Go on, admit it. You know that you've always wanted a chance to square off against me for fantasy football supremacy.
For 16 years, you've been reading my posts full of wisdom and insight, and I know you've thought to yourself, more than once, "I could take the Commish". Well, big boy, here's your chance. You're all grown up now and it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
I'd like to introduce you all to the Defeat The Commish contest beginning next season. This contest will replace the Golden Ticket contest.
So, what is this amazing new opportunity and how does it work? I'm glad you asked.
You can think of it as a Frankenstein-like creation that's a little bit of Golden Ticket, Waiver Wire Team That Beat You, and a vampire league format - rolled into one.
Just like the Golden Ticket contest, all of you clowns get to choose a roster of the best players. However, unlike the Golden Ticket, you can select any players you'd like - no restrictions. You can have multiple players from the same team and you don't have to choose a rookie. Plus, you get to choose some bench players because I don't want to hear any whining.
Your bench players will only be available to use in your starting lineup when there is a player on a bye week or injured. There's nothing for you to do, they will automatically be applied where they're needed.
Here's where things get interesting.
After each of you assemble your laughable rosters, I get the rest of the unused players...all of them.
Each week I will submit a lineup of players to battle against yours. All of you. The entire league. Each week.
Now, you're probably thinking "Good luck defeating our all-star teams with a bunch of waiver wire fodder, Commish".
Well, I'll give you that I might struggle over the first few weeks until I find my groove. But I have the luxury of adjusting my lineup each week where you don't. Keep in mind, I can use any player that none of you selected for your rosters.
And once I defeat your team, two things will happen: 1) you're out of the contest and, 2) I get to choose one of your players to make available for my team. Each time I defeat someone, my team gets a little stronger. Don't worry - if I select a player from a team that I beat, you can still use that player if they're on your team.
Unfortunately, since I'm the benevolent Commish, I cannot win this contest myself. Regrettably, the prize is only available to you bozos. The last team standing against me will be the winner. In the event there are two or more teams remaining and I defeat them all in the same week, they will each be declared winners and split the prize...or fight to the death for it - your call, really.
Oh, and the prize for this contest is $150.
Because I pity you all, I'll offer you guys some sage advice to make the contest more fair:
You should communicate amongst your fellow SCL members to ensure that, as a league, you take a wide variety of players off the board to help limit my options. Remember, if you guys take them, I can't use them unless I defeat you. If you all choose the same 2 or 3 QBs, then this contest will be over by week 3.
Pay attention to bye weeks when choosing your players. If your starting RB and your bench RB have the same bye week then you'll be up a creek. And, if both of your starting RB's have the same bye week, you'll only have 1 RB on the bench to fill in.
I will give each of you ONE chance to edit your rosters before the season starts. Just
Good luck. You'll need it.
-- Commish
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