Inter Galactic Couch Potato Football League Update!

geoschmo · #1 August 17th, 2002, 03:18 PM

Ok, we have seven now. I have the league setup for 14. I don't mind if we don't get that many. ten would be ok. We got to get at least one more though to have an even number.

Geoschmo

Ed Kolis · #2 August 18th, 2002, 04:16 AM

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
Anyone else read the comic strip "Zits"? They're doing a riff on Fantasy Football this week - the two teenagers in the strip are using famous females for the "fantasy" football players... with ideas like Halle Berry tackling Britney Spears, and they end up rolling in the mud... vivid imagery, eh?

Damn, I was going to bring up Zits!

geoschmo · #3 August 20th, 2002, 02:23 PM

It appears we have stuck at 7 here. If any of you know some people that would join that aren't SEIV fans, give them the ID and password and get 'em in there. We'll go with 8, or 10, or 12 if we can't get 14. We just need an even number. And we need to get started soon.

Geoschmo

Growltigga · #4 August 20th, 2002, 02:25 PM

do you need to understand nancy american football to play?

geoschmo · #5 August 20th, 2002, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by Growltigga:
do you need to understand nancy american football to play?

Well, I don't suppose. All we are doing is picking players that we think will do well in real life games and then we get points based on how they actually do. I guess you could draw names from a hat and have a chance at scoring as long as you start players that are actually in the NFL currently. The more you know about the various players the better you should do, but there is an element to luck involved.

I joined an NBA fantasay league once a few years ago despite not knowing a whit about the players beyond Michael Jordan, and he was retired at the time. I just stuck my nose in the various websites devoted to such topics and did the best I could.

Geoschmo

kalthalior · #6 August 20th, 2002, 04:51 PM

I've played Fantasy Baseball, Football (American)and Basketball for a few years, and I would have to say that football is the one sport where luck is most involved -- QB goes down and the backup throws 3 TD passes, etc. Matchups (like what team is your main running back is playing against) determine a lot of the scoring, especially when picking which of your defensive teams to start (avoid anyone playing the Rams at all cost). Paying attention to which teams have the bye week is also important.

geoschmo · #7 August 20th, 2002, 05:05 PM

That is true. A big part of the luck factor also has to do with the fact that most Fantasy Football leagues are head to head, and most other sports fantasy leagues are not. You can have the best team for the entire year and lose all your games cause the team you were playing each week happened to have their best week of the year when they played you.

Geoschmo