(By John Taber, Updated: 2/6/2005, 8:16 PM)
I formed KODL when there was motivation from friends and a desire on my part to remedy the problems that we encountered in another fantasy league. I thought to myself..."Hey I can do that!" The name of the league comes from a comment that Rudy made about my fantasy team of the time, The Red Zone Warriors. I was having really bad luck with injuries. Rudy said that putting a fantasy player on the Red Zone Warriors was like "The Kiss of Death". It stuck.
The first season in 1997 was a blast. We used a lot of the rules from the previous league with only a few changes from the Commish. Two Clark teams took the big prizes.
The second year in 1998 brought something seriously BIG to the league...literally...Big Sal. Big Sal's The Spread newsletter became an instant hit and I hope also an institution of the Kiss of Death League. Thanks again Rudy! Jeff Goodfellow joined the league and immediately made his presence felt taking the second spot. The P-Bro took the championship.
The third year in 1999 we added a new team run by John Sorci, The Medicine Men. It was an attempt at a new playoff rule system. Phil's patience and planning took him to the top with the new playoff system.
In 2000 Tony Ackermann...the Absentee Management squad was added. A return to an older style playoff picture was used. The SLO Death squad took the big prize.
For the 2001 season THREE new teams are added. We mourn the loss of the Sourthpark Cows and Psycho Widowmakers. Rules stay pretty much the same. Minor corrections and such. This is the first year we attempt to use a message board. The season saw a rookie team take the big prize!
For the 2002 season we used a Yahoo Group to help control the league. It worked GREAT! The Muddy's did it again in 2002!
For the 2003 year I tried some minor scoring changes but nothing too drastic. The Goodfellas finally came up big in the playoffs. Nice job Jeff!!!
Deryl became the first three time champion for the 2004 season. He dominated the first week of the playoffs and held the lead through the end. He also provided some GREAT analysis of other post seasons which I will post right below this section.
The Kings had a legendary run at the end of the regular season but fell far short in this years unpredictable NFL playoff season. The Yellow Cowboys were a new franchise this year replacing the HIT SOMEBODY!!! squad. The now stalwart Three and Out squad took the league championship.
(by Deryl Clark, Edited by John Taber into this format, Thanks Deryl!)
The year and percentage of the total post season points are presented below. This is used to indicate the place finished.
|
Team |
1997 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
First |
29.8% |
27.8% |
33.8% |
28.7% |
28.0% |
28.4% |
28.7% |
33,6% |
|
Second |
28.9% |
25.1% |
28.0% |
28.5% |
26.9% |
27.6% |
26.2% |
28.6% |
|
Third |
25.2% |
24.1% |
21.5% |
22.4% |
26.5% |
24.8% |
23.2% |
20.8% |
|
Fourth |
16.1% |
23.0% |
16.7% |
20.4% |
18.6% |
19.2% |
21.9% |
17.0% |
Here are the results from the KODL post season history. Although, 1998 may have been the year that individual lineups were submitted, or the numbers have been lost. Well, let’s analyze this a little bit.
1997 Set the record, which stands today as the all-time low for the percentage of the post season points by a post season team at 16.1%.
1999 Had the tightest race among all 4 competitors (only 4.8% of the post season point separate the top and last finisher).
2000 Saw the largest margin of victory (5.8%) from 1st to 2nd and 17.1% from 1st to 4th. First place had more than double the points of the fourth place finisher.
2000 Also set the post season record with the top spot earning 33.8% of the post season points.
2001 Had the tightest separation among the top two finishers (1%, and actually 1 point).
2002 A mere 1.5% separated the top three spots.
2004 Marks the fourth time that all four teams post more than 20% of the total points, but less than 30%.
Jeff and Dan are tied for the most post-season appearances (6).
Deryl has the most Championships (3 – 1997, 2000, 2004), followed by Phil (2 – 1999, 2002) and Louis (2 - 2001, 2005).
Only SLO Death and 3&Out have had Championship rookie seasons.
Both the Tod’s Widowmakers and Los Gatos Wildcats made the playoffs in the KODL inaugural season, only to eliminate themselves from the league. The Widowmakers joined forces with another team (Psycho Killers) the following year.
Jump to final scores for: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 9 6 1 | 1267 (256) |
| 2 | Los Gatos Wildcats | Bridget Neal | 10 6 0 | 1255 (248) |
| 3 | Tod's Widowmakers | Tod Kessler | 11 5 0 | 1294 (216) |
| 4 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 10 6 0 | 1349 (138) |
| 5 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 10 6 0 | 1169 |
| 6 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 9 7 0 | 1164 |
| 7 | Psycho Killers | Steve Brickman | 7 9 0 | 1133 |
| 8 | Mudskippers | Phillip Keegan | 6 10 0 | 1129 |
| 9 | Griswood's | Bob Griswold and Glenn Wood | 5 10 1 | 1047 |
| 10 | Go Van Gogh | Ken Vickers and Craig Higgins | 7 9 0 | 1062 |
| 11 | Hit Somebody!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 5 11 0 | 1052 |
| 12 | Cornholios | Dave Black | 6 10 0 | 996 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 10 6 0 | 1178 * |
| 2 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 11 5 0 | 1191 * |
| 3 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 9 7 0 | 1133 * |
| 4 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 9 7 0 | 1235 * |
| 5 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 9 7 0 | 1245 |
| 6 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 9 7 0 | 1236 |
| 7 | Mudskippers | Phil Keegan | 8 8 0 | 1079 |
| 8 | Die Mushishchlecher | Scott and Marcus | 7 8 1 | 1082 |
| 9 | Psycho Widowmakers | Steve and Tod | 7 9 0 | 1120 |
| 10 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 6 10 0 | 1140 |
| 11 | Southpark Cows | Dave Black | 6 10 0 | 911 |
| 12 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 4 11 1 | 1045 |
* = I don't have the playoff totals for 1998.
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 (Highest Post Season Points) | Mudskippers | Phil Keegan | 11 4 1 | 1355 (471) |
| 2 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 9 7 0 | 1347 (424) |
| 3 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 12 4 0 | 1401 (408) |
| 4 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 10 5 1 | 1276 (389) |
| 5 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 10 6 0 | 1268 |
| 6 (5th Place Bowl Winner) | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 7 8 1 | 1189 |
| 7 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 7 9 0 | 1298 |
| 8 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 7 9 0 | 1268 |
| 9 | Medicine Men | John Sorci | 6 10 0 | 1248 |
| 10 | Psycho Widowmakers | Steve Brickman and Tod Kessler | 6 10 0 | 1252 |
| 11 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 5 10 1 | 1268 |
| 12 | Southpark Cows | Dave Black | 4 12 0 | 1152 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 9 6 1 | 1537 (285) |
| 2 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 12 4 0 | 1568 (236) |
| 3 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 9 7 0 | 1399 (182) |
| 4 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 10 6 0 | 1532 (141) |
| 5 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 8 8 0 | 1604 |
| 6 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 8 8 0 | 1438 |
| 7 | Mudskippers | Phil Keegan | 8 8 0 | 1354 |
| 8 | Psycho Widowmakers | Steve Brickman and Tod Kessler | 8 8 0 | 1341 |
| 9 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 7 8 1 | 1235 |
| 10 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 7 9 0 | 1362 |
| 11 | Absentee Management | Tony Ackermann | 6 10 0 | 1330 |
| 12 | Southpark Cows | Dave Black | 3 13 0 | 1337 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | Three and Out | Louis Gray | 12 4 0 | 1482 (271) |
| 2 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 10 6 0 | 1392 (270) |
| 3 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 10 6 0 | 1360 (212) |
| 4 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 10 6 0 | 1313 (193) |
| 5 | Mudskippers | Phil Keegan | 9 7 0 | 1345 |
| 6 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 9 7 0 | 1312 |
| 7 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 8 8 0 | 1367 (134) |
| 8 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 7 9 0 | 1307 |
| 9 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 6 10 0 | 1270 |
| 10 | Petaluma Landsharks | John Barnes | 6 10 0 | 1264 |
| 11 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 5 10 1 | 1155 |
| 12 | Critical Path | Jeff Barbachano | 3 12 1 | 1079 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | Mudskippers | Phillip Keegan | 14 2 0 | 1631 (297) |
| 2 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 10 5 1 | 1405 (285) |
| 3 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 10 6 0 | 1467 (281) |
| 4 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 12 3 1 | 1379 (197) |
| 5 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 8 8 0 | 1479 |
| 6 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 8 8 0 | 1366 |
| 7 | Big D's Dynamos | Dean Clark | 6 8 2 | 1271 |
| 8 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 7 9 0 | 1221 |
| 9 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 6 10 0 | 1290 |
| 10 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 5 9 2 | 1275 |
| 11 | Three and Out | Louis Gray | 5 11 0 | 1314 |
| 12 | Gold Diggaz | Dylan Gold | 2 14 0 | 1157 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 10 6 0 | 1323 (281) |
| 2 | Mean Machine | Lee Schaff | 11 5 0 | 1594 (273) |
| 3 | Bitch Magnets | Glenn Wood | 9 7 0 | 1499 (246) |
| 4 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 8 8 0 | 1299 (190) |
| 5 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 9 7 0 | 1486 |
| 6 | Big D's Dynamos | Dean Clark | 8 8 0 | 1319 |
| 7 | Blond And Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 8 8 0 | 1194 |
| 8 | Three And Out | Louis Gray | 7 9 0 | 1434 |
| 9 | Mudskippers | Phil Keegan | 7 9 0 | 1349 |
| 10 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 7 9 0 | 1257 |
| 11 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 6 10 0 | 1316 |
| 12 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Futentez | 6 10 0 | 1307 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 9 6 1 | 1439 (290) |
| 2 | Three And Out | Louis Gray | 10 5 1 | 1506 (265) |
| 3 | Big D's Dynamos | Dean Clark | 10 5 1 | 1400 (234) |
| 4 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 10 6 0 | 1501 (221) |
| 5 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 10 6 0 | 1452 |
| 6 | Mean Machine | Lee Schaff | 8 8 0 | 1376 |
| 7 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 8 8 0 | 1308 |
| 8 | Mudskippers | Philip Keegan | 7 9 0 | 1544 |
| 9 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 5 7 4 | 1237 |
| 10 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 6 10 0 | 1364 |
| 11 | Da Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 5 11 0 | 1375 |
| 12 | HIT SOMEBODY!!! | Rudy Fuentez | 4 11 1 | 1302 |
| Final Rank | Team Name | Team Owner | Final League Record [Win Loss Tie] | Final Total Points (Playoff Total Points) |
| 1 | Three And Out | Louis Gray | 9 6 1 | 1443 (281) |
| 2 | Jason's Argonauts | Dan Smith | 9 6 1 | 1404 (239) |
| 3 | SLO Death | Deryl Clark | 9 7 0 | 1429 (174) |
| 4 | Don's Kings | Don Taber | 14 2 0 | 1628 (142) |
| 5 | Mean Machine | Lee Schaff | 9 7 0 | 1409 |
| 6 | Mudskippers | Philip Keegan | 8 7 1 | 1356 |
| 7 | Big D's Dynamos | Dean Clark | 8 8 0 | 1397 |
| 8 | Pink Ladies | Glenn Wood | 7 9 0 | 1351 |
| 9 | Da Goodfellas | Jeff Goodfellow | 7 9 0 | 1236 |
| 10 | Blond and Sweet | Brian Fernandez | 6 10 0 | 1234 |
| 11 | Yellow Cowboys | Paul Liu | 4 11 1 | 1181 |
| 12 | Piranha Brothers | Jim Schaff | 4 12 0 | 1135 |