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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRO

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR QB

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR RB

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR WR/TE

HOW TO JOIN/PLAY

DEADLINES

LOGIC

INTRO

Welcome to the BPISPORTS.COM Game Room, where winning IS everything. I have six different fantasy football games for you this fall, where you will fully control your destiny to success or failure in the world of FFB. Currently, there are no prizes, but all games are free to join. With the unique challenges the following games will provide, the victories will be sweet and the competition will be fierce. So without further ado, here is your PICK SIX:

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR QB

First to clarify, Academic contests refer to college/FBS (D1-A) and Gladiator contests refer to pro/NFL. The point formats for both versions are identical.

Choose 1 quarterback a week for each of the 16 FBS (D1-A) weeks (AQB) and/or the 17 NFL weeks of the season (GQB) and don't choose that quarterback more than once throughout the season. QBs will rack up points through passing stats only (attained in the week that they're chosen), according to this format:

BPISPORTS.COM AQB/GQB SCORING
Completion	Incompletion	Pass Yard	Pass TD	INT
+0.5	-0.5	+0.1	+5	-2.5

There are no negative points for fumbles or fumbles lost, nor are there positive points for two-point conversions scored.

In AQB, you may only choose an opponent once, so if you choose Denard Robinson v. Western Michigan, you cannot choose any other QB v. Western Michigan for the rest of the season. Also, you may only choose against one FCS (D1-AA) team throughout the season. Only FBS (D1-A) quarterbacks may be chosen.

In GQB, you may only choose an opponent twice, so if you choose Jay Cutler and Aaron Rodgers v. Detroit in 2 separate weeks, you cannot choose any other QB v. Detroit for the rest of the season.

The user with the most AQB points at the end of the BCS National Championship game wins the AQB contest. The user with the most GQB points at the end of the NFL regular season wins the GQB contest.

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR RB

Again to clarify, Academic contests refer to college/FBS (D1-A) and Gladiator contests refer to pro/NFL. The point formats for both versions are identical.

Choose 1 running back a week for each of the 16 FBS (D1-A) weeks (ARB) and/or the 17 NFL weeks of the season (GRB) and don't choose that running back more than once throughout the season. RBs will rack up points through rushing stats only (attained in the week that they're chosen), according to this format:

BPISPORTS.COM ARB/GRB SCORING
Rush Attempt	Rush Yard	Rush TD
-0.01	+0.1	5

There are no negative points for fumbles or fumbles lost, nor are there positive points for two-point conversions scored.

In ARB, you may only choose an opponent once, so if you choose LaMichael James v. LSU, you cannot choose any other RB v. LSU for the rest of the season. Also, you may only choose against one FCS (D1-AA) team throughout the season. Only FBS (D1-A) running backs may be chosen.

In GQB, you may only choose an opponent twice, so if you choose Matt Forte and Ryan Grant v. Detroit in 2 separate weeks, you cannot choose any other RB v. Detroit for the rest of the season.

The user with the most ARB points at the end of the BCS National Championship game wins the ARB contest. The user with the most GRB points at the end of the NFL regular season wins the GRB contest.

BPI SPORTS ACADEMIC/GLADIATOR WR/TE

Again to clarify, Academic contests refer to college/FBS (D1-A) and Gladiator contests refer to pro/NFL. The point formats for both versions are identical.

Choose 1 wide receiver or tight end a week for each of the 16 FBS (D1-A) weeks (AWR) and/or the 17 NFL weeks of the season (GWR) and don't choose that wide receiver or tight end more than once throughout the season. WR/TEs will rack up points through receiving stats only (attained in the week that they're chosen), according to this format:

BPISPORTS.COM AWR/GWR SCORING
Reception	Receiving Yard	Receiving TD
+0.5	+0.1	5

There are no negative points for fumbles or fumbles lost, nor are there positive points for two-point conversions scored.

In AWR, you may only choose an opponent once, so if you choose Michael Floyd v. South Florida, you cannot choose any other WR/TE v. South Florida for the rest of the season. Also, you may only choose against one FCS (D1-AA) team throughout the season. Only FBS (D1-A) wide receivers or tight ends may be chosen.

In GWR, you may only choose an opponent twice, so if you choose Devin Hester and Jermichael Finley v. Detroit in 2 separate weeks, you cannot choose any other WR/TE v. Detroit for the rest of the season.

The user with the most AWR points at the end of the BCS National Championship game wins the AWR contest. The user with the most GWR points at the end of the NFL regular season wins the GWR contest.

HOW TO JOIN/PLAY

Send an email to games@bpisports.com with "BPI Sports" in the subject line with the following information:

First Name: Trevor

Last Name: Riley

Email Address: you@anysite.com

USA State, Canadian Province, or Country of Residence: Michigan/Quebec/Norway

Username: Can be the first 3 letters of your last name (RIL) or your first initial of your first name and the first 2 letters of your last name (TRI), or your first, middle, and last initials (TWR).

Jersey Number (Pick Five in order of importance, 00-99): 67-08-07-81-69

Games I'm Joining: AQB, ARB, AWR, GQB, GRB, GWR (You can join as many or as few as you like).

NOTE: Your BPI Sports ID will be a combination of your username, your jersey number, and your state/province/country (i.e. – RIL-67-MI…if I lived in Quebec it’d be RIL-67-PQ…if I lived in Norway RIL-67-NOR). In the event that all five of your jersey numbers are already taken for your username, I will choose a jersey number for you at random.

I will send you a confirmation email within 24 hours of the initial correspondence to affirm your BPI Sports Game Room participation. Your email address will be kept confidential and I will not sell, list, or otherwise distribute email addresses or any information you send to any bpisports.com email address.

To play, email your selections like the following example to games@bpisports.com before the deadlines. Please include the team and opponent in question for ALL contests:

BPI Sports ID: RIL-67-MI

Email Address: you@anysite.com

AQB: Denard Robinson, Michigan v. Western Michigan

ARB: LaMichael James, Oregon v. LSU

AWR: Michael Floyd, Notre Dame v. South Florida

GQB: Tom Brady, New England v. Miami

GRB: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota v. San Diego

GWR: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona v. Carolina

Feel free to copy and paste, and substitute as necessary. YOU MUST SEND IN YOUR SELECTIONS FROM THE EMAIL YOU REGISTER WITH. Expect results for all contests to be posted every Tuesday.

DEADLINES

The deadline to sign up for BPI Sports Dream Season, AQB, ARB, and AWR is Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 12PM ET. The weekly deadlines for the college games are Saturdays at 12PM ET, with absolutely ZERO exceptions. If you wish to choose a team/player for a game earlier in the week, you must have the selection emailed to games@bpisports.com before kickoff of the game(s) in question. You will make your final selection for “bowl week/season” before the first bowl game is played.

The deadline to sign up for GQB, GRB, and GWR is Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 1PM ET. The weekly deadlines for the pro games are Sundays at 1PM ET, with absolutely ZERO exceptions. If you wish to choose a player for a game earlier in the week, you must have the selection emailed to games@bpisports.com before kickoff of the game(s) in question.

LOGIC

I originally created these games because I had no desire to play fantasy football as is (which has since changed) and wanted an "over-easy" version of it where players would win or lose solely on their choices, and not what happens on fantasy draft day in August.

The player point formats are based upon yardage, thus a completion isn't really worth 0.5 and an incompletion worth -0.5, rather a completion is worth 5 yards and an incompletion is worth -5 yards. Receptions are worth 5 yards apiece. Touchdowns are worth 50 yards, and so on. There is a minimal negation for rushing attempts to help factor YPC into the fantasy mix. Players are only pointed for what they're "paid to do" (QB - Passing, RB - Rushing, WR/TE - Receiving) because these competitions are meant to accentuate the quality of players at their positions. Additions of non-positional stats could unfairly skew the results as well.

If you have any comments, questions, suggestions, or other feedback, please drop me an email at games@bpisports.com. Enjoy the games and good luck.

REVISED 8-3-11