Who's Coming To The 2007 NFFC And Where?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:41 am

We're glad to welcome another new member to the growing NFFC family as the tag team of Joe Clemente and Carl Santlmo of Port Washington, New York have become our 100th signup for the main event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Joe and Carl have competed in another smaller high-stakes event on the East Coast the past few years and were looking for a bigger event to compete in. We welcome them with open arms and wish them best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:43 am

Joe Fitzpatrick of Sterling Heights, Michigan has been Don Thompson's co-manager the past three years in the NFFC and we're glad to report that Joe is returning for a fourth season of competition. But with Don heading to New York to draft this year, Joe is going to stay in Chicago and grab a main event team with his mom, Deborah Fitzpatrick, this year. Joe and Deborah have become our 67th main event team in Chicago at the Oakbrook Marriott as we're close to filling up our fifth league there and 23rd overall. Welcome aboard Joe and Deborah and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:50 am

We're moving closer to a third full league in Tampa for the main event as we welcome yet another new member to the growing NFFC family. Let's give it up for the arrival of Rick Puntueri of Tampa, Florida as he will be joining us at the Tampa Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Rick is a good friend of Brian Swaw from ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago and he's excited to compete in the NFFC in 2007. We now have five open spots in Tampa before we close out that city for the main event. Welcome aboard Rick and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:53 am

Sam Aiello of Lockport, Illinois is another good buddy of Brian Swaw's and he's joining us for the first time this year as well, drafting in the main event at the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Sam is a veteran fantasy football player who is looking for a bigger challenge and he's excited to be joining the NFFC in 2007. Welcome aboard Sam and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:56 am

We're glad to welcome another new member to the growing NFFC family as today is turning into one of our busiest days to date. Let's give it up for the brother's tag team of Kevin and Scott Morton of Aurora, Colorado as they begin our ninth league for the main event in Las Vegas, joining us at the Flamingo Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Kevin just gave me a call and said they are excited about competing in the NFFC this season. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:07 am

We now officially have 70 teams and five full leagues in the Chicago main event, leaving us just one spot short of last year's total of 322 teams and 23 full leagues!! Awesome. Our latest signup is NFFC veteran Nolan Langford of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, who just signed up for the main event at the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Nolan led the BadBoys to a 5-8 record in Chicago League 3 last year, placing 236th overall with 1,477.5 points. Nolan will be drafting with his son Christian this year and we wish them best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:17 am

Okay, let's keep the introductions going this morning and welcome another new member to the growing NFFC family, someone who is promoting the NFFC as vigorously as anyone we know. Brian Swaw of Lockport, Illinois has a weekly fantasy football show on ESPN Radio 1000 in Chicago and he also has started up a website called www.GameTimeDecisions. net and he is jumping into the competition as he's joining us for the NFFC's main event at the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Brian has recruited some buddies and is telling his subscriber base all about the NFFC right now. Tom and I will meet him next week in Chicago and talk things over beers, for sure. Welcome aboard Brian and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:19 am

We're glad to officially welcome Ian and Jon Millman of FFChamps.com to the NFFC family as this is the first time these two industry professionals will be competing in the NFFC's main event. Ian is from Westbury, New York and Jon lives in Plainview, New York and both will be taking separate teams in the NFFC's main event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 1st. Ian and Jon are well known to the fantasy industry and they have had great success in the past in expert leagues and other high-stakes events like the WCOFF. We're glad to have you guys on board and I look forward to seeing more NFFC content on your site this year. Welcome aboard guys and best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:21 am

We started our sixth league for the main event in Chicago last night with the arrival of our newest member to the growing NFFC family. Let's give it up for Alex Georgiou of Goodlettsville, Tennessee as he will be joining us for the first time at the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 1st. We're glad to have you on board Alex and we wish you best of luck in the hunt for this year's $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:28 am

We're working on our eighth league in New York and our 24th overall for the main event today as we welcome another NFFC veteran to the 2007 competition. The tag team of Vincent Ashton and Scott Stillman will be joining us again on Saturday, Sept. 1st at the New York Hilton for the main event. Last year, they led Football in the Groin to a 5-8 record in New York 9, finishing a strong 69th overall with 1,655.55 points. Welcome back guys and best of luck this year in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.