Tuesday Morning Quarterback: A Champion Crowned

Congratulations, Craig Daitch! Craig is the champion in the inaugural season of the Social Media Fantasy Football League (SMFFL). As such, he gains possession of the league champion hardware from FantasyTrophies.com (pictured at left). In the championship game, Craig's Beasties defeated Jeremiah's Little Birds, 96 – 83. Dave Knox's Hard Knox Life takes third place with a 101 – …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Let the Playoffs Begin

The regular season of the Social Media Fantasy Football League (#SMFFL) season is complete. Every season begins with hope.  For some teams, like the Mustangs and Favre Beans, bitter reality sets in early.  For others, like the Mighty Maurauders and Munoz Mustache Club, you come so far…just to fall short. The top four teams advance …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: The Final Quarter

Week Eleven of the Social Media Fantasy Football League (#SMFFL) season is complete, bringing us to the last quarter of the season. Munoz Mustache Club and Mzinga Maurauders have climbed steadily out of the bottom of the league barrel and are positioned to play for the championship.  The top four teams get to play for it …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Halfway Home

Week Seven of the Social Media Fantasy Football League (#SMFFL) season is complete, bringing us to the midpoint of the season. Highlights since our last update: Week Five:  Munoz Mustache Club hung a 110 – 97 victory on the previously unbeaten LittleBirds. Week Six:  The Mustangs eked out a 72 – 70 victory over Purple …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Week 4 Results

Courtesy of FantasyTrophies.com. Week Four of the Social Media Fantasy Football League, or SMFFL, season is complete. Thanks to Dave at FantasyTrophies.com,the stakes have been raised considerably for the winner.  The league champion will take possession of a hand-made custom trophy, customized just for us.  You need to read about how these things are made. …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Week 3 Results

Week Three of the Social Media Fantasy Football League, or SMFFL, season is complete. Jeremiah stands alone at the top of the league, undefeated.  Apparently little birds have time and focus, now that they are dealing less often with carrying a fail whale around. The current standings: Little Birds (Jeremiah Owyang), 3-0.  Defeated #12, 103-88. …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Week 2 Results

Week Two of the Social Media Fantasy Football League, or SMFFL, season is over.  Congratulations to Mack Collier, the new #1 as teams with names like "gardeners" and "little birds" dominate "mustangs" and "maurauders". The current standings: The Viral Gardeners (Mack Collier), 2-0. Defeated #10, 116-88. The Beasties (Craig Daitch), 2-0. Defeated #11, 105 – …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Week 1 Results

Week One of the Social Media Fantasy Football League, or SMFFL, season is complete.  And while the real NFL season may have more or less ended for New England fans, the SMFFL is just getting started. The current standings: Little Birds (Jeremiah Owyang), 1-0.  Defeated #7, 105 – 97. The Viral Gardeners (Mack Collier), 1-0. …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Draft Results

The Social Media Fantasy Football League, or SMFFL, is ready for action.  The draft happened over the weekend and here are the key players on each team: Favre Beans (Joseph Jaffe): LaDanian Tomlinson. Hard Knox Life (Dave Knox): Marion Barber, Drew Brees. Little Birds (Jeremiah Owyang): Randy Moss. Mosi Tatupu’s Mullet (Adam Cohen): Peyton Manning. …

Tuesday Morning Quarterback

Earlier this year, Pete Blackshaw posted about Twitter by Machiavelli and how different people use Twitter.  [note: this marks the end of any business value to this post.] Focusing on Pete’s "RingCiters," I reached out to a group of people who I’ve [mostly] seen tweeting about sports and have formed a fantasy [American] football league.  …