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My Fiancée's family league is going off the rails.

Posted on 11/18/25 at 7:54 am
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5582 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 7:54 am
Paid league, or else, I wouldn't care. Started with a husband and wife with separate teams trading back and forth with each other. Mostly garbage for garbage, so even if it's collusion who cares? Then the wife makes the husband give up Monangai with week he starts because she has no viable rbs left and gives only Jeudy in return, someone who would never start for his team. Now, it's obvious collusion, but I still don't say anything.

Fast forward to this week when a mother, who's team is going nowhere, gives Nico to her 2nd placed daughter for absolutely nothing. It gets called out, and the parties at fault plead ignorance saying they don't know how to work the app and they'll rescind it. Process date comes early this morning and sure enough it still goes through.

Now we have a couple of uncles or an uncle and son, not really sure, where the bad team is trading Bowers and Deebo to the 1st placed team for Dortch, Spears, and Jeudy. Clear talent dump. The bad team isn't in a place where they just need bodies.

TLDR: This is my fiancée and future father-in-law's first time playing fantasy. They want to be really into it, but the rest of their family is leaving a bad taste in their mouths.

What are some of your crazy collusion stories?
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
103360 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 8:57 am to
Father and son both with their own teams, they trade James White for a kicker. This is when White was a top 15 rb.
Posted by GeauxTigersGo
Member since Dec 2009
1886 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 8:59 am to
You and fiancée combine teams… fight fire with fire
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5582 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 9:18 am to
quote:

You and fiancée combine teams… fight fire with fire


We've been co-managing from the beginning. The idea was to help her out this year until she gets the hang of it, then manage her own team next year.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
36225 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 1:05 pm to
quote:

We've been co-managing from the beginning. The idea was to help her out this year until she gets the hang of it, then manage her own team next year.

There’s no point in playing in a league like she’s currently in
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17280 posts
Posted on 11/18/25 at 3:47 pm to
I would break off the engagement. She obviously comes from an unethical bloodline.
Posted by LSUtiger89
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
4499 posts
Posted on 11/20/25 at 5:56 am to
Then do it with the dad that is frustrated trying to play fair too.
Posted by BobbyGoulet
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2007
3756 posts
Posted on 11/20/25 at 6:33 am to
How much were dues? If not that much, I’d probably just say frick it
Posted by NoSaint
Member since Jun 2011
12432 posts
Posted on 11/20/25 at 11:08 am to
Yea I wouldn’t play this as big money but a family league with first timers, grandma not familiar with the app etc…. It’s probably small coins and I would just similarly mess around with colluding and treat developing alliances as half the entertainment
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
32629 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 6:18 pm to
Call off the marriage, red flags everywhere
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5582 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:06 pm to
quote:

Yea I wouldn’t play this as big money but a family league with first timers, grandma not familiar with the app etc


It is a small buy in, but it's winner take all with 16 teams, so it's not nothing.
Posted by facher08
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2011
5582 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:08 pm to
quote:

Then do it with the dad that is frustrated trying to play fair too.


He won't even trade us Josh Allen when we give him a legit offer.
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15194 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 7:47 pm to
Family leagues never work
Posted by BhamTigah
Lurker since Jan 2003
Member since Jan 2007
17280 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 10:13 am to
quote:

Family leagues never work


Crazy talk. We have a 16 teamer for $0 and it is by far my most active, fun, and cutthroat league of my 9 leagues. You would think we’re playing for thousands.

Gonna try to get them to also do a guillotine league next year. Can’t imagine these folks when their season is on the line each week.
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