Avian Gamers Network

Are you ready for some football!? We're kicking off the 6th year of the Avian Football League (AFL) and looking for some gridiron giants to join us. Every Avian is welcome! I will once again be performing the Commissioner duties for our Yahoo! based league.

Last year we had 14 teams competing in the ultimate fantasy bragging rights, with The Sammichs (owned by dbakke) defeating The Snarling Dawgs (owned by nasiobo) in the Super Bowl last December. A cool new feature that Yahoo! has added is I was able to link the past 4 seasons (2002-2006) of the AFL with this new one. So you can quickly look back at who finished 1st, or last in 2002. I wasn't able to find the 2001 season so maybe they didn't keep records back then.

The league is up, see below how to sign up and the draft is in late August. So get pumped, relive those glory days, avenge looses, create new rivalries and enjoy your time trash talking to fellow Avians

You know The Criticals with our "rebuilding year" done, will be back.



Make sure you check the Live Draft Time, Pre-Rank your players, check the scoring system (right now its the same as last year's) and start mouthing off if you think you're hot shit

Let me know if you have any problems or questions. I am always open to suggestions of draft times, stat categories, scoring stuff or anything. Good luck to everyone this year!

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

Whoo!!! '03, '05 champs The Dragons will be back after a poor showing in the Playoffs last year!

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

Hey maybe I'll make a comenack, after a 2001 season that was absolutely botched.

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Sluggy Dev'lya-Master Smuggler-Politician
Former Mayor of Avian City

its okay your French....Your not use to winning

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

dangit.. i can't remember my yahoo login

EDIT: I'm in.

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

ofc I will be defending my title...which was won in my inaugural season.

Ya'll come try and take a bite from The Sammichs!

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somrthing having to do wit FOOTball being played with HANDS likely.

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Sluggy Dev'lya-Master Smuggler-Politician
Former Mayor of Avian City

I'm in.

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TheMole
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Now Playing: WoW
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Just joined on managing the
Big 'Uns

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Deak
SWTOR - Spicerunner Legacy - Smuggler - RETIRED
Rift - Decipher - Paragon - RETIRED | WAR - Frenzyof Energy - Shaman - RETIRED
WoW - Fire Mage - RETIRED | SWG - Weaponsmith - RETIRED
MMOGGLER™ for online gamers

So who's picking up Michael Vick in the 1st round of the draft?

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"Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defence of custom. But the tumult soon subsides." - Thomas Paine, Common Sense

Not me... i'm going for Pacman Jones.

- Moles against Vick 2007

I'm gonna pick up Tank Johnson for my D spot

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

i'm gonna send out emails later this week to try and get some people back in this season. as always, bug those wow players and get them in here

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

There is some use of the foot connecting with the ball.

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Romsuiag (Brad)
Former and Third President of Avian

Oops, i keep meaning to sign in, hope i remember soon

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Dalaran: Arindel - Frost Mage (Mining/Alchemy)
Dalaran: Roran - Paladin (Weaponsmith/Blacksmith)
Dalaran: Baine - Rogue

if/when sluggy and arindel join up we will have only 10 teams. we've never had less than 14 as long as Ive been around, so anyone in the wow section want to tap some players? I would but they tend to only like people of their own kind

we got plenty of time, 24 days i think, just would rather have numbers now than have to scramble, beg and do horrible, horrible things at the deadline.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

Just took another look.
We only have 9 signed up to compete with just 2 weeks from Sunday till draft

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Deak
SWTOR - Spicerunner Legacy - Smuggler - RETIRED
Rift - Decipher - Paragon - RETIRED | WAR - Frenzyof Energy - Shaman - RETIRED
WoW - Fire Mage - RETIRED | SWG - Weaponsmith - RETIRED
MMOGGLER™ for online gamers

ok 9 players just isnt acceptable so im gonna start getting in peoples faces by sending PMs since the email don't work (and whats up with these new members not listing any contact info? like email )

I'll work on that tomorrow, but this needs to be taken care. I don't want to see this great avian tradition (stroke that ego ) slowly die...

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

wheres Cyrus!!!

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

Finally got Arindel's Airmen signed up.

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Dalaran: Arindel - Frost Mage (Mining/Alchemy)
Dalaran: Roran - Paladin (Weaponsmith/Blacksmith)
Dalaran: Baine - Rogue

The Snarling Dawgs will be back for more this year. Just signed up. I though I did it last week, but I guess I got distracted and didn't finish up.

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Nasiobo Aprillis
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Jedi Consular (Nasiobo)
Slicing, Scavenging and Cybertech

The only thing keeping me from signing up is I may not be able to attend the live draft.

Is it possible to rank players and have the "computer" select for me?

Yes. You can prerank them.

obviously the only downfall would be if there was a run on a certain position.

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Dalaran: Arindel - Frost Mage (Mining/Alchemy)
Dalaran: Roran - Paladin (Weaponsmith/Blacksmith)
Dalaran: Baine - Rogue

Thanks, Arindel.

OK, I'm all signed up. The Green Gophers eagerly await eating all of your faces. Have a nice day.

you want to eat face???? Im not sure I know you well enough...or how the GF would feel about that

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

Oh not me. It's my rampaging horde of feral gophers that want, actually hunger for face eating. It's all but impossible to stop them.

12 teams so far, I saw Davni signed up.

I currently have 1 player who is interested but needs to be taught a few things about fantasy football, the rest of the invitations I sent (except for Gophers) havent gotten a response. And we need an even number of teams to start the league so hopefully someone else will reply to the invitation

Looking good though, same rules as last year. I hope thats ok with everyone.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

another update: with 5 days and 6 hours to go until draft time we still have 1 open spot. As far as I know the only person who has expressed interest is Sluggy (although I think Cyrus would join us if he showed up).

However, if you know of someone who is interested send them to me so we can get this all squared away.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

I'm ok to play if you really need someone, but I'd rather leave the spot to someone who knows what he does. ^^
I'll check soon, if you have issues with odd numbers I'll be in.

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Sluggy Dev'lya-Master Smuggler-Politician
Former Mayor of Avian City

theres no one else sluggy, so its all you.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

with just a few hours until draft time, I thought I would just lay out what I'm thinking will be the plan if we don't get that 14th (Sluggy) person signed up in time. I'm thinking the best move would be to postpone the draft. I don't want to do it, I like the draft time and I have gotten thumbs up and thumbs up but I don't see any other viable option.

I'll keep checking the boards, every hour or so.

EDIT: I also think sluggy wouldn't mind if we found a last min 'replacement'. SO if theres anyone who wants to ride in on a white fantasy horse (join the league this year), now would be the time.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

Whatever works .. I'm game. Just keep the draft time friendly.

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Nasiobo Aprillis
Star Wars: The Old Republic | Jedi Consular (Nasiobo)
Slicing, Scavenging and Cybertech

DRAFT POSTPWNED!

The draft time is now: Mon Sep 3 9:30pm EDT

sorry guys, this is the best available.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

That really sucks.
I have had this scheduled for over a month.

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Deak
SWTOR - Spicerunner Legacy - Smuggler - RETIRED
Rift - Decipher - Paragon - RETIRED | WAR - Frenzyof Energy - Shaman - RETIRED
WoW - Fire Mage - RETIRED | SWG - Weaponsmith - RETIRED
MMOGGLER™ for online gamers

Boooooo... I have been planning this all week! Oh well... do what ya gotta do.

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TheMole
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Now Playing: WoW
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Sorry guys, this really does not make me happy, but I'm at the ends of what I can do, unless we have addresses and telephone numbers of members so I can contact them and beg someone to join...

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread

try and get your time back, I have withdrawn frowm the league.

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Former Section 7 Director

i thought i missed the draft...been without internet for the last couple of days as i move back on campus..wheew

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Ryric Krael
Former Vice President AGN
Former Director, Section 6
Former Head of Department of the Treasury
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Ask not what your PA can do for you, but what you can do for your PA
"Gone Section Five"

Sorry to see you go Royur.

Well, now we have 12 players so we are good to go. 12 is a great number.

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TheMole
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i appreciate trying to help Royur but we can't exactly go back in time to do the live draft. So, the current draft time will remain.

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Avian Football League 2007 Forum Thread