Great job Chicago!

BubbasHouse · Post by **BubbasHouse** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:35 pm

Facilitators were great - venue was good - and the competitors are great - a BIG win for the event. I can only pray that these events are continued to be held on the perfect weekend for Fantasy Football drafts - and that's Labor Day weekend!

Kudos to ALL parties in Chicago - and good luck to all of you as we start our 20+ week adventure to what is the 2011-2012 NFL season.

paus · Post by **paus** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:53 am

Agree with all the Chicago comments! I was only there for the Primetime on Saturday night but it was pretty clear that everyone was enjoying themselves immensely. Dean and Rob and their assistants were for sure on top of their game and the venue was awesome. Maybe should consider this venue for baseball next year?

Ted's Cracked Head · Post by **Ted's Cracked Head** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:02 am

The Hyatt did a great job this weekend. I think they went above and beyond to ensure that every detail was perfect. They didn't even flinch when I had them redo the horseshoe table setups because it wasn't "quite" what I wanted. The food was excellent and provided a nice blend of meals over the course of the four events. A little something for everyone and no two meals were alike.

I think the proximity to the new casino "worked" for all of the players too as it is just a short cab ride from the Hotel.

The two hours that I spent on the phone with Fox and The Hyatt staff were wasted when Fox was a no-show Friday morning. A call from them advising me they weren't coming would have been a nice touch. Thanks again to Catering Manager, Shari Pearlstein, for a job doen amazingly well. (No, the bucket of beer she sent me did not impact my praise for her. )

I would personally like to thank Dean and the rest of the facilitators and Stats staff for their great work over the weekend.

What a great group of players we had in Chitown. Great people and all top notch fantasy players. It was a pleasure to ge to hang with all of you.

You all made everyone's job easy to do. Thanks to all and good luck this year.

Dave Clum · Post by **Dave Clum** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:35 am

Chicago was a blast.I must admit I never heard the fire alarm.Slept right throuh it.Glad it was not real.The hotel staff was top notch,You could tell they wanted to make sure all was well.Rob,Dean,etc were the best anyone could ask for.Rob is half mother hen looking after everyone drafting this weekend.What a time I had at wrigley ! Not much like going to a Marlin game.Thanks Guys.

[ September 05, 2011, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: DiamondKing ]

Ted's Cracked Head · Post by **Ted's Cracked Head** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:22 pm

Here are some photos from the Chicago Drafts.
Chicago Draft Photos

mikeybok · Post by **mikeybok** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:26 pm

Originally posted by WOODERSON:
I would like to Thank Rob, Dean, & all my league mates for what would have been my best time ever being involved with a draft & Lord help it was by phone unfortunately. This weekend was first class. The food was amazing and there was a ton of it. The hotel staff and the NFFC staff were great also. Rob, Dean, Greg and Tom all get a lot of credit for this. This is what a FF weekend should be. It felt like a vacation as all our needs we were taken care of at the live draft. Really first class, even the parking attendent was clued in to the special deal we had going on!!!

Wooderson, I am glad everything is Ok with your family. When Rob announced he was going to finish the draft for you because the line was lost. Everyone seemed 100% OK with that. You really need to make this draft in person next year. It was way too much fun in person to miss out on.

Mike