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 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.

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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 $334, $96 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: DIVISIONS, SCHEDULES AND PLAYOFFS

Section 1: Divisions. Each of the 12 teams shall be assigned to one of two divisions, each
of which will include six teams. The regular season shall begin in Week 1 and last through
Week 13. Each team shall play two divisional opponents twice and all others once.

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

using the previous seasons divisional 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.

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.

ARTICLE VI: ROSTERS, KEEPERS, DRAFT AND TRANSACTIONS

Section 1: Roster. Each teams roster shall include the following starting lineup: one
quarterback, two wide receivers, two running backs, one tight end, one flex player (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 seasons roster through protected draft choices, using the following rules.

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 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
teams competitive season only the regular season for a non-playoff team; the
regular season plus any playoff run for others in his teams 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 players 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 leagues ownership. Each team
shall have 15 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 seasons standings. The six teams that miss the playoffs shall be assigned
the top six spots by ascending regular-season record, and 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 cant-cut list.

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 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
teams 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 leagues

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.

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 hours prior to the start
of the draft, and the veto deadline shall be 1 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 teams season (defined as a teams 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.

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 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 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

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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 leagues ownership to force recusal. If the arbiter overturns the Commissioners
decision, there shall be one opportunity for the Commissioner or another owner to appeal
the case to a second independent arbiter. The second arbiters decision shall be final and
cannot be subject to further appeals.

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