Who's Coming To The 2005 NFFC?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:26 am

We're making a strong push in New York this last week as we're close to filling up our fourth league there. Let's give it up for our 109th returning member from 2004 as Anthony Cifelli of Howell, New Jersey signed up last week while I was on vacation. Anthony will be returning for the NFFC's main event on Saturday, Sept. 3rd at the New York Hilton, giving us 12 full leagues among the three cities. Anthony led Team Cifelli to a 6-7 finish in New York League 2 last year, finishing 166th overall with 1,486.2 points. Team Cifelli then scored 456.18 points in the Consolation Round. Thanks for your trust and support, Anthony, 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** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:50 am

We begin working on our 13th league for the NFFC's main event with another new arrival to the growing NFFC family. Let's give it up for John Bayley of Urbana, Maryland, who will be competing in the NFFC's main event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. John is new to our family of high-stakes events, but he comes on the recommendation of his brother, Matt, who competed in the NFFC last year. Welcome aboard, John, and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize. Oh, and first beers are on us in New York!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:46 am

We're adding them fast and furiously today as we add another new member to our growing NFFC family. Let's welcome Jason Steeves of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who will be drafting live in the NFFC's main event at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. Jason competed in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship this year for the first time and had so much fun that he's returning to Las Vegas to compete in our football event. Welcome aboard, Jason, and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

Jason has also signed up for the NFFC Auction League in Las Vegas, which will take place on Friday, Sept. 2nd at the Excalibur Hotel & Casino. We now have 26 signups for that Las Vegas event, leaving us with two open spots before we fill our second auction league there. Jason is also interested in the $1,250 Auction League and hopes we can pull that off on Sunday, Sept. 4th. We'll do our best and get more details on this soon. Thanks Jason and best of luck in the hunt for the $4,000 auction league prize.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:11 am

Okay, we just filled up our fourth league in New York for the main event and we're working on our 13th league overall. Let's give it up for our newest member of the growing NFFC family as Rob Vinci of Staten Island, New York has agreed to participate in the main event at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. Rob is new to our family of high-stakes events as he comes on the recommendation of James Mack, a league champion in the NFFC last year. Rob must think if James can win $5,000 this must be easy pickin's!

(Just kidding, James.) Thanks for your trust and support, Rob, 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** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:07 pm

Let's just keep this going all night long as the signups continue to pour in today. We welcome back a former finalist today as Jon Clift of Lees Summitt, Missouri has agreed to return to the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 3rd for the NFFC's main event. Jon led his Big MO team to a 9-4 record in Chicago League 3, finishing second behind Route C with 1,836.1 points. That was good enough for 12th overall and $1,750. Big MO finished 29th in the Championship Round with 493.49 points, which certainly gave him incentive to return in 2005. Jon says he has at least one more set of friends from Missouri coming to Chicago for the big dance and maybe two teams, so keep 'em coming. Thanks for your trust and support again, Jon, and best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.

[ July 25, 2005, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:13 pm

We start our fifth league for the NFFC's main event in New York by welcoming yet another finalist from 2004. Steve Burns led his Team Burns to an 8-5 record in New York League 4 last year, finishing second with 1,768.5 points. That was good enough for 26th overall and $1,750. Team Burns then finished 16th in the Championship Round with 569.04 points. Steve becomes the 57th team in the main event in New York and the 173rd overall as we near the midway point before training camp starts. Thanks for your trust and support again, Steve, 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** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:19 am

The signups keep coming in as we near the halfway mark for the NFFC's main event, with New York continuing to have strong support this year. Let's give it up for our newest members of the growing NFFC family as the tag team of David Sussman of Old Bethpage, New York and co-manager Steve Lewis will be drafting at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. David and Steve are new to our family of high-stakes events and we welcome them with open arms. Thanks for your trust and support, guys, 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** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 3:36 am

We're exactly at the halfway point for the NFFC's main event as we just registered our 175th signup this morning. Let's give it up for yet another new member of the growing NFFC family as the tag team of Brandan Mueller of Schaumberg, Illinois and Clint Struck have agreed to compete in the main event at the Chicago Oakbrook Marriott on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. Brandan and Clint are new to our family of high-stakes events and we welcome them with gifts and free drinks! Thanks guys for your trust and support 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** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:12 am

Another new member has joined the NFFC thanks to the advice of James Mack, who is one of our best salesmen right now! Let's give it up for the tag team of Ryan Kretchmer and Paul Anderson of Rochester, New York, which is joining our family of high-stakes events for the first time. Ryan and Paul become our 59th signup in New York and 176th overall as they will draft live at the New York Hilton on Saturday, Sept. 3rd. Ryan talked with James a few months ago and became intrigued with the NFFC and liked what he saw once he came to our site. The rest, as they say, is history. Thanks for your trust and support, guys, 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** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:54 am

Chicago is closing in on our third full league as we welcome back our 112th member from the 2004 event. Let's give it up for the tag team of Rob Konitzer of Little Chute, Wisconsin and co-manager Lyal Fox Jr., a pair of Leaderboard Sports.com gurus. Rob competed in Las Vegas League 2 last year, with his LS Phantoms finishing with a 7-6 record and 1,667.9 points, good for 65th overall. The LS Phantoms then scored 461.65 points in the Consolation Round, good for 121st overall. Rob was our "sticker girl" in the Las Vegas Auction League and Draft Champions League last year and we're going to miss his pretty legs out there!

But we're glad to have this fellow Cheesehead competing in the Windy City and we wish him and Lyal best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize.