Rules

• Participants in the FFOC compete in 10-team standard snake-draft leagues.



• On-line drafts begin in July and end at 4 PM CT on Thursday, September 10, 2009.



• During the draft, each team owner selects 10 starters and 10 reserves.



• The starting lineup must have - during the draft and throughout the Contest:
  • 1 quarterback
  • 2 running backs
  • 3 wide receivers
  • 1 tight end
  • 1 offensive option player (QB, RB, WR, or TE)
  • 1 kicker
  • 1 defense/special team



• During the draft, the following position limits for the entire roster are in effect:
  • 3 quarterbacks
  • 6 running backs
  • 6 wide receivers
  • 3 tight ends
  • 3 kickers
  • 3 defense/special team
  
  Once the draft has been completed, the entire roster position limits for one or more positions may be exceeded.



• Participants play each team in their league in a round robin tournament in Weeks 1 through 9 of the football season. Teams will accumulate one win or loss in each head-to-head match-up during the first nine weeks. Each team will accumulate an additional win or loss each week based on whether they finish in the top half or bottom half of the league in weekly points scored.



• At the end of nine weeks, each team will have 18 games attributed to its record. The top two teams will play in a head-to-head match-up to determine which team is the league winner and which team finishes in second place.



• NEW FOR 2009! Tri-Level Pricing System (TPS): For 2009, there are three levels of entry fees and this determines Las Vegas Bracket eligibility:
  
  NEW! TIER 1 ($100 per team): The team must win its league to qualify for the Las Vegas Bracket.
  
  NEW! TIER 2 ($150 per team): The team must finish 1st or 2nd in its league to qualify for the Las Vegas Bracket.
  
  NEW! TIER 3 ($300 per team): The team must finish 1st through 6th in its league to qualify for the Las Vegas Bracket.
  
  
  SAVE MONEY! Refer to COST TO PLAY for multiple-team-package discounts for all three levels of pricing as well as complete details of all pricing options.



• NEW FOR 2009! Bracket Qualification: After Week 10 and based on league standings, Tier 1 teams in 1st place, Tier 2 teams in 1st or 2nd place, and Tier 3 teams in 1st through 6th place will enter the Las Vegas Bracket. Of the remaining teams that do not qualify for the Las Vegas Bracket, teams in 2nd through 8th place will enter the 1st & Goal Bracket, and teams in 9th and 10th place will enter the Red Zone Bracket.



• Las Vegas Bracket Cut Line: Each week a percentage of teams will be cut from the Las Vegas Bracket based on points scored each week until there are 15 teams remaining in Week 16 of the football season. The teams cut from the Las Vegas Bracket will join the 1st & Goal Bracket.



• NEW FOR 2009! 1st & Goal Bracket Cut Line: Each week a percentage of teams will be cut from the 1st & Goal Bracket based on points scored each week. The teams cut from the 1st & Goal Bracket will join the Red Zone Bracket.



• NEW FOR 2009! Las Vegas Bracket and 1st & Goal Bracket Promotions: Each week, beginning with Week 11 bracket standings and ending with Week 14 bracket standings, the top team with the highest weekly point total for the current week in the 1st & Goal Bracket will be promoted to the Las Vegas Bracket during the Contest, and the top team with the highest weekly point total for the current week in the Red Zone Bracket will be promoted to the 1st & Goal Bracket.



• The winners of each bracket will be determined by the sum of three scores:

Average points Week 1 through Week 9 + Average points Week 10 through Week 15 + Week 16 points