All,

It's with a very heavy heart that I'm going to have to leave the CFL.

I'm going back to school to complete my Master's degree, my job has me working 55+ hours per week and plus we've got our first baby due in June. Throw in other responsibilities and I've just run out of time during the week for a lot of the things that I love. So, I'm having to make some hard decisions and one of them is to leave all of my FOF leagues.

I really hate to do this because I've invested so much time into this league and this team and really enjoy all of the owners here. However, I feel like I'm doing this team a disservice by throwing together exports and half-baked gameplans because I don't have time to do things properly.

I wish you all nothing but the best and I sincerely hope to come back someday when my life is a bit calmer.

Stretch

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GM, Atlanta Wolfpack
Formerly of the Anchorage Wolfpack and Huntington Beach Wolfpack and now back as a mediocre GM
CFL Champs - 2026, 2029

Best of luck to you stretch on the Masters. See ya around.

Best of luck Stretch, come back when you have more time.

- JJ

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JJ Smitty's Record
Atlantic Division Champions - 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2028, 2035, 2037, 2039, 2044, 2046, 2047
Eastern Conference Champions - 2008, 2039, 2047
CFL Champions - 2008, 2039, 2047

Good Luck with school, plus Congrats on soon becoming a Dad!

Take care, and keep us updated.

TLK just e-mailed and suggested I let the computer control my team until the offseason and then re-evaluate from there.

I'm willing to give that a shot.

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GM, Atlanta Wolfpack
Formerly of the Anchorage Wolfpack and Huntington Beach Wolfpack and now back as a mediocre GM
CFL Champs - 2026, 2029

[quotece1c878="Stretch"]TLK just e-mailed and suggested I let the computer control my team until the offseason and then re-evaluate from there.

I'm willing to give that a shot.[/quotece1c878]

Great Idea...

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JJ Smitty's Record
Atlantic Division Champions - 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2028, 2035, 2037, 2039, 2044, 2046, 2047
Eastern Conference Champions - 2008, 2039, 2047
CFL Champions - 2008, 2039, 2047

I like that option. I was kind of looking forward to you and that roster in a city not named Anchorage. It's what we call potential in the pro sports biz.

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ROF Division Champions: 2039 - 2043, 2045, 2047, 2054, 2056 - 2060, 2063, 2066-2067, 2070-2072
WFC Conference Champions: 2018, 2041, 2042, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062-2063
CFL Champions: 2018, 2041, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062

Hate to see you go. Hope you can stay, but I understand. Life has higher priorities. Here's hoping you can find the time!

(And congrats on the expected baby!)

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Deep South Division Champions
2006, 2009-10, 2019, 2023-24, 2027, 2031-32, 2034-35, 2040, 2044, 2046-47, 2051-53, 2055-56, 2058-62
Eastern Conference Champions
2009, 2031, 2055
CFL Champions
2031, 2055
Hall of Fame
Joshua Mask, Douglas Hartman, Carl Bradford, Leland Wellins, Wally Wooden (#80), Brantley Gilmore (#9), Mo Kirwan, Josh Stanton, Efrain Tate

Season's almost over and my life is even more hectic now. I really hate to do this but I'm going to have to give up FoF.

Maybe after the baby's born in 3 months I can come back but right now I don't have the time to focus on a football team.

Thanks to everyone I've competed against these last 12 seasons and I wish the next owner more success than I had.

Don't worry, I'll pop my head in from time to time to harass everybody.

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GM, Atlanta Wolfpack
Formerly of the Anchorage Wolfpack and Huntington Beach Wolfpack and now back as a mediocre GM
CFL Champs - 2026, 2029

You will be missed around here, Stretch.

Good luck! It was great having you with us. If you ever find the time, feel free to return to the fold.

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Deep South Division Champions
2006, 2009-10, 2019, 2023-24, 2027, 2031-32, 2034-35, 2040, 2044, 2046-47, 2051-53, 2055-56, 2058-62
Eastern Conference Champions
2009, 2031, 2055
CFL Champions
2031, 2055
Hall of Fame
Joshua Mask, Douglas Hartman, Carl Bradford, Leland Wellins, Wally Wooden (#80), Brantley Gilmore (#9), Mo Kirwan, Josh Stanton, Efrain Tate

Good Luck Stretch. I hope everyone stays healthy in the coming months.

The Ring of Ice won't be the same. Hope you make it back some day.

You will be missed Stretch.

You can now come out of the closet and wear your black and pink proudly. There will always be a seat available for you in the Rounders owner's box.

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ROF Division Champions: 2039 - 2043, 2045, 2047, 2054, 2056 - 2060, 2063, 2066-2067, 2070-2072
WFC Conference Champions: 2018, 2041, 2042, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062-2063
CFL Champions: 2018, 2041, 2057-2058, 2060, 2062

Take care man and don't be a stranger, let us now how the family and Master's degree are going.

Best of luck with the new baby and the degree.

Meat

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2014 & 2015 CFL Champions
2007, 2014, 2015 & 2017 Conf Champs
07, 08, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 26 Division Champs