CONSTITUTION

ARTICLE I: NAME

The name of this organization shall be the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League.

ARTICLE II: PURPOSE

The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League shall provide a platform through which distinguished
alumni of Quinnipiac University — specifically its School of Communications — may compete
against one another in fantasy football. Through this game, these alumni may have a way to be
in touch with friends and enemies, no matter the physical distance.

ARTICLE III: FORMATION

The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League held its first official season in 2013. Kyle Brennan ’12
was the founding Commissioner. Charter members, listed alphabetically by last name, were:
Alex Birsh ’11, Kyle Brennan ‘12, Matt Eisenberg ’14, Andrew Fletcher ’10, Andrew Gau ’10,
Matthias Gausz ’13, Corey Hersch ’11, Miles McQuiggan ’12, Lenny Neslin ’12, Jamie Palatini
’10, Marc Schwartz ’13 and Andrew Vazzano ’10.

The league operated for two full seasons without a written constitution. Events throughout the
2014 season prompted calls by ownership to draft a constitution, which was ratified with a
unanimous vote of ownership present at the first Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League
Owners Meeting, held Jan. 10, 2015, in Hamden, Conn.

ARTICLE IV: STRUCTURE AND OWNERSHIP

Section 1: Format. The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League shall be a 12-team, head-to-head
league played using the Yahoo! Fantasy Football platform. Unless otherwise stated in this
constitution, default rules set by Yahoo! Fantasy Football shall be used.

Section 2: Qualifications. Ownership, with the exception of grandfathered members, shall be

limited to those with an undergraduate degree from Quinnipiac University.

Section 3: Commissioner. The Commissioner shall have the power to enforce this constitution
and make decisions on matters not expressly covered within this constitution. The

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Commissioner shall remain in office until he resigns or three-quarters of all owners vote for his
removal, upon which the league shall vote for a new Commissioner with three-quarters
approval.

Section 4: Dues. Each owner shall contribute yearly dues to the Commissioner. These dues,
which shall be set on a yearly basis by majority vote of the ownership, shall be $50 per team.
Owners who do not pay dues in a timely fashion shall be banned from making transactions. The
top three prizes shall be $330, $100 and $50 (roughly 70, 20 and 10 percent). In addition, a pool
of $120 shall be reserved for points-based prizes. A $5 prize shall be awarded to the top-scoring
team in each week. At the end of the regular season, a $35 prize shall be awarded to the
highest-scoring team, followed by prizes of $15 and $5.

Section 5: Ownership. Each owner shall maintain ownership of his team until he forfeits
ownership or is impeached by a three-quarters vote of all owners. The Commissioner reserves
the right to veto the impeachment of an owner.

Paragraph A: Vacancies. A vacancy in ownership shall be filled by majority vote of all

owners. Existing owners shall nominate potential owners, and the candidate that
receives a majority shall be invited to join the league.

ARTICLE V: SCHEDULES AND PLAYOFFS

Section 1: Schedules. Each of the 12 teams shall play all other teams at least once; each team
shall play two other teams twice. The regular season shall begin in Week 1 and last through
Week 13. Effective as of the 2017 season, there are no divisions.

Paragraph A: Opponents Played Twice. Two-time opponents shall be determined using

the previous season’s standings. The No. 1 team shall play No. 2 and No. 3; the No. 2
team shall play No. 1 and No. 4; the No. 3 team shall play No. 1 and No. 5; the No. 4
team shall play No. 2 and No. 6; the No. 5 team shall play No. 3 and No. 6; and the No. 6
team shall play No. 4 and No. 5; the No. 7 team shall play No. 8 and No. 9; the No. 8
team shall play No. 7 and No. 10; the No. 9 team shall play No. 7 and No. 11; the No. 10
team shall play No. 8 and No. 12; the No. 11 team shall play No. 9 and No. 12; and the
No. 12 team shall play No. 10 and No. 11.

Section 2: Playoffs. The top six teams by overall record shall advance to the three-round
postseason. The top two teams by overall record shall receive first-round byes, and the first-
round matchups shall feature No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5. Semifinal matchups will be re-
seeded as to pit the lowest remaining seed against the No. 1 seed.

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ARTICLE VI: ROSTERS, KEEPERS, DRAFT AND TRANSACTIONS

Section 1: Roster. Each team’s roster shall include the following starting lineup: one
quarterback, two wide receivers, one running back, one tight end, two flex players (skill only),
one kicker and one defense/special teams. The roster shall also allow for six bench positions —
available to use in any manner — and a maximum of one injured reserve spot.

Section 2: Keepers. Each team shall be allowed to keep a maximum of three players from the
previous season’s roster through protected draft choices, using the following rules.

Paragraph A: Keeper Designation. Owners must designate keeper players at least one
week prior to the draft. After this deadline, the list of keepers shall be released to the
league.

Paragraph B: First-Time Keepers and Basement. Keepers returning to a team for the
first consecutive time shall be assigned the same draft value he held in the previous
season — no matter previous keeper status of that player — unless the player was
taken after the seventh round or was undrafted, in which case he will be assigned
seventh-round value.

Paragraph C: Multiple-Time Keepers and Escalation. Keepers returning to the same

team beyond the first consecutive time shall be assigned draft value one round higher
than the player held in the previous season, unless the player held first-round value the
previous season, in which case that player will maintain first-round value.

Paragraph D: Injured Reserve. Any player who spends more than 50 percent of his
team’s competitive season — only the regular season for a non-playoff team; the
regular season plus any playoff run for others — in his team’s injured reserve position
shall not be subject to the escalation rule set forth in Paragraph C.

Paragraph E: Keeper Draft Value. A keeper may be slotted in a draft round equal to or
greater than his value. If a team chooses to keep a player who holds value equal to a
round in which the owner does not have a pick — or, if the team chooses to keep two
players who hold the same value — the team can use a higher draft pick to keep the
player. The player’s value shall remain true and shall not experience an additional
increase due to use of a pick higher than his value.

Section 3: Draft. The draft shall take place within two weeks of the start of the season, with the
date and time to be voted upon by majority of the league’s ownership. Each team shall have 15

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picks. The draft shall be conducted in a reverse snake style. Any draft picks traded during the
previous season shall be applied to the draft order, followed by keepers.

Paragraph A: Draft Order. The draft order shall be set by the reverse order of the
previous season’s standings. The six teams that miss the playoffs shall be assigned the
top six spots by ascending regular-season record. Any ties shall be broken using points-
for during the previous season; the team that scored the lowest points during the
previous season shall win the tiebreaker. The final six spots shall be assigned according
to the outcome of the playoffs.

Section 4: Waivers and Free Agency. All undrafted players shall immediately become free
agents. Free agents hit the waiver wire each week at the time of their game, and waiver claims
shall be processed late Tuesday night. Players dropped in waiver transactions shall go on
waivers for one day. There shall be no can’t-cut list.

Paragraph A: Waiver Priority. Waiver priority shall be a continuous rolling list, set after
the draft by reverse draft order. Successful claims shall move a team to the last priority.

Paragraph B: Injured Reserve and Suspensions. Any player on season-ending injured

reserve, or who is suspended for the season, shall be ineligible to be acquired via the
draft, free agency or waivers. Teams shall still be allowed to trade players in their
injured-reserve roster positions.

Section 5: Trades. All trades shall be made in good faith with the best interest of each team’s
short- and/or long-term future in mind. Trades involving draft picks shall include the same
number of draft picks moving between each side. There shall be no limit on how many teams or
assets may be included in one trade. Trades shall be allowed beginning on draft day — draft-
day trades may only include keepers and draft picks — and all trades shall be accepted by the
Friday prior to Week 12. Pending trades will expire in one week.

Paragraph A: Vetoes. All trades shall be subject to approval by the league’s ownership.
Owners shall have 24 hours after an accepted trade to submit a written veto via email to
the Commissioner. A veto shall only be exercised if an owner believes a trade clearly
upsets the competitive balance of the league and does not benefit both owners in either
the short- or long-term. Owners involved in a trade shall not veto their own trade. If six
owners submit vetoes against a trade within 24 hours, the trade shall be nullified. If the
veto threshold is not reached within 24 hours, the trade shall be approved. Owners are
limited to using three vetoes per season. If a trade is successfully vetoed, the owner
retains that veto; if a trade is not successfully vetoed, the owner loses that veto.

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 Paragraph B: Draft-Day Trades: Trades involving draft picks and rights to keeper players
shall be allowed on draft day. Owners may agree to trades in principle prior to draft day,
but all in-principle trades submitted to the league office shall become officially pending
at midnight on draft day and cannot be withdrawn by any involved owner. The trade
deadline on draft day shall be 2 ½ hours prior to the start of the draft, and the veto
deadline shall be 1 ½ hours prior to the start of the draft.

Section 6: Transaction Limit. There shall be no limit on transactions per team in a season. Team
rosters shall lock during the final week of a team’s season (defined as a team’s final game of the
championship or consolation tournament).

Section 7: Tampering and Collusion. Owners shall not tamper with trades after they have been
accepted by colluding with other owners to veto a trade. Owners shall not collude with other
owners to misuse the waiver wire and create an unfair competitive advantage.

Paragraph A: Penalties. If an owner(s) is found by the Commissioner to be guilty of

tampering and/or collusion, the Commissioner may levy penalties against the owner(s).
Penalties may include draft pick forfeiture and other penalties.

ARTICLE VII: NOTABLE SCORING SETTINGS

Section 1: Standard Scoring. Unless otherwise voted upon and noted, standard scoring used by
Yahoo! Fantasy Football shall be in place.

Section 2: Fractional and Negative Points. Fractional and negative points shall be scored.

Section 3: Offense. Passing touchdowns shall be worth six points. Interceptions shall be worth
minus-three points. Receptions shall be worth one-half point.

Section 4: Returning. One point shall be scored for every 25 return yards per player.

Section 5: Kicking. Missed field goals from 0-29 yards shall be worth minus-three points. Missed
field goals from 30-39 yards shall be worth minus-two points. Missed field goals from 40-49
yards shall be worth minus-one point. Missed extra points shall be worth minus-one point.

Section 6: Defense. A shutout shall be worth 15 points. Allowing 1-6 points shall be worth 10
points. Allowing 7-13 points shall be worth seven points. Allowing 14-20 points shall be worth
three points. Allowing 28-34 points shall be worth minus-two points. Allowing 35-plus points
shall be worth minus-five points. Sacks shall be worth one-half point each. Safeties shall be

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worth four points. Blocked kicks shall be worth two points. One point shall be scored for every
100 return yards per team.

ARTICLE VIII: AMENDMENTS, RULE CHANGES AND VOTING

Section 1: Amendments and Rule Changes. Amendments and rule changes shall be proposed in
writing to the Commissioner, who shall submit the proposal for a league vote. A majority vote
of the ownership is needed to pass an amendment, except amendments affecting any item
already with a three-quarters clause included. In the latter case, a three-quarters vote of the
ownership is needed to pass an amendment.

Section 2: Voting. All voting related to amendments and rule changes shall be completed prior
to the keeper declaration deadline for the changes to be implemented for the upcoming
season. Voting shall, when possible, be limited to the owners meeting. Owners who are unable
to attend the owners meeting shall be allowed to vote by proxy, writing or other means. If an
owners meeting is not scheduled, voting shall take place through an online survey. The
Commissioner shall conduct and tally all votes. If the Commissioner sees fit to hold an
emergency vote on a rule proposal that may immediately affect the competitive balance of the
current or future seasons, he shall have the authority to do so.

ARTICLE IX: ARBITRATION

If an owner feels as though he faces an issue that cannot be fairly resolved by the
Commissioner, he may petition the Commissioner to recuse himself and send the case to an
independent arbiter mutually agreed upon by the petitioner and the Commissioner. If the
Commissioner does not recuse himself, the owner may present a petition of one-half the
league’s ownership to force recusal. If the arbiter overturns the Commissioner’s decision, there
shall be one opportunity for the Commissioner or another owner to appeal the case to a second
independent arbiter. The second arbiter’s decision shall be final and cannot be subject to
further appeals.

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