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AUSTRALIAS JOSHUA MANN & STORMOZ JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUEBrazil Out of Contention in the IFFLBrian Celebrates 21st Year Covering the NFL

Transcripts of Q&A with IFFL CEO Brian Slack

(Brians opening statement)Good afternoon members of the press, or as our fellow-NFL fans in the Land Down Under always say, Good Day! I am honored to announce that the great nation of Australia has officially entered the IFFL competition. Representing Australia is Mr. Joshua Mann and the name of his fantasy team is StormOZ. Joshua is a Detroit Lions fan, which shows hes loyal, because speaking for myself, I would have given up on the Lions decades ago (smile). Seriously though, we are all delighted to have Joshua on board. And, you know, you can tell a lot about a person in the company they keep. When you go to Joshuas Facebook page, you see him with really decent, down-to-earth folks. Joshua works for Visy Board, a paper and packaging company in Wodonga, Victoria. Wodonga has a population of 38,000 and is nestled between Sydney and Melbourne. With the addition of Australia and the release of Brazil, the IFFL maintains a 7th different nation and a 4 different continent amongst her members. Questions?

(On what StormOZ means.)According to Joshua, Storm is a partial name he uses for his other fantasy and John Madden teams. OZ is derived from the word Aussies which is derived from Australians. Like I told Joshua, Oz has less syllables than Aussies or Australians, which allows someone less time to articulate themselves, and I suppose that is always a good thing. Hence, another way of defining StormOZ is to say Storm of the Australians.

(On why Brazil was removed.)Im not commenting on that other than to say it was a very unpleasant and very weird experience dealing with Pedro.

(On if Brian is concerned about upsetting Brazilians.)I hope not. Ive made many Brazilian friends and I hold no grudge against them. Things didnt work out. Thats all. If they want to get upset at anybody, they should reserve their angst for Pedro. I have a business to run and a lot of people are counting on me to move this international competition forward. I have to look out for them as well as myself. My decision to exclude Brazil was not based on anything personal. It was good, sound business.

(On if Brian will re-approach Brazil in the future.)First of all, I hope we never have to search for another country or anybody else to join the league. Before, we had eleven outstanding men, and with Joshua, now we have twelve. I am convinced we found the right man in Joshua and hes going to fit into our loop just fine. Secondly, for those of you who were with us last year, youll remember we invited Brazil to join us then, but ultimately went through the very same thing as we did with Pedro. It isnt as though I didnt try. But, when determination turns into stubbornness, thats when you gotta face reality and realize that Brazil has nothing to do with our destiny.

(On Brian celebrating his 21st year covering the NFL.)It has been an amazing ride. If you would have told me 21 years and 1 month ago that I would go on to assemble the nations first-ever off-season NFL television show, string together successful radio gigs and would create the worlds most recognized international fantasy football competition, I would have thought you were out of your mind. But, God works in mysteries ways. Much like Jonah in the Old Testament, when I first received this calling, I thought the Almighty had gone mad. At the time, I was 38 years old. Most folks begin their sports careers 15 years earlier than I did. Plus, I had absolutely no experience, either as a writer or broadcaster. But, when God has a plan as part of your destiny, you can run, but you cannot hide. And once you succumb and obey, great things begin to happen. You change. Your life changes for the better.

(On how the game has changed since Brian became involved with the NFL.)On the field, the game is still the same as it was 100 or some odd years ago. You pass, you catch, you run, and you tackle. However, the way that the game is handled and all of the off-the-field intangibles have changed, and in my opinion, all for the worse. For instance, between the commercial breaks, team timeouts, official timeouts, coachs challenges, scoring reviews, and penalties, the whole thing has just gotten out of hand. Before all of these changes, an NFL game lasted roughly 3 hours long. In that span, there was an average of 13 minutes of actual play. As things stand now, fans are having to sit through an additional 10-15 minutes for the same 13 minutes of action. If the NFL wants to minimize some of that, they need to either let the officials do their job or get them off of the field and in front of video cameras up in the press box where they can make their calls more effectively and without having to constantly look over their shoulders. You pay people to do a job. Let them do it.

(On if Brian thinks the NFLs ratings will continue to drop.)Yes, I do. If it was just a matter of all of these idle interruptions, fans might be able to deal with it. But there are other underlying issues that have turned off a lot of folks, including myself. One is the NFL Network. They used to be the standard of all sports broadcasting companies. Now they are nothing more than an extension of the liberal media. To illustrate, the day after Americas presidential election, I watched the entire Good Morning Football episode and not once did any of the four cast members bother to acknowledge or congratulate Donald Trump for winning the election. Not cool! But, the most damaging of all that has been done in disgrace of the NFL shield is Roger Goodell and the three ill-advised decisions hes made. Firstly, by allowing 18 NFL players to dishonor the national anthem and our nations flag. Secondly, by disallowing the Cowboys organization when they wanted to honor five fallen police officers who were brutally gun down in the line of duty. Thirdly, and most recently, Goodell and his advisors threatened the great state of Texas that if they did not allow transgenders to use bathrooms of their choices, Texas could be denied hosting another Super Bowl. Dumb move. Throughout the world, the medical and mental fields recognize transgenderism and transvestitism as extremely serious mental disorders, including Oxford and Johns-Hopkins. Transgender and transvestite communities have the highest rates of violence, alcohol and drug abuse, rape and suicide; none of which have any room at an NFL game. Finally, I know this pales in comparison to everything else Ive addressed, but I sure would appreciate it if Mr. Goodell would stop it with all those prolonged hugs with young, strapping college players; especially with the rubbings of the backs. Thats just waaay to creepy. Like my dad always said, Boy, if you hug a man more than a second, youre making out with him.

2016 IFFL STANDINGS, FACTS & STATS

SEVEN SEAS DIVISIONTEAMTEAM OWNERW-L-TPCT.PTS.OPP.GBy-Big Dawgs, USABerk Wiley9 4 0 .69214621299-x-Bleeding Blue, MEXJorge Boada7 6 0 .538161216252x-Men of Steel, UKGordon Dedman6 7 0 .462144914793Jaymin, CHIHui Guo5 8 0 .385147514634

FIRE & ICE DIVISIONTEAMTEAM OWNERW-L-TPCT.PTS.OPP.GBy-Hooked on A Thielen, UK Peter Carline11 2 0 .84619011428-Dash Prince, CHIHorace Chen6 7 0 .462165717035Procters, USACory Procter4 9 0 .308134916317Aaron's back: Call 911, MEXEmilio Leon4 9 0 .308115115487

FOUR WINDS DIVISIONTEAMTEAM OWNERW-L-TPCT.PTS.OPP.GBy-Remis Island, CANMichael Remis7 6 0 .53816241491-x-Mighty Cyclones, USAGridiron Goose7 6 0 .53815481532-Red Machine, RUSAlexey Karakay6 7 0 .462135514321Bowl Bound Mavericks, UKJason Ruth6 7 0 .462146114131

y- Division Winnerx- Wild Card

2016 IFFL NATIONAL WIN-LOSS RECORDSALL-TIME IFFL NATIONAL WIN-L0SS RECORDSNATIONRECORDPCT.NATIONRECORDPCT.UNITED KINGDOM23-16-0.590CHINA32-25-0.561CANADA7-6-0.538MEXICO27-22-0.551UNITED STATES20-19-0.513CANADA7-6-0.538MEXICO11-12-0.478UNITED KINGDOM41-37-0.526RUSSIA6-7-0.462RUSSIA6-7-0 .462CHINA11-15-0.423UNITED STATES30-43-0.411

ALL-TIME IFFL TEAM WIN-LOSS RECORDS

IFFL TEAMOWNERNATIONW-L-TPCT.Hooked On A ThielenPeter CarlineUK17-9-0.654Jaymin Hui GuoChina15-11-0.577Remis IslandMichael RemisCanada7-6-0.538Big DawgsBerk WileyUSA11-10-0.524Bleeding BlueJorge BoadaMexico13-13-0.500Dash Prince Horace ChenChina13-13-0.500Men of Steel Gordon DedmanUK13-13-0.500Red MachineAlexey KarakayRussia6-7-0.462Bowl Bound Mavericks Jason RuthUK11-15-0.423Mighty CyclonesGridiron GooseUSA11-15-0.423Procters Cory ProcterUSA8-18-0.308

IFFL TEAM RANKINGSIFFL TEAM POWER RANKINGS(Tie-breakers based on past head-to-head matchups.)(CBS Sportsline experts)

RK.TEAM, NATIONW-L-TRK.TEAM, NATIONPWR.RK.1.Hooked on a Thielen, UK11-2-01.Hooked on a Thielen, UK36.02.Big Dawgs, USA9-4-02.Remis Island, CAN29.03.Bleeding Blue, MEX7-6-03.Dash Prince, CHI27.54.Remis Island, CAN7-6-04.Mighty Cyclones, USA26.05.Mighty Cyclones, USA7-6-05t.Bleeding Blue, MEX25.06.Men of Steel, UK6-7-05t.Big Dawgs, USA25.07.Red Machine, RUS6-7-07.Jaymin, CHI16.08.Dash Prince, CHI6-7-08t.Men of Steel, UK14.59Bowl Bound Mavericks, UK6-7-08tBowl Bound Mavericks, UK14.510.Jaymin, CHI5-8-010.Red Machine, RUS11.511.Procters, USA4-9-011.Procters, USA05.812.Aarons Back: Call 911, MEX4-9-012.Aarons Back: Call 911, MEX03.5

FLIP-FLOP RECORDS

Four teams that posted losing records in 2015 recorded above-.500 records in 2016. Likewise, all four teams that posted winning records in 2015 recorded below-.500 records in 2016;

IFFL TEAM20152016Aarons Back: Call 91110-3-04-9-0Big Dawgs*2-5-09-4-0Bleeding Blue6-7-07-6-0Dash Prince7-6-06-7-0Hooked On A Thielen6-7-011-2-0Jaymin10-3-05-8-0Men of Steel7-6-06-7-0Mighty Cyclones4-9-07-6-0

SLOW STARTS, FAST FINISHESSTARTSTRETCHFINISHBleeding Blue2-4-05-2-07-6-0Men of Steel2-5-04-2-06-7-0Mighty Cyclones1-3-06-3-07-6-0Procters1-8-03-1-04-9-0Red Machine2-6-04-1-06-7-0

FAST STARTS, SLOW FINISHESSTARTSTRETCHFINISHAarons Back: Call 9114-2-00-7-04-9-0Big Dawgs7-1-02-3-09-4-0Dash Prince5-2-01-5-06-7-0Jaymin5-3-00-5-05-8-0

SCORE MO POINTS

POINTSTEAMWEEKRESULT186Remis Island, CAN9Won185Dash Prince9Lost181Hooked on a Thielen, UK3Won178Bleeding Blue, MEX7Won165Hooked on a Thielen, UK10Won161Dash Prince, CHI2Won160Hooked on a Thielen, UK5Won160Mighty Cyclones, USA5Won160Remis Island, CAN3Won159Dash Prince6Won158Hooked on a Thielen, UK11Won157 Remis Island, CAN7Won153Hooked on a Thielen, UK1Won153Remis Island, CAN4Won150Procters10Won

POINT PERCENTAGE OFF OF TOUCHDOWNS (AMONG STARTERS)

TDTOTALTD.PTTEAMTDSPTS.PTS.PERCENTAGEHooked On A Thielen94564190129.7Dash Prince77462165727.9Bleeding Blue69414161225.7Mighty Cyclones66396154825.6Men of Steel60360144924.8Red Machine55330135524.4Big Dawgs59354146224.2Bowl Bound Mavericks57342146123.4Remis Island61366162422.5Procters50300134922.2Aarons Back: Call 91142252115121.9Jaymin48288147519.5

AGAINST ALL ODDS

Below is a readout of each teams win-loss records when they enter and game as favored to win, and the win-loss records when they were underdogs:

TEAM, NATIONFAVOREDUNDERDOGEVENAarons Back: Call 911, MEX1-12-61-2Big Dawgs, USA5-23-11-1Bleeding Blue, MEX4-43-20-0Bowl Bound Mavericks, UK3-13-60-0Dash Prince, CHI4-32-40-0Hooked on a Thielen, UK8-13-10-0Jaymin, CHI4-21-40-2Men of Steel, UK1-43-32-0Mighty Cyclones, USA3-43-21-0Procters, USA1-12-61-2Red Machine, RUS3-33-40-0Remis Island, CAN5-31-31-0TOTAL42-2929-427-7

MOST TRANSACTIONS (Through Week 13)

IFFL TEAMTRANS.Red Machine29Mighty Cyclones28Bowl Bound Mavericks26Hooked On A Thielen24Jaymin24Men of Steel24Aarons Back: Call 91121Bleeding Blue14Dash Prince12Big Dawgs11Procters9Remis Island5

RECORD VS. CANADABig Dawgs1-0Bleeding Blue1-0Jaymin1-0Men of Steel1-0Bowl Bound Mavericks1-1Red Machine1-1Aarons Back: Call 9110-1Dash Prince0-1Hooked On A Thielen0-1Mighty Cyclones0-1Procters0-1

RECORD VS. CHINABig Dawgs5-0Red Machine2-0Jaymin3-1Aarons Back: Call 9113-3Dash Prince1-1Remis Island1-1Bleeding Blue3-4Mighty Cyclones2-4Hooked On A Thielen2-3Procters1-4Bowl Bound Mavericks1-5Men of Steel1-5

RECORD VS. MEXICOHooked On A Thielen4-1Men of Steel4-2Aarons Back: Call 9111-1Big Dawgs2-2Bleeding Blue1-1Jaymin3-3Red Machine1-1Remis Island1-1Bowl Bound Mavericks2-3Dash Prince2-3Mighty Cyclones1-4Procters1-5

RECORD VS. RUSSIABig Dawgs1-0Bleeding Blue1-0Hooked On A Thielen1-0Men of Steel1-0Mighty Cyclones2-0Remis Island1-1Aarons Back: Call 9110-1Bowl Bound Mavericks0-1Dash Prince0-1Jaymin0-1Procters0-1

RECORD VS. UNITED KINGDOMJaymin6-1Bowl Bound Mavericks3-2Dash Prince5-4Aarons Back: Call 9114-4Men of Steel2-2Remis Island2-2Mighty Cyclones4-5Procters4-5Hooked On A Thielen2-3Red Machine1-2Bleeding Blue2-6Big Dawgs1-5

RECORD VS. UNITED STATESHooked On A Thielen7-1Aarons Back: Call 9115-2Mighty Cyclones3-1Dash Prince4-2Remis Island2-1Bleeding Blue5-3Bowl Bound Mavericks4-3Men of Steel4-4Procters2-2Jaymin3-5Big Dawgs1-3Red Machine1-3

MOST TEAM TOUCHDOWNS (AMONG STARTERS)

COMBINED TOUCHDOWNSHooked On A Thielen94Dash Prince77Bleeding Blue69Mighty Cyclones66Remis Island61Men of Steel60Big Dawgs59Bowl Bound Mavericks57Red Machine55Procters50Jaymin48Aarons Back: Call 91142

PASSING TOUCHDOWNSDash Prince33Hooked On A Thielen33Bleeding Blue30Big Dawgs29Men of Steel25Red Machine25Mighty Cyclones23Bowl Bound Mavericks21Jaymin18Remis Island18Procters15Aarons Back: Call 91114

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNSHooked On A Thielen29Remis Island23Bowl Bound Mavericks16Mighty Cyclones16Bleeding Blue14Dash Prince13Jaymin13Men of Steel13Red Machine12Aarons Back: Call 91111Big Dawgs10Procters8

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSDash Prince28Hooked On A Thielen26Procters26Mighty Cyclones23Men of Steel22Bleeding Blue20Big Dawgs19Remis Island19Bowl Bound Mavericks17Jaymin17Red Machine17Aarons Back: Call 91113

RETURN TOUCHDOWNSHooked On A Thielen6Bleeding Blue5Aarons Back: Call 9114Mighty Cyclones4Bowl Bound Mavericks3Dash Prince3Big Dawgs1Procters1Red Machine1Remis Island1Jaymin0Men of Steel0

INTERCEPTIONSBleeding Blue15Hooked On A Thielen13Procters13Mighty Cyclones12Aarons Back: Call 91111Big Dawgs11Dash Prince11Bowl Bound Mavericks8Red Machine8Jaymin7Men of Steel6Remis Island6

FUMBLE RECOVERIESBig Dawgs10Bowl Bound Mavericks10Dash Prince10Red Machine10Aarons Back: Call 9119Hooked On A Thielen9Bleeding Blue8Remis Island7Jaymin6Men of Steel6Procters6Mighty Cyclones5

DEFENSIVE SACKSBleeding Blue42Aarons Back: Call 91135Hooked On A Thielen35Mighty Cyclones34Dash Prince31Procters29Bowl Bound Mavericks28Men of Steel28Big Dawgs27Jaymin26Red Machine24Remis Island22

TOUCHDOWNS BY STARTERS

Aarons Back: Call 911PASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 120103Week 200123Week 312205Week 401203Week 511002Week 631004Week 723207Week 821115Week 900000Week 1000000Week 1100000Week 1211305Week 1321115TOTAL141113442

Big DawgsPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 140105Week 210315Week 310102Week 420305Week 520305Week 614106Week 730104Week 822307Week 910001Week 1030003Week 1122195Week 1232005Week 1340206TOTAL291019159

Bleeding BluePASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 122105Week 212317Week 341005Week 410416Week 520103Week 612205Week 732218Week 841117Week 931307Week 1021104Week 1130104Week 1221014Week 1321104TOTAL301420569

Bowl Bound MavericksPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 111406Week 241106Week 300000Week 422015Week 522408Week 610102Week 711013Week 801001Week 932106Week 10225110Week 1120103Week 1223005Week 1311002TOTAL211617357

Dash PrincePASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 121104Week 232207Week 321317Week 441218Week 510203Week 632308Week 720002Week 840004Week 9437014Week 1010102Week 1140116Week 1221508Week 1312104TOTAL331328377

Hooked On A ThielenPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 141229Week 210102Week 3352111Week 422408Week 513217Week 6460010Week 731004Week 823207Week 932207Week 1032207Week 11314210Week 1241308Week 1302204TOTAL332926694

JayminPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 121407Week 220002Week 302103Week 400303Week 520103Week 614106Week 720204Week 831206Week 910001Week 1030205Week 1101001Week 1220103Week 1304004TOTAL181317048

Men of SteelPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 133107Week 230205Week 302204Week 452209Week 541207Week 611002Week 701102Week 811204Week 910102Week 1030104Week 1101203Week 1230205Week 1311406TOTAL251322060

Mighty CyclonesPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 111103Week 243108Week 301203Week 410102Week 520417Week 621104Week 722307Week 843209Week 911103Week 1013116Week 1111327Week 1220002Week 1320305TOTAL231623466

ProctersPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 110203Week 200101Week 310405Week 412205Week 511204Week 600202Week 730104Week 801214Week 921205Week 1030407Week 1111204Week 1210001Week 1312205TOTAL15826150

Red MachinePASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 100000Week 211002Week 321003Week 431307Week 510102Week 622004Week 712003Week 821205Week 922217Week 1031105Week 1130205Week 1230306Week 1321306TOTAL251217155

Remis IslandPASSRUSHRECEIVERETURNTOTALWeek 114106Week 221104Week 324219Week 424107Week 501203Week 600000Week 722408Week 810001Week 921306Week 1021205Week 1122004Week 1221205Week 1302103TOTAL182319161