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Post by Powerline on Aug 22, 2021 17:33:20 GMT -5
Tomorrow night at 8 ET is the draft! If you haven't tried already, click this link to test your system: football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/draftclient/checkIf you get a green checkmark, your system/browser setup is good to go for the draft without any adjustments needed. The Yahoo lobbies apparently now have video chat, but I've yet to see it in action. So I have no clue if anyone will want in on that.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 11, 2021 20:38:47 GMT -5
OK, so sounds like everything's good to go now. I had to put the draft order back where it was and re-shuffle the schedules, but we should all be back in working order now.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 10, 2021 19:50:00 GMT -5
all my football and baseball teams are still there Yeah I lost all my teams, they still exist but I don’t have access to them I was able to delete the team to try to fix this issue. It says it shook up the draft order, but I'll fix it as soon as we get this issue resolved. The schedule will have to be re-shuffled again, but that's it.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 8, 2021 14:18:21 GMT -5
I mean I'm ok with it. I'm sure the first 30 minutes of RAW ain't gonna be much special anyway. I can just have it on as the draft goes. I just thought it'd be good to double check with everyone else too. Wouldnt want too many people auto picking. Are Mondays still busy? Apparently 35% don't even watch raw. I've always just stuck with that day/time for traditions sake; it's always worked in the past (the most we've ever had NOT be available by the time it started was two people, one of them was just a couple minutes late and got in by their pick, and the other said in advance they couldn't make it), so I've hesitated to mess with it. If it wasn't a couple weeks out until the draft I'd be open to changing the date, but I know some people have made arrangements and I'd hate to change the date now. With that in mind, next year I'll start the thread up a little earlier and we can discuss a few things in the league before I officially "create" the league and set everything in place.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 7, 2021 11:24:00 GMT -5
The Draft Lottery is now live!!! Check out where you'll be drafting below: Draft order can be seen here too for the non-video "just cut right to the chase types": {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}1. Sexy Billy 2. Badnews's Unreal Team 3. The Showstoppas! 4. Jumping into the Shark 5. hashtagdaly's Swell Team 6. Fresh Princes of Bel Air 7. Groose Football Team 8. Hakuna Matata 9. The CJB Fightin' Eagles 10. GYN Comfywolves 11. Return of the Jazz 12. Train's Terrific Team 13. Delaware Clams 14. Anal Bleeding Bob Also, the schedule has been finalized. Like I said before, due to the extra week, there is one "rematch" that has been determined at random and will take place on Week 14.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 5, 2021 10:43:51 GMT -5
And the league is set!!!
I'll be recording the draft lottery tonight and that'll go up Saturday at 12:00 noon EST.
Also, the schedule in the league will be shuffled. Yahoo has it defaulted to go in order by when everyone signed up, so it'll be shuffled. I'll be doing that Saturday as well, likely when the draft lotto goes up.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 5, 2021 4:39:18 GMT -5
The draft is currently set for Monday, August 23rd at 8:00 PM EST (right as Monday Night Raw begins). This date hasn't been finalized yet and is subject to change, though it'll likely be on a Monday night. -------------------------- This is my one and only thing to ask about since I watch RAW. Why have it right as RAW starts? Are you bucking for a Ratings War? Why a Monday night? Is that when everyone is free? If it's a Monday Night why not before RAW begins or after it ends? (Though after it ends might be late for some peeps). That's when Wrestlecrap's Yahoo League (not the "OFFICIAL" one RD & Blade were in and would discuss, but one for just the forum regulars) would hold their draft. I wasn't the commish of that league, but my perception of it was the most busy time on the forums barring special events (PPVs, E3 conferences, etc.) would be during Raw (even the swap over from Wrestlecrap to FAN didn't change that). So the idea would be since there's that many people on the forums, that would be the time most people would be available (not at work or running errands or something). And it's just kinda stuck every year onward. I'd kicked around the idea in the earlier years of the FAN league of a Saturday or another day of the week, and it'd pretty much be met with "Nah, Monday's fine". I'll admit it's been a few years since I opened the floor to discussing making it a different day.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 1, 2021 21:08:13 GMT -5
I played this once at my Tilt arcade, and I never picked it up since. Some of the laziest ports I’ve ever seen, everyone felt super clunky to play. I remember actually having a pre-order on All-Stars since I was just coming off my major fighting game kick (thanks to the Dreamcast and snagging fighting games on the cheap at the end of its lifespan). I even was late to the party on Capcom vs. SNK 2 but still loved it (and still do to this day). And I was genuinely bummed when...I think I was reading IGN at the time...reported its cancellation. But I also wasn't hearing the reports of how bad location tests went and all the stupid mechanics it had, so all I ever read was "Capcom just ditched a 2D fighter with 3D graphics". Even though they were beloved games, people (mostly critics, but the narrative was out there) were complaining that MvC2 and both CvS games were recycling sprites, so I felt like "Wait, you're cancelling the game that would actually reset ALL of that?!? WHY?!?!?!?". I rented Capcom Fighting Jam/Evolution, and as soon as I played the first match which ended up being a SF vs. SF match, I remember this overwhelming feeling that I'd already played the hell out of this game. And it was literally my first fight in the game. And I'm not talking a feeling of, like, nostalgia. I felt like I'd just rented a game I already owned. I remember walking off from it just feeling salty that I'd wasted a rental on something that felt like it brought so little "new" to the table.
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Post by Powerline on Aug 1, 2021 12:15:35 GMT -5
And we're down to one spot left!
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Post by Powerline on Jul 30, 2021 17:35:17 GMT -5
2 spots left folks!!!
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Post by Powerline on Jul 29, 2021 14:52:49 GMT -5
I'm at work right now but I'll send invites as soon as I'm home (about a couple hours from now).
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Post by Powerline on Jul 25, 2021 11:26:46 GMT -5
Down to 4 spots left.
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Post by Powerline on Jul 24, 2021 21:00:39 GMT -5
I'm Jumping Into The Shark this year BTW....to those who cant make it to this one, I have a Fantasy League as well and while you can do both, I'm willing to take some of you didnt make this one as well. Just saying.... I had to bail since I have plans on the draft date that I can't back out of, but I'll second that if you wanna give another league a shot, Seth's one of the good ones. And I'm 100% cool with anyone wanting to double-dip and be in both leagues.
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Post by Powerline on Jul 24, 2021 11:09:08 GMT -5
Registration is officially open!!!
Everyone that has posted in this thread up to this post SHOULD have an invite waiting in their inboxes. If anyone is having difficulty or if I missed anyone, let me know ASAP.
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Post by Powerline on Jul 18, 2021 11:44:36 GMT -5
Year 11 of F.A.N.tasy Football has arrived folks!!!TEAM LIST:Delaware Clams - Powerline Groose Football Team - Sponsored by Groose Wipes Hakuna Matata! - Demented The Fresh Princes of Bel-Air - Spider2024 GYN Comfywolves - Gus Richlen Was Wrong The Showstoppas! - brettappedout (BLM) Jumping Into The Shark - Seth Drakin of Monster Crap Anal Bleeding Bob - bob hashtagdaley's Swell Winners - häšhtå.gdālėÿ Return of the Jazz - Jazzman Edge Of Insanity - Edge of Insanity Pumpkin Spice Mafia - Toilet Paper Roll Sexy Billy - Sam Punk The CJB Fightin' Eagles - Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] -------------------------- REGISTRATION:Signups are officially open and will remain until league is full!If you post in this thread or PM me that you're interested in signing up, I will send an invite to you once signups are open. This will ensure that shortly after registration opens, you'll get a link to sign up for the league. Simply posting in this thread or receiving the invite WILL NOT guarantee your spot in the league. You MUST accept the invite while slots are still open in order to reserve your place. I will continue to send invites until the league is full, not merely stopping when I've sent 14 invites (the # of teams in the league).Signups are done in this manner to insure everyone is aware of when registration is open, and it doesn't come down to just whoever "sees the post first". This is a Yahoo! fantasy football league. This means you will need a Yahoo! account in order to participate. Make sure you have an account and are able to access it before the signup and draft day to prevent any hangups. There is a test link on the main league page once you sign up to make sure your browser/settings will work with the in-browser draft program. There is also a free mobile app for drafts as well (on Google Play and Apple stores) if you would rather do it that way or have any difficulties with the in-browser draft. There will not be any special cases made for technical difficulties with the draft application or your internet/data connection unless it's a global Yahoo issue. -------------------------- NEW THIS YEAR:Half-point PPR:
Last year we took a pretty deep shift into a PPR league, and while I enjoyed it, I personally felt maybe that shift was a little too severe. At this point, we are doing a half-PPR league. Catches are worth half a point. This should keep things a little more balanced and not give WRs or pass-catching backs too much priority, while still making receptions matter and giving players reliant on receptions an x-factor to consider when drafting. How the 18 week schedule will impact the season:
With the NFL launching an 18 week season this year, it'll add an extra week to the regular season for us. We still have the Top 8 going to the playoffs, which will now start in Week 15 instead of Week 14, and the playoffs will be Weeks 15, 16 and the championship week being Week 17. With the projection of Week 18 being when starters will rest up, Week 18 is not part of the schedule whatsoever. While this DOES throw off the dynamic of the past years of "every team plays everyone once and only once", I think it'd be fun to have a random "rematch" for shits and grins (and the 14th regular season game will be just that; nothing based on divisions or W/L records...live and die by the rando). If people would prefer a genuine "Bye" week I GUESS we could consider that, but I feel like it'd be more fun to have an extra game than to just "not play" on a given week. Injured Reserve:
This has been a popular request for the past few seasons, especially last year due to the uncertainty around the season any given week. So this year, I am now introducing an IR slot on everyone's teams. With this IR slot, you can set an injured player here and pick up someone else off free agency without dropping the injured player outright. A player can be moved from this position to the bench and back as much as an owner wants (a player isn't "locked" to the Injured Reserve slot for several weeks like in the NFL), assuming the player in question fits the criteria of being placed in the slot. There are a few rules with this IR designation: - The player MUST have an injury designation of O (Out), IR (Injured Reserve) or PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) to be placed on IR. D (Doubtful), NA (Not Active), P (Probable), Q (Questionable), and SUSP (Suspended) designations cannot be placed on the IR list. - Once a player is placed in the IR slot, the team WILL have an extra slot on the bench to pick up a new player. HOWEVER, if a player on IR is upgraded to a status that would make them ineligible for the IR slot, the team MUST make room on the roster for them before they can use the player again. -------------------------- LEAGUE INFO:There will be 14 teams in the league, no more, no less. If a spot is forfeit for any reason (more on that in a moment), I will open a spot back up for another player to take over. So please, if you're going to join in, be certain you're in it for the long haul. Few things in the league suck as much as an inactive team. The draft will be conducted in a snake-style draft. The draft order will be determined by a draft lottery that (assuming the league fills up at the pace it normally does) will take place on July 31st. The order will be reversed in even-numbered rounds. Example: If I got the 5th selection in the lottery, I'd have the 5th choice in the odd numbered rounds, but would have the 9th pick in even-numbered rounds. And yes, this does mean if you have the 1st pick or the 14th pick, you'll often be making two selections in a row, but in return you'll be waiting awhile before the draft comes back around to you. The rosters will consist of 1 QB, 2 RBs, 2 WRs, 1 TE, 1 DEF, 1 Kicker, and one Flex position which can be used to play a 3rd RB, a 3rd WR, or 2nd TE on any given week. The flex position CANNOT be used for a QB, defense, or kicker. Defense can score more points than in a normal league, though not so much that defense becomes overvalued. As mentioned before, the schedule will now consist of a 14 week regular season starting on Week 1; this means that everybody will play every other team one time during the regular season, and then one randomized rematch to compensate for the additional week in the NFL season The top 8 teams will qualify for the playoffs, which will take place across weeks 15/16/17 (no games will be played Week 18, as many teams will opt to rest players and/or play backups). There will be losers brackets and the like through the playoffs, so even if you lose in week 15, you will still play on to decide your final ranking. Any teams KO'd from the playoffs will have their teams "locked", preventing them from letting players go or obtaining new players (to prevent meddling or collusion). The only real grounds for being kicked from the league is collusion between two teams or just being an overall jerk (remember when I said "Few things in the league suck as much as an inactive team"? Here are "few things"). If you are suspended from the forums during the league year (and suspension is unrelated to the league) or delete your account, you will be allowed to play out the season, though obviously entering next year might be an issue. if your suspension DOES have to do with the league, action will be taken; most likely, being locked out of your team and future league activity. And I believe that's about it. If you have any questions or general trash-talk, this thread'll be here all year.
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Post by Powerline on Jul 18, 2021 6:12:11 GMT -5
I'll admit, I was kindof on the "hahaha what if [obscure character]" train (even if I'd seen the same 3 tweets about Hugh Neutron and The Boulder about a million times). But considering the appeal towards older properties and it being by the Slap Fight devs......I'm not saying I'm buying the game, I've never seen a Nickelodeon game that's anything more than a cheap imitation of a popular franchise......but I'll keep an eye on it.
And I don't see it having a "main stage at EVO" game/tournament scene. I would be floored if that ever happened. But "side tournament for shits and grins" ala Divekick, WindJammers, or that Shrek brawler that has a semblance of a competitive scene? If the game lives up to Slap Fight standards gameplay-wise, I could totally see that happening. If there's a competitive, competent game to be had (and if Nickelodeon lets the dev make the game...which, I dunno Nickelodeon game development so MAYBE that's asking for the impossible), there'll be a pocket of the FGC that'll make it happen.
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Post by Powerline on May 30, 2021 10:46:05 GMT -5
I don't understand why WWE and some of their fans are so obsessed with rematches. If you have a limited number of Cena matches don't waste them on Edge, one of his most storied opponents. Wrestle some fresh opponents. Not to mention a limited number of Edge matches. Not like you have him for the next several years and can have him performing weekly on Smackdown and on the Live tours. It's the same philosophy as the people that book AEW vs. WWE invasion angles, and then the blowoff matches are "Cody vs. HHH", "Moxley vs. Rollins", "Jericho vs. Owens". Why do you want to see rematches so bad or even matches they could've done? Isn't the appeal matches you haven't seen? Unless you're sending them BOTH off into the sunset, I don't see the point. Hell, their best match by far was the ladder match. They never got even close to topping that, and with all due respect to both of them, they wouldn't come close now.
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Post by Powerline on May 30, 2021 10:36:59 GMT -5
For me it's between Gary and Paul. Gary was a smug prick you wished would get his, and yet it was bittersweet when he got KO'd from the League and not by Ash in the Kanto seasons. Once Johto comes around and they have their proper faceoff, it's game f'ing ON!
And then you summed up Paul pretty well. Came off as a rival that was DAMN serious to the point of being destructive. But they didn't get overly obnoxious or where he had to be illogical just to move the story forward (hi, Bakugo, how ya doing?).
As for worst, be it anime or game, I've always LOATHED Barry (if you'd count friends as rivals, which by that point every game rival basically was). Whole lot of unjustified arrogance, seemed only a small step above Team Rocket in actual ability, and never...like...got a clue about any of it. By the end he's still a 4th rate trainer telling everyone he's a champ.
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Post by Powerline on May 28, 2021 13:55:56 GMT -5
I'm trying to spend MORE time. I enjoyed my time here but got tied up with Twitter and would just not have the gas to post things twice. But Twitter's become a bit of a pain so, here I am, rock you like a hurricane.
Not to mention, I am the F.A.N.tasy Football Commish, so I feel like I need to be a little more active than I am. My "wake-up" moment was seeing both the 2019 AND 2020 posts announcing the league on the first page of my "most recent posts".
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Post by Powerline on May 28, 2021 13:53:02 GMT -5
"So, tell me, at what point did you get the urge to stick marbles into your nose?" "When Spikey told me not to."
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