This has gone on for too long. Too long have I taken shit from members and dealt with it. Too long have I managed everyone's team for them. Too long have I been pushed over by GMs, and have done every single bit of work for this league. Too long have I handled every poor situation, carrying us through every problem. For every mistake, I have been criticized, scolded, blamed. For every mistake I have been chastised, like I was the reason for all of our issues.

If I give you the type of crap you give me, this league wouldn't have made it past the first week of season 1. Certain members have been hell, and I am sure you all know who I am talking about. This has to come to an end. This will come to an end. July 9, 2007-February 17, 2008. 222 days. 222 days, too long.

This is a madden league. When all of you registered, I hope you understood that this league's goal is to be as realistic to the NFL as possible. In the NFL, players get injured in the pre-season. Teams lose. The NFL is a professional organization. I'm a 14 year old kid. I hope you take that into consideration. For all of you guys who appreciate the things I do, I am extremely grateful. But for the few who don't, I suggest you think of your actions and words. I have three options for the future of this league:


A. We continue this league. But in order to do this, we all need to do our part. GMs need to be organized with their rosters, meet the proper deadlines, and follow all given rules. This will be a totally different attitude then what we have now. It will b much more focused, and much more efficient in operation.

B. We scrap and completely re-set on 360. Same site, but new rosters and again, much more focused and organized, so we don't make the same mistakes we have made that led to this dire situation.

C. Over. We delete the forum, and move on with our lives.

I hope you guys listen to yourselves and make the right decision.

--SoxNats08 and BarackObama4Prez

I know i'm the inspiration for this Post, as i'm sure Ruskie is as well.

I don't have any qualms with this post at all because I think it's warranted.

I do think this is finally the stance you needed to take. But I feel you're taking it on the wrong platform. You're blaming me and Sox right now, right here, for a situation YOU did cause. Maybe me and Ruskie, (which i've apologized for and tried to help out since) causes static and frustration before.

But the situation we are dealing with RIGHT THIS SECOND, is of no fault but your own.

I believe that if communication was more open, if Sox didn't rush to do simulations and such, and simply confirmed, got the trades processed, etc. We wouldn't be having an issue. These last two times (Week 1 and Preseason) was the result of Sox wanting to sim on THAT particular night. Give GMs adequate warning, and we wouldn't have these problems.

I prefer option A, but with this in addition: More communication. More TIME to get those deadlines done. I'm not talking about resigning or any of that, I'm talking, when you decide to sim, just GIVE the GMs a heads up of adequate time of at least 24 hours, so that most GMs who check on daily will be able to respond to that.

From what I understand, this week 1 simulation was because Nerd was over at Sox's house from the sleepover, and they decided to "force" / "squeeze" in the simulation during that period, which as we now see, didn't work. I know you have an outside life, which is why EF90 and others are trying to do most of the online work (sliders, etc.) leaving Sox to do mostly Simming and confirming trades processed, positions processed, etc.

Here's one of the major ways I tried to help out recently.

http://madden08league.forummotion.com/league-discussion-f2/the-proposal-i-made-to-sox-t3832.htm

I've also apologized to EF90, TD Jesus, And you on a few different Occassions, when I've acted on emotion.

I had a LONG conversation not long ago with you on AIM where I gave you a VERY indepth apology and make that proposal to you that I listed above. I came to you with concerns instead of making them public, so that we could work through them together. But any time i ever have an opinion on something it's taken as "bitching."

Also, please enlighten me, what Lies have I been posting?

If you're talking about the AIM conversation I just posted not long ago. I got the Print Screens to prove its authenticity.

Sox here:

You guys have not given me the support I need to run this league. You say that I should have processed the trades, well the reason they are problem trades is because you guys messed up in YOUR trades...

Now, this is what I would want to do:

I would want to go with option B. In terms of convenience, its easiest for me to do the sim on the 360... Its always hard getting on to the PS2. But of course this will get ignored because its never whats easy for me, its whats best for you guys, isn't it?

You also claim that "EF90 wont care" But I would think to the contrary. That if he didn't care he wouldn't have posted the advice to wait until tomorrow afternoon.