THE NFBC IS SOLD OUT FOR THE MAIN EVENT!!

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:35 am

Okay, I've returned to the Frozen Tundra of Iola from the Valley of the Sun and I'm happy to report that we're well on our way to finishing with 390 teams for the main event. We have a great chance to have full leagues in all four cities, which would be amazing. I think we can close signups this week and pick leagues and draft spots by Friday morning at the latest.

We have two spots left for the main event in Chicago and one of those is tentatively spoken for. So that leaves ONE SPOT LEFT IN CHICAGO for sure. We have TWO SPOTS left in Orlando for the main event and TWO SPOTS left for the $650 Mixed Auction League in Orlando. I might have another owner for that one, too.

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 151 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 7 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 1 spot

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 2 spots

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 2 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 2 spots

So officially that's 10 spots left if we find a way to get the extra team in LV in the main event, but we have other folks who have contacted us and are very close to jumping in. Don't delay if you want one of the last spots because they will go this week. Thanks all.

[ March 03, 2008, 05:37 PM: Message edited by: Greg Ambrosius ]

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:25 am

Okay, we're down to ONE SPOT for the main event in Chicago as we welcome back NFBC original member Scott Stauffer of Naperville, Illiniois. Let me get through the rest of our voice messages this morning and we may close out a few cities yet today. Thanks all.

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 151 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 7 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 1 spot

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 2 spots

$650 Mixed Auction: 2 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:14 am

Wow, what a day for Orlando!!! We sold the last two spots for the $650 Mixed Auction League there today and we also added another main event signup there, giving us ONE MORE SPOT for Orlando!!! C'mon, let's close that league out now. Awesome everyone.

Here's the latest on what we have left as of this morning:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 151 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 7 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:43 am

We're now within seven spots of filling the main event as we welcome another new member to the NFBC's big dance in New York. Let's keep this going and fill this event up very soon.

Here's the latest on what we have left as of today:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 151 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 6 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 5 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:32 am

We added another main event entry for New York this afternoon and we have several more just about to jump in. We're getting very close to the end here. Welcome aboard Mike Brace to New York and get ready for your draft picks on Friday morning.

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 151 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed: 0 spots (1 may open though)

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:33 am

We have added another main event signup for Las Vegas last night and will hook up our owners after 150 teams with the final New York league if we can't sell that site out on its own. We have several tentative owners that can fill out our 390 teams by the end of the day, but we're just waiting to verify their sites. So we're still on pace to close this out tomorrow morning and announce the draft spots. But right now it's a first-come, first-served basis and we'll make the cities work the best we can.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 152 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 5 spots

$650 Mixed: 0 spots (1 may open though)

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:53 am

We've added two more teams to the New York main event, so we're almost there. Hurry up if you want to get in.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 152 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 0 spots (1 may open though)

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Hard Heads · Post by **Hard Heads** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:57 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

We've added two more teams to the New York main event, so we're almost there. Hurry up if you want to get in.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 152 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 0 spots (1 may open though)

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot This may have been asked and answered, but let's say that the final 3 spots do not sell by 8am tomorrow, are you guys going to be in the office saturday morning for Christmas all over again?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:59 am

Originally posted by Hard Heads:

quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

We've added two more teams to the New York main event, so we're almost there. Hurry up if you want to get in.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 152 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 3 spots

$650 Mixed: 0 spots (1 may open though)

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot This may have been asked and answered, but let's say that the final 3 spots do not sell by 8am tomorrow, are you guys going to be in the office saturday morning for Christmas all over again?

[/QUOTE]They are going to be sold. No problem about that.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:03 am

We are coming down the stretch as expected and will sell all 390 spots tonight. We are officially at 388 paid teams as of now as we welcome one more veteran team back to New York. This is going to finish very well, so hold tight.

We may also have a 12th team for the Chicago Mixed Auction League and could move closer to a full auction league there with a little work. Hang tight there as well.

Here's what we have left:

LAS VEGAS:

Main Event: 0 spots (we actually have 152 teams)

NEW YORK:

Main Event: 2 spots

CHICAGO:

Main Event: 1 spot

$650 Mixed: 4 spots

ORLANDO:

Main Event: 1 spot

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:25 pm

Let's leave one spot open for the evening. I won't say where the last one came from, so we'll take the last signup tonight, no matter what city it's in. Thanks all and have a good evening. The draft picks will be announced as planned at 11 a.m. EST tomorrow. Join us on the Message Boards for some fun.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:17 am

We received a couple of more online signups last night, so we are above 390 paid teams right now. Tom and I will figure out the city configurations right now and pick the draft orders for each city soon. We didn't finish perfectly in each city, but we're happy with the way things finished up and all 390 teams are present and accounted for. Unfortunately, some late signups will be left out of the NFBC this year. Sorry.

We are going to finish with four full leagues in Chicago and now will have 12 teams for the $650 Mixed Auction League. We will make that live auction league happen as I have a few other owners interested in this one. Stay tuned for that one.

Here's what we have left:

CHICAGO:

$650 Mixed: 3 spots

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:20 am

Leagues and draft spots will be announced online at 11 a.m. EST. We'll post them all on the General Discussion boards once the cities are completed. Look to the League Forums for the city-by-city, league-by-league announcements at that time.

I told my kids this morning that it's Christmas Eve for the NFBC. They looked at me like I'm crazy.

Then I told them that I'm Santa Claus today. They barely looked up from watching SpongeBob. Okay, so they don't understand what daddy does for a living.

At least you folks understand what today is!!

See ya in a few hours.

gigglin marlin · Post by **gigglin marlin** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:20 am

Congrats Greg!!!!!!!!!

Da bears · Post by **Da bears** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:25 am

Great job Greg and Tom!

751542 · Post by **751542** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:27 am

you are the man GA!!!!

Quack · Post by **Quack** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:32 am

let's start posting the leagues early for us East Coasters...cmon Greg you know you want to :rolleyes:

Nutty Scrats · Post by **Nutty Scrats** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:51 am

I think you should wait until tomorrow.

After all it's only Christmas Eve!

Please take your time.

Spartacus · Post by **Spartacus** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:59 am

I love the smell of pine tar in the morning!

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:27 am

GREAT JOB Greg & Tom

Great year for Krause

Great Day for us waiting for presents

headhunters · Post by **headhunters** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:39 am

if they were watching spongebob- they never heard you- nor should they. do they bother you while you are watching the packers?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:49 am

Okay, just a heads up before the leagues are announced: George Beason of Chattanooga, Tennessee is changing his draft location from Orlando to Chicago, giving us 60 full teams in Chicago and four full leagues. George will also do the $650 Mixed Auction League in the Windy City, giving us 12 teams there. We'll get a full league there yet, or at least close to it.

Norm Kent has taken the 15th and final spot in the Orlando $650 Mixed Auction League. We're still full there.

cribgusto · Post by **cribgusto** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:12 am

Awesome job by Greg and Tom. Thanks for your effort in all of this.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:46 am

Thanks everyone for your patience today. It took an hour and 36 minutes because Tom and I were getting interrupted every five minutes to do this or do that or answer this call or make that call. It was crazy. I guess this is why we've made this draft pick announcements on the weekends rather than a weekday.

KJ is right, we should have videotaped this today. Wow, was it wild. Not so much Tom and me, but everything else around us. We have a few other very exciting things going on with the NFBC and those loose ends had to be tied up with our publisher too. I'm not sure anybody knew how important what we were doing was!!!

Anyway, thanks again. Now I'm going to a bar for lunch. Tom too!!!

Time to celebrate the start of another GREAT season.

The Mighty Men · Post by **The Mighty Men** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:55 am

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:

Thanks everyone for your patience today. It took an hour and 36 minutes because Tom and I were getting interrupted every five minutes to do this or do that or answer this call or make that call. It was crazy. I guess this is why we've made this draft pick announcements on the weekends rather than a weekday.

KJ is right, we should have videotaped this today. Wow, was it wild. Not so much Tom and me, but everything else around us. We have a few other very exciting things going on with the NFBC and those loose ends had to be tied up with our publisher too. I'm not sure anybody knew how important what we were doing was!!!

Anyway, thanks again. Now I'm going to a bar for lunch. Tom too!!!

Time to celebrate the start of another GREAT season. Fill up that Chicago auction first - then go to the bar! Or find 3 more paying customers at the bar!