2004 Season for Fantasy Football, FIRST Robotics league

[Koko Ed]

Finally!!!

[vVigglEs]

JeTs or Giants Who ur Fav

[EddieMcD]

Well, it hasn’t changed much between this week and last week, though determining who gets in is much easier. All of the top 12 can reach the playoffs. That’s currently 9 teams vying for the last 5 spots. Who will make it? Here’s how it is:

• Note that none of these are assuming fantasy points. More on that later.
• Cooney, Shoats, and Jets have all clinched a playoff birth. Also of note is that Cooney has clinched the number one seed.
• Monkeys, Philly, Charge, and Fumblers will be in the playoffs if they win, tie, or either one of the Cats or Girls loses or ties.
• Cats and Girls will be in if they win and the other loses their game. They could also get in if they win and a couple teams from the 8-5 bracket lose.
• Crushers, Dunedain, and Bonecrushers need to win, and they need both the Girls and Cats to lose.
• The eliminated tier remains the same: Juggernauts, Lightning, TSfR, Clan, ‘Canes, and Borg are all headed home.

The above is just basic. But looking at schedules and fantasy scores yields a whole different picture.

• Fantasy scores are now coming into play. I’ll set my “maximum possible difference attainable in one week” at 100 points, just to be safe.
• The 8-5 bracket is looking quite safe, even if they lose and both Cats and Girls win. Let’s face it, this week will really only be for deciding who gets what seed among these 4. The Cats have longshots at overtaking the Charge and Fumblers if it comes down to fantasy points. The Girls can’t remotely overtake anybody above them via points. Realistically, the Cats are cool no matter what if they win, and the Girls need to win and have the Cats lose to make the playoffs.
• In the 6-7 bracket, they need to win no matter what. But then they’ll need both of the 7-6 teams to lose. Finally, they’ll all need higher fantasy points than the 7-6 teams. While all three of the 6-7s have the ability to overtake the Girls in points, realistically, only the Crushers have a shot at surpassing the Cats in points. In fact, I’d be willing to bet money that neither Dunedain nor Bonecrushers will make the playoffs.
• Speaking of the 6-7s, Dunedain and Crushers face off. Granted, it’s essentially 5 teams fighting for the last spot, but I still find this match interesting. Not as interesting as it was last week, mind you.
• The Girls take on the Charge. If this game ties or the Charge win, all of the 8-5 teams are *officially* in the playoffs.
• Cats and Philly go at it this week as well. It’s the same sitch as the Girls/Charge game: game ties or Philly wins, all of the 8-5 teams officially have playoff spots.
• I’d also like to point out the Quest/Shoats game. We haven’t gotten a game this titanic in proportion since Week XIV last season, in which Philly (#1 at the time) and CB234 (#3) faced off. CB234 got the win, which interestingly enough pushed the Valleygirls (then at #2) into the #1 spot (CB234 took #2, and Philly dropped back to #3). Just a bit of history for you. Nothing that big at stake here this time around, but it should be an interesting game (and possible preview of the Kamen Bowl).
• We also have the Toilet Bowl taking place this week! Who will inhale audibly more: The Borg or the Hurricanes?
• Then there’s also the consolation game in the Toilet Tourney between TSfR and The Lightning. Not sure if the point to this one is to win or lose yet…

There you have it: the playoff picture in a nutshell. You’ll notice the key here is fantasy points. Some teams who could feasibly hit eighth based just on record have no chance of making the playoffs due to low fantasy scores. So all in all, we can prettymuch assume that the top 7 are all in, and the Cats, Girls, and Crushers are fighting for the last playoff spot. Would’ve been much easier had I said this to begin with, huh?

[Alex Pelan]

I'm in too. I hope I don't have too much homework on the 30th. Our first day is the 25th.

[George1902]

I suggest cutting the the rosters down a bit. There will be too many teams for everyone to have all starters on their rosters.

I suggest that the offense be cut to 'QB, WR, WR, RB, WR/TE' and the defense be cut to 'D, DB, DL.'

Any comments?

Here's to me leading the league in ties again! =-\

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by George1083

I suggest cutting the the rosters down a bit. There will be too many teams for everyone to have all starters on their rosters.

I suggest that the offense be cut to 'QB, WR, WR, RB, WR/TE' and the defense be cut to 'D, DB, DL.'

Any comments?

Here's to me leading the league in ties again! =-\

done,

did i forget to mention one little thing? i was the champ for my first fantasy football league last year, i wish you all good luck!!

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

done,

did i forget to mention one little thing? i was the champ for my first fantasy football league last year, i wish you all good luck!!

And I was the Chiefdelphi champ last year.
Bring it on!!!

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

And I was the Chiefdelphi champ last year.
Bring it on!!!

who ever won our little fantasy first exhibiton at edison tech?


ohh its already brung, i got my team all picked out...

[EddieMcD]

I believe this falls under the "wish I wasn't away from CD yesterday" category. Made one yesterday, didn't get to post it. League I.D. is 78868, password is "deankamen" (without the quotes). If you want in, fine (hey, two leagues should be an interesting challenge). Just FYI.

[Cory]

Each team should get two runningbacks. I liked having more defensive players, like we did last year.

[edit] having some bench spots would be great too.


Cory

[Lil' Lavery]

Time for me to follow up my public league championship in 1 league, and #1 seeding in another league, with a win in the FIRST league!
I think you should add another WR slot, or change it to, QB, WR, WR/TE, WR/TE, TE, RB, RB

[Jeff Waegelin]

I just signed up this morning, under "Amazin' Blue". It's a play off the University of Michigan school colors, Maize and Blue, if you don't get it.

[Cory]

har har har jeff is so funny

George is barely out of the lead for most ties in Fantasy Baseball too!

I already drafted two teams in other leagues, so I'm ready to get it done. Can't wait for the 30th!

At least we didnt hold it awhile ago and have people picking up Ricky Williams, Anquan Boldin, and Marcell Shipp.

Cory

[Matt Attallah]

Maybe I should join agian and show you all my game-orented mind..

[Koko Ed]

FIRST ROBOTICS FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE I
Koko's X-Cats vs. Cooney Quest
I don't know if the Cooney Quest's colors should be Purple of Packer Green. It's big fantasy football no-no to draft heavily from one team and the Panthers are a nasty D to put up with. But Farve is a gamer and if he does well Cooney Quest will do well. If not...They are also at a disadvantage on defense without Harper on defense.

Sparxs1126 vs. gaelforce126
McNabb can make or break you but the Giants probably won't slow im down so Sparx1126 should benefit from his presence. Hassaback is much more rock steady. The Holmes/ Portis matchup is huge. The Sparxs need a new kicker.

boodah25 vs.Amaizin' Blue
boodah is taking a HUGE gamble on Drew Bledsoe but his two running backs may have his back if Davis is as good as he says. Amaizin' Blue needs another defensive player.

ValleyGirls vs.The Teal Curtain
Last years number one seed the Valleygirls come back with the lethal Daunte Culpepper leading the way. Aaron Brooks though is an equally talanted player. Jamal Lewis could be the difference for the Curtain.

Paragon571 vs. Epsilon Delta
Basically it's Pargon571's Manning and Owens vs. Epsilon Delta's combo of Vick and Thomlinson. Having his own defense against his starting QB is quite a predicament for Pagon571. Delta needs another running back or wide reciever.

NU Cowboys vs.NorCal Crushers
The Cowboys have nice recivers but their running back don't come close to matching Green and McNair is miles above Maddox. The Crushers choice of San Francisco as their defense is dubious. Can Dallas close the gap for the Cowboys?

Sigmakittens vs.Dunedain
The kittens have an amzing set of recivers and hope to benfit from the no chuck rule (AKA the Ty Law) but thier quarterback, running back and defense (have the Chiefs learned to tackle yet?) are questionable. Marc Bulger steady as a fault line but he has a pair of good backs and D is better.

ryforstek525 vs.Pelan's Bobcats
Pelan Bobcat's backs are a step above ryforstek's. Garcia may be required to make up the difference or the Eagles D which should feast on the Giants. Brad Johnson is a little scary at quarterback but the Bucs D could get the Bobcats some nice points.

By the way, if you want your team to be represented by a different color, let me know.