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Congrats to Silly Burrito for winning season 2! We begin as we must always begin, with the official Calvinball theme song. (Feel free to join in harmonizing on the rum tum tums)  OFFICIAL CALVINBALL FF SONG Other leagues' games are all such a bore! They've gotta have rules and they gotta keep score! Calvinball is better by far! It's never the same! It's always bizarre! You don't need a GM or a referee! You know that it's great, 'cause it's named after me! THE UNCHANGING RULES OF THE CALVINBALL LEAGUE 1. All players must wear a mask. .......a. No one may question the masks. 2. Every week each player may change one scoring rule, provided that rule has not: .......a. Already been changed by someone else that week. .......b. The rule has not already been played in the same way this season. (Not strictly enforced, but if someone notices and mentions that a player keeps "resetting" a favorite rule every other week, actions might be considered. Change it up, keep it fun. .......c. No rule can overturn or change the week's Calvinball rule. 3. All rules should be declared in this thread using the following format: NEW RULE! NEW RULE! Week 2: Completions are now worth -3 points!!! 4. All rules must apply to the entire league, no singling people or a team's specific players out. 5. Enforcement of the rules is everyone's responsibility. If something is amiss, mention it in the thread. Be honest, the game is only fun if everyone participates. 6. Mom says no: All rules must be implementable on ESPN, anything that can't be implemented due to software limitations will be declared void due to parental oversight. Seriously, you'll put your eye out and it's been well established that Anubis can't do math. Slight rule modification from last season on #7 7. For the sake of the GM's sanity, rules should be declared 8. Everyone must play all of their (valid) starters. ESPN doesn't allow league rosters to change week to week so there will be may be spots left open if those have been turned off by a rule change. Also, all of your rostered players must see the field, so using backup quarterbacks (unless that is literally all that is available and valid) is potentially unacceptable. If a player gets struck by lightning pregame and doesn't see a snap but there was no way for you to know, we will deal with it on the fly as best we can. THE CALVINBALL The team with the "Example posted: quote: I HAVE THE CALVINABALL! I HAVE THE CALVINBALL! Week 3: I hit "Chris" with the Calvinball. Anyone with the first name of Chris goes to jail and has to be benched this week! The above would require all players with the name "Chris" be benched for week 3. So, Chris Johnson and Chris Ivory are both sitting this week. [b]Do not make these overly broad![b] This is about fun, not sending someone to the waiver wire to research backup punters. You may also use the Calvinball to make an extra rule adjustment about the roster, be sure to declare that it's your Calvinball rule because Calvinball rules do not carry over to the following week. As with last season, I'll create the league with huge rosters and benches. We are starting the season with your basic QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, FLEX(no qb), K, DEF setup until rules start changing it. As always I'm looking for help GMing this chaotic mess. I greatly appreciate the job Fight Club Sandwich did last year and I'd even be willing to go 3 GMs this year since my current work bans the forums, seemingly just to make my fantasy football research more difficult.
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FAQ Q: What the hell is this? A: The fantasy football equivalent of a game the 80s-90s comic strip characters Calvin and Hobbes would play. Calvin was a free spirit, hating the claustrophobic rules of normal organized sports and competitions. This lead him and Hobbes to create their own game with rules they made up as they went. In a lot of ways, Calvinball has always been played by children the world over. Q: So, you just change the rules each week? A: Yes, everyone gets 1 rule change a week that they can use however they want. If they want to make it a 2QB league or they want to suddenly make rushing yards -70 per yard, perfectly acceptable. Rules carry over until someone else changes them in a following week. There's also a special rule every week called the "Calvinball rule" that you can read about in the rules above. Q: Do you do a normal draft? A: Our drafts are glorious. Seriously, there is no overstating the wonder of seeing a sudden round 6 run on defenses. Q: Can I join? A: If you weren't in it last year post and put your name on the waiting list, it's very likely we will have openings. Last years players: Aredna - Confirmed returning Anubis - Confirmed returning Fight Club Sandwich - Confirmed returning gardenald - Confirmed returning Yoshifan823 - Confirmed returning Marshmallow Blue - Confirmed returning ffoecaf asoros New Confirmed Players Cheese OxySnake Dandy Kaiser Fenrir kalensc Baldrash JPrime Standings 11-2 Aredna - It's a Magical League, Hobbes 9-4 Marshmallow Blue - All QBs are Just Sacked 9-4 Fenrir - The Endzone is Lava 7-6 Baldrash - Building Character 7-6 gardenald - "Y" as in "Y do we care?" --- 6-7 Anubis - A Nauseous Nocturne 6-7 KalenSC - A Philistine on the Sidewalk 5-8 Fight Club Sandwich - Snowgoon House of Horror 5-8 JPrime - The Noodle Incidents 5-8 OxySnake - Hill and Bernard IRL 4-9 old dog child - Flacco Bears 4-9 Yoshifan823 - Mark Sanchez Passes Go Boink Anubis fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Dec 13, 2015 |
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Aug 15, 2015 06:05
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I took over a team (It's a Magical League, Hobbes) mid-season and would love to return.
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Aug 15, 2015 07:30
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I'm absolutely back in for this
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Aug 15, 2015 16:13
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I have to cut down on my teams so I'm bowing out. It was a blast though!
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Aug 15, 2015 16:46
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Holy poo poo this sounds amazing, Im in.
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Aug 15, 2015 18:38
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Put me on the waiting list if there is room. Wanted to give this a try last year and hopefully I will get in this year.
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Aug 15, 2015 18:49
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Won't be able to this year but have fun you guys. I sure as hell did.
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Parmesan Basil posted:I have to cut down on my teams so I'm bowing out. It was a blast though! Same here, was a blast the last two years though, good luck everyone!
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I've been dying to get into this since it started, put me on the waiting list, please.
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Parmesan Basil posted:I have to cut down on my teams so I'm bowing out. It was a blast though! Same, I just don't have a lot of time this year 
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New Rule! New Rule! As the reigning champion, I get the first rule, and I declare that the championship shall henceforth be called the Silly BUrrito SupremelyAweSome CalvInball WinnEr, or S.U.S.I.E. for short. This name can only be changed by the next champion. And with that, I must lay down my belt, standing undefeated at 1-0. This is a fun and crazy league, but I too pledged to cut down my leagues, and I have to bow out for this year. Good luck to everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzV_YpB5DrQ&t=501s
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Aug 16, 2015 19:47
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I so wanna join this if there's still room.
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Ok, when are people who are already confirmed available for the draft? I think the most obvious days would be 29th, 30th, 5th or 6th. Any of those in the afternoons (CST) would likely work for me so start chiming in with days and afternoon/evening choices. It's usually a really quick draft, even though it's a lot of players. New confirmed people, start sending me email addresses.
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Anubis posted:Ok, when are people who are already confirmed available for the draft? I think the most obvious days would be 29th, 30th, 5th or 6th. Any of those in the afternoons (CST) would likely work for me so start chiming in with days and afternoon/evening choices. It's usually a really quick draft, even though it's a lot of players. New confirmed people, start sending me email addresses. Any of those works for me as long as we're talking late afternoon/early evening, like after 5 pm eastern, or I could do during the day on the 5th
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Aug 19, 2015 16:08
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I'll be in Tokyo (UTC+9) so 6pm EST or later I really have to do. 30th I have another draft going on, but I don't mind doing this at the same time. 29th, 5th, 6th all good.
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I'm out of town the 29th and 30th, so 5th or 6th are best for me.
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If I'm in this league I wouldn't be able to do the 30th or the 6th but I would be available for the 29th/5th e: just saw the OP  okay so, Saturdays for me. I have a draft already on the 30th (it's a live draft so it's going to take all day). I could probably do the 6th, but it would need to be after like 7PM ET
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Aug 20, 2015 18:56
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Anubis is there room in this for an old PITRer or are you complete?
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I'm back in! I'm good for Sunday draft ideally, Saturday only if necessary.
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kalensc posted:Anubis is there room in this for an old PITRer or are you complete? We got 4 people who still haven't reported in, officially you're on the waitlist but I'm 90% sure you are going to be in.
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Anubis posted:We got 4 people who still haven't reported in, officially you're on the waitlist but I'm 90% sure you are going to be in. Sweet. If I make the cut then I'm ok on Labour Day weekend, the 29th and 30th are almost certain no though since I'll be out of town for a summer family event. Unless it's late on the 30th, like a 9pm EST start, and that's still iffy at best. kalensc fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Can someone link to last year's thread? This sounds amazing and I want to see how it played out, but it's a pain to find it on mobile. Edit: VVVV Thanks! VVVV ssb fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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shortspecialbus posted:Can someone link to last year's thread? This sounds amazing and I want to see how it played out, but it's a pain to find it on mobile. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3653783
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Those scores  I suppose they're the standard scoring * 100 plus weekly adjustments?Edit: Last year's rules were amazing and also have me scratching my head as to how to potentially draft. Excellent. kalensc fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Aug 24, 2015 05:15
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The GoonTier B draft is the 30th at 10 so I now have two drafts that day and don't think I can fit in a third. Have we landed on a draft date and time yet?
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This thread was glorious last year as a spectator, and If there's a spot, I'd love to get in this year.
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I am so pumped after reading last year's thread. This is gonna be great. Now I just need to find a hilarious mask.
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Anubis posted:
Back in for another year! Marshmallow Blue fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Aug 24, 2015 |
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Aug 24, 2015 18:14
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Oh! Is this the crazy league I did a couple years back? Is there space?
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Noticed JPrime got added to the waitlist and I didn't; I'm assuming my post just got lost in the shuffle.
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Had so much fun in this league s1
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Baldrash posted:Noticed JPrime got added to the waitlist and I didn't; I'm assuming my post just got lost in the shuffle. Edit nevermind
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Ok, I've stalled as long as possible. Sorry to the 3 people who haven't checked in yet but I've got to boot you for the wait list since we are down to the wire, which is pretty standard for this league. Based on stated availability it looks like the draft will be on the 5th. How does 7pm est sound to people? I'll schedule it for that on espn and see who complains. Also SEND ME AND Fight Club Sandwich YOUR drat EMAILS SO I CAN INVITE YOU! Currently active teams please change your team name to something with your username so I can identify and remove the now defunct teams from ESPN. Currently there's almost no way to identify some of you. Anubis fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Aug 26, 2015 |
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Anubis posted:Currently active teams please change your team name to something with your username so I can identify and remove the now defunct teams from ESPN. Currently there's almost no way to identify some of you. Haha I had the same problem but then I did some cross referencing from the previous threads. Think we're up to speed now Aredna - It's a Magical League, Hobbes Anubis - A Nauseous Nocturne Fight Club Sandwich - Scientific Progress Goes Bort gardenald - "Y" as in "Y do we care?" (I think...) Yoshifan823 - Mark Sanchez Passes Go Boink Marshmallow Blue - Revenge Raven OxySnake - The Noodle Implements VACANT - Name Redacted VACANT - Get Rid of Slimy Ponders VACANT - Vigo the Butch VACANT - Texas Transmogrifiers VACANT - Grossman Gunslingers
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Confirming my name is correct
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Confirming that I'm "Y" as in "Y do we care?" e: Are we going to expand the playoffs to 4 teams this year? e2: Or more? 
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gardenald posted:Confirming that I'm "Y" as in "Y do we care?" 12 team league, 16 team playoffs
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Aredna posted:12 team league, 16 team playoffs Week 1: Regular season begins, ends Week 2: Playoffs begin
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