2023 NCAA Fantasy Champions League

[eazy]

Oct 22, 2023 21:11:31 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:02:00 GMT -5 eazy said:

I'm already getting sad thinking about Mimi not being on my team next year because someone will snag her before me in the draft...

I had a thought about proposing an idea where returning participants could guarantee they get 1 player of their former team and it would be used as their first pick. (not that Mimi would necessarily even be your 1st round pick next year anyways).

People get attached to certain players. But imagine getting like a McKenna Melville her freshman year and never letting go.

I actually love that. I could see people thinking it gives returning players an unfair advantage, but I'd totally vote for it.

[trojansc]

Oct 22, 2023 21:16:18 GMT -5 eazy said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:11:31 GMT -5 trojansc said:

I had a thought about proposing an idea where returning participants could guarantee they get 1 player of their former team and it would be used as their first pick. (not that Mimi would necessarily even be your 1st round pick next year anyways).

People get attached to certain players. But imagine getting like a McKenna Melville her freshman year and never letting go.

I actually love that. I could see people thinking it gives returning players an unfair advantage, but I'd totally vote for it.

I really haven't played many other fantasy leagues - has anyone played in one with the same group in a different sport?

Do they ever let the last placed teams get like the 1st draft picks of the new season - or is that not a thing? Same thing with this idea about keeping 1 player from your roster - anyone heard of that before?

[uofaGRAD]

Oct 22, 2023 21:24:06 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:16:18 GMT -5 eazy said:

I actually love that. I could see people thinking it gives returning players an unfair advantage, but I'd totally vote for it.

I really haven't played many other fantasy leagues - has anyone played in one with the same group in a different sport?

Do they ever let the last placed teams get like the 1st draft picks of the new season - or is that not a thing? Same thing with this idea about keeping 1 player from your roster - anyone heard of that before?

every year in my current fantasy football leagues, the draft is reverse order of the standings from the year before.

I have absolutely heard of a keeper rule as well. I had a long running fantasy football league that had a keeper rule.

obviously both rules are harder to keep up when players change year to year. in the old league that had one keeper, the draft order was randomized, and the people who didn’t play the previous year got to take a player after everyone decided their keeper. then draft would go into in whatever order it was randomized to

[trojansc]

Oct 22, 2023 21:16:18 GMT -5 eazy said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:11:31 GMT -5 trojansc said:

I had a thought about proposing an idea where returning participants could guarantee they get 1 player of their former team and it would be used as their first pick. (not that Mimi would necessarily even be your 1st round pick next year anyways).

People get attached to certain players. But imagine getting like a McKenna Melville her freshman year and never letting go.

I actually love that. I could see people thinking it gives returning players an unfair advantage, but I'd totally vote for it.

Another thought on that though - you could make it so the people who do that get put at the top of the draft.. (say 5 participants pick a returner, you can randomize it and they end up #1-5 picks.. that means the people who DON'T pick a returner or are new the league, would pick twice before they got their 2nd pick, so, it could be risky for people who wanted a returner). You could also make people lock in before the draft order, so, they would make their decision before knowing if they were #1 or #14 in draft order, which would make it risk-reward.

[eazy]

A Mimi block just got credited to Morgan Lewis.. Different tall blonde. Hopefully it doesn't matter or it gets corrected.

[ay2013]

Oct 22, 2023 20:37:38 GMT -5 uofaGRAD said:

if only digs were close. Pukis is going AWF

My team turned it out in digs this week.

[trojansc]

If ay2013 wins this whole thing, the Fantasy Player of the Year has to be Bree Borum. non-negotiable.

[uofaGRAD]

Oct 22, 2023 21:38:33 GMT -5 ay2013 said:

Oct 22, 2023 20:37:38 GMT -5 uofaGRAD said:

if only digs were close. Pukis is going AWF

My team turned it out in digs this week.

I mean you were due. you love your law of averages and I’d been on top for 3 weeks now. I just wish I played 4S, but I thought it left me too susceptible to rainbow.

[trojansc]

I win 4-1 over blackiechan.

[uofaGRAD]

uofaGRAD over rainbowbadger 4-1
ay2013 over uofaGRAD 3-2

[ay2013]

Oct 22, 2023 21:30:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:16:18 GMT -5 eazy said:

I actually love that. I could see people thinking it gives returning players an unfair advantage, but I'd totally vote for it.

Another thought on that though - you could make it so the people who do that get put at the top of the draft.. (say 5 participants pick a returner, you can randomize it and they end up #1-5 picks.. that means the people who DON'T pick a returner or are new the league, would pick twice before they got their 2nd pick, so, it could be risky for people who wanted a returner). You could also make people lock in before the draft order, so, they would make their decision before knowing if they were #1 or #14 in draft order, which would make it risk-reward.

I DO like the idea that we can have a set returning player.

So long as we keep the same number of teams, I'd propose that all returning teams get to pick a player from their prior year team to be on their current year roster. All new players are randomly assigned a team from the prior year to also pick a player to be on their roster. All of these players are non-draftable, then we do the draft like normal.

[ay2013]

Oct 22, 2023 21:39:47 GMT -5 trojansc said:

If ay2013 wins this whole thing, the Fantasy Player of the Year has to be Bree Borum. non-negotiable.

Honestly, she was the only MUST have player in my draft strategy, which is why I took her in the 3rd round. Even though I *thought* I could get her later because Loyola Chicago ran a 6-2 for half of last year and if people just took her stats at face value, she wasn't anywhere near a high pick, but extrapolating her stats to a 5-1, and realizing that the team only had one other unheralded setter on the roster, she was a top 3 setter to draft on my board. Loyola Chicago was a dud in the non-conference (which was a shock), but since the conference season started, she's money.

But to be honest, my star this week actually goes to Mari Hinkle - 7 digs per set, .67 aces per set. THIS - EVERY WEEK PLEASE!

Also, IMO, the Fantasy Player of the Year is Sophie Fischer.... I hate her. Had I known how solid of a server she'd end up being (I thought Georgia was going to use Norris as their serving middle, but she's not even playing this year!) I would have taken her first round.

[trojansc]

Oct 22, 2023 22:24:50 GMT -5 ay2013 said:

Oct 22, 2023 21:30:03 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Another thought on that though - you could make it so the people who do that get put at the top of the draft.. (say 5 participants pick a returner, you can randomize it and they end up #1-5 picks.. that means the people who DON'T pick a returner or are new the league, would pick twice before they got their 2nd pick, so, it could be risky for people who wanted a returner). You could also make people lock in before the draft order, so, they would make their decision before knowing if they were #1 or #14 in draft order, which would make it risk-reward.

I DO like the idea that we can have a set returning player.

So long as we keep the same number of teams, I'd propose that all returning teams get to pick a player from their prior year team to be on their current year roster. All new players are randomly assigned a team from the prior year to also pick a player to be on their roster. All of these players are non-draftable, then we do the draft like normal.

That actually does sound kind of cool.

But I'm not sure I'd want anyone back from my team this year for a 1st-round pick. I have a lot of 5th year-seniors. But like if someone drafted Dana Rettke or Plummer in their 1st years... that could really pay off.

[trojansc]

Oct 22, 2023 22:30:13 GMT -5 ay2013 said:

Also, IMO, the Fantasy Player of the Year is Sophie Fischer.... I hate her. Had I known how solid of a server she'd end up being (I thought Georgia was going to use Norris as their serving middle, but she's not even playing this year!) I would have taken her first round.

I might not disagree with that. I honestly thought Igiede was going to be the best middle with maybe Magda, but I didn't think Magda could get enough kills. Serving definitely takes Sophie Fischer over the top, but I also wasn't expecting 4 kills per set. It's like a Lauren Matthews that blocks better, serves AND plays at least decent competition.

[uofaGRAD]

Oct 22, 2023 22:46:28 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Oct 22, 2023 22:24:50 GMT -5 ay2013 said:

I DO like the idea that we can have a set returning player.

So long as we keep the same number of teams, I'd propose that all returning teams get to pick a player from their prior year team to be on their current year roster. All new players are randomly assigned a team from the prior year to also pick a player to be on their roster. All of these players are non-draftable, then we do the draft like normal.

That actually does sound kind of cool.

But I'm not sure I'd want anyone back from my team this year for a 1st-round pick. I have a lot of 5th year-seniors. But like if someone drafted Dana Rettke or Plummer in their 1st years... that could really pay off.

did Tatum parrot die?

edit: libero as a keeper might be a little extra, but that freshman lib you have is INSANE