There will be no trading allowed during the allocation draft. Once the allocation draft has been completed, then trading will be opened up.

This will be a play diversity league. I will be posting suggested rules to start out with to help with play diversity for you guys, however, the goal is to have 30 Offensive plays and 20 Defensive plays called during a game, and if you can achieve that with your own rules by all means use them. However, I do realize that there may be some circumstances where game script may cause a team to go below those numbers, but it should not be every game. I ask all owners to PM those you feel are not adhering to this on a consistent basis, however, if those PMs fall on deaf ears, let me know and I will investigate it and if the owner is having issues getting to the preferred levels, I will help. I will issue one warning to any noncompliant owners who ignore this before removing them from the league. The reasoning is I know there are a few plays on both sides of the ball that are way more successful than others, and the idea is not to computer whip each other, but rather try to make each team and each game as competitive as possible and as realistic as possible on the field.

Owners will be allowed to play players where they want, but players playing out of position must be no higher than 3rd string in your depth chart. You will be allowed to move a player higher in the depth chart as long as the position is changed. Example, if you want a WR to be your fourth string RB, you can leave that player as a WR, however, to move him to the starting RB or second string, you must change his position from WR to RB.

I will be pausing the allocation draft after each day so each owner can have a day to reset their draft if needed. I know this will lengthen the draft to two weeks, but I know life makes it difficult to be there for every pick, and sometimes everyday, long enough to set up 1500 players to be picked, so I think this will give each owner a better shot at getting the positions filled with quality players instead of having the computer picking 15 year vets in the 7 round for a position. As far as the annual draft goes, I will be asking JDB if we can set up a two day draftpalooza for Satudays and Sundays.

If you have any suggestions or questions please feel free to shoot a PM.

The B1G vs SEC League is a full play selection and diversified use league. Which is more related to RL football, where you can use long pass plays, 4 & 5 WR sets, and zpne coverage defenses, without being at more of a disadvantage vs limited play selection & use.

1. Select a full 40 offense and 30 defense plays. At least 2 plays from each personnel and formation sets on offense, and all Secondary & Linebacker sets on defense, other than Blitz 2+.

2. For diversity in play use, Gameplan. Offense - Personnel - all at 11 other than 4&5 WR @12, and 2rb3te @ 0-1. The Ai has strong tendency to overuse the goaline offense, which also triggers the GL defense unless you have a rule against it or no GL defense active.

Defense, All Secondary set to 10, all Linebackers set to 20, other than Blitz 2+ @ 1. You will need a rule to limit the use of the GL defense to use vs GL offense and 0-1 yard situations. You will most likely also need a rule to limit the use of the Nickle defense vs 3 WR formations as that defense is "auto'd" by the Ai coach.

Rosters should have minimum of 4 RBs, 3 TEs, 1 FB, 4 DE, 3 DT, 6 LB. K & P, basically have your roster the same as a RL football roster.

Any questions or need help with this, PM me or any of the other owners in the league that are getting good play diversity. You wont get all 40/30 plays used in a game, you should be getting 32 offense and 24 defense plays as a "goal" each game.

For those unsure about mandatory defensive rules, these are the rules I use:

No Auto GL

Down: First Down, Second Down, Third Down, Fourth Down
Distance: 2 - 30 To Go
Location: Own 2 - Opp 0
Personnel: 1RB/2TE/2WR, 2RB/2TE/1WR, 3RB/1TE/1WR
Quarter: First Quarter, Second Quarter, Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter, Overtime
Time: 15:00 - 0:00
Score: Down 29+ - Up 29+
Personnel: Goal Line: 0%, Normal Defensive Backfield: 25%, Nickel: 25%, Dime: 25%, Quarter: 25%
Secondary: 1-Deep Man: 0%, 2-Deep Man: 17%, 3-Deep Zone: 0%, 4-Deep Zone: 17%, Corner Blitz: 17%, Safety Blitz: 17%, 2-Deep Zone: 17%, Man: 0%, 3-Deep Man: 0%, 4-Deep Man: 17%
Linebackers: Zone: 0%, Blitz 1: 33%, Blitz 2: 0%, Blitz 2+: 0%, Man: 33%, Zone In: 33%
Run/Pass: Run: 0%, Pass: 100%, Neutral: 0%

No Auto Nickel vs 3WR

Down: First Down, Second Down, Third Down, Fourth Down
Distance: Short, Medium, Long
Location: Own 0 - Opp 0
Personnel: 1RB/1TE/3WR, 2RB/3WR
Quarter: First Quarter, Second Quarter, Third Quarter, Fourth Quarter, Overtime
Time: 15:00 - 0:00
Score: Down 29+ - Up 29+
Personnel: Goal Line: 0%, Normal Defensive Backfield: 20%, Nickel: 40%, Dime: 20%, Quarter: 20%
Secondary: 1-Deep Man: 16%, 2-Deep Man: 16%, 3-Deep Zone: 5%, 4-Deep Zone: 5%, Corner Blitz: 8%, Safety Blitz: 8%, 2-Deep Zone: 8%, Man: 16%, 3-Deep Man: 5%, 4-Deep Man: 14%
Linebackers: Zone: 20%, Blitz 1: 20%, Blitz 2: 20%, Blitz 2+: 2%, Man: 20%, Zone In: 20%
Run/Pass: Run: 0%, Pass: 100%, Neutral: 0%

My diversity is not perfect, but I think I'm close to the wanted outcome (O 30+, D 20+) in nearly every match. I have to tweak a little bit to limit usage of plays to 5, but that is strongly dependent on AI coaches selection to counter opponent's game plan

During the Pre season, it is not expected to hit the desired diversity or roster lineup. This is the time to try new plays or new ideas for the upcoming season. However, it will need to be rectified during the season. Just wanted to clarify that.

Please keep in mind that you should have your rosters close to being within the standard as posted in the rules. If you are not within standard you should start getting your rosters.

What about the diversity rules? Are they still in effect, e.g. 40 offense, 30 defense plays active?
If yes, there are some members of this league who do not follow these rules.

Sorry I can't live up to your lofty standards. Guess it's time to vote with my feet.

Yes everyone should be following the diversity rules. If you see someone who are consistently not following the standards, please PM me. If you have any questions on the rules please ask. There are several players that will be more than happy to help.