And So It Begins.....

This is my absolute favorite time of year. Football is unquestionably my favorite sport, fantasy football is my favorite game and the LOTC is my favorite league. And now, on the night of the Hall of Fame game between Cincinnati and Dallas, I am happy to announce the 8th season of the LOTC is ready to kick off! With everyone returning (myself, as commish only, with Jacob Herrera taking over as the manager of my team), I'm excited to get things started once again. There are two changes worth noting right out of the gate.

1. No league surcharge

- Last year, Yahoo made a dramatic cut in the price of their PLUS leagues, from $129.99 to $29.99. This year, the price has been completely eliminated altogether. Now, the entire Yahoo fantasy football experience is free, with all of the built-in features that we have enjoyed in a PLUS League. For us, this means the extra $30 will be going towards the weekly scoring prizes. The highest weekly scorer will not get a $5 prize instead of $3.

2. QBs will score less points

- Scoring settings for passing have experienced two changes. Points per completion is now (.5) instead of (1) and interception penalties have returned to (-2) from the (-1) I had them set with last year. The estimated impact will be an average weekly decrease in 8-15 points for your starting quarterback. No complaints! I gave everyone notice of this upcoming change several weeks before keeper designations were made!

Keep your eyes open for more news as we get ready to get things started. The draft is in just over five days!