2015 B4EFFL Owners Meeting Minutes

8/9/2019 2015 B4EFFL Owners Meeting Minutes

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BOBCATS 4EVERFANTASY FOOTBALLLEAGUE 2015 O WNERS MEETINGAGENDA

2015 OWNERS

MEETING

AGENDA

I. Call to Order : 9:55 p.m.II. Observances

a. Pledge of Allegianceb. Moment of Silencec. Bobcat Roar

III. Old Business- Fear Boners congratulated all on a great season, including the Small-Town

Americans for winning the championship despite the Fear Boners scoringthe most points during the regular season. The Fear Boners are excitedabout their keeper prospects for next season.

- Deacon Blues proposed no more speeches.- Eisenberg owed $40 to Len and Fletch for a Side Street tab due to having

two wallets.- Calle Ochocinco: I thought I was with my friends, not idiots.

IV. New Businessa. Commissioners Report

i. Season in Review: Commissioner congratulated the Small-TownAmericans on winning the championship in an exciting season, whichincluded a day in which three trades were vetoed within four hours.

ii. Forbes Magazine and Sports Business Journal franchise values: HOW BOUTDAT?! praises the publications for fair valuations, even though theforecast for the franchise is not great after trading away high draftpicks to finish in the money for the second straight year. HOW BOUTDAT?! also congratulated all on a great season.

iii. Constitutional Era: Commissioner looks forward to an exciting time inthe leagues history. Some owners say the Constitution comes twoyears too late. The Fear Boners thank the Commissioner for craftingthe Constitution.

b. Overview of Constitutioni. Structure and Highlights: Overview abandoned after ownership

becomes disgruntled with wait before impending poker game.ii. Open Comments: Second Floor Shits claims there is no way to

impeach Commissioner. Commissioner cites text in Article IV, Section3 of process for impeachment. Second Floor Shits recants.

iii. Proposals for Constitutional Changes (not including rule changes):Deacon Blues proposes the abolishment of divisions. HOW BOUTDAT?! proposes division winners receiving playoff byes. The SecondFloor Shits propose a cash prize for the team that gains the mostregular-season points.


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c. Ownership of BAHGAWD Franchise

i. State of the Franchise: All agree the state is not good. Commissionerconfirms reports that he removed Auletta from the Facebook chatand the league will seek to install a new owner.

ii. Open Comments: Nominations taken. Mr. McGibblets nominates TedSellers to general approval. Cutthroat Kitchen nominates AndrewGau, followed by comments that he already quit the league once.HOW BOUT DAT?! nominates Jon Alba, followed by Calle Ochocincosproclamation that its franchise will be vacated if Alba is installed.

iii. Nominations and Voting for New Ownership: Voting tabled until laterin the meeting.

d. Proposed Rule Changesi. Divisions and Schedule

1. Should divisions be used? Productive discussion results inapproval. YES.

2. Should division winners get playoff byes? Motion to switch item2 with item 3. Motion passes. Later, HOW BOUT DAT?! defendsproposal but motion fails with four votes. NO.

3. Should schedule be even, with two repeat division foes?Productive discussion leads to agreement that power scheduleproposed in Constitution is good, resulting in approval. YES.

4. How should divisions be laid out and named? The Fear Bonersproposes a motion to award a prize for winning a division.Motion does not go to vote after discussion. Discussionfollows regarding keeping present division names andstructure, leading to approval. KEEP THE SAME.

ii. Trade Vetoes1. Can you veto your own trade? Noted that this item is only on the

agenda because of Mr. McGibblets. Unanimous vote againstveto. NO.

2. How will vetoes be recorded? Commissioner notes that theproposal to submit written vetoes to the Commissioner willallow the number of required vetoes to be modified, leadingto approval. Second Floor Shits raises concern of whether ornot the Commissioner will be fair. All quell the teams fears.WRITE-IN TO COMMISSIONER.

3. How many vetoes are required to block a trade? CurrentConstitutional proposal advocates for five vetoes, which ishalf of non-included owners. HOW BOUT DAT?! proposesseven vetoes. Cutthroat Kitchen proposes six vetoes. First votetaken on five vetoes and nets only two votes. Next vote taken


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on seven vetoes and nets three votes. Final vote taken on six

vetoes and passes. SIX VETOES.iii. Keepers1. Should there be two or three keepers? Second Floor Shits

advocates for three, but ownership supports maintaining twoand motion passes. TWO.

2. Will keepers escalate in value after the first kept season? Severalowners ask for clarification on proposed rule and all agreeafter Commissioner provides clarification, leading tounanimous approval. YES.

a. Does this apply for midseason acquisitions? Same asabove. NO.

b. Does this apply for players on injured reserve? Same asabove. Deacon Blues proposes that players placed onthe Commissioners Exempt List should also beincluded. Proposal meets ridicule as owners cite DeaconBlues supports child-beater and team member AdrianPeterson. Noted that some ownership starting to loseinterest in the meeting. NO, DEPENDING ON LIMIT.

3. Does a player maintain value if hes taken in a higher round?Clarification provided by Commissioner that players willmaintain value despite possibility of teams having to usehigher picks if they lack corresponding draft pick. HOW BOUTDAT?! used as an example because of many missing highpicks. All support, leading to approval. YES.

iv. Roster Locks1. Should team rosters be locked after the team is eliminated?

Quickly shot down by all. YES.2. Should offseason trades be allowed? Rather long discussion

follows. Cutthroat Kitchen proposes that league office shouldbe closed until prior to keeper deadline. Calle Ochocinco refersto fantasy basketball league, which allows draft-day trades asthe first opportunity for trades. Ownership debates issue. Mr.McGibblets appears convinced that teams would be happy toonly trade draft picks with one another, leading to ridicule.Question raised as to which players will be allowed to betraded. Consensus is that keepers and draft picks will be onthe table for draft-day trades. Motion made to vote for draft-day trades as proposed and passes. DRAFT-DAY TRADESONLY.

v. Scoring Changes


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1. How many points should be awarded for points allowed? Some

owners opine that current system makes team defenses toomuch of boom-or-bust with 20 points for a shutout. TeamSpillzzzzzzz provides rationale that shutouts are rare andshould be rewarded as such. Cutthroat Kitchen proposes a 10-8-6-4-2-0 system. Fear Boners propose using Yahoo!s defaultsetting of 10-7-4-1-(-1)-(-4). Debate proceeds and six ownersvote to keep current system, resulting in approval. KEEPCURRENT SYSTEM.

2. Should missed field goals of 0-39 yards be worth -2 points?Cutthroat Kitchen proposes that all missed field goals shouldbe worth -1 point. Other owners question the proposal, citinga missed 50-yard field goal as not being worth negativepoints. Original question proposed, sent to vote and fails. NO.

3. Any other proposals of scoring changes? Brief discussioninvolving passing touchdowns and interceptions. Noted thatYahoo! standard scoring is four points per touchdowns and -1for interceptions. Second Floor Shits notes that leaguessystem may inflate quarterbacks slightly but its OK. Allowners agree that current system is good and no vote is taken.

vi. Penalties1. Should there be any penalties assessed to Mr. Eisenberg, Mr.

Neslin or Mr. Palatini for alleged tampering/collusion during the2014 season? HOW BOUT DAT?! jumps to defense of thefranchise, claiming that a fair trade was struck on thefranchises part and Mr. McGibblets was underhanded. SecondFloor Shits claims the franchise was approached by Mr.McGibblets after Mr. McGibblets already had accepted a tradewith HOW BOUT DAT?! Mr. McGibblets essentially provides nodefense. Individual votes taken on penalties for each owner.Owners vote to penalize only Mr. McGibblets. Discussionfollows as to what penalty should be. Deacon Blues proposes aloss of a second-round draft pick. Cutthroat Kitchen proposesmoving Mr. McGibblets to the back of each round.Commissioner proposes a loss of a sixth-round draft pick,citing keeper basement. Calle Ochocinco realizes Mr.McGibblets has picks loaded in the front of the draft andproposes a loss of Mr. McGibblets sixth draft pick. Ownershiplends support to last option, leading to approval. Ownershipconcludes that penalty will be assessed by forcing Mr.McGibblets to choose a backup kicker, Tim Tebow or anequivalent. LOSS OF SIXTH DRAFT PICK FOR MR. MCGIBBLETS.


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vii. Dues

1. Should league dues increase from $20 to $50? Ownershipsupports doubling league dues to $40 and motion passes. $40LEAGUE DUES.

viii. Open Comments for Other Rule Changes Voting for new ownershipplaced here after earlier tabling. Commissioner declares ownerseligible to vote for up to three choices. Andrew Gau receives threevotes. Jon Alba receives two votes. Ted Sellers receives unanimoussupport. Commissioner declares Ted Sellers to be the new invitee.Discussion prompted on whether the league must rename theNormal Division to suit a potential new handicapped owner. Motiondoes not go to vote. League settles upon backup option as TeamSpillzzzzz roommate Frank after Frank assures ownership he wouldbe a fit in the Normal Division by responding, Yeah, Im normal.TED SELLERS TO BE INVITED.

e. Ratification of Constitutioni. Revisions to Constitution to Reflect Rule-Change Votes Owners agree to

apply above changes.ii. Voting Upon Proposed Constitutional Changes Unnecessary.iii. Should the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League Constitution be

ratified, reflecting any changes approved at this meeting? Unanimoussupport. CONSTITUTION RATIFIED.

f. Other New Business Fear Boners announces that it will drop its numericalmoniker and revert to base name of Fear Boners starting next season. Muchfanfare greets announcement.

V. Key Dates for 2015 Seasona. Monday, Sept. 7: Labor Dayb. Thursday, Sept. 10: Opening Nightc. Friday, Nov. 27: Trade Deadlined. Sunday, Dec. 13: Playoff Quarterfinals Week e. Sunday, Dec. 20: Playoff Semifinals Week f. Sunday, Dec. 27: Bobcat Bowl Week

VI. Adjournment: 11:16 p.m.

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