Cocktails and Dreams wrote:So did they use credit cards under their actual name? Do Ip addresses check out? Is there proof all accounts are real people? Then the final question how many connected people can play in a league? Can I just run our local league on here so we can play for 100k while we decide it? I assume that would go over just fine if I won this out of that league?
I think what Chad is getting at here is the real crux of the issue.
Sure, looking solely at the transactions, or the draft results from these owners, there is no clear smoking gun or dumping of players in an attempt to get them to Bryan.
It's certainly advantageous though to play in a league where there are 3 dead (or very poorly managed) teams. Especially if the quartet are in cahoots, they can manipulate the league in a number of ways very easily. Have those three owners submitted FAAB bids on the players that Bryan ultimately won?
Those 3 could also use their FAAB money to block any challengers to Bryan for the top league prize from adding players they need. Those 3 teams could also attack particular categories in the standings if it's beneficial to Bryan.
Not saying that any of that is going on, but it's certainly in the realm of possibility.
I don't even have a team in the Online Championship, so I have no skin in the game here. The real troubling coincidence here is that those same 3 players only play together, and only exclusively in Bryan's league. I agree that the issue merits further investigation.