The D's that T- Season 2 - Preseason

09/09/2010

UDPATE: GET YOUR MONEY TO PAUL SCUMBAGS

And so begins the 9t^th season of our league. Scary right? I remember sitting in Labrie’s room senior year and drafting Marshall Faulk…. who now has been retired for over four years. Time flies, if only I could go back and talk with 2002 Charlie, the things I would tell him. In fact, that will be the theme for this edition’s Conn memory discussion below. As for the name of the news-letter, well I just don’t believe in changing horses midstream or in other obscure analogies I dance with the date that brung me. So the D’s that T shall remain so, but this will otherwise be a goglia-free newsletter going forward.

Speaking of She-who-must-not-be-named it is time for one and all to submit their votes for naming the league trophy. On the table for voting:

1. SFMABL Cup- I’ve cooled on this a little bit. Yes it’s a reference to something that involves all of us from college but its hard to say, and just isn’t that funny.
2. Poon Bowl- I like this because its slightly vulgar, and is a reference to our league and the whole Monday night Poonball theme.
3. The Dorothy Mularz Cup, or for short “The Dorothy.” I’m leaning towards this one to be honest. Its funny- because we have no idea who she is, and leads to each winner getting to make up their own story of how it came into our possession. Also then we wouldn’t have to re-engrave anything- which lets be honest I’m probably too lazy to do.

Please submit votes by next Thursday night.

II. Football Thoughts:

To be honest this season has crept on me a little- perhaps the crazy August I just had has something to do with that but now opening night is upon us I think my football boner can be measured thusly:

III. Random Thoughts:

Not much to write about here so what about this pen I found in CVS?

Seriously- how many secretaries are secretly blasting themselves under their desks or in the ladies room. Does thing have any use other than as a secret vibrator? Or am I just some deviant? Probably both.

IV. Recap

Well we have no games to recap here so instead I’ll recap the draft. To be honest it was one of the more enjoyable ones in recent memory. Though I love the tradition of the Goncalves compound- the basement conference room of some financial district bar is really how I pictured every draft would be post-college. I think we set a good benchmark for the type of gathering we can have going forward, potentially making a whole weekend out of the deal like we always wanted:

Oh and Wyley- I don’t know what’s worse, that you pussied out and didn’t make it up to the draft, or that you lied about having to work when really you wanted to just stay home and play grab ass with Garret and Luc’s husband. I’m not mad Wyley, I’m just disappointed. Some other highlights include the “Michael Fucking Crabtree!” and us quibbling over the check like a bunch of broke hipsters in the east village.

V. Preview

Normally this space goes to previewing upcoming matchups, but since it’s week one there isn’t much to get excited about. What I do have is both the pre-season coaches pole:

Congratulations Andrew. This is the highlight of your season. Also- we couldn't agree on mine and Brett's split between 5 and 6 so we flipped a coin... I think, I was pretty buzzed at that point.

V. Conn Memory

A discussion for the ensuing email chain, but what would you tell the 2002 version of yourself? I live with few, if any, regrets but off the top of my head it would be, “You’re not going to marry your college girlfriend, bang more chicks senior year. Also drink more beers.”