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adrenaline rush of winning and the motivation from the fear of losing. Staying connected to friends is also another reason people play. Many high school or college friends move away after school, so online leagues offer a reason to stay connected for several weeks out of the year. Coworkers may not want to be left out of the water cooler discussions so some people play in office leagues just to be included. In some families, the spouse plays just to have a closer relationship with their significant other. With your spouse having a vested interest, it can change their point of view on watching football. On Sundays, you can hear a question about how many touchdowns Tom Brady has thrown rather than, “Are you gonna watch football all day?” It should be noted that it has been estimated that 1 out of every 5 fantasy football players are female. With there being so many different types of leagues, there is something for everyone. Yes, a IN ITS SIMPLEST DESCRIPTION, FANTASY FOOTBALL IS A MATH-BASED GAME BASED ON STATS FROM REAL NFL PLAYERS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. standard league is the most popular, but there are also auction draft style leagues, dynasty leagues, keeper leagues, survivor leagues and IDP leagues. All have different variations within each individual league settings set by the league commissioner but all have the same basic strategies involved. If you haven’t played but are interested, I suggest you go to Yahoo and check out the mock drafts. You can participate in a mock draft just to see what a draft is like or to see who the masses are picking with their first few picks. There are many other sites that offer mock drafts, but I feel Yahoo is the easiest. There are drafts starting literally ever few minutes. Who knows, maybe you will be hooked and become one of the growing number of fantasy football players. If you decide to play or already are playing, best of luck to you. Unless, of course, you happen to be in one of my leagues, because then I hope have an average year. FALLS CITY NEWS & HAND CRAFTED COCKTAILS HAND ROLLED CIGARS 2 LOCATIONS NOW OPEN 147 East Main Street, New Albany • 207 Spring Street, Jeffersonville 812.725.7475 • www.matchcigar.com BREWS Presented by extol podcasting DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AT EXTOLMAG.COM 29