GolfHos

OK, it's getting close to the beginning of the season, so I'd better get moving on this.

Prize this year is $40 paypal for the winner.

Monday night was suggested for the draft, so it's currently set for  Mon Aug 31 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific.  Let me know if you'd prefer a different day/time.

If we get 12 or more teams, we'll go with a 6 team playoff.  Otherwise, it'll just be a 4 team playoff.


Rule changes from last year:
1. Instead of 3 WR and 2 RB, this year we have 2 WR, 2RB, and 1 Flex player.
2. Fractional scoring





Rules changes still being considered.  Please weigh in if you have a preference.
1. shutout worth 14 pts for defense (instead of 10)


Rules changes rejected
1. 1 pt bonus for passing > 300yds or rushing/receiving > 100yds
2. add draft of 1-2 additional defensive individual players per team
3. points for plays over 10 yards. (don't see that as an option)

We could definitely use some more people, so PM me for the league password if you want to join.

League URL is
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/golfhos

monday night ?!?!?!?!  :o

Mrs. Walfredo might be interested in playing.  We both can do Monday night as long as she isn't birthing our second son due any day now. 

What night would you prefer?  I'd prefer not to do it on Friday night.

That's great!  My wife got mad at me last year when she was in labor and I was trying to set my roster before heading to the hospital. (knowing I wouldn't have access to a computer for a few days)


(and congrats!)

I'll throw in a "how about Sunday night".....speaking for myself it seems like its always the most quiet night of the week.

Which one?  The Sunday before, or after?

Just make sure it isn't the day our baby arrives.  Of course we don't know when that day will be so...

Before......August 30th

I really don't care either way because I can make it Monday night but I'm just putting it out there.

I'm in the big money executive fantasy football league this year for the first time.  Draft is set for Sept. 3rd.  If this baby makes me miss even one of my drafts I'll never forgive him for it.  

i was kidding, monday is fine.  let's do it!

I also could not be giving a *feces* either way.

you got something better to do?
 ;)

Zackley.  Although could be some soccer, or wrestling on.

Just don't make it earlier in the day. I get home around 7:30.

 :lolspit:  lmao at the newest team in our league.


gleek, is the draft time ok for you?  I remember it was too early for you last year.

LOL it's in "inside" joke.

Our toddler coined the term actually which will be more appropriate when our baby boy arrives.  She'll be outnumbered 3 to 1.

7pm is the earliest I can do. If that's going to be too late for the CDT folks, then no big deal. Last year I did OK missing half the draft and picking up Tom Gheydy with my first pick. I might do even better with my draft on autopilot.

It was the exact opposite for me until the baby boy was born--wife, daughter, and two female dags.

OK, let's see if we can keep iterating and find an optimum day/time for this draft.

Does anyone have a preference between these two days/times?

Sunday Aug 30 9pm Eastern/8pm Central/6pm Pacific
Monday Aug 31 10pm Eastern/9pm Central/7pm Pacific

Either works for me. The earlier time would be better but I could put my draft on Auto in the later rounds so either time works.

Either is good as long is she isn't being induced those nights.  I'll try and plan the babies arrival around my drafts.  I wonder if I should call and see if our room has wifi or a LAN connection.

monday

OK, it looks like the late Monday night draft will work out the best to try to get everyone.

I'm not sure we even have anyone playing in the Eastern time zone, so it might not be too bad.  Also, last year the draft went by much faster than I expected, so hopefully only the last few rounds will be too late.


GolfHos Fantasy Football Draft
Mon Aug 31 7pm Pacific/9pm Central/10pm Eastern

It looks like we'll end up with 9-10 players, so I switched back to a 4 team playoff instead of 6.

We've got an odd number of players, so if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late to join.  Having byes isn't very fun in fantasy football.

Perfect for me.

I'm in dys, I just gotta sign up.

excellent!   Anyone else?

Bring it beyotches.....2008 regular season #1 back in play.........

 8) ;)

I'm in if there's still space.

I'm sure there is, but for the Polish site, we'll need to change your avatar.
 ;D

Absolutely!  I just sent an invite to the email address I have for you.

speaking of you.....

do we have draft order yet?

Yahoo says it's determined 30 minutes before the draft.

What...NFL Pick em??

Check your PMs!

Invite sent.  If you don't get it, let me know.  I'll try sending it directly instead of through Yahoo.

of course!

I need to defend my title for the 3peat!

We're sticking w/ this correct?

You should have rcv'd an invite for this years pick 'em!

Yeah.  Sorry about that.  It's been changed so many times already, I don't want to change it at the last minute and mess up people's plans.  I think it's best to just stick with having the draft tonight.

WTF? Spanksters vs Penis Party on the first week? What kind of a league is this? Wait till Penis Party plays Poopship Destroyers.

We've already had some exhibition games.   [sm_devil]

LOL^



Who else is gonna be watching teh Queens game while we draft?

 [sm_wave]

I will probably miss the first quarter but I'll tune in to catch some of it.

Hmmm.  I was planning on being serious and focused on the draft.  That kind of comedy in the background might be too distracting.
 [sm_devil]

Hey, we got our 11th team today (sTlrKill@h)!

Since fantasy football byes aren't any fun, I added a dummy 12th team.  This team will follow the "twoiron" strategy from last year. (autodraft according to default yahoo draft order, no trades, no roster changes due to injuries or byes).

It's usually an easy win, but sometimes crazy things happen.  Those are the breaks.

Now that we have 12 teams, would you guys prefer 4 teams in the playoffs or 6 teams (top 2 get a bye in first week of playoffs).

why not 6 ?

I think I lost to Deuce one week last year.   >:( :sad3:

Crap!  I registered twice.  dys.  can you fix that?

How the *fudge* do I get to the right page?   [sm_anon] [sm_dontknow]

I just removed one of your teams.

Here's the main page:
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/golfhos

I have no preference.  On the one hand, we only have 12 teams (11 real teams) and 6 making the playoffs makes the regular season not matter as much.

But then again, if 6 make the playoffs, the top 2 teams get rewarded with a bye in the first round of the playoffs, so there's a distinction between the top 2 and the next 4.

Let's try something new this year.  6 teams now make the playoffs.

LOL  Thanks.   I didn't want to face the Askenator in the first round.

I want the #1 draft pick.  AD is a stud.

I suspect that I ought to register for this

I already created a team for you.  If you join, let me know, and I'll remove the other team.

OK, I assume that you're Mr. Christmas Handshake?  We've got 12 teams now, so I just deleted the dummy team I had added.

Oh, ok... I just went in and changed my team name to Christmas Handshake:- under my existing Log in.
I just now also noticed the "other" twoiron and wondered if some one was taking the piss!

 :o

Ahhh,, thanks.

Luckily I did do something otherwise I would have missed the draft which is in, what, an hour?

I'm tipping I'm set for autodraft??

Yeah, I think you're all set for autodraft.

I can't remember how it works, does it auto log us into the draft page if we're on the main group page?

Seems you have to enter the Live Draft from where ever.

I also worked out that you can select "auto pick" if y ou don't have a clue about who's who...

First round pick again this year*.  [sm_devil]



*actually I would rather slide down this year I think. Not sure picking 1 and 24 is so good......

yeh, I found the link...



to Fuzz,  ok I'll trade you my rounds 13,14,and 15  for your #1
 [sm_devil]

 ;D

8th?  *fiddlesticks* that *feces*!

You are making the 3rd WR a flex right? 

I say change it to flex.  It shouldn't matter really.

It says it can only be changed pre-draft.  Oh well, flex would have been fun.  Sorry about that, everyone.

I smoked that ass. The rest of ya'll are *fiddlesticks*ed.

That is all.

I just went with the fast dude strategy.

I'll trade you Darrius Heyward-Bey for Matt Forte.

When's the first game?

Sept 10th

Thanks.

That's my birthday, yet it'll be the day after here.

I'll pencil in Sept 11th

LOL

The road to Miamah goes through The MinneApple my boy!  Count on it.

Xmas Handshake leading all teams in scoring so far!  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

LOL.... I'd pretty much forgotten about this.... I've been interstate

I'm still trying to get a handle on your language, which is strange since it's the same words I use, but you people manage to use them all *fudge*ed up and out of order.

So, you were?

A. Traveling on business

B. On vacation (or holiday, which makes absolutely no sense, since you aren't actually off on a specified government observed day)

C. Were whacked by a criminal syndicate, and had your body disposed of by being placed in concrete in a roadway connecting multiple geographic areas or States, and thusly you literally were interstate.
 

out of town perhaps?

well crap, unless Kaeding doesn't kick a field goal or any extra point, I am not going to win!   [sm_shock] :sad3:

damn last minute "Q" that I don't know about when I go to church.

In answer to your question:

Initially A. Travelling on Business; and

now B. On vacation.

So yes "out of town"

 ;D

Don't forget to set your rosters to account for byes this week.

F*^@ing ROMO! :(

 [sm_shock]  Leadercolas going to win with 64.3 pts and FailinPalins are going to lose with 123.6.  :o


Spanksters 57.02
Leaders O'Cola 64.30

Poopship Destroyers 128.04 (could lose -4 if GB allows 35+ pts Mon)   
Failin Palins 123.62

I hate you Heath Miller!

LOL

It was a pretty good match up. 

 ;D

sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

 :sad3:   4 guys on my bench outscored my entire starters unless Jennings and AP get a couple scores tonight.

LOL


Although, it looks like that's gonna happen.

woot

This year is proving my point from last year - FFL is nothing more than luck of the schedule.  [sm_disgust]

Oh.. yeah...that and I had better WR's last year.   :D

Yep!

Guess I HAVE to say it this year..... I HATE FANTASY FOOTBALL!

I'd have to say, that up to this point, I'm actually enjoying Fantasy Football ;)

Two tenths of a *goshdarn* point.   >:(

Congrat.s, good win Spanky.

LOL.  I saw your score late in the game last night and thought you were going to barely squeak by Spanky.  But the Denver D came through for him.

We're number 1

 [sm_thankyou]

I'm still struggling with the fact I lost to an Aussie.  I mean do you even know the rules of the National Football League let alone who your players are?  Then i realized your a day ahead so you must be setting rosters knowing what happened kind of like Biff's alternate universe in Back to the Future.

My knowledge of NFL is based purely on what I know from movies and tv:- I know that the Quarter Back is the guy that gets all the ladies... and that the rest of the time, they all hang around the showers slapping eachother on the ass.

I did think at one point I was gone for all money and unfortunately it appears that your guy - Matt Forte "fell down dead" which was the only way I was going to win.

 ;)

Hey I worked hard for that!

When I looked at the score this morning all I could do was laugh. The difference is 2 yards.

Ryan Grant + Steelers D = 42 points left on the bench

 >:(

LOL, I left 55 or so last week.

I have 2nd most points in the league this weekend.

Basically 27 points ahead of sTlrKill@h going into tonight. He's got Eagles D left.

At the 2:00 warning I'm now 2.12 ahead.  :sad3:  Washington has the ball and I desperately want them to score or punt. It's unbelievable as it has been nothing but sacks, INT's, fumbles, etc.

I *goshdarn* hate fantasy football.

YES!

Now just let the Eagles run 4-5 plays and burn the clock.

LMAO,  manup nancy.  you beat him with his K on the bye.... oh wait,  when was the last time tennessee scored?

LMAO

I saw that but same as you I didn't think it would have mattered.  ;D

 Some seriously bad football teams this year.

Aske is winning with defense (and a lot of luck): best W-L, #5 in PF

His luck is sure to run out in the playoffs though.  ;D

Jealous much ?
 [sm_devil] 

i'd like to thank doodius for effectively giving me a bye

I don't have a running back not on a bye.  Doesn't seem to matter, since the two I have don't produce worth a *feces*.

LOL, I opened my mouth like that, and sitting at halftime, my RBs  are NEGATIVE on the day.  LMAO

My TE is on a bye, you're welcome spanksters.

I needed that having to start Jake D.

I got *8==>*-slapped by an entire party of penises.

Week 9... bring it on! 8)

Perfect. Top two point scorers in the league meet this week and I have AP and Shank on a bye.

I guess a cool goal would be to try and lead the league in scoring and not make the playoffs.  [sm_devil]


1.     Leaders O'Cola             7-1-0     .875     751.00        
2.    Christmas Handshake    6-2-0    .750            817.30    
3.    Spanksters            6-2-0    .750            678.38    
4.    Failin Palins            5-3-0    .625            794.52    
5.    Poopship Destroyers    5-3-0    .625            786.40    
6.    Misfit Toys            5-3-0    .625            683.86    
7.    Fuzzy Skwirls            4-4-0    .500            801.94    
8.    DoodiusMaximus    4-4-0    .500            656.34    
9.    Penis Party            3-5-0    .375            660.08    
10.    Dystopian Solutions    2-6-0    .250            626.48    
11.    sTlrKill@h                    1-7-0    .125      712.28    
12.    Darla                    0-8-0    .000            668.04    

*points e-finger @ golfhos crowd*

who wants to do a statistical analysis of  average score, stdev, and 95% CI of beating opponent that week and see how it correlates to the actual W/L ?


ps, I crafted my roster , of course without knowing what injuries would happen and so forth,  such that I would have 4 or 5 of my main starters on a bye the same week for a reason.   chalking up 1 week as a probably L  isntead of sweating 2 or 3   is far less stressful, imho.

I think a nice statistical analysis would be interesting but.....

I'm still firmly in the "it is all in the luck of the draw" crowd on FF. I was basically in the same position, points-wise, last year and won the regular season. And one off week in the playoffs killed me.

That's a strategy I've heard before but it kind of handcuffs you on the players available. I think I'd rather have 4-5 superior players spread out over 2 or 3 byes than 4-5 who happen to be from the same bye weekend.

It's definitely easier on the roster decisions though.

Actually, I've been thinking about this and I would like to set up a league similar to how the Premier League Fantasy game is done. You could set it up as a total points or actually team vs. team every week.

This takes some of the luck out and puts more rewards on being able to pick the best players. It also eliminates the advantages/disadvantages of the draft at the beginning of the year. Everyone starts on equal footing and has access to all players.

So a 1/2 X a 1/2 = 1/4??

i thought it equaled (a1^2)/4

 :P

I didn't worry about bye weeks other than QBs because the roster is so big we can hoard players.  In another league you carry only 4 wr/te and start 3.  bye weeks matter.  Carry 4 rbs start two.  You must carry two K and Def and QB on your roster at all times only starting one of each.  It's interesting who has to get dropped.  I picked up Calvin Johnson and dropped Santonio Holmes then dropped Calvin for Percy Harvin.  The free agent pool is broader.  At first I didn't like it but now I like the roster set up.

Well I guess I am ready for my weekly SPANKING!!  [sm_shock]

Guess I just can't get around posting that since I am playing Spanky this week and I lost my WR's in week 1 to injuries....

 [sm_anon]

 [sm_topicsucks]

Objection.

Overruled

uummmmmmmmmmmmm! My perfect record is about to be ruined!  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

Well crap, my perfect record went into the toilet. Someone (Stroh) let me whip them last week. What is up with that. I was perfectly happy on having 0 wins, now I might actually have to try and win another game.
 [sm_devil]


 :holysheep:

Yikes!  [sm_shock]

Week 10
Dystopian Solutions vs. Darla

My team is teh sukk.

You know you don't have to start players on a Bye, right?  And that you can pick up Free Agents to replace losers on your team?  I don't think Larry Johnson or Joey Galloway are even on a team these days.

LOL  I know.  I guess I should have been more clear, and actually put the onus on myself.

I procrastinated all week, and then we had to leave early on Sunday (had no interest on a Queens bye week anyway)  Sometime in the afternoon, around 3:30 I had one of those Aw *fudge*!  moments, remembering I had neglected my lineup.  Didn't pick any games in the other deal either, so I got that goin' for me as well.

Goddamn it! I left 40+ points on the bench. Good thing Aske's team was teh sukk this week. I still have a chance.

Why did you still have Benson starting? Wasn't he ruled out a couple days ago?

Probably.  ;D

Nice.....Overnight, Ray Rice was adjusted down 2 points.

It seems I just went from a 102.00-100.08 win to a 100.00-100.08 loss.  [sm_shock]

I blame the Lions because Rice sat out the whole 4th quarter due to the blow-out.  [sm_devil]

This is great news for me!  It means that in my other league, I'll be down by only 73 points instead of 75 points.

LOL that was a crazy one.  Funny thing is I have Rice in another league and greatly benefited from him.  .08 is less than a yard right?  Blame Dys and fractional scoring.

(http://wutbumperstickers.com/c/dont_blame_me_bumper_sticker-p128604130925778963tmn6_400.jpg)

I blame you for everything!

Even when Darla yells at me for leaving the seat up.

 ;D

WTF? I've been out of the loop the past few days. I just looked at the league and I was credited with 1.2 points and now I won the game 101.20-100.08.

And moved from #6 to #3.

I can't remember individuals scores so I'm not sure who got adjusted. Crazy *feces*.

I left 40+ points on the table. Hate!

 [sm_shock]  Aussie football ftw

 :o

Fuzzy sucks!

That is all.

Bring on the Final!!! ;D

 :sad3:

For the record, the three week playoff sux.  The final being on week 17 is a total crapshoot. 

Fantasy Football sucks!   :sad3:

indeed...
case in point ...
 [sm_devil]

it appears that aske cut up a little rough about not making the Final.. ;)

My Fantasy Football season doesn't usually last past Thanksgiving, so playoffs are something foreign to me.

For next year, assuming we have another 12 team league, would you prefer going back to a two-week/4 team playoff or keeping it three-week/6 teams and moving the playoffs a week earlier so the final is on week 16?

Not sure.  What about a top 4 playoff and a next 4 consulation bracket playoff both 2 weeks starting week 15 if possible?

I like the final round being in the 17th week. This forces you have a strong bench.

p3-eavMSBnk

On projected points Fuzzy looks to have the edge. :sad3:

I've got nothing... what's the deal with one of your Wide Receivers breaking an arm and requiring surgery... HTFU champ!!

Fuzzy Skwirls are having a monster day  [sm_shock]

Yup  :sad3:

Is it too early for a "Fantasy Football sucks" post??  ;)

Congrats to Fuzzy, this year's GolfHos Fantasy Football Champion!

A pretty convincing playoff performance.

Fuzzy, could you PM me your paypal address for your prize?

Well played Fuzzy.

It's been a tough season, and I must say I was fortunate to make it to the Final against a worthy opponent.

From the outset it was always going to be a diffiucult match up in the final, but as they say, the better team won on the day.

Congratulations Fuzzy you are a worthy winner.

To my guys, you played hard and gave it your all. There's always next year.

To the sponsors:- Thank you, Golfhos. Dystopia, you always run a fabulous tournament.  To all the other teams, without you this type of event wouldn't be possible without you. I'd like to single you all out individually, but it's difficult to put in to words each of you and your teams contribution to this event. It's been amzing to be part of this event for 2009.

We'll back in 2010.

San Dimas High School Football rocks!!

 [sm_beertoast]

Thanks 2i.

You were a worthy opponent as well. Congrats on a great season.

pm sent.


Thanks for putting this together again dys. Always a fun time!

After a 1-4 start this year I fired my head coach, Omar Arians, and finished the season 11-1 while scoring over 100 points in 10 of those games. My squad really responded well to the change and I commend them on their championship year.  8)


As far as my opinion on the playoffs, I don't like using week 17 as the championship. I wouldn't be upset either way but I'd prefer last year's format. Or if we want 6 teams in the playoffs move them up to weeks 14,15,16.

I'm just pissed some bloke got second place while lounging around in the sun and watcing cricket.  WTF.