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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 9:47:53 GMT -6
Do people still hold Drafts as events? I know back when I co-owned Adventures Unleashed in Buffalo in the 90's we'd host drafts there (my 2 business partners were super into them). I always sat that day out. #sortasportshater #indoorlacrosseiscooltowatchandsometimeshockey
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Post by Nick P on Jul 30, 2015 10:24:02 GMT -6
My work league and I will do live drafts, and its an absolute blast. Head over to a bar with reserved space for us, or to a buddies house, and spend 4 hours slapping note cards with names on them up on the board and shooting the shit - nothing beats it!
For this league we'll just stick with an online draft, but it would be fun for a bunch of us to get together to do it, maybe at Wanderers one of the 2 sundays we have days scheduled?
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Post by Craig on Jul 30, 2015 11:30:11 GMT -6
What are we thinking for stakes? Do you guys want to do a buy in or we could do something like last place has to paint a model for 1st place.
It's always more fun when gambling is involved.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 30, 2015 11:40:05 GMT -6
A cash buy in would be the easiest/most motivating factor to not just ignoring your lineup, what would people be comfortable with? $5-10? $15? I'm up for whatever the group decides.
I'm also toying with using a bidding process for waivers, instead of just a rolling waiver priority. Everyone would have "$100" to bid on free agents, and the highest bidder gets the player. Makes things a bit more interesting, but if people would rather keep it as basic as possible I'm cool with that.
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Post by Russell on Jul 30, 2015 14:16:38 GMT -6
I'm not super interested in a buy in.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 30, 2015 14:31:19 GMT -6
Cool, I'm just as happy having no buy in as well, means I don't have to collect and everyone gets to play.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 22:50:03 GMT -6
When I worked for Move-Tastic I remember one time they had a Fantasy Football league with a decent buy in and in the last couple of weeks they changed one of the rules. Everyone was cool with the change until it meant this guy who was poised to win suddenly wasn't.
I remember sitting in the moving truck with these two hard ass dudes getting heated and on the verge of throwing blows, me sitting between them, while they asked for my input which would make an enemy if I took either side. It was one of the more uncomfortable moments working there. Haha. Ah, the memories.
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Post by mike on Jul 30, 2015 22:59:46 GMT -6
I'll only play if you let me draft all of the bills
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Post by Nick P on Jul 31, 2015 5:27:10 GMT -6
I'll only play if you let me draft all of the bills You can ONLY play if you draft all the bills, or at least 3 CJ Spillers
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Jul 31, 2015 6:10:40 GMT -6
You guys have no idea how many CJ Spillers I've had on my team in the past couple seasons.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Jul 31, 2015 7:44:09 GMT -6
I do think we should all paint a single model to mash together for the trophy. If we keep doing this every year, we keep adding models, building an ungainly rainbow and glue covered frankentrophy.
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Post by Nick P on Jul 31, 2015 7:45:30 GMT -6
I like that idea a lot. Plus I get to paint a space marine like Andy Dalton.
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Post by jefferestinpeace on Jul 31, 2015 7:53:28 GMT -6
No helmet so you can do some ginger hair?
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Post by Nick P on Jul 31, 2015 8:43:34 GMT -6
Oh you know it, and those beady, weasley little eyes of his.
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Post by dex on Jul 31, 2015 9:15:00 GMT -6
I like the model idea, also live draft is a must. Though I prefer an online log in to be available in case folks get stuck at work.
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