SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2018

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Last year’s thread

This will be year 10 of this league.
You must attend the draft to play in this league. Auto drafted teams are not viable due to the structure of it.

Also, please don’t change your name dramatically. I know some people like a new funny name each year, but when we did that no one ever knew who they were playing because the names changed so often. It’s better to be identifiable and have people remember who you are. So either keep something similar to the name you’ve been using in this league, or something close to your SDMB name.

Traditionally we wait until after the fourth preseason game to draft in this league since it runs very deep. Our usual date is the Wednesday before the first preseason game, so that would be Sep 5 this year, probably at 8 eastern/5 pacific. If that doesn’t work for you, speak up soon and we can potentially change it.

We will likely have at least a couple of absenses, so anyone interested is welcome to post here or PM me if you want to try this league this year. If anyone from last year is planning to drop out, please tell us now.

2009:

  1. Cobra Kai (Boozahol Squid, PI)
  2. Donte’s Torino (Taber)
  3. Fightin’ Quakers (Furt)
  4. Scissor Me Timbers (Munch)
  5. No Use For A Name II (RetroVertigo)
  6. Frosted_Lightning
  7. Varlos’ Zzzzzz
  8. We Do HGH (Stringer)
  9. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  10. Antonican Druids (Oakminster)
  11. Quentin’s Jammers (Jules Andre)
  12. Team Ed Gruberman (It’s Not Rocket Surgery)
  13. Kid_A
  14. Unrelated Siblings Uncle Brother Walker)
  15. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  16. Phoenix Redbirds (dalej42)
  17. Master Baiters (mhendo)
  18. Stinkers (Stink Pot Fish)
  19. The Gusterrhoids (Justin_Bailey)
  20. Court Jesters (D_odds)

2010:

  1. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  2. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz (VarlosZ)
  3. Hamlets Out of Ideas (Hamlet)
  4. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  5. Garcon’s Cedilla (friend of MrSquishy)
  6. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  7. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  8. Up by three (Taber)
  9. Scissor Me Timbers (Munch)
  10. CMFD (Chuck, off board)
  11. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  12. The Gusterrhoids (Justin Bailey)
  13. Hey There Fancypants (Mr Squishy)
  14. Frosted_Lightning (Frosted Glass)
  15. The Brute Squad (Only Mostly Dead)
  16. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  17. Return of Ryan Leaf (Mhendo)
  18. Sizzurp Sippers (Gray Ghost)
  19. Unrelated Siblings (Uncle Brother Walker)
  20. Phoenix Redbirds (dalej42)

2011:

  1. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  2. Hamlets Out Of Ideas (Hamlet)
  3. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  4. Scissor Me Timbers (Munch)
  5. Frosted_Lightning (Frosted_Glass)
  6. Hey There Fancypants (MrSquishy)
  7. Up By Three (Taber)
  8. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  9. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  10. The Brute Squad (Only Mostly Dead)
  11. Living Through Them (Gray Ghost)
  12. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  13. The Gusterrhoids (Justin Bailey)
  14. Garcon’s Cedillia (off-board friend of MrSquishy)
  15. Return of Ryan Leaf (mhendo)
  16. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  17. CMFD (Chuck, off board)
  18. Unrelated Siblings (Uncle Brother Walker)
  19. Phoenix Redbirds (dalej42)
  20. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz (VarlosZ)
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2012:

  1. The Fleas (Wilson)
  2. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  3. Overly Sentimental (Chuck, off board)
  4. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  5. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  6. Unrelated Siblings (Uncle Brother Walker)
  7. Rough n Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  8. Cobra Kai (Boozahol Squid, PI)
  9. Living Through Them (Gray Ghost)
  10. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  11. Garcon’s Cedillia (off-board friend of MrSquishy)
  12. Scissor Me Timbers (Munch)
  13. Up By Three (Taber)
  14. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  15. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  16. Return of Ryan Leaf (mhendo)
  17. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  18. Frosted_Lightning (Frosted_Glass)
  19. Phoenix Redbirds (dalej42)
  20. 9 Inch Neils (RNATB)
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2013:

  1. poopiusdickimus (off-board friend of Overly Sentimental)
  2. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  3. Overly Sentimental (Chuck)
  4. Scissor Me Timbers (Munch)
  5. Up By Three (Taber)
  6. 9 Inch Neils (RNATB)
  7. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  8. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  9. Rough And Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  10. Living Through Them (Gray Ghost)
  11. Garcon’s Cedillia (Off-board friend of MrSquishy)
  12. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  13. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  14. Definite Maybe (WereKoala)
  15. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  16. The Fleas (Wilson)
  17. Frosted Lightning (Frosted Glass)
  18. Cobra Kai (Boozahol Squid, PI)
  19. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  20. Mundi Madness (Spiritus Mundi)

2014:

  1. Up By Three (Taber)
  2. Garcon’s Cedillia (Off-board friend of MrSquishy)
  3. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  4. Rough and Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  5. Nine Inch Neils (RNATB)
  6. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  7. Robber Barons (Munch)
  8. Overly Sentimental (Chuck)
  9. Living Through Them (Gray Ghost)
  10. Frosted Lightning (Frosted Glass)
  11. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  12. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  13. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  14. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  15. poopiusdickimus (Off-board friend of Overly Sentimental)
  16. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  17. Mundi Madness (Spiritus Mundi)
  18. Definite Maybe (WereKoala)
  19. Chicago Cardinals (dalej42)
  20. Varlos’ Zzzzz (VarlosZ)

2015:

  1. Overly Sentimental (Chuck)
  2. Mundi Madness (Spiritus Mundi)
  3. Frosted_Lightning (Frosted Glass)
  4. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  5. Rough and Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  6. Chicago Cardinals (dalej42)
  7. Robber Barons (Munch)
  8. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  9. Garcon’s Cedilla (Off-board friend of MrSquishy)
  10. Varlos’Zzzzzz (VarlosZ)
  11. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  12. poopiusdickimus (off-board friend of Overly Sentimental)
  13. Darnassus Druids (Oakminster)
    14 Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  14. Up By Three (Taber)
  15. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  16. No Use For A Name II (Retrovertigo)
  17. Nine Inch Neils (RNATB)
  18. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  19. Definite MAYBE (WereKoala)

2016:

  1. No Use For A Name II (RetroVertigo)
  2. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  3. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  4. Garcon’s Cedillia
  5. Evil Monkey (MTRG)
  6. Overly Sentimental
  7. Rough n Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  8. Inglewood Chargers (mhendo)
  9. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  10. poopiusdickimus
  11. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz (VarlosZ)
  12. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  13. Curry Porkrinds (tds1273)
  14. Bloom County Bills (It’s Not Rocket Surgery!)
  15. Chicago Cardinals (dalej42)
  16. Up By Three (Taber)
  17. Mundi Madness (Spiritus Mundi)
  18. Nine Inch Neils (Really Not All That Bright)
  19. Fourth and Nineteen (Wilson)
  20. Frosted_Lightning (Frosted Glass)

2017:

  1. Up By Three (Taber)
  2. The Dented Pixels (Pixel Dent)
  3. poopiusdickamus
  4. No Use For A Name 2 (Retrovertigo)
  5. Fourth and Ninteen (Wilson)
  6. Team Anonymous (motu)
  7. Court Jesters (d_odds)
  8. Overly Sentimental
  9. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
  10. Not Sure (brickbacon)
  11. Garcon’s Cedillia
  12. Bloom County Bills (It’s Not Rocket Surgery)
  13. Red Hochuli Peppers (Darth Sensitive)
  14. Frosted Lightning (Frosted Glass)
  15. Nine Inch Neils (Really Not All That Bright)
  16. The Str8Dope My Foot (Covfefe)
  17. Inglewood Chargers (mhendo)
  18. Mundi Madness (Spiritus Mundi)
  19. Rough and Tumblrs (Enalzi)
  20. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz (VarlosZ)
2

I got an e-mail saying I was invited, but when I clicked it, it said the invite was invalid. This may be expected, but I thought I should let you know in case it’s a problem.

3

On one hand, I’ll actually be in the country at the start of the season, so I should do better this time. On the other hand, we’re expecting our first mid October, so I’ll probably do worse down the stretch.

One thing I proposed last year was cutting a player or two off the bench. That would lead to faster drafts, more movement mid-season, and more players available on the waiver wire. Any interest in that?

4

I think dropping a bench slot or two may be good.

Also, Ed Hochuli retired… so I may need a new ref pun name…

5

I’ll be in it again. The tentative draft date looks doable for me right now.

6

We’re going to need to replace at least two players this season - Varlos disappeared midway into last season and hasn’t been around since, and Overly Sentimental informed me that he’ll be leaving most of his leagues this year. If anyone is interested, post here. If anyone else plans on not making it this year, please tell us now.

7

I’m definitely in. I’m also good to drop a bench slot or two since we usually just scoop randos at that point in the draft. I’m looking forward to the season!

8

I figured it out. I was opening the yahoo mail app, and when I clicked the invite, it opened in chrome, where I wasn’t logged in. Logging in in chrome fixes it.

10

I didn’t seem to get the invite to this league. I can PM my email if needed for some reason.

11

Weird, are you still using the same e-mail you always have? It should’ve come the normal way. I sent out another invite 2 or 3 days ago.
We’re going to use the league forums to do any votes on potential new rules to keep this thread from getting cluttered. I put a post in the league forum (on the main league page) about the issue of reducing the roster by 1 bench slot. If you have an opinion on this please reply there.

12

I’ve gotten the AP and Dynasty, but not the Big League.

13

I thought I’d gotten the Big League invite, but now I can’t find it. Can you resend it?

14

I re-sent the Retrovertigo and Rocket Surgery invites. Check your spam folders maybe. If you still don’t get them I can give you a manual sign up link as a new team, but let’s give this one more try.

15

Unless you’re “Asian Love Spa” I didn’t get anything in my spam.

Checked all again, and don’t see anything. Can you PM the link?

16

I did get the invite, and signed up.

17

Beef, I posted this in the Dynasty League thread a couple of times but it looks like I got a return invite - I will be withdrawing from this league.

ETA: actually, fuck it. Since the Auction League is dead I may as well stick around for this one.

18

I knew I’d get you with the relentless pressure of a mass invite.

19

Is anyone here interested in playing in the SDMB’s oldest league, the He Hate Me keeper league? We’ve got 2 slots open there.

20

As of now, we have 15 people in the league from last year. There are 3 people who are definitely leaving this year, and two people we haven’t heard from - poopiusdickimus and not sure (brickbacon). It’s getting pretty late for them to sign up, but I don’t have a way to contact either of them except for e-mail, and I’ve sent invites to them multiple times.

I did start an SDMB fantasy recruitment thread, but the SDMB isn’t as big as it used to be nor is there as much fantasy interest as there was a decade ago.

So I’m going to open the door for you guys to invite off-board friends to play this year if you think you’d have any friends interested. Ideally they’d sign up for SDMB accounts to participate in the thread, but not strictly necesary as long as they can attend the draft and will play out the year. The draft is planned for Wednesday, Sep 5 at 8pm eastern, which is our traditional relative drafting time.

21

I’m still having trouble recruiting for any leagues, unfortunately. I’m not sure anyone new has joined the SDMB in 10 years, and this is the year where it’s finally starting to show, where I can’t just keep asking people to take on extra leagues to offset anyone leaving.

We may end up running the all-pro and HHM leagues a little short this year, but doing that to the big league would be particularly painful since the whole point of the league is to cram as many people as we can into it.

I’ve been posting in other fantasy threads, tried to get people to take on another league, started a recruitment thread, asked people to invite their friends from off-board, but nothing seems to be taking this year.

If anyone has any ideas, or anyone they can invite, now would be a great time to do so, we’re a little over a week from our draft and we still sit at 15/20.