What's everyone up to right now?

[Crossless2.0]

I'm contemplating the embarrassing number of hours I've spent in the past two weeks watching Sex and the City and Glee at my girlfriend's behest and wondering:

1. Isn't it time to make some male friends,
2. Where the hell are my tampons, and
3. How pussy whipped can you get before you qualify for mercy killing?

Fuck, I need football to start!

Harsh but fair. I'll snap out of it.

[The Valkyrie]

Harsh but fair. I'll snap out of it.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Ive watched a couple of eps of Sex and the City but I've avoided Glee like the plague.

[Jackalope]

Gettin' beered.

[Clueless Morgan]

So... is fantasy football, like, betting on stuff? How is it different than just picking a team and rooting for them for the season? And where does the money come in? There's money involved, right?

Money is usually involved, but it doesn't have to be. Fantasy sports are like Bingo games for people who wouldn't be caught dead playing Bingo.

... that explained nothing.

There's money involved, right?

Yes. Send $2000 in non-consecutive, unmarked, small denomination bills to:

Cthulhu
c/o AtheistForums
Hell, 06660

Oh, okay... let me just write that address on an envelope...

Wait.



Is this a joke? 'Cause I already have the check written...

Fantasy football is where you take turns picking players from any NFL team---a QB, 2/3 WRs, 2/3 RBs, a Tight End, a kicker, and a Defense. Then you play each week against another person's selected team. You get points based on how many yards, touchdowns, interceptions, sacks, fumbles, etc. The skill is in selecting who to play every week, and who to select in the draft.

So the fantasy part is making up your own team of all the players in the league? And you get points for their stats... What if both "teams" being played have the same quarterback? Do you both get the points, or do you have to "redraft?"

[Esquilax]

Checked my book's ranking this morning: around seven hundred thousand on the best seller list.

Check it just now: one hundred and ninety thousand.

*Guitar solo.*

[Crossless2.0]

So the fantasy part is making up your own team of all the players in the league? And you get points for their stats... What if both "teams" being played have the same quarterback? Do you both get the points, or do you have to "redraft?"

Once a player is drafted, no one else can have him (though most fantasy leagues allow teams to trade players). That's what makes the draft fun since you have to prioritize based on your position needs and which players are still available.

So no -- you and Luckie can't both have Manning.

[Tonus]

... that explained nothing.

You're catching on.

For any fantasy sport, a group of people create "teams" that are stocked via a draft of some kind (which prevents players from being selected by more than one team). These teams are paired off against each other in the same way that pro sports leagues schedule the real games. The statistical value of the performances of the individual players are plugged into one or more formulas to produce a point total that is compared to that of the other team, so that at the end of the day a winner can be declared.

Some leagues use an auction-style draft where the participants are allotted a specific dollar amount to 'spend' on players. This can add some complexity to the league, and for many players it is this complexity that makes it so appealing. Deciding how much to "pay" a player, or how a trade might affect the team's "salary cap" and so on, can be more fun for them than the actual wins and losses.

[Angrboda]

Drinking coffee and listening to the Winter Sonata soundtrack.

[SteelCurtain]

You're catching on.

Tonus, you in for some Fantasy Football, af.org style?

[Whateverist]

Sitting here on my lazy ass thinking I need to get out on the trail with Heidi. Sorry pup pup.

Hey Heidi

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You asleep?

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Want to go for a walk?

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