NFL football is upon us, folks! You know what that means: Fantasy football leagues everywhere are being formed, drafting, and setting up rosters in preparation for September 7, when the regular season starts featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions.
I started my fantasy football journey with a team called the Venus Flytraps. Within a few years the team was renamed to the Billy Oceans, playing in a league with college friends for many years. That league fizzled as schedules conflicted (people getting married and having kids and whatnot) and then I became part of a fun league of coworkers. My time in that league came to an end and I’m actually kind of happy about it. Who wants to be in a league where someone hates your guts for not being a Democrat, anyway? 🙃
Church and state? I’d be happy with separation of sports and politics!
Shopping for a new league has been really fun. It’s opened my eyes to how many different types of leagues and the assortment of platforms there are. Here’s a list of stuff I’ve learned about in the past few weeks…
Sleeper (another platform like Yahoo!, ESPN, etc), IDP, common to use no kicker or defense, 2+ quarterbacks as starters, $500 buy-in leagues, auction draft, slow draft, Leaguesafe (central hub for league dues and payouts), IR spots, super flex, dynasty, experimental leagues, and lots more.
Something else I’ve learned? People have gambling problems.
Seriously, who joins a $500 per team fantasy football league where winner takes all? That’s stuff your wife and kids leave you for, taking everything in the house except for one sticky note pressed on the back of the front door… a number to call and it’s a therapist.
Do I miss the friends I played with in the college and the coworker league? Of course. But change can be a good thing and because of that I’m pretty pumped about a new season of football and a new beginning to the dynasty of…
The Billy Oceans.
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My team is the killer tomatoes! Our draft is on Labor Day. It’s an in person draft so a party😀 i will be writing about it soon…can’t wait! It is the way we cleveland folks get through winter!!
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Haha get through those cold winters however you can! I’m looking forward to reading your recap.
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