You both raise a really good point. Last year, we had such a long lead time to allow a lot of people who were totally unfamiliar with fantasy sports to get to understand the whole system before deciding if they wanted to jump in. (Not to mention that I needed a lot of time to figure out how to run three mostly anonymous fantasy leagues. :) )
Given that a lot of meme is already signed up, and I have gotten a nice-sized group of new folks signing up already, maybe we don't really need that long before locking the leagues and getting our draft order?
It is just now midnight heading into Tuesday, Sept. 20th (NA EDT). Would this Saturday (24) or Sunday (25) be too soon to lock the leagues and get our draft order? That gives at least 10 days of list setting while knowing draft order for all GMs.
I'm still eyeing Wed, Oct 5th as the date for declaring we are ready to draft (either noon or midnight, NA EDT, which are the best times for me to do it).
Does that work better for those who are familiar with the system? Does that leave enough time for signups? I'll go check how many folks we have now and come back with a status report on that in a few...
Re: Fantasy hockey--Scheduling & New Players
You both raise a really good point. Last year, we had such a long lead time to allow a lot of people who were totally unfamiliar with fantasy sports to get to understand the whole system before deciding if they wanted to jump in. (Not to mention that I needed a lot of time to figure out how to run three mostly anonymous fantasy leagues. :) )
Given that a lot of meme is already signed up, and I have gotten a nice-sized group of new folks signing up already, maybe we don't really need that long before locking the leagues and getting our draft order?
It is just now midnight heading into Tuesday, Sept. 20th (NA EDT). Would this Saturday (24) or Sunday (25) be too soon to lock the leagues and get our draft order? That gives at least 10 days of list setting while knowing draft order for all GMs.
I'm still eyeing Wed, Oct 5th as the date for declaring we are ready to draft (either noon or midnight, NA EDT, which are the best times for me to do it).
Does that work better for those who are familiar with the system? Does that leave enough time for signups? I'll go check how many folks we have now and come back with a status report on that in a few...