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Your Chance to Join NIAFL Football: The Essay Contest

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 21, Jul 31, 2006.

  1. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Ah he flubs Sister Christian. That can't help him in the polls with BYH.
     
  2. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    You may be interested to know that Joe Horn is an NIAFL cult figure, and the reason the league became a closed society.  In our early days, prior to the No Idiot requirement, one member who was unknown to the rest of the league decided to withdraw midseason, and began dumping all his players.  Unaware that Yahoo does not allow such psychotic behavior, he was forced to retain one player--Joe Horn.  We played the entire season with each team facing Joe Horn once or twice.  At least once, Joe single-handedly beat his opponent.

    So extra credit for the reference.
     
  3. The_Plan

    The_Plan Member

    If you want a guy who has been fucked over ... by Michael Vick and his preseason injuries; Priest Holmes and his spinal cord; Herm Edwards and his conservative play-calling; Martin Grammatica and his shanked kicks; Darrell Jackson's bum hands; Ashlie Lelie's ego; the Belichick "who will be the go-to tight end?" debacle; Bobby Hoying's pathetic end-of-game fumble at the goal line; Kurt Warner's fumbles; Ricky Williams' reefer madness; the Steve Spurrier era; Kordell Stewart's 1998 season, right around the time he got on the cover of NFL Blitz; the magician, Herman Moore (again, 1998) and his disappearing act ... just one 100-yard game and just one TD; Rich Gannon 2003; Laveranues Coles 2004; Julius Jones 2005; Elvis Grbac's career day (504 yards) against my defense: the Raiders; T.O.'s suspension; Marty Ball; All things Pete Stoyanovich (hurts just saying the name); Trent Green's four completions to Deltha O'Neal in 2001; The Air Coryell offense; Saints players; Greg Robinson's swiss cheese defense; TOMMY bleepin' Maddox.

    I would write more, but sorry, my wrists are starting to hurt.

    In all seriousness, I'm a newbie to this board as a poster. There's no question about that. But I've been around for quite a while, and though I lack the experience and post count that you all probably desire, I'll certainly make up for it in other areas: late-night trade proposals, waiver wire steals, and oh yeah, making fun of whoever decides to waste a draft pick on Santonio Holmes.

    I'm a fantasy football veteran, I've been playing in the "minors" for well over 10-years, and despite all of the many setbacks I've had to endure (as you can see above), I've still been crowed champion four times, with three other top-3 finishes in what is always a competitive league.

    Like Michelle Wie, I think I'm ready to take my game to the next level. And as some extra motivation to select me, I'll PROMISE you that unlike her, "when the tide gets tough, I'll just bring the damn ship in."

    You want competition? You got it.

    Take care, guys.
     
  4. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    I want more blaspheming against each other.
     
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    As some of you know, I was considering joining the NIAFL. But that was when I thought that spaceman was in the league. When I found out he was leaving, I needed a little convincing. So I PMed all of the league members and asked them each to send me a 500-word essay telling me why I should join.

    So far, only Idaho, BYH and Boom have responded. Based on their essays, I am again considering joining. I won't say which came from each, but one offered me a fun night out on the town (although he said the places don't serve alcohol. Have they haven't outlawed women too?), one offered me naked photos of a female sports journalist (not of my choosing) and one offered me a "Don't Hassel the Hoff" T-Shirt.

    I was a bit worried about the competition for this spot, but then I saw that 21 was "quite moved" by the guy with the porn star name who boasted of his "ability to produce witty, sarcastic yet prose."

    Prose?

    Smack, maybe. Trash talk, OK. Not very creative, but fine. But prose? Does this league get together every Thursday night for poetry readings?

    Jeez, people, this is football, not knitting. Do I need to be worried that 21 is quite moved by "prose" and that she quoted Ovid in her initial post? Because I'll say what everyone else has been thinking: There is no room for Ovid in football!

    Marv Levy has a Ph.D and he'd never even think of quoting Ovid. I heard that Lawrence Taylor once quoted Ovid to Bill Parcells and suffice to say that it's the only time anyone has ever seen LT cry (except for a drug arrest, an appearance on 60 Minutes to sell a book, and a brief moment in Any Given Sunday).

    If you want to know why I belong in the NIAFL, ask your fellow league member Dooley. Who is the guy who stayed for 14 innings of a baseball game when everyone else bailed, even thought he had no money riding on the outcome and it meant putting up with a bunch of goofy Canadians?

    That is what I will bring to the league. Commitment, passion and doggedness (Oh yeah, I'll be calling player personnel contacts for inside information).

    What I promise to never do is quote Ovid, not even when I am ruling the league and putting you all in your place. As Homer once said, "A multitude of rulers is not a good thing. Let there be one ruler, one king."
     
  6. fmrsped

    fmrsped Active Member

    Like Michelle Wie? You want a whiny bitch who can't close the deal in your league? I can imagine it now, Headbutt, you're wanting to do a blockbuster deal and The Plan will waver, waffle and ultimately fail to pull the trigger.

    There's no room for scared bitches in your league, FH, and I think you know that.

    Vote Ricky Deep: Just call me Dave Littlefield.
     
  7. fmrsped

    fmrsped Active Member

    Fuckabuncha Ragu. Everyone knows Prego is better.

    And who wants a Bubbler or Ragu in their fantasy league, cluttering up the message board with drawn-out posts like the one above or Bubbler's previously? Jesus H man, if you've got something to say, say it!

    Vote Ricky Deep: Quick to the point like BYH since 1982.
     
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Good point about the ballgame, Ragu, but if sammills asks to join, I'll be in a quandary on that point. And I just read that baseball/football poll thread. God, that made my head hurt
     
  9. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    I'm getting the sense that my chances of making this league -- thus guaranteeing higher finishes for everyone else -- are slipping away. The only thing I can do to improve my chances are to vow to take David Carr as my QB.
     
  10. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    For what it's worth, my favorite store bought tomato sauce is Classico. Delicious.

    The Big Classico? Ricky Classico? Good names if you ask me.
     
  11. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    Such promises are great, and good to be reinforced. On the other hand, what would Buck's claim to fame be then?
     
  12. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    "A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace."

    --Ovid
     
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