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Team Releases

Deacon Blues Unveil New Branding Identity For 2015 Season

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DEACON BLUESDeacon Blues Primary Feb 2015
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WESTERLY, R.I. — The Deacon Blues franchise of the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League has unveiled a new brand identity for the 2015 season.

The new Blues logo features the silhouette of a saxophone outlined in Keaney Blue over a pewter diagonal ribbon. The color of Keaney Blue will be used as an accent color to establish the Blues’ color scheme of Pewter & Keaney. Keaney Blue, a light shade of blue, pays homage to the Blues’ home state of Rhode Island, as Keaney Blue is part of the University of Rhode Island’s color scheme.

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League Releases

Bobcats4Ever FFL Launches New League Website

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BOBCATS4EVER LEAGUE OFFICE
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Fully-featured website launched at b4effl.kylebrennan.net

Commissioner praises TOUCH, CHODE for great work

“We may not be the oldest league, but we’re the best damned league going” — Commissioner Kyle Brennan

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League is proud to announce the launch of its new website, which will help the league further establish itself as a cutting-edge innovator in the world of fantasy football.

The new website — which can be accessed at b4effl.kylebrennan.net — was developed by the Bobcats4Ever Technological Operations Unit Council Headquarters (TOUCH), which was launched in secret earlier this month by Commissioner Kyle Brennan.

“I can’t say enough about the tremendous work put forth by Bobcats4Ever TOUCH,” Brennan said. “We put in some long hours to develop this website, as none of the members of this group have any formal training in website design. To me, that’s exactly what this league is all about — a bunch of guys who have shown themselves the ropes and consistently come out on top.”

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Team Releases

HOW BOUT DAT?! Announces New Minority Owner, Name Change

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HOW BOUT DAT?! SALAMI
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Team To Be Re-Branded As “HOW BOUT DAT SALAMI?!” For 2015 Season

St. Louis-Based “Salume Beddu,” Nationally-Recognized Salumeria, Purchases Minority Stake in HOW BOUT DAT SALAMI?!

 “We’ll show you what real meat is.” – HBD SALAMI?! Owner Jamie Palatini

STAMFORD, Conn. — Feb. 3, 2014 — Following approval of Bobcats4Ever Commissioner and Small-Town Americans Owner Kyle Brennan, HOW BOUT DAT?! Owner and GM Jamie Palatini has announced a partnership with a new minority owner, as well as a re-branding of the club heading into the 2015 season.

Beginning today, and in subsequent promotional materials and releases hereafter, the franchise will be re-branded as HOW BOUT DAT SALAMI?!. In addition, Salume Beddu, a St. Louis-based salumeria recognized by Forbes’ Larry Olmstead as the producer of the best salami in the U.S., has purchased a stake in the HOW BOUT DAT SALAMI?! franchise as a minority owner.

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Media Reports

Post Hires Caleb Gindl to Cover Bobcats4Ever Full-Time

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JIM ROMENESKO
SPORTS BLOGGING

The New York Post hired Daily News freelance fantasy football reporter Caleb Gindl to cover the Bobcats4Ever fantasy football beat full-time, according to a staff memo obtained by JimRomensko.com. Gindl had only been covering the league since early December.

Executive sports editor Chris Shaw wrote the memo and distributed to his staff early Sunday afternoon, praising Gindl’s accomplishments at the cross-town rival in a brief amount of time.

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Media Reports

Where is Thanks Obama’s GM?

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BY TMZ STAFF
TMZ SPORTS

After a pitiful showing in the 2015 season, the general manager of Thanks Obama! has seemingly gone into hibernation.

A 3-10 showing made fans, players and front office executives burrow their heads in their hands, their GM has not been heard from in months.

Team owner Andrew Vazzano is thinking about chucking his GM aside — if he can ever find him.

“He’s gone … He’s just gone,” Vazzano told TMZ after we ambushed him outside his home in Verona, N.J.

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Media Reports

Sellers to Join Bobcats4Ever, Become League’s 12th Owner

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BY CALEB GINDL
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS

Invitation accepted Wednesday night following overture from Owner McQuiggan

NEW YORK — Bobcats4Ever is now whole again.

Ted Sellers officially accepted an invitation to join the fantasy football league, Commissioner Kyle Brennan announced Wednesday night. Sellers was immediately invited to the league’s official Facebook group chat and will be included in all league communications moving forward.

“There was a reason that Ted had near-unanimous support for his invitation to the league at our owners meeting, and it’s because Ted is a stand-up guy,” Brennan said.

Owners voted to extend an invitation to Sellers during the league’s owners meetings held in Hamden, Conn., nearly two weeks ago.

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Team Releases

McGibblets GM Releases Statement on Draft Penalty

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MR. McGIBBLETS
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‘I did not violate any bylaws or rules at the time’ — Mr. McGibblets Owner Matt Eisenberg

SNOOZEBURY, Mass. — Mr. McGibblets GM Matt Eisenberg will appeal his sanction of a “Tebow-esque” selection of his sixth-overall pick in the 2015 draft for his role in the November trade(s) involving Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray. Eisenberg’s penalty for his role on the November 3rd trades is being forced to choose Tim Tebow or a backup kicker as his sixth overall pick, as voted on by other league GMs.

For several reasons, Eisenberg deems his penalty unwarranted, but thinks the steps the GMs took in their league meeting took in preventing measures like this from occurring again are a positive for the league.

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League Releases

Constitution Ratified at Inaugural Bobcats4Ever Owners Meeting

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BOBCATS4EVER LEAGUE OFFICE
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HAMDEN, Conn. — The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League is proud to announce the ratification of its Constitution and a number of other measures as voted upon at the Inaugural Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League Owners Meeting on Jan. 10, 2015.

Ten of 11 standing owners attended the meeting, which included several hours at Side Street Grille before a Quinnipiac men’s hockey game and business at Cougartown, the home of Team Spillzzzzzz owner Mark Spillane.

Measures approved included the ratification of the league Constitution, an invitation to a 12th owner and penalties assessed to Mr. McGibblets owner Matt Eisenberg for tampering and collusion during the 2014 season.

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Media Reports

Eisenberg Assessed Draft Penalty, Will Appeal Decision

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BY CALEB GINDL
SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS

Decision rendered at last night’s owners meeting

HAMDEN, Conn. — In a “fascinating” turn of events, Mr. McGibblets Owner and GM Matt Eisenberg was assessed a draft penalty during last night’s owners meeting by unanimous vote.

Stemming from his controversial practice of colluding with two owners during his November firesale, Bobcats4Ever owners voted to strip Eisenberg of his sixth-overall draft pick in this summer’s draft.

“I figured some of the ownership wanted to give Eisenberg a hard time and make him a little nervous during the penalty phase, but I didn’t actually think they’d vote to penalize him for tampering,” Bobcats4Ever Commissioner Kyle Brennan said.

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Team Releases

Fletcher Forms Holding Company To Manage Fantasy Football Operations

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FOOD NETWORK FOOTBALL, INC.
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FOOD NETWORK FOOTBALL, Inc.© Incorporated In Delaware With Offices In New York, New Jersey

Fletcher’s Application For Franchise Name-Change Granted By Commissioner

“This is a very exciting day for the future of this franchise” – Owner and GM Andrew Fletcher

NEW YORK — With a proposal to increase Bobcats4Ever league dues to $50 on the table, CUTTHROAT KITCHEN Owner and GM Andrew Fletcher announced today the formation of the league’s first-ever holding company, FOOD NETWORK FOOTBALL, Inc.©, to manage all aspects of the franchise’s business operations. The company will be incorporated in the state of Delaware to take advantage of its corporate-friendly tax laws with offices in New York and New Jersey. Fletcher will serve as Chairman and CEO of the new company in addition to his football duties.

The name is derived from Fletcher’s tradition of naming his teams after Food Network programming. Fletcher’s franchise was known as CHOPPED CHAMPIONS in 2013 before guiding CUTTHROAT KITCHEN to a fifth-place finish during the 2014 campaign. Fletcher received express written consent from Scripps Networks Interactive for use of its trademarks.

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