Lets Kick This Off!

Here We Go!

As the 2020 Hughes League gets underway, I thought it would be a good idea to post a list of the changes we are facing this season. There are many, some are permanent (or as permanent as these things ever are) and some are specific to this 2020 season. Those changes are in responce to the problems we may encounter with COVID+ players, etc.

Long Term Changes:
Lineups…now players lock at their kickoff rather than everyone locking at the Sunday first kickoff.
Waivers…will extend into the postseason. Only teams still ‘alive’ can make pickups.
Trades..All trades will come to me for approval. See the February 11 post below for an explaination. I may double-back on this. The trading deadline has not been extended.
Dalvin Cook Rule..in short it protects your investment in a highly drafted player who loses a year due to injury. Check the Rules page for details.
Draft Value (beginning w/2021 draft) No player will have a Draft Value later than Rd 10 no matter how he is acquired.
Sixth playoff spot i.e. the second Wild card team, will be awarded on record.
Points Per Game is the second tie-break in all cases after head-to-head for standings and playoff qualifier tie-break where applicable.
2020-specific adjustments:
Rosters raised to 18 players
IR raised to six slots and players with IR, Out, HoldOut/OptOut, or Covid designations are eligible for our IR list.
Waivers…Waiver claims are raised to five per week/40 for the season and the waiver cash allotment is $500.
Commissioner reserves the right to make whatever adjustments might be needed (schedule, playoff qualifiers, etc) to make the season work.

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Handy Guide To Waiver Calender:

Weekly Waiver Timetable:

Sunday Noon-system begins accepting blind bid waiver claims
Wednesday night @ 9 p.m.- Blind Bid waivers are processed, and players awarded
Friday morning @ 8 a.m.-FCFS waivers open
Sunday Noon-FCFS waivers close and cycle repeats
Notes: Week 1 does NOT have the Friday-Sunday FCFS, that is run between the draft and first season kickoff.
Postseason Waivers are only blind bid and run on Wednesday at 9 p.m. (Dec 9, 16, & 23). There are no FCFS waivers in those weeks.
And finally…at least one owner has found that email alerts for lineups (his and opponents) were not being received. Turns out that somehow his franchise had all emails turned off. There are many options for what you can receive from the league..lineups, results, waiver results, and on and on. You can specify what email you want to get by going to For Owners–>Franchise Setup and then clicking the Contact Info link which is one of the choices right below the league banner.
Have a great season. Let’s hope we can get it all in. Feel free to fire your questions and concerns my way.
-commish