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It's time to kick off the 2017 NFBC season with our Schedule of Events. Once again we are returning to three different cities, the 14th straight year that the NFBC is hosting live drafts and auctions in New York, Las Vegas and Chicago. Nobody else does that!

We are finalizing deals with hotels as we speak, but we should have those soon. New York Hilton and Sheraton Northbrook are looking good, while we're still talking with our favorite Las Vegas hotel. Stay tuned, but all is looking good.

Here is the tentative Schedule of Events for all three cities:

Las Vegas (Week 1)
Friday, March 24, 2017
10:00 AM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
10:00 AM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Saturday, March 25, 2017
10:00 AM PT: Main Event
4:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
4:00 PM PT: Super (12 Teams)

Sunday, March 26, 2017
10:00 AM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
10:00 AM PT: $1300 Auction Championship

Las Vegas (Week 2)
Thursday, March 30, 2017
5:00 PM PT: Main Event
6:00 PM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
6:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Friday, March 31, 2017
10:00 AM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
10:00 AM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
10:00 AM PT: $1300 NL Auction
1:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
4:00 PM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: $1500 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
4:00 PM PT: $1300 NL Auction
4:00 PM PT: $1300 AL Auction
4:00 PM PT: $2500 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM PT: $1500 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Saturday, April 01, 2017
10:00 AM PT: Main Event
4:00 PM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
4:00 PM PT: Super
5:00 PM PT: Ultimate Auction
6:00 PM PT: Platinum
7:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Sunday, April 02, 2017
10:00 AM PT: Diamond
10:00 AM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
10:00 AM PT: Super
10:00 AM PT: $1300 Auction Championship
4:00 PM PT: Diamond Auction
4:00 PM PT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

New York
Friday, March 24, 2017
9:00 AM ET: $1300 Auction Championship
2:30 PM ET: $2500 Auction Championship
4:00 PM ET: $1300 Auction Championship
7:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM ET: Super

Saturday, March 25, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Main Event
6:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
6:00 PM ET: $1300 Auction Championship

Sunday, March 26, 2017
1:00 PM ET: $1300 Auction Championship
1:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Chicago
Friday, March 24, 2017
4:00 PM CT: $1300 Auction Championship

Saturday, March 25, 2017
12:00 PM CT: Main Event
5:00 PM CT: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus

Here are the dates for our Online drafts in 2017:

ONLINE
Thursday, December 08, 2016
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, December 09, 2016
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, December 10, 2016
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, December 12, 2016
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, December 16, 2016
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, December 17, 2016
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, December 19, 2016
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, December 28, 2016
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, January 05, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, January 06, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, January 07, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, January 08, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, January 09, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, January 13, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, January 14, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, January 16, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, January 19, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, January 20, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, January 22, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, January 23, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, January 24, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, January 25, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, January 26, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, January 27, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, January 28, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, January 29, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, January 30, 2017
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, January 31, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, February 01, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, February 02, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, February 03, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, February 04, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, February 05, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Monday, February 06, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, February 07, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, February 08, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, February 09, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, February 10, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, February 11, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, February 12, 2017
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, February 13, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, February 14, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, February 15, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, February 16, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, February 17, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, February 18, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, February 19, 2017
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite

Monday, February 20, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, February 21, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, February 23, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, February 24, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, February 25, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, February 26, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Monday, February 27, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, February 28, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, March 01, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite

Thursday, March 02, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, March 03, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite

Saturday, March 04, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, March 05, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Monday, March 06, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite

Tuesday, March 07, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Wednesday, March 08, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, March 09, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Friday, March 10, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, March 11, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Sunday, March 12, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Monday, March 13, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Tuesday, March 14, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Thursday, March 16, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Friday, March 17, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Saturday, March 18, 2017
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
6:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, March 19, 2017
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
7:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $400 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Monday, March 20, 2017
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, March 23, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
11:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
11:00 PM ET: Cutline

Friday, March 24, 2017
8:00 PM ET: $400 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Saturday, March 25, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: Main Event
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
3:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
3:00 PM ET: Cutline
5:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: Super
8:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Sunday, March 26, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
3:00 PM ET: Cutline
3:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Cutline
5:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $400 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Monday, March 27, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
3:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
3:00 PM ET: Cutline
5:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Ultimate
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $1000 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM ET: Main Event
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Super
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $1000 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Wednesday, March 29, 2017
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
7:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
7:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Main Event
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline

Thursday, March 30, 2017
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: Main Event
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Friday, March 31, 2017
1:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
4:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
8:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
8:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
9:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
11:00 PM ET: Cutline

Saturday, April 01, 2017
12:00 PM ET: Cutline
12:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
1:00 PM ET: Main Event
3:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
3:00 PM ET: Cutline
5:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
5:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
5:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: Super
7:00 PM ET: $400 Draft Champions Express
7:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite (12 Teams)
7:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
7:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
7:00 PM ET: Cutline
7:00 PM ET: $250 Satellite
7:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
8:00 PM ET: $150 Draft Champions Express
8:00 PM ET: Cutline
8:00 PM ET: $500 Satellite
8:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: $125 Satellite
9:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
9:00 PM ET: Cutline
9:00 PM ET: $150 Satellite (12 Teams)
10:00 PM ET: Cutline
10:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship

Sunday, April 02, 2017
12:00 PM ET: Cutline
12:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: Cutline
1:00 PM ET: Super
1:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
1:00 PM ET: $750 Rotowire Online Championship Plus
2:00 PM ET: Rotowire Online Championship
2:00 PM ET: Cutline

Baseball Furies wrote:Why has the Thursday night Main Event in NYC (and the other drafts for that matter) been bagged for this year? Looks as though you've done away with the on-line big money events as well including the Mains, unless these haven't been scheduled yet.

The larger $ online drafts are mixed in with cutline and roto drafts. Guessing Greg will give them an independent thread at some point.

nyc weekend is not easter weekend anymore so instead of thursday to saturday its friday to sunday

Baseball Furies wrote:Why has the Thursday night Main Event in NYC (and the other drafts for that matter) been bagged for this year? Looks as though you've done away with the on-line big money events as well including the Mains, unless these haven't been scheduled yet.

As Andy said, with Easter no longer being on the New York drafting weekend we are hosting three days of drafts: Friday-Sunday instead of Thursday-Saturday. I will talk with Tom about including a second option for the Main in New York, maybe on that Sunday morning. We still have dates for the Mains Online. I'll break down the draft dates by location soon if that helps.

just speaking for myself- Chicago only has one weekend. until last year that was always the last weekend of the drafts. when you went to 2 weekends- you pushed vegas and ny forward - hence Chicago was the 2nd weekend. I would prefer Chicago be on the second weekend- unless that is easter weekend- which neither is this year. mike

Let's post this by city and discuss:

NEW YORK
Friday March 24
9 am ET $1,300 Auction Championship
2:30 pm ET $2,500 Auction Championship
4 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship
7 pm ET $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
8 pm ET Super League

Saturday March 25
1 pm ET Main Event
6 pm ET $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
6 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship

Sunday March 26
[/b]1 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship
1 pm ET Main Event (not on Registration yet)

CHICAGO
Friday March 24
4 pm CT $1,300 Auction Championship

Saturday March 25
Noon PM CT Main Event
5 pm CT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus

LAS VEGAS
WEEK 1
Friday March 24
10 am PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
10 am PT $1,300 Auction Championship
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
4 pm PT $1,300 Auction Championship

Saturday March 25
10 am PT Main Event
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus

Sunday March 26
10 am PT $1,300 Auction Championship
10 am PT $750 Online Championship Plus

LAS VEGAS
WEEK 2
Monday March 27
4 pm PT Ultimate

Tuesday March 28
5 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
5 pm PT Super

Wednesday March 29
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
7 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus

Thursday March 30
5 pm PT Main Event
6 pm PT $1,300 Auction Championship
6 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship

Friday March 31
10 am PT $1,300 Auction Championship
10 am PT $1,300 NL Auction
10 am PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
1 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
4 pm PT $1,300 AL Auction
4 pm PT $1,300 NL Auction
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
4 pm PT $2,500 Auction Championship
4 pm PT $1,300 Auction Championship
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
8 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
8 pm PT 12-Team Super

Saturday April 1
10 am PT Main Event
4 pm PT RotoWire Online Championship
4 pm PT $1,300 Auction Championship
4 pm PT Super
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
5 pm PT Ultimate Auction
6 pm PT Platinum
8 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship

Sunday April 2
10 am PT $1,300 Auction Championship
10 am PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
10 am PT Diamond
4 pm PT $750 RotoWire Online Championship
4 pm PT Diamond Auction

MAIN EVENT
ONLINE
Thursday March 23 5 pm ET
Saturday March 25 1 pm ET
Monday March 27 8 pm ET
Wednesday March 29 8 pm ET
Thursday March 30 8 pm ET
Saturday April 1 1 pm ET

If you see any changes we should make or any additions we should include just post here or email me at [email protected]. We can certainly update this list where needed.

headhunters wrote:just speaking for myself- Chicago only has one weekend. until last year that was always the last weekend of the drafts. when you went to 2 weekends- you pushed vegas and ny forward - hence Chicago was the 2nd weekend. I would prefer Chicago be on the second weekend- unless that is easter weekend- which neither is this year. mike

With Easter out of the equation, it's possible that all three cities would want the final weekend, but that would be tough on us. We need all hands on deck in Las Vegas for that Second Weekend. We can discuss further, but right now we need to stagger the cities to handle all of the live events.

Greg Ambrosius wrote:Let's post this by city and discuss:

NEW YORK
Friday March 24
9 am ET $1,300 Auction Championship
2:30 pm ET $2,500 Auction Championship
4 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship
7 pm ET $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
8 pm ET Super League

Saturday March 25
1 pm ET Main Event
6 pm ET $750 RotoWire Online Championship Plus
6 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship

Sunday March 26
[/b]1 pm ET $1,300 Auction Championship
1 pm ET Main Event (not on Registration yet)

If you see any changes we should make or any additions we should include just post here or email me at [email protected]. We can certainly update this list where needed.

A few quick comments regarding the NYC schedule, consistent with what I emailed to you:
1. I think there would be continued demand for Thursday night contests (as in recent years), although I now understand that NYC used to run Friday through Sunday.
2. I think Sunday afternoon is a tough time to start contests for folks that have to travel home from NYC on Sunday. I see that both Vegas weekends start contests at 10 am on Sunday, yet the NYC contests are scheduled to start at 1 pm. If no contests are going to be added to Thursday evening, any chance of moving a contest or two to Sunday morning? Speaking only for myself, I'd be interested in a Thursday night and/or Sunday morning contest, but almost certainly will pass on any Sunday afternoon contests.

Thanks!

Mike

sounds like the new yorkers want a 2nd main event offering...would probably mean 10 am sunday or sometime on Friday......if I am reading Mike and Mike correctly

76erfan wrote:sounds like the new yorkers want a 2nd main event offering...would probably mean 10 am sunday or sometime on Friday......if I am reading Mike and Mike correctly

Andy - Not exactly. I think both Mike and me would like a second Main Event offering, but not necessarily on Friday (which already is a pretty full day of contests). I think Mike's post was looking to continue the Thursday night Main Event we've done the last two years. That would be my first choice as well, although I also should be able to pull off a Sunday morning contest (but not one starting in the afternoon). Thanks.

Mike

Thursday's not an option in New York, guys. Sorry. We are able to return to the Hilton next year but they do not have space available on Thursday. If we were to schedule a second Main Event date it would have to be on Sunday afternoon. If that's something people would be interested in we can definitely do that.

We created the Thursday option in prior years due to the Easter scheduling. There were people who couldn't draft on Saturday in the Main Event due to Easter obligations so Thursday night worked out for them so we gave them that option. But Easter isn't an issue this year so that's why we are back with the Friday through Sunday schedule that we have had in New York in previous years there.

Again, if a Sunday Main Event is appealing we'll definitely put that on the schedule. We'd love to get more things going on the final day there so just let us know and we'll add that to the list. But unfortunately, Thursday isn't an option in NY.

Bronx Yankees wrote:

Greg Ambrosius wrote:A few quick comments regarding the NYC schedule, consistent with what I emailed to you:
1. I think there would be continued demand for Thursday night contests (as in recent years), although I now understand that NYC used to run Friday through Sunday.
2. I think Sunday afternoon is a tough time to start contests for folks that have to travel home from NYC on Sunday. I see that both Vegas weekends start contests at 10 am on Sunday, yet the NYC contests are scheduled to start at 1 pm. If no contests are going to be added to Thursday evening, any chance of moving a contest or two to Sunday morning? Speaking only for myself, I'd be interested in a Thursday night and/or Sunday morning contest, but almost certainly will pass on any Sunday afternoon contests.

Thanks!

Mike

I think it's a great idea to start Sunday earlier. No reason to start those at 1 pm. We'll talk it through, but moving that to a 10 am start on Sunday makes sense. That allows everyone to get out of the city at a good time. We'll definitely look at that.

Tom will look to add a second Main time in New York if that helps. There is another convention there on Thursday and the following weekend that has all of the space, so we're stuck on Friday-Sunday if we're going to stay at the New York Hilton. Sorry, but let's work out this schedule to make it the best possible lineup we can get in New York. Thanks for the feedback.

headhunters wrote:just speaking for myself- Chicago only has one weekend. until last year that was always the last weekend of the drafts. when you went to 2 weekends- you pushed vegas and ny forward - hence Chicago was the 2nd weekend. I would prefer Chicago be on the second weekend- unless that is easter weekend- which neither is this year. mike

Agreed. Chicago has always been a 2nd weekend endeavor & my preference would be to have it as close to Opening Day as possible which seems to generate more interest as well. Any way we can move Chicago to the 2nd weekend or at least get an email out asking for a consensus?

COZ wrote:

headhunters wrote:just speaking for myself- Chicago only has one weekend. until last year that was always the last weekend of the drafts. when you went to 2 weekends- you pushed vegas and ny forward - hence Chicago was the 2nd weekend. I would prefer Chicago be on the second weekend- unless that is easter weekend- which neither is this year. mike

Agreed. Chicago has always been a 2nd weekend endeavor & my preference would be to have it as close to Opening Day as possible which seems to generate more interest as well. Any way we can move Chicago to the 2nd weekend or at least get an email out asking for a consensus?

If/when I ever attend a live event my first choice would be Chicago.
Whether the event is weekend 1 or weekend 2 would have a great deal of bearing on the decision though. Having a better idea of the players getting cut or injured during the final week of spring training means a lot.

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COZ wrote:

headhunters wrote:just speaking for myself- Chicago only has one weekend. until last year that was always the last weekend of the drafts. when you went to 2 weekends- you pushed vegas and ny forward - hence Chicago was the 2nd weekend. I would prefer Chicago be on the second weekend- unless that is easter weekend- which neither is this year. mike

Agreed. Chicago has always been a 2nd weekend endeavor & my preference would be to have it as close to Opening Day as possible which seems to generate more interest as well. Any way we can move Chicago to the 2nd weekend or at least get an email out asking for a consensus?

The hotel has space for both weekends, so that's doable. However, Chicago is already a tough spot to fill and losing some owners to Las Vegas may make it even tougher to fill. Can we fill a Chicago auction and two Mains on second weekend if some owners who always do Chicago are in Las Vegas? We're taking a bit of a chance by returning to Chicago so that's my concern.

I will post all of our contest Rules today and get the discussion rolling on all of our events. Sorry for the delay this year but the sale was a factor in that. Now that we're able to announce that SportsHub Technologies is our new ownership group we can budget through them and get this season started.

This is the hardest season I've had as far as projecting team totals for all of our contests is concerned and setting our guaranteed prizes. The reason mainly is because of these state-by-state laws and not knowing if we'd be exempting more states or just paying the licensing fees and taxes. I feel better about the fact that SportsHub has already applied for licenses in many of these states and that we'll do all we can to be in as many of these states as possible. That allowed us to plan for growth again this year.

We'll talk about how we're dealing with New York's taxes and Missouri's taxes and others soon. Honestly we've discussed this but haven't finalized what we're going to do. There's no good way to deal with this. Those states are now taxing revenue coming in before prizes and taxing customers on their winnings after they're paid. The additional costs to us will be in the tens of thousands of dollars, but we still don't know the exact totals, what new states will pass laws before the season and other factors.

But we'll figure that all out and announce soon. Now let's get the season started. Good luck all and welcome to the 14th season of the NFBC.