Official Rules of Fantasy Football 4You Leagues

4YOU STUDS LEAGUE

League Features:

1. Overview:

4You Studs League(s) will consist of 12 teams. Each league will have 2 conferences consisting of 6 teams each.  The regular season will begin with all Week 1 NFL games and go through Week 13 games.

Teams will compete in head-to-head competition each week. The top 6 teams regardless of conference with the best overall records will earn playoff spots.  Playoff seeding will be determined as follows:

• Best win/loss record
• Total Points Scored
• Conference Record (will be included to decide Conference winners only)
• Head to Head match-ups
• Coin Toss

Conference Record will be included to decide Conference winners only and does not affect overall seeding for the playoffs.    

All 6 playoff teams will be seeded according to the information above.  Both Conference winners will have a week 14 bye while the 3rd & and the 6th seed square off as well as the 4th & 5th seeds in week 14.  If by chance all top 6 teams are in the same conference at then end of the regular season, the 2nd place overall team, using the formula above, will receive the week 14 bye.  Winners during week 14 will advance to the week 15 Finals.  The top Division winner will face the lowest advancing seed from week 14 in week 15.  The 2nd division winner will face the next lowest advancing seed from week 14 in week 15. Winners of the week 15 Finals advance to the Leagues 4You Fantasy Bowl to be held during week 16 of the NFL season.  The winner during week 16 will be declared the 4You Fantasy Bowl Champion and receive the top prize!  The league runner up in the week 16 game will receive the Runner Up Prize.

Payouts Include:

4You Studs Champion                                         Wins $800

2nd Place                                                            Wins  $350

3rd Place                                                            Wins  $150

For the 6 teams that do not make the playoffs, there will be a Consolation Tournament with the winner receiving $150.  Consolation Tournament seeding will be determined the same for the 6 teams that do not make the playoffs as listed above. 

The top two Consolation Tournament teams using the formula above will have a week 14 bye while the 3rd & and the 6th seed square off as well as the 4th & 5th seeds in week 14.  Winners during week 14 will advance to the week 15 Finals.  The top Consolation Tournament team will face the lowest advancing seed from week 14 in week 15.  The 2nd top Consolation Tournament team will face the next lowest advancing seed from week 14 in week 15. Winners of the week 15 Finals advance to the Leagues Consolation Bowl Championship to be held during week 16 of the NFL season.  The winner during week 16 will be declared the Consolation Bowl Champion and receive a $150 prize! 

Consolation Tournament Winner                          Wins  $150

2. Draft:

A. A live draft will be scheduled for Sunday August 24th with the start time to be announced. The draft order will be shuffled once the league is full and all payments are confirmed.

B. Draft will be 3rd round reversal, each round draft order will be a reverse of the previous round except round 3 which will be the same as round 2 and serpentine again from there.  The 3rd round reversal draft format is as follows:  Round 1: 1-12; Round 2: 12-1; Round 3: 12-1; Round 4: 1-12; and serpentine for the rest of the draft. 

3. Rosters:

A. Minimum to field a starting line-up of active players must be maintained at all times even during the off-season. 

B. Each team must start a weekly lineup of 10 players and the team roster cannot exceed roster limits for trades, free-agent acquisition, or during any draft or auction.  Owners must designate a player to be dropped for a trade or free-agent acquisition that would take them over roster limits in order for the transaction to be processed.  Transactions will not be processed if owners do not responsibly insure the roster requirements are met.

C. If an owner does not keep rosters according to requirements and restrictions including roster cut deadlines, the commissioner reserves the right to make roster cuts/changes for the owners in order to enforce league rules. 

4. Starting Lineups:

A. Fantasy Football 4You Leagues' goal is to maintain integrity throughout the season concerning starting lineups.  In that spirit all owners must be responsible to adhering to the following requirements each week of the FF season. 

B. Each owner must submit a complete starting lineup each week of active players.  No bye week players can be used.  An owner must ensure they make the necessary transactions during the week to ensure that their lineups meet these requirements. 

This rule is not in place for that owner that might have 3-5 stud players per se with the same bye week although I expect the owner to do the best they can to submit a complete lineup even in situations such as these. This rule is in place to allow the Commissioner to act if it appears that an owner is not participating actively in the league or attempting to throw games "on the sly" which are both situations that would place an owner in jeopardy of possible expulsion from the league. The Commissioner will thoroughly review the situation if an owner submits a lineup with a player (s) on bye.  The Commissioner will use his discretion concerning addressing the owner/situation. 

C. All lineups may be submitted on the league web site.  Players must be submitted as part of your line-up before kickoff of that respective player’s game. 

D. Be aware of the special NFL weeks where games begin on Thursday, Saturday etc, i.e. Thanksgiving Day and later in the season.  Players you want included in your lineup must be submitted by the start of their respective game time but other players to complete your starting lineup can be included later as that NFL week progresses as long as you have inputted a valid and complete starting lineup before the last game of the NFL week is played. 

5. Scoring:

Players can accumulate points by the following:

PASSING:

- .05 points for every 1 passing yards (1 point for every 20 passing yards)

- 4 points for every passing touchdown

- 2 points for every 2-Point conversion

- minus 1 point for every interception and  lost fumble

RUSHING:

- .10 points for every yard rushing (1 point every 10 yards).

- 6 points for every rushing TD

- 2 points for every 2-Point conversion

- minus 1 point for every lost fumble

- 6 points for a recovered offensive fumble for a touchdown (RB, QB, WR, TE)

RECEIVING:

- .10 points for every yard receiving (1 point every 10 yards).

- 6 points for every receiving TD

- 1 point per reception (WR, RB, TE, QB)

- 2 points for every 2-Point conversion

- minus 1 point for every lost fumble

KICKING:

- 1 point for every extra point

- 3 points for every field goal from 1-49 yards

- 5 points for every field goal 50 yards and over

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS:

- 1 point for every sack

- 2 points for every interception or opponents' fumble recovery

- 6 points for every touchdown (interception return, defensive fumble return,

  punt or kickoff return, blocked field goal return, blocked punt return). All

  special teams and defensive points are awarded to the team responsible, not

 the individual  player.

- Should a kicker, punter or field goal holder throw a pass off a fake attempt,

  however, the offensive output for that offensive play would go towards the

  individual player, not the special teams.  Any lost fumble or "muff" on a  

 specials team play does not result in negative points for that player.

- 2 points for every safety

- 10 points for a shutout by the entire team

- 8 points for allowing 2-7 points by the entire team

- 4 points for allowing 8-12 points by the entire team

- 2 points for allowing 13-17 points by the entire team

FantasyFootball4You.com will use a head-to-head scoring system. Scoring will be accumulated each week from your 9 starters.  Ties will be broken each week by designating a reserve player.

C. Free agents/ Waiver Requests can be made each week from the start of Sunday's games until Wednesday at 11 p.m. ET.  The first waiver period will be processed at 11 p.m. ET on Wednesdays.  Free agents/ Waiver Requests for the 2nd period of the week can be made from 12:00 a.m. ET Thursday until Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.  The second waiver period will be processed at 11 a.m. ET on Saturdays. Each waiver period will consist of two rounds.  Players dropped automatically become free agents and become immediately available for acquisition.  Any team that does not designate players to be dropped, if picking up free agents for that period will put them over the roster limit, will forfeit their free agent request(s) for that period.  No make up picks will be allowed in such cases.  

7. Trading:

A. Trading is allowed until the 1st deadline to submit waivers after week 10’s games.  Any trades not submitted for commissioner approval by this deadline will not be processed.  

B. Trades can be protested by owners in a particular league if an owner feels that the trade is one-sided or that there might be collusion involved.  Owner(s) wishing to challenge the trade must submit their reasoning via e-mail to the commissioner and the entire league within 48 hours of the trade being processed.  The trade will be reviewed by the Fantasy Football 4You Commissioner and it will be decided by him whether the trade will stand or be vetoed.  

C. Owners cannot trade transaction slots, i.e. waiver position slots. 

D. When trading an uneven combination of players make sure the trade will not result in a roster violation or the trade will not be process or reversed if it was processed and caught later.  Also be sure to make necessary drops or inform Commissioner of who you want dropped immediately upon accepting the trade if the trade will take you over roster limits.  Failure to make a drop to free up necessary roster space or inform the Commish of who to drop will cause your trade not to be processed and the Commish has the right to reject the trade if this is not handled in a timely fashion. 

E. Once a trade is accepted by another owner it is official, even before the Commissioner processes the trade.  The league software will prompt you to be sure you want to accept the deal before doing do.  Making careful choices during trading is the responsibility of each owner.  Once an owner accepts a trade, it cannot be reversed unless both owners willingly agree within a reasonable period with "reasonable" being deemed solely by the Commissioner.

F. Players cannot be traded back to a team during the regular season until after 4 games for that respective player have passed.

8. Prize Winnings: A. The 4You Studs League Champion will recieve the top prize of $800.  The runner up will receive the 2nd place prize of $350.  Third place will receive $150.  For Those teams not making the playoffs, there will be a Consolation Tournament with the winner receiving $150.    B. Your winnings will be sent to you via Paypal or regular mail (your choice) within 3 business days of the conclusion of the final game for that particular league.    C. Fantasy Football 4You or anyone associated with running the site is not responsible for taxes on the prizes of the winners.   9. Rights Reserved: FantasyFootball4You.com reserves the right to cancel any entries not comprising a full league. If such a cancellation occurs your money will be promptly refunded or applied towards other leagues (your choice).  If the participants agree to compete in a league with less than the originally specified number of owners, the prize payout will be reduced and shared with owners prior to the initial draft/auction commences. All pre-registered applicants would have the right to a full refund or agree to play for the newly announced prize structure.   10.  Possible Reasons for Expulsion from the League/Fantasy Football4You.com FantasyFootball4You.com reserves the right to expel an owner from a league/the site for the following:   Collusion (working with another owner within a league to give one team an advantage. Blatantly disrespectful behavior towards other owners or the commissioner.  Everyone is allowed friendly (or not so) banter and has the right to express their opinion as long as it is not communicated in a manner that infringes on the rights of others.    Throwing games in order to advance draft position or another teams position. Not actively participating in a league. Involving Fantasy Football 4You Leagues in any type of gambling.  The above mentioned reasons for expulsion from a league or the site will be due to behavior that is harmful to the integrity of the game and other owners involved.  Expulsion for the aforementioned reasons will be without refund of any kind.

11. Further Considerations:  For the most part owners can post the graphics they want associated with their particular franchise(s); however, I ask each of you to refrain from pornographic material on the site or posting links to it from the site.      FantasyFootball4You.Com is not directly affiliated with the NFL or NFLPA.