Fantasy Football. Super Dooper.

I am the commissioner of the Fantasy Football league Super Dooper. Since 2003, there have been at least ten of my friends who participated in the league and we pretty much have had the same group since 2005. None of us would consider ourselves experts, but we have been in the game for a while and it can get quite competitive. There is a consistent group of 8 that have done different fantasy sports together for over five years but football has seemed to stick with all of us. Obviously I am one of the best along with my blogmate here Lyle(scott). The first four years of the league consisted of two championships and runner up for me and two championships and a runner up for him.


Even though fantasy football is just a stupid competition based on a professional game, that doesn't mean there aren't deeper ramifications. Sometimes pride is based on fantasy. For example, I am pretty sure Lyle would have no self-confidence whatsoever if he sucked at fantasy sports. Ultimately fantasy sports have given the nerd Lyle a chance to excel in something that can garner him some respect from his peers and more importantly himself. The opposite of this though is true as well. Drummond, who we hope to hear from soon in this blog, has no skill in fantasy and has nothing else to base his confidence on. He is a nerd without fantasy skills. A sad, sad thing. That is like saying you are a fan of figure skating. It would be a shame however to solely base your pride and self-confidence on something as trivial as fantasy football. That being said there are more deeper purposes for fantasy football. At least for my group it has become a way to keep in touch. It has been used as a social medium.

"Have you heard from Blake lately?" "No but he is making a comeback in fantasy, so at least we know he is alive."
That conversation can initiate maybe a phone call with Blake, thus keeping friends closer. All I am saying is that Fantasy Football may be more than a trivial game if played correctly. Though for piss-poor players like Drummond and Jordan maybe the focus needs to be more on the game than anything else.

Jared