NOTE: All 30-round Satellites/Online Double Plays to be held on Fanball software

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:11 am

Hey guys,

I'm still getting a lot of e-mails about this -- every online draft hosted by the NFBC will be held on the Fanball software from this point forward.

You can access your draft on the league’s homepage located at:

http://nfbc.fanball.com/my/my_teams.php.

If you need help retrieving your username and password, please fill

out the form located at: http://www.fanball.com/forgot_password.php.

Our first round of drafts on the new software is tonight, so I want to make sure we're all on the same page come 7 pm Eastern. If you have any questions, please let me know.

billywaz · Post by **billywaz** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:41 am

I take it this is including the online Main Event?

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:11 am

Originally posted by billywaz:

I take it this is including the online Main Event? Yes, sir.

Vander · Post by **Vander** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:01 am

Not trying to give you a hard time Geoff, but this stinks. WAY too late to change. It would be fine for next year.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:14 am

Originally posted by Vander:

Not trying to give you a hard time Geoff, but this stinks. WAY too late to change. It would be fine for next year. It isn't ideal to be changing at this point, I agree, but I think it's obvious to all involved that there is a clear upgrade in software.

This also allows us to upload the results into the commissioner product much easier -- something that will be huge, especially during the final week when we're hosting seven or eight drafts a night.

We're doing our best to make the transition as seamless as possible. Anyone with concerns or problems, can contact me and I will take care of them.

Thanks much.

Vander · Post by **Vander** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:44 am

Geoff sorry again, don't mean to be dumping on you personally. As usual this year didn't get magazines. Same as last year. Don't get adp's until I call and ask for them. Same as last year. (multiple times cause you have too for each one that comes out, things don't get fixed) Now despite my concerns the drafts are being moved anyway. (Posted concerns, tried to send pm's to Greg, but inbox is always full and sometimes he doesn't read what I send him anyway (left unread))I am fine with switching for next year. I would be fine with switching for this year too. I'm not against change. I'm sure you have multiple reasons for switching. However for me, it needed to be done no later than early Jan if it was for this year. The site had to up and running and good to go by then at the latest. Now I will be at a competitive disadvantage no matter what. You can say all have to make the same adjustment, but I won't be able to adjust as easily as others. Now after doing 1 sat on mdc I have 8 days to minimize the damage as best as possible. And that's what it will amount too. Can I make it work sure. Won't be the same. Either next year or much earlier. If that couldn't be accomplished the change had to wait. Regardless of the benifits. Signed disgruntled possibly former customer.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:53 pm

We're one satellite and one Online Double Play draft in, and I can say that the transition has been smoother than I could've ever imagined!

Thank you so much to the 57 drafters tonight who made this a success. You made my life a heck of a lot easier.

Thanks also goes out to the Fanball tech team who put this together. It was rough around the edges when we first released it as mock software, but it is now the best drafting software in the industry if I do say so myself.

Stay tuned, folks -- this is only the beginning of great things from the NFBC and Fanball!

Glenneration X · Post by **Glenneration X** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:39 am

Originally posted by Geoffrey Stein:

We're one satellite and one Online Double Play draft in, and I can say that the transition has been smoother than I could've ever imagined!

Thank you so much to the 57 drafters tonight who made this a success. You made my life a heck of a lot easier.

Thanks also goes out to the Fanball tech team who put this together. It was rough around the edges when we first released it as mock software, but it is now the best drafting software in the industry if I do say so myself.

Stay tuned, folks -- this is only the beginning of great things from the NFBC and Fanball! I was one of the drafters last night and I'd have to say that I like the new Fanball draft site better than MDC, significantly.

That said, we really have to do something about that clock location. Please lower it into the body of the webpage somewhere.

Thanks,

Glenn

[ March 17, 2010, 07:41 AM: Message edited by: Glenneration X ]

rudy · Post by **rudy** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:44 am

hello are there a mock drafts with the fanball software or somehow i can see it thanks

sandckaye · Post by **sandckaye** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:03 am

I was in the 7PM EST draft last night and I can tell you guys that are worried you dont have to be. It was as easy as could be. I have done a ton of online drafts in the past and this is by far the best site for drafting I have ever done.

Stan

Heffer · Post by **Heffer** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:35 am

I'm in the Mar 23rd satellite and was wondering when I can access the draft room to set up my draft list.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:42 am

Originally posted by rudy:

hello are there a mock drafts with the fanball software or somehow i can see it thanks http://nfbc.fanball.com/mockdrafts

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:56 am

Originally posted by Heffer:

I'm in the Mar 23rd satellite and was wondering when I can access the draft room to set up my draft list. You can set up your draft list at any time on the mock draft site.