So, you've been running your fantasy football league on AOL, and are considering moving your league here? We'd love to have you! Please send an email to sales@myfantasyleague.com for details on how you can purchase a league with us for only $44.95 if you make the switch from AOL. That's a savings of 50% off our regular price!
There are many reasons to make the switch, but perhaps the most compelling reason is that AOL started from square one in 2008. They threw out their old system completely and started with a brand new program last year. They planned to launch it in early June, but didn't finish until the end of summer, and they only have one full year of experience under their belt. So you may be risking the viability of your league if you stick with them through their transition pains. Here are a few other points to consider when considering the reasons why this is a good move for you and your league-mates!
| Fantasy Football Features | MyFantasyLeague.com | The Competition |
| Customizable League Appearance |
- You have complete control of color, layout, graphics and skins on your fantasy football league pages
- You choose the type of navigation menu system to use
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- What customizations does AOL allow to your league home page? None! - if you don't like it, then you have to learn to live with it all season long.
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| Live Scoring |
- Accurate scoring, updated about every 90 seconds during all games, all season
- We offer MyFantasyLeague.com GameDay, a PC-based, voice-enhanced, real-time fantasy football scoring system
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- Will AOL be able to handle the load of live scoring on Sundays with an untested system?
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| Active and Enthusiastic Community |
- Interact and learn from other customers via our Community Message Boards
- Fellow commissioners enjoy helping you with any fantasy football league related topic
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- AOL hasn't responded to customer queries or updated their message boards with the status of the transition to their new product for several weeks.
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| Experience |
- 2011 is our 17th season of providing fantasy football league management
- We've hosted tens of thousands of fantasy football leagues in the last 14 years.
- Check our Partners Page to see a list of the established companies that rely on us to run their fantasy football leagues
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- AOL used a third party engine for 3 years, and apparently didn't like it enough to continue using it in 2008.
- AOL is taking a chance on yet another third party engine for 2008. They purchased the new system in the Spring of 2008 and are hoping to have it fully integrated by kickoff.
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Any Size Fantasy Football League
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- Up to 64 teams allowed in your fantasy football league
- Multiple conferences and divisions permitted
- Up to 80 players per roster - great for dynasty/keeper leagues
- One player can belong on multiple fantasy football teams, with separate drafts for each division or conference
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- Theres' not much to see on the AOL pages yet, so it's hard to say what types of limits they will have with their new system for 2008.
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| Always Accessible |
- Your fantasy football league is available 24x7, all year
- Last season's rules, rosters and other settings are automatically carried over for you
- All fantasy football leagues stay online indefinitely, especially useful for dynasty leagues
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- AOL's historical leagues from the past 3 years are no longer accessible.
- AOL shuts down during the offseason, and this year in particular, they are totally relying on a smooth transition to a new system. Will they be able to deliver on time?
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| League History |
- Your league history remains accessible to refer back to indefinitely
- Many historical reports are available to view all of your league records over the years.
- You can even enter historical seasons into our system if you kept track of them on paper.
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- AOL takes a "snapshot" of your history, but not everything is kept from year to year.
- They started from scratchin 2008 with a new system, so any history from previous years is lost.
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Unrivaled Technical Support
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- AOL hasn't updated their progress on the transition to a new system in several weeks, much less answered any technical questions for their customers.
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Leading Edge Features and Always Improving. Your Feedback Counts!
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- Even though we're already the most feature-rich fantasy football league management system, we continuously improve with Site Upgrades
- Many enhancements come about based on customer feedback
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- AOL will be relying on a third party product that they just recently acquired to provide their league management features.
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| Affordable Price |
- Pay one low price for your entire fantasy football league
- FREE fantasy football playoff league
- See our Purchase Page for discounts
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- AOL will be offering their leagues for free, but free leagues that don't work aren't worth the complaints from your league-mates!
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