Rookies are already reporting for some teams

So I am just starting the thread now

Honestly - I really don't want to create another thread but I don't want it in the weekly threads plus it will make it easier for me to ban the lot of you.

Especially around 4:30 or so tomorrow

To recap from the end of last week's thread

Michigan State has fired Jonathan Smith and is trying to hire Pat Fitzgerald which is certainly a choice. This comment from the ESPN/AP Story made me laugh more than it should have

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Michigan State does not have a scandal to recover from during its latest attempt to fix its program, but it faces a big challenge to find someone who can win consistently in the expanded and highly competitive Big Ten.

And Kentucky will be firing Mark Stoops today

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Stoops is owed 75% of his remaining salary, which is approximately $37.7 million. That falls within the top five buyouts in college football history, four of which have come this year (Brian Kelly, $54 million; James Franklin, $49 million, though that was reduced when he took the job at Virginia Tech; and Jonathan Smith, $33 million).

If you are in the DVDVR Paid League, it auto-renewed as it always does with the same people. I haven't heard from Brent in awhile so I'm concerned he has disappeared, so if anyone here is interested in joining that wasn't in it last year let me know in case a spot opens up! Also if you were in it last year and don't want to be in it this year let me know ASAP so I can figure out if we have spots to fill. Payment for the paid league is due by the 31st, draft is September 2nd. Yahoo took away the option to have the "dues" listed so I'll just keep track in my head who hasn't paid yet, I'll start messaging people tomorrow.

Course if you aren't in the paid league we can still use this thread for general fantasy football chatter.

Anywho...

No Richmond Webb

So here we go

- Bob Stoops is going to be named President and HC of the XFL's Dallas franchise. The official announcement will be tomorrow.

- The Columbus Destroyers are going to return to the Arena League thus giving them 6 teams

- Reminder: the AAW's first official games are Saturday

First off, the European Football Alliance kicked off their 2026 season with six teams: Some familiar names:

Frankfurt Galaxy

Munich Ravens

Nordic Storm (Copenhagen)

Paris Musketeers

Prague Lions 

Raiders Tirol (Innsbruck, Austria)

With teams in London and Milan joining next season:

They are streaming all their games on youtube this season, so.. here we go!

1. Las Vegas Raiders (3-14, .538)
2. New York Jets (3-14, .552)
3. Arizona Cardinals (3-14, .571)
4. Tennessee Titans (3-14, .574)
5. New York Giants (4-13, .524)
6. Cleveland Browns (5-12, .486)
7. Washington Commanders (5-12, .507)
8. New Orleans Saints (6-11, .495)
9. Kansas City Chiefs (6-11, .516)
10. New York Giants (from Cincinnati Bengals, 6-11, .521)
11. Miami Dolphins (7-10, .488)
12. Dallas Cowboys (7-9-1, .441)
13. Los Angeles Rams (from Atlanta Falcons, 8-9, .495)
14. Baltimore Ravens (8-9, .503)
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-9, .529)
16. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts, 8-9, .538)
17. Detroit Lions (9-8, .490)
18. Minnesota Vikings (9-8, .514)
19. Carolina Panthers (8-9, .522)
20. Dallas Cowboys (from Green Bay Packers, 9-7-1, .483)
21. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7, .503)
22. Los Angeles Chargers (11-6, .469)
23. Philadelphia Eagles (11-6, .476)
24. Cleveland Browns (from Jacksonville Jaguars, 13-4, .478)
25. Chicago Bears (11-6, .458)
26. Buffalo Bills (12-5, .471)
27. San Francisco 49ers (12-5, .498)
28. Houston Texans (12-5, .522)
29. Kansas City Chiefs (from Los Angeles Rams, 12-5, .526)
30. Miami Dolphins (from Denver Broncos, 14-3, .422)
31. New England Patriots (14-3, .391)
32. Seattle Seahawks (14-3, .498)

I might do a thing about second and third rounders that have been traded here before the Draft.

The New England Patriots (boo) vs. The Seattle Seahawks (-4)

The game kicks off at 6pm on Sunday, February 8th.  HOWEVER... that's not what you came to this thread for.  It's time to crown this year's superb owl!  

The envelope please...  OMG it's an upset!   COVER YOUR EARS for your winner... Megascops kennicottii

You know him as the WESTERN SCREECH OWL!!!!

Look at that little fluffy ball of murder!  I love him and his little ear tufts and you should too!  Good job Western Screen Owl!

Round 1

Saturday

Los Angeles (NFC) (-10) @ Carolina, 4:30p ET

Green Bay (-1½)@ Chicago, 8pm ET

Sunday

Buffalo (-1½) @ Jacksonville, 1pm

San Francisco @ Philadelphia (-3½), 4:30pm

Los Angeles (AFC) @ New England (-3½), 8pm

Monday

Houston (-3) @ Pittsburgh, 8:15pm

LOL ANTI CHRISTIAN BIAS~!

Justin Herbert isn't starting this weekend vs. the Broncos.

Which means, Denver is probably winning that game... Which means Denver gets the #1 seed... Which means LA plays New England on full rest.

God in heaven.

Current forecast for MetLife on Sunday is 36F with a chance of snow.  

SIIIIIIUUUUU

Sooners up, Bama down, North Texas in for the first time since EISENHOWER was President.