08-04-03
The Procedures Committee crafts the by-laws. By-laws are subject to change without notice.

ARITCLE I. NAME AND PURPOSE
Section 1. This organization shall be known as The ONLINE NCAA EXPERIENCE, hereafter referred to as DaONE.

Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be:

a. To facilitate online competition using EA Sports' NCAA College Football series.
b. To organize manage and maintain said competition as an online 117-team league.
c. To provide an environment where competion is honorable and sportmanship is primary.

ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Membership shall be concurrent with membership in MaddenMania.com in good standing. The Executive Committee will vote on prospective officers and members if necessary. League dues may be required at the discretion of the Executive Committee. Any member can be removed by the league president at the discretion of the league president or upon recommendation by a Conference Commisioner.

ARTICLE III. OFFICERS AND LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES
Section 1. The officers of this organization shall be:

a. LEAGUE PRESIDENT
The league president is responsible for running the league. The league president will act as the main moderator on all issues that come forth. The president will reside over all league meetings. The league president will bring any issue deemed necessary up for vote. With 12 Conference Commisioners, he will only need to vote if there is a 6-6 deadlock on an issue. The league president reserves the right to make a final decision on any issue regarding the league or its operation.

b. CONFERENCE COMMISIONERS
Conference Commisioners will be in charge of each of the 12 conferences, but must govern their conferences under the rules and policies dictated by DaONE League and its president. Conference Commisioners have the following responsibilities:

1. Ensure that the members of the conference in question are active and abide by league rules and policies.
2. Monitor games played in the conference.
3. Address any issues and concerns within the conference.
4. Approve individual petitions for out-of-position substitutions after consulting with the Executive Committee.
5. Represent the conference in the Executive Committee.
6. Contact conference members with any issues regardling the league.

c. TEAM OWNERS
Each team owner is responsible for playing scheduled games on time and fairly under the rules of the league. If a team owner becomes inactive he will be removed from the league and replaced by his Conference Commisioner, no questions asked. If a team owner has an issue with another team owner, it is his responsibility to bring his concerns to the attenion of his conference commisioner in a private conversation. If the commisioner cannot resolve the issue, the commisioner will then bring it to the attention of the President and the Executive Committee, who may then call for a vote on the matter.

Section 2. Election of Officers and Coaches
Officers and members shall be elected by a secret ballot by the Executive Committee or appointed by the league president. Membership shall be determined by the plurality of the votes cast, unless one officer or more has a very strong desire for a prospective member NOT to be granted membership. The reason must be stated and severe enough to warrant such a request.

Section 3. Date of Elections
Elections shall be held before the league begins and during the season if deemed necessary.

ARTICLE IV. COMMITTEES
Section 1. The league president shall make provisions for the formation of any special committees when needed. The following committee are in operation.

Awards
Goals: To craft the mechanisms required to award coachs and cyber players awards normally presented by the NCAA as well as awards specific to DaONE league.

Competition
Goals: To monitor comments on online play and investigate programming flaws to determine whether or not to disallow certain tactics in league play. Make recommendations to the Rules Committee.

Executive
Goals: To run the league. The Executive Committee is comprised of the 12 Conference Commisioners and the League President.

Playoffs
Goals: To craft procedures to select the 64 playoff teams and integrate bowl games into the 64-man tournament playoff.

Procedures
Goals: Like a company, this committee will craft a League Constitution, which will outline the duties and responsibilities of EACH officer and player of the league. All Exec Committee members shall work with the Procedure Committee chair in this regard.

Ranking
Goals: To devise a ranking scheme similar to the real NCAA without using point differential as a deciding factor.

Rules
Goals: To craft the rules and policies that govern the league.

Scheduling
Goals: To create the league schedule by modifying the real NCAA football schedule as deemed necessary and appropriate.

Sports Writers
Goals: To write feature articles, interview, game summaries, and advertisements. They will forward the stories to the Web Design Committee, who will publish them on the league website.

Web-Design
Goals: To create a visual presence for the league. This will include creating a league logo, avatars, and signature images. This committee will consists of logo and web designers, who will work together with the GumbyMan (LeagueDaddy Online Stat Database Website) to firmly integrate statistical support within the website design.