After some of the weirdest months in modern history, Football is set to kickoff on Thursday September 10th, 2020. As such, the Larkspur Bowl is reconvening for its twelfth season, as the defending champion Pawnee Pride put their title on the line against all challengers. We'll be returning to a familiar format: a thirteen week regular season, playing all opponents once, followed by a six team playoff where the top two seeds receive byes, with the wild card round taking place week 14, the semifinal taking place week 15, and Larkspur Bowl XII scheduled for week 16. A consolation bracket will be played to round out slots for the following year's draft, while one team will face relegation, swapping with the B-Division champion, pending certain conditions, detailed here.
If the ongoing pandemic situation substantially impacts play, contingency plans may be created on the fly if a fair and sporting alternative can be enacted.
Draft Order:
As installed last year, draft slots will be selected by teams based on their end of year incentives, in the following order: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 5, 6, 3, 4, 2, 1. The order of selection is listed below, and the final order, once set, will be published in a subsequent blog post.
- PHOENIX UPRISING
- CARMEL RUDY-TOOS
- SAVANNAH PETES
- JERSEY SANITATION CREW
- MAR-A-LAGO GRABBERS
- BINGHAMTON SNIPERS
- DEPUTY VAN HALENS
- MANITOBA MOOSECREW
- SOUTH PARK COWS
- OHIO TOMMY BOYS
- HCM LEAD FARMERS
- NEW YORK'S FINEST
- HILL VALLEY McFLYS
- PAWNEE PRIDE
Rule Changes:
At current no rule changes have been made, but two are being deliberated:
- COVID-19 INJURED RESERVE (IR) SPOTS:
The Larkspur Bowl utilizes a single IR slot that has seen increased functionality in recent years, as players that are ruled OUT are eligible for the spot on a weekly basis. Due to the pandemic situation in the United States, additional IR spots may be added prior to the draft. If the situation become untenable after the draft but prior to the start of the season, contingency IR slots may be added to rosters at the discretion of the commissioner, accompanied by ALL free agents being put through the waiver process. If over the course of the season numbers continue to swell, additional IR slots may be added on any TUESDAY, in conjunction with the weekly waiver protocol. Once IR slots are added, the number will not be reduced. Assuming the COVID-19 situation is under control by LBXIII, the IR slot number will return to one unless a separate amendment for additional slots is passed. - KICKER FIELD GOAL POINTS PER YARD:
Y! has made point per yard field goal scoring an option this year, but there appear to be bugs in the system where it does not multiply fractions properly. If they are able to properly configure the scoring, we may go to a .1 per yard field goal scoring system, rather than a tiered scored system. (With a per yard scoring system, a 19 yard field goal would be worth 1.9 points, a 28 yard field goal would be worth 2.8 points, a 45 yard field goal would be worth 4.5 points, etc.) This change would be initiated prior to the draft, and should not alter kicker values too much, relative to one another.
B-Division:
Manitoba won the inaugural B-League last year and thus returns to Larkspur Bowl action after a one year hiatus. In their place, the Philadelphia Rum Ham were relegated to the B-League, joining Toronto, Brewtang, and Nittany. An attempt will be made to expand the B-League to 6 or 8 teams this year, with the draft, with the draft tentatively scheduled for Sunday September 6th, at 6:30pm.
- PHILADELPHIA RUM HAM
- NITTANY LIONS
- BREWTANG KILLA BEEZ
- TORONTO LES TRES PETITES
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
- TBD
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