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2009 Goozex Yahoo Fantasy Football League

devyanks90 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:48:08 GMT

in a bit of luck, Yahoo remembered the settings from last year's league meaning starting the league took 2 minutes.

Draft time is movable if need be, but it cannot move up to the next weekend (August 28-30th) as I'm moving into my college dorm then (350 mile plus move)

first 13 are in. please use your Goozex screen name as your team name so we know who you are. we had a lot of fun last year and would like to keep it going.

Details:

League ID#:	161672
League Name:	Goozex
Password:	turns
Custom League URL:	http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/goozex2009
Draft Type:	Live Draft
Draft Time:	Sun Aug 23 9:00pm EDT
Max Teams:	14
Scoring Type:	Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on:	Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider:	None
Max Moves:	No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week:	No maximum
Max Trades:	No maximum
Trade Reject Time:	2
Trade End Date:	November 20, 2009
Trade Review:	League Votes
Waiver Time:	2 days
Waiver Type:	Continual rolling list
Weekly Waivers	None
Post Draft Players:	Free Agents
Playoffs:	Week 14, 15 and 16 (8 teams)
Divisions:	No
Roster Positions:	QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Fractional Points:	Yes
Negative Points:	No

ND vs Navy

IrishFan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:12:24 GMT

Norte Dame fumbles on the opening drive,Navy takes over and goes 12 plays for 51 yards and the touchdown to take a 7-0 lead.

Big Ten Fans

IrishFan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:48:23 GMT

Looks like Iowa is in some trouble late in the 4thqtr.

Athletes getting the H1N1 vaccine before the public.

killmak — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:52:44 GMT

In Calgary there is a big scandle going on due to the Calgary Flames getting the H1N1 vaccince before everyone else. People are getting fired over this and the Flames are taking a lot of heat. I am just wondering what other people think about this situation. Here is the link http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=297196&hubname=nhl-flames

Personally I think athletes that are travelling constantly from city to city should be considered high risk and vacinated. They are at a higher risk of coming into contact with H1N1 then normal people and if they get it they themselves can spread it from city to city as they travel. I say give them a break and direct your anger towards the people making the vaccine, they should ramp up production to stop the shoratge.

$201,449,189

IrishFan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:56:45 GMT

What it cost the Yankees to buy a World Series.

Goozex Fantasy Basketball League

IrishFan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:29:39 GMT

I am going to follow Killmak's lead. And i set up a Fantasy Basketball League on ESPN. We will have a live draft on Sat Oct 10 at 7:30pm est. League name Goozex. PW gooZex. Only nine more teams can join. Note League is now full.

Cat's UFC 104 Breakdown

Catastrophic — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:13:58 GMT

*****SPOILER ALERT***** This thread contains results of UFC 104 *****

So I thought I'd make my own threads based off of UFC ppv's on my opinion on the happenings and results of the fights. I will go over all of the televised fights and go over them to the best of my memory since I will be posting these the following morning. Forgive me if every detail isn't exact. Feel free to comment on your thoughts as well.

UFC 104 overall was a very good night of fights. A lot of the fights went the way I thought they would and there were a couple of surprises.

Fight 1: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson vs. Yoshiyuki "Zenko" Yoshida - This fight was a little bit of a heart break for me but I pretty much knew what was going to happen. I was rooting for Yoshida due to the fact he's a 4th degree blackbelt in Judo, and having trained in Judo myself, I have a soft spot for fighters with that background. Unfortunately, Yoshida had no chance in utilizing Judo skills because Johnson's hands came quick and hard. Johnson caught him a few times in an exchange and a big right hand put down Yoshida in 0:21 of the first round (TKO).

Commentator note: Despite the fact this was the first televised fight Mike "I don't know sh*t" Goldberg nominated that for Knockout of the Night. I laughed promptly.

Fight 2: Joe "Daddy" Stevenson vs. "The King" Spencer Fisher - This was a fight I was looking forward to. I really like both of these fighters, but I went with Stevenson since his ability on the ground is better than Fisher's. In the first round Stevenson gave Fisher a nice cut above the eye of Fisher that hampered his fighting ability. The rest of round one Fisher did the best he could, despite blood getting into his eye.

During the round break, the cutman was able to close up the cut, though Fisher stated he was having trouble seeing. The ref asked Fisher if he was ok to fight, he nodded and round 2 commenced. Stevenson wisely made that cut a target, peppering it with jabs whenever he could and eventually re-opened it. Fisher put up a good fight, but when Stevenson got Fisher to the ground and began hammering Fisher on and around that cut, the ref stopped the fight at 4:03 in the second round, apparently due to a tapout Fisher did with his foot, though that wasn't really caught on camera. Either way, it would have been acceptable if the ref stopped the fight himself, Fisher was in a really bad spot.

Fisher was very graceful in defeat, raising Joe Stevenson's hand after the bout.

Fight 3: Yushin "Thunder" Okami vs Chael Sonnen - This was a preliminary bout that we got to see since the first two fights ended early. This bout I thought Okami was going to get Sonnen. I haven't seen too much of Sonnen, but what I did see, wasn't impressive. That changed for this fight.

Sonnen proved to be a cardio machine in the way he pushed the pace for the entire 3 round fight. From bell to bell in all 3 rounds Sonnen was fairly relentless. It wasn't all out non-stop fighting, it was very smart, well timed strikes and takedowns and control. In the first round Sonnen shut out Okami's ability to control people on the ground when he overpowered Okami and easily took him down several times. Okami was able to muscle his way back to his feet, but after 3 or 4 takedowns, it seemed that Okami wanted nothing to do with going to the ground with Sonnen and Okami apparently had no backup plan.

Rounds 2 and 3 were great for Sonnen who kept pressure on Okami, throwing lots of 2-3 strike combos pausing for a moment and doing it again, and again...and again. Okami really had no answer for Sonnen's striking since he obviously felt his wrestling wasn't good enough to go toe to toe with Sonnen.

Sonnen outclassed Okami in all three rounds and won a very easy, unanimous desicion in the 3rd round. Sonnen won me over on that fight.

Commentator Note: It was about after this fight that they showed Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore in the crowd. Ashton smiled into the camera and got Demi's attention, she smiled and waved into the camera as Joe "Bonehead" Rogan states "I can't believe Demi is sucking Ashton's blood every night!" Classy, Joe!

Fight 4: Gleison Tibau vs. Josh "The Dentist" Neer - I couldn't remember the last time I'd seen either of these guys fight before so since my Father-in-law went with Neer, I decided to go Tibau. It was the classic striker vs grappler bout that always intrigues. Will Neer KO Tibau or will Tibau get him down and submit him?

Any question of if Tibau could take him down was answered fast and often. Tibau's first takedown was a slam and it came fast and hard. Neer was able to get right up though. Then Tibau came out and did a spear right out off WWE, Rhyno style Gore! Neer, quickly got up again. And thats how most of the first round went. Tibau took Neer down at will, but wasn't able to control him at all. Unfortunately for Neer, he couldn't get in any big punches. Although he actually was doing really well striking from his back when Tibau would get him down. Neer worked in some leg kicks early on and continued throughout the round, but when the bell rang at the end of round one, he stopped reached down and touched his shin and grimaced. He was apparently in a lot of pain.

Round 2 went much like round 1. Tibau was still taking Neer down, though with each successful takedown, you could see Tibau slowing down. He had to be getting frustrated at the fact that every time he would take Neer down, Neer was hurting him with strikes and able to get right back up. Toward the end of round 2 Tibau went for an armbar, but wasn't able to lock it in. Neer escaped the armbar and lasted another round.

Tibau came out at the beginning of round 3 clearly gassed. This was Neer's chance to do what he does. Tibau attempted a couple of takedowns and for the first time of the fight, Neer was able to successfully defend the takedowns. This should have been when Neer came out like a warrior and worked Tibau, but his leg injury proved to be too much. Out of routine or desperation, Neer tried a couple of more leg kicks, and grimaced with each strike. It seemed he wasn't able to explode with punching power since his crippled leg didn't allow him to spring off of it for the punches. As a result he worked combos as best he could while Tibau threw very slow, weak punches in an attempt to just work the 3rd round. Neer (in my opinion) won the 3rd round but it wasn't enough.

Tibau won a unanimous and rightful decision in the third round. It was well fought, but I wonder how different it would have been had Neer's leg not been hurt.

Fight 5: Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell - Here's where my opinion may cause a stir. At the beginning of this fight, i was wanting Ben Rothwell to win. Cain Velasquez is good, he's great, but the kid needs to get taken down a notch. In his pre-fight statements he said when he fights, he can get anybody down, and they will stay there. Then the gears started turning in my head. I'd love Cain Valesquez to continue this undefeated streak. I'd love for him to build this big head of steam and make it to (hopefully still) Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. And I'd love to see this guy try to control Brock. Because, despite how good this guy is, he can't beat Brock. He's strong, Brock's stronger. He's fast, Brock's (arguably!) as fast or faster. In Cain Valesquez's fight against Cheick Kongo, Kongo rocked Velasquez at the beginning of rounds 1 and 2, his chin is suspect, and Brock will expose that. I'm a big mark for Brock Lesnar, he's huge, he fast, explosive and just fun to watch. That said...

The beginning of the fight was pretty exciting. Rothwell and Velasquez had some good exchanges, Rothwell came into the fight the much more experienced fighter with 30 more fights than Velasquez, but the IFL isn't UFC in terms of talent and it showed. Velasquez controlled the first round from the first takedown he did. He got Rothwell down, pummeled him, Rothwell got up, got in a shot or two on Velasquez but Velasquez answered back with faster, more precise punches, took him down again and hurt him some more. He beat on Rothwell for the remainder of the round, it nearly ended 2 or 3 different occasions but Rothwell was able to get his bearings quickly and recouperate. Rothwell was saved by the bell at the end of round 1.

As round 2 started, Rothwell already looked defeated. His confidence was gone, he looked tired and beat up. The ref gave him some kind of warning before started the round. Velasquez wasted no time in proving his dominance again in round 2. He punished Rothwell early and often and got him down. While down, Velasquez hammered him with his fists, rocking Rothwell with some uppercuts that went under Rothwell's chest and up into this face while he was on all fours. Rothwell began working his way up and Velasquez had him pressed up against the cage, trying to work in another take down. One of Rothwell's hands were tied up with Velasquez, the other was pressed against the cage trying to sustain his balance, while this happened Velasquez nailed Rothwell with 6 big unanswered, undefended punches to the face, the referee stopped the fight at 0:58 in the second round as a result. Rothwell was just begnining to stand up as the ref stopped the fight and he was quite angry with the stoppage. The fans were also upset, booing.

Joe Rogan took the time to insult all the people who paid ridiculous amounts of money to attend the event by calling them "L.A. Douchebags" while still commentating. My take on the finish is this, the ref stopped the fight because Rothwell gave the ref no proof that he was going to put up a better fight. He gave Rothwell a couple of freebies in the first round where he probably could've called it and it would have looked more justified but the fact is, Rothwell wasn't working and if his strategy was to let Velasquez punch him in the face a lot, he excuted his plan perfectly. The ref made the right call in my decision. I don't see Rothwell doing anything signifigant past that point of the fight.

The Main Event: Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua - I was really looking forward to this fight. I despise Rashad Evans with a passion and was thrilled to see him dismantled by Machida. I was really looking forward to see him do the same to Rua. Unfortunately for Machida, Rua had a great strategy and worked it like a pro. Rua was patient and precise.

This fight was not a fast paced slugfest by any means. It was like a chess match, each guy took their time and then struck. Rua smartly slowed his normal pace down and played an intelligent game working Machida's body and legs throughout the entire 5 round fight. Round 1 I had going to Rua do to being not only more aggressive, but more damaging. Lyoto would match Rua's strikes but Rua's were always first and harder. Round 2 went much the same. Rua took his time, picked his shots and was taking out Machida's core.

The third round I had pegged as Machida's round, he was more aggressive, had more offense and looked pretty good. It was a lot like rounds 1 and 2 but with Lyoto getting the better of the exchanges.

Round's 4 and 5 were hard to watch. Machida was obviously hurting with every connected leg and body kick. He was no longer bouncing in his footwork, he was flat-footed and breathing out of his mouth. He was hurt, he was tired, but he never quit. Every time Shogun struck, Lyoto countered with lightening quick precision, but Shogun almost always hit harder. All in all, Rua played a near-perfect 5 round fight that systematcially took out Machida's ability. When the bell rang at the end of the 5th round, Rua raised his hands victoriously, Machida raised his hands hopefully.

Bruce Buffer read out the score cards and the judges voted unanimously for Machida in all but 1 round. Rua looked confused and heartbroken, Machida looked relieved and slightly confused. I honestly don't see how you could pick even 3 out of 5 rounds in favor of Machida, let alone 4. I had Machida winning 1 to Rua's 4 and I thought that my 1 round could have easily gone the other way for a judge who may have seen Rua winning it to give Rua a perfect 5-0 fight.

I wanted Machida to win, but not like that. He didn't win, I just don't see it. Joe Rogan immediately tried running some political work by asking Lyoto if he would accept a rematch, which Machida agreed he would. Then after interviewing a very classy Rua, he mentioned again he would love to see a rematch.

Overall it was a great PPV but it was another botched main event that you felt screwed over by the judges. That fight was a prime example to Dana's creed. Don't ever let it fall in the hands of the judges. You never know what will happen.

Goozex Fantasy Hockey League

killmak — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:10:45 GMT

The League is full. Whoever wins the league will win 5 trade tokens.

Here is a list of the teams in the league so that I can assosiate team names with Goozex ID's.

Leafs - killmak
BuryMe - BuryMe
The Eh Team - RoboToque
Panthers - IrishFan
SweepTheLeg -
Goozex Management - NinjaJ
The Zambonies - tainted zodiac
Wrath of Acsguitar - acsguitar
onebrokenthing - onebrokenthing
Slap Shot - Enderfall
Massholes - PSWii60 Elite
Norfolk Devils - Devyanks90

Farve or the Packers?

Kenny007 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:53:28 GMT

Funny that I'm writing about this; I've never really cared for football (though I did enjoy playing it for a short while), and yet I find myself compelled to watch tonight's game, if solely for the drama. That, and having a glossy 55" LCD HDTV makes me want to watch HD sports just a little bit more...

So, who do you want to see come out on top of this one? The Vikings, with Mr Farve, the traitor to the Packers, or the Packers themselves, sticking one to their rivals, and to Farve himself?

I read an amusing stat this morning though. Brett Farve has beaten every team in the NFL throughout his career....except for the Packers. I wonder if he'll finish up the record tonight.

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Who do you guys want to clinch the AL Central???

crazyblutes — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:43:39 GMT

I'm an Angels fan, but I'm goin Twins.

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WTF Supreme count might make the Redskins change their name.

Shady87dre — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:46:03 GMT

Look at this BS

http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/15/washington-redskins-the-supreme-challenge/

Michael Vick reinstated by the National Football League.

ElfShotTheFood — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:33:51 GMT

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vickreinstated&prov=ap&type=lgns

Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for.

Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday. He could participate in regular-season games as early as October.

Vick can immediately take part in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games—if he can find a team that will sign him. A number of teams have already said they would not.

Once the season begins, Vick may participate in all team activities except games, and Goodell said he would consider Vick for full reinstatement by Week 6 (Oct. 18-19) at the latest.

Anyone want to start a pool to see which team he'll end up with?

Your best EA Sports World Video's/Pictures

PSWii60 Elite — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:55:27 GMT

With all the different EA sports games that now let us upload our accomplishments and share them online, lets see some of them.

Nothing special yet for me but here is one.

http://beta.easports.com/media/play/video/7589018

any other UFC fans?

spooon — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:22:52 GMT

any other fans out there?

is it me or is that shawn sherk guy freaking a monster at 155

Is Kobe Bryant better than Jordan?

JediMasterFrank — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:54:33 GMT

I belive no one is going to be better than Jordan. Kobe does has a better shot than Jordan but he will never win one by himself. He needs a team. Yes Odom and other good players on the Lakers (whom names I can't spell right )are there, but those players are support players. What happens when Kobe just hurt...REALLY BAD. Thier pretty bad. Jordan had independennt players, players that can support themselfs. Until Kobe has players like that and win a ring WITHOUT SHAQ he will be closer to Jordan than anyone else.

Goozex Fantasy Football league

devyanks90 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:48:27 GMT

Checking my Yahoo fantasy baseball teams, i noticed that Fantasy Football registraion was starting. I then had the idea of creating a Goozex league. So this thread is to gauge interest for a Goozex fantasy football league. If there is enough interest (at least five other people) I'll start a league and update this post with details.

EDIT: Details below.

League ID#:	55202
League Name:	Goozex
Password:	turns
Custom League URL:	http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/goozex2008
Draft Type:	Live Draft
Draft Time:	Fri Aug 22 9:00pm EDT
Max Teams:	16
Scoring Type:	Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on:	Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider:	None
Max Moves:	No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week:	No maximum
Max Trades:	No maximum
Trade Reject Time:	2
Trade End Date:	November 14, 2008
Trade Review:	League Votes
Waiver Time:	2 days
Post Draft Players:	Free Agents
Playoffs:	Week 15, 16 and 17 (8 teams)
Roster Positions:	QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Stat Categories:	Passing Yards (20 yards per point; 5 points at 300 yards; 10 points at 350 yards; 20 points at 400 yards) Passing Touchdowns (5) Interceptions (-2) Sacks (-1) Rushing Yards (10 yards per point; 5 points at 100 yards; 10 points at 150 yards) Rushing Touchdowns (6) Reception Yards (10 yards per point; 5 points at 100 yards; 10 points at 150 yards) Reception Touchdowns (6) Return Yards (15 yards per point) Return Touchdowns (6) 2-Point Conversions (2) Fumbles Lost (-2) Offensive Fumble Return TD (6) Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3) Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3) Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3) Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4) Field Goals 50+ Yards (5) Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (-2) Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards (-1) Point After Attempt Made (1) Point After Attempt Missed (-1) Sack (1) Interception (3) Fumble Recovery (3) Touchdown (6) Safety (2) Block Kick (3) Points Allowed 0 points (12) Points Allowed 1-6 points (9) Points Allowed 7-13 points (5) Points Allowed 14-20 points (1) Points Allowed 21-27 points (0) Points Allowed 28-34 points (-2) Points Allowed 35+ points (-4)
Fractional Points:	Yes
Negative Points:	No

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair found dead.

ElfShotTheFood — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:22:41 GMT

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4306275

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Saturday in a downtown condominium.

Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron identified the woman as Sahel Kazemi, whom he called a "friend" of McNair's. She had a single gunshot wound to the head.

Lord Stanley is coming to town this Friday.

ElfShotTheFood — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:00:04 GMT

Tyler Kennedy of the Pittsburgh Penguins is from my town, and this Friday he'll be bringing the Stanley Cup back with him:

Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, and like many other young local hockey players, Tyler grew up in the Sault dreaming of an opportunity to play in the National Hockey League.

Once given the opportunity with the Penguins, Tyler has excelled and became one of the team’s hardest workers during the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.

His goal of winning the cup became reality and now Tyler wants to share the cup with the people of Sault Ste. Marie!

Join him on Friday at the Essar Centre for a special opportunity to see a Stanley Cup champion along with the greatest trophy in the world – the Stanley Cup!

Tyler will also be providing signed photos for free or by donation to the not-for-profit charitable organization “Breaking Away” - supporting independence for adults with developmental disabilities

http://sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=40263

Definitely going to go see that and maybe get some pictures taken. As a Canucks fan, it'll probably be my only chance to see the Cup before I'm too senile to appreciate it.

Fantasy Football and Goozex users

cay1000 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:13:30 GMT

I am considering starting a fantasy football league with ESPN pay league (espn fee is 30.00). I am thinking the most fun would be to play with and against fellow Goozex members and maybe figure out a pool where we give the winner 1000 points or something. Is there any interest in this? Any ideas?

Favorite Sport

IIDominationII — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:24:05 GMT

I just wanted to take a poll to see which sport this video game trading community prefers..

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