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Re: [FF]: 2017 Fantasy FIRST Proposed Rule Changes

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Originally Posted by TDav540 View Post
I have seen the champs draft, but I am expecting 4 divisions per. I could be wrong (which would, admittedly, throw a wrench in the system). So then we can do it as we normally would, except now 8 drafts over two and three days instead of 4 (staggered start times). Or we could split it across the two weeks and do one draft before HOU and one before STL.
I'm assuming that there will be more than 4 divisions. 100-team divisions can be done, while still giving everybody 10 matches, but that puts a tremendous stress on everybody (and Frank has said something about that). But I'm not assuming that there will necessarily be 8. There are ways to handle intermediate sizes.

I would also not plan on more than 2 drafts per day. There have been exceptions, but they've been makeups when there were no other options available. It's just too hectic, particularly if tiers are involved for some reason. Basically, >2 drafts in one day is the absolute last resort in order to finish on schedule. (Going into a CMP travel day is preferable, and we avoid those.)

The one other "wildcard" element in this discussion--and it affects overall timing--is whether the South winners play at North. If not, then we can do them at the same time. If so, then we cannot.

This is why I've opened the discussion, to be able to discuss it as information comes in and start forming plans as far as what happens if X or Y is shown to be the method.
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