2023 Commissioner's Note

Welcome to the 2023 season of Shock and Awe Fantasy Football League!

As we enter a new season, I'm excited to announce that we once again have a 100% retention rate from league members. This is the second year in a row where we've kept everyone from the previous season. Some of you have been here since the beginning. Some are newer additions. Either way, I'm glad that you're all here and continuing to play in this ninth season. Special thanks to Team Pup-N-Suds who has once again graciously accepted the position of co-commissioner, a role he's held from the start of this league's history.

As with last year, we'll structure our season based on the NFL schedule of 18 weeks. We’ll once again be playing a 14 week regular season. Playoffs will run Weeks 15 thru Week 17. This seemed the most fair, as we avoid a Week 14 playoff game where there are NFL teams on bye. As we did last year, playoffs will be based on the top 6 teams in the league, with the top 2 teams having that Week 15 bye. Rivalry week, traditionally played in Week 14, has been moved to Week 12 to coincide with Thanksgiving weekend. There are no teams on bye that week, so everyone should have their full strength team to make the match ups a little more fun.

As a reminder, there is a $20 buy-in for the league. Payouts will remain the same from last year, with only a small tweak. As we’ve done in the past, we’ll keep a weekly payout for different challenges. Those challenges will be posted on the website. The Turkey Day DFS challenge will be the sole weekly challenge for Week 12, and there will be a standard challenge payout for Week 14, which hasn't existed previously. There will be payouts for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places again this season. 3rd place will get their buy-in back, 2nd place will now get $50, and league winner will receive $120.

Scoring hasn’t changed. Roster positions will remain the same, with a super flex QB/WR/RB/TE slot, and no kicker in the league. We have also added an extra bench spot this season. We will have one IR spot available. Make sure you double check the scoring settings if you haven't already, so you're familiar with roster, scoring, etc.

If you ever have questions, please let me know. Between the league page, the website, and the group chat, I think everything should be communicated pretty well.

Have a great 2023 season everyone!