As a result of a majority vote at the last league meeting there are several rule changes from the 2001 season. These rule changes are marked with a red asterisk (*). A summary of all rule changes can be viewed by clicking here.
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The league will consist of 10 franchises. |
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5 in the Western Division and 5 in the Eastern Division. |
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League standings are derived from divisional win/loss records and tie breakers. |
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Draft Day: Saturday, August 31, 2003. |
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Where: Rob's house |
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When: 5:00 pm (DON'T BE LATE) |
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League dues are $300 and will increase 10% each year.* |
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The league has been moved to CBS Sportline. The cost is $150 |
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NO TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRAFT WITHOUT THEIR ENTRANCE FEE. |
Prize
Breakdown:
Total Fees: 10 teams x $300 = $3000 - $150 league fee = $2850*
| 1st Super Bowl Champ | $1300 |
| 2nd Place | $675 |
| 3rd Place | $350 |
| West Division Champ | $100 |
| East Division Champ | $100 |
| Top Scorer of the Week | $25 x 13 weeks = $325 |
The Super Bowl Champ also gets his name engraved on the SPFFL Super Bowl Plaque. The plaque is kept with the champ until a new champ is crowned the following year.
League standiings are based on total win/loss percentage. Tie breakers are decided based on the following criteria:
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The HTH regular season games will cover the first 13 weeks of the season. |
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Each team will play the other 4 teams in their Division twice, (8 games), and each team in the other division once, (5 games), for a total of 13 regular season games. |
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Weeks 14-16 will the post-season. |
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The top 3 teams in each division will make the playoffs. |
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In week 14 the two first place teams have a bye, while the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team from their own division. |
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In week 14 there will be a Toilet Bowl Playoff between the team with the worste record from each division. The LOSER of the toilet bowl playoff must supply ALL beer for the next league meeting AND the remaining owners get to rename his team at the next draft for the following season.* |
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In week 15 the wildcard winners will play against their respective Division winners for the Division Championship and the right to go to the Superbowl. |
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In week 16 the two Divisional Champs will play eachother in the SPFFL Superbowl for 1st and 2nd place while the losers of the Divisional Championships play eachother for 3rd place. |
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Each team will start with a $1000 salary cap limit. |
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On draft day players are bid on in an auction format. |
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The first player is chosen by last year Super Bowl winner. |
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Subsequent players are chosen by the buyer of the last player. |
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A maximum of 3 players at any position can be carried forward to the following year. These are 'franchise' players. |
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If players are kept from a previous season they retain their original purchase price for a maximum of 3 years. |
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Players with a salary of less than $50 are raised to $50 if they are kept as franchise players. |
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All teams will start from scratch every 3 years. |
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Each team will have a maximum of 20 roster spots to fill and must never go over. |
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As of the day of the draft, each team must have a minimum of 11 players with enough players at each position for a starting lineup. |
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All rosters are frozen two weeks prior to the playoffs, (week 11). |
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Each team must submit a starting lineup 24 hours prior to game time. Except Thursday games, lineups will be due 1 hr prior to game time. (i.e. the new normal deadline will be 10:00am Saturday) |
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Lineup change agreements between teams are not official until the commissioner is notified before the deadline. |
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Teams failing to submit a roster on time will be forced to start their previous weeks lineup, (regardless of bye repercussions) and will be fined $25. Fines are due within 14 days or by week 14 wichever comes first. Failure to pay your fine will automatically exclude you from playoff contention.* |
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Lineups MUST submitted via written note, email, voicemail or through this website, (email or through this site is preferred). Verbal lineups will not be excepted. |
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Lineups and free-agent lists can be left on the voicemail to my cell phone |
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Starting lineups will consist of: |
| QB | 1 |
| RB | 2 |
| WR | 3 |
| TE | 1 |
| UP | 1 |
| K | 1 |
| DF | 1 |
Utility players, (UP), can only be a WR, RB or TE. In the event that a team cannot field a full starting lineup, that team will take zero points for positions not filled.
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Free agents are handled by waivers as stated on CBS Sportline |
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Trades are allowed between franchises. |
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Trades are not official until reported to the league commissioner. |
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Any trade may be vetoed by the commissioner if it's determined to be detrimental to the league. |
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Trades are also handled by rules on CBS Sportsline. |
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Trades do not effect salary cap. |
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There are no transaction fees for trades. |
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Week 13 is the last week to make trades. (This is mainly to deter non-playoff teams from tanking their team to a contender.) |
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A franchise player is any player designated as such by their team. |
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A franchise player is kept on the owners roster from season to season. |
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A franchise player may not be kept for more than 3 consecutive seasons. |
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A team may designate a maximum of 3 franchise players per year. |
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In the event that a franchise player is traded, the franchise that receives that player inherits his contract. Therefore, if Steve Young is on his 3rd year as a franchise player and is traded. His new team can not designate him as a franchise player due to the 3 consecutive year limit. This requires a players value to be re-assessed, (bid on), every 3 years at minimum. |