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N.S.F.L. 2001

SOM Online Football League

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League Information:

GAMES 
Games are to be played every 7 days. Three games per three week period. You may play out of order until the last few games of the season. Games played will be equal to that of the current season.

A schedule has already been made. The last three games of the season are division games. This will generate some playoff excitement at the end of the year. Two games against each team in your division. One game against each team in the other division in your conference. Three games against each division from the other conference weighted by the atual W-L record of 2001.

Playoffs 
First place in each conference gets a bye. Next two highest records are wild card teams and play each other. The Wild card winner vs the worst record of the two division first place finishers of the same conference. The winner plays the team with best record of the two division first place finishers of the same conference. We will use a modified NFL tiebreaker system. If only TWO teams tie for the last wildcard the tiebreaker will be as follows. Head to head record, then record in division, then record in conference. If still tied there will be a playoff game for the last spot.

OWNERSHIP 
Stock Teams - Continuous ownership. The team stays with the owner each year. This team is designated the �franchise 
team�. The owner MUST play that team every year the owner and the team is available. (exception is the waiver team rule - see below)  The NSFL wants to promote continuous team ownership and discourage team hopping.

Waiver Rule - An owner may claim another owners franchise team as his waiver team. If that team then becomes available the owner with the earliest claim date MUST take the team. This team now becomes the �franchise team�. If the option for electing a waiver team is used it is a one time choice and cannot be changed. If an owner ends up with a waiver team that owner is not entitled to another waiver team ever.

examples: 
Joe has Dallas as his franchise team 
Sonny has Miami as his franchise team Dallas as his waiver team 11/2/01 
Billy has Tampa Bay as his franchise team Dallas as his waiver team 11/22/01 
Doug has Green Bay as his franchise team San Diego as his waiver team 11/2/01 
Mark has San Diego as his franchise team

Joe quits. 
Based on an earlier waiver team date Sonny gets Dallas, which becomes his franchise team. Sonny no longer is entitled to a waiver team EVER. Miami goes back into the team pool and may be picked up by new owners as a franchise team.

Main reason for waiver rule: 
If someone wants to join the league but their favorite team is not available at that time this gives that person a chance to get their favorite team down the road. This is a one-time shot.

EXPANSION 
The expansion owners, if any, choose from the non franchise teams in order to get their �franchise team�. The expansion team picks their �franchise team� and then may choose a waiver team. They pick after the backup managers, if any, have choosen.

The first year a new owner joins one of the two must happen: 
1. The owner does not pick a waiver team and forever forfeits the right to get a waiver team. 
2. The owner picks a waiver team and MUST accept the team upon availability.

Back Up Managers 
The league will try to have back up managers. These managers will play a game or take over a team if needed. These managers will become owners as soon as a franchise is available. Picks will be based on when the back up manager came into the league.

OPTIONS 
Penalties 
QB end runs limits 
Fatigue 
Linebacker Run containment 
Do not allow exceeding longest reception 
Starting SE and FL may not go to the 3rd or 4th WR slot. 
The starting Free Safety cannot play any other position.

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