The
Big League
Rules
League Type
Performance
Head-to-Head
The Big League is based on Performance
& Scoring
The Draft
Draft Method: Serpentine (1-10, 10-1)
Rounds: 23
Each franchise is required to draft
1 defensive units,
1 special team units, and 1 head coach
Draft order is determined by random draw.
The Draft order will be drawn in the
presence of the commissioner with at least 1 other team representative present no earlier than 10 weeks prior
to the draft. If the commissioner cannot be present for the drawing, he will
appoint another team owner to act on his behalf.
Each franchise is allotted 90 seconds to
make their selection through the first 6 rounds. For rounds 7 through 23 each
team is allotted 1 minute to make their selection. If a franchise does not make
their selection within the given time, they will have 15 seconds immediately
following the next pick to make their selection. Throughout draft day each
franchise may make unlimited transactions.
Franchise Rosters
16 Position Players
1 Defensive Units
1 Special Team Units
1 Head Coach
Unlimited IR spots
Every franchise is required to have 1
Head Coach, 1 Defense, 1 Special Team, on their roster always.
Starting Lineup
1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1Flex (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, 1 DE, 1 SP, 1 HC
Lineups must be turned in to the
commissioner via the website, or in case of internet issues, another team owner
before the start of that player’s game.
Any player that is on the roster of an NFL
team that plays prior to Sunday is LOCKED as soon as their game starts. Those
players can NOT be picked up, dropped, or traded until the following week.
Free Agent Transactions
Each franchise is allotted unlimited free
agent transactions through end of the season
Trades
No limit on trades made week 1 thru week
12 if the trade is for an equal # of player. If you were to trade 2 players for
1 you would then need to use a free agent transaction to get your roster to the
correct # of players.
NO TRADES AFTER WEEK 12.
All Free Agent transactions made between 8 am CST Monday and 10 PM CST Wednesday are subject to “Blind
Bidding” (conditional claims also accepted). From 8 a.m. CST Thursday morning until 11:59 a.m. CST Sunday all players are taken on a first
come first serve basis. Any player dropped from a roster may not be picked up
until the following week.
“Blind Bidding on Free
agents.”
Each team has $30 (fictional) to bid on
the free agent they are claiming. The highest bid wins the claim. If more than
1 team bids the same amount for the same player a coin toss will done to decide
who receives the player. Once out of your $30 you will no longer be able to
make free agent claims before Thursday.
Conditional Claim
A franchise may make a claim on a second
player, assuming he does not get his first pick.
For instance, let’s say Marvin Harrison
and Randy Moss are both available. A franchise can claim Randy Moss and on the
condition that franchise does not get Randy, claim Marvin also. If the
franchise gets its first choice, it then loses any claims
on their second choice.
Head-to-Head - Playoff's - Super Bowl-
Toilet Bowl
Head-to-Head format each week (like the
NFL). We will play a head-to-head schedule playing each team twice. (To achieve
this some weeks will be doubleheaders) We will then seed everybody for the
playoffs based on their head-to-head record.
Playoffs begin week 15 and conclude with the Super Bowl week 17.
Only 6 teams make the playoffs with the top 2 head-to-head records
receiving a bye the first week. Tiebreaker for head-to-head is total points.
The
remaining 4 teams along with the first to losers from the Super Bowl playoff
will play in the Toilet Bowl Tournament.
Tie Breaker
for Playoffs/Super Bowl is the highest scoring bench player, if needed, the
order would continue as follows; benched head coach, benched defense then
benched special teams.
Rules Committee
The rules committee is made up of 3
franchise owners. The commissioner is not eligible for the committee. On draft
day, each team will vote for 3 people. The top 3 vote getters will be the rules
committee. The function of the rules committee is to handle all issues that
arise when a team feels it is not being treated fairly, or disputes a decision,
made by the commissioner. An owner must submit his dispute in writing to the
commissioner and the rules committee. The dispute will be forwarded to all
franchise owners by the commissioner. A 2-1 vote by the rules committee will
overrule the commissioner. On draft day, before the draft begins, a franchise
can make a motion to vote on a new rules committee, if seconded, there will be a new election
before the draft begins, otherwise the rules committee stays unchanged from
year to year.
An annual rules meeting will be held
sometime between the end of the Super Bowl and the following years draft to
clarify existing rules and discuss future changes. Any changes will be voted upon, teams will be notified in person, by
phone or e-mail and given adequate time to vote.
Current Rules Committee
Colin, Ryan, Roger
Entry Fee
$60
Commissioner’s entry is free
PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR ENTRY FEE
$10 by May 1st
$25 Draft Day
$25 Week 10
The $10 May 1st payment is to pay for the
league website, this is not refundable. (This payment
needs to be made in May to receive the best price on the website, which means
more $$ in the prize pool) If you do not pay the $10 by May 1st your spot will
be given to the first person that wants in the league. If your spot is still
open on draft day you would then be required to pay $35 on Draft day to
participate. Any money paid would be refunded once a replacement is found if
you were to depart the league.