Dream Sports Latest News- Playoff Change Proposal

Jim H, Dream Sports jimbo@dreamsports.com
Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:19:17 -0800


To all:

Thanks for the great feedback. It was almost unanimous (about 55-2) that we 
implement this this season, and we will now do that.




Jim Halpin

www.dreamsports.com
Dream Sports Fantasy Football


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim H, Dream Sports" <jimbo@dreamsports.com>
To: <dreamsports@lists.dreamsports.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:57 PM
Subject: Dream Sports Latest News- Playoff Change Proposal


> We are looking to make a change in the Playoff Brackets. If we get a big 
> enough "favorable" response, we will implement it this season. (if not, it 
> will almost definitely go into effect next season)           * * * Let us 
> know your opinion * * *
>
> * Top 5 teams make the playoffs, as usual. (3 Division Winners, and next 
> best 2 Teams by record)
> * Then the 6th seed will be the Top Scoring team from the other seven 
> teams.
>
> This way, a team that had a "good" season, and scored a lot of points, but 
> ALSO had a lot of points scored against them will still make the playoffs. 
> (we researched a lot of leagues over the past 2 years, and this rule would 
> have helped out more than a few "deserving" teams.)
>
> This will also help those teams out that score 160 points one week, only 
> to have their opponent score 170 ! (and when that team scoring 160 would 
> have beat any other team that week)
>
> For the playoffs:
> Week 14 - The Top Two Seeds will have a BYE
>                  #3 Seed plays #6 Seed
>                  #4 Seed plays #5 Seed
>
> Week 15    #4 Seed-#5 Seed Winner plays the #1 Seed
>                  #3 Seed-#6 Seed Winner plays the #2 Seed
>
> Week 16   The two Winners Play for the Championship
>                 The two losers  Play for the 3rd Place
>
>
> The Consolation Bracket will most likely stay the same, with the next best 
> 4 teams playing.
>
> See a Sample Bracket:
> http://www.dreamsports.com/new-bracket.htm
>
>
>          * * * Let us know your opinion * * *
>
>
> Jim Halpin
>
> www.dreamsports.com
> Dream Sports Fantasy Football
>