Who's Coming To The 2010 NFFC In Las Vegas?

[Greg Ambrosius]

We filled up our fourth Classic main event league in Las Vegas earlier this week with a slew of signups that involved first-time NFFC players. In fact, four of our last five Classic signups for the Bellagio are new NFFC members who came to us via Fanball. We're here to give all of them a hearty welcome and wish them best of luck in the hunt for the $100,000 grand prize and the $5,000 league prize. They include:

David O'Connor of Camano Island, Washington; Tim Alton of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Shane Portfolio of Atlanta, Georgia; and Kelly Allison of Capistrano Beach, California. All are joining the NFFC for the first time and all jumped right into the 14-team NFFC Classic!! Gotta love it. I'll see all of you guys at the Bellagio. I'll be the one with a Corona in my hands at all times!!

[Greg Ambrosius]

We're glad to welcome our newest member of the growing NFFC family to the Las Vegas main event doubleheader, where yours truly will be in charge of the drink tickets!! Let's give a hearty welcome to Bob Particelli of Berwyn, Pennsylvania as he's coming out to the Bellagio Las Vegas on Saturday, Sept. 4th and competing in the NFFC Classic and Primetime main events. Bob is even interested in the Diamond League if that expands beyond 12 teams. Bob joined the NFBC for the first time this spring and is having so much fun that he's going to cross over and do football with us, too. Welcome aboard Bob and best of luck in the hunt for the $150,000 in grand prizes and the $8,000 in league prizes.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Just a heads up that we're making good progress on the Auction Championship and Draft Champions Championship in Las Vegas. We now have 20 signups for the Auction Championship at 4 pm at the Bellagio, leaving us EIGHT SPOTS short of a second full league at that time. It doesn't look like we'll have an 11:00 auction that day, but doing two at 4 pm would be solid.

We also have 21 owners for the 11 am Draft Champions Championship in Las Vegas. Now some of those owners have said they would do a $1300 DC if there was enough interest and we'll keep that open among the various cities, but right now we are seven spots shy of a second full DC in Las Vegas if everything stays as it is. So let's keep things moving in the right direction and have some fun out in Las Vegas. And we'll keep pushing for the 4 pm DC in LV and if we have to hook up with online drafters or another city we'll do it.

Thanks all and keep 'em coming. We almost have five full Classic leagues at the Bellagio and look forward to starting that sixth one soon. Thanks all.

[Greg Ambrosius]

It's good to see some old faces back with us in Las Vegas for the NFFC drafts as Lonny Graves and Jon Clift will be returning and spending both weekends out in Sin City. This type of trip would kill most people, but I have confidence in Lonny and Jon that they will survive!! Welcome back to the live drafts my friends.

Lonny and Jon are taking separate teams in the NFFC Classic and they will team up for one team in the NFFC Auction Championship and one team in the NFFC Draft Champions Championship. We now have 21 owners for the 11 am auction, leaving us with only 7 spots left, and 23 owners for the 4 pm Draft Champions league. That means we have only FIVE SPOTS LEFT for that one. Good job all and thanks for joining us again. See ya out there.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Look who's back in the NFFC: It's the Z-Man!! Robert Zarzycki of Hewitt, New Jersey just signed up for the NFFC Primetime in Las Vegas as he loves the 12-team format. He drafted both main events last year in New York, but it's good to see him heading back to Las Vegas and jumping in at least one main event...for now!! Welcome back Z-Man and it will be good to see you again. We missed you in Sin City last year. Good luck.

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have five full leagues for the Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and we're going to get a jump start on a sixth league soon. Let's keep it going and make Las Vegas the No. 1 destination for NFFC owners!! Thanks all and I'll see ya at the Bellagio for some fun festivities.

[cdavault]

GA or TK,

I am wondering if it would be possible to have at this sign up lists the peoples name as well as their call sign on the Forum? I think there is a disconnect at the live events when we talk to the people and have no idea that we have been talking on the forums back and forth. Would to be possible without adding too much work to your already overloaded plates to have something like this? If this is not possible I think it would be a good idea for future years.

thanks,
Chris

[Greg Ambrosius]

We now have six full leagues for the Classic in Las Vegas and we're working on our seventh league now. We're going to need a strong push to fill that one up completely, but I know we can do it. Thanks all and it's great to see so many new names on this list. Thanks all.

Here's the tentative lineup card for the Classic at the Bellagio:

LAS VEGAS
Bellagio Las Vegas
Saturday, Sept. 4, 10 a.m. PST
1. Steve Luzzi, Huntington Beach, California
2. Don Medlam, Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Jules McLean, Los Angeles, California
4. Chris Schinker, Chandler, Arizona
5. Colin Laufenberg, Chandler, Arizona
6. Bill Hare, Cumming, Georgia
7. Robert Rademacher, Morganville, New Jersey
8. Stephen Navetta, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
9. Daryl Hope, Carrollton, Texas
10. Andy Langwald, West Bloomfield, Michigan
11. Paul Spradling, Bullhead City, Arizona
12. Daren Eliason, Beulah, North Dakota
13. Mark Moyer, Laurel, Maryland
14. Maris Brenner, Sandusky, Ohio
15. Duke Viveros, Highland, California
16. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
17. Kyle Pope, Shelby Township, Michigan
18. Carlos Perez, Rancho Cucamonga, California
19. Josh Ferenc, San Francisco, California
20. Thomas Kay, Union City, California
21. Roger Gonzalez, Metairie, Louisiana
22. Kenny Stratton, Grimes, Iowa
23. Jonathan Lueth, Modesto, California
24. Scott Wieland, Fitchburg, Wisconsin
25. Robert Sigle, Duluth, Georgia
26. Jason Steeves, Calgary, Alberta
27. Bret & Nancy Borg, Mesa, Arizona
28. Stephen Fiore, Scottsdale, Arizona
29. Jeff Bartkowiak, Phoenix, Arizona
30. John Piontek, Orlando, Florida
31. Jeff Kratz, Mansfield, Texas
32. Lewis Lipsey, Los Angeles, California
33. Claire Gustafson, Denver, Colorado
34. James Tracy, Batavia, Illinois
35. Jim Nicola, Whittier, California
36. Ray Morrison, Naperville, Illinois
37. Ream & Val Lazaro, Scottsdale, Arizona
38. Jon Clift, Tarpon Springs, Florida
39. Lonny Graves, Tarpon Springs, Florida
40. Jim Bruce, Conroe, Texas
41. George Melbrod, Carlsbad, California
42. Blaine Perra, Warman, Saskatchewan
43. Chris DaVault, Silver Spring, Maryland
44. Gary Maddox, Midlothian, Virginia
45. Carlos George, Miami, Florida
46. April Applegate, Mahomet, Illinois
47. Stanley Agbulos, Riverside, California
48. Jeffrey Potok, Lake Worth, Florida
49. Bobby Jurney, Dunkirk, Maryland
50. Matthew Bauler, Memphis, Tennessee
51. David O'Connor, Camano Island, Washington
52. Tim Alton, Colorado Springs, Colorado
53. Joe Marcotte, San Diego, California
54. Bob Particelli, Berwyn, Pennsylvania
55. Carlos Garcia, McAllen Texas
56. John Buchanan, Lansing, Michigan
57. Scott Shudy, Norridge, Illinois
58. Jeff Howie, West Columbia, South Carolina
59. Erik Newman, St. Paul, Minnesota
60. William Sucher, Delray Beach, Florida
61. Joe Miller, Conway, Arkansas
62. Cedric Kolstad, Mesa, Arizona
63. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
64. Rick Wiegan, Glen Allen, Virginia
65. Matthew Shepherd, San Antonio, Texas
66. Tom Yates, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
67. Jim Pieper, Longmont, Colorado
68. Jesse Hudson, Mesa, Arizona
69. KJ Duke, San Diego, California
70. Tim Taylor, Calgary, British Columbia
71. Mervyn Braude, Scottsdale, Arizona
72. Matt Christopherson, Auburn, Washington
73. Jeff Hall, Jacksonville, Florida
74. Perry Lin, Hoboken, New Jersey
75. Shawn Childs, Marstons Mills, Massachusetts
76. Scott Stage, Las Vegas, Nevada
77. Rick Hart, Hammond, Louisiana
78. Travis Toth, Anaheim, California
79. James Eggimann, Phoenix, Arizona
80. Garrett Lerner, Oak Park, California
81. Jason Esteybar, San Diego, California
82. Travis Minaker, Edmonton, Alberta
83. Michael Boyle, Phoenix, Arizona
84. Matt Wilmoth, Elkin, North Carolina

[ August 15, 2010, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

[Tom Kessenich]

A flurry of New Jersey signups has brought us within THREE spots for our second and likely final auction league in Las Vegas. If you want to sign up, now's the time to jump and get your spot.

LAS VEGAS
Friday, Sept. 3, 4, p.m. PST
1. Chris Schinker, Chandler, Arizona
2. Stephen Navetta, St. Clair Shores, Michigan
3. Bill Hare, Cumming, Georgia
4. Don Medlam, Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Daren Eliason, Beulah, North Dakota
6. Todd Ullman, Woodland Hills, California
7. Roger Gonzalez, Metairie, Louisiana
8. Paul Spradling, Bullhead City, Arizona
9. Mark Moyer, Laurel, Maryland
10. Kenny Stratton, Grimes, Iowa
11. John Piontek, Orlando, Florida
12. Jason Steeves, Calgary, Alberta
13. Shawn Childs, Forestdale, Massachusetts
14. Jim Nicola, Whittier, California
15. Scott Wieland, Fitchburg, Wisconsin (will do 11 am if it fills up)
16. Jeffrey Potok, Lake Worth, Florida
17. Cedric Kolstad, Mesa, Arizona
18. Scott Keikoan, Las Vegas, Nevada
19. Jim Pieper, Longmont, Colorado
20. Rick Wiegan, Glen Allen, Virginia
21. Jon Clift, Tarpon Springs, Florida
22. Silas Dain, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
23. Jules McLean, Los Angeles, California
24. Ken Magner, Freehold, New Jersey
25. Perry Lin, Hoboken, New Jersey

[kjduke]

Well, I liked the old auction playoff format a lot better, but it's hard to resist an auction ... put me down Tom.