It’s been a little while… Ryan went to Disney, Scott has been on 1000 podcasts, and both have been working to make #SFB11 the best SFB yet! We thought this would be a good place to answer a few questions before the shows start back up again! We may discuss some of these on the show briefly as well. Please keep them coming and make sure to mention where you are writing from!
Thanks for the shout out--and thanks for SFB11. It's a blast.
I wanted to share something that I have used to set the draft order in many of the leagues that I run. You're welcome to share in upcoming newsletters. It's a little complicated, but when has that ever stopped anyone in fantasy football. This system is also a lot of fun. More important, it's random AND observable so owners can follow along from across the country.
Basically, I use horse races at a given track on a given day to generate the draft order.
First, you pick the race day and track.
Second, you take a list of owners and put them in alphabetical order.
Third, you assign each owner to each race, depending on where they stand in the alphabetized list.
(Example: Hank Aaron would be first on the list and he'd be assigned to the winning horse in Race 1)
Fourth, you track the results from each race. At the end of the day, you put the list of winning horses in alphabetical order. Each owner gets the draft slot based on where they stand in that alphabetized list of winning horses.
(Example: If Sam Zeff is assigned to the 12th race, but "Aardvark's Delight" wins in the 12th, then Zeff picks 1st.)
Again, it's random on multiple levels and is observable from anywhere in the country.
What's more, the draft order can change throughout the day as the results from each race come in. As an added bonus, you can also place side wagers on the horses that are actually running. Zeff, for example, could have seen the entries for the 12th race and known that he had to put some money down on "Aardvark's Delight."
Thanks for the shout out--and thanks for SFB11. It's a blast.
I wanted to share something that I have used to set the draft order in many of the leagues that I run. You're welcome to share in upcoming newsletters. It's a little complicated, but when has that ever stopped anyone in fantasy football. This system is also a lot of fun. More important, it's random AND observable so owners can follow along from across the country.
Basically, I use horse races at a given track on a given day to generate the draft order.
First, you pick the race day and track.
Second, you take a list of owners and put them in alphabetical order.
Third, you assign each owner to each race, depending on where they stand in the alphabetized list.
(Example: Hank Aaron would be first on the list and he'd be assigned to the winning horse in Race 1)
Fourth, you track the results from each race. At the end of the day, you put the list of winning horses in alphabetical order. Each owner gets the draft slot based on where they stand in that alphabetized list of winning horses.
(Example: If Sam Zeff is assigned to the 12th race, but "Aardvark's Delight" wins in the 12th, then Zeff picks 1st.)
Again, it's random on multiple levels and is observable from anywhere in the country.
What's more, the draft order can change throughout the day as the results from each race come in. As an added bonus, you can also place side wagers on the horses that are actually running. Zeff, for example, could have seen the entries for the 12th race and known that he had to put some money down on "Aardvark's Delight."
And they're off...
All best,
Steve
Lewis Oil
stlewisoil@yahoo.com