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Subject: RIFC 2008: Qualifying Leagues
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:17
Now that the managers for the 2008 RIFC have been announced, it is time to start forming qualifying leagues.
There will be two AAA qualifying leagues, and spots in those leagues will be reserved on a priority system. For those not eligible for a AAA league, one or more AA leagues will be formed, depending on interest and on finding commissioners.
As a preamble to soliciting interest in these leagues, let me recap the "expectations" that I sent out with RIFC Invitations this year:
1. You will actively manage your team throughout the regular season and the playoffs (if applicable).
2. You will regularly check the RotoGuru message forum to stay up to date on current league developments, during the preseason and the season.
3. You will make your best efforts to keep the draft moving along. If you have conflicts during the draft that will delay your responsiveness, you will make active use of queues or designated pickers to ensure that you do not hold up the draft.
4. You will post a timely, written rationale of each pick. Rationales are typically several sentences long, and posted with a 2-round lag. (This is optional for Qualifying leagues)
5. You will provide an active email address to others in the league so that you can typically be reached daily. You agree to regularly check that email address during the preseason and the season, and to update league members if your email address changes. You will alert the others in the league if there are times that you expect to be unavailable or unreachable.
6. You will behave at all times in a respectful, cooperative manner.
Each QL must select a Commissioner, and each must choose a site to host the league. The RIFC will use Fanball once again. For the past several years, AOL offered a free version which was essentially a clone of the fanball system. However, AOL will be using a different platform this year (http://www.fleaflicker.com/) which may or may not be an acceptable option. We’ll need to figure that out over the next few weeks. Rules should generally be the same as those for the RIFC, but minor amendments may be made if the hosting system will not effectively support the RIFC rules. Again, each league should determine (in advance) which, if any, rules will deviate from RIFC rules.
I ask that all QLs use the kafenated.net “On The Clock” software for their drafts. The cost is very modest ($10, which will be paid for by RotoGuru.com this year), and the automated features (email alerts, queues, etc.) greatly facilitate a timely process. By using consistent software for all RIFC-related drafts, it is much easier for me to produce a consolidated draft summary at the conclusion of all drafts.
Each league will have 14 teams, so we will need to fill 28 AAA slots. I recommend that the following priorities be used in filling those slots:
RIFC teams ranked 7-14 in 2007 (excluding me).
All AAA teams making the playoffs in 2006 (excluding the six teams who are advancing to the RIFC)
All AA playoff teams (excluding the winner, which is in the RIFC)
Teams finishing 9th in each of the QLs.
I believe that this list identifies 26 teams. I suggest that we form a "first-come, first-served" waiting list for any remaining AAA openings, open to any participants in last year's QLs (AAA or AA) who are not already on the priority list above. I chose 9th place as the automatic cutoff, as each league seemed to have a distinct W/L gap between the 9th and 10th place teams.
This thread will be for you to indicate your interest in participating. Please post your handle, an email address, whether you qualify for one of the AAA priority slots, and whether you are willing to serve as a commissioner. (There are no pre-qualifications for a AA spot.)
Before actually forming the two AAA leagues, I would like to have both commissioners adentified. Judy has already volunteered to serve as one commish (and she is AAA eligible this year), so we need only one other AAA Commissioner. Once both commissioners are appointed, the two AAA leagues can begin to assemble.
Please note that if you do not leave an email address, or if you leave one but do not check your email, you may be skipped when leagues are eventually filled. Every year there are a few people who express interest early, but then fail to appear when the rubber meets the road. It is the responsibility of everyone who is interested to stay connected to the process. It is not the responsibility of Commissioners to use extraordinary means to reach anyone. While there is no immediate urgency, once spots become limited, you must be responsive.
Have I forgotten anything? Perhaps those involved in last year's league formation process can suggest other guidelines for making the process run as smoothly as possible.
Here is a list of the 26 managers who are pre-qualified for a AAA league this year:
Doug
Ref
Taxman
StlCards
Loki
twilson
mjd
Building 7
PV
Frick
dror
Donkey Hunter
Footwedge
Psychos
SwinganaMiss
davepyro
judy
Greybear
s_R
Goatlocker
Leggestand
Beezer
BMD
youngroman
Peter N
Valkyrie
Final standings for all of the 2007 leagues are in the 2007 RIFC Recap thread |
| 1 | wiggs
Sustainer
ID: 04991311
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:33
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I qualified for only AA- but will play AAA if there is a spot available.
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| 2 | weykool
ID: 2842717
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 11:56
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Sign me up for AA.
If there is an opening for AAA add me to the waiting list.
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| 3 | Kyle
Donor
ID: 052753312
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 12:15
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I'm the same as the previous 2 posts. AA Qualifier, AAA waitlist.
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| 4 | Promize
ID: 8857295
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 13:06
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Looks like I fell short last year... Think I made a late run.. So AA it is!
I'm willing to play wherever you all stick me at.
Thanks
Promize.
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| 5 | Frick
ID: 23117516
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 13:28
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I'm in again.
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| 6 | TD
Sustainer
ID: 036331011
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 15:28
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I am interested in a spot in AAA if one is available, otherwise AA. I finished in 10th place in my AAA league last season.
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| 7 | youngroman
ID: 4665106
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 15:54
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sign me up for AAA
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| 8 | The Beezer
ID: 106341715
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 16:37
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I'm back for another round.
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| 9 | rheo
ID: 56172218
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 19:02
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Sign me up for AA when it opens. Thanks
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| 10 | gurudan
ID: 396151720
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 21:20
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put me down for AA if there are spots open
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| 11 | Donkey Hunter
ID: 36111321
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 21:43
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AAA
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| 12 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 23:17
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AAA qualifier
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| 13 | Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 13:06
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AAA
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| 14 | loki
SuperDude
ID: 4211201420
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 13:30
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AAA
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| 15 | StLCards
Dude
ID: 31010716
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 14:25
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I'm pre-qualified for AAA, but won't be participating this year.
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| 16 | wolfer
ID: 25521311
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 16:33
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Sign me up for AA and the AAA waitlist.
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| 17 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 17:19
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Still looking for a AAA commissioner. If someone on the AAA waitlist (i.e., someone who played in a QL last year) wants to assume the role of a AAA Commish, they can immediately jump to the top of the list and assume that role.
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| 19 | Bonka
ID: 56671818
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 19:07
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I'll sign up for AA and join the AAA waiting list.
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| 20 | judy
ID: 07491614
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 19:09
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confirming willingness to be AAA commish.
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| 21 | judy
ID: 07491614
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 19:24
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I just checked the fleaflicker site and our old AOL data has been
moved over.
If anyone has time to really study the site, (I've looked it over and it
seems nice...), let us know. They are supposed to have all the
features of AOL plus some nicer STAT features...
Some stuff cannot be checked until a league is filled though...
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| 22 | dror
ID: 303492416
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 19:53
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AAA
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| 23 | jseth333
Leader
ID: 24100310
Fri, Jul 18, 2008, 20:53
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Put me down for AA please.
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| 24 | davepyro
Leader
ID: 017412622
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 01:04
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I would like to play in league where Judy is Commish. I qualified for AAA, but really enjoyed her league last year.
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| 25 | s R
ID: 54048267
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 01:28
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AAA
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| 26 | youngroman
ID: 4665106
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 03:15
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I just looked at Fleaflicker from a RIFC point of view and they lack the feature of double-headers. RIFC is using them and it would make sense to have it in AAA to.
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| 27 | E'ville Destiny
Leader
ID: 29017810
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 11:02
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Footwedge
Sign me up for AAA if available
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| 29 | judy
ID: 07491614
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 15:34
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Thanks young...
I didn't get that far. is there a reason all RIFC leagues do not use
Fanball?
We do need those double headers!
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| 30 | youngroman
ID: 4665106
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 16:43
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there are 69.95 reasons. AOL was free and used the Fanball code, so it was used.
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| 31 | Valkyrie
ID: 501322112
Sat, Jul 19, 2008, 21:12
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AAA qualifier
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| 32 | Toral Away
ID: 46341210
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 11:11
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AA.
If a spot should be open in judy's AAA league I would sign up for thst.
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| 33 | Peter N.
ID: 2631217
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 16:07
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Count me in for AAA.
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| 34 | Kyle
Donor
ID: 052753312
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 17:32
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Gees Judy did you give everyone $20 to join your league last year? :)
You might want to start a separate thread in the Football Leagues and Standings Forum to start a sign up. Since your the only commish for AAA right now you can choose if you want AAA #1 or #2! If anyone doesn't want to be in Judy's league then they can start the other AAA league and see if someone steps up to commish.
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| 35 | Perm Dude
ID: 17656208
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 17:55
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AA here, if there's room.
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| 36 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 18:11
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[34] whistle on Kyle!
As I mentioned earlier, I would prefer that we get both AAA commissioners selected before starting to form either AAA league. I'd rather have menegers choose between two people, rather than one person and one TBA.
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| 37 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 18:21
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Regarding hosting site:
If it appears that no free site will offer the critical features (and I think doubleheader scheduling is an important feature), then we should have the QLs hosted at Fanball as well.
If so, here is my offer:
1. I will reimburse each QL commish for the cost of a fanball league ($69.95)
2. I would request that each QL manager volunatrily contribute $6 toward the hosting cost of the Fanball site, to be contributed in the same manner as a GuruPatron donation. To do this, please use one of the donation methods specified on the
GuruPatron information page (Paypal, Amazon, or check). Although a pro-rata share of the cost is only $5, I'm rounding it up to $6 to compensate for the Paypal or Amazon processing fees. (If you send a check, $5 is sufficient). Please identify your payment as "RIFC donation"
3. If anyone wishes to contribute more than $6, the excess donation will be treated as a GuruPatron donation.
GuruPatron donations are running very low this year, and it's not yet clear that donations this year wil be sufficient to cover costs. But I think it's important that all Qualifying Leagues are hosted at a site that can handle the idiosyncrasies of the scoring and scheduling, so I'll cover the costs, ask for voluntary donations, and hope for the best.
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| 38 | Doug
ID: 306152020
Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 21:18
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Sign me up for AAA. When we start league-specific threads, a reminder about donations would be helpful in case I fail to do it between now and then. Will try to remember when I get home tonight, but I know myself too well sometimes... lol.
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| 39 | Pancho Villa
ID: 495272016
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 01:17
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AAA
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| 40 | TD
Sustainer
ID: 036331011
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 09:40
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I volunteer to be the 2nd AAA commissioner.
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| 41 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 11:35
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Excellent. We have our two AAA commissioners, so TD and Judy may each start a separate sign-up thread (please use the football standings forum to enlist the league managers. Meanwhile, I'll email each commissioner to discuss how to handle kafenatid.net (draft) and hosting site registrations, etc - assuming that Fanball becomes the choice.
We still need a volunteer to commish the first AA league. Any volunteers?
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| 42 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 12:54
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Great Idea (#37) GURU,
I think a measly $6 for playing FFootball in a well organized league
is well worth it.
This is good TD and I are friends so we can solve "problems"
together!
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| 43 | davepyro
Leader
ID: 017412622
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 13:24
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#34 If Judy asks for it, I will pay it. Last year was great, and she was a big part of it. Thanks TD for stepping up for AAA commish.
Guru, I will try to pay a payment this week to help with league costs. Both kids have graduated college now, and I can help more now as long as my wife does not find out.
AA was great last year. We had a first time commishioner and a great group of managers. If you have the time, please jump in and be the AA commish.
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| 44 | TD
Sustainer
ID: 036331011
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 13:35
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Signup threads for the two AAA leagues have been created. If qualified and interested in joining one of these leagues, please sign up on one of these threads.
RIFC AAA 2008 League #1
RIFC AAA 2008 League #2
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| 45 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 15:02
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I'm going to assume if we're currently signed up for the AAA waiting list in this thread, we shouldn't bother posting in the two sign up threads. If they don't fill for some reason, Judy and TD would check back here and grab people from the list?
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| 46 | TD
Sustainer
ID: 036331011
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 16:40
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Bonka,
That is correct. The AAA waiting list will remain on this thread.
This is the current AAA wait list.
wiggs
weyKool
Kyle
promize
Wolfer
Bonka
Toral
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| 47 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 17:31
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Non AAA wait listers, ready to play in AA:
Rheo
Gurudan
Jseth333
perm dude
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| 48 | GoatLocker
Leader
ID: 060151121
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 18:32
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AAA Qualifier.
I'm in.
Got to get back to RIFC.
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| 49 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 18:42
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I'm will gladly play in a AAA qualifer league
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| 50 | coldwater coyotes
ID: 29619177
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 19:09
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AAA or AA
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| 52 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 20:55
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Guru --
I think Toral is also an AAA QL. He finished 8th based on points in
AA and was in the playoffs. Let me know and we should tell him.
Just in case, I saved a spot for him in #1 as per his request (#32).
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| 53 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 22:26
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OK for Toral. I was only looking at W/L records, and forgot about the point test for the last two playoff spots. If he was in the AA playoffs, then he is qualified for AAA this year.
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| 54 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 23:01
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OK thanks -- he beat me out when Westbrook stopped short on
the 2 yard line vs Dallas -- good move, but it cost me a playoff
spot!
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| 55 | Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 23:47
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Yeah Westbrook is a hated man in fantasy land.
+1
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| 56 | leggestand
ID: 25452312
Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 09:42
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I am in for AAA.
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| 58 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 11:10
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AAA#1 is full.
Please go to the AAA#2 link (See #44) to sign up there.
By my count, if all the AAA eligibles signup, we would have room
for one more person.
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| 59 | russelldl
ID: 466412420
Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 17:34
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I'm in for the AA league and I'll commish. I did it a couple of years ago and it went pretty well.
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| 60 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 21:09
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Guess Judy sure did get popular! Haha.
Did a good job last year and wasn't afraid to ask around when she wasn't sure about stuff. Also dropped Colston to the WW where I snatched him before he picked up his production ;D
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| 61 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 23:22
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thanks russelldl
now everyone will be happy!
thanks Bonk -- this year I will be a bit more patient when the QB
stinks...
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| 62 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Wed, Jul 23, 2008, 09:41
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[59] russelldl - Thanks. Go ahead and start a AA signup thread in the football standings forum.
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| 63 | judy
Sustainer
ID: 7771722
Wed, Jul 23, 2008, 13:08
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russelldl
here is the ordered list for AA (so far) from this thread...
wiggs (probably will be called to AAA)
weyKool
Kyle
promize
Wolfer
Bonka
Rheo
Gurudan
Jseth333
perm dude
coldwater coyotes
russeldl
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| 64 | culdeus
ID: 96562421
Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 23:03
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If you guys still have room in a AAA league and remember who I even am let me know. Some of the old timer crew know how to get ahold of me.
peas
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| 65 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 16:29
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culdeus was AAA eligible last year, but opted to take the year off. I'm willing to grant him continued eligibility for AAA this year.
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| 66 | judy
ID: 597401015
Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 18:51
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culdeus
sign up for AAA#2 (see #44 for site link.)
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| 67 | TD
Sustainer
ID: 036331011
Fri, Jul 25, 2008, 23:02
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RIFC AAA 2008 League #2
I created a Fanball league and set out email invites to
Frick,
Valkyrie,
Goatlocker,
leggestand,
PV, and
Taxman.
Please join the league so I know you received the email. If you didn't receive an email invitation, please post your email again.
I don't have email addresses for
culdeus,
Doug, and
beezer.
Please post your email address so I can send you invites.
I am still waiting for
twilson,
Psychos,
Greybear, and
BMD
to indicate if the are participating in RIFC this year. I will give them until Saturday 8/2 to express interest, and then start taking people of the AAA waiting list.
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| 69 | art's in the hall
ID: 3170520
Tue, Aug 05, 2008, 21:05
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I would like to get into a AA league if possible.
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