unclerowser wrote:Lame. Agreed. Not really interested in the possibility of extra credits - only beating the 25 best.
Probably better not to respond, but what the heck.
First, thanks to all who showed a legitimate interest in the league. Thanks to unclerowser for posting on here when four teams were needed as a way of encouraging other owners to join.
I did not take any of the 25 "best" players with me when I left the league. If all the owners really want to compete against those players it is possible to do. (The owners may already be arranging to do so for all I know.) The owners can decide themselves or randomly which team will have the 25/24 "best". Personally, would lean towards giving bertoU52 first opportunity to take over the "best" since I believe he had the first team entered after mine. There is also an owner that entered late and picked up a large number of the players. Perhaps, it might be easiest to let that owner just run the "best team."
Now responding to Rosie2167. Probably just a coincidence that your team was listed first in the Central and would have received my credit if the league had filled timely. Regarding the credit, the league rules always stated the credit was conditional upon the league filling by 10pm ET August 11th. When my team left the league, which was well after 10pm, there were 3 teams still needed to fill, I believe.
As I mentioned above, it is certainly still possible to play against the 25 "best" in this league. It will take a little cooperation, which hopefully the owners are now doing or will be doing before opening day. If the team owners really want to, the league can still be made so 11 teams compete with a "best team."
Hope the league goes well and if someone is willing, I imagine others would be interested in an update(s) of how the "best team" makes out and if they do win the league.