Fantasy Football Commissioner
Just What is Fantasy Football?
Author: Karen Larsen
Intrigued by the idea of fantasy football, it's not too late to
get involved. A lot of people have heard of the term fantasy
football, but aren't sure what it is. A search on fantasy
football brings back thousands of sites such as footballpdq.com
http://footballpdq.com/,
most of which are offering to allow you to become a commissioner
or sign up to create a team, all at low cost or no cost.
So... what is fantasy football?
Here's the lowdown. First, there's a fantasy football
commissioner, who's in charge of the league, much the same as in
real-life. The commissioner puts in the most amount of money to
be the biggest cheese. This person is the final arbiter of
disputes, makes decisions and, in general, gets to have the most
leeway - and the most headaches - in the league.
Then there are the team owners. These individuals pay a lesser
fee than the fantasy football commissioner, and manage their own
teams. The owners choose who will be on the teams, what players
will start, and so on.
So, the owners need teams. The next step is to pool all the
real-world pro football players, rank them and then have a
draft. Each team owner takes turns picking players for his or
her team - hence the name fantasy football. Depending on how the
draft goes, your team could be a true fantasy. Of course, some
leagues have salary caps just as in real life, which prohibits
one team from having all the best players. Trades are usually
allowed, though depending on the league, they may be limited.
So once the fantasy football commissioner has a full roster of
teams and the teams have a full roster of players... what
happens? This is where things get interesting.
Team owner Alpha has players X, Y and Z on the team. In real
life, player X is on one team, player Y on another and player Z
on yet another. Before the game, Alpha has to decide who is
starting, who isn't, and what's going on. Alpha then gives this
information (by whatever means the fantasy football league has)
to the commissioner. This information must be set in stone prior
to the actual Sunday and Monday football games that NFL teams
such as the Patriots and the Raiders play.
The real AFC & NFC teams play. Let's say player X is on the
Eagles in real life and is a quarterback. This Sunday, he throws
three touchdown passes and the Eagles win. Fantasy football team
owner Alpha has X on the team and, very smartly, started X for
the football fantasy league games.
How this translates in fantasy football depends on the league.
The usual standard is that for every possible situation, a team
can earn points. For example, the real life touchdowns of player
X may earn fantasy football owner Alpha four hundred points
each. Alpha may come out of the weekend as the biggest point
earner, thanks to player X, which then sets Alpha up for
contention as the fantasy football league winner.
Of course, this assumes that player X wasn't benched at the last
minute, depriving Alpha of earning any points and ending last in
the fantasy football league.
The ultimate prize at the season's end may be a statue or
possibly money, depending on which fantasy football league you
join. Or it may just be the prestige of knowing that you
outwitted all the other team owners and came out as top dog.
While this fantasy may come with a price tag for participation,
if you enjoy the game and avidly watch the players anyway,
fantasy football can be a harmless way to spend some time.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/just-what-is-fantasy-football-2646.html
About the Author
Karen Larsen is a writer and contributor to
http://www.finefootball.com and http://www.footballhwy.com
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
sorry, commissioners have complete control over their leagues….they have “full jurisdiction.” yahoo! will not intervene in a private league…
sucks, waste of a season, but them’s the breaks…
-nny
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
You don’t need to know anything really. Yahoo has some set stat to point numbers, all you really need to know is how to add people to your league, (commish tools–> invite )
If you need help when the draft time comes along, or throughout the season, just contact me, I’ll probably still be here…sadly.
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
Shut up and stop whining. Its FF
November 30, -0001
12:00 am
its simple go in commish tolls and change it
August 1, 2006
9:49 am
What do I need to know to be a Yahoo Fantasy Football Commissioner?
I was just made my office’s Fantasy Football commissioner! But I don’t know much about football and even less about fantasy football!
August 25, 2006
8:22 am
How do you enter points per reception on CBS Fantasy Football Commissioner????
I recently signed up for CBS Sportsline Fantasy Football Commissioner and I cannot figure out how to add points per reception. Has anybody done this???
November 23, 2006
11:18 am
How can I depose a cheating fantasy football commissioner?
In my fantasy football league, my commissioner and his brother cheat continually, if it isnt raiding non existent owners rosters(by commish trading players to his brother), its the commish starting his bench players AFTER the game starts, but only if the bench player is playing well. I have proof, but that does not seem to mean much, any ideas for (within the law) revenge?
October 4, 2007
12:35 pm
Can I sue my fantasy football commissioner for cheating?
It’s a pay league and he violated our rules to allow another team to win.
August 24, 2010
3:18 pm
Is there some way for one yahoo fantasy football commissioner to draft for the whole league online?
I am hosting a fantasy football draft at my house and not all teams have a laptop to bring over to use the standard live online draft Yahoo offers. Is there a system (through yahoo or somewhere else) where I can use my computer to make all of the picks as the teams shout them out?