Franchise Portfolio Draft: DRAFT LIVE

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

8 men enter. One man leaves. Build a portfolio of the world's most prestigious teams. You must choose:

1. MLB
2. NFL
3. NBA
4. NHL
5. International CLUB Football (soccer)
6. NCAA Football
7. NCAA Basketball
8. NCAA "Other" (women's sports, lacrosse,baseball, field hockey,track & field etc)

Teams must be active. No fake teams (globetrotters etc)

SNAKE Draft Order

1. WSUCougar
2. Comey
3. Grover
4. spleen1015
5. britrock88
6. Bisbo
7. NTO
8. larrymcg421

Let's keep it causal. No time limits but if you're going to be away for a while pm me a couple picks. Any controversies will be handled democratically.Make picks like so:

1.1 Florida Marlins, MLB

Please pm the next poster after your selection!

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WSUCougar
1.1 St. Louis Cardinals, MLB
2.8 UCLA Bruins, NCAA Basketball
3.1 Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
4.8 Chicago Bears, NFL
5.1 Tennessee Lady Vols, NCAA women's basketball
6.8 San Antonio Spurs, NBA
7.1 Edmonton Oilers, NHL
8.8 Juventus, International Club Football

Comey
1.2 Boston Celtics, NBA
2.7 Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA Football
3.2 San Francisco 49ers, NFL
4.7 Chicago Cubs, MLB
5.2 University of Kansas, NCAA men's basketball
6.7 Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL
7.2 Inter Milan, International Club Football
8.7 Penn State Nittany Lions Women's Volleyball, NCAA Other

Grover
1.3 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, International Club Football
2.6 Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL
3.3 Detroit Red Wings, NHL
4.6 San Francisco Giants, MLB
5.3 New York Knickerbockers, NBA
6.6 Ohio State University, NCAA Football
7.3 Oklahoma A&M/Oklahoma State, Wrestling (NCAA Other)
8.6 Louisville Cardinals, NCAA Basketball

spleen1015
1.4 New York Yankees, MLB
2.5 Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA Basketball
3.4 Liverpool Football Club, International Club Football
4.5 Iowa Hawkeyes Wrestling, NCAA Other
5.4 Boston Bruins - NHL
6.5 Grambling State University, NCAA Football
7.4 Oakland Raiders - NFL
8.5 Houston Rockets, NBA

britrock88
1.5 Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, NBA
2.4 Montreal Canadiens, NHL
3.5 North Carolina Women's Soccer, NCAA Other
4.4 AC Milan, International Club Football
5.5 USC Trojans, NCAA Football
6.4 New England Patriots, NFL
7.5 UConn Huskies, NCAA Basketball
8.4 Cincinnati Reds, MLB

Bisbo
1.6 Dallas Cowboys, NFL
2.3 Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB
3.6 University of Connecticut Women's Basketball, NCAA Other
4.3 Duke Blue Devils, NCAA Basketball
5.6 Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Football
6.3 Bayern Munich, International Club Soccer
7.6 NY Rangers, NHL
8.3 Detroit Pistons, NBA

NTO
1.7 Notre Dame, NCAA Football
2.2 Boston Red Sox, MLB
3.7 North Carolina Tarheels, NCAA Basketball
4.2 FC Barcelona, International Club Football
5.7 Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers, NBA
6.2 New York Giants, NFL
7.7 Chicago Blackhawks, NHL
8.2 Texas Longhorn Baseball, NCAA Other

larrymcg421
1.8 Manchester United, International Club Football
2.1 Green Bay Packers, NFL
3.8 Chicago Bulls, NBA
4.1 Indiana Hoosiers, NCAA Basketball
5.8 Nebraska Cornhuskers, NCAA Football
6.1 Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, MLB
7.8 Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL
8.1 Syracuse Men's Lacrosse, NCAA Other

[WSUCougar]

1.1 St. Louis Cardinals, MLB

Screw the Yankees!

[Subby]

^^^^ downvote ^^^^

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

fyi- i'll be in and out this afternoon (that's what she said?) but will check in periodically

[Comey]

They won't be around when the draft gets back to me, and I think the slippage will be pretty far. So...

1.2 Boston Celtics, NBA

Grover is up.

[Grover]

1.3 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, International Club Football

[spleen1015]

1.4 New York Yankees, MLB

They should have been 1.1, so I have to take them here.

[Chief Rum]

No bad choices so far, although it's interesting to me that in every case, I would have picked a different team first for that category. Also, while the Cards are a solid pick, I think they could have been had on the next turnaround.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

No bad choices so far, although it's interesting to me that in every case, I would have picked a different team first for that category (Yanks, Lakers, Man U). Also, while the Cards are a solid pick, I think they could have been had on the next turnaround.

9 times European Champions is untouched.

[Lathum]

How on earth do you first 3 not take the Yankees at 1.1. Must be my east coast bias.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Grover

9 times European Champions is untouched.

Yankees- 25? Time champs

[larrymcg421]

Yeah that amazed me. I hate everything about the Yankees but they're the easy 1.1

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Yankees- 25? Time champs

Real Madrid: 32 La Ligas, 18 Copa del Ray, 9 UCL.

I had meant in terms of footballing success, but hey.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

Yeah that amazed me. I hate everything about the Yankees but they're the easy 1.1

+1. I didn't think there was anyway they would get to me. People is crazy.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Grover

9 times European Champions is untouched.

Your pick is the least questionable of the three, IMO. Real Madrid is a great pick (and so were the Cards and Celtics, actually).

But I think another club in particular adds more "oomph", especially if you consider that the voters at the end of this draft will mostly be American-based, and has more affinity and familiarity with the EPL than with the other great European leagues.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Your pick is the least questionable of the three, IMO. Real Madrid is a great pick (and so were the Cards and Celtics, actually).

But I think Man U adds more "oomph", especially if you consider that the voters at the end of this draft will mostly be American-based, and has more affinity and familiarity with the EPL than with the other great European leagues.

He could have gotten them in round 3-4

[Marmel]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Yankees- 25? Time champs

26, get it right.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

1.1 St. Louis Cardinals, MLB

Screw the Yankees!

I approve!

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Marmel

26, get it right.

In my mind the subway series didn't happen

[larrymcg421]

Good point, but we're doing a bit too much talking about potential picks here, which is usually frowned upon in these drafts.

[sterlingice]

Whoops- deleted

I'm used to the fantasy leagues I'm in where the table talk is encouraged

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

Yeah, we're 2.5 of 3 on picks I disagree with as the top franchise for the sport. (I can go 50/50 on Celtics over The Other NBA Team).

[britrock88]

1.5 Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

16 titles (only 1 behind the Celtics) and 15 other Finals appearances (9 of them against the Celtics), giving them 31 total Finals appearances in 64 NBA seasons. I don't think you can top that kind of sustained excellence.

[stevew]

this draft is dumb if the yankees don't go 1.1

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by britrock88

1.5 Minneapolis / Los Angeles Lakers, NBA

16 titles (only 1 behind the Celtics) and 15 other Finals appearances (9 of them against the Celtics), giving them 31 total Finals appearances in 64 NBA seasons. I don't think you can top that kind of sustained excellence.

This was going to be my pick if the Yankees hadn't made it to me.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

aw crud

[Chief Rum]

Yankees at 4 and Lakers at 5 are homeruns, IMO.

[Bisbo]

1.6 Dallas Cowboys, NFL

As a Redskins fan, I absolutely detest this team, but they are (supposedly) America's Team.

(Really was hoping for the Lakers here).

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Lathum

He could have gotten them in round 3-4

I definitely agree he could have gone after soccer later, but I disagree he could have gotten Real Madrid in rounds 3-4. They were always guaranteed to be one of the top 2-3 teams in that category, and our group here is conscious enough soccer and foreign soccer clubs that I am thinking at least half this group will have their soccer club before the end of the third round.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Bisbo

1.6 Dallas Cowboys, NFL

As a Redskins fan, I absolutely detest this team, but they are (supposedly) America's Team.

(Really was hoping for the Lakers here).

I was debating the first choice for football with my brother at lunch (cuz we talk about crap like this, lol) and the Cowboys were my first inclination. But then I thought of another one I like better, and then my bro topped me with another.

I really think it's harder to get a clearcut "top choice" from the NFL, so it wouldn't have surprised me if the first NFL team didn't even go in the first round, simply because the quality dropoff is sharper in the other categories.

For instance, basketball is probably done for a round now that the Lakers and Celtics are off the board.

[Bisbo]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

I was debating the first choice for football with my brother at lunch (cuz we talk about crap like this, lol) and the Cowboys were my first inclination. But then I thought of another one I like better, and then my bro topped me with another.

I really think it's harder to get a clearcut "top choice" from the NFL, so it wouldn't have surprised me if the first NFL team didn't even go in the first round, simply because the quality dropoff is sharper in the other categories.

For instance, basketball is probably done for a round now that the Lakers and Celtics are off the board.

This captures the internal debate I was having before making this pick. There are certainly other categories that are thinner at the top, but I didn't want to assemble a portfolio of big fish in small ponds, so I went for a premium, major brand here.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

welp... crap i dunno. let's try this

1.7 Notre Dame, NCAA Football

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by NorvTurnerOverdrive

welp... crap i dunno. let's try this

1.7 Notre Dame, NCAA Football

Excellent choice. Although NCAA Football is pretty deep, too, this is both traditionally and currently a top choice.

[Comey]

My reasoning is easy...there are several baseball franchises that will be back to me in the second. Or the third. NFL too, and quite a few soccer clubs. But NBA? It's C's, Lakers, Bulls...all three will likely be gone by the time it gets back to me (you can't take the Heat or OKC yet, in terms of total prestige).

As a result, on sheer value, the Celtics were the best pick for me at that spot. Of course, this is my opinion, and me rationalizing rushing a pick over my lunch break. It was C's, Yanks, or another pick. I simply wanted to take the Celtics (I also love the franchise, so sentimental value over the Yanks won out, too).

[larrymcg421]

1.8 Manchester United, International Club Football

2.1 Green Bay Packers, NFL

[Coffee Warlord]

Two awesome picks. As much as it pains me to admit the Packers are an awesome pick.

[spleen1015]

I had both of those as #1 in their categories.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

2.2 Boston Red Sox, MLB

less titles more brand recognition than the alternative.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

1.8 Manchester United, International Club Football

2.1 Green Bay Packers, NFL

I edited out my original commentary on the Real Madrid pick, but of course, readers following along will have already noted that I thought Man U was the best first pick from the soccer clubs.

The Pack was the team my bro topped me with when we discussed this at lunch, so obviously, I think that's an excellent choice. The team I thought topped the Cowboys is still out there.

An excellent two choices by larry.

[Bisbo]

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

Last of the 'Big 3' in the MLB, in my view.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Bisbo

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

Last of the 'Big 3' in the MLB, in my view.

I agree, although there are a couple others that aren't that far off from the big three, IMO.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by Bisbo

3. Los Angeles Dodgers

Last of the 'Big 3' in the MLB, in my view.

#2 on my MLB list.

I have no idea where to go with my next pick...

[Chief Rum]

In my head, I have six teams I think that could go here. I will be curious to see how long they last.

[Comey]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

1.8 Manchester United, International Club Football

2.1 Green Bay Packers, NFL

These were the other two picks I was considering at 1.2. Grover can post my texts to him when he was updating (though he shouldn't post the other ones...those pics are NSFW LOLZ).

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Comey

These were the other two picks I was considering at 1.2. Grover can post my texts to him when he was updating (though he shouldn't post the other ones...those pics are NSFW LOLZ).

Other than going Celtics over Lakers, I think you made the right choice there. Second overall pick is too soon for the top soccer pick, and there is too much depth in the NFL to pick the top team there, too.

[britrock88]

2.4 Montreal Canadiens, NHL

24 Stanley Cups in 34 Finals. Much like the Yankees in baseball in how far they are ahead of the field in their sport, but better because you swap Steinbrenner for Quebec. Even if you're the type to rag on the NHL for its limited appeal, wouldn't the Canadiens' recognizability prove just how dominant they have been?

[Grover]

Originally Posted by britrock88

2.4 Montreal Canadiens, NHL

24 Stanley Cups in 34 Finals. Much like the Yankees in baseball in how far they are ahead of the field in their sport, but better because you swap Steinbrenner for Quebec. Even if you're the type to rag on the NHL for its limited appeal, wouldn't the Canadiens' recognizability prove just how dominant they have been?

This was my next pick, good on you.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by britrock88

2.4 Montreal Canadiens, NHL

24 Stanley Cups in 34 Finals. Much like the Yankees in baseball in how far they are ahead of the field in their sport, but better because you swap Steinbrenner for Quebec. Even if you're the type to rag on the NHL for its limited appeal, wouldn't the Canadiens' recognizability prove just how dominant they have been?

Not one of my six, but a solid choice.

[Bisbo]

Originally Posted by britrock88

2.4 Montreal Canadiens, NHL

24 Stanley Cups in 34 Finals. Much like the Yankees in baseball in how far they are ahead of the field in their sport, but better because you swap Steinbrenner for Quebec. Even if you're the type to rag on the NHL for its limited appeal, wouldn't the Canadiens' recognizability prove just how dominant they have been?

Excellent pick - that's who I was considering taking instead of the Dodgers.

[britrock88]

If my round 3 target gets to me, I'll be quite satisfied no matter how 4-8 goes.