It's from the movie Airplane

Seriously? That shit looks like Robin Williams.

I was going to guess Death to Smoochy.

I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue

It's pretty weird that a stat geek like myself has 0 interest in fantasy sports.

Over the course of playing for a good 10 years, I found i was less and less interested in teams actually winning or losing. I was simply interested in 'points'.

...which sucked.

When I was in College (1990) It was the very beginning of the development of fantasy. Back then it was Rotisserie baseball in the MLB. And there was obviously no internet, so guys would sit around the fraternity house with newspapers, charts, pencils, other stacks of paper and charts, and sit there for HOURS planning and administering that shit. It blew my mind. Thought it was such a waste of time.

One day, a player got hurt in the middle of the day during the week. This guy Mike who had him on his team hurried over to campus and caught another dude in the league who had his eyes on that now-injured player coming out of class. Mike offered that payer up for trade. That dude agreed to the trade (he had no idea of the injury news) and thye literally came to blows in a fight after that guy found out what was up.

life before the internet and cel phones.

LMAO

Does that matter (assuming you don't mean the Chiefs)?

I mean, I have a couple FF teams, but don't put too much time into either. I check my lineup and the waiver wire before each Sunday, just stuff like that. Nothing too in-depth.

As a guy who is in currently four $$ leagues I get the dislike.

I enjoy it because the live drafts are usually great -- it allows me to catch up with guys I haven't seen in awhile since I moved.

It also is my way of gambling.

It also allows me to appreciate/watch games I wouldn't have otherwise. There's nothing wrong with getting drunk on too much football.

If I knew people here in Australia who played FF, I think I'd be much more into it.

This.
It's basically gambling + makes the other games more fun to watch.
With maybe a rare exception, I bench any fantasy guys that are playing against the Chiefs.

My "fantasy team" is 8-0.

:D

Wha? Lloyd Bridges from Airplane? I didn't know it was possible to not know that. :shake:

I quit playing many years back. I do not miss it whatsoever.

I agree, and now they spam the bottom bar with fantasy points, annoying as hell. Now, if they did one on gambling I wouldnt mind.

The FF stats are meaningless. I think that's why. In the real NFL you can look at stats of individuals on your team and compare them to the same position on other teams, or to other players of the same position on your team. Then when you watch your team play you can get a feel for why those players are hitting those numbers. You can even get a hunch and go digging through stats to see if there is anything to your opinion. FF stats are worthless to anyone who roots for a particular team.