Coaching Sweepstakes Rules & Regulations

The start date for the bidding process will be on January 31st, 2011.

1. Each team has the choice of whether they would like to retain their current head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator.

2. Position coaches may move up to the coordinator position or the head coach position.

3. Coordinators may move up to the head coach position as well as remain coordinators if they are not offered head coaching jobs.

4. Teams can "steal" retained coordinators by offering a head coaching jobs. However they cannot "steal" retained coordinators to offer them another coordinator job. Retained coordinators can be promoted to head coach if they fire the head coach first. In house promotions must be made before the bidding process if you wish to forgo the bidding process.

5. Each team will receive $10 million in their bank.

6. Retained salaries go as following: $5 million for head coach ; $2.5 million for offensive coordinator ; $2.5 million for defensive coordinator.

7. Free agent head coaches and coordinators have minimum salaries: $3 million for head coach ; $1.5 million for offensive coordinator ; $1.5 million for defensive coordinator.

8. Coaching staffs were frozen as of January 24th, 2010. Coaches like Jeff Fischer are still under contract, unlike the NFL.

9. You must post whether you will retain or fire your current coaching staff in the designated thread.

10. Teams will bid on coaches, like in free agency. When a coach is bid on, if he goes 48 hours without someone else raising the bid, he is awarded to the bidding team..

11. Teams must raise bids by at least $100K.

12. The max bid for a head coach is 7 mil. When a head coach hits 7 mil, all teams will have the opportunity to match the 7 mil bid within 24 hours. The max bid for a coordinator is 3 mil, teams will also have the opportunity to match that 3 mil bid.

13. The teams that matched a 7 mil bid will be placed in a pool where a randomizer will decide the destination for the coach (like in real life, money isn't everything). The same thing goes for the 3 mil bid for coordinators.

14. You CANNOT hire a coach that has been out for coaching (out of work, not retired) for over 3 years (therefore, for example, Jon Gruden is eligible), however, college coaches, and fictional characters. There are the exceptions that were voted on, which are: Bill Cowher (HC), Kirk Ferentz (HC), Bob Stoops (HC), Charlie Weis (OC), Gus Malzahn (OC), Monte Kiffin (DC), and Luke Fickell (DC).

15. You cannot fire coaches that you have signed via Coaching Free Agency.

If there are any questions, feel free to ask.