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- ippey, on 11/03/2009, -0/+23Penny-Arcade said it best: http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/659873150_xVvHF ...
- chunkybeefstu, on 11/04/2009, -1/+19I put on my helmet and shoulder pads...
- SooperSonic, on 11/03/2009, -0/+18And Brian Urlacher will challenge you to an honor "du-el":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNUCsUUaevk - namja23, on 11/03/2009, -2/+15LOL.
This article is so true.
Your team is your character, your players are your equipment, you equip your team for the best stats and hope you beat the other teams. - RunDiggMC, on 11/03/2009, -0/+11I used to play a game called MLB Showdown. It featured a map of a baseball field, decks of cards featuring players, outcomes, etc., with various point values and a 20-sided die. It was widely accepted in the jock realm, but every bit as geeky as D&D -- only less creative and nostalgic.
- RagingReid, on 11/03/2009, -0/+11Wow. I've never heard this analogy before. Well, not since 2002.
- capheine, on 11/03/2009, -0/+8Thejockitch.com is Glorified 404 Error.
- allfatherblack, on 11/03/2009, -0/+7So it's like D&D 4th edition?
(note: I am face-palming my own nerdiness for that one) - Fleagleman, on 11/03/2009, -0/+7Penny Arcade did more than say it best. They said it FIRST. Why not take a joke someone already made, then lengthen it out into a blog post so that it's not your idea, AND it's no longer funny?
- RogerMcDodger, on 11/04/2009, -1/+7No it isn't. At their cores Dungeons and Dragons is a set of rules to aid in collaborative fantasy storytelling and Fantasy Football is a competative strategy game using real world statistics to determine outcomes.
- Mujokan, on 11/03/2009, -0/+5http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38664 (From 2001)
- dobbmcrowell, on 11/04/2009, -0/+5yet you can't resist posting a comment on said article
- IamJustinM, on 11/03/2009, -0/+4Except without the whole dungeons and dragons thing.
- nofx1510, on 11/04/2009, -0/+3I'm getting a soda does anyone want one?!
- allfatherblack, on 11/03/2009, -0/+3Cause that's how the ideas work?
- alexgdorman, on 11/04/2009, -1/+4But they're both incredibility dorky.
- iamdan1, on 11/04/2009, -0/+2What about football players that play fantasy football?
- pinchduck, on 11/04/2009, -1/+2I don't understand Fantasy Football. Why would anyone take the fun out of football and make it work? Best to go to the live games, have a few beers, and yell at the opposing team.
- Antialias, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1There is an online football game that sounds somewhat similar, www.goallineblitz.com. Full disclosure, I am one of the developers, but seems pretty relevant to this Digg post.
- Fleagleman, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1Wow. That's a sad thought.
- GREEDOnvrFIRED, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1This is an old comparison. I say, if you wear your Starfleet shirt once or twice a year and they wear their Giants jersey once or twice a week. You are still the nerd. But, they are the loser.
- Jaime2000, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1http://www.kraproom.com/pacman/aod/gallery/d/3394- ...
- ngmcs8203, on 11/03/2009, -0/+1Glad to know that I'm not the only one thinking "next thing they'll tell us is that water is wet". I joined a league one year where we had a live draft at a pizza parlor. It was fun, but at the same time I felt like an uber sports geek. I have chosen to now take my uber sports geekiness online and leave it there behind the cloak of my browser, keyboard and mouse.
- Crossmenjeff, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1i think this one popped up because its almost verbatim what the guy said on G4 about his new show on FOX about fantasy football.
- SaintStryfe, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1Yeah they're the same, down to the letter. The only difference is in RPGs, the Dice are the Randomizer, where as in Fantasy Football, the action of the games are the randomizer. Otherwise, pretty much the same.
/waiting on NFL: Tactics. - BigSwole, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1MLB Showdown was the shiz-nite!
- Gregus1032, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1i know what the reference is... but the scene from scary movie pops into my head.
- Punisher2K, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1It's D&D for the guys who used to beat up people that played D&D
- Congzilla, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1Our weekly Saturday D&D game consists of two cases of Budweiser, pizza and wings, and consists of three girls and three guys.
Besides having the three girls around its identical to what we do on Sunday. - Raveler1, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1I tackle the darkness!
- Cockslap, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1As someone who has played both, this atricle sucks and is untrue.
- Lowenfels, on 11/04/2009, -0/+1Don't totally agree with the analogy, but it's heart is in the right place. D&D would be more similar to something like whatifsports.com, in which people create fantasy leagues based around fake players. Now THAT is nerdtastic.
- Spacejack, on 11/04/2009, -0/+0"Glorified"? What the hell's glorified about it? They're the same thing: a game. You don't get any more glory points for putting on an Elway jersey and pretending than you do for pretending you're Saint George vs. the dragon.
- BigSwole, on 11/04/2009, -1/+1HURF DURF FOOTBALL ROOLS DIE NERDS
- Spacejack, on 11/04/2009, -0/+0So is a bad tie. You spend your life worrying about what's dorky?
- xeonrage, on 11/03/2009, -0/+0amen. has there been a sudden new gigantic registration of new people to the internet that are finding joy in old things? There's been a lot of this lately. I for one look forward to enjoying Mahir all over again.. or something.
- Fattronicus, on 11/04/2009, -0/+0Who says D&D players don't drink beer and that women don't play? I agree with BigSwole HURF DURF HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE SUPER AWESOME FANTASY FOOTBALL THAT TOTALLY ISN'T NERDY
- 408train, on 11/04/2009, -1/+1they should be banned forever, like pete rose
- Antialias, on 11/04/2009, -2/+2Hate to do the shameless plug but it seems relevant here. If anybody likes football & RPGs they should check out the game I work for, www.goallineblitz.com. You create a player just like an RPG with class, agility, strength, etc. Then you can join a team or create a team of other users players and level up based on game experience. Kind of like fantasy football but you get to create your own players rather than choosing real life players. Also it is free to play(with some pay options).
- casspa, on 11/03/2009, -1/+1Mirror: http://rorr.im/digg.com/football/fantasy_football_ ...
- Crosshare, on 11/03/2009, -8/+6KSK just addressed this the other day in one of their mailbags:
FANTASY: The other day this kid told me that fantasy football was merely Dungeons and Dragons for jocks. Groups of males come together generally in a basement or garage of sorts (Draft Day), you pick your class (team starting positions) you duel (the games) by rolling dye (there is a good amount of chance i.e. Miles Austin with 250 yards and 2 TDs WTF?) and there is a Dungeon Master who decides the rules (League Commissioner)… The connections are disturbing and I didn’t know what to say to him. Should I punch him in the nose and break his already taped glasses the next time I see him or should I turn in my Strahan jersey for a cloak and concede to spending my nights watching G4TV while eating Hot Pockets with the realization of never getting laid again… even by Baby Farts McGeezaks.
Thanks,
-Never pulling his girlfriend’s finger.
Here’s what I want you to do: you find that nerdy little weasel who fed you that *****, and you beat him to within an inch of his life.
I’m gonna break this down Barney-style since — let’s be honest here — you seem a little slow: the difference between Drew Brees and an orc is that Drew Brees is real. He plays in actual football games every Sunday. Games that are attended by tens of thousands of fans, and watched on TV by millions more. And he gets paid millions of dollars to do it. And the people who play in fantasy football leagues go to bars to watch these very real football contests, and they drink beer with friends while they do it. And there are usually girls at these bars, even if they are only there because they are employees. Oh, and they pay a fee to be in these leagues, so there’s money on the line that depends on these real televised events.
In conclusion, yes, fantasy football is just like Dungeons and Dragons, except it involves gambling, actual popular events instead of imaginary characters, alcohol, and women. - c010rb1indusa, on 11/03/2009, -4/+2In my league we determine draft order based on how each team did the previous season. But the comparison to D&D to is superficial at best. There are leagues that reward points for every little aspect of the game but most are 6 points for a TD, and 1 points for every 10/20 rushing and receiving yards, and 1 point for 25/50 passing yards. Fantasy football is just about predicting the upcoming season and starting players with the right matchups. Much more basic than than D&D.
- swagv, on 11/04/2009, -4/+1Well I can ignore Fantasy Football, I can ignore D&D, and I can ignore idiotic articles like this one -- thank you very much.
- 408train, on 11/03/2009, -7/+3both games are played by people who cant play football
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