WLAF/NFL Europe startup: Superflex devy empire bonus; FULL

[slightlyuntrue]

Do you miss the WLAF or NFL Europe? Neither does anyone else, but the concept and team names were pretty cool! Throw in superflex, devy players and a sweet empire bonus and subtract kickers and team defense and you've got the World League Empire Dynasty!

Draft is tentatively scheduled for Friday June 10th if the league is filled & paid by then.

******EDIT 6/7******
All teams claimed & paid. Thanks everyone!

Maybe we'll start another one in August if there's enough interest.

******EDIT 6/5******
Claimed teams:
Claymores
Admirals
Monarchs
Thunder
Fire
Dragons
Sea-Devils
Knights
Skyhawks

Overview:

> 12 teams, 6 teams per division.
> 25 roster spots; 3 taxi squad spots; 3 IR/S slots.
> 9 starters, featuring 1 Superflex & no PK or DST.
> $250 annual league dues.
> Initial 30-round startup draft, including rookies and devy players
> Maximum of 5 devy players per franchise and 20 devy players leaguewide.
> Annual 4-round rookie draft, occurring two weeks after the NFL draft (except inaugural season).
> Annual 4-round free agent draft, occurring two weeks before the NFL season (except inaugural season).
> Rookie draft order determined by potential points and a draft lottery to discourage tanking and “punt year-one” ploys that compromise competitive integrity.
> In-season FAAB waivers, allocating $1,000 in waiver dollars to per team, per season.
> Six-team playoff structure that mimics the NFL.
> Guaranteed playoff berth for the points-scored leader.
> Consolation bracket for 6 non-playoff teams.
> Prize pools with 100% payouts, less MFL league fees of $70/yr (early bird price) & Empire Prize pool.
> 20% of league dues held back for Empire Bonus Prize, awarded when a team wins the league twice in three seasons.

Link to Bylaws: http://www65.myfantasyleague.com/2016/o ... 51960&O=26

Available franchises:


Sacramento Surge
San Antonio Riders

Contact me with interest/questions/complaints about the anti-tanking rules: cmwcampbell-at-gmail-com

Thanks for looking!

Visit some of the other leagues I commish:
http://www66.myfantasyleague.com/2016/home/16886#0
http://www60.myfantasyleague.com/2016/home/60795#0
http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffi ... eId=632734

[gunneross]

PM sent

[gunneross]

Bump.

[ChuckCecil26]

What happens to the $$$ that's held back for the "Empire Prize" if it goes unclaimed and the league disbands?

[Al_Bundy]

Same question as above. 20 percent of a bigger buy in like this adds up to a lot of money. I'd be all over this if it wasn't an empire format or took a smaller percentage for it

[slightlyuntrue]

What happens to the $$$ that's held back for the "Empire Prize" if it goes unclaimed and the league disbands?

Great question. While I suspect its unlikely the league would disband with a substantial unclaimed empire bonus pool - the same concern applies to leagues with year-4 or year-5 superpools. However, I'm specifically recruiting experienced dynasty owners, most of which have league with this format.

That said, we haven't addressed this in the bylaws. At first thought I'd say it's pretty clear the correct course is to refund the final owners for empire pool contributions made by their respective franchises. Wording that carefully to express intent to distribute the final unclaimed pool to the final franchise owners. Any owners who leave the league prior to its final season would not be entitled to any refund. I'll work through this language and add to the bylaws.

Thanks for bringing this up.

[slightlyuntrue]

Same question as above. 20 percent of a bigger buy in like this adds up to a lot of money. I'd be all over this if it wasn't an empire format or took a smaller percentage for it

The Empire bonus is intended to be a significant amount, to incentivize owner continuity and long-term league viability. The empire contribution works out to $586/yr aggregated across all franchises.

We track the payment and distribution of dues on this public Google sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

Thanks for your interest! Always happy to answer question about our league.

Best,
Chris

[TheBum]

Who do I contact to get in this league?

Also are there contracts for the players or do you just own them until they retire?

Thanks!

[slightlyuntrue]

Who do I contact to get in this league?

Also are there contracts for the players or do you just own them until they retire?

Thanks!

Hi,

Can contact me at cmwcampbell-at-gmail-dot-com to claim a franchise, I'm the commish of the league.

Best regards,
Chris (Frankfurt Galaxy)