PLEASE read the rules to see if there is anything that you would like to be changed for the 2009 season. If you find something you wold like to be voted on, please put it in this post and a commish created poll will be started.
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THE EMPIRE 2009

Cost:
$300 per franchise (12 team league max)

Type:
This league is a redraft league each and every year. This league may NEVER turn into a keeper/dynasty league

Draft: If you make a mistake, an email must be sent within 3 min to the commish(s), and they will fix it. If an email or posting is not made within 3 minutes, you re stuck with the pick. If a pick has allready been made before you send an email, you will be unable to draft a player that has allready been drafted.

Payment
The deadline for payment is Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Schedule:
13 Game Regular Season during NFL Weeks 1-13.
Week #14 - Teams #1 and #2 get bye. #3 plays #6 and #4 plays #5
Week #15 -#1 plays the #4/#5 winner and the #2 plays the #3/#6 winner
Even if there are upsets in the first round, these will be the matchups
Week #16 - Empire Bowl (2 semi finals losers will play for 3rd place. Loser of that game is 4th)

If there is a tie in the playoffs, the tiebreaker will be as follows: whoever had the single highest QB, WR, RB, or TE that was in their starting lineup will be the winner.

Allignment:
No Divisions

Roster:
Each team can carry up to 18 players.

Waivers:
All FA drops go directly to FA pool. Worst to first waiver wire priority will begin at kickoff of the first game each week. The waiver wire process will end on Wednesday each week at 9pm and then the blind biddin entries will start. Each team will begin the season with $1,000.

Lineup

There is no fee for any transaction, including trades.

There is no fee for any transaction, including waiver wire picks.

Each weekly starting lineup will consist of:
1 QB
2 RB
2 WR
2 Flex (RB, WR/TE)
1 Kicker (Individual – not Team Kicker)
1 Defense/Special Teams - (Team D/ST – not Individuals)
9 Players total

Scoring
The Perfect Huddle Scoring (PPR and TE has same qualifications as WR)

A starting lineup that does not consist of the above will be considered illegal and will result in a forfeit. Starting a bye-week player will be considered legal, however you will obviously get zero points from him for the week.

Starting lineups must be submitted by the game time that each specific player plays that day.
For ex: If you want to start someone that plays on Thursday, you must have them entered as a starter by kickoff of that game

Trade Deadline
Sunday, 1pm of week 10

Trades
The Commish(s) will approve/disallow all trades. The vote by commish(s) must be at least 2-0 for the trade to be approved.

Once a player on your team is traded to another team, he may not be traded back to you from the same team for a minimum time of 3 weeks.

Owners may NOT trade during a season for future draft picks.


Standings:
1. Standings are determined by head-to-head games won and lost.
2. Total points accumulated is the tie-breaker if Wins are Losses are the same.

Winnings:
12 X 300 = 3600

1st = 1450
2nd = 670
3rd = 400
4th = 300
Weekly High Score $50 (13 weeks x $50) = $650
Toilet Bowl Winner = $50
MFL/fees = 80

The lowest score a Defensive/Special team can get is zero

There will be a playoff bracket created for non playoff teams. This playoff bracket will be known as the "Toilet Bowl" and the winner will recieve $50.

There is no IR Spot

I could be wrong but I thought we ditched the worst to first waiver plan last year in favor of the blind bid? If we didn't we should.

Yep, that was my thought also.....

I think last year was still worst to first. I will set up a poll.

I'm pretty sure we were a blind bidding format last year, but I could be confusing it with another league.

it was blind bidding last season

Here it is, I found it. TOS, can you please pin this and get rid of the 2007 one? Thanks

TOS, can you please pin this and get rid of the 2007 one? Thanks

bump