PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE - CARLOS

Below are Prestige Worldwide's eligible keeper players & the rounds they must be drafted in:


        PLAYER                                            ROUND


Jahvid Best (RB - DET)                                 2nd
Matt Schaub (QB - HOU)                             2nd
Felix Jones (RB - DAL)                                 3rd (Last Year Can Keep)
Chad Ochocinco (WR - NE)                          3rd
Percy Harvin (WR - MIN)                            4th (Last Year Can Keep) 
Dez Bryant (WR - DAL)                                4th
Eddie Royal (WR - DEN)                              11th
Nate Burleson (WR - DET)                          15th (Free Agent)
Aaron Hernandez (TE - NE)                        15th (Free Agent)
Dustin Keller (TE - NYJ)                              15th (Free Agent)
Mike Tolbert (RB - SD)                                15th (Free Agent)
Adam Vinatieri (K - IND)                             15th (Free Agent)
Atlanta (DEF)                                                 15th (Free Agent)


Non-Eligible Keepers:  Andre Johnson Rd. 1 (WR - HOU);  Arian Foster Rd. 2 (RB - HOU);  Tony Romo Rd. 2 (QB - DAL).

COW TOWN RODEO QUEEN - JANETTE

Below are Cow Town Rodeo Queen's eligible keeper players & the rounds they must be drafted in:


        PLAYER                                            ROUND


Pierre Thomas (RB - NO)                            2nd
Steve Smith (WR - NYG)                             3rd
Wes Welker (WR - NE)                                3rd
Knowshon Moreno (RB - DEN)                   4th (Last Year Can Keep)
Hines Ward (WR - PIT)                                5th
Vinsanthe Shiancoe (TE - MIN)                   6th
Jay Cutler (QB - CHI)                                    10th
Fred Jackson (RB - BUF)                              10th
Kellen Winslow (TE - TB)                             12th
Michael Crabtree (WR - SF)                        13th (Last Year Can Keep)
Mike Thomas (WR - JAC)                            15th (Free Agent)
Matt Prater (K - DEN)                                  15th (Free Agent)
Tennessee (DEF)                                            15th (Free Agent)


Non-Eligible Keepers:  Drew Brees Rd. 1 (QB - NO);  DeAngelo Williams Rd. 2 (RB - CAR);  Steve Smith Rd. 3 (WR - CAR)

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS - HENRY

Below are Pineapple Express' eligible keeper players & the rounds they must be drafted in:

      PLAYER                                             ROUND


Philip Rivers (QB - SD)                                2nd
Matt Forte (RB - CHI)                                  3rd
Brandon Jacobs (RB - NYG)                        4th
Malcom Floyd (WR - SD)                             4th
Pittsburgh (DEF)                                          10th
Vernon Davis (TE - SF)                                12th (Last Year can keep)
Jabar Gaffney (WR - WAS)                         12th
Justin Forsett (RB - SEA)                            13th
LeGarrette Blount (RB - TB)                       15th (Free Agent)
Patrick Crayton (WR - SD)                          15th (Free Agent)
Marcedes Lewis (TE - JAC)                         15th (Free Agent)
Nate Washington (WR - TEN)                    15th (Free Agent)
Danny Woodhead (RB - NE)                        15th (Free Agent)
Dan Carpenter (K - MIA)                              15th (Free Agent)
NEW YORK GIANTS (DEF)                         15th (Free Agent)


Non-Eligible Keepers:  Anquan Boldin Rd. 3 (WR - BAL);  Reggie Wayne Rd. 2 (WR - IND).

TEAM KEEPERS

The keeper list for each team will be up shortly.  Make sure you check your teams potential keepers before the draft!

DRAFT ORDER

After a VERY LONG offseason, an NFL Lockout, & the voting on new rules for the League, I give you the OFFICIAL DRAFT ORDER for the 2011-2012 Big Money Fantasy Football League Season:

VOTING RESULTS FOR LEAGUE RULES

After all of the votes, I have tallied up the totals & I am ready to install the new rules for the 2011-2012 Fantasy Football League Season.  Below are the results.  Please post your comments for any or all of the rules results.

****DRAFT DATE CHANGE****

I wanted to schedule the draft for Tuesday, September 6th @ Buffalo Wild Wings for 7pm.  Unfortunately Vinnie will be out of the country.  So I wanted to get all of your input on having the draft on Thursday, September 1st @ Buffalo Wild Wings @ 7pm?  Please tell me in the comments section if this date is available for you or not.  

2011 LEAGUE INFO (UPDATED)

MADE CHANGES TO THE DRAFT DATE CHOICES.  PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE CHANGES IN THE POST.  CHANGES ARE IN BOLD & UNDERLINED.

LEAGUE END OF THE YEAR PAYOUT

Currently we are on a 1st & 2nd place payout only.  80%-20%.  I would like to know, if we do vote to increase the buy-in, if you all would like to add something to the league pay-out.  Possibly the Regular Season Champ, Regular Season Points Champ, 3rd place???  You guys let me know in the comments what you think.  I'll put your choices to a vote a little later.  Thanks

TRADE APPROVAL/VETO'S

This one is pretty simple.  Last year I controlled the power to approve/veto any & all trades based on what I felt was fair to both teams or not fair to one team.  There was a lot of push back on some trades I vetoed.  So now we are going to vote on the way trades can be approved or vetoed.  Please vote on the option you favor below:

WAIVER WIRE PRIORITY

In the 2009 League year I allowed Yahoo to set the Waiver Wire Priority every week.  Last year I took it upon myself to manage the Waiver Wire Priority.  Yahoo resets the Priority ONLY when a team picks up a player off waivers.  Regular add/drops & trades do not figure into their resets.  Last year, after some complaints to the 2009 season system, I reset the Priority after EVERY move.  That included add/drops & trades.  Again there were some complaints to this method as well.  So now it is going to a vote.  Please choose the option you would like the league to use this year going forward:

MAX # OF MOVES PER LEAGUE YEAR

Last year this was a big issue!  Currently we are operating the league based on a 30 move max.  In past seasons we have had unlimited moves.  I set the max move limit last year to 30 because in 2008 & 2009 the average # of moves per team, throwing out the highest moves team & lowest moves team, was 30 moves.  There has been discussion of going back to unlimited.  There has been talk of keeping it 30.  And there has been talk of charging a fee ($15 - $20) for every move above 30.  So below are the choices for the Max # of Moves Per League Year:

DRAFT ORDER

Starting last year in concurrence with the Keeper League the draft order is the same way the NFL (A Keeper League in itself) conducts its draft. Based on last years final standings: Worst team 1st - Best team 10th, then it follows the snake pattern into the second round: Best team 1st - Worst team 10th.  I believe this draft order would be in the best interest of the league because it will keep the league even on a competitive basis & not allow the best teams to Keep their best players & add another TOP 10% of the league player.  Some of you have voiced the concern that we should reward the champion & the top teams with the draft order going in the exact opposite from the NFL draft order.  So the first round would be Best team 1st - Worst team 10th, then snakes around starting in round two.  I feel as the winners get more than enough reward with the cash payout, championship trophy, & bragging rights.  But some of you don't.  So with out further ado, below are the options for Draft Order:

LEAGUE DUES & LEAGUE EXPENSES

There was some good discussion around the $$$ amount of the league dues (buy-in).  Currently we are at $50 per team.  Some people have asked about raising it to $100.  Also it was brought to my attention that we should maybe add in a LEAGUE EXPENSE FEE for running the league, going towards season ending awards, & food/drinks for draft/awards meeting.  The last couple of years I have been paying for the food @ the Draft Party & last year I added in the awards party & paid for the awards & Championship Trophy.  Adding in the League Expense Fee could take care of all of these costs.  So please read below for the choices & post your votes in the comments section.

2011 LEAGUE INFO

Hopefully by now, Everyone has signed back up for the league.  In the next few posts, I will be putting a couple of the League rules to a vote.  I need EVERYONE to post a comment for each rule with your vote on the rule.  Thanks for your cooperation & hopefully they will get a deal done soon & we will be back to a regular fantasy football schedule.

I am planning on trying to set up the Live Draft for September 6th or 7th @ around 7pm.  So please make note of these two dates as possible draft days.  If there is a shortened season then the date will be updated.