Post by Electric Mayhem on Sept 9, 2013 9:23:50 GMT -5
ote: Disregard Section numbering on this page, in the actual League Constitution this rule can be found in Article 2 Sections 2.03 & 2.04
Section 2.03 AL DAVIS RULE/PROBATION:
(a) The Semi-Pro Football League is a league designed for extremely competitive and competent owners who have both the time and knowhow to compete each year to contend for a title. The commissioners take an extreme amount of pride in this league and the time that is spent progressing this league and maintaining parity is something the commissioner’s offices takes pride in. The rules have been designed for even the worst of teams to be able to work the “NFL GM experience” and create a competitive team within a few years of ownership. After some extreme discussion the Commissioners have enacted a plan to prevent future owner issues and to lay the groundwork in the event an owner is removed or decides to leave for their own reasons. This league is not typical and having a team that needs to be replaced will be tough if the replacement owner has left a bag of shit to work with and the buy in is $100 per head.
(i) There will be two methods, Probation and the “Eighty Sixed Vote”, used to help eliminate any issues with current owners and to allow for the league to objectively vote on an owner replacement in the future.
1) Probation - The consequences of probation will be:
a. Current and New Owners will be required to pay the normal current league fee AND a Non-Refundable 50% payment toward the following years league fee to maintain ownership in the league
i. This 50% payment will be saved and applied toward the following year’s league fee. Probation violations will be officially in effect immediately following the NFL Super Bowl Sunday but any owners in violation will be notified by the commissioners as soon as we are aware of upcoming violations and the 50% payment MUST be made with the current league fee before the NFL Super Bowl Sunday deadline.
ii. Should you voluntarily leave the League or should you be voted out (see 86Rule below) this 50% payment will be put towards the League Fee of the replacement owner. This is to allow us to find new owners willing to take over a squad in need of rebuilding without having to fork out full payment. If you are not happy with these rules please let us know immediately and we will refund your 2011 league fee and find a replacement owner before the 2011 OFAA for your team, after the 2011 OFAA you will be required to understand and accept these rules
b. Current and New Owners will be under a trade restriction that will not allow the commissioners to process any trade involving the probationary owner until voted on by the ENTIRE league and passed with a majority vote of 6 votes
i. Because there is an even amount of teams, and majority will need an odd number of votes to allow for a majority, the two owners in agreement of a proposed trade will count as a single combined vote of YES
1. This will leave 10 owners to vote with 5 or more YES votes creating a majority and allowing trades to process
ii. ALL owners NOT involved in the deal will need to post their vote on the League message board by approx 8pm on the second day after the trade processes
1. Any owners posting a NO vote will also need to post a legit explanation for the reasoning of disagreement and I expect this to be for informational purpose only, so the trade partners know what direction to move in if they would like to attempt an additional trade involving the same players. We do not need a war of words debating the reasoning and will not tolerate childish arguments about this.
2. Any owners that do not Vote within this period of 8pm the second day will be subject to a warning for the first yearly offense and any additional offenses will be $5 cap hit penalties for the current and following seasons.
iii. The commissioners reserve the right to elect to allow the trade if arguments presented are not legitimate and the trade is sufficient.
1. This action will only be taken if it is obvious others are blocking trades for their personal gain.
b) Violations that result in probation are as follows:
i) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 2 consecutive years;
ii) Any team whose roster is below 50% of the active current roster limit following the NFL Super Bowl Sunday changeover (Ex: If the max number of active players for the following year is 25 then you will need to have 13 total players AFTER the league season changes over….practice squad players will count toward the total but the PS limits do not);
iii) Any team who is below $200 Salary Cap;
iv) Any teams whose players salary to cap ratio exceeds $40 per player (ex. if you own only 10 players and their combined salary exceeds $400 then this will result in probation).
c) Once an Owner is placed on probation it will be effective for the entire season and to be removed from probation a team must finish outside of the bottom 25%(10th – 12th) for that season and/or be in compliance with the other violations discussed above for the following season.
d) If a team falls back into the bottom 25% or falls in violation again the following season after coming off probation they will be automatically in violation again and will once again be placed on probation.
e) After 2 consecutive seasons outside the bottom 25% and in compliance with the other violations, probations rules will be normal again.
2) “Eighty Sixed” Rule:
a) The consequence of this rule will consist of a league vote to decide whether or not you will be able to retain ownership of your team. This vote will take place the Wednesday following week 16 and will last until the Sunday of week 17. This vote will be silent and majority rules with only 11 votes being cast as the violating owners’ vote will not be considered. All votes will need to be sent to the League email to make sure the commissioners know that everyone votes.
b) 6 “Eighty Sixed” votes are all that is necessary for replacement but ALL OWNERS MUST VOTE ON THIS….. After the removal from the league occurs the commissioner’s office will gladly inform the violating owner of the votes if they choose to know but only AFTER they have been removed on the league website.
c) Violations that result in an “Eighty Sixed” vote are as follows:
i) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 3 consecutive years;
ii) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 5 of 7 consecutive years;
d) If you are not voted out by the league members in the first “Eighty Sixed” year you will still be in a probation period and if you finish in the bottom 25% again the next season you will be up for vote again by the league.
(b) Commissioners Clause
(i) The League office retains the right to remove an owner from the League at anytime. This right will however be reserved for extreme circumstances where no other course of action would be sufficient.
Section 1.01 New Owner Replacement: In the event of an owner replacement because of an owner choosing to leave or an “Eighty Sixed” vote the commissioners believe it is in the best interest of the league to provide the replacement owner some benefits if they are taking over a team, in order to be competitive. This will also help us to entice a new owner if the team to be replaced sucks and the league fee is @ or above $100.
(a) All new owners will receive these benefits:
(i) If you do not already own a first round pick, you will receive a compensatory first round pick @ the end of round 1 in the upcoming rookie draft
a) If you already own multiple first round picks after taking over a team that will constitute a full complement of picks, then no additional picks will be awarded
b) If multiple new owners are joining @ the same time, the first to pay their league fee will be awarded the earlier of the pick and all OFFA draft compensatory picks will be awarded before any new owner picks
c) If you already own more than 5 rookie draft picks your latest pick will be removed in place of the compensatory pick awarded
d) This method will continue for rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 until you have been awarded a maximum of 5 rookie draft picks.
e) If at any point 5 picks are owned in consecutive rounds starting in round 1, the compensatory pick evaluation process will end.
(ii) All future cap hit penalties accrued by the previous owners will be void and deposited back into your salary cap
a) If an in-season owner change happens all current cap hits will still be enforced for the remainder of the season
(b) Owners benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the middle 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) An additional franchise, transition and restricted tag
(c) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND not in the top 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) A Player Contract Dissolve
(iii) All additional players that are signed for 2 years or more AND over 120% of the franchise value will be allowed to be re-renegotiated @ the 120% of franchise value
a) The players contract lengths cannot be extended but if they are longer than 2 years they can be reduced to 2 years
(d) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) A one season $50 Salary Cap increase
(e) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior AND in the bottom 4 Three years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) An additional one season $50 Salary Cap increase
(f) After careful consideration it has been determined by the Commissioners that there will be a one week freeze on trades involving the new owner. This is to allow the new owner some time to become acclimated with the league and other owners, as well as give all existing owners the opportunity to contact the new owner.
(i) While negotiations between owners can exist during this period, trades cannot be accepted during this period.
(ii) Should a deal involving the new owner be accepted during this period, the deal will be immediately vetoed and the terms of the vetoed deal will be posted on the League Message Board.
(g) All new owners whose teams are in violation that result in probation will still be required to pay the 50% Non-Refundable fee but will have three full seasons to rebuild before they can be “Eighty Sixed” voted
Section 2.03 AL DAVIS RULE/PROBATION:
(a) The Semi-Pro Football League is a league designed for extremely competitive and competent owners who have both the time and knowhow to compete each year to contend for a title. The commissioners take an extreme amount of pride in this league and the time that is spent progressing this league and maintaining parity is something the commissioner’s offices takes pride in. The rules have been designed for even the worst of teams to be able to work the “NFL GM experience” and create a competitive team within a few years of ownership. After some extreme discussion the Commissioners have enacted a plan to prevent future owner issues and to lay the groundwork in the event an owner is removed or decides to leave for their own reasons. This league is not typical and having a team that needs to be replaced will be tough if the replacement owner has left a bag of shit to work with and the buy in is $100 per head.
(i) There will be two methods, Probation and the “Eighty Sixed Vote”, used to help eliminate any issues with current owners and to allow for the league to objectively vote on an owner replacement in the future.
1) Probation - The consequences of probation will be:
a. Current and New Owners will be required to pay the normal current league fee AND a Non-Refundable 50% payment toward the following years league fee to maintain ownership in the league
i. This 50% payment will be saved and applied toward the following year’s league fee. Probation violations will be officially in effect immediately following the NFL Super Bowl Sunday but any owners in violation will be notified by the commissioners as soon as we are aware of upcoming violations and the 50% payment MUST be made with the current league fee before the NFL Super Bowl Sunday deadline.
ii. Should you voluntarily leave the League or should you be voted out (see 86Rule below) this 50% payment will be put towards the League Fee of the replacement owner. This is to allow us to find new owners willing to take over a squad in need of rebuilding without having to fork out full payment. If you are not happy with these rules please let us know immediately and we will refund your 2011 league fee and find a replacement owner before the 2011 OFAA for your team, after the 2011 OFAA you will be required to understand and accept these rules
b. Current and New Owners will be under a trade restriction that will not allow the commissioners to process any trade involving the probationary owner until voted on by the ENTIRE league and passed with a majority vote of 6 votes
i. Because there is an even amount of teams, and majority will need an odd number of votes to allow for a majority, the two owners in agreement of a proposed trade will count as a single combined vote of YES
1. This will leave 10 owners to vote with 5 or more YES votes creating a majority and allowing trades to process
ii. ALL owners NOT involved in the deal will need to post their vote on the League message board by approx 8pm on the second day after the trade processes
1. Any owners posting a NO vote will also need to post a legit explanation for the reasoning of disagreement and I expect this to be for informational purpose only, so the trade partners know what direction to move in if they would like to attempt an additional trade involving the same players. We do not need a war of words debating the reasoning and will not tolerate childish arguments about this.
2. Any owners that do not Vote within this period of 8pm the second day will be subject to a warning for the first yearly offense and any additional offenses will be $5 cap hit penalties for the current and following seasons.
iii. The commissioners reserve the right to elect to allow the trade if arguments presented are not legitimate and the trade is sufficient.
1. This action will only be taken if it is obvious others are blocking trades for their personal gain.
b) Violations that result in probation are as follows:
i) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 2 consecutive years;
ii) Any team whose roster is below 50% of the active current roster limit following the NFL Super Bowl Sunday changeover (Ex: If the max number of active players for the following year is 25 then you will need to have 13 total players AFTER the league season changes over….practice squad players will count toward the total but the PS limits do not);
iii) Any team who is below $200 Salary Cap;
iv) Any teams whose players salary to cap ratio exceeds $40 per player (ex. if you own only 10 players and their combined salary exceeds $400 then this will result in probation).
c) Once an Owner is placed on probation it will be effective for the entire season and to be removed from probation a team must finish outside of the bottom 25%(10th – 12th) for that season and/or be in compliance with the other violations discussed above for the following season.
d) If a team falls back into the bottom 25% or falls in violation again the following season after coming off probation they will be automatically in violation again and will once again be placed on probation.
e) After 2 consecutive seasons outside the bottom 25% and in compliance with the other violations, probations rules will be normal again.
2) “Eighty Sixed” Rule:
a) The consequence of this rule will consist of a league vote to decide whether or not you will be able to retain ownership of your team. This vote will take place the Wednesday following week 16 and will last until the Sunday of week 17. This vote will be silent and majority rules with only 11 votes being cast as the violating owners’ vote will not be considered. All votes will need to be sent to the League email to make sure the commissioners know that everyone votes.
b) 6 “Eighty Sixed” votes are all that is necessary for replacement but ALL OWNERS MUST VOTE ON THIS….. After the removal from the league occurs the commissioner’s office will gladly inform the violating owner of the votes if they choose to know but only AFTER they have been removed on the league website.
c) Violations that result in an “Eighty Sixed” vote are as follows:
i) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 3 consecutive years;
ii) Any team that has finished in the bottom 25% of the league (10th – 12th), for 5 of 7 consecutive years;
d) If you are not voted out by the league members in the first “Eighty Sixed” year you will still be in a probation period and if you finish in the bottom 25% again the next season you will be up for vote again by the league.
(b) Commissioners Clause
(i) The League office retains the right to remove an owner from the League at anytime. This right will however be reserved for extreme circumstances where no other course of action would be sufficient.
Section 1.01 New Owner Replacement: In the event of an owner replacement because of an owner choosing to leave or an “Eighty Sixed” vote the commissioners believe it is in the best interest of the league to provide the replacement owner some benefits if they are taking over a team, in order to be competitive. This will also help us to entice a new owner if the team to be replaced sucks and the league fee is @ or above $100.
(a) All new owners will receive these benefits:
(i) If you do not already own a first round pick, you will receive a compensatory first round pick @ the end of round 1 in the upcoming rookie draft
a) If you already own multiple first round picks after taking over a team that will constitute a full complement of picks, then no additional picks will be awarded
b) If multiple new owners are joining @ the same time, the first to pay their league fee will be awarded the earlier of the pick and all OFFA draft compensatory picks will be awarded before any new owner picks
c) If you already own more than 5 rookie draft picks your latest pick will be removed in place of the compensatory pick awarded
d) This method will continue for rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 until you have been awarded a maximum of 5 rookie draft picks.
e) If at any point 5 picks are owned in consecutive rounds starting in round 1, the compensatory pick evaluation process will end.
(ii) All future cap hit penalties accrued by the previous owners will be void and deposited back into your salary cap
a) If an in-season owner change happens all current cap hits will still be enforced for the remainder of the season
(b) Owners benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the middle 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) An additional franchise, transition and restricted tag
(c) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND not in the top 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) A Player Contract Dissolve
(iii) All additional players that are signed for 2 years or more AND over 120% of the franchise value will be allowed to be re-renegotiated @ the 120% of franchise value
a) The players contract lengths cannot be extended but if they are longer than 2 years they can be reduced to 2 years
(d) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) A one season $50 Salary Cap increase
(e) Owner’s benefits who have replaced teams that finished in the bottom 4 of the final standings the year prior AND in the bottom 4 two years prior AND in the bottom 4 Three years prior will be:
(i) All benefits described above and:
(ii) An additional one season $50 Salary Cap increase
(f) After careful consideration it has been determined by the Commissioners that there will be a one week freeze on trades involving the new owner. This is to allow the new owner some time to become acclimated with the league and other owners, as well as give all existing owners the opportunity to contact the new owner.
(i) While negotiations between owners can exist during this period, trades cannot be accepted during this period.
(ii) Should a deal involving the new owner be accepted during this period, the deal will be immediately vetoed and the terms of the vetoed deal will be posted on the League Message Board.
(g) All new owners whose teams are in violation that result in probation will still be required to pay the 50% Non-Refundable fee but will have three full seasons to rebuild before they can be “Eighty Sixed” voted