No, forget that noise. We're not letting Coronavirus win just yet. No way. We need to crown a REAL NFBC Main Event champion this year.
We are going forward with a new price point and a new prize structure, but we are still working on everything. The format doesn't change at all, but we have to create a prize format that we can sell out because Lord knows we can't afford any overlay right now. That's where we need your help.
For a 60-game season, I believe the price point should be $1,000 to give past Main Event members an affordable play for just a 60-game season. Even that might be too high to get the numbers we think we can get. But I don't want to go lower than $1,000 or higher than $1,200. Suggestions?
I'm also interested in still getting 400-600 owners, so the price is important. I'm not looking for the biggest revenue stream; I want as many players to battle for this prestigious title as makes sense. If interest isn't there this year, then we'll scale the prizes and number of teams down. But I want to sell it out; no overlay.
Here are some options:
2020 NFBC Main Event:
$1,200 Entry Point
510 Teams
Pay Top 10 Overall, $100,000 to Champion
League Prizes: $5,000, $2,400, $1,200
$1,000 Entry Point
510 Teams
Pay Top 10 Overall, $80,000 to Champion
League Prizes: $4,200, $2,000, $1,000
$1,000 Entry Point
420 Teams
Pay Top 10 Overall, $60,000 to Champion
League Prizes: $4,200, $2,000, $1,000
We had 570 Main Event teams last year and we had 535 teams registered this year at $1,700 each before coronavirus. But I just don't know how many of those same people will play this out in a 60-game season. I need some feedback before guaranteeing a prize structure, so a thumbs up or even a thumbs down is welcome. Thanks.
I'm leaning toward $1,000 and 510 teams, but I do love the $100,000 grand prize. Let's give it a few days for feedback and we'll announce the structure on Friday. Sound good? Rev up the Message Boards like the old days boys!!
Right now we'll host all Online Main Event drafts over the last 14-17 days. We know that most people will want to draft later, but if we're going to fill up 34 leagues we can't have them all on the last couple of days. Hopefully some folks see an edge with drafting earlier AND maybe later!!
We would run the first FAAB for any previously drafted teams on Sunday, July 19th. Prizes are guaranteed once 600 games have been played (40 games per team on average). Minimum Innings Pitched will be 300. And new position eligibility happens after 4 games at a new position.
The rest stays the same. Let me know what you think and we'll formalize this by Friday. Thanks all and let's do this!!
And I'd even draft with COZ, the Alex Jones wannabe, and put up with his insanity all season. Shit, you can even throw me in with the NFBC's HOF resident Paper Tiger, Gekko, for a couple of them since it's now safe for him to come out from under his rock. Although he might have been out for a while now, but I wouldn't know it since he's quite lamely blocked me on Twitter. Couldn't take the heat so out of the kitchen he went. 
