Fantasy Football?

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Fri May 21, 2004 9:52 pm

Boss, are there any plans to host a fantasy football league amongst our bretheren? I know everyone is going to try to suck up all the Skins player 1st, lol. I know who I'm picking 1st!

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:00 pm

rich did a yahoo league last year, but we really didn't have enough members to make it real. i'm sure we'll do it again this year. it'll probably be more than one league this year, cuz we got a few more members now

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:03 pm

I think it would be cool to do one and have a little post about the results up on the board - though I got dumped last year and am glad that didn't get posted ::grin::

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:18 pm

me too. i was actually in second place when my "dial up" isp started to go defunkt. i missed the last two weeks, including our playoffs. couldn't set my starters for those weeks, and smizzy actually bypassed me. but, i got cable internet now, never again will i be cursed by dial up.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:22 pm

actually, I thought I came back to beat someone for third... but I stunk it up for a while...

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:28 pm

you probably beat me for third. i was super pissed that my isp went defunkt when it did. i was a chargin bull who could only sit back and watch

damned dial up!!!!!!!!!!!

jDub · Post by **jDub** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:02 pm

i'm a hardcore fantasty baseball nut. but, i'd definitely be interested in doing football. never did it before. i'd be easy prey for all you vultures out there. :lol:

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:08 pm

last year was my first year. i must say i thouroly enjoyed it, until the internet problems struck me down. i was in 3 leagues. i was in 2nd on the hogs league, and 5th and 1st in 2 different public yahoo leagues. i would have loved to have finished it out. again GD dial up :lowblow:

NEVER again. i'd sell my computer before i used dial up again.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:09 pm

LOL - excuses excuses ::grin::

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:13 pm

skinsfaninroanoke wrote:LOL - excuses excuses ::grin::

i have no legitimate response.

just NEVER, EVER, EVER.....EVA, EVA, EVER, use "sbc dial" isp. they screwed me at the worst possible time. they suck :moon:

floridaskinsfan · Post by **floridaskinsfan** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:46 am

Let's do a fantasy football league. It would be great. You can count me in.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Sat May 22, 2004 6:57 am

Yeah, I'd be in on that bigtime. In fact, we could arrange for (I'm guessing you did last year) the live draft, and maybe actually utilize the messageboard on yahoo, etc.

Sounds like a lot of fun (and "friendly" competition) to me, I'm definitely there if it happens.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:52 am

Count me in...been doing fantasy since 87!!

Amberion · Post by **Amberion** » Sat May 22, 2004 7:59 am

Count me in as well

I was in a league on another (non football) message board for season before last

Was on top prior to the finals then lost all the finals

Stupid iggles quarterback - why did he go and get injured ;furious;

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:06 am

I'm interested as well; however, I'm not hard-core enough to sit around a table and do the "draft". To me, it's much easier to rate players prior to the draft and have the league do the automatic draft for you. Once that's done, you can try to trade with others within the league to get the players you like. I like doing it that way.

The last time I was in a league was Spurrier's first year as a coach. My team was called "SkinsGatorsCowboyHaters". I went undefeated for a long time...and then finished up with only one loss...and the championship.

I won squat....just bragging rights...but it was fun.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:07 am

The draft is the best part of FF!!

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:23 am

we didn't do a live draft last year. but we only had 6 teams. this year i'm sure we'll have enough guys that we can do a league with each, both a live draft, and an automated draft..... stay tuned.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Sat May 22, 2004 8:31 am

Justice Hog wrote:
I'm interested as well; however, I'm not hard-core enough to sit around a table and do the "draft". To me, it's much easier to rate players prior to the draft and have the league do the automatic draft for you.

Justice Hog, you can actually do your own automated priority list for draft day and let the computer do your picks for you, no need to go hardcore and show up on draft day with the magazines and articles open etc. Believe it or not this will sometimes get a better team for you than when you are on the clock and under pressure. I've made one or two bad moves in the past when I was on the clock--which may have been done better had I just made a list beforehand and stuck with it.

DEHog · Post by **DEHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:05 am

Very true FFA...I couldn't make one of the live drafts last year and let the computer pick for me ended up #1 during the season and lost in the FB

Warmother · Post by **Warmother** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:23 am

Count Me in I love the idea. Live draft or pre-rankings. One question will this be for bragging rights or will a small amount of money be used to get a team. Payouts could be for 1st 2nd and 3rd. $25 a team?

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:38 am

bragging rights. although i'm sure some will want to play for $$$. if theres enough peeps willing to ante up, there could be a $$$ league.

BossHog · Post by **BossHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:45 am

Warmother wrote:Count Me in I love the idea. Live draft or pre-rankings. One question will this be for bragging rights or will a small amount of money be used to get a team. Payouts could be for 1st 2nd and 3rd. $25 a team?

You guys wanna win money, then it better come from the money that you paid to enter, 'cause I ain't footing the bill. :-)

I don't know if I'm going to do a pool or not... it's so much work. Yeah, we can do one up at one of the fantasy 'hot spots' as well, but if I do a pool actually ON the site, I would probably do a pick 'ems game pool as opposed to a player pool.

We'll see as we get closer to the season. Like I said... there always ends up being time involved, which is the resource I lack most of.

But as already stated by the staff... I'm sure we'll have SOMETHING set up.

ArmyHog · Post by **ArmyHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:55 am

I would be highly interested as well. I agree with Justice Hog about the draft though. I have played with a few different leagues over the past few years and rating the players and letting the league admin conduct the draft seems to be best. My 2 cents

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:58 am

Never played ff but count me in sounds fun

BossHog · Post by **BossHog** » Sat May 22, 2004 10:00 am

If there's enough interest, I'll look into doing it properly... buying Football Commissioner etc.

But if we do that, it will cost money to enter, but there would probably be payouts that way too.

I just prefer gambling when there's money involved... even if it's pittance.