--<i>Chat before this point lost in cyberspace</i>--<br>
[Mattisback] my computer is being such a baby<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> heh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> we're getting a new computer at home<br>
[Mattisback] oh that file's too big...I can't handle it...you better shut me down<br>
[Mattisback] wah<br>
[Mattisback] whatcha getting?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> replacing a 266MHz with a 1.8GHz<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> with a hard drive that's about 10 times bigger<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ordered from Dell<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> free shipping, no sales tax<br>
[Mattisback] nice...Dell's the way to go<br>
[Mattisback] KT going to do graphics on it?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> maybe, she hasn't done much with that lately<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> keeping the same monitor<br>
[Mattisback] get SPSS and become the master fantasy football stats tactician<br>
[Mattisback] not that you aren't already<br>
[Mattisback] but you could run some fun formulas and talk smack with John<br>
[Mattisback] that would make me laugh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> have you noticed I'm cleaning house in SUNBA this week<br>
[Mattisback] yes, did you put in a new lineup<br>
[Mattisback] ?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> don was harassing me about not putting up a fight, so I got angry and created a spreadsheet that will lead to world domination<br>
[Mattisback] ?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> it's a top secret excel file, i might release it after the season is over<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> it's really no big deal, but it seems to be working this week<br>
[Mattisback] lineup projections?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ya<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Don was also harassing me about UPenn destroying USC last week<br>
[Mattisback] the site does that for you, you know<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ya, mine's a little different<br>
[Mattisback] ah<br>
[Mattisback] well, I stand amazed<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Penn shot something like 87% in the 1st half vs. USC<br>
[Mattisback] yes, he was quite proud<br>
[Mattisback] even more than me vs. Mizzou<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> they were 21-24 in the first half<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> that is SICK<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> teams don't do that in practice!<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> with no defense on the floor!<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> 9-11 from 3-pt-range<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> and ended up 72% for the game, and 15-18 from 3-pt range, unbelievable<br>
[Mattisback] where is everyone?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i don't know ?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> waaah<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> that's what Sammy does if you leave him alone<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> waaah<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> waaaah!!!!<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he was pretty happy last night tho<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> played in his exer-saucer thing while I ate dinner<br>
[Mattisback] doesn't like to be by himself?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> nope<br>
[Mattisback] no good<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> KT otp<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Molly and Sammy are both sleeping at the moment, so KT is happy<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I'm not sure I can archive a chat with only 2 participants<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> it seems too private or something<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> oh, Molly's not asleep, she's reading a book<br>
[Mattisback] Maybe KT can jump and chat<br>
[Mattisback] that way it's archivable<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> our DSL is down for about another week as we switch providers<br>
[Mattisback] that's very sad<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> KT says two of her friends at church are getting boob jobs!<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> What??!!<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> actually the DSL switch is what motivated replacing our 4-yr-old computer<br>
[Mattisback] wait a minute<br>
[Mattisback] boob jobs? <br>
[Mattisback] really?<br>
[Mattisback] that seems unbiblical to me, but I confess to not having thought it out much<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> at least it seems like bad stewardship of $$$<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> tho I a former co-worker had a reduction done because hers were too big and painful<br>
[Mattisback] and not being happy the way God made you<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> are you saying we should all run around naked? heh ... just kidding<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Gar otp<br>
[Mattisback] tell him to get in chat<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> asking me if I want to go to Lakers-Warriors next Wed.<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> but my sm group meets then<br>
[Mattisback] sniff<br>
[Mattisback] I was offered tickets to Bucs and Eagles this weekend<br>
[Mattisback] $$$, though<br>
[Mattisback] had to decline<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> my brother has a friend who lives in Indy<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he sat in the owners' box with the Irsay family like every game this year or something<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he thought he would be able to get us SB tix<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> but now it's not looking good<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> face value, around $300-400<br>
[Mattisback] yikes<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i decided i'd do it once, to see the Raiders in the SB, at a stadium I don't need to travel to<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> but now it looks like I won't be able to anyway<br>
[Mattisback] yeah, that would work out well for you<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i can use the $$$ to pay for the new computer<br>
[Mattisback] I think the SB is well out of the range of everyday people, now , though<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I opted for a re-furb by the way<br>
[Mattisback] ?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> on the computer<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I'm pro-refurbishment for some reason<br>
[Mattisback] oh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I read about it, and I think, "Ah, that will work fine"<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> saved like $250 or something<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> $419<br>
[Mattisback] Pops on the phone<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> they offer the same warranty on refurbished ones as the new ones<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Ask him if he thinks he's a better drummer than Joe Joyce<br>
[Mattisback] heh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> that's pretty much all i know about your dad: he's practically a CIA agent, and he can play drums<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> there's a guy who comes to our young marrieds group who's an FBI guy<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> the song Secret Agent Man comes into my head every time I see him<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he's moving out your way sometime in the next year or so<br>
[Mattisback] not really CIA...just a humble servant for the Department of Defense<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> so when Saddam accused us of "beating the drums of war" was he talking about your dad?<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I think I actually spent less on this computer than I did on the one I bought 4 years ago<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> SBC charges a $200 fee for terminating my DSL contract before a year is up<br>
[Mattisback] can't believe we don't have other chatters<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> so I guess I can't move to Philly and become the Eagles webmaster<br>
[Mattisback] bad SUFFLers'<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> doh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> maybe I can get Mama Meg in here<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> every time I've ever invited her, she's showed up in like 5 minutes<br>
[Mattisback] no Vamp<br>
[Mattisback] no Goodwin<br>
[Mattisback] no Gar<br>
[Mattisback] we never, ever, ever get Raj in here<br>
[Mattisback] He should be on SUFFL probation for that<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> yes<br>
[Mattisback] I hereby declare Raj Patel to be on SUFFL probation<br>
[Mattisback] no emails in a long time<br>
[Mattisback] no participation in chat<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I second the declaration, cyberspatially signing it in John Hancock style<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he came to Justin's birthday party, at least<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> there was a veteran of the Marine Corps there, so they talked about that for about 3 hours<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> this guy is a lawyer and elder in our church, not your typical gun rack kind of marine<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> OK, now I'm looking at the sunba site, and I'm not seeing the projections<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> wanted to compare theirs with mine, if such a comparison can be made<br>
[Mattisback] Weekly schedule<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ah yes<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> bascially what my thing does is take that weekly schedule, and multiply player averages by the no. of games his team is playing that week<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> tough to get the roster under 100.0 though<br>
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<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i'll sell it to you for $50<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> well, come<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ie, welcome<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> thank you (taking some bows)<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> What's the subject today? Besides the usual down with STLJ, I mean.<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> we started with why SUFFL is superior to other fantasy leagues<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> That's self-evident<br>
[Mattisback] We're no longer strictly DWJ, by the way<br>
[Mattisback] we're just letting things take their course<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> and put Raj on probation for lack of participation<br>
[Mattisback] although we all know who we're rooting for<br>
[Mattisback] but yes, Raj is on probation<br>
[Mattisback] and we cited our proudest accomplishments as the league staff<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> we've talked a little fantasy hoops<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Raj is undergoing a major life situation right now.<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> What are our proudest accomplishments?<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Who else are we down with, if not just STLJ?<br>
[Mattisback] as a staff, we are proud of ditching the old supplemental draft, getting Tucker Sit into the league, Pick Your Spot<br>
[Mattisback] what else, Andy?<br>
[Mattisback] seems like there was another thign<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> uh<br>
[Mattisback] I guess I would add that I'm proud that everyone ever associated with SUFFL has stayed in the fold<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> other things i like about our league that set it apart is going all the way thru the playoffs, and allowing a depth chart to dictate replacements for players injured unbeknownst to their owners<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> There's just so much to like about SUFFL. Frankly, it has just about revolutionized fantasy sports.<br>
[Mattisback] except for Fialkoff<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Here are my top loves about SUFFL:<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> what does Fialkoff have to do with anything, i didn't catch that<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (1) the comraderie...not just a group of people competing, but good, hopefully lifelong friends helping each other grow in Christ<br>
[Mattisback] he played one year and then left our league...not a crisis, but he's the only guy who's never come back<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> true<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (2) the creativity of our league...always trying to improve but stay true to our values<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (3) the extended season through the playoffs...very cool and unique among fantasy leagues...why would anyone do it any other way is beyond me<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (4) the fact that we have an active member for whom the championship trophy is named (and who, however, has never won said title)<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (it's like having Pete Rozelle currently as an owner)<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (why did I say that? it is the *Lombardi* trophy, dummy!)<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> heh<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (5) SUFFLmetrics (tm)<br>
[Mattisback] that is cool<br>
[Mattisback] the trophy thing<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> yep<br>
[Mattisback] we basically still play under Ric's rules<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i like in the History how it says Ric Haupt (1968-)<br>
[Mattisback] a few adjustments, but essentially the same framework<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> yep<br>
[Mattisback] I like that we don't have the TE position<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Matt - totally agree with that...that was one of our better changes<br>
[Mattisback] feel like it gives guys like Todd Heap, etc. their proper value<br>
[Mattisback] as opposed to being as valuable as Priest Holmes<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> About the only major thing I would do different with our league, but which simply will never happen, is to have everyone gather in the same location and do the draft live, together, in the same room, with about a ponykeg of beer and some stogies.<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> (not that I smoke or drink...but it would have to be done)<br>
[Mattisback] might happen in 03<br>
[Mattisback] I'd have a beer on such an occasion<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> For me, it would take a near stopping of the earth's rotation, unfortunately.<br>
[Mattisback] this might be your year<br>
[Mattisback] there's talk of everyone coming to CT<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> wow<br>
[Mattisback] that's what I hear from our subcommittee, anyway.<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> If you all came to UConn, that would be *unbelievable*<br>
[Mattisback] maybe not Stoors, more likely Chris's house<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> We could rent a room on campus, and it would give us that old university feel.<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Yeah, but at someone's house, you've got the kiddos running around and everything. <br>
[Mattisback] not sure what they're thinking for an actual draft room<br>
[Mattisback] I suggested a conference room in a local hotel<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> That costs money. We could do UConn for free.<br>
[Mattisback] I know the group has been working pretty hard to figure something out<br>
[Mattisback] I think they're pretty close<br>
[Mattisback] split 15 ways, the cost would be minimal<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i like<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Well, that would be something awesome. Almost as awesome as, say, SU's forward duo of Hakim Warrick and Carmelo Anthony...the best duo since Coleman/Owens<br>
[Mattisback] I'm a little nervous about conference play, but this does seem like a good group<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> They'll go 10-6 in conference, and go 1-1 in the BE tourney, and head into the NCAA's with a 22-8 record and a 5 seed.<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> Anyway, I've got to go. Take care fellas!<br>
[Mattisback] see ya<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> see ya<br>
<font color="#008000">[JohnboyWalton]</font> bye<br>
[Mattisback] can't wait for the draft...it promises to be spectacular<br>
[Mattisback] hopefully, it all works out<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> couldn't participate in the draft discussion<br>
[Mattisback] ?<br>
[Mattisback] why not<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> co-worker in my office asking me too many questions<br>
[Mattisback] ?<br>
[Mattisback] oh<br>
[Mattisback] sorry<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ah well<br>
[Mattisback] "oh, that's nothing...just the framework for a possible new business venture"<br>
[Mattisback] "SUFFL.com? You've never heard of it?"<br>
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[Mattisback] "Well, Mr. Academic Big Shot. For just $200K, you could be involved in one of the more lucrative business opp's of our day"<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> heh<br>
[Mattisback] Actually, I bet we could frame a pretty good business case around the idea of empowering and connecting social networkds<br>
[Mattisback] I'd have to give that some more thought, but I bet there's something there<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> yep<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> there's some research in the Comm world about such things<br>
[Mattisback] I'm sure<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> if i could find the right prof to give us some study that sounds good, we're on our way to capitalistic glory<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> well, maybe that's going too far<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> I'd settle for covering our suffl.com and sportsline.com fees<br>
[Mattisback] We bring people together in a unique way, enable them to commit to a common cause, charge them up the wazoo for such a privilege, then pat ourselves on the back for bringing grace to the world and money to our bank account<br>
[Mattisback] covered our sportsline fee this year, by the way<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i like the hotel conference room idea<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> i think we should all show up in suits<br>
[Mattisback] heh<br>
[Mattisback] yeah, I think that works well<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> don't you have some in-law or something who is in the hotel world?<br>
[Mattisback] lot of space, plenty of bathrooms<br>
[Mattisback] brother in law used to work for a hotel group<br>
[Mattisback] now he's at AOL<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ah<br>
[Mattisback] in fact, the hotel was the one you guys stayed at at my wedding<br>
[Mattisback] that's where he used to work<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> we could prepare a welcome pack for everyone, that would include one of those fart-absorbing cushions<br>
[Mattisback] heh<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> ya, that's what I was thinking of<br>
[Mattisback] even Kern, Kern!, is making noise about coming to the draft<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> that would be cool<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> did I tell you about seeing him when I was in NJ?<br>
[Mattisback] no<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he came down to the Clarke house<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> he's only about an hour from there now<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> Karen too<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> was cool to see him<br>
[Mattisback] I talked to Dave on the phone last week<br>
[Mattisback] to find out how his dad was doing<br>
[Mattisback] but didn't talk long<br>
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[Mattisback] !!!<br>
[Mattisback] Andy, come back<br>
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<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> still here?<br>
[Mattisback] yes<br>
[Mattisback] you scared me<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> my thing timed out, so i lost everything<br>
[Mattisback] that'd odd<br>
[Mattisback] oh well<br>
[Mattisback] and with that, I have to go<br>
[Mattisback] go Eagles and Raiders<br>
<font color="#FF0000">[AndyLovesPYS]</font> that's who i want too<br>
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