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rberney · 11-03-2009, 02:36 PM

I think there are a couple of issues.

First and foremost from what I've seen the majority of people that play in online leagues do so in a LOT of leagues. Personally I don't like this but obviously it's their choice. I'm not sure how you get attached to a league when it's one of a dozen that you are in. What it leads to in my experience is a lack of participation in any of the leagues. But my personal philosophy is that I'm very active in the league that I participate in, writing articles, doing trades, etc... whereas the few OOTP leagues that I've been in have had VERY little participation from anybody.

It's basically like playing the game yourself but allowing someone else to run it... I just don't see the draw.

Every OOTP league I've been in hasn't lasted more than a couple of years (in game) because basically everyone ends up getting bored or the commish just doesn't really pay attention.

So for me the FIRST and most important thing is a commish that HONESTLY wants to run the league and not just someone that 'thinks' it would be cool to do it out of some insane thinking that it makes him important or something.

After that finding the right people that want to participate and making sure you have a very strong core group of owners is the next important step. I have yet to run my own league because I just got out of another one that folded and although I know I could do a better job I want to get everything in order before I start my league and at this point will just wait most likely until OOTP 11 comes out and start fresh.

However, I'm very concerned about finding good owners. At this point I think the 'best' guys are in leagues that they've been in for a while... and a lot of others are just bouncing from league to league and maybe looking for the next best thing.

I feel your pain because I have a lot of questions myself as to whether or not even starting a league and taking the time and the cost associated makes any sense any longer.

11-03-2009, 02:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
rberney Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 13	I think there are a couple of issues. First and foremost from what I've seen the majority of people that play in online leagues do so in a LOT of leagues. Personally I don't like this but obviously it's their choice. I'm not sure how you get attached to a league when it's one of a dozen that you are in. What it leads to in my experience is a lack of participation in any of the leagues. But my personal philosophy is that I'm very active in the league that I participate in, writing articles, doing trades, etc... whereas the few OOTP leagues that I've been in have had VERY little participation from anybody. It's basically like playing the game yourself but allowing someone else to run it... I just don't see the draw. Every OOTP league I've been in hasn't lasted more than a couple of years (in game) because basically everyone ends up getting bored or the commish just doesn't really pay attention. So for me the FIRST and most important thing is a commish that HONESTLY wants to run the league and not just someone that 'thinks' it would be cool to do it out of some insane thinking that it makes him important or something. After that finding the right people that want to participate and making sure you have a very strong core group of owners is the next important step. I have yet to run my own league because I just got out of another one that folded and although I know I could do a better job I want to get everything in order before I start my league and at this point will just wait most likely until OOTP 11 comes out and start fresh. However, I'm very concerned about finding good owners. At this point I think the 'best' guys are in leagues that they've been in for a while... and a lot of others are just bouncing from league to league and maybe looking for the next best thing. I feel your pain because I have a lot of questions myself as to whether or not even starting a league and taking the time and the cost associated makes any sense any longer.