BFTB Fantasy Football: Two Spots Still Open

by John Gennaro on Aug 5, 2010 6:00 PM PDT in Site News

Last week I told you that there were four empty spots in the BFTB Fantasy League this year and gave you a shot at winning one of the spots. Silly me, I forgot that winners of the two leagues last season probably deserve to be in the league this year too. So those two guys (gman87 and BleedsBlueNgold) are in and now there are two spots left (one on team Good Guys, one with the Bad Guys).

So, start your engines yet again. Copying and pasting your comments from last week's post will probably get you disqualified. Humor will get you points, as will sucking up, but generally just be creative. If you want to start writing fantasy previews for Chargers players in the FanPosts, that would probably be a good way to grab my attention. Heck, that's how gman87 made it in last year.

If you'd rather not compete for this spot or against the BFTB staff/community, feel free to sign up for your own CBSSports.com's Fantasy Football Commissioner League and get 50% off (and a free 14-day trial!) by clicking here. What you'll be getting is not just the best Fantasy Football system on the internet (Most awarded League Manager by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association), but weekly scouting reports, advice, live score-tracking and the ability to get all of your fantasy football questions answered by experts.

Disclosure: CBSSports.com is an SB Nation partner and paying sponsor of the SB Nation football communities. This post is one of a series of sponsor-endorsed posts related to the CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Commissioner League.

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Fantasy

me love you long time?

by Big Zeus on Aug 5, 2010 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I will be running a survivor game for the entire BFTB site (survivor can have as many people as want to play in a single group), look for it around week 3 of the pre-season.

by Orz on Aug 5, 2010 6:57 PM PDT reply actions

Have fun, guys.

But the only “fantasy football” game I play is Blood Bowl. One of the great board games of all time.

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders!

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Aug 5, 2010 7:25 PM PDT reply actions

i was at blockbuster

that game is on xbox…

http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/944026-blood-bowl

by Its Mikey!! on Aug 5, 2010 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions

You should check it out.

It’s wickedly hard even though it’s only average difficulty to learn (the basics). It has this really cheezy-cute beer-and-pretzels thing going, but that’s all a façade. The “sport” the “players” are supposedly playing is really, really dumbed-down, but the board game you are playing challenges your risk management, spatial reasoning and resource development skills (all of them). It’s a league game, with development too, so you get the Chia Pet effect of WOW with 3 hours a week (ok, 6 if you play the video game, as there’s a lot of literature scattered online, and 10 if you play the board game, as painting your first team is so much fun it will turn you into a fine-scale modeler, no matter how much you resist).

Sorry for the digression. Have fun, guys!

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the cheerleaders!

by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Aug 6, 2010 6:46 AM PDT up reply actions

Mr Gennaro,

If I had a better sense of your humor, I’d try to make it in your league.

by Its Mikey!! on Aug 5, 2010 10:46 PM PDT reply actions

Sorry

I would play, but I’m in 3 leagues as it is.

by losbolts on Aug 6, 2010 1:12 AM PDT reply actions

only 3?

cmon, you can do in, i was in 17 (i got addicted to ESPN’s live draft) and 4 hockey leagues a couple years ago.

i would, but im newlywed and still in the “Yes Dear” stage

"i'm not inclined to resign to maturity"...PSYCH theme

by $#%@ eli and his daddy on Aug 6, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Still stressing over my 3rd pick

I think I am leaning towards Limas Swede just to make sure that I get at least one player from each team in the triangle i live in.

by bteribery on Aug 6, 2010 1:29 AM PDT reply actions

Shouldn't your "bad guys" team be bloggers from Arrowhead Pride?

Fans of the Raidaaa’s?? J-Man??

If you really need a “bad guy” count me in!

by cpa913 on Aug 6, 2010 7:29 AM PDT reply actions

J-Man would definitely be on the bad guys. He’s a heart-breaker.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 6, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions

Fantasy vs Reality

In place of just giving you reasons why I should be one of the two remaining teams in the BFTB Fantasy League, I have created a little fantasy vs reality to state my case.

Fantasy- Me and Valerie Bertinelli together…For..Ev..Er (Diver Down Baby)
Reality- Me 1/2 drunk at the start of the BFTB Fantasy Draft

Fantasy- Me winning the lottery
Reality- Me in the BFTB Fantasy Playoffs

Fantasy- Me being the 3rd TE on the Chargers Roster
Reality- Me picking Antonio Gates in the 3rd round of the BFTB Fantasy Draft

Fantasy- Me being Johns chauffeur to all Chargers games this year.
Reality- Me and John being in the championship of the BFTB Fantasy League

Fantasy- My fantasy golf foursome- Me, Gates, Rivers and of coarse Valerie Bertinelli
Reality- Me being trashed with a stacked roster at the end of the BFTB Fantasy Draft.

Peace Out!

by NY#1BOLTFAN on Aug 6, 2010 9:48 AM PDT reply actions

good one...

Ok you get one spot,only one left and I’ll decide after lunch!

by Gorditoe1 on Aug 6, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions

That is like a Dex-level caption you've got there.

I need new pants.

by jodes0405 on Aug 6, 2010 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

Awesome!

So, how do I sign in to the league?

by BleedsBlueNgold on Aug 9, 2010 1:56 PM PDT reply actions

Fantasy Stress

In a recently released study by the Fantasy Sports Examination Institute (FSEI) researchers have found that most men would rather win their leagues than make their wildest dreams come true. Conversely, by not winning their championships the shame and stress resulting from not being dominant in their league is worse than having their greatest dreams not come true.

The respondents from a double blind study over a three year period cited the stress from not making the fantasy playoffs was worse than the stress of getting a pay cut, having a wife cheat on them, or having their dreams of success in life come to a screeching halt.

One man from Davis, California said, "If my real dreams don’t come true I can live with that in a way. I’m used to being an average Joe. But god dammit why I didn’t start DeAngelo Williams last week! Now that’s a real killer. I give up – on everything, literally."

Another man from the Virginia says, "There is no question I can live on this earth without achieving some kind of fantasy life. But never winning my league? Wow, I couldn’t imagine how much that would suck. I’ve gotta find a way to win next year."

For men who take their fantasy misfortunes too seriously help may be on the way. Psychologists say there are easy ways to improve your team by adhering to deeper principles than most other coaches.

"One of those is the Rule of 370- this can help you avoid backs who will get injured the following season," said Mary Linton, lead researcher of the study. "You can also be careful with the way you draft split time backs. Both of these tools can help any errant fantasy football coach improve his draft strategy for next year."

One final way to deal with the stress from fantasy football is to leave the game, and leave your league altogether. Yet despite this clear option not one participant in the study ever did so no matter how hopeless their fantasy football season had become.

"It must be some survival thing," Linton said. "Evolution has a way of making all of us claw through the impossible. It’s amazing."

by Big Zeus on Aug 10, 2010 1:14 PM PDT reply actions