Bobcats4Ever FFL Constitution

BOBCATS4EVER FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE CONSTITUTION

CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I: NAME The name of this organization shall be the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League shall provide a platform through which distinguished alumni of Quinnipiac University — specifically its School of Communications — may compete against one another in fantasy football. Through this game, these alumni may have a way to be in touch with friends and enemies, no matter the physical distance.

ARTICLE III: FORMATION The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League held its first official season in 2013. Kyle Brennan ’12 was the founding Commissioner. Charter members, listed alphabetically by last name, were: Alex Birsh ’11, Kyle Brennan ‘12, Matt Eisenberg ’14, Andrew Fletcher ’10, Andrew Gau ’10, Matthias Gausz ’13, Corey Hersch ’11, Miles McQuiggan ’12, Lenny Neslin ’12, Jamie Palatini ’10, Marc Schwartz ’13 and Andrew Vazzano ’10. The league operated for two full seasons without a written constitution. Events throughout the 2014 season prompted calls by ownership to draft a constitution, which was ratified with a unanimous vote of ownership present at the first Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League Owners Meeting, held Jan. 10, 2015, in Hamden, Conn.

ARTICLE IV: STRUCTURE AND OWNERSHIP Section 1: Format. The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League shall be a 12-team, head-to-head league played using the Yahoo! Fantasy Football platform. Unless otherwise stated in this constitution, default rules set by Yahoo! Fantasy Football shall be used. Section 2: Qualifications. Ownership, with the exception of grandfathered members, shall be limited to those with an undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac University. Section 3: Commissioner. The Commissioner shall have the power to enforce this constitution and make decisions on matters not expressly covered within this constitution. The Commissioner shall remain in office until he resigns or three-quarters of all owners vote for his removal, upon which the league shall vote for a new Commissioner with three-quarters approval.


Section 4: Dues. Each owner shall contribute yearly dues to the Commissioner. These dues, which shall be set on a yearly basis by majority vote of the ownership, shall be $50 per team. Owners who do not pay dues in a timely fashion shall be banned from making transactions. The top three prizes shall be $336, $96 and $48 (70, 20 and 10 percent). In addition, a pool of $120 shall be reserved for points-based prizes. A $5 prize shall be awarded to the top-scoring team in each week. At the end of the regular season, a $35 prize shall be awarded to the highest-scoring team, followed by prizes of $15 and $5. Section 5: Ownership. Each owner shall maintain ownership of his team until he forfeits ownership or is impeached by a three-quarters vote of all owners. The Commissioner reserves the right to veto the impeachment of an owner.

Paragraph A: Vacancies. A vacancy in ownership shall be filled by majority vote of all owners. Existing owners shall nominate potential owners, and the candidate that receives a majority shall be invited to join the league.

ARTICLE V: DIVISIONS, SCHEDULES AND PLAYOFFS Section 1: Divisions. Each of the 12 teams shall be assigned to one of two divisions, each of which will include six teams. The regular season shall begin in Week 1 and last through Week 13. Each team shall play two divisional opponents twice and all others once.

Paragraph A: Opponents Played Twice. Two-time opponents shall be determined using the previous season’s divisional standings. The No. 1 team shall play No. 2 and No. 3; the No. 2 team shall play No. 1 and No. 4; the No. 3 team shall play No. 1 and No. 5; the No. 4 team shall play No. 2 and No. 6; the No. 5 team shall play No. 3 and No. 6; and the No. 6 team shall play No. 4 and No. 5.

Section 2: Playoffs. The top six teams by overall record shall advance to the three-round postseason. The top two teams by overall record shall receive first-round byes, and the first-round matchups shall feature No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. Semifinal matchups will be re-seeded as to pit the lowest remaining seed against the No. 1 seed.

ARTICLE VI: ROSTERS, KEEPERS, DRAFT AND TRANSACTIONS Section 1: Roster. Each team’s roster shall include the following starting lineup: one quarterback, two wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, one flex player (skill only), one kicker and one defense/special teams. The roster shall also allow for six bench positions — available to use in any manner — and a maximum of one injured reserve spot. Section 2: Keepers. Each team shall be allowed to keep a maximum of two players from the previous season’s roster through protected draft choices, using the following rules.


Paragraph A: Keeper Designation. Owners must designate keeper players at least one week prior to the draft. After this deadline, the list of keepers shall be released to the league. Paragraph B: First-Time Keepers and Basement. Keepers returning to a team for the first consecutive time shall be assigned the same draft value he held in the previous season — no matter previous keeper status of that player — unless the player was taken after the sixth round or was undrafted, in which case he will be assigned sixth-round value. Paragraph C: Multiple-Time Keepers and Escalation. Keepers returning to the same team beyond the first consecutive time shall be assigned draft value one round higher than the player held in the previous season, unless the player held first-round value the previous season, in which case that player will maintain first-round value. Paragraph D: Injured Reserve. Any player who spends more than 50 percent of his team’s competitive season — only the regular season for a non-playoff team; the regular season plus any playoff run for others — in his team’s injured reserve position shall not be subject to the escalation rule set forth in Paragraph C. Paragraph E: Keeper Draft Value. A keeper may be slotted in a draft round equal to or greater than his value. If a team chooses to keep a player who holds value equal to a round in which the owner does not have a pick — or, if the team chooses to keep two players who hold the same value — the team can use a higher draft pick to keep the player. The player’s value shall remain true and shall not experience an additional increase due to use of a pick higher than his value.

Section 3: Draft. The draft shall take place within two weeks of the start of the season, with the date and time to be voted upon by majority of the league’s ownership. Each team shall have 15 picks. The draft shall be conducted in a reverse snake style. Any draft picks traded during the previous season shall be applied to the draft order, followed by keepers.

Paragraph A: Draft Order. The draft order shall be set by the reverse order of the previous season’s standings. The six teams that miss the playoffs shall be assigned the top six spots by ascending regular-season record, and the final six spots shall be assigned according to the outcome of the playoffs.

Section 4: Waivers and Free Agency. All undrafted players shall immediately become free agents. Free agents hit the waiver wire each week at the time of their game, and waiver claims shall be processed late Tuesday night. Players dropped in waiver transactions shall go on waivers for one day. There shall be no can’t-cut list.


Paragraph A: Waiver Priority. Waiver priority shall be a continuous rolling list, set after the draft by reverse draft order. Successful claims shall move a team to the last priority. Paragraph B: Injured Reserve. Any player on season-ending injured reserve shall be ineligible to be acquired via the draft, free agency or waivers. Teams shall still be allowed to trade players in their injured-reserve roster positions.

Section 5: Trades. All trades shall be made in good faith with the best interest of each team’s short- and/or long-term future in mind. Trades involving draft picks shall include the same number of draft picks moving between each side. There shall be no limit on how many teams or assets may be included in one trade. Trades shall be allowed beginning on draft day — draft-day trades may only include keepers and draft picks — and all trades shall be accepted by the Friday prior to Week 12.

Paragraph A: Vetoes. All trades shall be subject to approval by the league’s ownership. Owners shall have up to 24 hours after an accepted trade to submit a written veto via email to the Commissioner. A veto shall only be exercised if an owner believes a trade clearly upsets the competitive balance of the league and does not benefit both owners in either the short- or long-term. Owners involved in a trade shall not veto their own trade. If six owners submit vetoes against a trade within 24 hours, the trade shall be nullified. If the veto threshold is not reached within 24 hours, the trade shall be approved. Paragraph B: Draft-Day Trades: Trades involving draft picks and rights to keeper players shall be allowed on draft day. Owners may agree to trades in principle prior to draft day, but all in-principle trades submitted to the league office shall become officially pending at midnight on draft day and cannot be withdrawn by any involved owner. The trade deadline on draft day shall be 2 ½ hours prior to the start of the draft, and the veto deadline shall be 1 ½ hours prior to the start of the draft.

Section 6: Transaction Limit. There shall be no limit on transactions per team in a season. Team rosters shall lock during the final week of a team’s season (defined as a team’s final game of the championship or consolation tournament). Section 7: Tampering and Collusion. Owners shall not tamper with trades after they have been accepted by colluding with other owners to veto a trade. Owners shall not collude with other owners to misuse the waiver wire and create an unfair competitive advantage.

Paragraph A: Penalties. If an owner(s) is found by the Commissioner to be guilty of tampering and/or collusion, the Commissioner may levy penalties against the owner(s). Penalties may include draft pick forfeiture and other penalties.


ARTICLE VII: NOTABLE SCORING SETTINGS Section 1: Standard Scoring. Unless otherwise voted upon and noted, standard scoring used by Yahoo! Fantasy Football shall be in place. Section 2: Fractional and Negative Points. Fractional and negative points shall be scored. Section 3: Passing. Passing touchdowns shall be worth six points. Interceptions shall be worth minus-three points. Section 4: Receiving. Receptions shall be worth one-half point. Section 5: Returning. One point shall be scored for every 25 return yards per player. Section 6: Kicking. Missed field goals from 0-29 yards shall be worth minus-three points. Missed field goals from 30-39 yards shall be worth minus-two points. Missed field goals from 40-49 yards shall be worth minus-one point. Missed extra points shall be worth minus-one point. Section 7: Defense. A shutout shall be worth 20 points. Allowing 1-6 points shall be worth 15 points. Allowing 7-13 points shall be worth 10 points. Allowing 14-20 points shall be worth five points. Allowing 28-34 points shall be worth minus-five points. Allowing 35-plus points shall be worth minus-10 points. Safeties shall be worth four points. Blocked kicks shall be worth three points. One point shall be scored for every 100 return yards per team.

ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENTS, RULE CHANGES AND VOTING Section 1: Amendments and Rule Changes. Amendments and rule changes shall be proposed in writing to the Commissioner, who shall submit the proposal for a league vote. A majority vote of the ownership is needed to pass an amendment, except amendments affecting any item already with a three-quarters clause included. In the latter case, a three-quarters vote of the ownership is needed to pass an amendment. Section 2: Voting. All voting related to amendments and rule changes shall be completed prior to the keeper declaration deadline for the changes to be implemented for the upcoming season. Voting shall, when possible, be limited to the owners meeting. Owners who are unable to attend the owners meeting shall be allowed to vote by proxy, writing or other means. If an owners meeting is not scheduled, voting shall take place through an online survey. The Commissioner shall conduct and tally all votes. If the Commissioner sees fit to hold an emergency vote on a rule proposal that may immediately affect the competitive balance of the current or future seasons, he shall have the authority to do so.


ARTICLE IX: ARBITRATION If an owner feels as though he faces an issue that cannot be fairly resolved by the Commissioner, he may petition the Commissioner to recuse himself and send the case to an independent arbiter mutually agreed upon by the petitioner and the Commissioner. If the Commissioner does not recuse himself, the owner may present a petition of one-half the league’s ownership to force recusal. If the arbiter overturns the Commissioner’s decision, there shall be one opportunity for the Commissioner or another owner to appeal the case to a second independent arbiter. The second arbiter’s decision shall be final and cannot be subject to further appeals.

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