Sunday, August 31, 2008

update - 12th round

still waiting on dessert. A major brouhaha erupted over a rule change discussion. The possibility of a free-for-all free agent period was brought up. Chris T was vehemently opposed to this. Bob took the pro-free-for-all position. Voices were raised.

ah....dessert. If people would make their picks as fast as they ran their fat asses out to the kitchen to stuff their faces, this draft woulda been over. It is 6:39 and we're in the 12th round. We just might break the record for longest draft.

8th round Live Blogg

Shu starts off the 8th w/ Kitna as his first QB. maybe I shoulda waited on a QB.

Holland baffles everyone and takes Gostkowski. first kicker! congrats asswipe.

BREAKING IFL NEWS - the Schedule is done. To be announced shortly.

Toadvine takes the full allottment and picks MoMo, fittingly, since he is a momo.

I then take A Gonzalez, one of my shallow sleepers. 4th WR. I still only have 2 RBs, Gore and Jacobs. There's a couple guys I can get next time around. No one really that good, but its slim pickins at this point for RBs.

Wo takes K Warner as his backup to Romo.

RVG takes Stallworth

Chaos takes Rivers

Seattle D for Mike B

its getting a bit dicey now, a lot of junk flying off the boards so this will conclude the Live Blog for today. Check back often.. over the next 4 months!

7th round LIIIIIIIVE Blog sort of

Tone goes DeSean Jackson. The guy is all over the place today.

Devo goes D Mason. I'd rip him but he's stadning right behindme.

Mike P goes Ronnie Brown.

Meatball goes Ricky Williams, and everyone rips Mikes' R Brown pick, and he gets steamed again. he is taking serious abuse today.

Environmental update -

It is sunny and not a cloud in the sky today. Hot as balls. Getting thrown in the pool was really a godsend at it cools you off seriously. It is a beauty of a day, one of the best ever. Also there are tons of bees infesting the Draft area. It is like the scene from Tommy Boy. We are near an evacuation alert. Hopefully no one gets stung. I'd say its 50/50 at this point. Not good.

Ballbusters take Crayton. I woulda wanted him.... but I got Witten so I'm ok with it. One Cowgirl is enough.

PTP takes their 2nd QB, Garrard. To go along with D Anderson.

I guess I'll take a QB next cause the rest of the position players are iffy, or sleepers. I can wait.

Bob just came up with a great idea. Whoever takes more than 5 minutes gets zapped with Mike B's electrical fly swatter. The suggestion is greeted with wild applause.

Chaos takes Jerry POrter

RVG takes DAllass D

Wo reaches for Slaton at 7.10 - it was met with derision (but he was the next highest RB on my board)

I finally take my QB - Eli.

Someone called Wo and he is giving the guy Phillies updates. They are winning 5-2 in the 8th. Moyer.

Holland actually picks Chicago D before Chris T makes a pick, we know he wasnt going D so the move was deemed legal.

Chris T then takes Javon Walker

Shu - PITT D

6th rd LIVE BLOG

3 picks real quick

Shu goes Kevin Smith and S Moss

Hols takes Gonzo.

I thought Shu would take a QB. 3 other guys need a QB, should I risk it and wait. Looking to see who I can take.....tough choice coming up.

Chris T takes SD D. egh. I stay away from QBs and go Burleson.

I get into the pool, not 100% voluntarily, and here are the rest of the 6th round picks

RVG - A Rodgers
Chaos - Chambers
Mike B - F Taylor
Bob - Ginn Jr
Meat - Berrian
Mike P - Julius J
Devo - Chris Johnson
Tone - Curry?
John E - Hasselbeck (F U) and J Stewart

more to come...

5th round!!! LIVE

Ellis goes LenDale White and Gates! More questionable stuff from the Oracle. 15 non-championship seasons and counting, and I think we'll see 16.

Tone Money comes off with the shock of the draft so far, MINNESOTA D at 5.02. wow.... I guess they were the best available.... ghh

Devo takes the 3rd TE off the board, Winslow Jr.

more Pisco........as we wait, and wait, and wait..........and wait.... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ugh. some controversy as Shu blows up at Pisco, and Pisco yells at Shu. Every year, the tension... come on. Pisco has to write-in Favre, and takes his sweet-ass time. ok

Meatball comes up pretty quick - takes Coles

Snyder - Lee Evans. Nice, some better Wrs are coming my way.

Mike B takes an inordinate amount of time....for.... searching the labels...Hines Ward. nice

Sheet. Chaos takes Cutler, who I woulda taken at my pick 5.11.

RVG goes Matt Forte. Rookie RB, starter. Chicago's O stinks though. Didnt really want him.

i'm going to have a tough choice.....QB or RB/WR??? and come back with QB at 6. Wo goes DeAngelo Williams

I eschew QB and take Dwayne Bowe. Set my starting lineup in the first 6 rds. Shu will prob take a QB at the turn, I'll take whichever one he takes out of the 2 next on my list...

CHris T on the clock! ...............Roddy White.

Hit Squad right up, and takes Driver. Solid WRs going now.

Shu...for 2

4th round LIVE BLOG

Shu for a deuce. I am looking good to get my guy, maybe.... and he takes Jennings and... FUCK my guy Holmes

Holland is a real wild card. and a prick. Him then Toadvine. Hols goes M Harrison.

Toadvine is next, so I will now take a smoke break. eyeing up one of 2 WRs. CT goes McGahee. Kind of a dilemma now.

OK I go Witten, taking the 1st TE. Tough choice between him and a WR. He will probably go inthe next couple picks, but I went Witten since he catch a ton on a great offense. The other guys offense could be good too, his team might suck...i dont know, thats my logic. Witten it is. The classic RB/WR/RB/WR, uhh TE - Gore, Edwards, Jacobs, Witten

and Wo Man takes my guy next- Chad Ocho Cinco. The injury slightly worried me, not to mention his malcontention, and the fractious nature of the Bengal team.

RVG - Willie Parker. Not bad.

Chaos - Selvin Young. a Denver RB....could be great, could be a disaster

Mike B, is he going kicker? No, he goes Derek Anderson. could be a 1-year wonder. nice that a QB I'm not really eyeing up goes off the board.

Ballbusters go Chris Perry. not bad, he's a starting RB, at 4.9

Meatballs take McFadden. Rookie RB....on the Raiders, well see. could be a steal.

Mike P.....agonizing waiting for his picks. Every year the guy does it. Who is his 4th rounder... Earnest Graham. i wasn't crazy about him, but I guess a solid pick for this round.

Devo stands right up and takes Big Ben. More QBs going off the list. i did like Big Ben but there are others I like better.

Tone Money ponders. He laments. Hems and haws. then he stands and slaps Edge on the board. The guy was a career first rounder, now slipping to the late 4th. I had him 2 years ago and he was a 1st round bust. Hes a starter... but he has been for the last 2 years in Arizona. So I wasnt necessarily eyeing him up.

Ellis coming up for 2.....

more 3rd round shenanigans

Ellis takes 2 beauties at 2.14-3.1 - Welker and Burress. not too high on those picks.

Tone now has J Lewis and Maroney to go with Brady

Devo has tons of receptions - Westbrook, Holt, Bush

Meatball's team looks surprisingly scary after 2, Moss and Manning. Brandon Marshall at 3.5! I was hoping he would fall to me. Meat looks lke he's going to be tough in 2008.

Bob - M Turner. not bad. He has MBIII, Brees and Turner. the early QBs are making teams look good.

Mike B goes w/ Boldin to match w TJ and Addai.

Chaos goes Roy Will. Nice. another guy not on my radar. 2 to go then me, and i have two guys eyed up.

Feck. RVG goes one of my guys, Calvin Johnson. Can I dodge Wo? doubtful, since he needs an RB.

ok cool. Wo goes Cotchery. now i get my guy....

B Jacobs. Last RB in my tier I was aiming for. Now I have some decent WR options coming up. Or a starting RB, 3 of which are left that I want.

Toadvine goes Palmer. I'm not looking QB till later, now that the Big 4 gone.

And Holland takes McNabb! Qbs flying off.

Shu for two..........

Live Blog from IFL Draft

Here we are. Currently in the 2nd round. I had the 11 and got Gore and Edwards not bad.

here are the divisions

East - Ellis, Tone, Devo, Mike P, Meatball
Central - Ballbusters, Mike B, Chaos, RVG, Wo
West - Whit, Chris T, Holland Shu

Pisco and Chris T taking forever as usual. Holland is on Blunt #2....RVG with two questionable picks - Fitz at 1.9 and T jones at 2.6. Wo has Owens and Romo. I got them at 2 and 4 last year. Brees went to Bob at 2.9, then Manning went 1 pick later to Meatball.

weather: hot as balls

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Odds to Win 2008 IFL Championship

Ladies and gentlemen, live from the strip in Las Vegas, inside his personal executive men's room stall in the penthouse of the most luxurious, over-the-top resort in the universe, the Tangiers Hotel and Casino, we bring you Sam "Ace" Rothstein's Odds to win the 2008 IFL Championship!!!

Wo------------------------- 6-1
Chris T--------------------- 8-1
RVG----------------------- 10-1
Whit----------------------- 12-1
Mike B--------------------- 13-1
B'busting Bob-------------- 15-1
Shu----------------------- Shu-1
John E--------------------- 16-1
Devo----------------------- 20-1
Tone $--------------------- 25-1
Meatball------------------- 33-1
Chaos---------------------- 44-1
Mike P---------------- 45,000-1
Holland---------------- 1,000,000,000,000-1 (one trillion-to-one)

Despite the long odds, save your money on Holland, invest in junk bonds or start lending money to high-risk borrowers or something. Mike P's 45K-1 looks enticing, but must I remind you again, there has never been a repeat champion, and not to mention, he is a dope and he will not win again. The odds on Wo-Man are a little ambitious, as he has his hands full with other things and I do not feel he is fully focused on football. Shu's odds look rather tasty, even though I am not sure what the payout would be. My best bet would be Tone Money at 25-1, as I feel he is on the cusp of greatness. Put your house on it. And if you lose your house, you can always stay at the Tangiers Hotel and Casino for a couple weeks.


Please give a warm welcome to Nevada State Gaming Commission director of alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and fantasy football, Mr. Lester Diamond, who will give us the particulars on the over/unders for IFL wins.

(regular season wins only)

Tone $----------------- 13.5
Wo---------------------- 9.9
Christ------------------- 9.001
RVG-------------------- 8.5
Whit-------------------- 8.5
Mike B------------------ 7.5
Ballbusting Robert------ 7.25
Shu--------------------- 6.5
John E------------------ 6.5
Devo-------------------- 6.5
Meatball---------------- 5.5
Chaos------------------- 4.5
Mike P------------------ 2.5
Holland------------------ 0.0



And now, let me introduce my good friend from back home, Nicky Santoro, who will deliver the prop bets for the 2008 IFL Draft.

Gambling lingo
+ means bet $100 to win that much
- means bet that much to win $100

Holland showing up at the draft
Yes +1400 (bet $100 to win $1400)
No -2000 (bet $2000 to win $100)

Mike B will put grill marks on his schlong
Yes -360
No +450

Meatball will almost drown in the kiddie section of the pool
Yes -500
No +600

Wo-Man will accidentally bump his head on the sun
Yes -110
No -110

Chris T will say something interesting
Yes +240
No -278

RVG will show up 100 lbs lighter than last year
Yes -1500
No +1750

Shu will bring a date to the draft
Yes +140
No -160

the date will be under the age of 18
Yes -400
No +369

the underage girl could probably draft better than Shu
Yes -420
No +399

Holland will leave with Shu's date
Yes -110
No -110

Out of these 4, who will be dressed the worst?
Mike P------------- 1-3
John E------------- 5-1
Devo--------------- 8-1
Tone Money----- 500-1

Who will win the 2008 IFL Gut Contest sponsored by Folgers?

Holland--------- even $
Chaos----------- 4-1
Whit----------- 10-1
BB Bob--------- 18-1
Devo----------- 22-1
RVG---------- 140-1

(inside info: the Gut Contest will likely be fixed so that Snyder wins it, so expect his odds to decrease dramatically in the hours before the shirts come off)


Please fill out bet slips COMPLETELY before coming to the Tangiers Sportsbook window. Anyone caught cheating will have their hand pounded with a hammer, their balls stabbed with ice picks, their head squeezed in a vice, and will be pummeled with a Louisville Slugger by Frank Marino, and left to die in a shallow grave in the desert outside Las Vegas. Thanks for playing with us and make sure you tip your valet parking attendant!


Sincerely,
Sam "Ace" Rothstein
Tangiers Casino Head of Monetary Operations
Host of "Aces High" TV variety show
IFL Gambling Consultant

Monday, August 04, 2008

Make A Wish

The RC has been discussing a rule change, and we're looking to get the input of all owners to see where you all stand on this.

We're discussing abolishing the wishbone (3 RB) starting formation. Which would mean, you can only start a maximum of TWO RBs in your lineup.

This would add an interesting strategic wrinkle to your draft/roster strategy. There are several ways of thinking here.

With the increase in # of RB-by-committees across the NFL, there are less quality starting RBs to go around. So people hoarding the RBs early, will essentially be drafting their 1st backup by the time they draft their 3rd RB.

By the same token, this could make RBs more valuable, and it may be worth it to some to fortify their depth by drafting multiple RBs early. But as I said, it would be along the same line as taking a 2nd QB in an early round (sort of).

I'll leave the rest to your imagination. Please go to the IFL website and vote on the poll. It will be up until Sunday 8/10, and a decision will be made by the RC early next week, if not sooner.