Let me make myself very clear....the XFL is 100% my baby....my pride and joy.

I created this league and participated in the leagues allocation draft. I've watch some owners play nearly every season while others come and go for 17 seasons.

I took my responsibility very seriously as league admin and would never boot an owner who made a simple mistake or slight oversight.

Let me give you a little background...I work for the U.S. government doing data analysis going on 30 years now. Without getting into much detail, it's my job (along with many others) to take many data sources and connect dots. When enough dots have been connected, a summary of those dots is compiled in both long and short form with percentage of certainty attached.

When it comes to GrandadB and his punt block scenarios....I dug deep into his depth chart, number of plays per game and watched every punt return play listing every player on his front four.

Here is what I know with 100% certainty

He had 6 illegal players on his ST RUSHER depth chart #6-#11. 6 violations of rule #1.

Only 2 legal ST RUSHERS played during every playoff game (#1 & #4) which automatically would have resulted in 2 of the illegal players to play.

The problem is that while both ST RUSHER #1 & #4 were both active and played in all 3 playoff games....#4 never played a punt return...thats 18 straight times. The odds of fatigue forcing him out of all 18 punts is astronomical.

The only way this happens is if he used overrides to set ST RUSHER #2, #3 & #4.

Conclusion

Grandadb keeps trying to minimalize or dismiss any responsibility he may have and wants everyone to believe it was an oversight.

I'm suppose to believe one of the most elite owners in MFN, with 80-100 Championships who loves to win....overlooked his depth chart during the playoffs and accidentally fielded an elite punt block unit. I'm supposed to believe the owner who joined mid-season and immediately signed 13 new players to institute his system (his words from the forum) fell asleep at the wheel. He freely admits to having illegal ST RUSHERS but doesn't seem to think that's an issue and thru paranoia won't use them in the future. How about following league rules?

Let's not forget his ST Rusher #4, a non-starter on defense was too fatigued 18 straight punts.

After reviewing all the evidence, based on Grandadb's continued pleas of innocence....I can state for the record with 100% certainty that Grandadb used overrides on his punt return formation to field 3 WR/RB with +85 speed with the full intention to block punts. Its the only conclusion you can come up with based on all the facts.

Looks like Ive been making the mistake for a long time CJ, I appreciate the effort to narrow it down. On the spec teams depth chart, I put DL & LBs in the top 6 spots, I thought the wing blockers were in the 7 thru 10 spots.

On the overide I never put anything but DEs & LBs on both the line and the two outside LB positions. I do that to ensure that no WR/RB/DB gets put on the line, which is why I had no concern about it.

Thats all I know and all I can say, its the truth. It was my fault, I accept it, and will be managing the punt return team much differently, normally it doesnt really do much anyway as far as game impact, but the punt block is really a killer, which is why it should also be fixed at the code level so that whether intentional or not, it cant happen again.

Yeah, we got it the first several times you tried to sell this garbage. I use the overrides because of a sour experience I had in another league. Even so, the talent differential was so bad that I almost gave up a punt block.

I don't completely agree with CJ about everything. Specifically, I don't think I'm "cheating" somehow by using the overrides, and I'm not such a puritan about the punt blocks. Still, he makes the rules, and I choose to abide by them.

You found out what you could get away with, and it ended up being not much. That's not so terrible. What *is* terrible, at least to me, is that you keep telling this outrageous lie over and over again and expect to be believed. Do you really think I'm such a doofus?

I'm closing this thread. It is what it is and no more debating or talking with change it.

On to the XFL Championship game where Buffalo should win versus the A.I. At this point it would be completely unfair to add a new owner to Zecken. Smirt has done nothing wrong here.

I wish I could award Saint Paul the win and chance to play in the title game but their is no way that can be done without rolling back the sim and replaying the conference Championship games which would then be unfair to Buffalo.

Let's just all move on...crown a Champion and begin season 18.

Thanks

CJ