"Decade" Draft League DDL46 (85/86-00/01) Topic

This is the re-designed "Decade" Draft League with new eras instead of traditional 10 year decades. With all the new years coming out, I think it would be awesome to do 5 leagues in a 12 month period that span all the available sim years. To achieve that, I have laid out a tentative schedule that will allow us to complete these 5 leagues. Thanks to TheRebel for forcing me to take a harder look at the year distribution. I tweaked the year range for future DDL 50 - 52 to all be 14 year eras each, threw the extra year into DDL 49, and kept everything else the same.

DDL # Year Range Drafting League Start League Finish
46 85/86 00/01 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26
47 01/02 15/16 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26
48 16/17 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26
49 51/52 74/75 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26
50 75/76 88/89 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27
51 89/90 02/03 12/26/26 1/17/27 3/20/27
52 03/04 16/17 3/9/27 3/31/27 6/1/27
53 17/18 26/27 5/21/27 6/12/27 8/13/27


DDL 46 will be using the years starting with 85/86 - 00/01 (16 seasons).
This will be a 10 round draft with 3rd Round Reversal like usual so it is an ABBABABABA
No Salary Cap, No Rookies, No Waivers or Free Agents.
This will be a timed draft with daily assigned draft picks with 30 minute intervals.
Round 1 will be untimed with a 24 hour limit before being skipped.

Please sign up below to reserve your spot. I realize this is early to be taking sign ups but I want to be sure we can fill and start drafting by the last week of December.
10/1/2025 2:41 AM (edited)
Sign Up List

1). Chewy3344
2). Oddson
3). gerryred
4). berkelon
5). Midge
6). jjmurphy1127
7). pexetera
8). TheRebel
9). riftonapple
10). savoybg (Welcome Back)
11). samuelyork93
12). Thomcat
13.) Redbooda
10/22/2025 7:21 AM (edited)
League History
DDL Champions;
"The harder I work, the luckier I get"...
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DL#1 (80's) - badja
DDL#2 (70's) - dh555
DDL#3 (90's) - 98average
DDL#4 (50/60's) - cmcafeeky
DDL#5 (3rd millennium) - 0ppp
DDL#6 (80's) - maglor1
DDL #7 (70's)....carbonjones
DDL #8 (the 90's)....robusk
DDL #9 (50/60's)...98average
DDL #10 (The 3rd millenium)...carbonjones
DDL #11 (80's)....amerk1180
DDL #12 (the 70's)...bmbigdog44
DDL #13 (the 90's)...uptowngbv
DDL #14 (the 50's & 60's)...bmbigdog44
DDL #15 (the CURRENT decade)...jkaye24
DDL #16 (the 80's)....gerryred
DDL #17 (The New Millenium)....dh555
DDL #18 (the 3rd Millenium, 2nd decade)...gerryred
DDL #19 (the 70's)...pexetera

DDL #20 (the90's)...pexetera
DDL #21 (2010 tp present)...pexetera
DDL #22 (50's & 60's.)..dBKC
DDL#23 (the 80's) ...pexetera
DDL#24 (the 90's) cmcafeeky
DDL #25 (The New Millenium (00-09)....thomcat
DDL #26 (the 70's)....samuelyork93
DDL #27 (2010 to the present)...deer454
DDL #28 (The 80's)... Bufflo_bob
DDL #29 (The 50's & 60's)...6544 (formerly known as "skypilot")
DDL #30 (The 90's)...gerryred
DDL #31 (The New Millenium)...pexetera
DDL #32 (The Current Decade)..beloud
DDL #33 (70's)...BenJoker
DDL #34 (80;s)... midge
DDL #35 (50's & 60's)... pexetera
DDL 36 (05/06--14/15...mptrey
DDL 37 (2015-16 to 2022-23)... pexetera
DDL 38 (1975-76 to 84-85)... ronsouth1
DDL 39 (95-96 to 04-05)...dontburnearl
DDL 40 (14-15 to 23-24)...24kpyrite
DDL 41 (1985-86 to 94-95)...pexetera
DDL 42 (1955-56 to 1974-75)...riftonapple
DDL 43 (1995-96 to 2004-05)...24kpyrite
DDL 44 (2015-16 to 2024-25)…Midge
DDL 45 (1975-76 to 1984-85)…???
9/30/2025 5:02 PM (edited)
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9/30/2025 12:34 PM
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9/30/2025 1:27 PM
In
9/30/2025 3:47 PM
Count me in! Thank you!!
9/30/2025 4:24 PM
in... this DDL will be known as the Detlef Schrempf or "The Grand Teuton" ERA
9/30/2025 6:26 PM (edited)
I'm in.

I'm wondering why is #50 overlapping with #46?

You have 85-86 and 86-87 each in 2 leagues.
.
46 85/86 00/01 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26
47 01/02 15/16 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26
48 16/17 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26
49 51/52 73/74 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26
50 74/75 86/87 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27

I'd go like this to avoid seasons being used twice.
.
46 85/86 98/99 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26 - 14 seasons
47 99/00 12/13 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26 - 14 seasons
48 13/14 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26 - 13 seasons
49 51/52 70/71 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26 - 20 seasons
50 71/72 84/85 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27 - 14 seasons

Next time through when 26/27 is added that will also be 14 seasons.


9/30/2025 7:01 PM (edited)
Posted by TheRebel on 9/30/2025 7:00:00 PM (view original):
I'm in.

I'm wondering why is #50 overlapping with #46?

You have 85-86 and 86-87 each in 2 leagues.
.
46 85/86 00/01 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26
47 01/02 15/16 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26
48 16/17 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26
49 51/52 73/74 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26
50 74/75 86/87 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27

I'd go like this to avoid seasons being used twice.
46 85/86 98/99 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26 - 14 seasons
47 99/00 12/13 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26 - 14 seasons
48 13/14 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26 - 13 seasons
49 51/52 70/71 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26 - 20 seasons
50 71/72 84/85 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27 - 14 seasons

Next time through when 26/27 is added that will also be 14 seasons.



some of the years may not make sense as we transition from the old decade scheme into the new one. Also, since we get a new seasons drop each year and I am keeping the most recent 10 seasons as an era, there is going to be a single season overlap. But I’d rather have an overlap than leave a year out. We are not starting #46 with 87/88 because that would slip and leave out 86/87 since we just drafted 75/76-84/85.
9/30/2025 7:01 PM
Also, you should think of DDL48 as starting a new clean cycle using the 10 most recent seasons. The recent seasons have higher quality talent in EFG especially so that’s why I wanted to use the 10 most recent seasons for that era and the rest of the eras do not need to be balanced by season count.
9/30/2025 7:09 PM
Posted by chewy3344 on 9/30/2025 7:01:00 PM (view original):
Posted by TheRebel on 9/30/2025 7:00:00 PM (view original):
I'm in.

I'm wondering why is #50 overlapping with #46?

You have 85-86 and 86-87 each in 2 leagues.
.
46 85/86 00/01 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26
47 01/02 15/16 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26
48 16/17 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26
49 51/52 73/74 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26
50 74/75 86/87 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27

I'd go like this to avoid seasons being used twice.
46 85/86 98/99 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26 - 14 seasons
47 99/00 12/13 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26 - 14 seasons
48 13/14 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26 - 13 seasons
49 51/52 70/71 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26 - 20 seasons
50 71/72 84/85 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27 - 14 seasons

Next time through when 26/27 is added that will also be 14 seasons.



some of the years may not make sense as we transition from the old decade scheme into the new one. Also, since we get a new seasons drop each year and I am keeping the most recent 10 seasons as an era, there is going to be a single season overlap. But I’d rather have an overlap than leave a year out. We are not starting #46 with 87/88 because that would slip and leave out 86/87 since we just drafted 75/76-84/85.
Okay, I think my chart makes more sense, but you are in charge.

Can you add me to the list of people who are in?
9/30/2025 7:45 PM
In
10/1/2025 12:06 AM
Posted by chewy3344 on 9/30/2025 5:06:00 PM (view original):
This is the re-designed "Decade" Draft League with new eras instead of traditional 10 year decades. With all the new years coming out, I think it would be awesome to do 5 leagues in a 12 month period that span all the available sim years. To achieve that, I have laid out a tentative schedule that will allow us to complete these 5 leagues.
DDL # Year Range Drafting League Start League Finish
46 85/86 00/01 12/26/25 1/17/26 3/20/26
47 01/02 15/16 3/9/26 3/31/26 6/1/26
48 16/17 25/26 5/21/26 6/12/26 8/13/26
49 51/52 73/74 8/2/26 8/24/26 10/25/26
50 74/75 86/87 10/14/26 11/5/26 1/6/27
51 87/88 01/02 12/26/26 1/17/27 3/20/27
52 02/03 16/17 3/9/27 3/31/27 6/1/27
53 17/18 26/27 5/21/27 6/12/27 8/13/27

DDL 46 will be using the years starting with 85/86 - 00/01 (16 seasons).
This will be a 10 round draft with 3rd Round Reversal like usual so it is an ABBABABABA
No Salary Cap, No Rookies, No Waivers or Free Agents.
This will be a timed draft with daily assigned draft picks with 30 minute intervals.
Round 1 will be untimed with a 24 hour limit before being skipped.

Please sign up below to reserve your spot. I realize this is early to be taking sign ups but I want to be sure we can fill and start drafting by the last week of December.
Chewy, is this for the next season after the one that you are drafting right now?

If so, you said I could come in to the next season, so please put me in.
10/1/2025 12:08 AM
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