BAFFL Nation – it’s that time of year again!
Summer is in full swing, the Cleveland Browns are reporting for training camp, and BAFFL GMs from Pepsiland all the way to Braeside are beginning to prepare for the season in between mango-ritas and donuts.
As many readers will know, the league is looking into the Sharks GM’s longtime proposal to switch to the Sleeper app now that league history can be ported over to the superior fantasy app. League officials contacted BAFFL.ca to assist in these endeavours by cross-referencing our extensive historical records of the league. In doing so, we came across a bunch of fun tidbits from league history, and we thought we’d share those in this special blog post: a trip down BAFFL memory lane! I’m going to be jumping around a bit in this post, so bear with me!
It is also a fitting time to reflect, as the league loses one of its original franchises (McFavres) and welcomes back another original franchise after a casual 10 year absence.
Most loyal readers will know by now that BAFFL was founded in 2010 by Charlotte St Pythons owner Mikey D, who was deposed in a coup after 2 seasons of decimal-less fantasy football (which included 4 regular season ties, and the famous tie-gate in the 2011 championship game). Side note: after the switch to decimals in 2012 – there has only ever been one tie: Week 9 2017 PaRole Models 109.24 – Bank Robbers 109.24.
The inaugural 2010 season was dominated wire to wire by the Pepsiland Nordiques, who finished 11-2 and steamrolled the then Cote Royale Conches in the championship game:
Amazing that 14 years later – we still have one player from the original championship game in the league!
Speaking of the Nordiques, who by the way are the only franchise to never change their name, people are starting to question if the Nordiques are the Maple Leafs of BAFFL? The 2010 season kicked off an impressive run for the Nordiques, who finished 3rd in 2011, and won again in 2012. However, despite always being in contention, the Nordiques have been without a championship for 12 long years…
Which brings us to tallying up the championships, as a testament to the competitive nature of the league, only three GMs have brought home multiple championships (Devan – 3*, Colin – 2, James – 2). Seven others have one championship (Adib, Bobby, Cosgrove, Devin, Jamie, Pearson, Noel). Five GMs have yet to experience the glory of drinking from the BAFFL cup, and while Corey, Brent, and Harvey have only had a few kicks at the can, the same can’t be said for AJ and Nick, who have been with the league since day 1.
Here are the original franchises who were founding members of the league, and have stayed with it through thick and thin:
Original teams (still in league):
Pepsiland Nordiques
Cote Royale Conches
Rexton Mighty Puffins
Bad News Bears
Caserta Wife Beaters
AC WARMACHINES
Oaklawn Oline
Street Sharks
Buffalo Crosbys
You might think to yourself – some of these names are strange and unfamiliar… Brother, you don’t know the half of it.
Worst team names of all time:
Edgar Brault Ski’s: he kept this name for 3 long seasons. Why is there an apostrophe? If the name was supposed to be broskis, why was his logo a skier? We have so many questions, but on second thought we’d rather not have them answered.
http://www.Wizards: no explanation needed
AC WARMACHINES: WHY ARE WE YELLING?!?!
Voldemorts: sad that the once proud PaRole Models thought they needed a name change, and came up with this…
Most cancellable team names:
Essex Offenders
Brokeback Belleville
Caserta Wife Beaters
Farhaven Fuccbois
Best Season of All Time:
2013 Street Sharks: 12-1
2013 was the best year of Peyton Manning’s hall of fame career – with nearly 5500 yards and 55 TDs, numbers that would be crazy even in today’s pass-happy NFL. It was also a breakout year for Antonio Brown, DeMarco Murray, and the last season that Andre Johnson eclipsed the 1000 yard mark (1400).
Worst season of all time:
2011 McFavres 1-12
When I saw the record – I thought oh boy, this roster is gonna be a doozie… but it’s really not that bad! Oddly enough the McFavres ran the table on the loser bracket that year, maybe some of these guys were late season pickups?
As an aside – looking at kickers included in these scores makes me want to vomit.
Well, that’s it for now, but stay tuned to BAFFL.ca – there will be a steady trickle of offseason content in the weeks to come!
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