vegas492 Posted Friday at 07:43 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:43 PM 31 minutes ago, HighCalebR said: Especially with the legalization of sports betting. Instead of working that hard for whatever trivial sum at the end of the yeae + bragging rights from your friends. You could take money from the man instead, after a beer or two to make you the smartest man in football. You know how old athletes tell stories about their great play in high school? I feel that was me for fantasy football. My buddy and I owned a team in the early 2000's. It was a salary cap league, with contracts for players. Max contract was 7 years. I think that the cap was incremental, like if you paid $1 for a guy, the next year he was $2, and it went up like that, a buck a year. We drafted well when we started, but then when the draft would happen, it was all for rookies. We got Edgerin James for 5 years, but only $5 cuz he was a rookie. (Then we could franchise him for 2 years after at $3/year. I think we had Reggie Wayne, too. But we built a killer roster of young players who were great. We won the league 2 out of 3 years, then Tom Brady got injured. We picked him up for 7 years, $7. Since he was cut in the league, there was no multiplier on the contract, so we had our franchise QB for 7 years and no money. So we would buy high end RB's, draft WR's and ultimately, we won 3 years in a row and the league folded. Now every time we have a few beverages, we reminisce about the good ole days of fantasy football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrimiv Posted Friday at 08:00 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:00 PM The one rule to remember when playing a lot of FFB... Nobody cares about your FFB teams! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:21 PM (edited) I enjoyed the competition and broader perspective of the league that playing fantasy football afforded me - plus, I was pretty good at it Never played more than one team a year. I could become a bit obsessive about it - so multiple teams I did not need. Won two championships and always was net positive on the monetary side of things - although the money was a secondary reason for my playing. Edited Friday at 08:23 PM by Leader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted Sunday at 12:16 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:16 AM Me and a buddy are going up to Green Bay for the weekend next weekend. Staying at Lodge Kohler. Any bar/restaurant recommendations? We're going to Stadium View and most likely Stirrups at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted Sunday at 12:26 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:26 PM On 9/13/2024 at 11:08 AM, Mazrimiv said: I stopped playing FFB last year after about 20 years of having too many teams. Watching the games is so much more enjoyable now. I had the opposite - still in a couple leagues but actually catching a game is a rare treat The one league is a long-time League that's been going for 30 years and it's a bunch of friends, so it's basically paying 120 bucks to hang out one night a year at the draft and then have a reason to talk smack to each other for 3 months, and that's fine... I'm at the stage in my life where 120 bucks to get that sort of interaction is a bargain. The other one I've been in for a little over 20 years, it's web-based with a bunch of guys. I knew from a message board and met IRL, so I'm a little less invested but it's a dynasty and I rarely make the playoffs so I feel like I'm in until I at least make a championship game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted Sunday at 12:27 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:27 PM 12 hours ago, beekay414 said: Me and a buddy are going up to Green Bay for the weekend next weekend. Staying at Lodge Kohler. Any bar/restaurant recommendations? We're going to Stadium View and most likely Stirrups at some point. Chefusion on Broadway is pricey but you definitely get what you're paying for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted Monday at 03:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:56 PM On 9/14/2024 at 7:16 PM, beekay414 said: Me and a buddy are going up to Green Bay for the weekend next weekend. Staying at Lodge Kohler. Any bar/restaurant recommendations? We're going to Stadium View and most likely Stirrups at some point. I always enjoyed Anduzzi's. Holmgren Way one. But it's been years now since I've been there. Pancake Place for breakfast. Enormous portions and pretty darned good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:38 PM It appears Mr. Diddy was up to a whole lot of no good....and is in for a whole lot of no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgbeethree Posted Tuesday at 09:29 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:29 PM 1 hour ago, Leader said: It appears Mr. Diddy was up to a whole lot of no good....and is in for a whole lot of no good. Industry rule #4080: Record company people are shady. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted Tuesday at 09:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:57 PM It took almost 5 years but I finally got COVID I just want to sleep all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted Tuesday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:52 PM 54 minutes ago, incognito_man said: It took almost 5 years but I finally got COVID I just want to sleep all day Sleep is a good thing 👍 I had COVID about two years ago...and it wasnt much of anything. I've had colds that kicked my *** more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago 2 hours ago, Leader said: Sleep is a good thing 👍 I had COVID about two years ago...and it wasnt much of anything. I've had colds that kicked my *** more. My covid experience was pretty dumb. I had to burn all of my sick leave because of company policy, then wear a mask the week that I returned. The day that I went to go get tested was the day that I was sick as a dog, and since I was already out and facing quarantine for a week, I went to the supermarket. I was fine the next day, but I had to wait it out. So I lost all my sick time for the year in January, went out and spread covid for a day, then sat at home for 4 days perfectly fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted 23 hours ago Author Share Posted 23 hours ago Also, to add. We had free leave if we got covid in 2019, but some shady jackasses took advantage of that to just not go to work and get paid, so they changed their policy at new year 2020. I literally get covid like the first full week of the year, and my 5 sick days are immediately gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leader Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 9 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: My covid experience was pretty dumb. I had to burn all of my sick leave because of company policy, then wear a mask the week that I returned. The day that I went to go get tested was the day that I was sick as a dog, and since I was already out and facing quarantine for a week, I went to the supermarket. I was fine the next day, but I had to wait it out. So I lost all my sick time for the year in January, went out and spread covid for a day, then sat at home for 4 days perfectly fine. When you say you were fine the next day - is that you felt fine or you tested again and came up negative? I caught my COVID from some healthcare workers who were giving home care to my Dad. We were all vaxxed & boosted but what we didnt consider was these healthcare workers. They were assisting other individuals & families in other households were in *close contact* with a whole host of people - then us. I never felt really bad. I was prompted to test myself because I didnt feel right one morning, then had a discernable moment of energy drain. Since I was headed to my Dad's house at the time, I thought I'd better test so as not to get him sick. The test came back positive and I had to stay home for a 5-6 days till I tested negative again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 17 hours ago, incognito_man said: It took almost 5 years but I finally got COVID I just want to sleep all day If that's the case, I've had COVID for the past 12 years or so..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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