2001 SCFL Rules and Regulations (updated 7/26/01)
These rules are subject to change up
until week #1 of SCFL
Alignment of Teams:
There are 20 teams competing in SCFL 2001, and they have been broken down into
4 different conferences. Those conferences are the Big 10, Big 12, SEC, and PAC 10.
League Format:
The regular season will consist of 12 games, with week #1 being the games played on the weekend of August 29-September 4 and week #12 being the games played during the weekend of November 14-20. [The "preseason" games played on August 23-26 will not be included in the SCFL schedule.] At the conclusion of the season, those teams that qualify for the playoffs will compete using the game stats from the college games that occur from November 21nd- December 4th. In using this playoff system, there is a chance that a coach could have a player that plays in a game in each of those weeks, and therefore score double points. This is because the games that occur on December 2nd are conference championship games of the MAC, Big 12, SEC, among others. The following is a list of player's teams' that could potentially score double points in the playoffs by playing in two games throughout the playoffs:
Mississippi, Mississippi St., Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU,
Georgia, Oklahoma St., Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Bowling Green and Toledo.
UNLV and Hawaii play twice FOR SURE!
NOTE: If you have a player
that plays during both weeks and you decide to start him in the playoffs, then you must
stick with that player during both weeks of the playoff. You MAY NOT play one player
one week of the playoffs at a particular position and then another player the next week.
To qualify for the playoffs, a team must finish in the top 2 in his conference. Since there are four different conferences, a total of 8 teams will advance to the playoffs and to a bowl game. The determining factor of who finishes in the top 2 in each conference will be OVERALL RECORD through the first 12 weeks of the SCFL season. In case of a tie in overall record, the following tiebreakers will be used:
1) Head-to-Head results
2) Conference Record (by %)
3) Aggregate of SCFL 2001 points scored in weeks 1-12
The following are the matchups that will take place in the playoff round of SCFL 2001:
Big Ten #1 vs. Big 12 #1 (Winner to National Championship Rose Bowl, Loser to
Fiesta Bowl)
PAC 10 #1 vs. SEC #1 (Winner to National Championship Rose
Bowl, Loser to Fiesta Bowl)
Big Ten #2 vs. Big 12 #2 (Winner to Sugar Bowl, Loser to Orange Bowl)
PAC 10 #2 vs. SEC #2 (Winner to Sugar Bowl, Loser to
Orange Bowl)
After the first round of the playoffs, the SCFL 2001 bowl games will be competed, using
the statistics from ALL BOWL GAMES to decide the champions. At the conclusion of all
bowl games, cash prizes will then be distributed to all SCFL bowl game participants.
Here is the breakdown of the cash prizes:
National Championship Rose Bowl (Winner: $200, Loser $80)
Sugar Bowl (Winner: $60, Loser: $45)
Fiesta Bowl (Winner: $50, Loser: $20)
Orange Bowl (Winner: $25, Loser: $15)
THE DRAFT:
Each team will have a roster of 10 players, and coaches may select players from any one of the 115 DIV. I-A College football teams. The draft will begin on July 30th and will be concluded no later than August 25th. Time limits will be set and the commissioner, at his discretion, will assess late penalties (i.e. losing free transactions). Exceptions will be made for those that have good excuses to be late in making their picks (i.e. out of town). The draft will be conducted over the telephone and via e-mail. To make the draft even more efficient, the commissioner encourages you to obtain an AOL Instant Messenger user name at http://www.aol.com
Note - You must choose at minimum the following:
| Quarterback | 1 |
| Running Back | 2 |
| Wide Receiver | 2 |
| Team Defense | 1 |
It is suggested that you choose one extra player at each of the above positions, so that you can decide who you will start each week. However, if you would like to choose 3 quarterbacks and only 2 running backs, that is perfectly fine.
Note 2 - If the draft looks like it will be incomplete prior to the regular season starting, the commissioner has the right to direct an owner to fill his lineup.
Note 3 - Trades during the draft WILL be allowed this year. You can make any
trades you want during the draft as long as at least one player is involved in each trade.
All parties that are involved in the trade must contact the commissioner for the
trade to go through. You will not be charged a transaction for any trades made
during the draft.
Weekly Lineup:
Each week an SCFL Owner must field the following players:
| Quarterback | 1 |
| Running Backs | 2 |
| Wide Receivers | 2 |
| Team Defense | 1 |
Tie Breaker #1 (Top scorer on the bench)
Tie Breaker #2 (2nd best scorer on the bench)
The tiebreakers are used to break ties. In the event of a tie, the #1 tiebreaker for each team will be compared. If the tie still exists, the #2 tiebreakers will be compared. If a tie still exists after the #2 tiebreaker, all points from all roster players will be added together. If a tie still exists after that then you are stuck with a tie.
Please note that if you have only one player at a position like Q.B. on your roster and that position's team is not playing due to an open day or the player is hurt, you must either fill the position via trade or waiver or submit the player anyway and take "0" points.
If you have a defense on your roster that plays during a particular week, then you have to start them. If you do not have a defense on your roster that plays during a particular week, then you DO NOT have to start a defense.
It has been brought to my attention that there is at least one game that is being
played on a Monday this college football season. The rule of thumb is that any game
that occurs Sunday through Tuesday, will be counted towards the SCFL week of the Saturday
prior. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, (and obviously) Saturday games count towards the
week that they occur.
Weekly Lineup Submission:
Your lineup is due in by 7:30 PM on Thursday or the previous week's lineup will be used. There will be no exception to this rule. If there is a week in which one of your players plays on a Wednesday, you must have your lineup in by 12:00 EST on that Wednesday. Here are the following ways you can contact the commissioner:
E-mail: scfl@scfl.net
Phone: (248) 650-4379
It is the SCFL Owner's responsibility to submit his lineup every week. If the owner does not do so, the previous week's lineup will be used. If you play someone that is hurt or not playing that particular week--too bad.
Scoring:
Only players that are in your weekly lineup score for your team. Players get the following point values:
| Rushing TD | 40 |
| Receiving TD | 35 |
| Passing TD | 30 |
| Defensive TD | 45 |
| Kick/Punt Return TD | 40 |
| Win by Defensive Team | 125 |
| Defensive Shutout Bonus | 35 |
| Defensive interception | 90 |
| Defensive Sack | 75 |
| Defensive Safety | 35 |
| Yards Allowed | -1 |
| Points Allowed | -1 |
| Passing Yards | 1 |
| Completions | 10 |
| 4 TD passes in one game | 70 |
| 5 TD passes in one game | 85 |
| 300 yards passing | 85 |
| 400 yards passing | 100 |
| Attempts | -3 |
| Interceptions | -60 |
| Rushing Yards | 2 |
| Carries | 2 |
| 100 yards rushing | 50 |
| 200 yards rushing | 75 |
| 300 yards rushing | 100 |
| 3 Rushing TD's in one game | 70 |
| 4 Rushing TD's in one game | 85 |
| 5 Rushing TD's in one game | 100 |
| Receiving Yards | 2 |
| Receptions | 2 |
| 100 yards receiving | 50 |
| 200 yards receiving | 75 |
| 300 yards receiving | 100 |
| 3 Receiving TD's in one game | 80 |
| 4 Receiving TD's in one game | 95 |
| 5 Receiving TD's in one game | 110 |
Redundant Scoring- A player can only score once. Confusing,
huh?, but I once saw Steve Young catch his own pass. If a player catches his own
pass for a touchdown, he will receive 35 points (the maximum) only, not 65.
Waivers/Trades:
If you wish to get rid of a player, you must turn in your waiver request by 7:30
p.m. Thursday. With a waiver you must pick up a player from the free agent
pool. A player that is waived on Thursday may not play the next Saturday, but a
player picked up on Thursday may be played the next Saturday. In other words, if I
dump Drew Brees on Thursday, I cannot use him as my scoring QB on that Saturday. I
would either have to use the backup QB that's already on my roster or I would have to pick
up a new quarterback by making a trade or picking up a free agent.
All transactions that take place between the end of the draft and the first
roster deadline (Thursday, August 30th) are free.
Please note: The limit on
transactions for one team throughout the season is 17.
Waiver Week Wait Rule: If an owner waives a player, that owner may
not pick that player up on waivers again for a full draft week. This allows the
other owners one full draft week (Friday-Thursday) to get that player. This rule
effectively stops an owner with a dismal season record from dumping his star player and
getting first shot at him the following week.
Please note: Four free waiver/trade requests are allowed. If
you wish to waive/pickup more players, each additional requests will cost one dollar
($1.00), payable to the Commissioner.
Trades: Trades may be made at anytime between Sunday and
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Your free trades get thrown into the same pool as your waiver
requests. [In other words, you are allowed a combination of 4 free trades and/or
waivers]. Any trades beyond 4, the owner will be charged $1. Owners may trade
either even up or 2-for-1 for example. The owner that gives up 2 players in exchange
for 1 will obviously be one player short on his roster. He may either choose to
leave that spot on his roster blank, or he can fill that spot by picking up someone from
the free agent pool. Keep in mind that this entire scenario would cost him $2 (if
he's surpassed his allotment of 4 free trades/waivers). It would cost him $1 for the
trade and $1 for the pick up of the free agent.
Draft picks for the current year or future years may be involved in trades. However, keep in mind that if you trade future draft picks with a coach that decides not to be in the league in the future, then those draft picks would just be lost. Also, at least one player must be involved in all trades. In other words, you can't just trade draft pick(s) for draft pick(s).
If you trade away more draft picks than what you received for a particular year, then this would obviously result in you having less than 10 picks in the following year's draft. If this is the case, and you wish to have a full 10 man roster, then you would have to wait until the draft is completely over and then sign a free agent. These types of free agent signings will be on a first come-first serve basis.
Roster Freeze:
Please note: All waiver and trade transactions will be cut
off at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 28th.
Franchise Players:
At the conclusion of each season, each coach that plans on returning to the league the next year will designate one player from his 10 man roster as his Franchise Player for the following season. This player will automatically become your 10th round draft pick in the following year's draft (so you will never be permitted to trade away your 10th round draft pick). You may name your franchise player anytime after the date at which college players declare their intention to enter the NFL draft. However, you are free to change your mind and pick a new franchise player anytime up until July 1st. That is the deadline for declaring your franchise player. If you don't have any players on your roster after the roster freeze that will return for the next season, you simply won't be able to name a Franchise Player at all. You would just draft in the 10th round.
Draft Order Determined:
Here is how the draft order will be determined each year:
The top draft choices will be awarded to any new coaches admitted into the league. If there is more than one new coach admitted, then a random drawing will be made to determine the draft order of new coaches. The next picks will be determined by the overall records of non bowl participating teams from the previous year. The team with the worst record will have the highest draft pick and the team with the best record will have the lowest draft pick. Finally, the last 8 picks in the draft will be determined by the amount of money made in the previous year's bowl games. The team that made the least amount will have the higher pick and the team that made the most money (won the National Championship) will have the last pick in the first round.
After the first round of the draft, each successive round will go in reverse order of the previous round. In other words, the team with the last pick in the first round will have the first pick in the second round and therefore have the 20th and 21st picks in the draft.
Entry Fee:
The SCFL registration fee for this year is $45 per team. The fee
is due before Week #5 (no later than September 28th). Checks can be made payable to
Eric Smith and may be mailed to the following address:
Eric Smith
417 Parkdale Ave.
Apt. 203
Rochester, MI 48307
"Best Interest of the Game" Clause:
Although the Commissioner's powers are limited by these rules, he may modify these
rules at any time during the season. These rules changes must always be in the "Best
Interest of the Game" and may be retroactive if necessary to protect the game.
Please note that this clause has been inserted to keep the game fair,
manageable, and free of rules corruption.
If I have missed anything, or you are confused, please contact me, and I will fix
or explain it.
Thanks,
Eric S. Smith
Eric Smith
SCFL Commissioner
(248) 650-4379
scfl@scfl.net