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Apparently there is an 8 character limit on passwords so FOFauction was too long lol
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Sorry, I'm dumb.
Password is: FOFdraft
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I am trying to join just it says that "FOFauction" is the incorrect password
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https://www.couchmanagers.com/auctions/?auction_id=144
Auction created here.
Password: FOFauction
Double check rules & roster for me to make sure I didn't make any mistakes since this is the first time I've created an auction there. We'll start as soon as everyone is in.
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Alright, looks like we’re full & ready to go! I’ll get the auction started on couchmanagers in the next day or two & let you guys know how to join etc.
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Just joined! Looking forward to the league. I am good with a slow draft.
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Yeah the clock resets on a new high bid, so sniping should not be an issue. We just have to set the reset time to something fair, so you don’t go to sleep with the high bid, get outbid & then auction is over before you wake up. That’s why I think 8 hours seems fine.
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Awesome, that's good news, thanks Plebian Nation! I've never used that site so I'm not sure what to expect.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 28, 2019 12:13 PM
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Hi all, just joined. I believe the Commish mentioned doing a slow draft on couchmanagers, so yes there shouldn't be any sniping if we're going to use that site. I've used it before and its great.
Plebian Nation on
February 28, 2019 12:06 PM
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Sure, that sounds good. Are we going to allow sniping? It looks like you can make the rules such that when a bid is made on a player it resets the clock for that player. Thus nullifying the act of "sniping", when someone comes in at the last second with a higher bid (like happens on eBay all the time).
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 28, 2019 9:01 AM
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Ok, just getting two new owners for the empty spots. As soon as we have them, we’ll get drafting.
What does everyone think for nominations per team at a time & hours? I think 3 per team, & 8-12 hours is standard
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I agree, seems like the offline draft is the way to go at this point
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Yeah let's do it! Get this ball rolling
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 27, 2019 1:36 PM
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Since we can’t agree on a time best for everyone, should we just go with Offline draft, make sure we have all managers ready, and get started?
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That wouldn't quite work for me sadly.
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730 PT on a Friday or Sat is something I would not want to do, but could. I cannot do 7pm PT Sun- Thurs. What about 2 hours Friday night, 2 hours sat morning and finish sat night?
Ozark Gators on
February 25, 2019 10:13 AM
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Is there no time in the mornings that work? We could do 2 hours in the morning, 2 hours at night on a Saturday and Sunday? That would spread the pain of wacky hours a little more evenly, perhaps.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 25, 2019 9:56 AM
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I could do weekends, but it'd have to be like 730pst and I don't think that would work for a few of us, right?
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Catching up on messages... I would love to make a live auction work if possible - are weekends out of the question? That would seem easiest to accommodate folks being on opposite coasts. If not, I think the slow auction is a great idea. I've done something similar for a fantasy Game of Thrones league before :D
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Yeah I did not realize the draft would be at 10 pm ET on a Monday and Tuesday. I work at 6 am ET during the week and could not do that
Ozark Gators on
February 24, 2019 6:03 PM
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So do we want to do a late night auction (7pst) or offline auction? Either is fine with me, I just want to make sure everyone can make it & be happy
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Hey guys - first time doing Ottoneu. I am stoked to try this out. I am based on California, huge Padres fan, going to AZ spring training in a couple weeks. Mondays are hard for me to draft but I will make whatever work!
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awful how? I am curious
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 24, 2019 3:35 PM
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"Abandon Team Please reach out to your commissioner in order to abandon your team." This is what it says on the team settings. Please let me know how to proceed. I did an offline auction last year and it was awful.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 3:24 PM
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I'll have to do offline, then, as I am on the East Coast and get up early for work. But I'm definitely still in and willing to try the offline auction.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 24, 2019 3:21 PM
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No worries if you have to bail. It is listed as 10PM EST on the top of my page so not sure if you're seeing that.
But that's also why we were debating doing offline in case we can't get everyone together
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I am east coast too. I want out too. No one should have to lose sleep over a game.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 3:04 PM
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i’m east coast, this should have been posted as PST hours, i want out.
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That is a Monday and a Tuesday during the working week.Not great for me. I would have to stay up until say 1PM or 2PM and be at work for 6M.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 3:00 PM
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So would 7pm PST (10EST) March 4th & 5th work?
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I would like a live draft so let's continue to talk.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 2:50 PM
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I don't believe there's an app. It's just on couchmanagers.com & we'd set a password for our auction I think.
I'd love to do a live draft too, but if we couldn't figure out a time that worked best for everyone, I think the Slow draft is a solid alternative as Groan said
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Do you need an app for this?
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 2:39 PM
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I can see the pros and cons to each. If we can find a way and a time to do a regular live auction then I'm game for that. If not, I think the "slow auction" would work, and also it might be interesting to try out.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 24, 2019 2:37 PM
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So the Couch Managers draft seems fine to me and would be easier to schedule. It is still an auction draft, but different from what people are used to. I found a RotoGraphs article about one such draft: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/evaluating-a-slow-auction/ Downside: it would take a few days and it is totally different from a regular auction strategically. But a live auction draft would also take a while since we are going to have to divide it up so that everyone can attend.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 24, 2019 2:36 PM
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Sorry, I was meaning 730 Pacific
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If the starts at 10 PM PST during the week it means starting at 1PM for me and ending say 5 in the morning and working at 6AM. That doesn't work for me.Hopefully we come to an agreement. The remaining 3 owners my be east coast people too.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 2:33 PM
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There's no way it would be a snake. Only options are online or offline auction. I could do a weekend but it would have to be fairly late. I don't get home from work till about 730 Pacific.
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I also don't want to play in a snake draft league . I am in Ottoneu to take advantage of the live auction draft which is great. We can do it in 2 nights on the weekend preferably EST . Are you located on the West coast or east coast? Latter in the month works for me since we will know more about the Major League cuts. Thoughts?
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 2:14 PM
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We can do a normal auction if that’s what we want. I’m up for whatever the majority is down for. I’ll leave the draft day as is & we can do two nights?
I’ve seen other leagues do the offline draft & it took them a week or so, but if we can nail down a normal, online time that’s fine too.
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Agree, it will take way too long to bid that way. I did a draft last year with a player limit per day. We need 480 players, determine a number per day and keep it an auction process. I do not want to play in a snake draft league.
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Hi, just joined this league this morning. People aren't thinking we are doing an offline auction draft right? that would take until 2020 to finish. By offline you mean snake then right?
Hoosier Heroes on
February 24, 2019 11:59 AM
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Since it's might be hard to get everyone together at one time, especially for 8 hours, we were thinking of doing an offline draft. I haven't done one on this site before, but plenty of leagues have and it's worked for them. Basically instead of just one player up at a time, everyone nominates a couple. Bids are made, and if no one beats your bid in the time frame (maybe 8 hours), then you win the player.
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I don't know what offline on coach managers means? Explain please.
Plebian Nation on
February 24, 2019 10:53 AM
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Cool, either way works for me
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Yea normal auction draft. Just done offline on couch managers.
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Would the offline draft still be an auction?
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Yea that was kinda my thinking too. Might be hard to get around 6-8 hours, even split over 2 nights, all free at the same time
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I think I'd prefer a slower offline draft. Also it is hard to find large chunks of time that fit everyone's schedules so it might just be easier to plan.
Groan Strain 🙄 on
February 22, 2019 6:19 PM
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My two ideas for a draft are either:
1) Monday & Tuesday March 4/5. Half each night
2) Offline, slow draft via couch managers
Let me know which one everyone would prefer!
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