Every week I look forward to Sunday night when I get home from church. My tradition goes something like this: 1) Bring home supper. (Usually Subway.) 2) Put on t-shirt and shorts. 3) Turn on Sunday Night Football. 4) Sit down and watch football with my sandwich and laptop. 5) Go to the web to find out how my fantasy football players did that day. 6) Watch television until I can't keep my eyes open, as I usually don't work on Mondays.
But back to #5, I must confess I am one of the estimated 30 million people worldwide who are addicted to the phenomenon known as fantasy football. For those of you aren't familiar with the concept, here's how it works...
I am in an online league with nine other teams. (I am part of a Yahoo league.) Each team drafts real-life football players to fill out its roster. Your team's players are awarded points, based on how they perform in their actual game that week. Each week, your team goes up against another team. The team with the most points, based on actual performance, gets a win. The other team gets a loss. At the end of the season, the team with the most wins is the champion of the league.
But back to #5, I must confess I am one of the estimated 30 million people worldwide who are addicted to the phenomenon known as fantasy football. For those of you aren't familiar with the concept, here's how it works...
I am in an online league with nine other teams. (I am part of a Yahoo league.) Each team drafts real-life football players to fill out its roster. Your team's players are awarded points, based on how they perform in their actual game that week. Each week, your team goes up against another team. The team with the most points, based on actual performance, gets a win. The other team gets a loss. At the end of the season, the team with the most wins is the champion of the league.
The fun thing about Fantasy Football is that gives you a vested interest in many teams and games, as opposed to just the one game your favorite team happens to be in. And of course, for that reason, it's a marketing boon for the NFL.
I am embarassed to say my fantasy team fell to 1-5 today, the worst start I've gotten off to in six years of playing. I have horrible luck. If any player in the NFL has a career day, I guarantee you they will be on my opponent's team that week. My opponent today had career backup Gus Frerotte as his QB, and Frerotte of course threw for 300 yards. Go figure. Anyway, lots of good, clean fun. If you enjoy professional football, fantasy is a blast.
I am embarassed to say my fantasy team fell to 1-5 today, the worst start I've gotten off to in six years of playing. I have horrible luck. If any player in the NFL has a career day, I guarantee you they will be on my opponent's team that week. My opponent today had career backup Gus Frerotte as his QB, and Frerotte of course threw for 300 yards. Go figure. Anyway, lots of good, clean fun. If you enjoy professional football, fantasy is a blast.