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Subject: Re: Playoff Rule Change (for next year)?

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Date Posted: Sunday, December 18, 10:00:33am
In reply to: commsih 's message, "Re: Playoff Rule Change (for next year)?" on Friday, December 16, 09:33:03am

We're right there with you Nate, definitely keep it the same. It's nice to know that if you come in 4th you get a least a little something back.

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Rats
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Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 11:14:06am

I just think that anyone who gets to the playoffs should get something (to help pay for their free agency moves), and the Super Bowl winner should get more than a little over half of the money we put in. $650 out of $1100 after getting through the whole season and the playoffs? And I don't see the reasoning behind the worst team of the top four getting their money back. And the other loser gets $100? If anything is harsh, that's harsh. Why should there be a $50 separation between losers? If I'm #4 this week, I'll take my $50, but between $50 and $33, neither gives much consolation. And I still owe money due to free agency. So I'm really not breaking even. I don't see the difference there. And who cares who got more points this week? We're still both losers. We should get the same amount. If we can give every playoff team some compensation and the Super Bowl winner what they deserve, I don't see the difference between $33 and $50. And didn't most of us work our asses off all year long? It's not just the top 25% who stressed and toiled all season long. Teams sweated their asses off to make a wildcard spot.

I'll say it once more and then shut up and leave it up to you all. I believe the wild card teams should get something back. And the $650 that the Super Bowl winner gets seems paltry to me when looking at the money in the pot. And from the mouth of a playoff loser, no matter how far I got, I'm still a loser, just as big a one as any fellow loser, no matter how many points I scored, and a $15 difference in payout isn't going to give me any comfort. But that's just me. You all can decide what you want and I'm happy to go along with it. I just felt it needed to be brought up for debate.

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Violators
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Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 02:56:34pm

Aaron - I think the concept of everyone who gets to the playoffs getting money back is good but if you're giving more and more to the Superbowl winner and less and less to the wildcard winners what's the point in getting to the wildcard spot. If my team as a wildcard winner is only getting back $33 (or whatever amount we agree on) and I already paid $50 plus whatever I paid out in free agencies, I'm really not getting anything back and believe me, I worked as hard as Jason or Derek to get to the playoffs. And I agree, we all worked our butts off to get where we are today and should the other playoff teams get compensated, yes, I think so, but where do you draw the line as to how much everyone gets back! Should you keep taking from us losers who finally get somewhere? I don't think so. And I really don't think getting $650 back as the superbowl winner is pultry especially if I only paid out $60something to get there! I think I'd be way ahead of the game! I'm not trying to be difficult, I guess I just don't understand. I know knowing that I can get at least part of my entrance fee back by winning 4th place is a big plus for me, starting taking that away and I'm not so sure how much fun this league will be! - Dana

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Date Posted: Monday, December 19, 04:28:48pm

Good enough, we're just seeing it from different viewpoints. By the way, my last post wasn't directed towards you guys, I just posted it wrong. I can see where you're coming from, too. And my post was meant to inspire ideas and opinions like yours. I see things my way while having no idea what other people are thinking, so it's good to see what you guys think. Unlike you and me and a few others, most owners don't speak their mind. And they won't question a rule even if they have an opinion on it. Anyway...

Personally I'd rather have a t-shirt or a pin or a bobble head or something stupid like that rather than the money. So you can see I'm coming from an odd place. I was just fishing for what other people thought. Hopefully (though doubtful) more people will respond.