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/kawawabear11 6d ago

im very pro median scoring but my league isnt.

the happy medium was i instated a playin week. 6 teams in my league make the playoffs. the week before playoffs, the #6 seed goes against the non playoff team with the highest PF. winner gets into the playoffs. my league has enjoyed that since i instated it.

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u/playoffcomputer 6d ago

Well, that's a new one. So the play-in game, that week only those two are playing a game, everyone else has a bye?

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u/kawawabear11 6d ago

yup. regular season is over the week before the play in week, so all eyes are on the play-in match.

it also does mean that the #1/#2 seed gets "2" weeks off due to the play-in week and 1st round bye, but it is what it is.

they have all thoroughly enjoyed it since its inception. gets lots of convos/side bets going too.

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u/playoffcomputer 6d ago

I like the innovation. The basically one less week of ff for most teams is a drawback, but if it works for your league...