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Divisional Round advice plus 2012 thoughts

Earlier this week I flew to New York City for a meeting at work - I still work for a museum library up there even though I'm now living in Knoxville. It was surprisingly awesome to be back and I was a bit taken aback by how much I missed the city. But it also left me with zero spare time for blogging - and you all know how eager I was to write and celebrate the Broncos' victory last week. I won't blab on and on about it, don't worry, but I was truly impressed with the caliber of play from several guys and am excited to see what they pull together this weekend.

I've got a handful of divisional round links for you as well as a few items on 2012. Read on:
For those playing in the FFLibrarian Playoff Challenge, it's great to have all 300+ of you around for the fun, and in particular, kudos to the top 3 teams so far: Casanovanauts, Tones, and Katphiche!

Comments

Katphiche said…
Thanks for your blog. I was able to win my CBS Sportsline league for the first time in 10 years of playing.

I use the links in your blog to research and select starters and identify waiver wire pickups.

I enjoy the personal notes you include on daily basis.

Katphiche

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