I've gotten invitations to play and I see some people are still doing it a very roundabout way. Here's a quick faq (excuse the picture quality...it was from a video I shot, but I decided it would be more accessible this way):
Q: How do I send an invite to someone on my friends list?
A: Follow these steps: online → my online → my player hub → press L2 → choose a player from this list and press x.
Q: Turns out they're not on my list because no one likes me, but I've played that douche before
A: follow the same steps as illustrated above, but after pressing L2, press R2 and go down to recent opponents
Q: What other options are in this magical R2 menu?!
A: There is also an option to view my league members. This could be a way to get around sending everyone and their mothers friend invites. The commish could just create a faux league and everyone can meet in the lobby or through their hub.
Q: How do I know when I'm getting a challenge? There's no Madden BOOM! from the olden days!
A: If you are in the lobby, you will see a lightning icon next to their name. If you are receiving one through your player hub, you can keep refreshing your hub. For both options, you will be alerted with orange text in the ticker at the bottom of the screen.
Q: That's all well and good, but how the fuck do I know if I'm bothering someone who's already playing another person?!
A: At the bottom of the player hub, it shows you what they are currently doing. Playing an online game means just that. Exhibition game is an offline play now game. There's also franchise and front end. Front-end means that they are idling in the main menu.
Q: It says they are playing an online game, but I want to know what quarter he's in!
A: To view what quarter he's in, you'll have to go into the gamecast menu. Take the following steps: online → my online → gamecast → press L2 and scroll down to friends. This will show you what quarter they are in, what the score is and who has possession.
You can also access your player hub from here and any lobby by pressing R3.
Q: How do I upload videos of myself cheesing the shit out of some scrubs online?!
A: First, you'll have to save the video by going to replays and then ea sports highlights in the end game menu. From here, you can save the highlight by pressing square. It will prompt you to choose an angle and view the gameplay. After that, it will ask you if you want to save it or view it again. After you are done, exit the game.
Next, from the main menu, you'll go to my madden. Then, to manage highlights. From here, press R1 until you get to online games. All you have to do now is press X and it will encode and upload. If you have too many videos uploaded, you'll be prompted to delete one.
Q: It sez I needs an easportz warld something or other!
A: You need to sign up for EASportsworld at
www.easportsworld.com and link your account to your PSN account.
If you have any questions or things to add, go for it. It'll help out the new guys and the guys that might join from the official thread to fill up the league.
Also, I don't know what how you guys are entering Leaguedaddy stats, but it shouldn't take all day. If it takes you more than 5-10 mins, you're doing it wrong. The only one that will probably take time is the first one because your player slots will be empty.