show. League managers will be required to mail me their keepers in a sealed envelope. Myself and three other managers will host a keeper reveal show. We will each be assigned to two-three different teams. We will project the team's final roster onto a wall with a projector and make a prediction of the keepers we think that team will keep. Once the predictions are made, we will officially reveal the keepers on the live stream as well as predict the first round of the draft based on the keepers that were selected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I am going to suggest this in a redraft league I'm commishing this upcoming year: Entry fee is $50, but owners can add - in $5 increments - the ability to get a better draft pick. We'll do the draft order selection by random "ping pong ball" style selection.... so, everyone starts with one "ball"... first ball drawn would have the chance to pick their draft slot..... next ball drawn would get the next choice... etc. If folks wanted 5 balls, they'd pay $5 each for extras. So an extra $20 into the pot. Could mean a little more in the kitty, could mean nothing, but could make the draft order process a bit more fun. Interesting idea, curious to hear how it goes over. I know in our league some would complain that some guys make great money and could afford the extra chances no problem. (But then we're a keeper league and draft order is reverse of standings, straight draft.) I know, cue the "do auction drafts they're the most fair". MIght need to consider a cap on extra balls that can be bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Interesting idea, curious to hear how it goes over. I know in our league some would complain that some guys make great money and could afford the extra chances no problem. (But then we're a keeper league and draft order is reverse of standings, straight draft.) I know, cue the "do auction drafts they're the most fair". MIght need to consider a cap on extra balls that can be bought. Yeah, forgot to add that caveat. It would probably be a 4 or 5 ball max. Some people (like me) don't give a rat's arse where they draft, other people really do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Strippers 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Instead of having the draft order dependent on the consolation bracket (winner gets fist pick), we are also going to implement a draft lottery. I am going to build a make shift draft lottery machine (two boxes taped together, a five gallon water jug, and my wet vac). The winner of the consolation bracket will get a certain % chance (still to be determined by the league) to win the draft. We will use 4 ping pong balls (24 different combinations) each team will be given the appropriate number of combinations based on where they finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 You know, maybe you should create your own blog and post your updates there for those that are interested. We really don't need a blow by blow update on your league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 No problem! Just love sharing what I do with my league! Also love hearing whatever else any other commissioners do to make their leagues more interesting! Anything else anyone does??? Draft? Trades? Rivalry Week? Last place? Champion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heehawks Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 We do "The Joey". 20 plus years running. The team with the lowest total score for the week has to put an extra 10 spot into the pool of money. We voted to change that this year to 20 bones. It has really helped with keeping teams active all the way through the season. Nobody wants to be the joey. If there is a tie, both teams put in. Happens a few times a year. Adds some extra dough into the pot and makes for some great gameday trash talking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 We do "The Joey". 20 plus years running. The team with the lowest total score for the week has to put an extra 10 spot into the pool of money. We voted to change that this year to 20 bones. It has really helped with keeping teams active all the way through the season. Nobody wants to be the joey. If there is a tie, both teams put in. Happens a few times a year. Adds some extra dough into the pot and makes for some great gameday trash talking. Love this idea. I can definitely see this making more managers active and paying attention to their lineups week in and week out. Nobody can complain about an extra $130 into the pot either. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I bang the wife of whoever comes in last place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMud Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 I bang the wife of whoever comes in last place So always your own then huh? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 So always your own then huh? Don't mess with the Lorio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 So always your own then huh? yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando37 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Thanks for the kind words! The members of the league love the video idea. I just implemented it this year and plan on doing it from this year on. The next show is going to be released on August 19th. It is going to be our "Keeper" show. I am having everyone snail mail me their keepers this year. In the show I am going to go through each team's final lineups and predict who their keepers are going to be. I created a power point with each teams final roster. After my predictions I am going to open the envelope and read off the keepers for that team. Once that is done I am going to predict each teams first round pick based on the keeper they selected. I am having three other managers from the league join me in "studio" that way each of us will be assigned 2-3 teams to cover. It should be pretty epic. I am looking forward to how it turns out. I really like the sound of this Luke! Running a league can be time consuming in itself but taking on this is a step above and beyond! Well done to you and it sounds like the league appreciates it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukester2181 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 I really like the sound of this Luke! Running a league can be time consuming in itself but taking on this is a step above and beyond! Well done to you and it sounds like the league appreciates it! I appreciate it! Thanks! Everyone jokes around that it is my second job. Anyone interested here is the link to Episode #3- "Who Is Who" Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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