THE CRIMSON MEMORIAL - IU GUILLOTINE FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE (2026 SEASON)

CrossboneIU22 · Wednesday at 03:22 PM

THE CRIMSON MEMORIAL

IU GUILLOTINE NFL FANTASY LEAGUE - 2026 SEASON

“Every week, a name is added to the Memorial.”

ATTENTION HOOSIER NATION.

Yes, YOU. The one who painted their face for the Penn State game. The one who still has Cignetti’s press conference pulled up in your favorites. The one who told everyone within earshot that IU football was about to be different — and then got to watch it actually BE different.

This post is for you.

I am starting the most ruthless, most dramatic, most aggressively Hoosier fantasy football league in the state of Indiana, and I want YOU in it.

It’s called The Crimson Memorial.

And no, we are not taking prisoners.

FIRST — WHAT IS A GUILLOTINE LEAGUE?

Forget your cozy little 12-team redraft where your buddy Josh finishes 4-9 and still somehow makes the playoffs because you felt bad for him. That era is OVER.

Forget the league where Jay — who hasn’t set his lineup since Week 3 — is somehow still alive in December starting a Raiders running back on a bye week. Not here. Not in The Crimson Memorial.

Here’s how Guillotine works, and pay attention because it’s beautiful:

Every single week, the team with the LOWEST score is permanently eliminated.

No playoffs. No second chances. No “I had a bye week issue.” You put up the lowest score? Your name gets carved into The Memorial and you go home. Forever. Your players hit the waiver wire for the survivors to feast on — which means the rich get richer, the desperate get creative, and everybody is sweating until the final whistle every. single. Sunday.

It is the most fun, most painful, most glorious format in fantasy football and we will not be accepting criticism at this time.

THE RULES - READ THEM. RESPECT THEM!

LEAGUE BASICS

• Platform: Yahoo Fantasy Football
• Teams: 14-18 managers — first come, first served. No exceptions, no waitlist guilt trips.
• Buy-In: FREE
• Format: Guillotine elimination — one team eliminated per week, every week
• Champion: Last manager standing is crowned the first-ever Crimson Memorial Champion

THE GUILLOTINE RULES

Rule 1 — The Blade Falls Weekly After every NFL week of scoring, the team with the lowest point total is immediately and permanently eliminated. There are no ties in The Memorial. If there somehow is one, the tiebreaker is season-long total points scored. Survive or become a footnote.

Rule 2 — Your Roster Lives On (For Others) When your season ends, your players don’t. Every player on your eliminated roster is immediately dropped to the waiver wire. Survivors will scramble for your studs like it’s Black Friday at Best Buy. It’s brutal. It’s beautiful. It’s The Memorial. There is 1,000 point Free Agent Budget to work with so spend wisely or you could end up with the left over scraps of other managers.

Rule 3 — Eliminated players hit waivers on Monday/Tuesday once weekly games are complete and then waivers are claimed early Wednesday morning automatically based on the blind bidding. Set your claims — because everyone else is.

Rule 4 — No Collusion, No Tanking! You WILL set a full, competitive lineup every week or get eliminated. If we catch you starting your kicker at quarterback to avoid winning too many points in the late weeks, The General himself will personally appear at your doorstep, with a chair.

SETUP & FORMAT

Draft

• Snake Draft — Date 9/2 8:00 EST, pre-NFL Week 1
• Online Draft — bring your game face and your trash talk
• 30-second pick clock. Come prepared or get Cignetti’d.

Roster (Standard Yahoo Slots)

• QB x1 | RB x2 | WR x2 | TE x1 | FLEX x1 | BN x7

Scoring — Half-PPR

Passing TD: 4 pts Rushing/Receiving TD: 6 pts
Reception: 0.5 pts

Every 10 rushing/receiving yards: 1 pt
Every 25 passing yards: 1 pt

Season Timeline

• Weeks 1 – 14/18: One elimination per week 14/18 managers fall
• Final Week: One manager remains. The Crimson Memorial crowns its first champion.

WHO IS THIS LEAGUE FOR?

-You bleed cream and crimson

-You watched every IU game last season including the ones that started at noon on BTN+

-You have opinions about the offensive line depth chart

-You want a fantasy league that actually MEANS something every single week

-You enjoy watching other people suffer (lovingly)

-You’ve been waiting for a league that matches your IU energy

WHO IS THIS LEAGUE NOT FOR?

X - You set your lineup on Tuesdays and forget about it

X - You traded your first round pick for a player who retired in Week 5 last year (you know who you are, this is your intervention)

X - You think finishing last “builds character”

X - You root for Purdue, Michigan or Ohio State. Get out.

X - You’re still upset about the Bobby Knight era. Sir, we HONORED him. He has a logo.

HOW TO JOIN

Click the invite link below and join. First 17 responses lock their spot — after that, we’ll add you to a waitlist for when the first manager inevitably gets cold feet after reading the rules.

Spots will go fast. The Memorial does not wait.

THE CRIMSON MEMORIAL — IU GUILLOTINE LEAGUE | 2026 Hosted by Commissioner CrossboneIU22

“Every week, a name is added to the Memorial. Make sure it isn’t yours.”

https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/1316061/invitation?key=60cae78987581696&soc_trk=lnk&ikey=050c57e9d9d59195