Are You Markinson?
I'm not Markinson. But I want to be. And so do you (you just don't know it yet).
This year, we're looking to blow out our current eight-team fantasy football league to four eight-team leagues, connected together in the European soccer model. It's an ambitious goal, 32 teams, but hopefully we can get there. Ultimately, we plan to grow even bigger, with more teams, more leagues, and corporate sponsorships! But I'm getting way ahead of myself. :)
The plan for the upcoming season:
There will be two premier leagues, Montoya and Dufresne, and each premier league will have a second (lower) division. Each premier league and its second division will have annual relegation/promotion, meaning at the end of each season, the bottom two teams in each premier league are relegated to their second division, and the top two teams in each second division are promoted to their premier league.
Why does premier league membership matter? Because only premier league teams can qualify for Markinson Cup, a separate eight-team league made up of the top four teams from each of the previous year's premier leagues, to determine the best of the best. This is the ultimate goal. The winner is considered world champion!
The eight premier league teams after relegation/promotion that aren’t in Markinson Cup qualify for Kobayashi Cup, a second-tier championship that obviously isn’t as prestigious as Markinson Cup (think NIT) but is still fun, and another prize to win.
There are no inter-league cups for teams in the second divisions, so getting promoted to the premier leagues is critical to be eligible for the bigger prizes.
Within each of the six leagues, the champion will be determined by the best regular season record. The premier leagues and second divisions will also have season-ending playoffs that involve all eight teams, and the winners will earn that league's Cup, which is less prestigious than the regular season title, but still very important.
In summary, the prizes are as follows:
Markinson Cup - League for the top four teams from each of the previous year's premier leagues, winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. No Markinson Cup this year, because participants are determined by the previous year. This is the most prestigious prize of the bunch.
Kobayashi Cup - League for the four teams from each premier league that are not in Markinson Cup, winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. No Kobayashi Cup this year.
Montoya Premier League Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. Along with the Dufresne Premier League Championship, the second most prestigious prize, behind Markinson Cup.
Montoya Premier League Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season.
Montoya Second Division Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins.
Montoya Second Division Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season.
Dufresne Premier League Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. Along with the Montoya Premier League Championship, the second most prestigious prize, behind Markinson Cup.
Dufresne Premier League Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season
Dufresne Second Division Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins
Dufresne Second Division Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season
That's ten prizes a year! Not to mention battling to avoid relegation or earn promotion.
This is what the basic structure looks like:
Make sense?
More twists. Premier League Cup (playoff) winners automatically qualify for Markinson Cup and earn immunity from relegation. So if one of the bottom four teams in a premier league wins that league's Cup, they qualify for Markinson Cup in place of the regular season's 4th place team.
If one of the bottom two teams in a premier league wins that league's Cup, not only do they qualify for Markinson Cup, but they also avoid relegation, and the regular season's 6th place team gets relegated in their place.
Similarly, Second Division Cup winners automatically earn promotion to the premier league, so if one of the bottom six teams in a second division wins that division's Cup, it earns promotion in place of the regular season's 2nd place team.
Completely confused? Excellent. It's meant to be complicated. Just know that there are a lot of prizes to be won, a lot of fun to be had, and very little you need to worry about, since I'll manage all the complexity. All you have to do is participate, draft a team (or two if you're good), and play. I'll take care of the rest. And there are a lot of slots to fill, so not only do we want you to participate, we want you to recommend friends as well. Send me their name and email, and hopefully we get our 32 teams!
This year, we're looking to blow out our current eight-team fantasy football league to four eight-team leagues, connected together in the European soccer model. It's an ambitious goal, 32 teams, but hopefully we can get there. Ultimately, we plan to grow even bigger, with more teams, more leagues, and corporate sponsorships! But I'm getting way ahead of myself. :)
The plan for the upcoming season:
There will be two premier leagues, Montoya and Dufresne, and each premier league will have a second (lower) division. Each premier league and its second division will have annual relegation/promotion, meaning at the end of each season, the bottom two teams in each premier league are relegated to their second division, and the top two teams in each second division are promoted to their premier league.
Why does premier league membership matter? Because only premier league teams can qualify for Markinson Cup, a separate eight-team league made up of the top four teams from each of the previous year's premier leagues, to determine the best of the best. This is the ultimate goal. The winner is considered world champion!
The eight premier league teams after relegation/promotion that aren’t in Markinson Cup qualify for Kobayashi Cup, a second-tier championship that obviously isn’t as prestigious as Markinson Cup (think NIT) but is still fun, and another prize to win.
There are no inter-league cups for teams in the second divisions, so getting promoted to the premier leagues is critical to be eligible for the bigger prizes.
Within each of the six leagues, the champion will be determined by the best regular season record. The premier leagues and second divisions will also have season-ending playoffs that involve all eight teams, and the winners will earn that league's Cup, which is less prestigious than the regular season title, but still very important.
In summary, the prizes are as follows:
Markinson Cup - League for the top four teams from each of the previous year's premier leagues, winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. No Markinson Cup this year, because participants are determined by the previous year. This is the most prestigious prize of the bunch.
Kobayashi Cup - League for the four teams from each premier league that are not in Markinson Cup, winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. No Kobayashi Cup this year.
Montoya Premier League Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. Along with the Dufresne Premier League Championship, the second most prestigious prize, behind Markinson Cup.
Montoya Premier League Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season.
Montoya Second Division Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins.
Montoya Second Division Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season.
Dufresne Premier League Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins. Along with the Montoya Premier League Championship, the second most prestigious prize, behind Markinson Cup.
Dufresne Premier League Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season
Dufresne Second Division Championship - Winner determined by 14-game regular season, best record wins
Dufresne Second Division Cup - Winner determined by eight-team, three-round, single-elimination playoff at end of season
That's ten prizes a year! Not to mention battling to avoid relegation or earn promotion.
This is what the basic structure looks like:
Make sense?
More twists. Premier League Cup (playoff) winners automatically qualify for Markinson Cup and earn immunity from relegation. So if one of the bottom four teams in a premier league wins that league's Cup, they qualify for Markinson Cup in place of the regular season's 4th place team.
If one of the bottom two teams in a premier league wins that league's Cup, not only do they qualify for Markinson Cup, but they also avoid relegation, and the regular season's 6th place team gets relegated in their place.
Similarly, Second Division Cup winners automatically earn promotion to the premier league, so if one of the bottom six teams in a second division wins that division's Cup, it earns promotion in place of the regular season's 2nd place team.
Completely confused? Excellent. It's meant to be complicated. Just know that there are a lot of prizes to be won, a lot of fun to be had, and very little you need to worry about, since I'll manage all the complexity. All you have to do is participate, draft a team (or two if you're good), and play. I'll take care of the rest. And there are a lot of slots to fill, so not only do we want you to participate, we want you to recommend friends as well. Send me their name and email, and hopefully we get our 32 teams!
posted by Chang Kim at Friday, August 04, 2006
10 Comments:
Usually, after an exlpaination like that, I'd joke that I need a flow chart.
But even your flow chart was confusing.
I guess I should just be thankful that I follow Euro soccer enough to understand.
=)
Uhhh....I guess I'm in.
that's genius!
how do you decide who is in premier league and second division to start out? i think previously winning a fantasy league should automatically guarantee premiership =)
Don't worry, Jer, the members of our original league will be the initial members of the Montoya Premier League. :)
Oh, you're in Russell. You are IN.
my blog is broken! i tried adding an entry and it wouldn't publish and now nothing comes up...and i don't have a blog to bitch about it!
Haha, so you use my blog to bitch about it?
Most likely you did something shady and got banned.
sign me up, doggie.
I get it. $37.50 for a Three Musketeers.
The Flaming Globes of Zigmund!
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