In 2008, the AFFL had 1044 total teams. The Gold level had 180,
Silver had 360, Bronze had 252, and Copper had 252.
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How many
teams do you expect to get this year?
In 2009, the number of teams purchased in the AFFL is expected
to increase to the following numbers. Approximately 84
teams in the Platinum level, 204 teams in the Gold, 396 in Silver, and 276 in Copper, Bronze and Iron.
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What
would the prize payouts be at these projected numbers?
The prizes are not based on the number of signups, and will
be as stated in the prizes chart.
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Is the
crystal trophy in addition to the prize money, or does it get subtracted from
it?
The crystal trophy is in addition to the prize money stated
in the prizes chart. The AFFL crystal
championship trophy is custom made in Ireland by Waterford Crystal, and is the
exact same trophy as the ADT BCS National Championship Trophy (the AFFL trophy
base is custom made for AFFL only, also made by Waterford Crystal). It is awarded
to the overall grand champion of all levels.
ADT is a registered
trademark of ADT Security Services, Inc.; BCS is a registered trademark of Bowl
Championship Series. Neither of these
companies has any affiliation with the AFFL or International Fantasy Sports
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Can I
have more than one team in each level?
Yes, but we recommend not having more than one team at any
given draft time, simply because it would be difficult for one person to draft
two teams at once. Also, there is only
one Iron team permitted per user.
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Can I buy
a team for someone else, and have it listed under their name?
Yes, purchase the team under your name, and email us at help@affl.com with the name, address, email
address, phone number, and birthday of the person that you are transferring the
team to.
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Can I
change my draft time after I have purchased a team?
No, after June 1st, teams cannot be moved from
one draft time to another, or from one league to another. Please choose your draft times carefully.
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I just
purchased a team and did not receive a confirmation email; what happened?
Some spam filters will block emails from AFFL. If you did not receive a confirmation email,
go into your email and check for an email from AFFL in the spam folder. If you do not have a spam folder, or cannot
find your confirmation email, contact us by phone to make sure your purchase
went through. If you
believe that emails from AFFL are being blocked by your spam filter, please add
the following email addresses to your trusted sender list: help@affl.com, info@affl.clom,
service@affl.com, and support@affl.com. If you do not know how to do this, contact your email service
provider.
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Who gets
access to Mock Draft Central, (when and where)?
Mock drafting, provided by Mock Draft Central, will be
available from June 1st through September 3th for
Platinum, Gold and Silver contestants.
Mock drafting is not available for Bronze contestants. Platinum, Gold and Silver participants have
unlimited full access to mock drafting.
The following are included in the full access package: participant’s
team vs. 11 computer players, AFFL prescheduled 12 team mock drafts, and full
access to Mock Draft Central to set up your own mock drafts (or join drafts set
up by others) against AFFL teams, the computer, or other players from other
fantasy leagues around the country.
Copper participants will have access to a draft demo, and may purchase
full access mock drafting for $6.
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Does Mock
Draft Central run the actual AFFL draft?
Yes, the AFFL draft is run by
software developed by Mock Draft Central, specifically for AFFL. During the draft, the AFFL specific draft
parameters will be preprogrammed, such as, scheduled breaks, pick times, etc.
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What will
my username and password be, and will they be the same for all of my teams?
Your username will be your email address, and your password
will be what you determine at sign up.
This login information will be the same for all of your teams. If someone else in your household wants to
sign up, and they use the same email address, they can get a second email
address from a free source, such as, yahoo.com. Otherwise, both of your teams would be listed under the same
login information.
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Who do
you get your statistics from, and when do they become final?
We get our statistics from STATS LLC; the same source that
provides the NFL with their statistical data.
Statistics, and therefore fantasy points, are locked each Friday at
12:00 PM ET. See the Rules and
Regulations Section 15 for more information.
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How do
you prevent people who know each other from being in the same league and having
an unfair advantage?
Participants cannot request to be placed in a league with
another participant. League placement
is completely random. Upon sign up,
teams are placed by a computer program into a league. The computer program is set up to minimize the amount of
duplicate entries from the same state.
Also, the AFFL does not allow trading, therefore, preventing collusion.
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How do
you ensure complete 12 team leagues?
In order to maintain leagues of 12, the AFFL will close
draft times early, and choose not to open up any more leagues at certain times.
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When will
I know my draft order?
You will know your draft order immediately after sign up
when you log in to your team home page.
If it is before June 1st, you will know your draft order when
the team pages open up on June 1st.
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Where do
I log in to my team home page?
You can log in to your team home page at
http://games.affl.com
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Can I
pre-rank my players before the draft?
Yes. Before the
draft you will have an opportunity to rank your players. This pre-ranked list can be used during the
draft.
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How would
the draft work if I have a co-manager; can we both be logged in and choose
players from two different locations?
Yes, a team owner and co-manager can both be logged in at
different locations during the draft, however, neither person has priority when
picking players, so the first selection submitted will be the official
pick.
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Everything
on my screen is huge, and I can’t see the whole draft board at once.
If the whole draft board does not fit on your screen, your
screen resolution needs to be adjusted.
Set your screen resolution to 1024 x 768 under Control Panel, Display,
Settings.
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Are there
limits to the number of players that can be drafted at a certain position?
No, any number of players can be drafted at any
position. It is the participant’s
responsibility to draft the appropriate number of players at each position in
order to fill the starting lineup requirements. See Rules and Regulations Section 13, Lineup Submission.
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If I do
not attend the draft, can I let the computer auto-select my players, and would
it fill all of the necessary positions for an AFFL roster?
Yes, you can choose to let the computer auto-select your
team if you cannot make it to the draft, although the AFFL does not recommend
doing so. The computer will pick
players based on your pre-draft rankings.
If you have not set pre-draft rankings, it will pick from the Mock Draft
Central default rankings. The computer
is programmed to fill every roster position, however, it does not necessarily
select backups for every position, and it does not take into account bye weeks.
NOTE: If the computer is choosing from players that you have placed in your
draft room pre pick queue, it is not programmed to fill all roster
positions. If there are players in the
draft room pre pick queue, the computer will choose from this location first.
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What if
my computer crashes during the draft, or my power goes out?
Participants have a pre pick queue available in their draft
room. AFFL suggests that you place
several players in your pre pick queue to protect against a connection
issue. The AFFL will not be able to
turn back the draft; participants must protect themselves by using the queue,
and also by pre ranking players. You
will have the ability to assign rules to any players placed in the pre pick
queue, such as, what round that player can be selected. If you loose connection or miss your pick,
the computer will choose from your pre pick queue first, if it contains
players, and will not use your pre draft rankings unless it runs out of players
in the pre pick queue. If you do not
have any players in your pre pick queue, the computer will choose from your pre
draft rankings, or the MDC default rankings if you have not set pre draft
rankings.
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When and
how can I set my starting lineup after the draft is completed?
Immediately following the completion of the draft, you will
be able to set your lineup on your team home page under the Roster tab.
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What is
the deadline for submitting a starting player?
The deadline for submitting players is
10 minutes prior to kickoff for that specific player. Although it is possible to submit your lineup until just before
kickoff, there is no guarantee that the changes will update unless the lineup
has been submitted by the 10 minute prior to kickoff deadline.
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Can
lineups be changed once submitted?
Yes, players can be changed as many times as you wish until
the deadline for that player. If you
make changes to your lineup, do not forget to hit the submit button, to make
your changes active.
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Does it
matter what order you put your starters in?
No, it does not matter what order your starters are
in. If you submit a RB in the RB slot
or in the Flex player slot, he will still gain the same amount of points. The AFFL scores by action, not by position.
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Can I use
both of my flex positions as Running Backs in my starting lineup, and start a
total of 4 Running Backs?
Yes, your 2 flex players can be any combination of running
backs, wide receivers, or tight ends.
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What if I
am having problems changing my lineup, and it is almost game time?
You must email us or call prior to game time with your line
up changes. If you do not get a hold of
us by phone, you must send an email including your lineup changes. IF YOUR EMAIL IS NOT RECEIVED BY GAME TIME,
IT WILL NOT BE HONORED. NO
EXCEPTIONS. 773-842-5954 or 773-908-0246 or
help@affl.com
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How will
I be able to see my live scoring, and which teams will I be able to see?
You will have a live scoring snap shot of all of your teams
on any of your team home pages. Under
the Scoring tab, you can click on Live Scoring to see all of the games in your
12 team league. You will also be able
to see a snap shot of any live score in your entire level under the Roster tab
/ View Lineups.
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Will I be
able to see all of the free agent moves from my league?
Yes, you will be able to see all the winning free agent
bids in your league.
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Will I be
able to see the rosters and standings from the other levels, or just the ones
that I am in?
You can see the rosters for your level only, and the
complete standings for all levels.
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Do you
have an injured reserve, or do I have to either sit an injured player, or
release him in the free agent market?
The AFFL does not have an injured
reserve. Therefore, you will have to
sit or drop an injured player.
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What if a
team in my league stops playing, leaving bye week players in their starting
lineup, giving an easy win to their opponent?
Each Tuesday at 12:00 PM ET all bye week
players are automatically benched from each participant’s starting roster, and
are replaced by the player with the highest average fantasy points that meets
the particular roster spot that was benched.
Participants will still have the full lineup submission timeframe each
week to start/bench modified players.
Each automatic substitution that is not modified by the participant
during the week will be automatically reversed for the following week.
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