Mar 09, 2024 (9:17 AM)  It all started at a magazine rack in a grocery store in 1997 and the rest let's say, is history.  Who would have ever thought that crazy little idea to throw eight resturaunt workers together to play a game that very few people had even heard of at that time.  But we did, and have done so ever since.  Twenty eight years later and we are still going strong.  Championships are not made here, they are earned. If you win late, you you feel a joy that took so long to feel.  If you happen to win early, you might just long for the glory days back forever.  There are so many owners that have come and gone without ever feeling the joy of winning it all.  The feeling of being on top and the accomplishment it is.  There are so many Fantasy Football Leagues out there and many are probably a lot of fun.  But none are what we are.  We are the league that sets the stadards, we are the Professional Football Federation!

When asked about winning in this league and the hard work it takes to become great, some of the greats of all time had this to say.  

“My brain . . . It cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I sit there and have to face myself and tell myself, ‘You’re a failure’ . . . I think that’s almost worse than death.” – Kobe Bryant

“I prepare so no one can take what is mine, no one can replace my mind, my heart.” – Ray Lewis

“Commitment is a big part of what I am and what I believe. How committed are you to winning? How committed are you to being a good friend? To being trustworthy? To being successful? How committed are you to being a good father, a good teammate, a good role model? There’s that moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?” – Lebron James

"Success at anything will always come down to this: focus and effort. And we control both." – The Rock

"Dreams are free. Goals have a cost. While you can daydream for free, goals don’t come without a price. Time, Effort, Sacrifice, and Sweat. How will you pay for your goals?" – Usain Bolt

"If you can see it here and you have the courage enough to speak it, it will happen. People believe in certain things but they keep to themselves, they don’t put it out there. If you truly believe in it, if you become vocal with it, you’re creating that law of attraction and it will become reality." – Conor McGregor

“If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do.” – Michael Phelps

As you can see, some of the greatest athletes ever look at this league and understand "Winning it all" and how special it is.  Best of luck to all this upcoming season!

Toilet Bowl 2023

Dec 31, 2023 (8:43 PM) Everyone starts out every season with the hopes of winning it all, a Championship.  To reach that goal, you must first position your team to make the Playoffs because we all know anything can happen in the Playoffs.  The problem with this is that your chances are 50%.  Only half of the League can make the Playoffs.  So where does that put the other 8 teams?  You know it….The Toilet Bowl Tournament. "So what" you say?  Well, in the P.F.F., the winner of the Toilet Bowl Tournament will automatically be moved to the 16 entries spot for the following seasons League Draft Lottery.   Tune in here each week to see the progression of the Toilet Bowl Tournament.

Week 14

#1- Kansas Guardians

#4- Tampa Tide

#2- Great Plains Fury

#3- Bay City Blitz

Week 15

#5- Chicago Rush

#3- Bay City Blitz 

Week 16 (Toilet Bowl Tournament Championship)

#3- Bay City Blitz 

Toilet Bowl Champion: #3- BAY CITY BLITZ

May 30, 2023 (12:55 PM) 

The Roots of Fantasy Football

What do golf and football have to do with each other? Other than Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and The Match, fantasy football can actually trace its roots back to fantasy golf, the original fantasy contest back in the 1950s.

Wilfred “Bill” Winkenbach, part-owner of the Oakland Raiders back in the 1960s, actually invented fantasy golf. The original rules involved drafting golfers per tournament and compile their scores per fantasy team. The lowest score would win, naturally. It almost sounds like fantasy golf was the OG DFS contest, too.

Drinking cocktails with a couple of sportswriters in 1962, Winkenbach took his golf concept and created the first fantasy football league. It was an eight-team league called the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League. Too bad character limits won’t allow that fantastic league name on modern platforms.

Winkenbach’s invention allowed fantasy team owners to draft professional football players from any team to their own fantasy squads. A scoring system was put in place to accumulate fantasy points based on real game performances. So, for example, the original scoring system awarded 25 points for a made field goal. That, as you will come to see, is an absurd number of fantasy points today. It may not have been perfect, but Winkenbach’s creation would one day be the catalyst for the NFL’s explosive popularity.

Of course, it would take decades before fantasy football would hit the mainstream. It took dedication to compile fantasy statistics out of newspaper box scores. Only the most hardcore fans would play fantasy football. Then the Internet happened.

Perhaps the pinnacle of human invention, the Internet changed everything. That includes fantasy football. The mid-90s saw the rise of the original fantasy sites. They compiled fantasy statistics for players, lowering the barrier to entry.

Reasons to Play Fantasy Football

Love of the game. Friendship. Fun. Bragging rights. Money. Peer pressure. Pride. These are just some of the reasons why fantasy football is for you.

Once upon a time, I moved to California, sight unseen. Starting from scratch with no friends or family, I was invited to participate in a local fantasy league. Despite the modernization of fantasy leagues already, this league did a live auction draft. By then, I knew a couple of the guys in the 12-team league, but those relative acquaintances were all that I knew heading into the league. I left that league with several good friends, and a version of that league still plays together over a decade later despite the fact many of us have moved away. Looking back, it's too bad we didn't name it Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League Redux.

Fantasy football makes the most mundane matchup a potential thriller. Perhaps your running back needs to have a big game or you need your opposing quarterback to have a quiet day.

Championship History

DEC 31, 2023 (10:45 PM) The Professional Football Federation and it's rich history was established in 1997 in the Tulsa OK area. It began as a scoring league; TD's, Fieldgoals, and Extra Points only. In 1999 the League became a peformance league. In 1998 the league moved from the Tulsa area to the Wichita KS area. In 2001 the league was totally restructured, and it was set in stone as an improved league that would build the foundation for the greatest Fantasy Football League to ever be built. Things went so well that in 2003 we voted to expand to a 16 team league.

League Champions

1997- Allstars
1998- Aldans
1999- Touchdown CJB's
2000- Rage

Paramount Bowl Champions

2001- Bay City Blitz

2002- Midwest Thunderstorms                      

2003- Pearl Harbor Barracudas

2004- Chicago Rush

2005- Great Plains Fury

2006- Chicago Rush

2007- Kansas Kings

2008- Great Plains Fury

2009- Rocky Mountain Silver Bullets

2010- Rocky Mountian Silver Bullets

2011- Midwest Thunderstorms

2012- Texas Twisters

2013- Westside Wolverines

2014- American Dream Team

2015- Westside Wolverines

2016- Chicago Rush

2017- Chicago Rush

2018- Gotham Knights

2019- Universal Shockers

2020- Edmond Lantern Corps

2021- Midwest Thunderstorms

2022- Bay City Blitz

2023- Gotham Knights

If you take home the Paramount Bowl Championship Ring in this league, you have taken with you the equivalent of a NFL Super Bowl Ring. In this league, Fantasy Football is not something in your life, it is a part of your life. In this league it's all about being on top. Second place here is the first looser. The Professional Football Federation is the League that sets the standards for all other leagues. The Professional Football Federation: The Ultimate Fantasy Football Experience.

Last Place Loser

May 30, 2023 (1:21 PM)  We here at the Professional Football Federation like to keep it Professional.  But are we missing out on one of the most fun parts of the game that other League's get to enjoy?  Punishment for the last place team.  From wearing embarrassing shirts to eating 40 pancakes.  From decoration your vehicle in embarrassing fashion to spankings with a paddle.  Each season it could be voted on what punishment would be handed down to the last place loser.  It would for sure keep everyone trying to the end.  Something to think about in the future.