Our fantasy football team

Posted January 29th, 2009 at 2:31 pm by Nicki Dugan, Blog Editor

 6 Comments / Filed in: Behind the Scenes, Working at Yahoo!

The Big Game is on Sunday. It’s the culmination of a season of well-researched drafts, strategic trades, painful injuries, trash talking, stats galore, victories and defeats… in your fantasy football league.

Every year, more than 12 million people reach for computer mice along with their remotes as they play fantasy football. Yahoo! Sports alone has more than four million players. That’s a lot of people demanding perfection when it comes to their league drafting process, how fast they can get their hands on data and stats, and how easily they can manage their rosters in that critical hour before the coin toss.

Though the leagues ended with the playoffs, we thought we’d give you a video look at the team of engineers that kept you on top of your game -– the people who toiled on Sunday afternoons and Monday nights to ensure that servers didn’t crash under the weight of all those stats. The team that brought you all the best new tools to help you make smarter calls. The guys (and gals) who, like you, live and breathe sports — nary a day goes by without at least one football jersey in the cube bullpen. In fact, quite a few of them have been working on Yahoo! Sports for more than ten years.

Whether you’re a Cardinals or a Steelers fan, may your guacamole be fresh, your beer plentiful, and your pizza hot. For once, Yahoo! Sports engineers will be watching the game right along with you.

Nicki Dugan
Blog Editor

Filmed and edited by Bart Bishoff, Yahoo! Broadcast Bureau

Tagged: Behind the Scenes, Working at Yahoo!

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Lacy Kemp | January 29th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

This was a great piece. As a use of Yahoo’s fantasy football software, I appreciate the program ALWAYS working flawlessly. You guys and gals do a great job. It’s awesome to get to work on something you’re passionate about. I think people do a better job when they enjoy their work, and it’s clear that you all enjoy what you do. Keep up the good work.

Rob | January 29th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

I would love a copy of this video to send to potential fantasy game sponsors. Is it possible to get that?

RJ

Ice | January 29th, 2009 at 7:10 pm

@Rob: the video is available here:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4390299/11777827

Nicki Dugan | January 29th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

@Rob – you all set? or are you looking for a file?

LeoH | February 8th, 2009 at 2:51 am

Very cool video! Though, I’m a bit unclear as to whether this post refers to American Football or British Football. I see there’s a Liverpool banner in the background of one scene… Same team as in the link or totally different?

Leo

asin | September 3rd, 2009 at 4:16 am

It is a very nice video to share with everything. It is a prefect work done by all the guys. It is very useful by watching your video. Thanks for submitting this video.
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