By JIM MONTANA
jim.montana(at)hotmail.com

Over the last few days there have been teasers promising something big called the CFL. For those who have not heard, the CFL stands for the Cactus Football League, and it promises to NOT be your friend’s typical fantasy football league.

Here are the basics: The league will consist of 20 teams with the first team reserved for the staff of the cactus. The early birds will get the worms or in this case the teams. Next season, we hope to expand to include more teams.

There will be a draft held on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 7 p.m. EST. The draft will be held on a Web site currently being built and promises to be more fun than any other draft on the web. I currently have interns busily working in the cactus locker room hammering out the details. The scoring system for the league will consist of the following:

Scoring

6 points: Touchdowns
7 points: Touchdowns 30-39 yards
8 points: Touchdowns 40-49 yards
9 Points: Touchdowns 50+ yards
2 points: Two-point conversions

Passing

2 points: Every 30 yards passing
4 bonus points: For 300-399 yards
8 bonus points: For 400+ yards
1 point: for every pass attempt

Rushing

2 points: Every 10 yards rushing
-1point for every yard lost
4 bonus points: For 125-174 yards
8 bonus points: For rushing 175+ yards

Receiving

1 point: Every 10 yards receiving
4 bonus points: For 125-174 yards
8 bonus points: For 175+ yards
1 point: Each Reception
4 bonus points: For 10 receptions

Kicking

5 points: Field Goal
7 points: Field Goals 40-49 yards
10 points: Field Goals 50+ yards
1 point: Point After (PAT)

Defense

2 points: Safeties
2 points: Interceptions
2 points: Turnover Fumble Recoveries
2 points: Field Goals Blocked
2 points: PAT’s Blocked
2 points: Kicks Blocked
1 point: Quarterback Sacks

Yardage Allowed

20 points: Gave up 0-150 yards
12 points: Gave up 151-200 yards
8 points: Gave up 201-250 yards
4 points: Gave up 251-300 yards

Points Allowed

20 points: Shutout
12 points: Gave up 2-7 points
8 points: Gave up 8-14 points
4 points: Gave up 15-24 points

All teams need to be registered by 5 p.m., Friday, July 25 to give time to set them up. To register your team submit your team information to me jim.montana(at)hotmail.com. The sooner you enter, the better your position in the draft. I will have more details in the coming days.

In addition to the CFL, we are proud to announce a new contest titled Fan of the Week, where readers can submit pictures of their devotion to their favorite football team, college or professional. Winners of the FOW will compete at the end of the month for Fan of Month with all Fan of Month winners eligible for a Fan of Year honor. The winner receiving a special prize.

There are plenty of new things coming to the sports department with other changes being implemented in the next few weeks.

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