SCFF Rules

Section I: Season

a: The Strictly Circus Fantasy Football (SCFF) season shall coincide with the official regular season of the National Football League (NFL).

b: The "regular season" will exist over the first fifteen (15) weeks of the NFL season.

c: The "postseason" will exist as a single week, corresponding to week sixteen (16) of the NFL season.

d: The last week of the NFL season, currently the seventeenth (17) week, will never serve as an official SCFF week of play unless needed in tie-breaker situations.

Section II: Teams

a: One team shall exist per owner. More than one team may exist in any given market.

b: The name of any team shall be decided upon by the owner and may be rejected only by a two-third majority vote of the league owners on the condition that the name is derogatory, inflammatory, or otherwise unfitting of the league.

c: Each team will be associated with a "market", which may be defined by that team/owner's location. Such markets will be considered an official part of the team's name. Teams may choose whether or not they wish to use their market as a part of their official communications, however the market name and team name will always be associated in official league communications.

Section III: Draft

a: The draft will take place no later than one week before the beginning of the regular season.

b: The draft order will be determined by the results of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Pool. The player in first place of the pool will have first choice of his/her position within the draft order. The player second place will have second choice of his/her position in the draft, and so on.

c: The draft will take place in a "snake-like" fashion, whereas the team with the first selection of the first round, will have the last selection of the second round. The team with the second selection of the second round will have the second to last selection in the second round, and so on.

d: Teams will have no longer than 5 minutes to make a draft selection, unless a majority of owners allows for more time.

Section IV: Rosters/Scoring

a: Each team will consist of no more than seventeen (17) players. A defensive team is treated as one player.

b: Each team will be able to start no more than two (2) Quarterbacks.

c: Each team will be able to start no more than two (2) Running Backs.

d: Each team will be able to start no more than four (4) Wide Receivers OR three (3) Wide Receivers and one (1) Tight End.

e: Each team will be able to start no more than one (2) Place Kicker.

f: Each team will be able to start no more than one (1) Defensive Team.

g: Each positions will be awarded points as described below:

Offensive Position Players:
Passing Yards (50 yards per point)
Passing Touchdowns (6)
Interceptions (-2)
Rushing Yards (20 yards per point)
Rushing Touchdowns (6)
Reception Yards (20 yards per point)
Reception Touchdowns (6)
Return Touchdowns (6)
2-Point Conversions (2)
Fumbles Lost (-2)
Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)

Place Kickers:
Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (5)
Point After Attempt Made (1)

Defensive Teams:
Sack (1)
Interception (2)
Fumble Recovery (2)
Touchdown (6)
Safety (2)
Block Kick (2)
Points Allowed 0 points (10)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (7)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (4)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (1)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (-1)
Points Allowed 35+ points (-4)

h: Fractions of points or rounding of points will not be allowed.

i: All scoring will be calculated by an arbitrary third party. This third party will be agreed upon by a minimum of two thirds of the league's owners. The current third party is Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.

j: Teams will be permitted to trade players at any point between the draft and the Friday before the thirteenth (13) week.

k: Teams will be permitted to trade players in an in-equivalent manners (i.e. two players for one player, three players for two players, etc.)

l: Any trade may be negated by a majority vote of the league owners, as long as the votes are counted within 48 hours of the trade.

m: Players dropped by a team will be placed on waivers and made available to any team, based on waiver rules.

n: Between 1:00 am on the Sunday to 12 midnight on Wednesday morning all rosters are frozen. Any waiver requests during that period will be executed in order of waiver priority. Waiver priority is determined by the overall standings as a result of that week's play. The team with the worst percentage would be awarded first waiver priority, the team with the second worst win percentage would be awarded second waiver priority, etc. Once a team has exercised it's waiver move it is assigned the lowest waiver priority until the next week of play, when the waiver priority is reset based on the standings.

o: Waiver moves, roster moves, and trades will all be conducted within a third party system and within the rules of that system. The rules of the league supersede the rules of the third party system. The current third party system is Yahoo! Fantasy Sports.

Section V: Ties

a: If two teams score the same number of points in a single week, each team will be awarded with a tie. A tie will be calculated as one half (0.5) of a win.

b: If two teams have the same win percentage before the beginning of the postseason week(s), then the following tie-breakers will be applied in sequential order until the tie is broken:

i: The team with the greater "domination record" will hold the advantage.

ii: If necessary, the team with the greater number of total points scored in the regular season will hold the advantage.

iii: If necessary, the team with the better "head-to-head" record in the regular season will hold the advantage.

c: If two teams have the same score in a postseason game, then a tie will not be awarded. Instead the following tie-breakers will be applied in sequential order until the tie is broken:

i: Prior to each game in the postseason, each team will select three players from their respective benches. Each owner must rank these players as first, second, and third replacement, respectively, in their "depth chart." In the event of a tie game, the first replacement bench players' scores will be compared. If both players have equivalent point totals, then the second replacements' scores will be compared, and so on, until one team is awarded with the advantage.

ii: If necessary, there will be a comparison of yardage totals across three categories: Quarterbacks, Runningbacks, and Wide Receivers (including Tight Ends). The team with the most yards within a category will be awarded that category. The team awarded the most categories is awarded the advantage.

iii: If necessary, both teams will play an extra game in the last week of the season. If necessary the tie-breaker rules from the first postseason week will apply again in the same order, until a winner is ultimately determined.

iv: If no winner can be determined from the above tie-breakers, then the two teams will be awarded each a share of the postseason title that applies to the contest.

Section VI: Championships

a: "Strictly Circus Championship Game" (SCCG) will be played by the two teams with the best win percentage from the regular season or the the two final two teams of a playoff. The winner of the SCCG will be awarded the Strictly Circus Cup. The loser of the SCCG will purchase a six-pack of the winner's choice at the annual New Year's or equivalent festivities.

b: "Toilet Bowl" game will be played by the two teams with the worst win percentage from the regular season or the worst teams in a playoff. The loser of the Toilet Bowl will be "awarded" the pink, "Beer Bitch" t-shirt, to be worn from the beginning of New Year's or equivalent festivities, until midnight (or an equivalent time frame). The loser of the Toilet Bowl will also assume the duties of the "Beer Bitch", which includes serving beers and other beverages to all members of the rest of the league, upon request, throughout the New Year's or equivalent festivities.

c: Any other games occurring during the postseason may come to hold a name, but no result shall be equivalent in grandeur or severity as the result of the SCCG or Toilet Bowl.

Section VII: Offseason

a: No team shall retain players during the offseason. All players will be made available for the draft once the postseason is concluded.

Section VIII: Definitions

a: "Postseason" is the week(s) in which playoffs and/or championship games will take place.

b: "Market" is the city, town, region, or geographic area in which an owner lives.

c: "Domination record" is defined as the win percentage of a team against all teams in the league.