*Recorded earlier today from a live national television broadcast*
Commissioner's Opening Statement: It is with great honor and valor that I stand here today in front of another sold out crowd as our second BHFFC draft has concluded. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome two new members to our league as a result of our offseason expansion project. First I would like to welcome Ethan Hudson, owner and manager of Carmichael's Crusaders. Ethan is the younger brother of our reigning league champion, BJ 'Toots' Hudson. Second, I would like to welcome Miranda Maddux, owner and manager of Maddawg's Tight End. Our negotiations went down to the wire with Coach Maddawg, but we were able to strike a deal right at the deadline and are very pleased to announce that our expansion project is complete for this season.
I believe that the draft was a success for every team involved. Time will be the true test of how well each manager selected. I have no doubt that our league remains the premium fantasy league in all of sports. In addition to expanding our league by two teams, we have an active blog, increased our league's salary cap, and added a rivalry week during week 17. These things, combined with our state of the art league trophy and balanced league schedule, separate the BHFFC from the rest of the amateur fantasy participants throughout the world.
We strive to provide our fans with the best that fantasy football has to offer, and I firmly believe that you will find an outstanding product week in and week out in the BHFFC. At this time I would like to open the floor to any questions that you may have.
Reporter: Mr. Commissioner, it was rumored that the league wanted to expand to 14 teams instead of 12. Is this true and if so, what happened to prevent this?
Commissioner: We are always looking for opportunities to improve our league. We pursued expansion very eagerly during the offseason and are proud to have added two new members. At this time I believe that 12 is a good, solid number of teams.
Reporter: So was there ever a desire to expand to 14?
Commissioner: I wouldn't use the word 'desire,' but we have explored a number of different options. As of right now we have 12 teams and we feel that is a good size.
Reporter: Did you add another female in an effort to prevent an inequality lawsuit?
Commissioner: Inequality never crossed my mind in our addition of Coach Maddawg. When we were searching for our expansion teams, we set a list of criteria that we were looking for in our league members. Coaches Maddawg and Ethan Hudson fit all of those search criteria.
Reporter: What exactly are the search criteria that you are looking for?
Commissioner: I am not at liberty to discuss that at this time.
Reporter: Do you have any explanation for why the reigning league champion was not present during today's draft?
Commissioner: Coach BJ Hudson had a family situation that came up early this morning. Our league places an emphasis on family first and as such, I have no issue with his absence.
Reporter: Which team do you feel had the best draft today?
Commissioner: Ask me that question again in 17 weeks and I will be glad to answer that question (laughter). On paper, each team looks strong at this point. The difference will be coaching, matchups, and injuries that occur during the season. I have no doubt that our league will have a competitive balance just like we did last year.
Reporter: What was the motivation behind creating the rivaly week to conclude the season?
Commissioner: We were looking at scenarios to create a fair, balanced league schedule. With 12 teams, it made sense to play each divisional team twice and each nondivisional team once. However, that left us with one extra game to play. Instead of utilizing a bye week, we decided to add one extra nondivisional league game against each opponent's natural rival. I believe that it will be popular with both coaches and fans alike.
Any other questions? No? Well again, thank you for your attendance at today's draft. I look forward to a prosperous, hard-hitting season. Thank you.
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