Little Known Trivia Fact

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 12:38 pm

Did you guys know that the first year of the NFBC, we drafted clockwise around the table? Every event after that, both football and baseball, has gone counterclockwise.

Walla Walla · Post by **Walla Walla** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:20 pm

Wrong!

Plymouth · Post by **Plymouth** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 3:38 pm

My league drafted counter clockwise in Vegas in 2004 and in Chicago in 2005.

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:07 pm

Looks like the draft setup is different in each city then.

viper · Post by **viper** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:19 pm

In 2004, I draft clockwise but did it counter-clockwise in 2005. Guess we will do it one of the other ways this year.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:20 pm

You say Potato, I say Potatoe

It's all the same

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:21 pm

By the way, here's how I know the setup was different in 2004 than in 2005. By incredible coincidence, the same person (Matthew Ross) sat to my left for the NFBC in both 2004 and 2005--any statistics gurus out there want to take a crack at the odds on that happening? In 2004, I had the 13th pick while Matt had the 14th pick. In 2005, Matt had the 4th pick and I had the 5th.

Since Matt picked after me in 2004, and before me in 2005--yet sat to my left both years--this would clearly indicate a different setup in these two years.

Walla, you can kiss my grits!

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:24 pm

Originally posted by viper:

In 2004, I draft clockwise but did it counter-clockwise in 2005. Guess we will do it one of the other ways this year. If I recall, you were at the Javitts Center in 2004. Maybe it was unique to that location.

Cellar Dwellers · Post by **Cellar Dwellers** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:32 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

By the way, here's how I know the setup was different in 2004 than in 2005. By incredible coincidence, the same person (Matthew Ross) sat to my left for the NFBC in both 2004 and 2005--any statistics gurus out there want to take a crack at the odds on that happening? In 2004, I had the 13th pick while Matt had the 14th pick. In 2005, Matt had the 4th pick and I had the 5th.

Since Matt picked after me in 2004, and before me in 2005--yet sat to my left both years--this would clearly indicate a different setup in these two years.

Walla, you can kiss my grits! If I remember the amount of leagues in NY in 2004 correctly, the odds on that happening in two consecutive years would be 9,916-1, pretty long odds. If it happens again in 2006, then something is really up

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:48 am

Every league in every city should be counterclockwise. We start the 1 spot on the left-hand side and go counterclockwise. Thanks KOQ for the heads up. I'll fire Rocky on Monday for the screwup in 2004.

Hangtown · Post by **Hangtown** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:11 am

Well, unless you're one of the facilitators looking out at the nfbc gamers, he'd be going clockwise...

Ok, slap me for being a smart @zz!!

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:16 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Every league in every city should be counterclockwise. We start the 1 spot on the left-hand side and go counterclockwise. Thanks KOQ for the heads up. I'll fire Rocky on Monday for the screwup in 2004.

No, no -- he got it right last year. That should be enough to save his job.

viper · Post by **viper** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:37 am

Who will spearhead the "Save Rocky" campaign from the evil Iola Greg?

[ February 18, 2006, 10:37 AM: Message edited by: viper ]

bjoak · Post by **bjoak** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:42 am

Greg, can we skip the serpentine draft and all sit in a circle while a girl in a bikini spins a rotating draft board to face each of us as our turn comes up? Now that you've freed up some room in payroll you can hire her...

Quahogs · Post by **Quahogs** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:44 am

Originally posted by Greg: Every league in every city should be counterclockwise. We start the 1 spot on the left-hand side and go counterclockwise. Thanks KOQ for the heads up. I'll fire Rocky on Monday for the screwup in 2004.

you guys have a funny way of passing the winter up there. besides I thought you all wore cheese hats ?