GLFFL - Fly Like An Eagle League Rules - Great Lakes Fantasy Football Leagues

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GLFFL - Fly Like An Eagle League Rules

Section I - General

1. The Franchise Fee is $60.00.

2. The league will consist of one (1) division comprised of twelve (12) teams.

3. The draft will be held on-line. Teams will be formed in a draft that will be carried out in 1-12 then 12-1 order (known as 'serpentine' or 'switchback'). Drafts may be done in live draft format (4-6 hours on a chat site) or in email format (over several weeks). The order for all initial drafts is decided randomly. When they are done via the email format, teams have 16 hour time limits to make their selections. When a pick is missed, that owner has to get in contact with the commissioner ASAP in order to make a replacement pick. The longer he or she waits, the further down in the round his team will drop.

4. All teams must come out of the initial draft with the necessary components to field a starting lineup. Then, teams must always maintain these minimum requirements throughout the regular season (i.e. teams can't elect to go without a kicker, tight end, defense during the regular season).

5. The Fly Like An Eagle League is a single season league, meaning all players are returned to the free agent pool for the following season.

Section II - Scoring

1. The decimal scoring method will be combined (basic + performance) with points awarded as follows:

RUSHING - .1 point every 1 yard, 6 every touchdown, -2 for fumbles lost, 2 for conv., 1 point every 10 carries
RECEIVING - .1 point every 1 yard, 6 every touchdown, -2 for fumbles lost, 2 for conv., 1 point every 5 receptions
PASSING - .05 points every 1 yard, 4 every touchdown, -2 for interceptions, 1 for conv., 1 point every 10 completions
KICKING - 3 points every field goal (0-49 yards), 4 points every field goal (50 yards plus), 1 point every PAT
INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE PLAY - 6 points for TD (Fumble, interception, blocked punt, blocked FG return), 2 points for safeties, 2 points for interceptions, 2 points for fumble recoveries, 2 point for sacks, 1 point for tackles, .5 points for assists
NFL TEAM - 6 points for Special Teams or Defensive TDs (Fumble, interception, blocked punt, blocked FG return, punt return, kickoff return), 2 points for safeties, 1 point for interceptions, 1 point for fumble recoveries, 1 point for sacks, 3 points each "team" victory, 10 points each "team" shutout, 8 points for allowing 1 to 6 points, 6 points for allowing 7 to 12 points, 4 points for allowing 13 to 17.

2. Points for kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns will only be awarded to the NFL Team, not individual players.

3. Overtime Games: Tie games will be broken by using reserve players. Tie games will be broken using the same performance point system used by the rest of the players in the starting lineup.

Section III - Trading and Transactions

1. All transaction requests must be submitted via the web site to the commissioner's office no later than 11 p.m. EST on Thursday night. Free agents will be awarded to teams on a worst-to-first basis (record, total points, power ranking). These requests will be processed and posted to your respective teams immediately after transactions are processed. You can select up to TWO Free Agents per week. If adding a player or players will take you over the roster size limits for this league, you will also need to designate a player to be dropped for each player you are requesting to add. Leaving the dropped player field blank will cause the following to happen - the system will SKIP OVER anyone who would be in violation of the roster size restrictions by adding a player. You could be the first owner on the waiver priority list but you WILL NOT get your player if you fail to designate a drop at the same time.

2. All trades must be approved and forwarded to the commissioner's office no later than Saturday evening at 9 p.m. EST in order to ensure that the players involved are available for Sunday's games.

3. If a trade is made with an uneven combination of players (2 for 1, 3 for 2, etc.), the team receiving the extra player must immediately notify the commissioner's office regarding who will be dropped to keep the roster size at 21. While teams are permitted to start play with a roster size below 21, they are not allowed to go above that number. Failure to report a drop to the commissioner in this circumstance will result in the trade being voided.

4. You can receive up to five players per week in trades during the Regular Season. Both teams need to give approval and list terms of the trade for it to be confirmed. This must be done through the league's web site. Once approved by the league commissioner, the trade will be official. Trade results will be posted on the web site for each league. As a trade is approved, the team(s) rosters will automatically be updated and a transaction record will be listed.

5. A player cannot be traded back to a team until four (4) games have passed.

6. The league has the ability to call for a trade veto within 48 hours of the trade becoming official during the regular season and 72 hours of the trade becoming official during the off-season. Making a case to call for a veto vote must consist of something more substantial than "I don't agree with the trade and I want to vote against it." The owner calling for the veto should post a rationale on the league message board and send out an email to the commissioner for consideration by the entire league. Once this occurs, the trade will be voted on by a 12-member panel of the GLFFL's Board of Directors, consisting of the owners who have the longest tenure and most representation in the GLFFL. This way, deals can be decided by individuals who are unbiased since they are not a part of the league in question. In the event that members of the Board of Directors are involved in the trade in question, they must abstain from the voting procedure. Trades will be vetoed if 60 percent (seven panelists) vote for a reversal within the 48-72 hour period.

7. Owners are permitted to submit the names of starting players up until the respective player's game time. Once a game has begun, all players participating in that game are either locked in as a starter or as a bench player. Lineups should be submitted through the league's web site.

8. Owners are not permitted to trade transaction slots.

9. You will be responsible for fielding a complete team during bye weeks. No carryover points will be awarded for position players or NFL teams.

10. No trades will be permitted following the kickoff of Week Nine's games. The Thursday after the sixteenth (16th) regular season game is the last week to make drop/add transactions.

Section IV - Playoffs and Payouts

1. All teams will play a 17 week head-to-head schedule. There are no playoffs. The top three finishers after Week 17 earn a payday.

2. To determine the top three finishers, overall record will be used as the first tiebreaker, followed by total points scored, reverse order of opponent total points scored and head-to-head competition.

3. The first place team after NFL week 17 wins $280. The second place team collects $130. The third place team wins $80. The team that scores the most points in a single week will collect $60. GLFFL is not responsible for the taxes on the prizes of the winner.

Section V - Miscellaneous Items

1. All lineups must consist of 12 starters: a Quarterback, 1-2 Running Backs, 3-4 Wide Receivers, a Tight End, a Place Kicker, a Defensive Lineman, a Linebacker, a Defensive Back and a Team Defense.

2. Rosters will consist of 21 players. The nine (9) reserves on your roster may consist of any number of quarterbacks, running backs, receivers, kickers, defensive players or NFL teams. It is your responsibility to maintain your roster at all times. If a team goes over the 21 spots (by free agent pickup or trade) the transaction or transactions will not be processed for that week.

3. The act of "throwing games" (losing on purpose by turning in a lineup filled of players that normally would not play) is not tolerated in the Great Lakes Fantasy Football Leagues. We will revert your starting lineup back to a typical lineup for games that are tried to be thrown and further action will also take place (i.e. possible removal from the league without refund).

In every instance where a team has found to intentionally lose a game by submitting a bogus lineup, that owner will immediately be REMOVED from the league in question. When other instances arise, teams will be REMOVED the moment the indiscretions are discovered, whether they happened this year or in a previous year.

The REMOVAL involves the leagues in question only. After one year has passed, the offending owner has the opportunity to apply for reinstatement to that league. Reinstatement can only take place if 60 percent (seven panelists) of the GLFFL's Board of Directors vote for REINSTATEMENT. Other leagues are not impacted, although a meticulous study will begin on those other franchises to see if tanking games occurred at any time in the history of that club.

In addition, the offending owner will be placed on a PERMANENT PROBATIONARY STATUS in all other leagues, meaning any other incident of intentionally throwing games will result in PERMANENT EXPULSION from ALL GLFFL LEAGUES for LIFE.

4. Conduct that is deemed detrimental to the league or to the GLFFL will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, posts and or emails that are harassing in nature and serve no legitimate purpose other than to cause discord within the league or the GLFFL organization. There is a difference between expressing viewpoints or likes/dislikes of a league or format and personal attacks toward fellow owners, the commissioner or the Board of Directors. Failure to comply may result in IMMEDIATE EXPULSION WITHOUT REFUND. In addition, attempts to negatively impact the integrity of the league (i.e. threatening or outright refusal to submit lineups, partaking in bogus trades, etc.) will result in an immediate expulsion, without refund, from the GLFFL.