8-car vs 16-car brackets, shorter Fantasy seasons

redlinederby Monday, 9/22/2014
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I've been running 16-car brackets for the Fantasy League since it started...but how do you think it would affect things if we did 8-car brackets instead?

I haven't really thought this one through, hence I'm asking, but in theory this could make seasons shorter and could then have more seasons per calendar year. 

Do you think it's better to have more seasons with smaller brackets, or less seasons with larger brackets?

This doesn't really impact how I build things technically, I'm just thinking out loud...


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redlinederby 9/22/14
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In my head, I'm thinking 16-car brackets warrants 2 seasons per year (~8-weeks/season), whereas 8-car brackets could mean 4 season per year (~4-weeks/season).

You need more options than picking eight cars. Too many people will ace an eight car field versus sixteen.  That is Something special. Heck, I would prefer 32 cars per bracket.  

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redlinederby 9/22/14
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Good call. 16-cars isn't an issue at all. 32 is more so when I need to race two per week. 

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DewlDik 10/13/14

you should have 1 tournament that is 16 and 1 tournament that is 8 but winner and loser bracket.


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