Alma Mater Fantasy Football League (congratulations to Penn State, champions)

[rkmsuf]

Va Tech lucky? Think again bogambo.

[dacman]

I need a ruling: can Auburn use this player?



COLLEGE:
• Began career at Auburn (1996-99) before transferring to Georgia Southern for senior season.
• Was member of Eagles’ NCAA Division I-AA National Championship team, connecting on seven of 13 field goal attempts during season and scoring 39 total points.
• At Auburn, was semi-finalist for Lou Groza Award in 1998 after making 12 of 16 field goal attempts, including two successful 49-yard tries, and making all 18 PATs for team-high 54 points.
• Received degree from Auburn in marketing

[Klinglerware]

Originally Posted by dacman

I need a ruling: can Auburn use this player?



COLLEGE:
• Began career at Auburn (1996-99) before transferring to Georgia Southern for senior season.
• Was member of Eagles’ NCAA Division I-AA National Championship team, connecting on seven of 13 field goal attempts during season and scoring 39 total points.
• At Auburn, was semi-finalist for Lou Groza Award in 1998 after making 12 of 16 field goal attempts, including two successful 49-yard tries, and making all 18 PATs for team-high 54 points.
• Received degree from Auburn in marketing

A good case, but I would say no--to allow this, you would have to make all the other transfers eligible to play for their former school.

Degrees earned after playing eligibility runs out shouldn't count. This precludes the possibility that a star player who played at one school will take classes at another school closer to his professional team.

[QuikSand]

I'd say no also.

[HomerJSimpson]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'd say no also.

That's a third.

[digamma]

And the Peytons finally wake up.

[moriarty]

Sigh. Cal scored a whopping 3.5 points yesterday.

[Bearcat729]

Unless Kasay has a huge game today the Buckeyes are going to win 2 games. Impressive considering we don't have a QB or RB to score points.

[sterlingice]

The Domers with another win, even with my skill guys getting next to nothing. Julius Jones and David Givens get a paltry 6.5 with Arnaz Battle hurt for last night's game.

But having a kicker just rocks as John Carney gets 13 and Bryant Young and Bertrant Berry get 10 and 7.5 on defense



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[JeeberD]

I really have no clue how we're 4-0. We're not that good...

[Klinglerware]

I'm still annoyed that Miami-FL should be 4-0, if only I had bothered to bench bye-week players.

Oh well, live and learn...

[moriarty]

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

I'm still annoyed that Miami-FL should be 4-0, if only I had bothered to bench bye-week players.

Oh well, live and learn...

Don't fret, you play Cal this week.

[Klinglerware]

Well, Miami-FL is now setting records and firing on all cylinders after their ridiculous 100.5-40 spanking of Tennessee.

[sachmo71]

I HAVE A QB! WHOOT!

[sterlingice]

Notre Dame is still pining for Rick Mirer to come out of retirement and give them a QB

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[JeeberD]

Larry Johnson needs some more touches, dammit!

[Swaggs]

Hopefully Bulger isn't hurt too badly, or my season is over.

[digamma]

Interesting week. The two frontrunners stay at the head of the pack with ease.

Shake outs among the 4-2 teams looking for a play-off berth:

Tennessee needs to avoid a big game from Vick and Hall to beat Virginia Tech.

Penn State needs defensive points from Bryan Scott to keep pace.

Ohio State needs Nugent and Clayton to come through to beat Florida.

Unless, Dunn or Coles completely break out, Washington will go to 5-2.

The Domers will fall to 4-2-1.

Georgia Tech, which has probably already exceeded all realistic expectations for the season, will fall to 4-3 unless Keith Brooking scores multiple defensive touchdowns.

[sterlingice]

With Battle and Jones out, the Domers weren't going to mount much of a challenge unless the defense and Carney really came through.

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[QuikSand]

Only in a league like this will you hear:

"Kevin Johnon is out for the year? Ugh! That could kill my unbeaten fantasy team!"

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by digamma

Penn State needs defensive points from Bryan Scott to keep pace.

He got me three points and I won by two...

[JeeberD]

Thank you Bears! I now have a kicker on my team, Robbie Gould!

[cthomer5000]

would someone mind posting some updated standings? And I'd like to be involved next year, even if it means going 0-16.

[JeeberD]

Rank  	   	Team  	             W-L-T  	Pct  	Pts  	
1. 		Syracuse JustOrange  8-0-0 	1.000 	317.00 	
2. 		Miami-FL 	     6-2-0 	.750 	361.00 	
3. 		Penn State 	     6-2-0 	.750 	216.00 	
4. 		Washington 	     5-2-1 	.688 	270.50 	
5. 		Notre Dame Domers    5-2-1 	.688 	225.00 	
6. 		Virginia 	     5-3-0 	.625 	327.50 	
7. 		Tennessee Peytons    5-3-0 	.625 	282.00
8. 		Virginia Tech 	     5-3-0 	.625 	246.50 	
9. 		USC 	             5-3-0 	.625 	240.00 	
10. 		Ohio St Buckeyes     5-3-0 	.625 	216.50 	
11. 		Georgia Bulldogs     4-4-0 	.500 	247.50 	
12. 		WVU Mountaineers     4-4-0 	.500 	215.50 	
13. 		Georgia Tech 	     4-4-0 	.500 	95.50 	
14. 		Florida State 	     3-5-0 	.375 	232.00 	
15. 		Auburn Tiggers 	     2-6-0 	.250 	167.00 	
16. 		Florida Gators 	     2-6-0 	.250 	152.00 	
17. 		Cal 	             2-6-0 	.250 	126.50 	
18. 		Texas Turkeys 	     1-6-1 	.188 	213.50 	
19. 		Wisconsin 	     1-7-0 	.125 	129.50 	
20. 		Oregon Ducks 	     0-7-1 	.063 	93.00 	

[rkmsuf]

Ernest Wilford is on fire for VA Tech!

[cthomer5000]

there was a tie in a league using fractional points? amazing.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by cthomer5000

there was a tie in a league using fractional points? amazing.

The only fractional points are 0.5 solo tackles. We (Domers) tied Oregon 11.0 to 11.0 a couple of weeks ago. He got 1.5 points from solo tackles for Harrington, Morris, and Droughns

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[rkmsuf]

and Droughns, Harrington and Morris had a tackle!

[digamma]

Some interesting happenings in this week's games. Most notably, Syracuse needs a slightly below average game from McNabb to stay undefeated.

Florida could be the first team shut out, as well.

I'm not sure how well this will show up...

Week 10: Nov 8 - Nov 14 Printable Version

Tennessee Peytons	33.50	Match Up
WVU Mountaineers	20.50

Syracuse JustOrange	23.50	Match Up
Ohio St Buckeyes	31.00

Florida State	35.00	Match Up
Notre Dame Domers	9.50

Texas Turkeys	53.50	Match Up
Georgia Tech	6.00

Virginia Tech	31.50	Match Up
Washington	20.00

Penn State	36.50	Match Up
Miami-FL	30.50

USC	12.00	Match Up
Auburn Tiggers	14.50

Cal	29.50	Match Up
Wisconsin	34.00

Georgia Bulldogs	56.50	Match Up
Florida Gators	0.00

Virginia	37.50	Match Up
Oregon Ducks	34.50

[moriarty]

Scott Fujita better have 5 sacks tonight to save Cal. We'd have a chance if Kyle Boller didn't manage to contribute NEGATIVE 3.5 points.

[JeeberD]

All I have to say is that I love Larry Johnson starting for KC...

[sterlingice]

Notre Dame has suffered three straight losses. Injuries to Julius Jones, Jerome Bettis, Tony Fisher, and Arnaz Battle have taken their toll. Betrand Berry, #2 on the team in defense, is now on the IR and out for the rest of the season, too. The loss to top ranked Syracuse was expected but losing to bad Florida and Texas teams was just inexcusable. There's a big challenge this week for the 2 RB, no QB offense as Peyton Manning comes calling. Hopefully leading scorer John Carney, K, can lead us to victory

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[QuikSand]

And now Syracuse drops from 10-0 powerhouse right into free-fall. Losing a solid defensive player and our second wideout was tough enough... playing without a QB puts us into the pushover column from here on out, I suspect.

[moriarty]

Holy crap, Cal won a game! Now we get to dethrone the McNabb-less Syracuse team.

17th and rising baby.

[rkmsuf]

Georgia Tech has a total of 120 points all season but 4 wins!

VA Tech needs to roll them this week to really get into the title hunt.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

And now Syracuse drops from 10-0 powerhouse right into free-fall. Losing a solid defensive player and our second wideout was tough enough... playing without a QB puts us into the pushover column from here on out, I suspect.

Your lead is pretty substantial, nd you still have a shot at some wins.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Your lead is pretty substantial, nd you still have a shot at some wins.

But it's a play-off league. The Cuse has already clinched a play-off spot, but may have trouble once they get there.

[QuikSand]

I realize that 10 wins will be enough to keep us in a top tier, but assuming this league has playoffs (I just accepted the default settings, as I recall) then we will be hard pressed to beat decent teams head to head down the stretch. We coudl be the #1 seed and basically dead in the water.

So it goes. Still an interesting concept, I think.

[rkmsuf]

Oh snap. Top 6 get into the playoffs week 14.

That makes this a must win for VA Tech. Loss here and we'll need a miracle to get in with so many teams bunched around 7-4, 6-5.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I realize that 10 wins will be enough to keep us in a top tier, but assuming this league has playoffs (I just accepted the default settings, as I recall) then we will be hard pressed to beat decent teams head to head down the stretch. We coudl be the #1 seed and basically dead in the water.

So it goes. Still an interesting concept, I think.

It is a great concept, and I would have never guessed that Syracuse would run away with it as much as they have (but I have a feeling it wasn't a surprise to you). Now maybe the rest of us have a shot.

[GrantDawg]

dola: BTW, I had no idea this was a playoff league.

[digamma]

It may be a decent time to start reviewing ideas for how we could make the league more competitive or viable for all teams.

I know we threw out a couple of ideas earlier regarding handicapping certain teams based through an auction style draft or simply based on expected performance.

Another idea might be to have a three or so round draft, so teams who lack a QB or RB could select another college in rounds two or three to fill the roster.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I would have never guessed that Syracuse would run away with it as much as they have (but I have a feeling it wasn't a surprise to you).

Well, I first tossed around this idea with friends some time ago (5-10 years ago) back when Ohio State probably would have fielded a pretty fierce, though QB-less, squad. When I launched it here, I figured McNabb and Harrison would make Syracuse respectable, but I really didn't think that any team without a viable RB would make any real progress. (At the time, I didn't even consider how important having a kicker would be, which it clearly is)

So, no -- I really figured (without giving it serious thought) that Syracuse would be well behind the Tenn and Miami and Fla St of the world... but probably a team that would have a shot to win in any week with a good showing from a key guy.

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Your lead is pretty substantial, nd you still have a shot at some wins.

Larry Johnson and I are just a game behind him. Well two I guess since he beat us. Stupid tie breakers...

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by digamma

It may be a decent time to start reviewing ideas for how we could make the league more competitive or viable for all teams.

I know we threw out a couple of ideas earlier regarding handicapping certain teams based through an auction style draft or simply based on expected performance.

Another idea might be to have a three or so round draft, so teams who lack a QB or RB could select another college in rounds two or three to fill the roster.

Probably don't need 3 rounds as it would be tough to make fair. But a 2-round snake draft with only ~14 teams makes sense.

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[Bearcat729]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

When I launched it here, I figured McNabb and Harrison would make Syracuse respectable, but I really didn't think that any team without a viable RB would make any real progress. (At the time, I didn't even consider how important having a kicker would be, which it clearly is)

I'm still suprised how well the Buckeye team is doing with no real RB and no QB.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by digamma

It may be a decent time to start reviewing ideas for how we could make the league more competitive or viable for all teams.

I know we threw out a couple of ideas earlier regarding handicapping certain teams based through an auction style draft or simply based on expected performance.

Another idea might be to have a three or so round draft, so teams who lack a QB or RB could select another college in rounds two or three to fill the roster.

I don't like the idea of having "other colleges" players on the team. I think the system that is used on yahoo is perfect for this type of fantasy team because just about anyone can score some points if they play. I would say let's make it so there is no position caps, just a number of players on offense, defense, and 1 kicker. I think that would make it more competitive.

[JeeberD]

I agree with GD. I don't want players from other schools on my roster, just make it so you can play whoever you want to fill the voids...

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I would say let's make it so there is no position caps, just a number of players on offense, defense, and 1 kicker. I think that would make it more competitive.

Where would this lead us?

Teams like, say, Miami would certainly gain -- they'd be able to play multiple tight ends, multiple wide receivers, and multiple running backs, I guess. (Without even thinking much about the actual roster) Wouldn't this just increase the disparity between the "well stocked" teams and those who only have a handful of players -- making this league even less interesting (in some respects, at least)? And what of a school that has multiple quarterbacks -- like USC might within a year or two. Wouldn't that be a pretty steep advantage? Multiple kickers?

Hard for me to see how that makes the game more interesting -- it just would tend to spread out the haves and have nots even more than they already are, right?

[sterlingice]

Yeah, I'm with QS on this one. No position caps- basically having 10 "util" players or whatever would just make it so that the big schools would romp.

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