Get your helmet dusted off and those pads strapped on... Fantasy Football is back!

And who else would be hosting fantasy football but Hot Wing Conspiracy! First though a baseball update. This season's been much more challenging than my championship year last year; certainly not the runaway success that last year was. But I've beeen plugging away and have worked my way up in the rankings from 10th to 5th. I'm riding a 4 game win streak and am 5-0-1 over the last 6 weeks. Last week I beat Leones, the #2 team in the league and so far this week, I'm up on #1, Max Poo. I just need my starting pitching to pick it up a notch, and I could really start kicking butt. I'll try to put up this week's results early next week. Now to the pigskin! Last year my wookies placed 3rd, not too shabby, but I'm going for it all this year with Wookies Will Win. Here's how the draft went down for this year's wookies: 1. (5) Joseph Addai RB 2. (20) Willis McGahee RB 3. (29) Vince Young QB 4. (44) Jamal Lewis RB 5. (53) Darrell Jackson WR 6. (68) Terry Glenn WR 7. (77) Kellen Winslow TE 8. (92) New England DEF 9. (101) Robbie Gould K 10. (116) Jerry Porter WR 11. (125) Jay Cutler QB 12. (140) Greg Olsen TE 13. (149) San Francisco DEF 14. (164) Stephen Gostkowski K 15. (173) Brian Leonard RB I'm pretty happy with that... My draft strategy was get runningbacks, runngingbacks, and more runningbacks. The one thing I'm running short on here is wideouts. I'm going to need to pick another receiver up and probably drop either Leonard or the SF Defense. The league favorite has to be bRight, who got LT, but I think Tokyo and The Jerk will also be pretty strong contenders. Keep an eye on the Hot Wing Conspiracy page for full updates! I'm sure it will get updated soon here as well!

I'm thankful for Fantasy Football craziness at the Hot Wing Conspiracy!

It was another crazy week of football which included the NFL Network bastards televising a game that most of us regular people couldn't watch, a giant New York Giant meltdown, and Michael Vick losing momentary control of his middle finger after he lost the game... And on top of that, I was up for the pick 'em pot ($5 a week, just pick the winners) since I'd picked 14 of the 16 games correctly (including the Tennessee and Buffalo wins). It came down to points on last nights game... Who'd have thunk they'd score of 50 points in the snow... Hope everyone's recovered from their Thanksgiving turkey, tryptophan induced comas because it's recap time! Hot Wing Chump-ion - 52 Gridiron Wookies - 80 This one was all Tony Romo, all day long. In fact he was my only starter to score double figures in points. The Chumps point totals would have put them in contention most weeks, but what really killed them is not starting a second running back. 52 points with one less player is a valiant effort. This week however the Chumps were no match for the mighty Wookies! That's a 3 game win streak for the Wookies and sole possession of 3rd place. MVP: Romo and his 5 Thanksgiving Day TDs!! Dud: Travis Henry... 0 points? What happened? The Columbia Crunch - 70 Robots Eat Babies - 47 The crunch continue to roll with another solid performance and 3 different starters in double digits. That keeps them in 2nd place in the league and clinches them a playoff spot. Robots have been let down the past couple weeks with lackluster point totals from their star QB, Peyton Manning. Sure he'll be in the hall of fame, but will he make the Hot Wing Conspiracy Fantasy Football playoffs? MVP: Larry Johnson continues to crush opponets rushing for 157 and 1 TD Dud: Robots just didn't get the production from any starter not playing for the Colts, but we'll give the Dud award here to Braylon Edwards for his hissy fit on the sidelines after Cleveland got shutout by Cincy. The Ball Sackers - 45 bRight & Early - 67 bRight got Hasselback back from IR and got 3 other starters in double digits. The Ball Sack had three guys in double digits, but two with negative point totals. That was all bRight needed to take victory. It's a bad bit of luck for the Ball Sack... He lost McNabb last week, forcing him to start his back up Phillip Rivers, who'd been doing very well all year, until Sunday when he nearly lost to the Raiders... MVP: Steven Jackson had nearly 200 all purpose yards and 1 TD Dud: Rivers only passed for 133 yds, throwing one interception and getting sacked once. Hector Vex-o-trons - 59 fmragtops' spewers - 60 FM may have given up, but his team didn't. Both guys had 3 players in double digits, and it came down to last nights game. Donald Driver came up big for Hector, but it just wasn't enough to overcome the spew. In fact fm got lucky because along with 3 players in double digits, he had 3 who scored a bit fat zero. It's a bold strategy, and it paid off for fm. MVP: Devery Henderson. Hector must be scouring the waiver wire for wideouts cause I've never heard of this guy. He had a big week though, 158 yds and a TD. Dud: Marvin Harrison scored zero points! I didn't think that was even possible! Gumbo - 48 I Hate Hillary - 56 I Hate Hillary might hate the Seantor from New York, but he hates losing more, and broke his looooong losing streak against Gumbo. Both teams got some big totals from their running backs, but this one came down to Gumbo's 3 guys combining for a total of -1 points. MVP: Deuce McAllister laid the smack down with 2 big TDs against Atlanta Dud: Trent Green did his best Phillip Rivers impersonation with only 161 yds passing, 1 interception, and 1 sack for a grand total of -1 points. Buck Turgidson 52 RFTR - 16 Whenever I see Buck Turgidson I can't help but think of the SNL celebrity jeopardy skits with Sean Connery who one time insisted on being referred to as Turd Ferguson. That aside, this was a battle between crummy quarterbacks, Roethlisberger vs. Grossman. Who could get sacked more? Who could throw more interceptions? Big Ben won... MVP: Joseph Addai went nuts and scored 4 TDs Dud: Big Ben. How's this for a stat line: sacked 9 times & 2 interceptions for a grand total of -20 points! Tax Dodgers - 56 webcats - 74 How are the webcats not running away with the league? They've got a killer lineup led by none other than the #1 fantasy star, Ladanian Tomlinson, but they're only 6-6. Who'd have guessed? The Tax Dodgers must have blown their 1st round pick on Randy Moss. That alone deserves this weeks loss... MVP: LT is going to smash the single season TD mark. He rushed for 2 more this week, and then decided to pass for one as well. Dud: Corey Dillon got stuffed by the Bears. 0 points... that's gonna hurt. San Jose Arrowheads - 57 Rose Hill Reddogs - 54 Another battle that came down to the Monday night game. The Dogs had Josh Brown kicking Seattle to victory, but Arrowehads had Alexander returning and the magic man Brett Favre. Favre went and threw 3 interceptions, but Alexander had 201 yards rushing and that was enough to seal the win for San Jose. MVP: Vince Young brought Tennessee back from 21 points down to beat the Giants. Did you see that 4th and 10 play where he was sacked, got away, and rushed for 15 yards? Unbelievable! Dud: Brett Favre. Sorry Brett... 3 ints, and -1 points will put you on the Dud list. That's it for this week. There's only 2 weeks left in the Hot Wing regular season, then it's playoff time! Top 8 teams make the playoffs! So keep an eye on those lineups gentlemen... one player can make or break you!

Hot Wing Conspiracy Fantasy Football: Week 11

Wookies win again! Sorry bRight, neither of us did particlarly well. I just got lucky... GOP and the City has the recap... Gridiron Wookies - 59 bRight & Early - 47 GW got a poor performance from Romo, but Jamal Lewis got some insane points (22) to win his 7th game against only four losses. MVP - Jamal Lewis RB - 22 Points (3 TDs) Goat - Tony Romo QB - -2 Points (1 Sack, 1 Fumble, 1 INT) That win puts me in 4th place with a 7-4 record. Things are looking good as far as making the playoffs are concerned. The only downside there is that I'd have to play the 5th ranked team, which is Robots Eat Babies. Sure I beat Robots last week, but he's got Peyton Manning. I'd rather not have to play against the team that has Peyton again, if I can avoid it. Fortunately, the last 3 regular season games have me playing 3 teams under .500. Usually I'd be happy about that, but... wait... I am happy about that. So tune in next week! I'll be your host for the full recap!

Fantasy football rules!

But as much fun as fantasy football is, apparently it's better to be a real live football player... if you believe rumors about the millions of dollars in pay, fancy houses and cars, celebrity status, and Tony Romo dating Jessica Simpson... Lucky bastard... Anyway, GOP and College has the full recap. Best Come From Behind Gridiron Wookies - 74 Robots Eat Babies - 63 This game came down to the wire, but with Wookies only trailing by 2, and Steve Smith coming into MNF vs. the Bucs, it looked pretty grim for the Robots. Sure enough, Smith came through. With a stunning 149 yards and a TD, Smith put the game away for the Wookies. MVP: Steve Smith - Heck of a game gives the win to the Wookies Goat: Peyton Manning - Only 236 yards and one score vs. Buffalo? Were you hung over Peyton should've had a couple shots of whiskey... hair of the dog and all... Needless to say though, I'm giving the MVP to Romo for throwing 2 TDs, passing for over 300 yards, and landing a date with Jessica Simpson. You my boy, Romo!

Hot Wing Conspiracy Fantasy Football: Week 8 recap

Welcome one and all to Hot Wing Conspiracy's official week 8 recap. It was a big week in football... Pittsburgh and Philadelphia decided that they're just going to throw their seasons away with stupid losses, newsflash: Indy and Chicago are pretty good, and the word of the day in Dallas is "Romo." But now for the more important scores, our fantasy matchups. For those who are new to this fantasy sports thing, here's how the scoring breaks down: You start 10 positions; 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 3 wide receivers, 1 tight end, 1 kicker, 1 team defense, and 1 utility spot (either a RB or WR). You get points for yards gained (passing, receiving, rushing, or returning kicks) and points scored (touchdowns, field goals, extra points, and 2 point conversions). You get negative points for interceptions, fumbles, and sacks. The defense get points for holding teams to low point totals, low yardage, as well as points for sacks, fumbles, and interceptions. If your 10 starters have more points than the guy your playing against, you win. It's really that easy With that out of the way, let's get to the good stuff! Rose Hill Reddogs - 53 Gridiron Wookies - 56 My wookies came up clutch this week... No one was exceptional, only my defense scored in double digit points. But 9 points each from Steve Smith, Darryl Jackson, and Kellen Winslow as well as a solid 1st start from Romo managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. That plus the Dogs with four guys combining for 1 pt... That helped too... MVP: Vince Young came up huge this week, albeit in a losing effort. Loser: Jeremy Shockey with only 15 yards of recieving, got a big fat goose egg. Gumbo - 20 Robots Eat Babies - 98 Robots went ballistic on poor Gumbo. Peyton had a zillion points, Reggie Wayne had a billion... But don't feel too sorry for Gumbo until he figures out the Trent Green hasn't played since the first week, yet is somehow still in the lineup as well as 2 guys with bye weeks this week... MVP: Peyton Manning tore Denver a new a-hole on Sunday Loser: Gumbo coaching staff... it's tough to start a guy at QB's who's been knocked unconcious... Mr. Wolf Cleaning Svc - 47 bRight & Early - 57 bRight sarted the 49er QB and still managed a win. That's impressive. Wolf really was let down by his receiving core: 2 points between the 3 starters... of course that's what happens when you start 2 Philly Eagles at WR and the team decides to roll over and play dead on Sunday. MVP: Owen Daniels had a huge 99 yards and 2 TDs in Houston's loss to Tennessee. Loser: Alex Smith got his ass handed to him by Chicago. webcats - 78 Hot Wing Chumpion - 35 The Chumps continue to defend their winless streak with a stellar folding at the hands of the mighty cats. It wasn't even the cats really, as much as it was Tomlinson. He's good. MVP: LT outsocred the Chumps singlehandedly with 31 total points. Loser: 3 WRs and 2 RBs combined for 4 points for the Chumps. Time to hit the free agent market Chumps... RFTR - 28 fmragtops' spewers - 56 FM is getting good performances all around but that Chicago defense is really killing people, especially anyone in a 49er uniform. RFTR just had a horrible week helped by awful Pennsylvania football performances. MVP: 16 bone cruching points by Chi-town's defense. Loser: Ben Roethlisberger's recent concussion has apparently led him to believe that he's supposed to throw the ball to the opposing team. Who knew? Tax Dodgers - 70 I Hate Hillary - 39 The Dodgers got double digit performances from 4 different starters which was more than to send Hillary packing. Of Hillary's 10 starters, 8 of them were on the losing end of games on Sunday. Dodgers were the exact opposite. MVP: Drew Brees may have lost to Baltimore, but still had a great game. Loser: Duece McCallister got a big old zero thanks to Baltimore. San Jose Arrowheads - 79 Hector Vex-o-Trons - 18 San Jose improves to 7-1 in the league and could have beated Hector' Vex-o-whatevers with a single wide out. Hector's wingman, Delhomme, certainly won't help him get laid with those kind of numbers... MVP: Marques Colston caught 2 TDs and 163 total receiving yards. Pretty good for a rookie drafted in the 7th round... Loser: Jake Delhomme... -8 points... that's worse than Roethlisberger and makes him the week's grand champion loser The Columbia CRUNCH - 97 The Ball Sackers - 54 The CRUNCH rode Tom Brady and Larry Johnson all the way to the bank as the 2 combined to outscore the Ball(less) Sackers entire team. It was a rough week for lots of QBs around the league and the Sack got hurt by McNabb's ball-less performance. MVP: Larry Johnson was the big baller of the week and carried his team with 34 total points Loser: McNabb mathced Roethlisberger's crap performance... -4.

Hot Wing Conspiracy Fantasy Football

GOP and the City hosts the complete roundup this week, and the only reason I'm posting my truly embarassing scores is for full disclosure. Don't want y'all thinking I only post when I win... *The Columbia CRUNCH - 64 Gridiron Wookies - 34 TCC lost for the first time last week, so he was looking for someone to beat up on to get back on track. Too bad for the Wookies, his QB ended up with a goose-egg..against the Texans. MVP - Larry Johnson 19 Points (132 Yards Rushing, 2 TDs) Goat - Byron Leftwich 0 Points (nothing) My big question for the week was who to start at QB, Leftwich or Bledsoe, and if you can believe it, Leftwich was the better choice because when all things were said and done, Bledsoe scored -2 points. Leftwich's goose egg is better than negative points. Other than that I got 3 other big fat zeros from my roster. No wonder I lost.

Fantasy Football - Week 6 Recap

Wyatt Earp and the boys hosted the recap of last week's fantasy football action, and yours truly bounced back from a gutwrenching week 5 loss to reclaim victory and keep myself in the top half of the league standings. * Gridiron Wookies - 76, The Ball Sackers - 51 How do you remain undefeated when five of your players have zeros for the week? Cheat. Or lose. In my case, we lost. The only thing my team sacked was a bag of potato chips while the Wookies tapdanced on my team's proverbial face. MVP - Steve Smith (GW). Welcome back, Mr. Smith! It's been a long time. Bantha Fodder - Mushim Muhammad (TBS) - Guess he wasn't facing east this week. The team's done reasonably well so far. Bledsoe hasn't been a total waste of space and he stands motionless in the pocket waiting for some linebacker to level him. My running backs haven't been doing a whole heck of alot, but at least they're consistently not doing a whole heck of a lot. My wideouts have been saving my ass time and time again. But the dilemma as we prep for this weekend is who to start at QB... Leftwich or Bledsoe? Their stats are pretty even, but Leftwich has yielded more points thus far, because he's been sacked less and thrown fewer interceptions. Coming off the bye week, Jacksonville could be in tip top shape. They finally had an offensive explosion two weeks back and Leftwich did well. And they're playing Houston this weekend. Bledsoe on the other hand got lucky and just threw balls near TO hoping he could catch them for TDs. This week he's up against the Giants... not the best defense, but Bledsoe couldn't outrun a slug, so does it really matter? So any thoughts? Who gets the start? Oh, and why can't John Kerry catch?