Yahoo Fantasy Football 07/08

[murdoc]

What you say?

Yes, Yahoo has opened up for the season. You can create the leagues for the upcoming NFL season RIGHT NOW.

I would have created the F13 one, but I'm a terrible person to have running the controls.


http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

[WayAbvPar]

I will set one up if you don't want to...shall we try to have a live draft? Those are always the most fun. I am thinking last weekend in August of we can get a reasonable time. Will that work?

[murdoc]

I love me a live draft, so my vote is to go with that. I'm not sure how long it's been open to create leagues, so we might be already out of luck to use the Yahoo version.

Same rules as last year? Those seemed to work pretty good if I remember correctly. Plus, it's super easy in Yahoo to just carry over rulesets from previous pools you've been in.

[Sauced]

Shit, guess it's almost that time already.

Live draft is always preferred, just try to keep it after 6:00 pst if on a weekday, if you can.

[WayAbvPar]

Shit, guess it's almost that time already.

Live draft is always preferred, just try to keep it after 6:00 pst if on a weekday, if you can.

It definitely won't be any earlier than that on a weekday if I am running things  :-D I would prefer a weekend morning/early afternoon if we can swing it.

[HaemishM]

Yes to everything in this thread.

[Ravandor]

I'd also like to join in with a yes to all of the above, if there's room for a lurker.

[Phildo]

I'm down.

[Murgos]

You gotta league?  I'll play in it.  I'm easy like that.

[Bandit]

Definitely interested!

[Sauced]

Anyone have a list of people who've been playing the last few?  We should try to avoid last years "oh shit I missed this thread" leading to a 16 team league.  If anyone cares.

[shiznitz]

League started.

ID: 80995
pwd: harisu

Draft date: 8/23/07 9pm eastern

Same ruleset as last year.

There does seem to be a lot more livedraft "capacity" this year so if the date is a real issue we can try and move it. I am unavailable from 8/29-9/2.

[Rasix]

The Pigs are back... and en espanol!

[Murgos]

In.  Who loves you baby?

[Rasix]

I would have gone with "The Murgosi".. but perhaps that'd just make you sound like a group of witches.

[schild]

Wow. I just want to say. Having the password as Harisu is just 100% more lols than "f13football" or something would have been. Well played, Kool-Aid Man.

[Murgos]

The Murgocratti?

[Bandit]

I wouldn't mind joining up, but I don't want to snag someone's spot who was in the league last year..

[shiznitz]

Wow. I just want to say. Having the password as Harisu is just 100% more lols than "f13football" or something would have been. Well played, Kool-Aid Man.

I try to stay current. I often fail, but I try.

[WayAbvPar]

IDKWTF Harisu is, but I am in. I better not lose a fucking playoff game by 2 points again this year or whatever. Bastards.

[HaemishM]

The Kilts are Waving again! Prepare for Mediocrity!

[sigil]

Ah, what the hell. . . Sure.

There's some spirit for you.

[Montague]

I'd love to join. My qualifications are that I have an unrivalled ability to choose players who will either suffer grisly, season-ending injuries or do something incredibly stupid like hire someone to shoot his wife in the fase.

Free Honor Kill is in.

[SnakeCharmer]

Yar, count me in for this!

[Nebu]

You guys letting new people in or is this reserved for last year's crop?

As an aside: 6 points for a thrown TD will overvalue QB's, especially where immobile QB's are only penalized 0.25 for a sack.  Only 1 starting RB required?  Interesting. 

[Montague]

You guys letting new people in or is this reserved for last year's crop?

As an aside: 6 points for a thrown TD will overvalue QB's, especially where immobile QB's are only penalized 0.25 for a sack.  Only 1 starting RB required?  Interesting. 

Ack! I thought this was a first time thing. Let me know if I need to drop out, I don't want to mess something up that's been going on for awhile.

[shiznitz]

You guys letting new people in or is this reserved for last year's crop?

As an aside: 6 points for a thrown TD will overvalue QB's, especially where immobile QB's are only penalized 0.25 for a sack.  Only 1 starting RB required?  Interesting. 

We don't disagree but it is what it is. Not changing the rules after 3 years. I would ask those who have bever played in this league before to wait a week for the vets to have a chance to re-up.  Hell, if you get shut out, start another one. They are free.

[trotski]

In.  Teh Herp is going to continue my tradition of F13 league mediocrity!

[Hoax]

Ok I'm waiting the desired new player week, but I'm going to forget that I'm waiting and miss this again.  After the pounding I took in the EPL season I'm eager to fail miserably at another sport.

[Nebu]

We don't disagree but it is what it is. Not changing the rules after 3 years. I would ask those who have bever played in this league before to wait a week for the vets to have a chance to re-up.  Hell, if you get shut out, start another one. They are free.

STAY THE COURSE!

<I'll wait my obligatory week... grrr>

[Rasix]

You guys letting new people in or is this reserved for last year's crop?

As an aside: 6 points for a thrown TD will overvalue QB's, especially where immobile QB's are only penalized 0.25 for a sack.  Only 1 starting RB required?  Interesting. 

QB points have worked out in the past.  Just means a few QBs sneak into the first couple rounds among the plethora of RBs.  Last year I got lucky and snagged Donovan in the fourth round.  He carried me for a while (heh, I also had Peyton during his 49 TD year) but then I had to finish out the year with Matt Leinart (still won).

Some of our roster limitations come from constantly having a 12 to 14 team league.  Try finding two quality runners in a 14 team league.  You pretty much end up handing the trophy to the only guy that manages to have both of his RBs stay healthy and stay starting.  You should see the amount of roster moves some of us end up making. 

[Sauced]

The 14 teams last year, sheesh.  I was making 2-3 a week through the byes.  A year after I basically had a "GG" draft.

[Montague]

Deleted my team, sorry about jumping the gun.

[Nebu]

Some of our roster limitations come from constantly having a 12 to 14 team league.  Try finding two quality runners in a 14 team league.  You pretty much end up handing the trophy to the only guy that manages to have both of his RBs stay healthy and stay starting.  You should see the amount of roster moves some of us end up making. 

I play in 16 team leagues that require starting 2 RB's and 2 QB's.  Having to find the gems in the later rounds of the draft and from waivers is what keeps it quite interesting throughout the season.  I don't mean to tell you guys how to play... was more of an observation really. 

[Rasix]

I play in 16 team leagues that require starting 2 RB's and 2 QB's.  Having to find the gems in the later rounds of the draft and from waivers is what keeps it quite interesting throughout the season.  I don't mean to tell you guys how to play... was more of an observation really. 

Heh, last season for me was pretty much won by a waiver wire pickup.  Someone picked up Frank Gore in the last round and then cut him.  I was all too happy to scoop him up.  Sucker's going to likely be gone in the first 10 picks this year.

2 RBs and 2 QBs in a 16 team league.  Man, that's got to make for some really crappy teams when someone fails to get a pair of starting QBs and runners.  We seemed to be pretty competitive top to bottom last year with the exception a few teams getting raped by injuries.

Of course, I'm going to be biased.  I've been competitive 3 of the 4 years (or has it been longer) and won last year.