oboylel14l Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Please excuse me if this thread has been posted in the wrong section. Could someone help me out on a couple of questions related to hosting a Fantasy Football Live Draft. I will be hosting a live draft for the upcoming season for my Fantasy Football League. This will be a 10 team league. 1) I've been doing my research and it seems like there are 2 options for a draft board, 1 - The Fathead NFL Dry Erase board which runs around $100 2 - A standard Draftboard with labels which are around $20 - $50 Any opinions on which is the better purchase? The Dry Erase Board seems like it can be used for many seasons. Can the Draft Board with labels be used for many seasons (Are the labels easy enough to peel off without ruining the board?) 2) Do any websites offer cheap Draft Boards that can be used for many seasons? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 White poster board and colored markers work great. Print off an alphabetical player list to cross guys off of. We have been doing our live draft like this for 6 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Dry erase and make sure the strippers know how to spell all the players names 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Dry erase and make sure the strippers know how to spell all the players names +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 We use the Fandraft software on a laptop and run it thru a hugh flat-screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Spend less on the board and more on the alcohol(and strippers). It shouldn't be too hard for everyone to keep track of who is off the board unless they are total noobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) I use draftkit.com. Color coded Sticker board (poster) that you can hang on the wall. 10 or 12 team board with shipping is $25 total. They send you extra blank stickers for each position. Can't be used for many years, but I kept all the old ones. This year, I moved to a house with a bigger garage, and plan to display them all for the draft as sort of a hall of shame. Edited June 26, 2014 by CowboysDiehard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osu1322 Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 If you have the right equipment, I'd suggest doing a big screen with the off line draft system. It makes it super easy to upload the results. If you go the draft board route, draftkits.com has a really good board with the color coded labeling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaman Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I use draftkit.com. Color coded Sticker board (poster) that you can hang on the wall. 10 or 12 team board with shipping is $25 total. They send you extra blank stickers for each position. Can't be used for many years, but I kept all the old ones. This year, I moved to a house with a bigger garage, and plan to display them all for the draft as sort of a hall of shame. This, I've used them in the past as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Company of Heroes Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I have a google doc spreadsheet with player lookup tables. It works great with a laptop and projector or big screen. Great for a local draft but easy to include a remote drafter or two via the chat function and it's easy for them to follow along. Each player is assigned a 3 digit code. When a player is selected, you enter that number, and the rest of the player info is populated. (Arian Foster was 226) Here's a look at it: http://tinypic.com/r/24n1km1/8 Only downside is entering the info into your league site is a pain... -CoH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutOne Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 We use fandraft also. Well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustangt125 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 We just have everybody bring a laptop or tablet and do it online. The program in which you draft updates the player list for everybody. I always wanted to have a board but they're expensive and the online way seems to be pretty smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 You get a free draft board with CBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skarzon Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 We just have everybody bring a laptop or tablet and do it online. The program in which you draft updates the player list for everybody. This is what we do and it works well. I like the idea of having a big board, but would love to just use a TV to show it. We use ESPN, anyone know of a way to "project" the draft on to a TV, without using someone's account? Can you have multiple draft windows open on ESPN? Maybe share one that is live to the TV, but not one you have your queued players on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Def. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Anybody use some type of auctioneer software for a live draft they can recommend? Damn auction side league takes forever to draft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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