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		<title>Congratulations to all 2014 Fantasy Football Champions</title>
		<link>http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/2014/12/26/congratulations-to-all-2014-fantasy-football-champions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2014 05:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all of the newly crowned 2014 Fantasy Football Champions! You&#8217;ve walked the walk, now it&#8217;s time to talk the talk. While many leagues have a fantasy football trophy&#8230;trophies are here today, gone tomorrow. Unless you go Back2Back, you&#8217;ll be passing the hardware at the end of next season to the next guy. A [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to all of the newly crowned 2014 <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/" title="Fantasy Football" target="_blank">Fantasy Football</a> Champions! You&#8217;ve walked the walk, now it&#8217;s time to talk the talk. While many leagues have a <strong>fantasy football trophy</strong>&#8230;trophies are here today, gone tomorrow.  Unless you go Back2Back, you&#8217;ll be passing the hardware at the end of next season to the next guy. A <strong>fantasy football championship t-shirt</strong>, that&#8217;s forever! It&#8217;s true, our t-shirt print will never fade, crack or peel, we guarantee it.  Our tees are sturdy and will provide years of taunting your friends at parties, BBQs, reunions and man cave get togethers.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Fantasy-Football-Champion-Tees-FB.png"><img src="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Fantasy-Football-Champion-Tees-FB-300x157.png" alt="Custom Personalized Fantasy Football Champion T-shirts" width="300" height="157" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-137" /></a></p>
<p>Start <strong>personalizing</strong> your <strong>custom</strong> <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/" title="Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt" target="_blank">fantasy football champion t-shirt</a> with The Fantasy Sports Junkie.</p>
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		<title>Custom Fantasy Football Championship T-shirt</title>
		<link>http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/2014/08/30/custom-fantasy-football-championship-t-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 20:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Win Your League, Taunt Your Friends! A custom Fantasy Football Championship t-shirt represents both. Previous season championship t-shirts are fun, but how about talking the talk with a championship t-shirt for the CURRENT season! Boom! Makes for great draft conversation and puts a giant target on your back. Design that shirt with our online designer, [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Win Your League, Taunt Your Friends! A <strong>custom Fantasy Football Championship t-shirt</strong> represents both. Previous season championship t-shirts are fun, but how about talking the talk with a championship t-shirt for the CURRENT season! Boom! Makes for great draft conversation and puts a giant target on your back. Design that shirt with our online designer, you better be ready to walk the walk!</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s featured fantasy football t-shirt is the Custom Fantasy Football Champion tee design:</p>
<div id="attachment_128" style="width: 160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Championship-Tee-Vapor-White.png"><img src="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Championship-Tee-Vapor-White-150x150.png" alt="Custom Fantasy Football Championship Tee" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-128" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Fantasy Football Championship Tee</p></div>
<p>Customize this <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/page/fantasy-football-championship-champions-t-shirt" title="Custom Fantasy Football Championship T-shirt" target="_blank">Fantasy Football Championship T-shirt</a> at the Fantasy Sports Junkie. Available on 10+ styles and many colors.</p>
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		<title>Custom Fantasy Football Team T-shirt</title>
		<link>http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/2014/08/29/custom-fantasy-football-team-t-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2014 04:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to wear what the pros wear? There&#8217;s no reason your fantasy football team shouldn&#8217;t have the same designs and t-shirts available as your favorite NFL teams. We&#8217;ve got a number of fantasy football design templates you can customize with your team name and print on over 10+ different styles for Men, Women and Youth [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking to wear what the pros wear? There&#8217;s no reason your fantasy football team shouldn&#8217;t have the same designs and t-shirts available as your favorite NFL teams. We&#8217;ve got a number of fantasy football design templates you can customize with your team name and print on over 10+ different styles for Men, Women and Youth sizes.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s featured <strong>fantasy football t-shirt</strong> is <strong>Custom Fantasy Football Outline tee</strong>:</p>
<div id="attachment_125" style="width: 160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Outline-ALO-Grey-Tee.png"><img src="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Outline-ALO-Grey-Tee-150x150.png" alt="Custom Fantasy Football Outline Tee" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-125" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Custom Fantasy Football Outline Tee</p></div>
<p>You can customize this <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/page/fantasy-football/football-outline-customize-it-" title="Custom Fantasy Football Outline T-shirt Design" target="_blank">custom fantasy football outline t-shirt design</a> at the Fantasy Football Junkie on 10+ styles and many colors available in Men, Women and Youth sizes.</p>
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		<title>Custom Fantasy Football Commish T-shirt</title>
		<link>http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/2014/08/28/116/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2014 04:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, you&#8217;ve had a draft or two and your counting down the days to the start of the 2014 NFL season. Hope springs eternal for 7 more days until one third of the league is eliminated from the playoffs. The Fantasy Sports Junkie provides an online platform for fantasy sports players to create and [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By now, you&#8217;ve had a draft or two and your counting down the days to the start of the 2014 NFL season. Hope springs eternal for 7 more days until one third of the league is eliminated from the playoffs.</p>
<p>The Fantasy Sports Junkie provides an online platform for fantasy sports players to create and <strong>design fantasy football custom designs</strong> for print on t-shirts and more with no minimum order. Start with a design from our template collection and add create your custom fantasy football team t-shirt designs.</p>
<p>Today&#8217;s featured <strong>fantasy football t-shirt</strong> is the <strong>Fantasy Football Commish tee</strong>:</p>
<div id="attachment_117" style="width: 160px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Commish-ALO-Grey-Tee.png"><img src="http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fantasy-Football-Commish-ALO-Grey-Tee-150x150.png" alt="Fantasy Football Commish" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-117" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Customize this Fantasy Football Commish Tee</p></div>
<p>Customize this <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/page/fantasy-football/fantasy-football-commish" title="Fantasy Football Commish T-shirt" target="_blank">Fantasy Football Commish T-shirt</a> at the Fantasy Sports Junkie.  Available on 10+ styles and many colors.</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t draft a kicker early!</title>
		<link>http://blog.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/2011/09/12/dont-draft-a-kicker-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve played Fantasy Football with any level of competence, you know that Fantasy Football Rule #1 is: Don&#8217;t draft a kicker early! I mean, come on man, play smart. Yet every season I play in leagues where people are taking kickers as early as the 6th round of a 16 round draft. Other than [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve played <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com">Fantasy Football</a> with any level of competence, you know that <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com">Fantasy Football Rule #1</a> is:  Don&#8217;t draft a kicker early!  I mean, come on man, play smart.  Yet every season I play in leagues where people are taking kickers as early as the 6th round of a 16 round draft.  Other than wanting to give their money away, the explanation I commonly get is &#8220;I needed to fill out my starters before picking backups&#8221;.  WHAT?  Who said that?  WHY???? <strong> And you wonder why you never win, start with drafting a kicker in the 6th or 8th round.</strong>  I&#8217;ll get into the reasons in another post, but wanted to post about <strong>Exhibit A:  Why you don&#8217;t take a kicker early.</strong></p>
<div style="width: 434px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img alt="Don&#039;t draft a kicker early" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/Don't-draft-a-kicker.jpg" title="Don&#039;t draft a kicker early" width="424" height="316" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Out for the season!</p></div>
<p>The only thing worse than taking a kicker is taking TWO kickers!  If you play in a league where people willingly take kickers before the 15th round or who willingly take two kickers, I&#8217;d like to play in your league next year, please contact <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/contact-fantasy-sports-junkie/">The Fantasy Sports Junkie</a>.</p>
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		<title>Boulder Tooginators are 2010 Fantasy Football Champions (and Back to Back)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boulder Tooginators are your 2010 Fantasy Football Champions of the UB Fantasy Football League.  The only thing better than being the 2010 Fantasy Football League Champ is that I&#8217;m also the 2009 Fantasy Football Champ of this league too.  Wait, there&#8217;s more&#8230;.  And it marks the 2nd time I&#8217;ve gone Back to Back (1999 [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-72" title="BoulderTooginators-Helmet" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/BoulderTooginators-Helmet-300x261.png" alt="2010 Fantasy Football Champion, Fantasy Football Champ, Fantasy Football T-shirt, 2010 Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt, Boulder Tooginators" width="300" height="261" /></a></p>
<p>The <strong>Boulder Tooginators</strong> are your <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7537300"><strong>2010 Fantasy Football Champions</strong></a> of the <strong>UB Fantasy Football League</strong>.  The only thing better than being the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7537300"><strong>2010 Fantasy Football League Champ</strong></a> is that I&#8217;m also the <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7264867"><strong>2009 Fantasy Football Champ</strong></a> of this league too.  Wait, there&#8217;s more&#8230;.  And it marks the 2nd time I&#8217;ve gone Back to Back (1999 &amp; 2000) and the 6th championship in 14 years.  That&#8217;s a lot of credentials!</p>
<p>The keys to victory this year were the draft and staying healthy.  I targeted <strong>Arian Foster</strong> and <strong>Dwayne Bowe</strong> as top ten picks in the four leagues I played as well as <strong>Jay Cutler</strong> (typically the last team to draft a QB), <strong>Matt Forte</strong>, <strong>Wes Welker</strong>, <strong>Fred Jackson</strong> and <strong>Devin Aromashodu</strong>.  You may think I&#8217;m a Bears fan based on those targets, but I&#8217;m not, just the way things went down.  Out of that group, only Devin Aromashodu didn&#8217;t pan out.  Here&#8217;s my draft for the <strong>UB Fantasy Football League</strong>:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-70" title="6x Champions Draft - 2010" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/6x-Champions-Draft-2010-213x300.gif" alt="Fantasy Football Draft, 2010 Fantasy Football Champs, Fantasy Football Winner, Fantasy Football League Champ, Fantasy Football Draft, Boulder Tooginators" width="213" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>Turner and Johnson did what they needed to do as 1st/2nd round picks.  They stayed healthy for the most part and generally happy with the picks.  I think if Matt Stafford could have stayed healthy, Johnson would have had an even better year.  The third pick was a complete mistake.  We play on Yahoo Sports and I was setting up players that I&#8217;d like to draft at some point in my queue and then indecision &amp; computer glitch led to the clock expiring and autopick.  I got razzed pretty good for that one, but I told them it was my handicap for winning the league 5x.  Who&#8217;s laughing now?  The 4th pick was a bit of a gamble, not really knowing if Welker was 100%, but at this spot I was willing to gamble on Welker, Brady and Belichek.  The 5th pick was a killer for the rest of the league.  To get the NFL rushing leader in round 5 was awesome.  I ended up with him in 3 of 4 leagues and in the 4th, he was taken by the person just in front of me or I would have gone 4 for 4.  In the 6th, I felt Matt Forte was worth a shot to bounce back.  He bounced just enough that I was able to trade him for Austin Miles.  I was reluctant to do so, but I did during the week that Johnson was hurt (they said he might not play the rest of the season, couldn&#8217;t lift his arm over his head&#8230;he scored twice the next week on my bench).  I got the better end of that deal.  Floyd was worth a flier in the 7th with Jackson suspended.  A couple of big weeks, but nothing special.  My 8th pick was as good as my 5th pick, Dwayne Bowe&#8230;.MONSTER YEAR!  I really like Fred Jackson, something about Coe College, Arena Ball, NFL Europe&#8230;.love his effort.  Buffalo miss used him early, so that hurt.  And rounding out the draft, Sebastian Janikowski.  With Jason Campbell, I just figured they&#8217;d have more chances to score this year and they did.  Very happy with the 15 pick.  And for some reason, people in my league continue to take kickers in the 7th, 9th and 10th rounds&#8230;thank you.</p>
<p>Along the way, I picked up the usual bye-week and injury replacements.  My <strong>fantasy football strategy</strong> over the last few years, which has served me well is to go heavy on WR / RB early, if top TE is available take him, if not wait.  With the exception of this year due to error, take a QB late and play the match-ups at QB, Def, and TE using <a href="http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/pointsagainst"><strong>ESPN Fantasy Football Points Against</strong></a>.  Just another input, but one that helps me make decisions about who to target on the waiver and start.</p>
<p>At QB I started Cutler, Fitzpatrick (1 start), Garrard (1 start), Campbell (couple of starts) and Cassel.  Cassel was a huge pickup in late October.  I don&#8217;t think I scored less than 15 points in any week at QB.  On Defense I used Cincinnati, San Diego, Atlanta and Tampa Bay primarily rotating San Diego, Atlanta and Tampa against the weakest teams.  TE was a complete crap shoot for me this year.  Half of my moves were related to TE.  I used Aaron Hernandez down the stretch and he delivered until he got hurt.  He would have had a good day against Buffalo in week 16.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how the final matchup went down in Week 16:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-71" title="Fantasy football 6x Champions Final - 2010" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/6x-Champions-Final-2010-300x224.gif" alt="Fantasy Football, 2010 Fantasy Football Champion, Fantasy Foorball Winner, Fantasy Football Champ, Fantasy Football Playoffs" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p>In my other leagues I finished 2nd and 3rd &amp; in the fourth league, out of the money.  I had a really good team, just ran into a team having a career day and got knocked out.</p>
<p>If you made it this far, thanks for reading.  If you&#8217;re also a <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/"><strong>Fantasy Football Champion</strong></a>, shop our selection of <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7537300"><strong>2010 Fantasy Football Championship T-shirts</strong></a> or <a href="http://www.thefantasysportsjunkie.com/contact-fantasy-sports-junkie/"><strong>Contact Us</strong></a> to have something created especially for you or if you&#8217;d like one of our designs on 100% polyester t-shirt.</p>
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		<title>A letter from the Commissioner &#8211; Roger Goodell</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look what I got in the mail today: With one of the most exciting regular seasons now completed and the playoffs about to begin, let me first thank you and all NFL fans for your incredible support. Many fans have been asking me where we stand on signing a new collective bargaining agreement with the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look what I got in the mail today:</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" title="Roger Godoell Letter " src="http://img.ed4.net/nfl/2011/predev/cops_56032_0102/1/img/cops1.gif" alt="Roger Goodell, Letter from Roger Goodell, NFL Lockout, NFL Strike" width="729" height="125" /></p>
<p>With one of the most exciting regular seasons now completed and the playoffs about to begin, let me first thank you and all NFL fans for your incredible support. Many fans have been asking me where we stand on signing a new collective bargaining agreement with the players union. Let me update you and be clear at the outset:</p>
<p>I know we can and will reach an agreement.</p>
<p>My goal as Commissioner now is to help our teams and players find a solution that is fair to everyone and ensures that football becomes more popular, accessible, and fun. We want the next decade to be the best yet for our fans, and I’m ready to work day and night to make that happen.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve come a long way. Compare where we are today with 10 years ago. From player accountability to player safety, more and better television coverage, upgrading the in-stadium experience, innovations like the RedZone channel, the Draft in prime time and playing the Pro Bowl before the Super Bowl, we are focused on doing what’s best for the players, teams, and fans. My priority is and always will be the game and the fans who love our game.</p>
<p>The NFL is great because fans care deeply about it. Economic conditions, however, have changed dramatically inside and outside the NFL since 2006 when we negotiated the last CBA. A 10 percent unemployment rate hurts us all. Fans have limited budgets and rightly want the most for their money. I get it.</p>
<p>Yes, NFL players deserve to be paid well. Unfortunately, economic realities are forcing everyone to make tough choices and the NFL is no different.</p>
<p>These are not easy negotiations, but the outcome can be positive. If both sides give a little, everyone, including fans, will get a lot and the game will improve through innovation.</p>
<p>Even in difficult economic times, a new CBA presents us with the opportunity to secure the future of our game. You may ask how will the NFL look under this vision?</p>
<p>A significant change would be to resolve fan complaints about preseason by modifying our 20-game format. Fans tell us they don’t like the quality of the preseason games, and we’re listening. An enhanced season of 18 regular season and two preseason games would not add a single game for the players collectively, but would give fans more meaningful, high-quality football.</p>
<p>Our emphasis on player health and safety is absolutely essential to the future of our game. We are strictly enforcing rules that protect players from unnecessarily dangerous play, especially involving hits to the head. We are changing the “play through it” culture to a “player-first” culture to ensure that if a player has a head injury, he doesn’t play again until his health is certain. We are also addressing the potential wear-and-tear on players in the way they train in-season and off-season.</p>
<p>It’s not just the health of players that concerns us. We must ensure the health of the league. That includes a new system that properly compensates proven veterans and retired players by shifting some of the outrageous sums paid to many unproven rookies. Earlier this year, Sports Illustrated published a list of the 50 highest-paid American athletes that included five 2009 NFL rookies. Every other athlete on the list was a proven veteran. In 2009, NFL clubs contracted $1.2 billion to 256 drafted rookies with $585 million guaranteed before they had stepped on an NFL field.</p>
<p>Don’t get me wrong: top draft choices will continue to be highly paid. All we’re asking for is a return to common sense in paying our rookies. Other leagues have done this and we can too.</p>
<p>These improvements and more will lead to better football, plain and simple. A forward looking CBA that is fair to players and clubs will lead to a great future for the NFL and our fans.</p>
<p>My job is to represent the game — the fans, teams, players, coaches and business partners. Protecting the integrity of the game and ensuring it thrives is a responsibility I take very seriously.</p>
<p>This is about more than a labor agreement. It’s about the future of the NFL. We have to improve and will be relentless in our quest. The commitment to our fans is to make the NFL experience even better in the years ahead. With a responsible CBA, we will fulfill that vision.</p>
<p>Happy New Year and enjoy the playoffs.</p>
<p>**********************************************************End Letter***************************************************************</p>
<p>I hope these multi-millionaires can come to an agreement.  Couple of my thoughts on the letter:</p>
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<li>The greatest innovations in my opinion are:  DirecTV, Red Zone Channel, the yellow first down marker &amp; other graphic overlays and Fantasy Football.  It wasn&#8217;t that long ago that there was uncertainty surrounding the legalities associated with using NFL, MLB, etc&#8230; players with fantasy sports games such as those hosted on Yahoo, ESPN, CBS, etc&#8230;</li>
<li>An 20 game season with 18 regular season games is much different than a 20 game season with 16 regular season games.  Typically in the preseason, the stars of the league play very little if at all, particularly in the last two preseason games.  The players that make the league money, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning etc&#8230; will definitely feel the affects of 2 additional regular season games.</li>
<li>Agree that rookie salaries require adjustment.  What other profession pays unproven rookies such a disparate amount compared with proven veterans.  It&#8217;s great for the players that don&#8217;t work out, like Aaron Maybin (selected by the Bills with the 11th pick in 2009 signed a 5-year contract worth $17.6 million).  He&#8217;s been healthy and he&#8217;s played in less than 100 snaps in 2 years, often a health scratch on gameday.</li>
<li>Not mentioned in the article, but worth noting here&#8230;let&#8217;s get the players accurate data on how much the league makes from all income sources and where the money is spent.  Only when both sides have information they can trust, can the framework for future collective bargaining be built.  I recognize that&#8217;s part of the Union / Management cat and mouse game, but if both sides want to get this done (and who wouldn&#8217;t with so much money at stake), let&#8217;s get the books open for all.</li>
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<p>I hope that both sides get this done sooner than later and no football is missed in 2011.  It&#8217;s going to be an interesting off season and not to mention fall if there&#8217;s no football or fantasy football!</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of fantasy football champions will be crowned in week 16.  Perhaps you placed in the money or even won your league.  For those winners &#38; in recognition of your fantasy football high level of performance and achievement, this varsity fantasy football t-shirt is for you. Shop our wide selection of Varsity Fantasy Football t-shirts, [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7580427"><img class="alignleft" title="Varsity Fantasy Football" src="http://images1.cpcache.com/product/495507411v3_350x350_Front_Color-BlackWhite.jpg" alt="Fantasy Football Varsity T-shirt, Fantasy Football T-shirt, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football League Champion T-shirt, Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt" width="350" height="350" /></a>Thousands of <strong>fantasy football champions</strong> will be crowned in week 16.  Perhaps you placed in the money or even won your league.  For those winners &amp; in recognition of your <strong>fantasy football</strong> high level of performance and achievement, this <strong>varsity fantasy football t-shirt</strong> is for you.</p>
<p>Shop our wide selection of <strong><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7580427">Varsity Fantasy Football t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, stickers</a></strong> and 100&#8242;s of other products.</p>
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<p>For the people in your league that didn&#8217;t quite make the Varsity or you&#8217;d just like to taunt for the fun of it, spend some of your <strong>fantasy football league champion</strong> winnings on a <strong>JV Fantasy Football</strong> shirt for someone special.</p>
<p>Nothing says I whooped you like a <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/fansportsjunkie/7580480"><strong>JV Fantasy Football t-shirt</strong></a>.</p>
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		<title>Personalized Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boulder Tooginators, 5-time UB Fantasy Football Champion, oh that sounds nice.  I&#8217;ve been playing fantasy football with a core group of players from college for the last 13 years and last year, I celebrated my 5th championship.  I celebrated with the custom fantasy football champion t-shirt on the left. In this, our 14th season, I&#8217;ve [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-59" title="Fantasy-Football Champion---5x-Tooginators-200x200" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/Fantasy-Football-5x-Tooginators-200x200.png" alt="Fantasy Football Champion t-shirt, Fantasy Football Championship t-shirt, Fantasy Football League Champion T-shirt, Fantasy Football, Championship T-shirt" width="198" height="200" /></a>Boulder Tooginators, 5-time UB Fantasy Football Champion, oh that sounds nice.  I&#8217;ve been playing <strong>fantasy football</strong> with a core group of players from college for the last 13 years and last year, I celebrated my 5th championship.  I celebrated with the <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/fantasysportsshop/gifts?cg=196018249915944513"><strong>custom fantasy football champion t-shirt</strong></a> on the left.</p>
<p>In this, our 14th season, I&#8217;ve made it to the championship game this weekend.  The only thing better than 5-time champion, is 6-time champion.  We&#8217;ll be publishing a new design to celebrate our 6th <strong>fantasy football championship</strong> next week.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 2010 Fantasy Football season winding down, it&#8217;s time to starting thinking about your Fantasy Football Championship T-shirt.  Some leagues have already been won, some will be decided in the next two weeks.  You&#8217;re going to need a t-shirt to wear during off-season get togethers, BBQs, and next season&#8217;s draft.  Take fantasy football bragging [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-54" title="2010-Fantasy-Football-Champion---Trophy" src="http://blog.familyfanclub.net/images/2010-Fantasy-Football-Champion-Trophy-300x123.png" alt="2010 Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt, Fantasy Football Champion T-shirt, Fantasy Football T-shirt" width="300" height="123" /></a>With the <strong>2010 Fantasy Football</strong> season winding down, it&#8217;s time to starting thinking about your <strong>Fantasy Football Championship T-shirt</strong>.  Some leagues have already been won, some will be decided in the next two weeks.  You&#8217;re going to need a t-shirt to wear during off-season get togethers, BBQs, and next season&#8217;s draft.  Take <strong>fantasy football bragging rights</strong> to the next level with this <strong>fantasy football champion t-shirt</strong>.  You&#8217;ve won your league, no celebrate it!</p>
<p>We had four teams this season, two are still in the hunt for a <strong>fantasy football championship</strong>.  I don&#8217;t want to get ahead of myself and jinx our chances this weekend, but we&#8217;ll be working on some new <strong>fantasy football championship t-shirts</strong> to celebrate week 16 victories, or as I like to say, fantasy football championship weekend.</p>
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