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Tom .... how would you rank the top 5 offensive lines ?
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Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]We've talked about both. I do have some concerns about adding an online component. But we're talking about both of those.
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]We've talked about both. I do have some concerns about adding an online component. But we're talking about both of those.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
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[/qb][/QUOTE]if you can't have a great time on 2nd avenue in nashville, i'll buy the drinks!!! [/QB][/quote]
Sure you could have a great time, it's just not something that appeals to the masses.
Keep in mind that I really like Nashville. And Franklin, TN is beautiful!
Sure you could have a great time, it's just not something that appeals to the masses.
Keep in mind that I really like Nashville. And Franklin, TN is beautiful!
2008- Didn't finish last overall in the Classic.
2009- Didn't finish last overall in the Classic or Primetime.
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Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by BillyWaz:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]if you can't have a great time on 2nd avenue in nashville, i'll buy the drinks!!! [/QUOTE]I shouldn't rag on it, as I have never been there (don't like country... sorry! ). Been to Memphis and Beale Street was cool. Also, Tunica (gambling) is only 1/2 hour away!
quote:Originally posted by BillyWaz:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]if you can't have a great time on 2nd avenue in nashville, i'll buy the drinks!!! [/QUOTE]I shouldn't rag on it, as I have never been there (don't like country... sorry! ). Been to Memphis and Beale Street was cool. Also, Tunica (gambling) is only 1/2 hour away!
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Originally posted by BillyWaz:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]Nah. I'd move it to Madison. If we're going to draft in Wisconsin, it's going to be somewhere fun.
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]Nah. I'd move it to Madison. If we're going to draft in Wisconsin, it's going to be somewhere fun.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
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Originally posted by Bato:
Hey Tom,
Any idea when the KDS results will be announced? (I'm in the NBC one).
Thanks! We'll probably post some KDS stuff after the event. We might be able to do some before we all leave for our cities next week but things tend to get a little hectic right before we all depart so I wouldn't want to guarantee anything.
Hey Tom,
Any idea when the KDS results will be announced? (I'm in the NBC one).
Thanks! We'll probably post some KDS stuff after the event. We might be able to do some before we all leave for our cities next week but things tend to get a little hectic right before we all depart so I wouldn't want to guarantee anything.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
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Nice surprise to see a thurs night chat...
I haven't read the first 4 pages yet so hopefully this isn't a repeat...
Who would be 1 rb (i.e. ryan grant last year) and 1 wr (i.e. braylon edwards) who could make the leap this year to be a borderline 1st rounder in 2009?
Thanks Rich
I haven't read the first 4 pages yet so hopefully this isn't a repeat...
Who would be 1 rb (i.e. ryan grant last year) and 1 wr (i.e. braylon edwards) who could make the leap this year to be a borderline 1st rounder in 2009?
Thanks Rich
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Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by BillyWaz:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]Nah. I'd move it to Madison. If we're going to draft in Wisconsin, it's going to be somewhere fun. [/QUOTE]You mean we couldn't get all wild and crazy in Iola??? I find that hard to believe!
quote:Originally posted by BillyWaz:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
quote:Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by Marauders:
With the exception of Las Vegas, the (3) other cities seem to draw a high percentage of the owners from a relatively close proximity to that city/state (to be expected). In order to grow more business have you thought of adding more cities, in order to draw more people from different parts of the country. Especially with the cost of flying,hotel,etc..there's probably some people out there that may of signed up, had they been within a reasonable driving distance (200-400 miles) of one of the sites. There are pros and cons to adding more cities. The pros would be like you said - making the events potentially more easily accessible to more people. Among the cons are the costs of doing these events, hotel and convention center fees and all of that. These things aren't cheap to produce, let me tell you. We definitely want to discover as many ways as we can to get people to our events. The phone option has certainly been quite popular this year. We'll keep looking at ways to grow in the future. Does that mean adding more cities? It could. But we'll need to be sure the numbers will be there to justify the costs involved.
Lots of things to talk about when the events are over. [/QUOTE]My 2 nuggets of input here... Online and New Orleans. [/QUOTE]nashville [/QUOTE]Nashville???
You might as well just have it in Iola!
The pre AND post draft party could be at Tom's house! [/QUOTE]Nah. I'd move it to Madison. If we're going to draft in Wisconsin, it's going to be somewhere fun. [/QUOTE]You mean we couldn't get all wild and crazy in Iola??? I find that hard to believe!
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Originally posted by UltimateFFCheatsheets:
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
we've talked about the top impact rookie RB's this year, who are your top impact rookie WR's this year? None.
Seriously. I just don't think this is a strong group of rookie WRs. Keep in mind that most WRs need 2-3 years to adjust and that includes the ones who are taken in the first round. This year, there wasn't a single WR taken in the first round. That should be a strong signal that many of these guys aren't ready for major roles yet. And that's what we're seeing and hearing in camps. Gusy like Hardy, Kelly, Thomas and Sweed are all struggling to get adjusted to the game. [/QUOTE]Eddie Royal. [/QUOTE]Yea he could be someone who will do well. DeSean Jackson too. But I'd be very wary of expecting greatness out of either one.
quote:Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:
quote:Originally posted by kentuckythunder:
we've talked about the top impact rookie RB's this year, who are your top impact rookie WR's this year? None.
Seriously. I just don't think this is a strong group of rookie WRs. Keep in mind that most WRs need 2-3 years to adjust and that includes the ones who are taken in the first round. This year, there wasn't a single WR taken in the first round. That should be a strong signal that many of these guys aren't ready for major roles yet. And that's what we're seeing and hearing in camps. Gusy like Hardy, Kelly, Thomas and Sweed are all struggling to get adjusted to the game. [/QUOTE]Eddie Royal. [/QUOTE]Yea he could be someone who will do well. DeSean Jackson too. But I'd be very wary of expecting greatness out of either one.
Tom Kessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
Manager of High Stakes Fantasy Games, SportsHub Technologies
Twitter - @TomKessenich
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My top 5 future NFFC cities in no particular order:
New Orleans
Atlantic City
Dallas
Denver
St. Louis
New Orleans
Atlantic City
Dallas
Denver
St. Louis
2008- Didn't finish last overall in the Classic.
2009- Didn't finish last overall in the Classic or Primetime.
2009- Didn't finish last overall in the Classic or Primetime.