Week 1 Reminders

As we are heading toward the first official collisions of the 2008 NFL season, please be aware that the season starts on Thursday. That's right, just a couple of days from now. We haven't seen Mr. Pint-sized Hubris, Bob Costas, in over a week now, so NBC had to get a game televised this Thursday so we wouldn't miss him too much. After all, Americans look to Costas to see just how enlightened we all need to be. We also have an expanded crew on Football Night in America (they're adding more people, Jerome Bettis didn't get fatter...well, he probably did, but I'm referring to more people being involved) so this will be an event for the ages. The biggest question for me will be whether Keith Olbermann could possibly be any lamer than he was last season. If you look at all of the crappy analysts and commentators on the air today, nobody is as bad as Olbermann was last year. He'll have his old buddy, Dan Patrick, to work with again, so maybe he'll get a little better. My prediction is that he's just as bad as ever and spends most of his time carrying on his creepy infatuation with Barry Obama.

Now, for a few reminders:

• Since the season begins Thursday, you need to have your lineups in by Wedneasday afternoon, at the latest. Email, call, send some smoke signals or a carrier pigeon and I'll get your starters entered for the week.
• Roster changes cannot be made until the conclusion of Week 1. At that time, free agents can be claimed in the reverse order of the standings. So, if things go the way they did last season, The Dominator will have the first crack at all of the players who weren't drafted (maybe he'll snatch up Matt Leinart!).
• If one of your players gets hurt, you can keep him on your roster while picking up a replacement up until the week he is declared "Probable" on the injury report, or actually plays in a game. At that time, a player will need to be dropped from your roster.
• Any trade that is proposed must be accepted by one more than half of the owners not involved in the trade. In most cases, that means 3 owners have to accept it. Once a proposed trade is brought to my attention, I will contact the other owners. Once enough votes have been recorded, I will announce the validity of the deal.

So, without further ado, let's get on with the season.

Good luck gentlemen, and may the best man, or boy(s), be the top fake football GM of 2008.

The Commish