2015 Roster Freak Out - Week 11

I'm back in my home state of New Hampshire and it feels great. The air is clean, the roads are clear, and everyone greets their fellow citizen with a hearty "Live free or die!" followed by a loud chortle of delight at not having a state income or sales tax.

R.I.P.

Indeed it is a wonderful place, and I'm going to fill you in on the Granite State with 9 neat trivia factoids that will leave non-New Hampshirites seething with jealousy.

1. Why did I land on 9 factoids? Because it's the 9th state to ratify the Constitution. However, it was actually the first state to declare independence from England 6 months before the rest of the colonies signed a mutual declaration, so Delaware should really just get over itself.
2. The first potato ever planted in the U.S. happened at Londonderry Common Field in 1719. In my home town. You're welcome, Idaho.
3. The first free public library in the United States was established in Peterborough, NH. Oh, these citizens do love being learned!
4. The first American to ever travel to space, Alan B. Shepard, was from East Derry, NH. First this, first that, so pioneering!
5. The fastest wind speed ever recorded at ground level occurred at Mt. Washington with winds three times as fast as those in most hurricanes. Step your game up, Florida!
6. The saying "Live free or die" was uttered by General John Stark, a true Cincinnatus and Revolutionary badass. Many people have heard the saying, but they don't know how it ends: "Live free or die: death is not the worst of evils."
7. America's Stonehenge, a site of 4,000 year old megalithic ruins, is located in Salem, NH, and is likely the oldest man-made construction in the United States.
8. No other state has played host to the formal conclusion of a foreign war. In 1905, Russian and Japanese leaders descended upon Portsmouth, NH, to declare an end to their war. Why? To enjoy our coastline, of course - the shortest in the nation!
9. Franklin Pierce is the only New Hampshirite to become President, and he may have been the worst. He had no spine to tackle the issue of slavery in pushing for the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which basically repealed the Missouri Compromise and made a bigger mess of things. He also passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which shamefully pandered to southern states. In what could have been a cool move, he tried to annex Cuba, but of course he failed. When it came time for re-election, his party was like "thanks, but no thanks" and he became a one-term President. He drank a lot and died of cirrhosis of the liver.

So what does all this mean? New Hampshire rocks, but don't be worthless Franklin Pierce.

The RFO is now 4-6. Belief!

QB: High God Taylor - Posted 20+ points against the Pats last time, let's see if he can replicate the feat.
WR: Dontrelle Thin Man - Chargers WRs are dropping like flies.
RB: A Mere Abdullah - He's pretty dumb and can't hold onto the ball, but he's also fast and shifty.
TE: Garrett Celery - He gave me 2 TDs last time I played him - back to the well.
W/T: Flyin' Gryphon - One of my favorite units to build in Warcraft 3.
W/R: Tyler Sprockett - He's part of a weak passing game, so a natural fit for the squad.
W/R: Shoddy White - He's gone from Rowdy Roddy to Howdy Doody.
K: Matt Traitor - Gonna be a shootout in Detroit against Oakland.
DEF: Houston Vexin's - Solid points in last 2 games, but man are they bad.


RESULTS:
QB: High God Taylor - 8.42 points
WR: Dontrelle Thin Man - 5.1 points
RB: A Mere Abdullah - 4.6 points
TE: Garrett Celery - 3.5 points
W/T: Flyin' Gryphon - 0.6 points
W/R: Tyler Sprockett - 17.3 points
W/R: Shoddy White - 2.4 points
K: Matt Traitor - 13 points
DEF: Houston Vexin's - 9 points
TOTAL: 63.92 points

West/Knile Virus, Cash4Gould, and of course HERE COMES THE BOOM fall to Tyrod Failer and my band of rejects! Win streak baby!