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Sitting here drinking my coffee and have some time before I need to prepare for my day, so thought I would let you all know where I stand.

 

Couple years ago, I enforced the draft timer rule with Vudu, and skipped his pick.  Mayhem followed.   Long story short, he quit the league because of that.

fast forward to the next year, and Taco Breath doesn't show on time for the draft.   Based on the previous year, I put on the kid gloves and and gave Taco time to get here and make his pick.  Dream Wreckers quit because I didn't enforce the league rules.

:dunno:  damned if I do.....damned if I don't.

 

Now this year, we have Mmmm...Beer not happy with the rule of having to cut down to 25 before the draft.  He wants to cut down from 30 minus total draft picks.  We have a discussion, and after threatening to quit the league, he makes the cuts with the knowledge we will have a discussion/vote on the rule for next year.

Now MtSkiBum does the exact same thing, but does not make the cuts prior to the draft and threatens to quit.

 

I can call for punitive action to be taken towards MtSkiBum, and more than likely lose him as an owner, which I would hate because I like him as a person and owner.  

I can let it slide, and piss the hell out of Mmmm...Beer (which is a totally justified reaction) and jeopardize losing him as an owner, which I would hate because I like him as a person and owner too.

:dunno:  damned if I do.....damned if I don't.

 

Honestly, I am not sure what to do.  But what I am sure of, is this kind of  happening every year is seriously wearing thin with me. 

So WHAT am I gonna do?   I am doing nothing.  I am not making another decision/determination about this league.  You all need to have a discussion on how you want this league run.  Either by the books with set penalties for infractions or by the seat of our pants and deal with anything as it happens.

Once you all figure that out, you can tell me.  What you all decide will be how I run this league.......if there is a league to run after this.

 

 

 

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thank you. that was well stated.

 

i think we need to stay as close to the rules as possible. exceptions for more serious life events. maybe a warning or two before anything punitive? 

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Man, Gypsybrat, I feel you.  I tried to send you a message last week just saying thanks and that I appreciate the work you do (your inbox here is full FYI I believe).  I quit commissioning my home dynasty league of 10+ years this season because people can just be exhausting, and this league is worse than that one was.  I don't know what it is about this league but there is more unnecessary drama over the years from theoretically mostly grown, adult people than I have seen in any other leagues.  

I love this league, I am an OG member, I want this league to keep going.  I wonder if the random drama that keeps coming up is because people are in it that don't want to be.  Man, if that is the case, then just leave.  I dont want anyone to leave but I dont want grumpy people mailing it in either because they think they need to.  

Specific to the dropping players, as long as I can remember its always been drop to 25 (or less if you had more than 5 draft picks).  Is this a big deal either way?  This is the hill to die on?  Focking just drop the players and then pick them back up in FA because nobody else is going to want them.  Or let him leave it and not have a fit either way.  These players are not important to fantasy football and the outcomes this year.  IMO.  So personally I dont care which way it is resolved, I will back whatever Gypsy wants to do, and if someone wants to freak out about it, I just dont give any sh!ts about that personally.

My suggestion for next year.  Have a roster cut down date in place.  Explicitly make sure everyone knows what the roster number expectation is.  And have the commish drop players off the teams that dont meet it (based on KTC or some other neutral valuation site).  But all that can be figured out in the offseason  (if people actually show up during the offseason, which is getting more and more rare).

 

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And also, probably better to get ahead of this now and have Gypsy be explicit about what the expectations and penalties (if any) there will be for not setting a valid lineup (IE having someone starting that doesn't play that week).  I've done it before, it happens - could be laziness/negligence, thinking you hit submit and didn't, setting a lineup on Friday before heading out of town/cell range and an injury happens, even a guy that gets ruled out during warmups or something.  

When that happens, because it will, lets set expectations now about what the penalties will be.  Is the first time a warning, etc...  

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28 minutes ago, Bigtraine said:

Man, Gypsybrat, I feel you.  I tried to send you a message last week just saying thanks and that I appreciate the work you do (your inbox here is full FYI I believe).  I quit commissioning my home dynasty league of 10+ years this season because people can just be exhausting, and this league is worse than that one was.  I don't know what it is about this league but there is more unnecessary drama over the years from theoretically mostly grown, adult people than I have seen in any other leagues.  

I love this league, I am an OG member, I want this league to keep going.  I wonder if the random drama that keeps coming up is because people are in it that don't want to be.  Man, if that is the case, then just leave.  I dont want anyone to leave but I dont want grumpy people mailing it in either because they think they need to.  

Specific to the dropping players, as long as I can remember its always been drop to 25 (or less if you had more than 5 draft picks).  Is this a big deal either way?  This is the hill to die on?  Focking just drop the players and then pick them back up in FA because nobody else is going to want them.  Or let him leave it and not have a fit either way.  These players are not important to fantasy football and the outcomes this year.  IMO.  So personally I dont care which way it is resolved, I will back whatever Gypsy wants to do, and if someone wants to freak out about it, I just dont give any sh!ts about that personally.

My suggestion for next year.  Have a roster cut down date in place.  Explicitly make sure everyone knows what the roster number expectation is.  And have the commish drop players off the teams that dont meet it (based on KTC or some other neutral valuation site).  But all that can be figured out in the offseason  (if people actually show up during the offseason, which is getting more and more rare).

 

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On 8/27/2025 at 9:49 AM, Gypsybrat said:

Sitting here drinking my coffee and have some time before I need to prepare for my day, so thought I would let you all know where I stand.

 

Couple years ago, I enforced the draft timer rule with Vudu, and skipped his pick.  Mayhem followed.   Long story short, he quit the league because of that.

fast forward to the next year, and Taco Breath doesn't show on time for the draft.   Based on the previous year, I put on the kid gloves and and gave Taco time to get here and make his pick.  Dream Wreckers quit because I didn't enforce the league rules.

:dunno:  damned if I do.....damned if I don't.

 

Now this year, we have Mmmm...Beer not happy with the rule of having to cut down to 25 before the draft.  He wants to cut down from 30 minus total draft picks.  We have a discussion, and after threatening to quit the league, he makes the cuts with the knowledge we will have a discussion/vote on the rule for next year.

Now MtSkiBum does the exact same thing, but does not make the cuts prior to the draft and threatens to quit.

 

I can call for punitive action to be taken towards MtSkiBum, and more than likely lose him as an owner, which I would hate because I like him as a person and owner.  

I can let it slide, and piss the hell out of Mmmm...Beer (which is a totally justified reaction) and jeopardize losing him as an owner, which I would hate because I like him as a person and owner too.

:dunno:  damned if I do.....damned if I don't.

 

Honestly, I am not sure what to do.  But what I am sure of, is this kind of  happening every year is seriously wearing thin with me. 

So WHAT am I gonna do?   I am doing nothing.  I am not making another decision/determination about this league.  You all need to have a discussion on how you want this league run.  Either by the books with set penalties for infractions or by the seat of our pants and deal with anything as it happens.

Once you all figure that out, you can tell me.  What you all decide will be how I run this league.......if there is a league to run after this.

 

 

 

Sucks that people are getting upset, quitting, threatening to quit, throwing static on the commish, which I think is the 3rd of 4th one we've cycled through. Anyways I always felt like this was a chill league. We had rules but we're always able to give a little extra time and things always seemed to work out, for the most part. We're pushing an almost 20 year dynasty league. Maybe it's just time to call it a league after this season. The dam keeps springing leaks. I'd love to continue just not sure it's in the cards. jmo

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I didn't refresh and missed a few posts but I agree with most of what was said above

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Deep down though I think you're all scared of me winning another championship to get to :first::first::first::first: nasty bowls. Which actually doesn't sound that great when you put pen to paper.

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