[Johnny Bing]

I (Bing Bings) will not be returning for 2011 season. Team should be in good standing as I didn't trade any future picks.

Good luck to those in the playoffs this year.

[snowman]

I've already sent Cam a message about a month ago advising him I wouldn't be returning either, but figured if Bing was starting a thread, I just as well post my depature message well.

Same as Bing, I didn't trade any future picks either, so best of luck to all of you.

[Darb007]

I am not returning in 2011.

[Dallas Cowboys]

I'll be back.

[vardaski]

I'm coming back. Sorry we are losing several of you.

[loose circuits]

I'm coming back if we have enough people

[SamuraiCam]

Hey guys, I don't think I'll be returning either. I hate to step away when there are already a few other owners leaving, but I'm trying to cut down on dynasty league.

Let me know if you guys are able to find enough replacement owners and somebody is willing to step up as commish and I can transfer any funds. Otherwise, I'll plan on just sending out all payouts without holding league fees for next year.

Thanks,
Cameron

[rubbsy]

If the league is still around next year I should be in..

Schrute Farms

[loose circuits]

just texted Luke (House Money) and he'll be in again if we can get enough. He also has some people in mind for replacements...

Who haven't we heard from?

Scoregasms?
Rob (Smurfs)?
Marshalls?

sounds like DC has 2 guys lined up already, so we'd just need to recruit 2 more assuming the 3 questionable people are staying. I think we should consider having an expansion draft for any new teams if we can get enough to make it fair and allow them to make create their own teams in a since...

This post has been edited by loose circuits: 03 January 2011 - 02:37 AM

[Tough Guy]

If we can get enuf people together I will be back next season.

I agree with the expansion too as it looks like we would have to find atleast 4 mew owners. Just take all the players from those 4 teams and all of the free agents and put them in a pool and start them over then have a rookie draft for everyone?

What abotu just starting it all over from scratch? Im looking at it this way. there will be 4 new owners in this league along with a few that have only been in a year or two. Basically half of the league. Now I could be greedy and not want this because i love the youth on my team and think it has alot of potential with Rogers, Moreno, Best, and the carolina boys along with my recievers all young as well but bieng that we have over half of the league either first year or a season vested maybe it be best to just start things over? It;s just a thought

[Tough Guy]

also i may know someone who would be interested in a team as well. I will let you know asap

[Tough Guy]

loose circuits, on 03 January 2011 - 02:35 AM, said:

just texted Luke (House Money) and he'll be in again if we can get enough. He also has some people in mind for replacements...

Who haven't we heard from?

Scoregasms?
Rob (Smurfs)?
Marshalls?

sounds like DC has 2 guys lined up already, so we'd just need to recruit 2 more assuming the 3 questionable people are staying. I think we should consider having an expansion draft for any new teams if we can get enough to make it fair and allow them to make create their own teams in a since...

Dc has some people? More Minnesota people? That would make half the league all in Minnesota ha ha

[Dallas Cowboys]

Two things:

One of the guys I have lined up to take over a team is my fifteen year old son. If we could find someone else to take a team I'd prefer to go that route, I'd only like to have him take over a team as a last resort.

I'm on board with some sort of expansion draft idea. I'll apologize now though for being greedy, I do not want to scrap everything and start over. If we wanted to do something like that maybe we could protect a certain amount of players on our rosters, like 50%, and have a free agent draft after. It's an idea to discuss.

[loose circuits]

Dallas Cowboys, on 03 January 2011 - 10:36 PM, said:

I'm on board with some sort of expansion draft idea. I'll apologize now though for being greedy, I do not want to scrap everything and start over. If we wanted to do something like that maybe we could protect a certain amount of players on our rosters, like 50%, and have a free agent draft after. It's an idea to discuss.

i agree that I don't want to blow it up and start over. Might as well just join a new league then. All my work would be ruined. I think a good compromise is what you suggested...could just protect like 20 players prior to the expansion draft (4 new teams then draft 20 players) then start the rookie/free agent draft after that and have it be 15 rounds...

[vardaski]

loose circuits, on 04 January 2011 - 12:15 AM, said:

Dallas Cowboys, on 03 January 2011 - 10:36 PM, said:

I'm on board with some sort of expansion draft idea. I'll apologize now though for being greedy, I do not want to scrap everything and start over. If we wanted to do something like that maybe we could protect a certain amount of players on our rosters, like 50%, and have a free agent draft after. It's an idea to discuss.

i agree that I don't want to blow it up and start over. Might as well just join a new league then. All my work would be ruined. I think a good compromise is what you suggested...could just protect like 20 players prior to the expansion draft (4 new teams then draft 20 players) then start the rookie/free agent draft after that and have it be 15 rounds...

I could be up for this too. I agree with Loose that I'd rather not start completely over but I'd be willing to toss back in half my guys. I've never participated in something like this before. If we did it this way would the 4 vacated teams throw back all their guys and go through a draft until they reach 15 each and then all 12 teams would draft from the remainder of the guys in the pool plus whatever 15 guys we threw back plus rookies? Or do we throw back our guys into the free agent pool let the 4 teams get up to the same number we have and then just start drafting and add rookies at that point?

I guess I'd want to understand the rules exactly before we voted on it.

Out of curiousity how long has this league been in existence? And has anyone done an expansion type of draft like this?

I imagine wanting to keep your players really depends on where your team sits right now.

[rubbsy]

I'm ok with not starting over completely, and keeping part of our roster, but is 20 too many? Would 10 or 15 be an easier and more fair number for the new owners?

On the flip side if we don't have the rookie draft I'll be really bummed, as I traded Vick for a 1st and 2nd, which would have given me two of the top five picks in the first and second round. Looks like I would have been better off keeping him...

This post has been edited by rubbsy: 04 January 2011 - 03:48 PM

[vardaski]

rubbsy, on 04 January 2011 - 03:48 PM, said:

I'm ok with not starting over completely, and keeping part of our roster, but is 20 too many? Would 10 or 15 be an easier and more fair number for the new owners?

On the flip side if we don't have the rookie draft I'll be really bummed, as I traded Vick for a 1st and 2nd, which would have given me two of the top five picks in the first and second round. Looks like I would have been better off keeping him...

I believe either way we are having a rookie draft.

[Tough Guy]

I only brought up the redraft becuase of all of the new owners that are in the league but from what it looks like most of them are pretty happy with thier teams the way they are now which i am to. I was just thinking that it may be in the best interest of the league as a whole but as it looks almost everyone is fine with what they have so I dont think anything like that should be an option and a redraft should only be an option if we have to with the 4 new owners if thats what they want to do. But you never know maybe we can get 4 owners that will take them as they are now too. In my opinion there are basically two options 1. all 4 owners are fine with the teams and we go with it 2. we take the 4 teams and throw all of those players into the free agent pool and those 4 owners get to draft their teams from whats out there. Then we hold a rookie draft as normal. From my expierence Its going to be hard to fine 4 people to take over those 4 teams and be cool with it. It seems like there is one or two teams that they want and if they dont get one of them then they dont want to play so doing a redraft of those 4 teams seems like it may be the best option

[SamuraiCam]

Just wanted to check in to see if you guys have thought about who's taking over commish duties so I can transfer everything over.

[Tough Guy]

I could do it again if needed. The only reason i stepped down was because of work and I'm on the road all week and I'm not around alot then if something needs to be adressed but I could do it

[loose circuits]

Tough Guy, on 08 January 2011 - 02:05 AM, said:

so doing a redraft of those 4 teams seems like it may be the best option

although this depends on whether Marshalls and Scoregasms come back as well...haven't heard from them yet...well Chewy said he's waiting on what we decide to do with the rosters and that his buddies all bowed out

the abandon teams have some solid talent, so I don't see why we couldn't fill those spots with a 4 team expansion draft

This post has been edited by loose circuits: 09 January 2011 - 05:57 PM

[Tough Guy]

I have a friend that is interested in a team as well so I think we have enuf people interested in it now. He also has a brother that may be interested as well. So I think we have enuf people if I'm not mistaken.

[vardaski]

Tough Guy, on 11 January 2011 - 02:48 AM, said:

I have a friend that is interested in a team as well so I think we have enuf people interested in it now. He also has a brother that may be interested as well. So I think we have enuf people if I'm not mistaken.

Bring them in. It would be nice to get the new owners in and let them draft their teams from the old 4 rosters. Have we heard from the other couple of owners yet?

[loose circuits]

need to know what's going on, I've been invited into a dynasty league but I'd only have room if this league isn't gonna happen

[Dallas Cowboys]

I spoke to MoM yesterday and he is coming back.

[Tough Guy]

so whats the word here? Is this league going to survive? start over? Keep going? Looks like we have enuf owners to do so

[Dallas Cowboys]

Yeah, we should probably get started on figuring this out sometime soon.

[loose circuits]

i haven't been able to get a hold of Luke. He dropped off the grid. Not sure what happened. I doubt we can depend on him making it back. Did he pay Cam when he traded his picks away?

[SamuraiCam]

Don't think Luke ever paid me for 2011. Not sure if we have the rule requiring that.

Also, if someone wants to step up and definitively take commish responsibilities while you guys figure this out, let me know and I'll transfer the site over so you guys can take care of everything.

[Tough Guy]

Cam if you want you can send me the info. I'm not sure what will happen with the CBA lockout and all. But if everyone is still interested we could still get something going here when the season does start

[SamuraiCam]

Tough Guy, on 18 April 2011 - 03:03 AM, said:

Cam if you want you can send me the info. I'm not sure what will happen with the CBA lockout and all. But if everyone is still interested we could still get something going here when the season does start

Sent you the info via email.