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Whoa! Two league members in Montreal? Randomly? That is unexpected and fun. The Ottoneu Alouettes! Didn't MTL win the Grey Cup this year?
Speaking on this league, it looks like our playoff seeds are essentially set ... but I'm looking fwd to the Monday matchup on which 13 It Is has a roughly 35-pt advantage ... yet You But Better has DK Metcalf and Jalen Hurts playing tonight--if Hurts is healthy enough to play and if Metcalf can avoid getting baited into penalties and/or an ejection. 13 has put in a ton of work to reshape that team after it was abandoned right before the draft. (Too bad you didn't roster Stafford or Palmer in your SFL slot, 13! They each dropped for 18+ pts this weekend.)
Allez!
Bosa Nova at Dec 18, 2023 3:28 PM -
A little late on this, but like YBB4, I'm also out of Montreal.
Nova, I've been loving the league updates! Thanks for putting this league together.
King of the North at Dec 18, 2023 3:03 PM -
It is only fitting that my ten-week win streak should come to an end at the hands of my cousin, Bosa Nova.
Congrats, cousin!
Lake Gage Lornes at Dec 17, 2023 10:21 PM -
I live on a lake in rural NE Indiana! (Thus the lake in my name.)
Lake Gage Lornes at Dec 17, 2023 11:26 AM -
If you come back let me know
You but better 4 at Dec 12, 2023 9:45 PM -
Madison WI
Love is Patient at Dec 12, 2023 9:37 PM -
I’m in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
I was up in Montreal a couple times in the past year for work. Excellent city! And I became a fan of the bagels.
Bosa Nova at Dec 12, 2023 9:15 PM -
It's on me...
Where are the rest of you guys or girls from?
You but better 4 at Dec 12, 2023 9:11 PM -
Poutine for everyone!
Bosa Nova at Dec 12, 2023 9:02 PM -
you but better plays in Montreal Quebec... in Canada
You but better 4 at Dec 12, 2023 7:56 PM -
you but better plays in Montreal Quebec... in Canada
You but better 4 at Dec 12, 2023 7:56 PM -
Really need that #2 seed so we can host it in our stadium instead of having to go travel to wherever You But Better 4 plays ;)
Love is Patient at Dec 12, 2023 7:43 PM -
32 pts separate them, that should read. Transposition strikes again!
Bosa Nova at Dec 12, 2023 7:20 PM -
With all the auctions posted, I get the feeling Tommy DeVito's agent would be auctioned if Ottoneu allowed it! Good luck ye playoff seekers.
Week 15 is upon us. Kickin' Chickens got bonkers production from Drake London to pip Spare Parts and create a little drama for the #4 playoff seed. Spare Parts (9 - 5) is one back of Love Wins in Division B and one up on wild-card-seeking Ditka. If they finish tied on record, the tiebreaker is points, it looks like; so Spare Parts has a strong hand here...but we've seen some 50 and 60+ pt wins in the league this year. Still a lot can happen!
Lake Gage (Div C winner) has likely secured the #1 seed with a 1-game and 63-pt on the next closest. I think Lake Gage has WON 10 STRAIGHT. Yikes! You But Better 4 (Div A winner) and Love Wins (Div B leader) are battling for position #2. 23 pts separates them. Love Wins has to face Black & Blue this week--who posted a robust 161 pts last week. Good luck y'all!
Bosa Nova at Dec 12, 2023 7:18 PM -
Thank you and i am looking forward to the playoffs... much success to the other teams in the dog fight
Thank you for organizing the pool and making it interesting
You but better 4 at Dec 6, 2023 8:52 PM -
Congrats, You But Better 4, on taking Division A! In Division B, Love Wins and Spare Parts are knotted up. Over in C, Lake Gage has a two-game lead but Ditka, in hot pursuit, is 2 - 0 on the season against the Lornes. (Ditka and Spare Parts also tangle in Week 15.) The playoffs will welcome only 3 of the 4 of you. For the rest of us, may we play spoiler!
Bosa Nova at Dec 6, 2023 1:42 PM -
Holy crap Armadillos, Browning went off! That was closer than I was expecting.
Lake Gage Lornes at Dec 5, 2023 1:28 PM -
Thanks as always to our league’s resident historian and analyst, Bosa Nova: you give us the storylines that create all the drama!
Lake Gage Lornes at Dec 3, 2023 10:11 PM -
I have great ideas (I tell ya! ) … are you saying I don’t have a chance?! ???
13 it is at Dec 3, 2023 9:28 PM -
REMINDER: League winner gets to rename the league for next season! We've still got plenty of competition for playoff spots. Spare Parts and Love Wins are duking it out in their division. Love Wins is trailing his opponent late this week, but he has guys still to take the field. Similarly, You But Better 4 is a nip behind Spare Parts but has points still to come with the primetime games. If Bosa and (the Ghost Ship) Grizzlies win this week, You But Better 4 will (I believe) clinches its division. At least three teams are destined to dogfight for the fourth playoff spot. Not quite like the CFP Committee's selections, but, hey: Someone(s) will narrowly miss out! Good luck, buds.
Bosa Nova at Dec 3, 2023 6:31 PM -
Dang! That bench went wild. You guys had a great two-week toe-to-toe matchup to tighten that division. Good luck on the playoff hunt! My dawgs are clearly thinking about 2024 and golfing in the offseaon. :)
Bosa Nova at Nov 28, 2023 4:11 PM -
Lol... Yeah nothing like making bad choices! I guess no more waiting to see how a guy performs coming off of IR.
Way to go the past two weeks Love Wins... I'm hoping for a shot of redemption in the playoffs (if we both make it ?)
King of the North at Nov 28, 2023 11:06 AM -
Spare Parts' bench outscored 4 teams' starting lineup this week!
Love is Patient at Nov 28, 2023 11:02 AM -
no kidding, who knew?! thanks for that share!
13 it is at Nov 26, 2023 4:24 PM -
Fun fact (that won't alter your roster plans today): The origin of the huddle in football was invented in 1894 by Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf.
https://gallaudet.edu/museum/history/when-gallaudet-university-football-invented-the-huddle/
Bosa Nova at Nov 26, 2023 10:49 AM -
REMINDER: The Trade Deadline is November 23, so get any final proposals out!
Bosa Nova at Nov 20, 2023 9:55 PM -
Yeah, I noticed that too this afternoon... It's unfortunate.
King of the North at Nov 12, 2023 8:15 PM -
Worth reaching out to them for sure, but not much we can do to compel participation. I hear you though, I definitely got an easy win last week even though my team stank up the joint.
Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 12, 2023 7:21 PM -
Have the Grizzlies been abandoned? They haven't logged in for 26 days and have been starting players who are on bye / ir for the last 3 matchups. Bit of an unfair advantage for teams scheduled to play them now as opposed to earlier in the season.
Love is Patient at Nov 12, 2023 5:42 PM -
What good sportsmanship... nice message
You but better 4 at Nov 10, 2023 10:00 PM -
What good sportsmanship... nice message
You but better 4 at Nov 10, 2023 10:00 PM -
Ah, Chickens. It was so hard for me not to bid on Jonuu Smith ... not because I needed him but because I thought you might be bidding to fill your TE spot. I thought, "It would be magnificently diabolical to try and block you, then cut a TE too close to the game window for you to roster him...." One day I'll be more cut throat, but not today. As you were!
Bosa Nova at Nov 10, 2023 5:42 PM -
REMINDERS:
1. Extend your teams! Ottoneu payment deadline: October 31. Use the "extend now" link from your Dashboard.
2. Trade Deadline is November 23
Bosa Nova at Oct 29, 2023 5:53 PM -
Now you know one of my secerts
You but better 4 at Oct 28, 2023 10:24 PM -
Now you know one of my secerts
You but better 4 at Oct 28, 2023 10:24 PM -
RANDOM OR DIABOLICAL ROSTER STRATEGY? You But Better 4 has a Jalen, two Jaylens, and a Jayden.
Bosa Nova at Oct 28, 2023 5:58 PM -
Hey just a reminder to pay your Ottoneu dues by October 31st. Tight turnaround I know. Bosa Nova laid out directions below.
Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 26, 2023 7:39 AM -
Ottoneu has opened payment for the league, finally! In your DASHBOARD, look for the "Extend Now" link. Deadline: October 31. Peace!
https://community.ottoneu.com/t/payment-updates/13220/20?u=nivshah
Bosa Nova at Oct 18, 2023 8:03 AM -
Many thanks for that update. I await “the confirmation” to go forward
13 it is at Oct 3, 2023 7:59 PM -
Payment deadline has been extended to Oct 14. Niv seems to have resolved most of the concerns (e.g., users having to provide sensitive information to a payment processor, how to properly pay out any relevant "winnings" per tax law), but they are still in the final testing stage. Payment reminder should appear when we log in soon.
Bosa Nova at Oct 3, 2023 7:44 PM -
thanks Bosa! is the payment option working now?
13 it is at Oct 3, 2023 1:05 PM -
Just a reminder to check your weekly starting roster before Thursday evening. BYE weeks begin here in Week 5. The system carries over your previous week's starters, so be sure to update and swap out any bye week players. ALSO: Keep an eye on the payment gateway. We will have to shortly pony up to Ottoneu.
Bosa Nova at Oct 3, 2023 12:19 PM -
2 points. 2 damn points.
*screams into night sky*
GENOOOOOOOOO
Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 3, 2023 7:38 AM -
Hahaha! Well played,Lornes. Well played.
Bosa Nova at Sep 24, 2023 9:41 PM -
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
Lake Gage Lornes at Sep 24, 2023 7:02 PM -
In need of a QB open to trades. Anyone on my team available
Coulda Been a Contender.REALM at Sep 22, 2023 3:00 PM -
Coming down to the wire, Chickens!
Lake Gage Lornes at Sep 17, 2023 7:08 PM -
Paging @Team 12, formerly The Plague. Is there someone still running Team 12? They didn't start Mayfield last week despite trading for them, and they are starting this week without a full starting roster again. Commish, would it be possible to reach out to them to see if they are still here?
Round Rock Armadillos at Sep 14, 2023 8:43 PM -
Open to selling Josh Allen. A deal would require a starting QB.
Round Rock Armadillos at Sep 12, 2023 4:37 PM -
Ottoneu rules are terse (for football even more than baseball) and one of the primary ones is that the other owners get 48 hours to approve or veto any trades. If anyone doesn’t vote, it counts as ‘approve.’ Not enough of you agreed with my objection to block the trades, so I have no choice but to accept them. It’s just a game - so fine. But In my Ottoneu baseball league, there has not over two years been a single trade of just cash for a player. And most pro sports leagues limit straight player for cash transactions to help ensure competitive balance. I’d encourage us to think about avoiding conditions that allow one or a few teams to dominate just because that’s not a lot of fun for the rest of us. I’m open to reasonalble trade offers from anyone.
Good luck to everyone in week one and beyond!
Black and Blue at Sep 9, 2023 11:08 AM