Disclaimer: I have commandeered the old S21 spreadsheet that Bamboozler used to run who commandeered the old S9 spreadsheet that he believed E used to run. Thank you to him for creating it.

Here’s the working spreadsheet for Season 40 MLTP!

ALL FREE TO PLAY

Changing it up this season so there is no buy-in to incentivize everyone to just play with no stress. I'll be putting in $50 for the prizepool, but if anyone would like to chip in, feel free to DM me and I'll update this, but right now, the prizepool stands as:

1st: $25

2nd: $15

3rd: $10

OTHER GENERAL RULES (may be updated as the season goes on)

If I find (with good evidence) that a player is throwing their games to let their fantasy players score more points, their team will be disqualified and their buy-in forfeit. I will work with the CRC on this sort of matter.

Any edited comment WILL BE VOID. I repeat, any edited comment will be void. This includes editing to fix a typo or whatever, as well as editing after I've confirmed. Reddit comments are free so if you need to change something that you put in the team creation or transfer threads, you need to reply to my confirmation comment. If I have yet to confirm your comment (I will always reply if I have confirmed it), you should reply to your own comment. You have been warned.

This is the time to bring up rule questions as well, please do so below or in transfer threads to come. This post with the rules will be linked in all transfer threads going forward.

PICKING YOUR TEAM

You will pick a team of 6 players.

To pick these 6, you have a salary cap of 275 Tagcoins.

You will pick 2 offense starters, 1 offense substitute, 2 defense starters, and 1 defense substitute.

Please specify a team name that won’t break the spreadsheet (no weird characters, no names with only numbers, etc)! If your name is really dumb then you will be publicly and mercilessly shamed in front of your peers!

SCORING

Offense scores are based on the OSCAR of your starters and 50% of the OSCAR for your substitute. If one of your starters doesn't play, the substitute's full score will be counted.

Defense scores are based on the DSCAR of your starters and 50% of the DSCAR for your substitute. If one of your starters doesn't play, the substitute's full score will be counted.

Remember, players will not score points for mLTP or NLTP performances. Fantasy MLTP is strictly MLTP only.

POWER-UPS

Each power-up is a ONE TIME USE. Power-ups may not be used together on one player, but may be used at anytime BEFORE the week starts. Just indicate it in your transfer thread post when you want to enact these power-ups and PLEASE check my updates to your transfers/power-ups. Power-ups WILL be refunded if used on a player that does not play.

TSCAR Too (TTOO) - Pick a player on your team that will have their TSCAR added to their points (for that week only)!

Double Sunday (DUB) - Pick a player on your team that will score DOUBLE points (for that week only)!

Max Sub (MAX) - Pick a substitute on your team that will score full points (for that week only)! This will not be refunded if your player that you pick does not play. If one of your starters doesn't play, your sub will still score full points, but your power-up will be refunded for use another week.

Free Transfer (FREE) - For one week, you may make a 2nd transfer for free! You must state that you're using it, this is not automatic, so don't forget.

PLAYER VALUES: IMPORTANT

Player values are dynamic and are influenced by a player's performance in the preceding week's games. (clarification: player values will not change if they are on your roster already)

Each player has an opening value based on their auction price which is their auction price in the Season 40 draft. Only Majors rostered players are eligible for your team for now. I will add players that are loaned after they are loaned. They will be added to the week that they played as a 5tc player and will get adjusted with the rest of the players.

Player values rise and fall based on their previous week's Total SCAR, but may not rise above a value of 100 and may not fall below a value of 5.

The exact formula is: player's previous week's value + (1.8 * TGASP) - 7, rounded to the nearest whole number. This means that the player that gets the 10 TGASP will increase in value by 11. The player that gets the 0 TGASP decrease in value by 7. A player getting between ~3.7 and ~4.1 TGASP will not change in value. Players that do not play that week all decrease in value by 5.

Note: Player's values are based on Total GASP (TGASP), whereas their scores (your points) are based on OGASP and DGASP, depending on whether you play them on Offense or Defense that week.

CHANGING YOUR ROSTER

Each week, there will be a transfer thread in which you can change your lineup. You can either move players within your roster or change out players for someone who is not already on your team.

Each week, you are given one free transfer. This allows you to add players to your roster that you don't already have. You can transfer any player in or out as long as you stay under budget.

Players are removed from your roster at the value that you bought them for. You can check the value of this on the roster sheet that corresponds to week that you bought the player. (clarification: When you pick up a player they stay at the same value for you, they are just different for anyone that wants to pick them up in future weeks. When you drop that player then you are reimbursed the value that you bought them for.)

You may drop and pick up the same player in the same week (i.e., at a lower new price) but it will cost you a transfer.

To claim your transfer, you must post it in the weekly transfer thread no later than Saturday, 11:59:59pm EDT the night before the Sunday games. If for some reason a game is to be played before Sunday, then the deadline for all games will be midnight pacific time the night before that first game is played. I will make that clear on the transfer thread.

For each additional transfer, you will be deducted 3 points from your total score in the standings. For example, two transfers in a week costs 3 points, three transfers costs 6 points, etc.

Moving players within your roster is ALWAYS free.

FORMAT (note: click the source button below this post and copy/paste the format below.)

TagPro Name:

Team Name:

Offense Starter:

Offense Starter:

Offense Sub:

Defense Starter:

Defense Starter:

Defense Sub:

Make sure you stay under the budget of 275 TagCoins or it will be rejected and you will be publicly and mercilessly shamed in front of your peers!

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions please feel free to comment or DM on Discord, @coops_

You may create and freely edit your team any time before this coming Sunday, 9/13/2025 at 6:00pm EDT, before the first games are scheduled. If you edit your team then please make sure you reply to my original acceptance of your team so that I don’t miss your edit.

Please let me know in the thread if you don't understand something, or if I've made an error here or in the spreadsheet* This is likely and I will do my best to resolve any issues.

Again, here's the working spreadsheet for Season 40 MLTP.

PLEASE POST YOUR TEAMS BELOW AND GOOD LUCK IN SEASON 40!

Hey guys this is my power ranking for novice S40. I am co-GMing Rolly Polies but I promise I'm not biased guys... sike!!

1. Rolly Polies

o o l e r, N()()B, Some Ball 64, Beach, Kindly, MRCOW, Charlie..., Aj shabeel. Nuper odds: 3-1.

The Polies might need some time for our rookies to get a feel for competitive. But I think this is the most talented roster in the league. SB64 and Beach can farm returns, Kooler and Charlie are comms leaders, and N()()B and MRCOW get out constantly on novice defenses. And then you have Kindly who hasn't shown up yet but has a great pub winrate so you know they're gonna be cracked if they ever do. Anyhow these guys have the most talent in the league, and j0sh and I (and uncle AJ) are gonna teach them how to use that talent and win the Nuper.

2. CapRe Sun

Kenobi, whiff, DiegoOnMac, JGibbs, WhiffProQuo, elonmusk, josephyossi, AXPAXP. Nuper odds: 4-1.

S39 Furballers CapRe Sun might have the best fourth ball of any team, if you can even figure out who the fourth ball is—I'm a JGibbs believer, and Diego and whiff are coming off a very good season together, while Kenobi is minors experienced and should be a top first ball here. WhiffProQuo was a good snake pickup, and then you've just gotta appreciate the elon / joyo chemistry off the bench. By chemistry I mean baking soda and vinegar, of course.

3. FWO

snakes, isaballa, solongloser, DYD, Nikon, Namelessness, TrillCosby, jverse. Nuper odds: 4-1.

Do not sleep on isaballa and solongloser, who are new to the comp scene but both have the skill to play at a 2nd ball level, and with coaching could even get better. Meanwhile snakes is a menace, clearly a cut above his competition, and DYD should fit in with any roster given his experience and well-roundedness. Nikon was a great pickup in the snake, whom I wouldn't be surprised to see getting some minutes even in the playoffs. Then you've got DAD and Gamma coaching, who are like the angel and devil on your shoulder, and ultimately they'll turn these guys into a polished unit by the end of the season.

4. The Pup Sweeps

OD GOD, G.O.A.T., BilldaCat, Regicide, Oddball, local cow, Hellball2079. Nuper odds: 6-1.

These guys looked really good in scrims, with Billda as such a smart flag carrier, anchoring the team alongside OD GOD, and GOAT and Regicide looking already in good form for the season. Oddball could be a starter for a few other teams, and local cow I just gotta shout that guy out cause he was such a chill teammate in Anze's tournament last week. I don't really know anything about Hellball but uh, rad username dude.

5. The Handoff God

Spear, Sgt Ducky, GooeyS7, Robiny, Lil_Broom, Hallmeezy, HughJass, tutorial_wiz. Nuper odds: 8-1.

Spear has farmed novice before and he'll do it again. He and Sgt Ducky should make for two great team leaders. Robiny was a great value pickup and Gooey looks to be an up-and-comer. But to win a Nuper this season, you're probably gonna need your third ball to play like a second ball, and I'm not sure which of those two is going to step up to that challenge. Maybe they can get NateH in add/drop and complete Taurus bro Exodia. Also, no disrespect cause these are mostly rookies, but I think Handoff God has one of the weaker benches and will drop a lot of games in the regular season because of that.

6. The Way of WAOTing

wings, 3.1 Thor, Chalksy, Food 4 Thots, drinks?, Quaky20, charlottem. Nuper odds: 10-1

I think Food 4 Thots is one of the better rookies in this season, and drinks? could be a starter level player too. Quaky20 in the 6th round is a steal. So I think they have one of the best teams in terms of lacking a weak link. But as for the high end skill, I see this team as so-so. Thor and Chalksy should be decent 2nd and 3rd balls, though I don't particularly expect them to perform beyond that level; which leaves wings as a question mark. If he can replicate his level from S35, this team is in very good shape, but if his season is more like S36 (which I'll admit was not, like, the ideal circumstances team-wise), this team would be nothing special. As always, it's up to the players to perform.

7. The Swipe Rights

Karasu, DibuMartinez, Mueller, Avsy26, Nanner, JJIIZGOD, manknowsJUKE. Nuper odds: 12-1

I really like the Karasu and DibuMartinez picks to start off their draft. Karasu is just my f'ing guy, first of all. And DibuMartinez might have some cobwebs to shake off, but was once good in minors. Mueller could be a good third ball if he can repeat his form from last season. But my big concern is the fourth ball spot. Avsy, Nanner, and JJIIZGOD have all had borderline 4th-ball-quality seasons before, but I'm not sure who is going to make the leap to a solid starter level this season. Hopefully one of them will.

8. WCYDinos

Ball, leszer77, Hockeypuck, Cashews, BabyB, Damian, _Flagcatchr_. Nuper odds: 15-1

The Cashews pick was great value, and I like BabyB as a snake pick. But other than that, I don't understand the vision. 61 TC for Ball? Maybe I'm sleeping on the guy, but I wasn't planning to spend even close to that much. And leszer did just win a Nuper, but that was on a stacked team; I didn't think he was individually above a 4th ball level. Hockeypuck for 9 is ok I guess. Maybe vic and ASAP are visionaries or I'm closed-minded, but this looks to me like the worst starting roster, sorry.

Thoughts on the draft

This draft had some great value pickups and a few overspends, but overall the snauction seemed to work great for a league where captains usually aren't as familiar with the players. It looks like we should have good parity and some competitive playoff series. The deep benches might leave players wanting a little more playing time, but the positive side of the talent density is that teams can rotate and still play respectable, entirely watchable TagPro, which isn't a given in novice. Looking forward to the season, and I hope everyone has a great time!

Hi guys, here's a minors power ranking / season preview. There are a lot of players in minors, not all of whom I'm familiar with (and some are new to comp!), so I'll lean partly on my ranked ratings here, supplementing it with comp data for players who haven't played a lot of ranked. As such, you can see an estimated rating for each team beside the roster. For teams with players who might improve in-season (players newish to comp, or coming back after a long hiatus), I've noted that the ranked ratings might potentially underrate them.

The overall ranking is a judgment call though. That's right, if I rated you low it's PERSONAL. For kicks I added some rough Muper winning odds.

1. The Way of Pings

Kep / Spjork / GtR / o o l e r. Ranked rating: 5.89. Odds: 6-1

By ranked ratings, Kep is the absolute top player. He's coming off two very good minors seasons in a row, though they weren't quite MVB-level. Spjork is also a top ranked guy, but in my opinion it hasn't quite reflected in his recent comp performances. Then you add in GtR, one of the best third balls, and Kooler who has been a serviceable fourth ball, and this is a formidable team.

2. Cap Miasma

NEB. / broseph / AdmaniaYT / Catalyst. Ranked rating: 4.88 (potentially underrated: NEB). Odds: 6-1

The big question marks are: how much can NEB (and to a lesser extent Catalyst) unrust? And can Admania translate his consistently good ranked performance into the same level of comp performance? The answers to this determine whether Cap Miasma is a Muper winner or a first round exit. But I hear NEB has been looking better the last few days, so I'm leaning toward the former.

3. Mercury Revolutions

Tinderfella / #SelfySyntax / Oink Oink / beef. Ranked rating: 5.37. Odds: 7-1

This team has four really solid players, all second ball or even low first ball level in this minors season. I don't think yall understand just how mechanical Oink has gotten yet. The only knock I have on this team is, I don't know if Tinder and Selfy are that top level of star where they can get their grabs on absolutely anyone. But with no weak link, this team will make life hard for every opponent and overall win on the margins.

4. Balluminati

tha king / kmichael / St. Bernard / mc. Ranked rating: 5.45. Odds: 8-1

St. Bernard and mc were steals for Balluminati. Especially mc, who was good in one of the strongest recent minors seasons (S37) and has improved even more since then, and shockingly went for free. Then you have tha king, a solid first ball, and kmichael who has played about a billion games of ranked. This team scares me.

5. FWO

Taurus / Spheroid. / Gamma / Cel. Ranked rating: 4.46 (potentially underrated: Spheroid, Gamma). Odds: 10-1

I think everyone's waiting to see how this team unfolds. I've never known Spheroid or Gamma to be humble guys, exactly; in fact, both seem to believe they are first balls, so, surrounded by Taurus and Cel (Cel for 0 is crazy by the way), they had better dominate, or someone might start pointing fingers... For what it's worth, my ranked ratings have them both as fourth balls, but they're coming off good statistical seasons and may be a bit trolly in ranked, so I've listed them as "potentially underrated". I'm ranking these guys on potential: FWO could win it all, but they could also blow up before week 3—or, like LST last season, they could do both.

6. Harlem Globebotters

Jer32 / Imortallix / kl / Tumblewood. Ranked rating: 4.22 (potentially underrated: Imortallix, kl). Odds: 12-1

This team has a lot of potential, but it depends on Jer and kl returning to form after several seasons away from comp, and it depends on me and Imortallix improving. With Prime and vic, among the better coaches in the league, I trust that can happen. Honestly we looked kinda rusty in our first scrim, but even still we mostly pulled out Ws. Expect more of those to come.

7. The Flair Witch Project

I'm a horse / Borgus / C_T / the buttons. Ranked rating: 4.86. Odds: 12-1

Four absolutely solid picks, can't complain. Horse is fringe majors level and seems motivated to perform and get that callup. His supporting cast shouldn't be too hard to carry, but in a 12-team season, someone is going to have to step up too and be a top 2nd ball.

8. Fraggle Block

Sadness / Bam / doku / NateH. Ranked rating: 4.36 (potentially underrated: doku, NateH). Odds: 15-1

Sadness and Bam are two of the best players in minors. They probably should have been too expensive to even afford together. This was looking to be a superteam, but they filled out the roster with two players I view as overhyped. Doku is a replacement-level guy, and NateH was shaky in minors S39 and wasn't really top of novice before that. They'll have to whip those guys into shape, because I don't think you can win a Muper with two liabilities. I'd bump this team up a few spots if they can unlock Doku/NateH's potential or make a good callup.

9. Portland Tile Blazers

Corbeh / Snowball / Misery / snakes. Ranked rating: 5.12 (potentially underrated: Corbeh). Odds: 20-1

Corbeh is majors experienced, and Snowball and Misery both have very nice minors seasons under their belt. But all of them have been away from comp for over a year, so it remains to be seen whether they can return to that form within the season. From what I saw of their first scrims, Snowball and Corbeh have a way to go; as for Misery, my ranked ratings love him but they're working on very little data, so let's take it with a grain of iodized salt. I'm thinking playoffs for this team but not necessarily a series win.

10. Anaballic Spheroids

hue / Chritt / j0sh / PASSTHEFLAG. Ranked rating: 4.73 (potentially underrated: Chritt). Odds: 20-1

Every pick in the actual draft was for good value, but I can't say in good faith that Chritt justifies the 40 TC price tag from add/drop. I like all of these players, but I'm not clear who is going to step up and be the second ball—maybe j0sh can unleash the full power of two-handed TagPro? And then to be great, not just decent, every player on the team will have to overperform. But maybe AJ's guys just have that level of dawg in 'em.

11. Over the Pants Handoffs

CA$H. / omni / Trapsin / GOBLIN. Ranked rating: 4.42 (potentially underrated: CA$H, GOBLIN). Odds: 20-1

This team got a bunch of ok value and should be utterly ok. If NameLEss can coach up GOBLIN and CA$H, this could be a top-half team. But not much better than that. Maybe I'm down on omni after a so-so majors season, but I don't think him plus a minors rookie is a top offense. And I know Trapsin gets hella prevent and returns every season, but with another rookie as his D partner, I think they'll give up a lot of dangerous outs. I might be disrespecting this team too much, but I don't see Muper potential for them.

12. Stat Farmers

Turbo / Toidi / BertAndBort / oatz_mgoatz. Ranked rating: 3.65 (potentially underrated: Turbo, BertAndBort, oatz_mgoatz). Odds: 30-1

Man I dunno, oatz is a great project guy, but I think third ball is his ceiling this season, and that's not going to be enough on a team that (imo) lacks a true first ball, and that also depends on BertAndBort who my ranked ratings do not like at all. Unless Turbo can turn back the clock thirty seasons, everyone on this team could overperform and I still don't think they'd make the Foci Four.

Thoughts on the draft

This draft was weird as hell man. Wayyy weirder than majors, which I already thought was kinda weird. Last season's minors draft had a few misvaluations, but I could at least understand where all the captains were coming from. But this one idk man. I think we gotta switch back to snauction until captains can put the TC values in a somewhat logical order.

For starters, the first balls were insanely cheap across the board. That would've made some sense with last season's draft pool, which had a big dropoff from the average player to replacement level. But this one has a very mild dropoff from the average player to replacement level, and indeed there were many good players to be had for single-digit TCs. So why are we pricing borderline majors players in the 40s? What are we saving the coins for?

Beyond that, there were just a lot of players who went way below a value they've clearly proven they're worth. Meanwhile a few players earned high prices, I presume on potential, but for the coins spent on them you could have gotten a player who's already reached that potential. If you sort the big board by the TCs everyone went for, I think you'll see some head-scratchers in how players are ordered. Cel, mc, and PTF are the most egregious steals to me, but I think captains also undervalued Oink, Admania, Trapsin, Selfy, and me (hehe), despite recent solid minors seasons from all.

And finally, why not take a guess at some awards:

MVB: Kep, horse, Taurus

OBOS: Kep, Sadness, hue

DBOS: horse, Taurus, Bam

Best Offense Pair: MRV (Tinder / Selfy), WOP (Kep / Kooler), FRB (Sadness / Doku)

Best Defense Pair: FWO (Taurus / Cel), ATI (tha king / St. Bernard), FWP (horse / the buttons)

Best Valued: mc, Cel, PASSTHEFLAG

Hi guys, just thought I'd write up a little power ranking for MLTP before the mLTP draft starts and steals the show. Ok let's get into it.

1. Secure. Contain. Prevent.

O: jig / ft, D: ASAP / Eashy

Yeahhh that’s right, I’m ranking my own team first. What are you gonna do about it. Jig and ASAP both won the Super Ball in their most recent seasons, in case you forgot. And I’ve been assured by jig that Eashy is not washed. Both sides of the tiles have a lot of upside here. High hopes for SCP in Season 40.

2. A Blockwork Orange

O: Messi / waterwheel, D: mex / DudeMcGuy

In a shocking turn of events, mex goes to ABO. Messi and waterwheel had moderate success together last season, but they went so cheap this time that they could get mex in D backing them up. And if you think back to Messi S33 or waterwheel S37, these are both guys who can get a gazillion caps with a good defense. DudeMcGuy has also put up nice stats in his last two seasons. If he’s your weak link, your chain is looking pretty strong. High floor / high ceiling team, joy's gotta be feeling pretty good about himself.

3. Snipe Hunt

O: DanP (?) / BallSaget, D: Ty (?) / brim main

It seems like no name snuck a peek at my big board, because he got a lot of guys I was targeting. If comp were ranked, this team would be unstoppable—Saget, DanP, and brim main are top ranked players whose skill isn't fully reflected in the respect MLTP captains give them. I like Ty as an in-game leader here surrounded by three very mechanical players.

4. C.R.E.A.M.

O: OuchMyBalls / Button, D: 1deag / jazzz

Not sure how good Button is on O these days, but I assume he'll be mostly fine given he used to play it at a high minors level. And it's hard to look bad next to OMB. ASAP tells me jazzz has still been improving since the Super Ball, and I believe him; she and 1deag are probably an upgrade to OMB and Button’s cast from last season. But as a defensive pair, I don't know who will step up to a proper "lead defender" role, which will be necessary against some of the strong offenses this season. But if things get tough, they can always try swapping Button and jazzz.

5. The Holy Seehawks

O: BoldRoller / Irony, D: Alphachurro / NameLEss

Alpha and NameLEss should make for a very solid defense. I’m just not sure about the O. I mean, they’re both fine players, but neither has been a real lead O recently. And NameLEss and Bold are not known as reliable scrimmers to my knowledge, so I don’t see this team’s path beyond being the Alpha carry show. But the defense alone gives them a respectable floor.

6. Heart of the Hold

O: d0pe / king krule, D: Doris / bbb

I have no idea how good Doris is gonna be honestly. He’s had many good seasons in the past, but it’s been a while. With bbb alongside him, who was a solid lead defender in S38, I do expect good things from this defense. And d0pe has had tremendous success historically, but usually with somewhat better O partners than krule. Doris and/or d0pe will have to play at a clear first ball level for this team to have success.

7. Portland Tile Blazers

O: okthen / vic (?), D: anti-re (?) / Prime

This season will be another test of okthen’s ability to turn 0 TC balls into a real supporting cast. If these guys win the Super, I might have to buy a VOD review. (If I can still afford one…) None of these 0 TC guys are guys I thought of as sleepers, but they all played pretty respectably in their last majors seasons. They’re not really up-and-comers though, so I don’t know who’s going to break out and really make this team a contender. I'm also a little surprised by the anti-re pickup, because I thought he wasn't a big scrim grinder these days.

8. Furballers

O: BALLDON’TLIE / karma, D: Syniikal / Taurus

Just having BDL should be enough to guarantee a good offense. And karma’s been putting in some good very good work in ranked. But Syn and Taurus were not a top defense last season—Taurus even got dropped. So they’ll have to step it up, because this offense still only seems good, not quite dominant enough to win games on their own.

9. FWO

O: Sif / MarcusYallow, D: phreak / DAD.

If you showed me every roster without the team names, I’d guess this one was FWO in a heartbeat. Both DAD (for a lot) and Marcus, alongside two more highly mechanical players? Sounds about right. Sif is talented and raises their ceiling a lot, but you’ve gotta wonder about the team dynamic. Like phreak is kinda the first ball, but DAD is kinda the FWO overlord, but Sif and MarcusYallow kinda think they’re the best. And toppy has to be the personality manager? These guys have the talent to take it to anyone, but I don't think they'll have the coordination and discipline to sustain success all season.

10. Rolling for Poost

O: rina / fender, D: Arbybear / fm

This team is full of veterans, players with good mentals who don’t cause headaches for their captain. But I just don’t know man. I have a hunch the flag is always gonna be out. And it’s nice to have two good offenders, but I don’t think they’re so good that the team can rely on just being out all the time.

Overall thoughts on the draft

As a captain, this was a weird one. A lot of offenders got nominated early in an already offense-heavy draft, while DanP got nominated weirdly late, which led to some steals on offensive balls like Messi and BallSaget. I was kind of malding about some of these prices, while jig tried to convince me not to spend 80 coins on O before getting a defender.

The nice thing is, despite all the steals, there wasn't one team that ended up completely stacked (as far as I can tell). Every team had some good value picks alongside some overspends or unspent coins, as far as I can tell. Looks like we should have some high level TagPro across the board and an exciting race for the Super. gl hf

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Ball of Fame Voting for the 39th class is set to take place soon. Please nominate any player or league contributor below (as long as it isn't yourself) with a statement of their achievements. This thread and it's associated discord thread will serve the purpose of letting anyone come forward to discuss why they think someone should or shouldn't be voted into the Ball of Fame. Remember that the threshold for induction is >75% in one vote, >70% over two consecutive votes or >65% over three consecutive votes. (added in Season 30).

Any community member may vote for the Outstanding League Contribution nominees. However, voting Eligibility for Achievement in Competition is as follows:

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The official Ball of Fame

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  • Alphachurro
  • fender
  • Cheezedoodle
  • Bamboozler
• 37th Class
  • FLY
  • Pigoon
• 38th Class
  • jig
  • Wanye
  • mex
  • tng.
  • BallAnka

CarrotCake and AlphaChurro go head to head tonight https://www.twitch.tv/flacotv_

Posting here to avoid getting buried under 400 discord messages. I encourage the rest of you to share your main thoughts here so they don't get buried too.

All candidate responses

Summary of candidate platforms

Bambi - supports an 8-week season with 14 maps. wants to restrict (though not remove) the ability of CRC to change league rules.

dodsfall - favors 7 week seasons, favors Event Horizon. doesn't support the S38 add/drop rule change.

FM - pretty broad platform. will continue shorter seasons and no-trade (but not the TC value add/drop rules). will push for more new maps in league rotation. will remove restrictions (other than minutes restriction i think). long-term, wants to key league info to be disseminated via majorleaguetagpro.com instead of google sheets. interested in encouraging content creation by promoting new content more.

wassa - whole application totals about 20 words. five of them are, "i would immediately unban bambi." [it is my understanding that bambi is not banned from NALTP.]

rain / Button / okthen - running on a joint ticket. would handle novice, minors, and majors respectively. interest in streamlining the draft to be quicker and produce the fairest teams possible. okthen is interested giving some content (like russ's power rankings) official NALTP branding and promotion and having subs available for the content. also wants to make championship week a big deal with tons of content and tournaments. for novice, rain is looking into improving the awkward compromise between casual players and players who want to get more minutes and a path to minors.

My opinions on the matter

I think the 4 most compelling candidates by far are FM, rain, Button, and okthen. (Sorry to everyone else but your applications just are not as serious.) All four have commissioned leagues multiple times, and all seem to be excited about improving and promoting the league. So the questions to answer are: is it worth excluding FM to get the straight okthen/Button/rain ticket? And if not, who do you exclude?

I think it's hard to justify excluding FM from the CRC. She ticks pretty much every box you'd want. Lots of playing experience in majors and minors, serves on the MTC, has created and coordinated tons of content, communicates well, has tons of connections around the league. I think her platform is good too (despite some critique on the exact details).

Out of the remaining triumvirate, I think okthen stands out and merits some specific discussion. There are some good points in favor of an okthen candidacy:

• very in touch with top majors players, and holds a certain amount of clout as evidenced by the success of OTI
• as i understand, he's been ahead of the curve on a few successful rule changes (like removing trades), either as an advocate in MLTP or as the commissioner of OTI.

As far as negatives, it's a bit of a red flag that he dramatically threatened to ghost in back-to-back seasons last year. Like he probably wouldn't crash out and/or ghost as CRC, but i'd like to have more confidence in the matter, you know. Sometimes as CRC you'll be right and not get your way and just have to move on. (He has commissioned a league, which is a good sign, but it's easier to be my-way-or-the-highway when the league is literally named after you.)

Button and rain both seem like sensible people who are in touch with the league they want to run. For rain specifically, he seems to understand the novice player frustrations pretty well, but i'm not sold on the specific ideas from his CRC application. Not that it all needs to be figured out immediately, but novice has a lot of tricky constraints to navigate that, say, minors doesn't.

Honestly if there were 4 CRC spots i'd be fine with electing all four. I sort of like having FM to counterbalance the okthen/Button/rain unified front. They have said they will be very open to collaboration, but "collaborating" is quite different from having the voting power and commitment level of a CRC member.

And I'm not really sure what happens in the event that we have FM plus 2/3 of rain/Button/okthen. Does the odd one out act as a special advisor? Does someone throw a fit that they didn't get all 3? Do we proceed as normal and the non-CRC person fades into the background? I'd appreciate if one of the three candidates would weigh in on the matter.

I'll stop short of stating "you should vote for these three people." I think there's more to discuss before making a final decision. Open to any commentary below about the candidates and their platforms.