SFL 2012

[BART]

I'M SHOCKED IT LASTED FOR FOUR YEARS, BUT LIKE LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE, I'M NOT SURE IF NEXT YEAR WILL HAPPEN. I DON'T MIND PUTTING THE TIME IN, I ENJOY MEETING NEW GUYS AND COMPETING WITH AND AGAINST YOU GUYS. I HAVE LITTERALLY MET IN FOUR YEARS RUNNING THE LEAGUE PROBABLY 150 GUYS OR SO THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN. THERE ARE SOME REAL CLASS ACT GUYS IN THE LEAGUE, SOME REALLY GREAT ATHLETES, AND SOME GUYS WHO HAVE BAD REPUTATIONS BUT ARE REALLY GOOD GUYS.

THE BEING AT THE THE FIELD FOR 5 HOURS A SUNDAY CAN WEAR ME OUT, BUT I DON'T MIND IT WHEN EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY. I LOVE SEEING EVERYONE ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE AND GETTING TO SEE COMPETITION. I HAVE A FEW WHO I CAN RELY ON THAT REALLY HELP ME OUT, THOSE GUYS KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THERE ARE REALLY ONLY TWO REASONS I DIS-LIKE RUNNING THE LEAGUE. 1. GETTING OFFICIALS & 2. TEAMS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GUYS THERE EVERY SUNDAY OR BEING LATE. LAST YEAR WE HAD 0... YEA 0! FORFEITS. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT WE MAY HAVE HAD 1 OR ANOTHER 0. I REALLY PRIDED MYSELF ON RUNNING A LEAGUE THAT WAS DEPENDABLE AND ON TIME. THIS YEAR WE HAVE HAD TECHNICALLY 6+ GAMES OF TEAMS NOT GETTING 7-8!

IF I CAN'T FIELD A COMPETITIVE LEAGUE AND A RELIABLE ONE, IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. NOW A LOT OF GUYS WILL SAY YOU NEED TO FIND MORE RELIABLE CAPTAINS. THE PROBLEM ISN'T THE CAPTAINS ALL THE TIME. I KNOW EVERYONE CUSSES RIFFLE AND THE TEXANS, BUT IF RIFFLE HAS 7 CONFIRMED GUYS PLUS HIMSELF 3 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME AND HE GETS TO THE FIELD AND TWO GUYS DON'T SHOW, IT MAKES HIM LOOK BAD. CHARACTER LACKS IN A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THESE DAYS AND THAT IS WHY THINGS FALL APART.

I HAVE SOME IDEAS UP MY SLEEVE FOR NEXT YEAR, BUT THE LEAGUE CAN'T DEPEND ON 3-10 GUYS EVERY YEAR, IT HAS TO HAVE CO-OPERATION FROM EVERYONE.

RAIDERS - MOST LIKELY HARMER WILL BE GONE NEXT YEAR, GOOD CHANCE THIS SQUAD BREAKS APART. PROBABLY GOING TO BE ZACH DEMARCO'S LAST SEASON AS WELL.

BENGALS - DAVISSON KEEPS ALL THE "OLD-GUYS" TOGETHER AND HE HAS EXPRESSED THE IDEA THAT THIS IS HIS FAIRWELL PARTY TO B/C OF FAMILY OBLIGATIONS. IF HE GOES WILL MAJORITY OF THIS TEAM RETIRE???

STEELERS - THIS TEAM IS LIKE THE RAIDERS 2-3 YEARS AGO, THERE GONNA BE AROUND, AND OFFUT (SOME HATE HIM) DOES LOVE TO PLAY AND COMPETE AND HIS TEAM HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO THE LEAGUE.

LIONS - WHAT CAN I SAY, JACK BARKER IS THE MAN. TWO YEARS 0 PROBLEMS, ALWAYS READY TO PLAY. ONLY GRIPE IS BEN LINVILLE IS THEIR ONLY REF. EVERY YEAR.

TEXANS - THIS IS IT FOR THE BURG. I'VE BEEN BURNED TOO MANY TIMES, FROM YEAR ONE TO NOW. THEY WILL EITHER BE FORCED INTO RETIREMENT OR BE FREE AGENTS.

DOLPHINS - THEY ARE DONE. TURTLE ALREADY HAD ISSUES THIS YEAR GETTING GUYS B/C OF SOFTBALL, AND NEXT YEAR I THINK HE SAID HE MAY BE OUT OF TOWN EVEN MORE.

BEARS - I DON'T SEE BUB GETTING A SQUAD NEXT YEAR, I THINK IF HE KNEW WHO THE HECK WAS GOING TO SHOW UP FOR HIM WEEK IN AND OUT HE WOULD DO IT, BUT IF THE CENTRA BUS ISN'T RUNNING FROM MORGANTOWN AND/OR CLARKSBURG HE HAS TO GO TO GYPSY AND GET 3 TATES TO PLAY. THOSE GUYS COULD BECOME FREE AGENTS AS WELL.

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A FAIRMONT TEAMS (PRUNYTOWN), A CLARKSBURG TEAM (NORTH VIEW), A SHINNSTON TEAMS (RAIDERS/BEARS/BENGALS), A BRIDGEPORT TEAMS ( DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T HAVE A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CAN GET A TEAM OF GUYS DIEING TO PLAY, DOESN'T MAKE SENSE). THAT WOULD GIVE 4 GOOD TEAMS, AND IF WE COULD ADD TWO MORE LEGIT TEAMS THE LEAGUE WOULD BE OK I THINK. BUT WE'LL SEE.

[tigerstriped]

I like how I only have 4 guys on my roster from Shinnston area and in Bart's last paragraph he is already recruiting my guys to the "Shinnston" team for 2012. I will give you credit Bart, the recruiting is year round, but geez, at least let us finish this year first. LOL!

[mbarnes]

I definitely dont want to see the league fold either. It's not very often that you get to play in an organized league when youre a grown ass man.


Also- I understand Bart doesnt want to stick around the field from 1230-5 or after every sunday. There are a few changes that need to be made, rules about captains and reffing, etc... I think that we could have co-comissioners. Basically have 2 or 3 guys that would volunteer to stay for the first two games or the last two games, etc... I'm pretty confident that next year I could stay so Bart could leave. It's not a huge responsibility, just make sure everyone is behaving, clean up the garbage, grab the flags and equpment.

I definitely think that enough guys will step up to help Bart run the league, maybe even enough so he could just play update the site and thats it.

[craig]

Having co-comissioners is exactly what I suggested this past Sunday after all the games were over. It's too much for one person to run. I know there are a few others guys that help out website, fileld work reffing, but it would nice if Bart don't feel he is obligated to stick around ALL day. From set up to clean up. If there 2-3 co-comissioners then it would be easier and more enjoyable for Bart.

[Scott]

I would be willing to captain a team and would be reliable that I would show every week, but I am new to the area and don't know very many people. If we could build a team out of the disolved teams and free agents I would be willing to captain the team and do my best to make sure I had 8 at the field every sunday.