Proposed Rule Change (Again)

Because I still think it makes sense, I'm re-posting Big B's proposed rule change that he submitted last year. We'll vote on this rule on Auction Night.

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Commish Boogie and So-Called Commish Pawlicki (The season has not even started and the "video" that was supposed to be out two days ago is no where to be seen):

The Macon Love would like to propose the following rule to be voted on at the auction on Sunday August 23rd, 2009.

- 13 weeks of the season.
- Each week, each team will have a total of two outcomes.
- It could be 2-0, it could be 1-1, it could be 0-2.
- The first outcome will result in head-to-head play, as we have done since the start of the FFFL. - The second outcome will result in "upper half or lower half weekly finish".

If you have one of top 5 weekly scores for the entire league, you get a win. If you have a bottom 5 point total for the entire league, you get a loss.

- I propose this for the following reasons:

(1) It eliminates the scenario where the top two weekly scorers happen to play each other and the 2nd highest point-getter for the week walks away with nothing to show for it. Team B scores 107 points but happens to play the Macon Love who put up the usual 119 so Team B gets a loss. Meanwhile Pawlicki puts up a 53 but walks away with a win because he played B Jones who was starting Steve Young and Roger Craig and racked up a whopping 49 points.

(2) It takes away the stacked division wildcard and truly rewards the top five teams for the week. It balances the playing field.So in the end, we would each have a total of 26 outcomes. Macon Love could end up 22-4, while J Boogie could be 18-8, and Saber 1-25.

We would need to do the following:
1) Find a website that allows you to customize your league. I believe espn does allow you to do this.
2) Be willing to change, it may be the hardest part for all of us, but how awesome has the auction been and that was a change for us. In short we....

- Still have head-to-head play
- Still have two divisions
- Simply add a 2nd outcome/result for each team based on a top 5 or bottom 5 score for the week
- Would have 26 results for each team before playoffs. Playoffs would be old-school, strictly based on head-to-head.

These are the thoughts of the two-time defending champion Macon Love. Think like a champion does.

Sincerely,

Big B
Macon Love
FFFL Champions 2007 & 2008
PS: I'm wearing the green jacket as I write this ... and nothing else.