Guys
Ya'll might wanna try cbs.sportsline.com for fantasy football. They have Football Commissioner, which gives the commissioner of a league complete control of the site. Ya'll might be familiar with it but if not, it works pretty good. You get live scoring and the works. You can set a date to do a live online draft of players or let an automatic draft take place. You can also customize rules and scoring. Being the commissioner of my own league (I-10FFL), I made the mistake last year of not using commissioner.com. That was the worst thing I could have ever done. Instead, I used a commissioner's program from rtsports.com. It was archaic compared to football commissioner on cbs sportsline.
Just in case you guys were not aware of this site, here are some FAQs from it:
http://football.sportsline.com/splash/football/spln/mgmt/faq#12
The Basics
Q: What is Fantasy Football?
A: Fantasy Football gives you the opportunity to run your own team of professional football players. You draft your team of the best players from across the NFL and receive points based on those players' performance in NFL games each week of football season. You set weekly lineups, propose, accept and reject trades, sign free agents, and compete against other teams in your league. If you have a group of friends you can form your own league using Football Commissioner. You can also join one of our existing Fantasy Football 2003 football leagues.
Q: What is the difference between your Football Commissioner and Fantasy Football 2003 games?
A: If you want to create a fantasy football league for a group of your friends, Football Commissioner lets you set up and run the league. Acting as the League Commissioner you can customize the scoring system; the rules and the schedule based on your wants and needs. In Fantasy Football 2003, you can own a team in an already existing league and compete against other users. For those leagues, we act as commissioner and set all the rules for you. You simply manage your team and try to beat the rest of the league.
Q: Do all owners in my league need Internet access?
A: No. The same way commissioners have traditionally distributed information (fax, regular mail, etc.) can still be used. On the site, all reports have been designed with printing in mind (see the Print icon on each report's page), including the reports that are e-mailed to you. Just print out the e-mail or web page and mail or fax them as you have in the past.
Set up
Q: Is it difficult to set up and run my league on-line?
A: Not at all. League set up is a snap, as we guide you through an easy 7 step process. You'll invite your friends to join along, set your own rules, customize your scoring system and we'll do the rest.
Q: How can I renew the same Football Commissioner league I played last year?
A: Everything is right where you left it: all your league's important information, team rosters, rules and scoring system. Go to your Football Commissioner league home page and click on the link in the yellow box at the top of the page.
Q: I signed up for the preseason special - When will my league be online?
A: Your league will be online in early July leaving you plenty of time to invite your friends and get ready for the upcoming draft.
Q: Will I have access to the latest NFL news and injury reports?
A: Absolutely. We post player news as it happens along with strategic analysis to help team owners make the right lineup decisions. Also a list of all current NFL injuries and playing status is right on your league's site. Plus we have a full editorial schedule, with Fantasy articles and analysis from our experts throughout every week.
Q: What are E-Reports?
A: You can schedule e-mail delivery of all the reports in your Fantasy league. When the reports arrive in your inbox, we refer to them as E-Reports. This includes statistics and standings reports, as well as news updates about your players and more. You can even have customized reports e-mailed. For instance, let's say you need a quarterback. Sort the free agent report to display the top scoring QBs available at the top, then have the report e-mailed every week.
New Features
Q: What's new for Fantasy Football Commissioner 2003?
A: Many new features have been added to the Football Commissioner since last year, including a simple seven step set-up process, improved player updates and strategic advice, along with a redesigned league home page with easier access to all your fantasy content. Click here to view all the new features.
Q: Can you handle my league's complicated scoring system?
A: The Football Commissioner is extremely flexible and can handle virtually all Fantasy football scoring setups. You can set up a Head-to-Head or Points-based scoring system and manipulate the stat categories in a number of different ways.
Q: Can I use my cell phone to access my Fantasy team?
A: Yes. If you have a web-enabled cell phone or PDA, visit wap.sportsline.com select Fantasy and you can get live scoring for your fantasy team during the games. You can also receive numerous alerts and notifications via text messaging. You'll know instantly when one of your players is injured, or you've received a trade offer!
Payment Options
Q: How much does it cost to use the Football Commissioner?
A: It costs only $159.95 for your entire league to play on-line for the whole season. If you have 14 people in your league, that's less than $12 per person for the whole season! Be sure to take advantage of our pre-season discount to avoid paying full price.
Q: Do I get a discount if I purchase a league in June?
A: Yes. If you reserve your league for Football Commissioner 2003 by June 30, 2003 you can save $40 and lock in at last year's lowest price of $119.95.
Q: Is it safe to pay via credit card over the internet?
A: Yes. We use what is called a secure server for the online payment screens. When using a secure server the information sent from your computer to our computer is encrypted so nobody else can read the information. The encryption used is military grade.
Q: Can I pay by check?
A: Yes. When you attempt to pay for your league, you will be given three options: Mail us a check, enter your credit card info on-line, or phone/fax us your credit card info.
Q: Is there a money back guarantee?
A: Yes. If there is any reason your league is unsatisfied with your Football Commissioner experience, we will refund your league fee. details.
### Note### You can do the draft over the course of time. I realize you guys are in different parts of the country but doing a live draft and preparing for it, is the best part of playing. What I like about the online draft, which we dont do anymore down here since we are all local, is that you sit in a chatroom with a draft set up and you can chat while the draft is on-going. Another thing is you guys can actually do the draft on this board and then the commissioner can enter the drafted players using Football Commissioner. Ok, I've rambled on enough. I'll stop.
