XBox Madden League

[joecrisp]

Please sign up here for the XBox Madden league, and be sure to include your Xbox Live Gamertag.

Dr Drayne, FRPLG and FL SKINS, I know you guys are already in. Everybody else, I need your Gamertags!

I'm setting up a Warpath Madden League for XBoxers on easports.com. I'd like to have at least 8 teams, though right now it looks like we've only got 7 Xbox users. We'll see how many players we can get by New Year's and go from there.

Here are the parameters I'd like to have for this league:

*At least 8 teams
*At least a 16-round regular season
*3-day rounds
*Fairplay rules
*Ranked games
*Unique teams (no Redskins v Redskins matchups!)
*All-pro difficulty level
*4-minute quarters

[aehs77]

im interested

sactre77

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by aehs77

im interested

sactre77

Cool. I'll send you a friend request.

[FRPLG]

so who gets the skins?

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

so who gets the skins?

I was thinking we could select teams based on a randomly determined draft order. Basically, I'd put all the names in a hat and draw them for draft order. I think we'd have to do the draft here, and it would basically be on the honor system that everyone would have to select the team they drafted when they actually join the league.

[FRPLG]

anybody gonna be on tonight?

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

anybody gonna be on tonight?

I'm going to try an play a game or two tonight-- if my wife will let me get away with it!

I'll send you a message if I'm on, FRPLG. I'd definitely like to get some practice games in before the league starts up.

[joecrisp]

Alright, fellas, the Warpath Madden League for XBox is officially formed, and we are ready to begin the inaugural season as soon as everybody picks their teams.

Krills, I still need your gamertag so I can add you to the invite list!

Unfortunately, we only had 7 people throw their names in the hat, so we'll be fielding a 7-team league this go-round. Hopefully, we'll get a couple more seasons under our belts before Madden 2006 comes out next August, and we should get a better turn out for those seasons.

We'll have a 14-round season, wherein everybody plays each other twice, followed by a 2-round playoff. The 3 teams with the best overall record make the playoffs; the team with the best overall record gets an automatic bid to the championship game.

Rounds will have a 3-day limit, and there will be no byes, so we're looking at a 42-day regular season.

Games will be ranked, with 4-minute quarters, All-Pro difficulty, fatigue, injuries and fairplay rules.

Since everyone here is a Redskins fan, I've decided to draw names at random to determine the team selection order. Here is the order:

1. Kingerock
2. Dr. Drayne
3. Krills
4. sactre77
5. FL SKINS
6. FRPLG

Unfortunately, the league formation process requires me to pick a team before it will create the league, so I picked the Lions. Hope that's okay.

Kingerock, please start the team draft by posting a reply to this thread with your team selection. The remaining players will post their selections in order.

Once you have made your team selection here, I will add you to the league invite list and you may login to the league page.

Let's get this thing rolling! I'd like to start the season this week.

[CrazyCanuck]

Thanks Joe. I'm in.

Couple things:

- If we play each team twice that will only be a 12 game schedule.

- for picking teams I was thinking maybe we should get rid of some teams that we've all played a thousand times (Eagles, Pats, Vikes, Falcons...). I'm tired of playing these teams and it would be fun if we all had "average" teams (like the Lions). Anyways doesnt really matter just a suggestion.

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Thanks Joe. I'm in.

Couple things:

- If we play each team twice that will only be a 12 game schedule.

- for picking teams I was thinking maybe we should get rid of some teams that we've all played a thousand times (Eagles, Pats, Vikes, Falcons...). I'm tired of playing these teams and it would be fun if we all had "average" teams (like the Lions). Anyways doesnt really matter just a suggestion.

Ooops!

You're right. I'll modify it so we play a 12-game schedule, plus the playoffs.

As far as the limited team options, I agree with you to a certain extent. I'm sick of playing against the Eagles, Vikes, Falcons, Pats and Colts, too. But at the same time, I've seen just about all the tricks that people do with those teams, and I've figured out how to beat all of them, so if someone wants to use those teams, I welcome the challenge.

If anyone wants to second the motion regarding limited team options, we can put up a poll, I guess. I'm okay with a vote.

[aehs77]

what are the rules on picking a team

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by aehs77

what are the rules on picking a team

I'm going with an open selection.

I strongly considered the suggestion offered by Crazy Canuck, that we should exclude the Eagles, Vikes, Falcons and Pats. I'm sick of playing against all those teams. But I feel like if someone thinks they need to use one of those teams to be competitive, then they're probably not much of a gamer anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Pick whoever you want, as long as it's not a team that someone's already picked.

[joecrisp]

Krills missed the window.

Sactre77, you're up!

You've got until 4:30 am tomorrow to pick your team. Please post your selection here.

Krills and kingerock, you can still pick your teams at any time.

[joecrisp]

If anyone else wants to join the league, you're more than welcome.

We seem to be having a hard time getting folks to follow through here.

If you're interested in joining, just post your XBox Live gamertag here.

[aehs77]

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