First, if you think you want out of the league, let me know now so we can find someone to take over your team.
Next, there are tentative talks of using my winnings to throw a Super Bowl party, but I will let you know as it it gets closer. My try to get Hoobastank to play.
Finally, since I won this year, I figured I would be quicker at distributing the winnings. As a reminder, here are how teams finished based on the tentative payout schedule.
Tentative payout is:
1st - 700 - Greatness Bitches - Dustin and Lebron Geer2nd - 400 - Team 12 - Geer
3rd - 300 - High Fives and Asian Wives - John Harkess, Austin Carpenter (and Dana?)4th - 150 - The Franchise - John Phillips (with Chase as "Face of the Franchise")
5th - 100 - Extreme Geocaching - Nenons6th - 50 - The GZA - Ground Zero Assassins - Faris
Highest Total Points - 100 - The Franchise
Highest Single Week Score - 50 - Tight Fatties - Week 3 - 144 points
After posting this payout, I had received no alternatives and Andy indicates that no one has called him with complaints, until Team 12 made the Final Four when Geer thought only the top 4 teams should get paid, then again when Team 12 made the Greatness Bowl when Geer though only the top 2 teams should be the champion. Presumably, Geer thinks only second place should get money now.
If you remember, I screwed up the Loser's Bracket (now affectionately called the "Andy Garrett Bracket") so Tight Fatties' 50 bucks will have to come out of the winnings. Also, like last year, 100 bucks has gone toward the championship ring.
Before anyone bitches, I am paying for the perpetual trophy (and making it) as well as a Super Bowl party probably.
I had my accountant recalculate everyone's winnings based on their proportionate share. To make it easier, I kept Jamie at $50 bucks since I like him.
Payout is the following (if you don't want Paypal let me know ASAP):
1st - $640 - Greatness Bitches - Dustin and Lebron Geer
2nd - $374 - Team 12 - Geer
3rd - $275 - High Fives and Asian Wives - John Harkess, Austin Carpenter (and Dana?)
4th - $138 - The Franchise - John Phillips (with Chase as "Face of the Franchise")
5th - $89 - Extreme Geocaching - Nenons
6th - $45 - The GZA - Ground Zero Assassins - Faris
Highest Total Points - $89 - The Franchise
Highest Single Week Score - $50 - Tight Fatties - Week 3 - 144 points
$100 Ring
$50 Andy Garrett Bracket
Questions/complaints once you realize the math is not perfect (though fair) should be directed to 901-481-421. Texts are fine, but if you want to talk to someone personally, you should call.
"Some have [the] [G]reatness thrust upon them, but not lately." - Frank Dane