Fantasy Recap: Don't Dream It's Over

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So let's get that final playoff game out of the way, shall we?

Live Free; Rhyme Hard

Projected: Win
Actual: Loss 210.90-234.17

Yup. Lost. It was close, but a pretty pathetic game all around, all things considered.

Before we get to the final standings in each league, I promised you a comparison of projected outcomes to actual outcomes. It's time for the results show! The various fantasy gurus guessed right 40 times, and guessed incorrectly 37 times. I guess what this really means is that the projections don't really mean anything. Good thing I conducted a 17-week study of the phenomenon. Next we'll cover why there's air.

The final standings:

In the my Yahoo! league? I clawed my way up to 5th.

*1. Arsenal 11-2-0

*2. Night Train 10-3-0

*3. MightyPurpleHelmets 8-5-0

*4. De chier des bulles 9-4-0

*5. Blue Blazer Regulars 8-5-0

*6. Extreme Hummingbird 5-8-0

7. Snooze Alarm 5-8-0

8. LiL Man 4-9-0

9. Purple People Eaters 4-9-0

10. Intercepticons 1-12-0

Nancy finished 4h, and Robert managed to win the whole shebang. Joe? Joe wound up in 7th... not that there's anything wrong with that.

In the office Yahoo! league:

*1. BALCO 11-3-0
*2. Mitchell Comission 11-3-0
*3. Death by Haiku 10-4-0
*4. The Flying Frenchman 9-5-0
*5. The Pastry Ducks 8-6-0
*6. San Diego Zoo 8-6-0
*7. LightsOut 7-7-0
*8. Livefree; Rhymehard 6-8-0
9. Bliss's Blitzers 5-9-0
10. Baby Bashers 5-9-0
11. The Tony Danza's 4-10-0
12. ativan stat 0-14-0

I finished in 8th... sigh. came THIS close to finishing 7th though! Tony, meanwhile, had an awesome season and after being in first for most of 17 weeks, finished in 3rd overall. An impressive run, I must say.

In my NFL.COM league:

East
Catchers in the Rye 9-6-0
Eau Claire Vandals 6-8-0
Textboo 6-8-0
LacesOu 5-9-0

Central
Tiny Adorable Hedgehogs 11-4-1
Death by Haiku 2 6-8-0
RumseyB 5-9-0
Goregor 3-10-1

West
DredPir 12-4-0
HolyHan 9-5-0
Mothers 9-6-0
Underdo 5-9-0

Top of my division, but finished overall 5th.

In that really, really crappy league:

Central
UsualSu 10-5-1
Clemson 7-5-2
LofasLa 7-6-1
Sith Lords of the Gridiron 5-8-1

East
BBbadbo 10-6-0
Knights 8-6-0
FBomber 8-7-0
royals1 6-8-0

West
TeamAlp 7-7-1
YounGGu 6-8-0
FifeFan 5-9-0
Lynchbe 5-9-0

Not only did I finish last in my division, I finished last overall. By the way, this was the league where I kinda' forgot about the draft, and never ranked my players. Finishing last is a high price to pay for proving myself right aboutthe need to spend weeks poring over player rankings and offensive line rosters, but hey, I was right after all. And last. But mostly right.

And in that league where I went undefeated for-almost-ever, and then lost in the first round of the playoffs:

Central
Powerful Mach 5! 12-3-0
Provide 6-8-0
JediMas 6-8-0
Bigbron 4-10-0

East
NEPats 10-5-0
Baldeag 8-6-0
Skeleto 3-11-0
ItaliHe 2-12-0

West
Xchucki 14-2-0
Provide 10-6-0
KNIGHTS 7-7-0
Breakin 5-9-0

Finished first in my division here as well, but third overall. All in all, my best fantasy season ever, right here in a league I joined as an afterthought at the 11th hour.

So there you have it! Another fantasy football season come and gone. I enjoyed both my best and worst seasons ever, but more than anything I enjoyed watching Nancy win a championship, and seeing people like Rick and Kathleen doing unbelievably well in their first fantasy football seasons ever. Of course all that means is that next year I'll be encouraging them to join someone else's league, but I'm still impressed... and already on the lookout for people who aren't so naturally adept at fantasy sports. Interested? It's only 8 months 'till next season's draft!