For anyone interested in NFL.

[Arch]

would anyone be interested in forming a BigFooty league to play NFL fantasy football on the internet ???

Pretty similar to the AFL thing, except you actually draft players and are then awarded points on what stats they get each week. So no two teams in the league can have the same player- you can also trade amongst other teamowners and release players, and pick up free agents etc etc.
Its quite fun, and easy to do once you get into it.
Would need at least 8 people to do it, but 10 is the best number, & I have a couple at work who are interested also.

If I get any responses of interest, ill post up some more info about it, and create a league for us.
Season runs from Sept through to late Jan, so something to keep you occupied between "Real" footy seasons.

A.

 

[sandie]

I'd be interested, I hate the non footy season. I got your email, I'll give you a call this afternoon.

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Mantis

 

[Bloodstained Angel]

Count me in - I like the Gridiron

Certainly won't be following the cricket this summer thats for sure ...

 

[Shinboners]

Arch

Yup. I'll give it a go.

 

[dons_r_tops]

yep, i'd be in

 

[-eagle_scott-]

No way, not that poor attempt at a 'sport'...you don't wear helmets and padding to play footy!
Anyone bored in the off season watch the NSL, give it a go, it's highy underrated...
Glory!

 

[sainter]

To be honest Arch I can't stand the game. Probably because I don't understand it at all.

Anyway, I didn't write for that reason. I saw the movie "Any Given Sunday" tonight and thought it was pretty good. For an American Footall devotee like yourself, it is compulsive viewing.

Eagle Scott, you must not have seen the movie. Because if you had, you would see why they wear helmets and all that padding.

 

[Daniel]

That’s a great idea, count me in. I’ve been interested in fantasy football and have previously tried to find some information about it, but I could never find anything worthwhile that didn’t involve paying money or seem too complicated.

Also Arch, do you know of any good NFL message boards, perhaps similar to BigFooty?

Go Cowboys.

 

[Arch]

eagle scott (shock horror- another eagles school kid-i spose ill see you hanging out of a rented limo on Saint Georges, some time soon???)..............
in the early 1900's, when the game was just getting underway- many players (about 15 in 1912) died, due to the "physicality" of it.

Hence the protective gear.

so get lost.

A.

PS- info coming for the rest of yers- monday/tuesday.

PPS- sainter- have been waiting for that movie to come out here for months. I will see asap.

 

[jod23]

Arch i know were enemies ( just kidding

but count me in i love NFL.

Go the BENGALS!!
Go the COLTS!!

 

[Arch]

ok peoples- hope you are all still going to participate !!!!!

I have created an 8 team league which we should hopefully fill out.

The League name is: bigfooty
The league password is: arch

The link below should give u some error message, telling you that you need to register with sandbox.com (free of course).

Once youve registered with a user name and p/word, and eneterd the league info above, and created you team name,you'll be confronted with a confusing (at first) looking draft card.
Basically, the draft happens off-line- once all 8 teams have been created. You need to give your team a name (my mine is arch's tailgators. Perhaps using your bigfooty name in there somewhere would be good- so we know who is who).
Then your next task is rank all the availabe players at each position (QB, runningback, wide receiver, tight end, kicker, and defensive players too) as to who you think is best. The the players are then auto-drafted using the order you picked, so if say the first 3 players you ranked at a certain positon are taken, youll get your 4th ranked guy.
Theres a good help section and FAQ's on the site, which will explain the whole scoring system, drafting, etc etc but ill answer any Q's you might have too.
Basically you want guys on your team who will
a) get alot of touchdowns (ie catch them or throw them, or run them in)
b) get alot of yards- either reception yards or rushed yards
c) in defense- get alot of tackles, and interceptions.

All these will get you points each week, which will hopefully add up to more than your opponents, and give you the win. It even gives you a ladder during the season, saying your wins-losses- total points etc.

If you know nothing about which NFL players are good, just go to any amercian search engine and type in "fantasy football", which will give you thousands of sites, which assess the "fantasy" value of certain players for the upcoming season, and if youd want to draft them or not.(ie will they be sitting on the bench all year???, are they likely to have injury problems??? etc etc)
One good one is: www.thehuddle.com

phew- hope that all makes sense and that I havent scared you off already. Once you get into it, its good fun.(i promise)

goto:
http://www.sandbox.com/fullcontact/prot-bin/frame?12+ss_nflfc_main+fcmain

good luck !!!!!!

A.

Go the Jets.