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Bobcats4Ever Approve Silverman to Replace Longtime Owner Birsh

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Mike Silverman ’10 Replaces “Don’t Call Me Gurley” Owner Alex Birsh

Silverman Renames Team “DAAAA Jew”

BEACON FALLS, Conn. – The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League has announced that Mike Silverman will join the league as a team owner and general manager for the 2018 season, replacing Alex Birsh, who joined the league in its inaugural season in 2013. Silverman will inherit the Don’t Call Me Gurley franchise and has already renamed it DAAAA Jew.

“I can’t believe it took you all this long to remember I exist,” said Silverman. “Shoutout to Birsh stepping aside.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Mike Silverman to the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League,” Commissioner Kyle Brennan said. “Silverman possesses sports acumen that will raise the competitive level of our league. And while his beloved Chicago Bears give him little to root for, we think his new ownership position in our league will finally give him reason to pay attention to pro football on Sundays for the first time in several years.”

Birsh exits the league following five years as a team owner and general manager. Birsh compiled a 19-46 (.292) overall record as owner and general manager of the Ask Jeeves?/Hit Schticks/Leapin’ Chancellors/Don’t Call Me Gurley franchise, but concluded his tenure with a career-best 8-5-0 record in 2017, before ultimately falling to Fear Boners in the league quarterfinals.

“Silverman’s location in Chicago was a major selling point for our league office to consider during this process,” Brennan added. “Our league is already well-established in the major Northeast media markets of New York and Boston, and this is an exciting time as we break into another major market in the Midwest.”

Bold Cold Brew Crew is the defending Bobcats4Ever champion, defeating You’ve Been Chopped by a score of 146.38-141.34 in the 2017 championship to earn its first-ever league title.

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Bobcats4Ever Announces 2016 Keeper Selections, Rule Changes

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Historic Keeper Process Sees All Owners Make Selections on Time; Most Keepers Actually Make Sense This Year

Rule Changes Include Three-Keeper Expansion, Defensive Changes

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League is pleased to announce the keeper selections for its 12 franchises in advance of the 2016 Bobcats4Ever Draft, which is set for Monday at 10:15 p.m.

Ownership had a small window in which to make their keeper selections after the annual caucus survey set the draft date slightly earlier than anticipated. For the first time, all 12 owners made their selections before the 11:59 p.m. deadline Tuesday.

“Well bend me over and call me Bradley,” Bobcats4Ever Commissioner Kyle Brennan said. “I’m shocked.”

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Bobcats4Ever Wraps Third Season, Opens Awards Voting to Fans

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You’ve Been Chopped Earns First Championship

Fletcher Joins Palatini, Brennan as Top Owners in League History

Bobcats4Ever Record Book Updated, Expanded

Fans to Vote for Postseason Awards

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — For the first time in franchise history, You’ve Been Chopped earned the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League championship by defeating league newcomer Mealz on Wheelz last month to conclude the Bobcats4Ever Playoffs.

You’ve Been Chopped owner Andrew Fletcher joins MIII-LES … YOU SUCK! owner Jamie Palatini and Small-Town Americans owner Kyle Brennan as the only owners to win the league championship.

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Ownership Vetoes Trade Between MYS, Chancellors

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First Trade Vetoed Under New Rules

League Seizes Chaotic Opportunity to Expand Social Media Presence

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League ownership vetoed on Thursday morning a trade between MIII-LES … YOU SUCK! and the Leapin’ Chancellors.

The trade, which was originally accepted by owners Jamie Palatini and Alex Birsh at 10:23 a.m. on Thursday, would have seen MIII-LES … YOU SUCK! send Indianapolis WR Donte Moncrief, New Orleans QB Drew Brees and an 11th-round draft pick in 2016 to the Leapin’ Chancellors for Dallas WR Dez Bryant, San Diego QB Philip Rivers and an eighth-round draft pick in 2016.

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Draft Ushers in Era of Parity; Constitution Amended

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All 12 Teams Projected to Finish Within 135 Points

Three Draft-Day Trades Move Murray, 31 Picks

Several Amendments Made to Constitution

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — The Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League might think about changing its name to the Parity4Ever Fantasy Football League. That’s how this season is shaping up after an intriguing 2015 Bobcats4Ever Draft on Sunday evening.

“I thought that lead was pretty creative,” Bobcats4Ever Commissioner Kyle Brennan said.

Yahoo! Fantasy Football currently projects the difference between the league’s most prolific team (Thanks Obama!) and the league’s weakest squad (the Fear Boners) to be just 134.44 points. That’s in stark contrast to last season, in which the Fear Boners outscored Thanks Obama! by a league-record 589.17 points.

In addition, only one team (Team Spillzzzzzz) is projected to win 10 games, while only one team (the Leapin’ Chancellors) is projected to win fewer than five.

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Commissioner Brennan Makes Pre-Draft Announcements

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Pre-Draft Trades Taking League by Storm

Commissioner Wary of Leaks to Media

Minor Controversies Addressed with Authority

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — In the wake of an extraordinarily busy two-day span in the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League, Commissioner Kyle Brennan has a series of announcements and reminders to owners as the 2015 Bobcats4Ever Draft approaches Sunday.

TRADES

As voted upon at the inaugural owners’ meeting in January, the league is allowing draft-day trades of picks and keepers for the first time. This new capability has caused much of the excitement of the past few days.

“There’s no doubt that this was a good decision by ownership,” Brennan said. “Anything that heightens excitement for our season before the draft is good for our league, our clubs, our business partners and our fans.”

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Bobcats4Ever FFL Announces 2015 Keeper Selections

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Some Quizzical Picks Among Keepers

Leapin’ Chancellors Granted Extension Because Commissioner’s Cool

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — With the 2015 Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League Draft mere days away, Commissioner Kyle Brennan announces the keeper selections for all 12 franchises as finalized midnight Thursday.

Each club is allowed to keep as many as two players from its 2014 roster. Keepers are then slotted in the draft according to the league’s unique rules. Any player returning to a franchise for the first time will be assessed a draft-pick value equal to where he was selected in 2014, with a sixth-round basement for players drafted below the sixth round or acquired via waivers. Any player returning to a franchise beyond the first time will escalate one round in draft-pick value for each season he is kept. Clubs that do not have a draft pick equal to the value of its keeper must use a higher draft pick on that keeper. Clubs with multiple picks within a round designated for a keeper will use its latest pick within that round to select the keeper.

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Bobcats4Ever Releases Offseason Update, Preseason Primer

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League prepares for third season, which promises to be best yet

Changes to names, rules highlight offseason

Preseason caucus set for August

BEACON FALLS, Conn. — As the nation slowly begins to shift its focus back toward football, so too does the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League. In about one month, the league’s 12 franchises will prepare to draft for a third season.

To help the league’s owners and legion of fans get back into gear and set the scene for the upcoming season, Commissioner Kyle Brennan has a series of announcements pertaining to the start of league business.

“I’m thoroughly excited for the Bobcats4Ever Fantasy Football League’s third season,” Brennan said. “We have a powerful and clear Constitution in place after our productive owners meeting in January, a fascinating draft lineup and a terrific defending champion — all of which look to make this fall our best season to date.”

While the league is still coming into shape for this fall, Brennan advises owners and fans to disregard any divisional or schedule alignments automated by Yahoo!’s engine. The league office will straighten out all such issues once all owners have re-registered their teams.

Among the announcements are new team names, reminders of rule changes passed in January, proposals for the preseason caucus and a look-ahead toward the season’s structure.

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Constitution Ratified at Inaugural Bobcats4Ever Owners Meeting

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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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Forbes, SBJ Name HOW BOUT DAT? Most Valuable Franchise

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HOW BOUT DAT?! Boasts League-High Revenue of $192 Through Bobcats4Ever’s First Two Seasons

HBD?! Tied With Fear Boners Part Deux For League-High 23 Wins

STAMFORD, Conn. — Dec. 23, 2014 — Forbes Magazine and Sports Business Journal have named HOW BOUT DAT?! the most valuable franchise in the Bobcats4Ever league, following an analysis of the league’s operations through two seasons.

HBD?! General Manager Jamie Palatini led his squad to two podium finishes in as many seasons, including the B4E title in 2013. This year, Palatini wheeled and dealed his way to a third-place finish, as HBD?! won eight of its final 10 regular-season games, and 10 of 12 overall, including a resounding 133.53-108.91 drubbing of Calle Ochocinco in the consolation game, in which eight of his nine starts scored at least 10 points.

In addition to his league-high $192 of revenue over two seasons, “Palatini demonstrated a forward-thinking mindset through social marketing initiatives, such as the #GetThatShit campaign, and the first press release in league history,” according to Forbes and Sports Business Journal.

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