The League of Ordinary Derelicts

2025

Playoffs

Round 1

Hunt for the Championship

Hello, Tributes! But, first I think it’s time to refresh you veterans and initiate the rookies at some of our unique rules to what is at stake in this playoff season:

Bracket:

We use NFL rules for playoff seedings and matchups around here (what a concept, eh?). The highest seed remaining will always play the lowest seed remaining in the semifinal round and then the other two teams will be matched up. This is despite the way the bracket physically looks on the ESPN app. I will manually update this in the next round once matchups are final.
The lowest seed to lose in the first round will drop to the bottom of the loser’s bracket to play the loser of the first consolation game. The winner of the first consolation game will be matched up with the highest seed to lose in the first round. This will be same for the next round of the consolation bracket except that the two semifinals losers will be automatically matched up in 3rd-4th place game. This gives our seedings a bit more weight, and a chance for at least one of the two teams that did not make the playoffs to have a shot to crawl up from the cellar.

Champion:

This year I have heard the cries of the masses that a virtual trophy will no longer suffice. So, our champion will get the pleasure of a shiny new trophy that I will send to them to enjoy for the following year. The trophy will have engraved plaques commemorating all of our past champions, which we will update every year going forward. Pictures of said trophy will be sent soon!
Our newly crowned champion will also get the privilege of choosing at least one new rule change (Commissioner approved) for the upcoming season. This year we altered the scoring for QBs slightly and added one defensive player per champion Scott’s request.
The champion will also have the power to choose, if he or she chooses, to either choose the draft order or help decide the method in which we choose the draft order for the upcoming season. Last year we did a playoff challenge with the NFL playoffs, each of us choosing teams and the winner deciding the draft order.
Finally, the champion will help the Commish decide what the last place punishment the following season will be for our last place team.

Loser:

Speaking of last place punishment… This will be “awarded” to the loser of the 9th-10th place game in Week 18. This is where seeding matters and losing in the first round puts you at risk the lower the seed you are based on how our bracket works as described above. Also, as mentioned before, this gives our two teams who missed the playoffs a chance for a bit of redemption.
The punishment will be a handicap toward the team to start the beginning of the next season. I’ve made losers draft D/STs or suspended players in early rounds as an example.