[geoschmo]

Ok, here's an idea I had for a manual draft that may work. We get a Yahoo group set up for the draft. We work out a draft order, and we have a 14hr window each day to draft. Assuming everybody is in the continental US, that means we could run from 10AM to 12mid EST (7AM to 9PM PST).

We have two rounds a day for the first 6 rounds, and 3 rounds a day for the Last 9 rounds. That would give you a half an hour per pick at first, and 20 minutes later. We could do the draft in 6 days.

I would post the schedule, so you would know ahead of time what time you need to be on to make your pick. If you are late, you can still pick as soon as you can get Online, but you could lose the guy you want if somebody after you grabs him during their pick window.

Yahoo Groups can be setup to email every time someone makes a pick, but the email part is a little unreliable, so you should go Online to the group at your alloted time and make your pick.

I would also give anyone the option of making a "list pick" where they can list the next bunch of players they want. This way if you know you won't be able to get Online during your window you could make a list pick early and get the first player on your list that is still available when your window opens up. If you don't want to announce your strategy to the group you can just email it to me. I will promise not to base my own strategy on your picks. In fact you can send me the list as an attachment and I won't even open it until it is your time. This could be done for whoever gets the early morning draw. They could send me there picks the night before as I can be Online at that time.

Ok, that seems like a complicated scheme, but if you think about it it's pretty simple. Any opinions? I would be willing to set it up if you guys want.