I would like to update this thread by posting something from our message board. As a startup event, many players were concerned if the FFPC was actually going to go off. It most assuredly is and, of course, we are the only event with money actually already in attorney escrow from day one. The FFPC is going to happen and probably at or above our announced 168 player total.:
Ok ladies & gentlemen, let's chat...
It’s August 1st and the FFPC is sitting right around 115 signups
(we are now over 130 signups on August 8th). With about 30 days left of prime FF pre-season, we are only about 50 registrations away from our announced event goal of 168.
How many of you really thought we'd be at this point right now? Be honest. Considering everything that's happened to the FF industry and the current state of the economy? Considering the FFPC consists of two guys who've never been involved in the FF industry?
I'll be honest, we were confident at first. But then we thought, what the heck did we get ourselves into? WCOFF was about to shock the FF world with the $3 million prize for winning two large events in one year. NFFC partnered up with NBC Sports and introduced another high stakes contest, then offered a million dollar combo deal of their own. Then along came the $1,000,000 FFOC and a small entry fee along with the odds to win that. And the FFPC? We were just the little boutique-style event, with limited entrants, and a $75,000 grand prize. Our grand prize seemed small in comparison. The news of the AFFL debacle and the loss of all those FF dollars was an impact as well. The US economy is slumping. People were losing their homes, jobs. The price of gas was flying up with no end in sight.
But then, as the weeks went by, many of you came to this site, looked around, got comfy with the surroundings and made it one of your FF homes. We reached out to many of you and asked you to put your trust in us and join our event and you did. Many of you were or became great supporters and proponents of our Event. You referred friends and other FF players. You spoke kindly about us on message boards all over the FF community. While you were doing that, we were trying to do what we could to make this event special. Thanks to Players comments and ideas, we feel like we have brought some true innovation to High Stakes Fantasy Football. The Dual-Flex with enhanced Tight End scoring. The Free-Peat. The Field of 64.
And thanks to all of you, your energy and your excitement for the FFPC, we started to get our confidence back. And now, we're going full steam ahead.
I wanted to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all and to announce - just in case there was still a doubt in anyone's mind - the 2008 Fantasy Football Players Championship is officially a full, 100%, definite GO!!
Many of the live venue logistics are already confirmed and most others will be soon. The MyFantasyLeague Main Event leagues are set up; the Mock Draft Central live drafts are ready to go. The $75,000 has been in attorney escrow since day one and the rest of the prize funds will be deposited before the season. Our finances are in perfect shape. We have more than enough capital to sustain any loss that a start up business may incur, if that should happen. In other words, all systems are go and we are fully operational.
So now, we are truly ready to make the final push into September and we again ask for you help. We need the rest of the FF community to know what's happening here. Not just that we're here but what is HAPPENING here: the format, the payouts, the excitement, the energy, the people. No banners or email blasts or magazine ads will make that happen. Only YOU, our Players, can relay to the FF community about the most player-focused experience in fantasy football. For Players. By Players.