Tiger Township Fantasy League

It should be understood that the TTFFL was created by a group of 11 and 12 year old kids. The history of these early seasons has been pieced together only recently in an attempt to celebrate the 10th Anniversary. The stats and records of teams have not been kept throughout the years. That is a practice that was not adopted until 2010.

2003: A Year that will Live in Infamy
Champion: Pat Teynor
The first ever TTFFL draft was held at Commissioner Evan Julian's house as his 12th birthday party. The league consisted of ten teams, including one that was co-owned by two people (Marty Teynor and Lou Fries). The highlight of the draft came when Shaun Alexander (projected by most to be a top 2 pick) was selected in the 4th round because no one could find his sticker. The late Alexander selection summarizes the inexperience of the league during this inaugural season.
The season would end in controversy when the co-owned Teynor and Fries team was eliminated from the first round of the playoffs.In an agreement with specifics that will never be known, Marty Teynor dropped Bret Favre and the Baltimore D/ST to allow his brother Pat to pick them up. Pat would use his newly acquired players to win the first ever TTFFL championship, in a season that will forever be marked with controversy. An immature commissioner, unaware of his abilities and responsibilities allowed the transaction to go through, but would create the "Marty Teynor" rule during the off-season to make sure that no one would ever commit such a sin again. Pat Teynor would be suspended for the 2004 season as punishment for his crime.

2004: A Year to Forget
Champion: Unknown
2004 will forever be known as the year with the online draft. After setting the bar high with the 2003 live draft, Commissioner Evan Julian disappoints the league by having the draft online. Most details of this season have been forgotten, but it was pivotal in moving the league forward. An uprising led by Cee Jay Julian and Joe Mitchin would result in Evan Julian being removed from office and replaced by his cousin. Cee Jay Julian became commissioner by guaranteeing the return of the live draft and a move from yahoo.com to ESPN.com. He would also eventually institute point per reception scoring,  the offensive utility position, and move the league from a 10 team league to 12 teams.

2005: Long Live the Commish
Champion: Cee Jay Julian
The first year of Commissioner Cee Jay Julian's tenure would end with his first championship. Another season where the specifics have been forgotten, but at least we remember who won right?

2006: The Commish Reigns On
Champion: Cee Jay Julian
Cee Jay Julian runs away with his second championship with a stacked team led by LaDanian Tomlinson during his record breaking season (most touchdowns in a single season). Most league members attempt to forget this season and have been successful in doing so. Once again, many specifics unknown.

2007: Did We Play This Year?
Champion: Unknown
Maybe the biggest embarrassment of all is not knowing anything about this season. No one has stepped forward to claim the 2007 championship, and no one has memories of season specifics.

2008: Hey Joe, Want to Play?
Champion: Joe Hallworth
While many attempt to not recognize the existence of this season, it will never be forgotten. Commissioner Cee Jay manages to plan the draft event in one day. Calling all league members on the morning of the draft, he gets 11 of 12 owners to commit to attending later that day. One new member, Max Julian, was unable to attend the draft, and was subsequently removed. He was replaced by Joe Hallworth, allegedly during the first round, when Cee Jay said, "Hey Joe, want to play fantasy football... Okay, it's your pick."
Hallworth an inexperienced fantasy owner, gained much of his help from his neighbors Cee Jay Julian, Dave Mossberger, and Matt Anderson. With that help he was able to make his way to the Championship Game against Ryan Shaheen (led by Tyler Thigpen), and walk out with a league championship in his only ever season. Hallworth would be removed from the league during the off-season because of the speculation that he did not actually have full control of his team.

2009: Beginning of the Trophy Era
Champion: Grant Seanor
While the TTFFL was always highly regarded around the area and the halls of Jackson High School, 2009 took it to a new level. This season included fights and shouting matches in the hallways during the school day over bad trades, which really brought attention to the fact that this league was intense.
2009 will also be remembered as The Year of the Beno. David "BeBe Beno" Hoffman (A.K.A. "The Great Damn Beno") was a highly touted free agent, known for playing in leagues with $500 buy ins. In 2009 he brought his talents to the Tiger Township. Beno will always be remembered for his emotionally charged (with the help of illicit substances) message to the league at the end of the season, thanking everyone for allowing him to be apart of something so special. Unfortunately, Beno was removed before the following season due to fears of his mental instability and substance abuse issues. He will also be remembered for drafting the retired Bret Favre (just before coming out of retirement) via his cell phone after leaving the draft early.
The Championship game pitted Grant Seanor up against the newcomer Louie Thomas. Louie was under fire for not delivering on his promise of buying pizza for everyone at the draft, and the uproar of support for Grant Seanor (and the arm of Aaron Rodgers) led him to his first ever championship. The next summer, the league trophy was purchased and Grant Seanor was the first and only name listed on the famed award. However, while this year is included in "The Trophy Era," it is the last year before the start of the Modern Era. Confusion of website usage and league renewal would lead the statistics of this season to be lost forever.
After Louie's surprising success with a second place finish in his rookie year, the future seemed bright. Unfortunately Louie would not see the championship again, or the post-season for that matter. He has failed to reach the playoffs in each of the next four seasons.

2010: From Rags to Riches and Vice Versa
Champion: Evan Julian
The 2010 season started with Evan Julian trading his first round pick, Andre Johnson, to his cousin Cee Jay for a long list of mediocre players led by Ryan Grant, who would suffer a season-ending ankle injury on the first drive of the first game. This trade led Evan to an 0-3 start, and Cee Jay would start the season 6-1. However, the tables turned as the season progressed. Evan would finish the regular season 9-4 and the #2 seed in the playoffs. Cee Jay finished the season 6-7 and the #8 seed after recording a league record 6 straight losses, but the two weren't done with each other yet.
2009 Champion Grant Seanor was on track to put his name on the trophy yet again, as he put up a record breaking 1982 regular season points, and finished with an 11-2 record (tied for best in league history). This run was led by his returning superstar Aaron Rodgers, who led the league in points, and the 3rd highest point scorer in the league, Arian Foster, who was picked up out of the free agency after the draft.
Unfortunately for Grant, a week one playoff concussion for Aaron Rodgers would lead to an upset victory for the #8 seed Commissioner Cee Jay Julian. Cee Jay would move on to the championship to play his cousin Evan. After starting on opposite ends of the spectrum at the beginning of the season, the roles were reversed as Cee Jay put up a record low 65 points in the championship game to lose to Evan, 137-65 in the 2010 season finale.

2011: Earned Not Given (or is it the other way around?)
Champion: Casey Irwin
Disbelief in abilities of rookie players led Stefano Faiella to trade rookies Cam Newton and A.J. Green to Casey Irwin for Dwayne Bowe, Deion Branch, and Kyle Orton. Stefano would go 8-5 and get the #3 seed, and take on the #6 seed Casey (6-7) in the first round. The winner of the trade was decided in a 134-133 matchup, where Casey emerged victorious.
Ryan Shaheen would tie Grant Seanor's 2010 record of 11-2 to win the #1 seed in the playoffs. Just before the playoffs began, he completely changed the appearance of his roster by trading Victor Cruz, Calvin Johnson, and Marshawn Lynch to Pat Teynor; for Drew Brees, Peyton Hillis, and Laurent Robinson. Teynor and Shaheen would meet in the semifinals where Shaheen came away victorious, and take that new look team to his second championship appearance, where he would meet the Cam Newton led Casey Irwin team.
Newton's 36 points would lead Irwin to a 149-125 victory, and his first ever championship. When questioned about the legitimacy of his championship due to the early season trade, Irwin will always respond "Earned Not Given."
2011 also marked the final (at least for now) episode in the Jake Batcho saga. Going out in a way that only the Batchman can, he set a league record for fewest points scored in a season with 1319.

2012: A Battle of the Titans...
Champion: Evan Julian
2012 involved many major advancements in the TTFFL. During the off-season Commissioner Cee Jay Julian created the League Media Department, appointing former Commissioner Evan Julian as the head of league media. The media department would be credited with creating the league logo as well as reinvigorating the weekly podcast. Louie Thomas would introduce the league to the GroupMe group message phone app, which would dramatically change the amount of communication throughout the league.
A pinnacle GroupMe moment came weeks before the start of the regular season when Ryan Shaheen attempted to trade away many of his best players for very little in a 3-way trade with Cee Jay Julian and Joe Mitchin. Shaheen signed a paper that he claimed to be an illegitimate document, and asked for the trade to be reversed. After hours of argument, the league voted to reverse the trade in the name of competitiveness, but Julian and Mitchin will never let Shaheen forget that "he signed it."
2012 is regarded as the most tightly contested season in history. It never seemed as though there was a real favorite. Rookie Jimmy Costin led the league in points (1868) and won the #1 seed with a 9-4 record, but the pack was closely behind. There were also few teams that were out of the running for the playoffs early. Pat Teynor would finish the season 6th in points scored, but with only a 4-9 record as he recorded 1828 points against (at the time a league record, broken the next year by Louie Thomas).
Ryan Shaheen found himself at the center of controversy once again as he led what was later named "The Week 13 Hostage Crisis." In an attempt to lower his seeding and create an easier playoff road, Shaheen benched his players for the Monday night game in week 13. Upon hearing this, his soon to be playoff opponent Grant Seanor threatened to do the same and change the seeding even more by losing to Louie Thomas. This would allow Thomas to take the #8 seed into the playoffs and knock David Devine out. After an afternoon of uproar all sides decided to play their players and avoid the controversy.
The feel good story of the year was Andrew Castle breaking his four year playoff drought by going 7-6 and getting a #5 seed with a team built around "consistency." He overcame adversity by defeating Grant Seanor (whom he had never beaten before) 3 times in the season,including a first round playoff victory. He met two teams that season for an unprecedented three meetings. The other was David Devine, who built his team on an opposing "Just Sneak In" philosophy. Devine failed to break 104 points 5 times throughout the season, and was widely regarded as one of the most inconsistent teams in history. The battle of "Consistency" vs "Just Sneak In" culminated in a semifinal matchup. Castle, who won the two regular season contests, was a heavy favorite. However, the consistency just couldn't last as Devine was able to sneak past him, and into the championship.
Devine scored 1611 points during the regular season, which ranked 11th, but was able to "sneak in" as planned and upset the #1 seed, rookie Jimmy Costin. After defeating Castle, he moved on to play Evan Julian for the championship. This was an unprecedented championship matchup with the 11th ranked point scorer (Devine) taking on the 9th ranked point scorer (Julian).
That is where Devine's luck ran out as he ran into a record breaking performance. Julian scored 198 points in the championship (most points ever scored in a playoff game, and at the time most in any game) behind the arm of Peyton Manning and rookie phenom Russell Wilson (acquired a few weeks before from Devine in a trade). Final Score: 198-121