Comment from MagKing

Excellent

You must understand yourself to come up with a piece as this.
But the truth is that I barely know how to review this
It doesn't look like something I am familiar with.
For instance we don't have that kind of game over here.

No offense

MagKing

 Comment Written 25-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jun-2014

Just a whimsical, zombified take on the National Football League is all, MagKing. it's not meant to be taken too seriously. You are aware of the NFL, right? You know, where eleven guys on each team throw an oblong thing called a football around, or run a thing called a football, while smashing into each other? yeah, it's kinda' like that.

As far as me understanding myself? I don't understand myself at all. Do you?

Comment from Nosha17

Excellent

I don't understand anything about the NFL, the UFL. But it is meant to be comedy, and in your signature style, sprinkled with Zombies. Knowing what a good writer you are it was a cinch you would win. Excellent visuals, not too scary for me! Congratulations. Faye

 Comment Written 24-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jun-2014

Thanks, Nosha. It wasn't meant to be scary, just sort of a satirical "What If?" had the zombie apocalypse actually occurred. You know someone out there would find a way to capitalize on the poor, wretched ghouls.

Comment from Muffins

Excellent

Unbelievable funny filled with sparkling references. The set up of the teams are so real, so well developed that the reader can't help but feel a little team spirit for these new type of players. Enjoyed this so much!!

 Comment Written 24-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 25-Jun-2014

Thanks, Muffins. Long Live the ZFL!

Comment from L.M.Mullins

Excellent

This was a hilarious read. When will I see a copy of it at the supermarket checkout? I'm not sure they will need helmets to prevent concussions. Great work.
LM

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2014

Probably never, LM Mullins. The promoter of the contest hated the idea. However, I am thinking of doing a follow-up and creating a story of my own. Do you think it would fly?

Thanks for the fantastic review.

reply by L.M.Mullins on 23-Jun-2014

I was warned you were a trouble maker. I think a flying zombie football league would be great
LM

reply by the author on 23-Jun-2014

Okay, I'll take your word for it. Perhaps I'll create some sort of contest around it. I think that would be fun.

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This is full of horribly funny puns all through and make me laugh. I guess the UFL must be the UNDEAD FOOTBAL LEAGUE, though it was never stated. Fun read.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

Actually, it's based on an imaginary league full of live players. I just made one of them full of zombies. Of course, it's based on the premise that the world has already gone through the zombie apocalypse, which thankfully hasn't happened ...yet. But, who knows? One day we might all get lucky.

Thanks, Bill!

Comment from royowen

Excellent

A very amusing story that after the depletion of player ranks due to the world wide viral breakout, the Zombie league took off and established itself, even though they were slow and made up lost ground by their voracious "appetites" for the game at hand! A nice entry in this contest, you must have chance, well written story, good luck! Blessings, Roy.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

Thanks, Roy, but the guy sponsoring the contest hated it. I think he felt I was trying to make light of his game, but in reality, he said to "have fun". What's more "fun" than a football team full of shambling, mindless monsters? On second thought, the NFL has several of those already...

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

This is hysterically funny, Dean. You really do make it sound like an authentic press release, and the humor is in all the little details. I love the specially designed mouth guards, for instance. Sports fiction, who knew that was even a category. LOL :-) Brooke

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

Yeah, who knew, huh? Zombies are all the rage these days it seems, at least as it pertains to horror tv shows and movies. Wouldn't it stand to reason that someone would utilize a bunch of them for something other than target practice? So, why not a football team? Your medical costs would certainly be minimal, and if you kept enough of them trained you could field an entire league! getting them to kick a field goal might be a problem. But there are two point conversions allowed now, so...

Thanks for the exceptional review, Brooke. Much appreciated!

Comment from Ridley Williams

Excellent

Hi Dean,
UFL commissioner, Al Davis, haha, that's a good one. Leave it to ol' Uncle Al, your football pal, to get the job done! How deep did you have to dig into your imagination, to come up with this gem? Great story line, very entertaining, and no problems that I could find... I always "dig" your work, lol. Best wishes for its successful completion in the contest, Bill

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

Hah, thanks, Bill. Robert, the guy who sponsored the contest, said to have fun with it. He said we could make it as weird as we wanted, as long as it pertained to his fictional UFL league history. Well, to me, zombies are loads of fun, but he didn't think so. He apparently took my story as more of a mocking of his idea than an honest to goodness entry. He gave me ** stars for it. But hey, it is what it is. I wrote it, and I'm sticking by it. Who cares if an entire football league has one team full of zombies for players. It might get really interesting, LOL.

Thanks again, my friend!

reply by Ridley Williams on 23-Jun-2014

I think the premise is great. I can see it now, in the huddle of the opposing team, "Red Rooster, Red Rooster, on "3"... and watch it on those tackles, boys, if these guys catch you... they'll chew your leg off!" Lol. I still wish you luck... just because someone puts on the contest, doesn't mean they hold public sway, lol. Later, Bill

Comment from freepass

Excellent

it was very good and fantasy league could be...
I liked it!
Good luck in the contest
I'll give it
5 very big stars*****
and good luck with it!

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

Thanks, freepass. I truly appreciate it!

Comment from lancellot

Good

This is an interesting attempt my friend. Well presented with your usual style. I have read all the entries and only one even comes close to actually fulfilling the requirements. This was a hard contest, and background on the forty teams in the board game is needed.

But not to worry, you still will likely win.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2014

No, Lance, I totally misinterpreted the gist of this contest and don't deserve to win. In fact, I'm thinking of disabling my entry altogether so as not to take votes away from those who did "get it".

I did go to the website. I read the histories of the league, all of the profiles of the 40 teams and their divisions. I only twisted history a bit to include the zombie outbreak, while the UFL was still in existence, and had the league be sued by the upstart ZFL after the collapse to incorporate on of it's teams. So, since the Akron Ohio Racers had folded (in my world), the UFL decided to transplant one team, the Washington Shamblers, form it's failed league into the UFL. Well, the guy did say he wanted comedy, and it could be weird. How much more "weird" could you get?

Thanks, Lance. Much obliged.