DMD Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Pretty big deal for the NFFC. We all wondered when one of the big contests would attract a major media partner. http://www.rotonation.com/ NBC Sports Fantasy Football Championship Officially AnnouncedNBC Sports and F+W Publications are partnering to launch the NBC Sports Fantasy Football Championship. The live event will be held simultaneously in Las Vegas, New York, Chicago and Orlando, on Aug. 30. There will be over $1 million in total prize money, with the grand prize winner taking home $100,000. F+W is currently responsible for the National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC), which hold live simultaneous drafts in Las Vegas, New York, Chicago and Orlando every year. F+W’s main competition in the world of high-stakes fantasy sports is the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF). NBC Sports plan to promote its new championship through RotoWorld and other on- and off-line events. Further, according to Rick Cordella, the General Manager of Fantasy Sports for NBC Sports, “By teaming up with F+W, we will be able to push The National Fantasy Football Championship to a new level and stature in the fantasy sports community.” In other words, ‘We’re going to make NFFC and NBC Sports FFC number 1.’ I think this is a great move for both companies. This partnership gives NBC Sports something to differentiate their fantasy offering from CBSSports.com, ESPN, and Yahoo!. F+W is able to bring a big brand to help them battle with the WCOFF for the high-stakes fantasy players. Win-Win. (more…) .” I think they are having their big drafts in four different places in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Interesting... 33 leagues with 12 teams. $1300 entry fee. How does that compare to WCOFF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 $1300 entry fee...certainly cheaper than WCOFF. At the Flamingo on the strip. 4pm draft.. good for those that may get completely wasted the night before and need time to recover. No cap on booze at draft. Man, remind me why we all do WCOFF again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Interesting... 33 leagues with 12 teams. $1300 entry fee. How does that compare to WCOFF? It's almost 2k now after all is said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 First place money is definitely lower. Interesting to se how this develops however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 First place money is definitely lower. Interesting to se how this develops however. Yeah, much lower. I'm curious to see how they do the other payouts too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Hummm....for some reason I was thinking the NFFC was the one where you put in guys every week based on salary or "one and done" type thing......this must be something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) Yeah, much lower. I'm curious to see how they do the other payouts too. [http://www.fantasyfootballchampionship.com...zes2008_nbc.asp Edited April 25, 2008 by Outshined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I was thinking about going to WCOFF this year, but, I'm considering giving this a shot at the New York draft.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I was thinking about going to WCOFF this year, but, I'm considering giving this a shot at the New York draft.......... WCOFF will be a lot more fun but if you do decide to go this route keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Interesting... 33 leagues with 12 teams. $1300 entry fee. How does that compare to WCOFF? In addition to being a bit more expensive with toal costs (not sure of total costs for NFCC, as WCOFF cost includes one night at hotel and tickets to their ESPNZone party), WCOFF had 80-90 12 team leagues last year, maybe more, I know they had almost 75 in Vegas alone, not sure how many they got at their other draft locales, but I think the total ended up around 90 leagues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 In addition to being a bit more expensive with toal costs (not sure of total costs for NFCC, as WCOFF cost includes one night at hotel and tickets to their ESPNZone party), WCOFF had 80-90 12 team leagues last year, maybe more, I know they had almost 75 in Vegas alone, not sure how many they got at their other draft locales, but I think the total ended up around 90 leagues. I read that they're tossing around the idea of making it a 14 team league this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I read that they're tossing around the idea of making it a 14 team league this year. Oh f0k that. That may be a deal breaker for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I read that they're tossing around the idea of making it a 14 team league this year. After requesting the deposits based on already established rules, any changes in the rules for this year would be bad policy. If they want to do this, make it in effect for next year so anyone not liking the new rules will have not made a deposit yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I read that they're tossing around the idea of making it a 14 team league this year. Yea...I'm not into that idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 After requesting the deposits based on already established rules, any changes in the rules for this year would be bad policy. If they want to do this, make it in effect for next year so anyone not liking the new rules will have not made a deposit yet. There are quite a few people up in arms right now on their message board about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I read that they're tossing around the idea of making it a 14 team league this year. Oh f0k that. That may be a deal breaker for me. +1 I really don't like 14-team leagues. Dilutes the talent pool too much, and free agency is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 +1 I really don't like 14-team leagues. Dilutes the talent pool too much, and free agency is a joke. With regards to the final details on 2008, we will have those out shortly. Dont expect any major rule changes. (We will fix the playoff scoring to be weeks 13-16 + the average from weeks 1-12). We made the announcements for 2007 immediately following the acquisition (early May) and will have the 2008 final applications out close to the end of this month. I'm guessing that they've decided to scrap that idea now. A 14 team league would seem like a major rule change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I'm guessing that they've decided to scrap that idea now. A 14 team league would seem like a major rule change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDFFFreak Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) What would fantasy football look like on TV? Edited April 25, 2008 by TDFFFreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 What would fantasy football look like on TV? Having seen the Mystery Huddlers pictures......not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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