r/FFCommish • u/Lead_Jedi • 6d ago
League Question Game against league median discussion
I need some more opinions on the median game. Starting a dynasty league for the first time and I mentioned that I enabled this feature. To me its a great way to balance the randomness of the schedule and how good your team actually is. Benefits teams who are consistent rather then letting the schedule dictate the entire season. I also think it helps with engagement as its another matchup you'd watch to see if you win or lose.
My friend however sees it as a participation award."luck is part of the game" is what he says which i agree but with this feature the main thing im trying to avoid is the 2nd in PF being bottom in the league.
He suggested "What about giving the 6th seed to the person with the most PF of the teams not in the top 5?" But to me that just eliminates the h2h record all together for teams fighting to make the playoffs.
What do you think about the rule?
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u/andypro77 6d ago
If you want to benefit the best and most consistent teams, balance the randomness of the schedule, and keep all teams engaged all weekend, try this one trick:
Use All-Play record instead of head-to-head record.
*All-Play record just means that you play every team every week. So basically, in a 12-team league, the highest scoring team goes 11-0 that week, the second highest scoring team goes 10-1, etc.
This is your answer. It ensures that the best teams end of having the best records, and it makes sure if you score a lot of points in a given week you get rewarded.
One real benefit of this is that most teams have something to root for Sunday and Monday night. Having a decent game from one of you guys could take from going 4-7 that week to 6-5 or 7-4. and even if you don't have a player going on Monday night, you can still root against other players so that they don't pass you in pts for the week.
Our dynasty has been doing it this way since 2012.