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Posted: 8/16/2007 4:30:26 PM EDT

Im pissed. I thought we were drafting tonight and finishing up tomorrow???

I rushed home to find plans changed. Why? Cause no one emailed WG names?

This isn't directed at you WG, so do not misunderstand my post.

Next year we need to work on a list of 30 names BEFORE we start this auction or use preset rankings. I have several players I am interested in but I sure as shit ain't gonna mentioned them while there are lots of guys with more money than me still active.

So what's our next move?

I sent you a couple IM's Wobblin and you have not responded so I am assuming your pissed and decided to call it a night.

Posted: 8/16/2007 5:00:55 PM EDT

[#1]

Charlie
Foxtrot

Posted: 8/16/2007 5:54:00 PM EDT

[#2]

p fucking s,

I don't appreciate shit being left to hang like this. Just posting in the last auction that it was the last one for the night with no updates OR EXPLANATIONS was NOT cool. I don't appreciate being left hanging especially in a MONEY league. Is this an indication of how the season is going to go?????

Posted: 8/16/2007 6:02:46 PM EDT

[#3]

An explanation would have been nice....yes.

Posted: 8/17/2007 2:37:54 AM EDT

[#4]

Here's a couple thoughts for you guys:

1. You want to draft people? SEND ME NAMES.

2. You want to finish this auction draft? SEND ME NAMES OF PEOPLE YOU ACTUALLY WANT TO DRAFT...AND NOT "TROJANS" TO GET OTHER PEOPLE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY ON LOSERS.

3. I had heatstroke yesterday. Combined with no names other than loser 6th round types and nearly passing out two or three times even while sitting at my computer...I wrapped up yesterday's auction early.

4. Don't like it? THEN STOP FUCKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY AND PUT UP NAMES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DRAFTING.

Posted: 8/17/2007 2:44:06 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Im pissed. I thought we were drafting tonight and finishing up tomorrow???

I rushed home to find plans changed. Why? Cause no one emailed WG names?

This isn't directed at you WG, so do not misunderstand my post.

Next year we need to work on a list of 30 names BEFORE we start this auction or use preset rankings. I have several players I am interested in but I sure as shit ain't gonna mentioned them while there are lots of guys with more money than me still active.

So what's our next move?

I sent you a couple IM's Wobblin and you have not responded so I am assuming your pissed and decided to call it a night.

Yes, I was pissed. Virtually all the names you guys (the ones who did IM me, anyway) sent me were trojan horses.

NOW HOW THE FUCK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO WRAP UP A DRAFT IF YOU GUYS DO THIS?

This isn't necessarily directed at everyone...but seriously guys. I'm not in control of this as much as you are. If you wanted to speed this thing along why give me names like "Wali Lundy?"

I set this thing up so there were no surprises and everybody knew what the parameters were. I also gave you guys quite a bit of control by allowing you to decide who got auctioned off.

Apparently that was a mistake.

Posted: 8/17/2007 3:28:15 AM EDT

[#6]

Here's an obvious option: Take a vote and we dump the entire auction and have a regular draft on September 2.

Posted: 8/17/2007 3:43:13 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Here's an obvious option: Take a vote and we dump the entire auction and have a regular draft on September 2.

It's a mess right now and I honestly didn't see it coming. I don't blame anyone in particular, but I think we need to scrap what we did -unfortunately- and do something else. Either that or just take the remaining players that are needed to fill everyone's open spots right off of a list from ESPN/Yahoo.

If we start over, I think the only way to do it right is to have a 30 man set list, taken from ESPN or Yahoo or any of the other fantasy sites. We auction right off of that. We can pick a 2 hour time like Saturday night from 10pm to midnight -or Sunday am 7am to 9am...something obscure so no excuses and everyone is here and draft all 30 players in that 2 hours. We can do 5 guys at a time, there's no reason to do just 1. Auctions last 15 minuites or so and with a pretermined list you'll know who you want to try for.

thoughts?

Posted: 8/17/2007 3:44:01 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Here's an obvious option: Take a vote and we dump the entire auction and have a regular draft on September 2.

Hope you're OK.

<---Living in heatstroke central

Whoever IMed Lundi needs to be beaten.

Rather than shitcan it, I proposed some other options to get things rolling in my "quagmire" thread. Giggity.

I have no objections to starting from scratch 9/2, however.

Posted: 8/17/2007 3:54:52 AM EDT

[#9]

3. I had heatstroke yesterday. Combined with no names other than loser 6th round types and nearly passing out two or three times even while sitting at my computer...I wrapped up yesterday's auction early.

Hope your feeling better W.G.
I had a bad day yesterday and a worse night and I was a bit grumpy posting last night. For those that know me, you know that is unlike me. For that I apologize. But let's get this thing back on track. There's some good ideas floating around that I think we can use to fix this.

Posted: 8/17/2007 4:07:14 AM EDT

[#10]

Here's the FIX:

To complete the draft, we need 10 more players auctioned. Here are those players. I took them right off of a top 200 cheat sheet list. Coupled with who we already have drafted, these guys round out the top 30 on that sheet.:

Drew Brees -(is being auctioned right now)
Ronnie Brown
Steve Smith
Marvin Harrison
Deuce McAllister
Chad Johnson
Cedric Benson
Torry Holt
Marion Barber
Reggie Wayne

It don't get much fairer than that guys.

Posted: 8/17/2007 4:08:45 AM EDT

[#11]

i vote to dump it and go again, but only cause i had a bad auction!

Posted: 8/17/2007 4:11:18 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Here's the FIX:

To complete the draft, we need 10 more players auctioned. Here are those players. I took them right off of a top 200 cheat sheet list. Coupled with who we already have drafted, these guys round out the top 30 on that sheet.:

Drew Brees -(is being auctioned right now)
Ronnie Brown
Steve Smith
Marvin Harrison
Deuce McAllister
Chad Johnson
Cedric Benson
Torry Holt
Marion Barber
Reggie Wayne

It don't get much fairer than that guys.

And if those guys don't sell, we pick the next fucker off the list.

Eventually, I get someone for a dollar!

Posted: 8/17/2007 4:17:55 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Here's the FIX:

To complete the draft, we need 10 more players auctioned. Here are those players. I took them right off of a top 200 cheat sheet list. Coupled with who we already have drafted, these guys round out the top 30 on that sheet.:

Drew Brees -(is being auctioned right now)
Ronnie Brown
Steve Smith
Marvin Harrison
Deuce McAllister
Chad Johnson
Cedric Benson
Torry Holt
Marion Barber
Reggie Wayne

It don't get much fairer than that guys.

And if those guys don't sell, we pick the next fucker off the list.

Eventually, I get someone for a dollar!

Bingo!!! We just keep going next off the list. The rest of the unwanteds go back in the pool for the regualr draft.

Posted: 8/17/2007 5:14:33 AM EDT

[#14]

I'll do whatever you guys wanna do. But I'm unavailable ALL of Saturday (might be able to log on around 5pm till 10pm....maybe) and ALL Sunday. Going out of town. Since i only have 2 bucks left I didn't really care about the auction too much from now on. But if you guys scrap it I'll have to care, but I won't be around.

Posted: 8/17/2007 5:18:50 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I'll do whatever you guys wanna do. But I'm unavailable ALL of Saturday (might be able to log on around 5pm till 10pm....maybe) and ALL Sunday. Going out of town. Since i only have 2 bucks left I didn't really care about the auction too much from now on. But if you guys scrap it I'll have to care, but I won't be around.

That's easy enough. You only need 1 more player. Email Wobblin a list IN ORDER of who you want. Make sure there's at least 8 or 9 guys on the list. He can bid for you and eventually you will get one of the players on your list.

Posted: 8/17/2007 5:21:34 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I'll do whatever you guys wanna do. But I'm unavailable ALL of Saturday (might be able to log on around 5pm till 10pm....maybe) and ALL Sunday. Going out of town. Since i only have 2 bucks left I didn't really care about the auction too much from now on. But if you guys scrap it I'll have to care, but I won't be around.

That's easy enough. You only need 1 more player. Email Wobblin a list IN ORDER of who you want. Make sure there's at least 8 or 9 guys on the list. He can bid for you and eventually you will get one of the players on your list.

Just to reiterate, send him a list of who you would like to buy, not people you would like he put up in the auction, as it seems we are doing Sandman's/DSMD's way.

Posted: 8/17/2007 5:41:09 AM EDT

[#17]

actually it's just an idea right now....nothing has been agreed upon yet

Posted: 8/17/2007 5:48:21 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
I'll do whatever you guys wanna do. But I'm unavailable ALL of Saturday (might be able to log on around 5pm till 10pm....maybe) and ALL Sunday. Going out of town. Since i only have 2 bucks left I didn't really care about the auction too much from now on. But if you guys scrap it I'll have to care, but I won't be around.

I'm open to whatever you guys want to do as well (as I stated in the other post). We can reset the league, just go from a set list for the remainder of the picks, or start a new auction. Obviously, I have a full team so I don't have as much at stake if we go to a set list.

I will say that if you decide to start a new auction, I will not be here this weekend (including tonight) either. I am out of town and without internet access so I will have no chance to bid. Another quick note, I would not really be in favor of redoing the entire auction unless Wobblin was ok with it. It seems like it has been a pain in the ass for him to do and I wouldn't want him to have to redo everything unless he is willing to do so. It can be a pain in the ass to be a commish at times and I don't want to add extra work.

Posted: 8/17/2007 8:16:37 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Here's an obvious option: Take a vote and we dump the entire auction and have a regular draft on September 2.

No sour grapes from me. I vote to continue drafting the first 3 rounds as we are doing.

Posted: 8/17/2007 8:18:41 AM EDT

[#20]

Although bottled is my favorite, I would even prefer cans.

Posted: 8/17/2007 10:59:59 AM EDT

[#21]

OK guys, sorry about the harshness this morning. Yesterday I worked like a damn fool on the job and then had to race back to my house to pour even more concrete. I had nothing to eat all day and could barely stop to catch my breath due to the concrete having to be poured via wheelbarrow and then it started curing like a mofo due to the heat. I almost passed out twice outside, and then once inside. I even called my wife to come home and check on me because I honestly thought I was going to wind up on the ground or floor, whichever was beneath me at the time.

Couple that with getting IMs with names we wouldn't want to draft in round four, let alone two or three and I had had enough. After a cold shower, some icepacks on my head and neck, and a little chill time, I called it a night.

Now, I am OK with taking ten names off that top 200 list and auctioning them off one by one tonight. We can choose a two hour window where we will be here and just get it done.

Everybody game?

Posted: 8/17/2007 11:08:19 AM EDT

[#22]

~~How is 8-10 Eastern time for the 2-hour window?~~

ETA- Scratch that. How about 8:30-10:30 Eastern time?

Posted: 8/17/2007 11:11:53 AM EDT

[#23]

8:30 or 9 is better for me. If that's ok.

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