10-31-2010, 04:25 PM
As far as activity goes, you seem to be in a place where you could support expansion. And honestly, that's the most important thing to the whole process. I think I voted no on the poll, but honestly I don't remember. The other majority factor to consider is what the rest of the league thinks of expansion... but if you set up the process correctly, I think everyone could jump on board. If you really want to do this, I could come up with an outline of how I feel the process would have to go, and y'all can make edits to it as you feel...
I think the process would have to go as this:
1. League is active enough to warrant expansion. Check.
2. Staff submits preliminary plan for expansion.
A. Who will be the expansion GMs? And are they guaranteed to remain active?
B. Is re-alignment necessary and which division/location to place the new teams?
C. How will the new team budgets be decided?
D. How will this affect the next season's amateur draft?
E. In which other ways will expansion affect the 30 current GMs?
3. GMs revise the plan, discuss and edit accordingly, and then vote to continue the process or stop outright.
4. If plan is to continue, staff submits plan for expansion draft.
A. How many players can GMs protect?
B. Which players get automatic protection?
C. How many rounds will the draft last?
D. In which other ways can we make this more of an experience for the other 30 GMs?
5. GMs revise the plan, discuss and edit accordingly, and then vote to officially expand, or shelve idea for one season.
6. If expansion is now official, staff needs to give GMs at least one full season to plan and prepare for the draft.
What I like most about this plan is that it keeps the entire league active and contributing with how the expansion is to progress. If at any point it seems the idea is getting too out of line and does not jive, the league as a whole has the opportunity to nip it in the bud.
This only took me about 15 min to come up with, so there's probably still some areas I forgot to cover. Please reply with things you feel need to be added and covered for expansion to take place.
I think the process would have to go as this:
1. League is active enough to warrant expansion. Check.
2. Staff submits preliminary plan for expansion.
A. Who will be the expansion GMs? And are they guaranteed to remain active?
B. Is re-alignment necessary and which division/location to place the new teams?
C. How will the new team budgets be decided?
D. How will this affect the next season's amateur draft?
E. In which other ways will expansion affect the 30 current GMs?
3. GMs revise the plan, discuss and edit accordingly, and then vote to continue the process or stop outright.
4. If plan is to continue, staff submits plan for expansion draft.
A. How many players can GMs protect?
B. Which players get automatic protection?
C. How many rounds will the draft last?
D. In which other ways can we make this more of an experience for the other 30 GMs?
5. GMs revise the plan, discuss and edit accordingly, and then vote to officially expand, or shelve idea for one season.
6. If expansion is now official, staff needs to give GMs at least one full season to plan and prepare for the draft.
What I like most about this plan is that it keeps the entire league active and contributing with how the expansion is to progress. If at any point it seems the idea is getting too out of line and does not jive, the league as a whole has the opportunity to nip it in the bud.
This only took me about 15 min to come up with, so there's probably still some areas I forgot to cover. Please reply with things you feel need to be added and covered for expansion to take place.