05-13-2019, 04:16 PM
The Rules:
- Conferences pick in reverse order of last year's conference Sagarin ratings
- Conferences first declare 5 teams protected. Those teams are the initial 5 that the conference starts with. All non-protected teams then become "free agents."
- Conferences use the 7 rounds of the draft to accumulate 12 teams total. If for any reason a conference has less than 12 teams at the conclusion of the 7 rounds, they are granted as many immediate compensatory draft picks as is necessary to reach 12.
- Conferences can pick a "free agent" team of peer status or lower (P5 -> G5 -> FCS). This means the SoCon can't pick Coastal Carolina and the Sun Belt can't pick Alabama and so on.
- Conferences can negotiate trades for both teams and picks or a combination of the two though I as commissioner must agree to them to make sure we have no shenanigans going on to empty out conferences
- To make sure the game keeps moving, GMs will have 24 hours to make a pick or the commissioner will choose on their behalf. If the GM is unavailable for 24+ hrs due to work/family/actual things of importance, they can send in their picks in advance and/or have a surrogate they publicly appoint in their stead while they're away. In general we want you to pick ASAP as a courtesy. I'm also willing to accept out of order draft picks between divisions (FCS/G5/P5) if the pick being submitted is from the team in that division with the next pick. The official draft clock is only on the one current pick though.
At the conclusion of 7 rounds, conferences will be re-evaluated and graded overall and on whether or not they improved using the following criteria:
- Ability to generate revenue
- Ability to compete in revenue sports for championships
- Ability to compete in non-revenue sports for championships
- Geographic footprint and cohesiveness
- Cultural cohesiveness
- Academic strength
Conferences have until Wednesday Noon ET to elect a General Manager to be in charge of communicating picks on the appropriate thread as well as coordinating strategy with fans of their conference as it is built.
I'll entertain wildcard entries like FCS and defunct (WAC/SWC/Metro) if I think there's enough raw material (schools) of relevance that can be handed to you to start with.
If at any time a General Manager is compromised by rooting for a team that has changed affiliation they can no longer serve as GM for that conference due to conflict of interest and the fans of the current teams must select a new GM.
Draft Order (Snake Draft): https://csnbbs.com/thread-876250.html
- Conferences pick in reverse order of last year's conference Sagarin ratings
- Conferences first declare 5 teams protected. Those teams are the initial 5 that the conference starts with. All non-protected teams then become "free agents."
- Conferences use the 7 rounds of the draft to accumulate 12 teams total. If for any reason a conference has less than 12 teams at the conclusion of the 7 rounds, they are granted as many immediate compensatory draft picks as is necessary to reach 12.
- Conferences can pick a "free agent" team of peer status or lower (P5 -> G5 -> FCS). This means the SoCon can't pick Coastal Carolina and the Sun Belt can't pick Alabama and so on.
- Conferences can negotiate trades for both teams and picks or a combination of the two though I as commissioner must agree to them to make sure we have no shenanigans going on to empty out conferences
- To make sure the game keeps moving, GMs will have 24 hours to make a pick or the commissioner will choose on their behalf. If the GM is unavailable for 24+ hrs due to work/family/actual things of importance, they can send in their picks in advance and/or have a surrogate they publicly appoint in their stead while they're away. In general we want you to pick ASAP as a courtesy. I'm also willing to accept out of order draft picks between divisions (FCS/G5/P5) if the pick being submitted is from the team in that division with the next pick. The official draft clock is only on the one current pick though.
At the conclusion of 7 rounds, conferences will be re-evaluated and graded overall and on whether or not they improved using the following criteria:
- Ability to generate revenue
- Ability to compete in revenue sports for championships
- Ability to compete in non-revenue sports for championships
- Geographic footprint and cohesiveness
- Cultural cohesiveness
- Academic strength
Conferences have until Wednesday Noon ET to elect a General Manager to be in charge of communicating picks on the appropriate thread as well as coordinating strategy with fans of their conference as it is built.
I'll entertain wildcard entries like FCS and defunct (WAC/SWC/Metro) if I think there's enough raw material (schools) of relevance that can be handed to you to start with.
If at any time a General Manager is compromised by rooting for a team that has changed affiliation they can no longer serve as GM for that conference due to conflict of interest and the fans of the current teams must select a new GM.
Draft Order (Snake Draft): https://csnbbs.com/thread-876250.html