Im in it
I'm going to be gone over this weekend (August 19 to 21), but I've made Nikolai II an admin in the league, so he can kick it off if everybody joins. (I hope that's okay, Nikolai II). I'm thinking that the first game week will end after the weekend of August 28, to guarantee that we have a full weekend to schedule the first week's games.
Regarding format wouldn't it be better to make it bottom two eliminated rather than top two get a bye? Just think it will be more advantageous to avoid finishing in the top two in the current format... after 5 games with rookie teams you normally have a few players you can quite easily level in game 6. You are often getting to a critical mass of SPP around that point.
I like the original proposal best
I like the second proposal best. Just find a couple volunteers and run a Crunched Cup as well if you want extra mayhems.
I'm taking this to mean you prefer a 4-team playoff. Please let me know if you meant something else.