08-09 FFL Fantasy Football Draft a.k.a Sausage Fest 2008

Live from Craigs basement Friday night marked the first ever Live "FFL" fantasy football draft. It consisted of ten General Managers from different franchises spanning throughout the East Coast. Most of the parties were present at the draft, but two teams were represented via Webcam/Internet.

Cell phones were ringing, papers were turning, GM's were screaming. It doesn't get more serious/official/sad than this. Rocafeller only wishes he were here. Instead, he opted to go on a date with a hot chick. HAH! What a loser.

The Draft Lottery


The "Official" FFL podium


Someone ain't happy with last pick?


Nice Cp3 jersey Brian. To bad this was a Football draft. Someone didn't get the memo.



This kid actually announced his pick for 15 straight rounds........


Judging by this picture, are you honestly surprised he picked up the "Chris Brown" sticker, when he wanted to draft Ronnie Brown?


Brian with the thumbs up. James in the background frantically deciding who to 14th pick like it actually mattered.


Matt reppin last season's Superbowl Champs. And yet, he chooses Tom Brady with his first round pick.


Final product.



My team at the end of the night:

Round 1: L. Tomlinson
Round 2: Maurice Jones-Drew
Round 3: Marques "KING" Colston
Round 4: "Fast" Willie" Parker
Round 5: Roy Williams
Round 6: Edgerrin James
Round 7: Laveranues Coles
Round 8: San Diego Chargers Defense (Yes, I fucked that one up)
Round 9: Donovan McNabb
Round 10: Kevin Smith
Round 11: Ahman Green
Round 12: Kevin "Slim Thug the" Boss
Round 13: John Kitna
Round 14: Vincent Jackson
Round 15: Stephen Gostkowski

Does anybody else find this sad?

Call me a hater. I know I suck at this game. But come on now.

16-year-old drops out of school to play Guitar Hero

Sun Aug 17, 2008 2:29PM EDT

Regular readers know that I love video games as much as the next guy. In fact, my right ankle is still sore from drumming my way through a marathon Rock Band session last night (who knew calibrating the TV would make such a difference!?), and I'm always looking for the latest titles to pop into my Xbox.

But how much gaming is too much? For North Carolina native Blake Peebles, there's no such thing. Guitar Hero is his title of choice. "I usually play till I can't anymore," he says, in this profile from the News & Observer.

In fact, young Mr. Peebles is dropping out of high school... in order to focus on Guitar Hero full time. Peebles hopes to join the small but growing crew of players looking to make gaming a job. Citing his victories in Guitar Hero tournaments, which include "gift certificates, gaming equipment, and chicken sandwiches," Peebles thinks he has the chops to play competitively and earn actual money in the process. As the story notes, top gamers on the competitive circuit can earn up to $80,000 a year (though $25,000 is more common). Peebles, of course, can count his 52 Chick-fil-A combo meals toward that total.

I was at first inclined to disparage the decision by his parents to let Peebles drop out of school, but it seems a little less ridiculous when you delve into the facts. Peebles hahdn't been doing well in school and wasn't liked, and even now he isn't gaming full time. He has a tutor that provides a private education, and his parents say he's doing well with the more focused instruction and that their son now even does his homework without complaint. (Presumably he can hit the axe sooner after he's finished his studies.)

However, I worry that Peebles, who's just 16, may have a tough road ahead trying to break into competitive gaming. The costs of traveling to tournaments alone can totally outstrip earnings, and the amount of training can be grueling. Sponsorships are often a pipe dream. And then there's the issue of games going out of date and being replaced by something new. Traditional athletes never have to worry about, say, distance running being upgraded with a new version, but many games can go out of style, fast. In the end, there's just not much cash there: One gamer, quoted at the end of the linked article, says that in eight years his total earnings are about $25,000 total, and that's including a national championship in Halo 2.

Source

Ohhhhhh Deeeeee

Still Famous

Yes, I know that I've posted this before. Either I'm to eager for the new college basketball season to start, or I still can't get over the three seconds of fame that I had on national television... Jerry, Joe, Rory, Scott and I will forever be solidified in Youtube history. LOL! Holla at ya boy!

Guido Beach

Because the "My New Haircut" video is getting old. Here's to the Oompa Loompa lookin, Puma sweatsuit wearing, juiced up grease clowns broski...



Now I've got to get rid of this fucking headache...