War Eagles and ZEN Make Bet
AP - Gnome, AK -- War Eagle owner and General Manager Jim Bishop announced a friendly wager today with the Zen Head of Chearleading [sic], Warren Allen. During protracted trade negotiations it was conjectured that Seattle QB Matt Hasselback would out perform Cleveland QB Tim Couch. Thus the gaunlet [sic] was thrown. Zen has taken the side of it's lame and broken QB Matt Hasselback. War Eagles have (hopefully) dropped failing and future Zen'ite MIA QB and picked up CLE QB for its part. The bet is simple, after week 16 concludes (ie regular season) which QB has the highest WMFFL fantasy points AS AN INDIVIDUAL. Bishop was quoted as saying "None of that sissy team QB crap. This is a wager for men.." When asked about considerations for injuries Bishop said "Nope! You plays your cards and you takes your chances". The ZEN, err, loser of the wager will be required to wear a jersey of the oposing [sic] teams during next years draft. The winner of the bet is responsible for providing the appearal [sic] for the day. Lets go Tim Couch. Any other men want to join in the bet?
AOL IM excerpt below (edits are to protect some of my profane language =^>).
Sparafucil3:U there?
GleepGlopp:yup!
GleepGlopp:shame about that one guy, huh?
Sparafucil3:what would it take to get XXXXXXX from you? (What one guy?)
Sparafucil3:I would offer MIA QB in the trade. I need a better backup
GleepGlopp:That guy uhh... Henry Travis... turns out he's a woman.
GleepGlopp:uhh...
GleepGlopp:hrmmm...
GleepGlopp:thinking....
GleepGlopp:well I am willing to play cards with XXXXX
Sparafucil3:Hold one. Let me look at my proj for him
GleepGlopp:k
Sparafucil3:Alright. Straight up?
GleepGlopp:that would be a no
Sparafucil3:Had to ask :-)
GleepGlopp:I understand :-)
GleepGlopp:okay, you've given me too much time to think: Denver QB has a champ. week bye so WHEN i'm playing for the gold, I'll need my "backup" QB.....
GleepGlopp:that is not to say that XXXXX is off the table, but the price of poker just went up...
Sparafucil3:I will take XXXXXX too you know
GleepGlopp:Anything for a price, but I like the potential ups on XXXXXX a lot more than XXXXXXXX (playing for next year)
Sparafucil3:I am not going to give the farm for a guy I need only in week 3. I have the NO QB so I am pretty set there outside of those weeks
GleepGlopp:as it stands THIS year, the transaction deadline is still intact so I couldn't call a guy back even if we did work it out
GleepGlopp:I don't want the farm but I don't want a old grey mare either
Sparafucil3:I think the transaction deadline has been fixed to allow trades up to the final day. We need to check with Josh on that
GleepGlopp:that did pass but rules passed this year take effect next year
GleepGlopp:oh wait...
GleepGlopp:was that passed this year or proposed this year?
GleepGlopp:let's look...
Sparafucil3:Well Section X.F has been ammended this year to read
No pickups are allowed after the Championship Game until the draft.
Sparafucil3:I take that to mean that pickups are allowed up till that time
Sparafucil3:We would need to check with Josh to determine the intent
GleepGlopp:indeed, the wording is strange (good ol' josh) but i believe i concur
Sparafucil3:So my question still remains. What would it take?
GleepGlopp:I haven't heard much to whet me appetite but let's see...
GleepGlopp:for XXXXXXX
GleepGlopp:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sparafucil3:Oh well. I just picked up CLEV QB and dropped MIA QB. That gives me a favorable week 3 matchup and a young QB that I think is up and coming.
GleepGlopp:hahaha... that's cool... cleveland, eh?
Sparafucil3:I would have taken PIT QB but that would have given me the same week 3 open date
GleepGlopp:james jones gonna run it up
Sparafucil3:Don't laugh. Couch will have a decent year. I bet he gets better #'s than Hasselback
GleepGlopp:BET?
GleepGlopp:you wanna bet?
Sparafucil3:Name it. Wanna wear a WarEagles shirt to the next Draft?
Sparafucil3:Take that bet then
GleepGlopp:hahahaha
GleepGlopp:that's a good bet
GleepGlopp:okay
GleepGlopp:what are the metrics
GleepGlopp:?
GleepGlopp:TD / Yards / Wins?
Sparafucil3:I wear a ZEN jersey you Wear a War Eagles jersey. Metric is at the end of the year who has the highest WMFFL fantasy points as determined by the FLM software
Sparafucil3:AND the WMFFL scoring system
GleepGlopp:okay yeah that makes sense - now we're talking team QB Seattle v. Cleveland?
Sparafucil3:Nope! Hasselback vs Couch
Sparafucil3:None of this sissy team QB crap
GleepGlopp:hrmmm... any consideration for injuries?
Sparafucil3:Nope! You plays your cards and you takes your chances
GleepGlopp:okay.....
GleepGlopp:Hasselhoff (sic) v. the Couch
Sparafucil3:Thats the bet
GleepGlopp:okay how about this also
GleepGlopp:nah
GleepGlopp:okay you're on
Sparafucil3:Time for a newsletter
GleepGlopp:Hasselhoff (sic) v. the Couch - most FFL points at the end of the NFL regular season
Sparafucil3:Matt Hasselbeck Sea 504 299 59.3% 3,272 22 16 45 131 1 271
Tim Couch Cle 465 270 58.1% 3,058 18 15 25 144 1 245
Thats my current projections for each guy. Note that I gave you the higher rated one in this bet
GleepGlopp:that's mighty kind of you ;-)
GleepGlopp:I'm looking for a football jersey making website
Sparafucil3:Oh....Winner provides the shirt?
Sparafucil3:I do not want a Zen shirt.
GleepGlopp:when I win, I'll loan you my ZEN jersey if i have it - if not i'll make something for just the one occasion
Sparafucil3:Same here
Sparafucil3:If you do not make it then it carries over to the next year until you actually wear it
GleepGlopp:touche
Sparafucil3:Deal?
GleepGlopp:deal - email me and josh at the same time and I'll confirm - just to add a little spice of authentication to the mix
GleepGlopp:this may be the first wmffl side bet
Sparafucil3:I am actually drafting the news letter as we speak!
GleepGlopp:then so it shall be done?
.....jim