Top Gun 2009 signup

stevew · 03-05-2009, 06:51 PM

I'm interested.

DeToxRox · 03-05-2009, 06:52 PM

Radii · 03-05-2009, 06:59 PM

Karlifornia · 03-05-2009, 07:09 PM

Yes. I need to win this one of these years.

hoopsguy · 03-05-2009, 07:10 PM

Always interested in an NCAA tourney contest.

gstelmack · 03-05-2009, 07:36 PM

Awesome, have been looking forward to an FOFC flight sim group. We playing Falcon 4 Allied Force? Who is running the server?

RPI-Fan · 03-05-2009, 07:41 PM

Logan · 03-05-2009, 08:05 PM

Swaggs · 03-05-2009, 08:06 PM

In, if there is room.

ntndeacon · 03-05-2009, 08:07 PM

Radii · 03-05-2009, 08:14 PM

Hopefully we get enough for 2 games this year(wonder how long this goes before someone asks WTF this is)

jbergey22 · 03-05-2009, 08:16 PM

Id like to play again

Lathum · 03-05-2009, 08:19 PM

I am so in.

I will also be running my annual FOFC NCAA tourny survivor pool

sooner333 · 03-05-2009, 08:22 PM

In again!

CU Tiger · 03-05-2009, 08:49 PM

Id like in!

Butter · 03-06-2009, 06:12 AM

In for game #2.

larrymcg421 · 03-06-2009, 07:27 AM

No no boys, there are two o's in Goose.

Neuqua · 03-06-2009, 11:39 AM

In if there's room.

dacman · 03-06-2009, 12:41 PM

Looking to snag this year's Stephen Curry! (Is it Seth Curry!?)

sooner333 · 03-06-2009, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dacman

Looking to snag this year's Stephen Curry! (Is it Seth Curry!?)

Seth Curry is his younger brother who won't be making the tournament with Liberty.

dacman · 03-06-2009, 01:41 PM

Shhhh!! Smokescreen!

Yeah, I didn't see that Liberty lost last night.

stevew · 03-06-2009, 01:57 PM

Whens the tourney start? I need to do some research. Two games would be cool

Traditionally its 10 teams of 6? I forget.

I don't know if it would be a good thing but I had the thought that maybe we could draft 1 or 2 alternate players this year that could be added before the sweet 16. If you elect to replace a guy(not your low seed guy) the new player wipes out the scoring of the replaced player in the first two games. And the accumulates points from then on. Basically if you get a guy who pulls a 3 point first round exit, it could give you a second chance. Assuming your alternate is still alive.

thoughts?

sooner333 · 03-06-2009, 02:06 PM

I like it the way it is...you pick your players and you're stuck with them. To me, that's what makes it fun...picking the players who might not score all the points, but are guys who will score a decent amount on teams you think will go far.

Radii · 03-06-2009, 02:09 PM

Two weeks til the tourney starts. NCAA Selection is next sunday(the 15th, not the weekend that's starting now... the next one) so that's when the draft(s) would start. 10 teams of 6 sounds right. I think last year we had 16 signups so we went with 8 teams of 6 across 2 games.

Personally I like it the way it is without changes. If we did do some alternate system I'd think there would need to be a penalty for using him(only half his points count or something? some sort of penalty for not picking your starting 6 as well as others who didn't need to use alternates).

Lathum · 03-06-2009, 02:14 PM

I am also a fan of the current system.

I like the way you have to choose between a guy like Curry who may go off for 2 games or a guy like Ellington who may play 6 games.

stevew · 03-06-2009, 02:45 PM

Fair enough.

I'm still bitter about McNamara throwing up 3 points a few years back.

Samdari · 03-09-2009, 08:52 AM

I'd like to play if there is room.

adubroff · 03-09-2009, 07:36 PM

I'd love to play if there's room.

Groundhog · 03-09-2009, 07:49 PM

I'm in if there's room too.

Marmel · 03-09-2009, 09:20 PM

Holy shit, you guys are still running this??

Marmel · 03-09-2009, 09:28 PM

2003 - shorty
2004 - shorty
2005 - radii
2006 Timmy & Lathum
2007 - Timmy
2008 - dacman

Young Drachma · 03-09-2009, 09:29 PM

Count me in, woots.

Young Drachma · 03-09-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sooner333

I like it the way it is...you pick your players and you're stuck with them. To me, that's what makes it fun...picking the players who might not score all the points, but are guys who will score a decent amount on teams you think will go far.

+1

Marmel · 03-09-2009, 09:31 PM

I'll get in on this too. Do you still use the rule where your 6th round draft pick has to be from a team seeded #10 or higher?

Radii · 03-09-2009, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmel

I'll get in on this too. Do you still use the rule where your 6th round draft pick has to be from a team seeded #10 or higher?

yup! holy shit a marmel sighting

Marmel · 03-09-2009, 09:38 PM

I lurk - check things out once a week or so these days.

Swaggs · 03-09-2009, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmel

I lurk - check things out once a week or so these days.

Syracuse is open in FOFC-FBCB!

Marmel · 03-09-2009, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Syracuse is open in FOFC-FBCB!

I'm actually playing a solo career right now, but I think I am done with multi-player leagues. Whats up Swaggs?

stevew · 03-09-2009, 11:32 PM

Anyone want to post the rules? I can't do well on this phone and won't have home access til later this week.

Any volunteers to run a game? If we get 24 we can run 3 games. Otherwise it'll have to cap at 20 I'd think.

Radii · 03-09-2009, 11:54 PM

Rules:

Quote:

Game Rules:

1) Each participant drafts a team of 6 players.
2) Snake draft done on the forum.
3) You score as many points as each of your drafted players scores in the NCAA tournament.
4) One of your players must be from a team seeded 10th or lower.

Draft Rules:

There is a 1 hour clock that will run from 10am to 4pm eastern time Monday through Wednesday of next week. Drafting may begin immediately after the selection show ends. If a person has not sent a draft list and is unable to pick when the clock is running, I will auto-draft the top scorer who is on a team in the NCAA tournament.

If the draft is moving too slowly I reserve the right to extend the clock later in the week (ie have it from from 10am-7pm if necessary to guarentee we finish).

Those are the rules posted last year. The draft times were based on the fact that I was running both drafts and rarely wake up before 10am. Also I'd recommend changing the rules officially so that we don't auto pick high scorers (since they're often from bad teams) but just invoke the vikings rule, if you miss your pick the draft continues, and you can pick whenever you return.

Radii · 03-09-2009, 11:57 PM

There is of course the caveat with the draft that if you cannot be available during the draft hours and cannot send lists long enough to make your picks promptly that you should probably not participate as there is a hard time limit starting with the selection show and ending at noon on thursday to finish the draft.

This has rarely been a problem of course, but its worth pointing out.

Radii · 03-09-2009, 11:57 PM

dola(or double dola, i guess). I'm still only partially employed and can do whatever I need with as many drafts as needed.

Logan · 03-10-2009, 07:19 AM

Yeah I'm pretty sure I ran a second draft along with Radii maybe the year before last and it wasn't a very tough thing to do. Just PM people when they're up, gather lists, and tell people to STFU when they bitch about missing their pick.

Radii · 03-12-2009, 01:58 PM

bump.

Right now we have between 21-23 people expressing interest(depending on whether the references to flight sims and movies were also meant to indicate interest, I've sent PM's to see

).

2 games with 11 or 12 would probably work just as well as games with 10 people. If we end up under 24 I assume we would definitely want to do 2 games.

I guess the only question would be if we hit 24 people are 2 12-person games or 3 8-person games preferable?

Logan · 03-12-2009, 02:07 PM

Always good to make it more challenging in my opinion, plus lower the amount of "upkeep" in terms of getting people to make their picks across two games instead of three.

timmynausea · 03-12-2009, 02:07 PM

Danny · 03-12-2009, 02:21 PM

I'd like so sign up

larrymcg421 · 03-12-2009, 05:52 PM

I'm in.

stevew · 03-13-2009, 03:20 PM

stevew
detoxrox
radii
karlifornia
hoopsguy
rpi-fan
logan
swaggs
ntndeacon
jgergey22
lathum
sooner333
cutiger
butterof69
larrymcg421
neuqua
dacman
samdari
adubroff
groundhog
dark cloud
marmel
timmynausea
danny

Radii · 03-13-2009, 03:22 PM

gstelmack isn't playing(we had PM'd about it since I wasn't sure either). I'm going to take the list and put it up on random.org's list randomizer. The first 12 names will be the draft order for game one, the 2nd 12 will be the draft order for game 2.

03-05-2009, 07:09 PM	#4
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Yes. I need to win this one of these years. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

03-05-2009, 07:36 PM	#6
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Awesome, have been looking forward to an FOFC flight sim group. We playing Falcon 4 Allied Force? Who is running the server? __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

03-05-2009, 07:41 PM	#7
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	in __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

03-05-2009, 08:05 PM	#8
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	In.

03-05-2009, 08:06 PM	#9
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	In, if there is room. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-05-2009, 06:52 PM	#2
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	In.

03-05-2009, 06:59 PM	#3
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	in!

03-05-2009, 07:10 PM	#5
hoopsguy General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago	Always interested in an NCAA tourney contest.

03-05-2009, 08:07 PM	#10
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	In

03-05-2009, 08:14 PM	#11
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Hopefully we get enough for 2 games this year(wonder how long this goes before someone asks WTF this is)

03-05-2009, 08:16 PM	#12
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Id like to play again

03-05-2009, 08:19 PM	#13
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I am so in. I will also be running my annual FOFC NCAA tourny survivor pool

03-05-2009, 08:22 PM	#14
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	In again!

03-05-2009, 08:49 PM	#15
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	Id like in!

03-06-2009, 06:12 AM	#16
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	In for game #2. __________________ My listening habits

03-06-2009, 07:27 AM	#17
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	No no boys, there are two o's in Goose. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

03-06-2009, 11:39 AM	#18
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	In if there's room. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

03-06-2009, 12:41 PM	#19
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	Looking to snag this year's Stephen Curry! (Is it Seth Curry!?) __________________ No signatures allowed.

03-06-2009, 01:41 PM	#21
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	Shhhh!! Smokescreen! Yeah, I didn't see that Liberty lost last night. __________________ No signatures allowed.

03-06-2009, 01:57 PM	#22
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Whens the tourney start? I need to do some research. Two games would be cool Traditionally its 10 teams of 6? I forget. I don't know if it would be a good thing but I had the thought that maybe we could draft 1 or 2 alternate players this year that could be added before the sweet 16. If you elect to replace a guy(not your low seed guy) the new player wipes out the scoring of the replaced player in the first two games. And the accumulates points from then on. Basically if you get a guy who pulls a 3 point first round exit, it could give you a second chance. Assuming your alternate is still alive. thoughts?

03-06-2009, 02:06 PM	#23
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	I like it the way it is...you pick your players and you're stuck with them. To me, that's what makes it fun...picking the players who might not score all the points, but are guys who will score a decent amount on teams you think will go far.

03-06-2009, 02:09 PM	#24
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Two weeks til the tourney starts. NCAA Selection is next sunday(the 15th, not the weekend that's starting now... the next one) so that's when the draft(s) would start. 10 teams of 6 sounds right. I think last year we had 16 signups so we went with 8 teams of 6 across 2 games. Personally I like it the way it is without changes. If we did do some alternate system I'd think there would need to be a penalty for using him(only half his points count or something? some sort of penalty for not picking your starting 6 as well as others who didn't need to use alternates).

03-06-2009, 02:14 PM	#25
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I am also a fan of the current system. I like the way you have to choose between a guy like Curry who may go off for 2 games or a guy like Ellington who may play 6 games.

03-06-2009, 02:45 PM	#26
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Fair enough. I'm still bitter about McNamara throwing up 3 points a few years back.

03-09-2009, 08:52 AM	#27
Samdari Roster Filler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cicero	I'd like to play if there is room. __________________ http://www.nateandellie.net Now featuring twice the babies for the same low price!

03-09-2009, 07:36 PM	#28
adubroff High School JV Join Date: Nov 2006	I'd love to play if there's room.

03-09-2009, 07:49 PM	#29
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I'm in if there's room too. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

03-09-2009, 09:20 PM	#30
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Holy shit, you guys are still running this?? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-09-2009, 09:28 PM	#31
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	2003 - shorty 2004 - shorty 2005 - radii 2006 Timmy & Lathum 2007 - Timmy 2008 - dacman __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-09-2009, 09:29 PM	#32
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Count me in, woots. __________________ FBCB / FPB3 Mods

03-09-2009, 09:31 PM	#34
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I'll get in on this too. Do you still use the rule where your 6th round draft pick has to be from a team seeded #10 or higher? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#36
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	I lurk - check things out once a week or so these days. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-09-2009, 11:32 PM	#39
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Anyone want to post the rules? I can't do well on this phone and won't have home access til later this week. Any volunteers to run a game? If we get 24 we can run 3 games. Otherwise it'll have to cap at 20 I'd think.

03-09-2009, 11:57 PM	#41
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	There is of course the caveat with the draft that if you cannot be available during the draft hours and cannot send lists long enough to make your picks promptly that you should probably not participate as there is a hard time limit starting with the selection show and ending at noon on thursday to finish the draft. This has rarely been a problem of course, but its worth pointing out.

03-10-2009, 07:19 AM	#43
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Yeah I'm pretty sure I ran a second draft along with Radii maybe the year before last and it wasn't a very tough thing to do. Just PM people when they're up, gather lists, and tell people to STFU when they bitch about missing their pick.