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You are wise, sir.

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Waht are you some kind of Guru?;)

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Only in my mind. :D

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Perhaps its your celebrity status that has everyone nervous?

Separated at Birth?

Vin
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Comedian, actor and national treasure Harvey Firestein

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:D

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Is this a live draft or does it go strickly off rankings? How would it work if I was not on and already had 2 QB's but my next 4 ranked players wer QB's? Would I end up with 6?
I usually never miss a draft, but making wife go to a High School football game Friday night have to take her out Saturday night.

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Live draft and I believe your scenario is correct although you might be able to find addt'l info on the Yahoo site itself.

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After you rank your players enter a mock draft before the official one. change draft order from yahoo default to your rankings. when the time comes don't make a selection, let the 2min clock wind down and yahoo will select for you based on how you ranked players. You can watch along or they will just send you an email with a breakdown of the fake draft. Run it about half a dozen times between then and now and you will get an idea of what the AI of the system will do in those situations.

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Thank you

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I'm signing up today Scott. I tried doing it last night on my BB while I was smoking a cigar in my lounge chair in the backyard but I don't think it "took" and I wasn't that motivated to start up the computer and get it done. :D

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REMINDER

Hope to "see" a bunch of you guys there, although I'm quite familiar with scenarios where the wife/girlfriend may not let you take your balls from her purse. (I'll be ball-less tonite, for example ...)

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Looks like everyone signed up.:tu

Will we have a predetermined draft order or Yahoo random?

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Jon, try a mock draft. It'll help a lot.
Yahoo gives you a list that you can sort by Yahoo rank, average pick, or by position player. Then you can slide players over to "your queue" and wait for your turn to draft.
There's all sorts of stuff to check out. Try the mock if you have time. It'll help. Scott came down and we did one together cause he's never drafted in yahoo, just espn. He liked it, and caught on real quick. It's really pretty simple. :tu

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Thanks Scott!

I was asking if you will be picking who gets what draft position or will yahoo do it?

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I see. :)
Yahoo picks the draft order. It works kinda neat. It goes 1-10, then the tenth guy gets the 11th pick and it goes backwards till it gets to the first guy, then the first guy gets the next pick and it goes to the tenth, and so on.
It evens things up pretty good. :tu

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less than 24 hours to go until you can all concede.

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that was supposed to be smack talk hehe. Dont tell me the silence means you give up BEFORE the draft!

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Just 13 hrs to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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they're all aquiver with fear, andy

speaking of smack talk -- i hope we all visit this thread often during the course of the season to talk smack; fo r me, it's half the fun. the other half being whipping people's asses in the league.

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Hopefully smack talk amps up after the teams are selected and games begin!!

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Don't forget my offer tonight!

Anyone want to take Jake Delhomme for the win?
Rank him high!!

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It's a good thing I checked this thread. I mentioned to Lisa that my draft was tomorrow night at 8. She said "that's tonight, honey."
I've been sick the last two days, we expect it's strep. I don't know what strep is, so I just ignored it. It's kinda cool, I can't remember the last two days.
Point being, I'm done sweating now.
It'd be a good time for you mooks to start. :tu

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I was going to take hardesty on my bench, until he went and go hurt for the season hahaha.

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I quoted the wrong person... Thats epic...

EDIT: ok, I guess I quoted the right person. But I just woke up. I can wake up before draft time! LOL

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Son of a *****!

My wife just called and her ride home from work tonight canceled on her and needs me to pick her at...8 :bh

I may make it back before it is over but for now I have set my picks so I hope it nets me a good team

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I'm gonna be there. I'm wearing Lisa's underwear for good luck.
Vin, you gonna make it?

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I'm in baby!!

Lets do this!: banger

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Great draft everyone

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I think jonumberone and tampa has a pretty promising teams. All look pretty decent.

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I guarantee a week one victory.
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and if you don't win?

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Well that was fun, lol. I'm actually reasonably satisfied with my team, but I wish I hadn't missed the draft.

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Ya you picked last and ended with 2 top 10 RBs. They are both predicted to have huge seasons.

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Good luck everyone....should be fun.....

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not possible christos -- that's why it's guaranteed

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I should have paid more careful attention to the rules of your contest. I wouldn't have chosen an IR'd Brownie with my last pick to give me two (and the outright win). That way the troops would have gotten 10. :bh

I will forgo my winnings and ask that you donate them to the troops instead.

:tu

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I would like to make a suggestion- Instead of us shipping all kinds of cigars all over why don't we keep a running tab here on the board and on the Yahoo site. Then send them out after like week 8 and again at the end. The money saved in shipping each week could just be thrown in the box to help ship to the troops. Ideas?

Next How about a one cigar to the troops per transaction fee?

Next an Arrest pool? If anyone has a player get arrested everyone sends him 2 sticks and he has to send 5 to the troops?

Vin I'll bet you 2 sticks for the troops I have a higher score then you week 1!!!

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All really good ideas. :tu
I'd get in on the arrest pool.
I'd also try to get all the bets, sidebets, and all that stuff in one post and keep it updating and being added to. That way we have all our bullsh!t in one spot and everyone can watch what's going on.
I suppose I'll have to put that together, but guys can add to it as we go.

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How can both of us guarantee a week one victory?
I'll let you go ahead and look at your team, and then you can use your one and only guarantee retraction for the season.
I think everyone should only get one guarantee retraction this season. Except George. He can have all he wants.

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When you drafted him I said "wow this guy really wants those sticks".
"He's out to bury me, my separated at birth post must've really ticked him off":r

They are your winnings brother. You may do with them whatever you like.:tu

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:D

Then I want you to send them to Richard exlating my name as the donor. (Hugh's ot of town thru the end of the month.)

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Do you want a raffle ticket, or just add it to a running total of what I owe?

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Ok Fella's only two days left to bow out graciously and save yourselves an azz whoopin!

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I'm gonna wait till after week one to concede.
I wanna give Joe Namath up there his opportunity to gather that guaranteed win first. :rolleyes:

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I got a 12hr special going on
Bow out by 11:15 pm and you only have to admit I'm a fantasy football maven.
After that you have to concede my dashing good looks as well!

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Week 1. MassPhatness. Win.

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Scott and Vin Side wager?

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Me and Broadway Vinnie both guaranteed wins. Now it's up to the bookies. Right now I'm favored 5:1.

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I challenged broadway vin to high score for the week for two sticks for the troops and haven't heard back!?!?!? Vin you out there or are you off hitting on Suzy Kobler somewhere???

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That's Awesome!!!!