OT: Ways to make fantasy football more interesting

Submitted by Laser Wolf on

A group of friends and I have had a league going for over a decade but interest is starting to wane. Nobody wants to see the league die but everybody also feels like they are sort of opting in for saking of opting in without any genuine interest.

So I come to you, MGoBlog, with any ideas to spice up a fantasy football league. This could include unique ideas for scoring, payouts, etc. We added keepers a year ago and that has marginally piqued interest but I think it's going to take a bit more.

Mods please feel free to delete if the board has been a bit too fantasy football heavy lately.

counter trey

August 10th, 2015 at 11:31 AM ^

Our league is a total point league. Last place in total points is beer bitch, they have to wear a apron and serve beers to everyone else during the draft. Second to last place is the host, they provide food, seating, etc. keeps everyone in it trying to not be the bitch.




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Michigan FTW Again

August 10th, 2015 at 11:40 AM ^

We have a roster of 40 players including eight starting offense, eight starting defense, kicker, and punter. It's 22 bench spots.

We drop seven players every year, and have a seven-round draft.

It really makes you have to think about which players are going to have the best weeks with so much talent on the rosters. With everyone committed for a decade with their own team to manage, the offseason is still active too.

You'd need some pretty committed people to make it work though.

jdon

August 10th, 2015 at 11:46 AM ^

1.) get rid of fucking kickers.  The suck and they are stupid.

2.) embrace IDP or adapt defensive scoring by adding:  points for 3 and outs, scoring that reflects only the points against the defense, treat a fourth down stop like a turnover, add return yards...

jdon

 

SwitchbladeSam

August 10th, 2015 at 11:48 AM ^

Sorry to hijack thread, but a quick question.  

Our commisioner decided to make our league a keeper league where you keep one player. 2 people aren't playing this year.  The commisioner deleted their teams yesterday.  I logged in today and saw where all their players went to FA. I didn't really think it was going to let me add players, but I picked up Le'veon Bell (I also picked up Aaron Rodges just so no one else could, even though I can only keep one). Two people text me and laughed about it.  The guy with first pick already emailed the commisioner raising hell that I just stole his first pick. At first I did it as joke but I've now rationalized it in my mind that " if it were an illegal move, then I wouldn't have been able to do it and that they're just mad they didn't do it first.  

If the comminor allows it, should I keep Bell? Or do you think that was dirty and I should keep somone else(the rest of my team from last year is garbage? ($100 league)

Callahan

August 10th, 2015 at 1:06 PM ^

From my experience, the more money a league is worth, the more likely that some shady shit is going to happen ("teams buying players from lowly teams using share of winnings" being the most prevalent), meaning its more likely that you're actually going to hate or fight someone over something that was supposed to be an enjoyable pastime. 

I advocate going the other way. Everyone chip in one time to buy a WWE Championship belt for $250. Winner gets it until next season. You won't find a cooler trophy, and everyone remains friends. 

Tyrone Biggums

August 10th, 2015 at 1:21 PM ^

I have some friends that do a draft party with strippers as the "waitresses". They basically prance around in skimpy outfits and serve drinks and food. Attendance is always 100%!

1201SouthMain

August 10th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

12 owner league.  Top 6 make playoffs for the real money.  Bottom 6 have playoffs for their buy in back.  Keeps people that are slow out the gate or bad injury year from throwing in the towel after week 5.

Also, $2 per add transaction.  Every time you add a player via FA or trade it's $2.  We have people that make 25 transactions a year.  Adds up for a 12 man league.

Reduce the number of bench spots.  Prevents owners from stockpiling a position and forces owners to make more moves.