| Name | Seasons | PO’s | Champs | Clout |
| Justin S. | 2015* – | 4 | 1 | 1.23 |
| Kyle S. | 2015* – | 5 | 1 | 1.34 |
| Chris B. | 2015* – | 6 | 1 | 1.26 |
| Kindra B. | 2015* – | 4 | 0 | 1.24 |
| Scott S. | 2015* – | 2 | 0 | 1.10 |
| Mike N. | 2015* – | 4 | 1 | 1.19 |
| Caleb J. | 2016 – | 5 | 0 | 1.28 |
| Phil D. | 2016 – | 2 | 0 | 1.16 |
| Robbie H. | 2016 – | 4 | 1 | 1.21 |
| Tom K. | 2017 – | 3 | 0 | 1.09 |
| Ryan V. | 2017 – | 4 | 1 | 1.31 |
| Ryan R. | 2019 – | 1 | 0 | 1.16 |
| Corey B. | 2021 – | – | – | – |
| Catherine D. | 2021 – | – | – | – |
| Logan M. | 2015* – 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Ben F. | 2015* – 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1.15 |
| Chris H. | 2015* – 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1.07 |
| Dann A. | 2015* | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
Team Manager Profiles
Justin Sierschula – The commissioner slash dictator who attempts to keep our merry band of misfits moving (though, potentially not in the right direction). I’m writing this. I’m not going to wax poetic about myself or my fantasy football skills, nor am I going to to poke as much fun at myself as I might other people. I will say, I make things more interesting. We have a website that’s basically an online record for inside jokes and shit talk. I’m extra as shit. What I lack in traditional fantasy football “skill” or “knowledge” or “work ethic” I make up for with a neuroticism that leads us to blogs and extraneous contests and a podcast entirely devoted to our dumb fantasy leagues. Oh, and I won the league once. So that’s something.
Robbie Holt – My partner in crime, Robbie runs the DSL (in a much more organized and diplomatic fashion than I run the MiLF). He has the knowledge, the skill, and the work ethic that I lack, and he still placed in dead last his first season in the MiLF. He won the league the following season, but let’s gloss over that. Robbie is the substance to my style. The yin to my yang. His love for statistics and analytics somehow surpasses even my own.
Mike Noll – The man. The myth. The legend. The first ever MiLF league champion. The only thing more consistent than Mike Noll’s team name (m’s Matchless team 3) is his performance in the league. Through the ebbs and flows of the fantasy football landscape, as other managers’ fortunes rise and fall with injuries, booms, and busts, Noll keeps his nose to the grindstone, does the work, and comes out firmly in the middle. Noll is still my favorite to be the first repeat champion of the MiLF league. #nolltide
Chris Bane – The heavy favorite coming into the inaugural season of the MiLF, it took Bane four seasons to bring home a championship. Always making moves (so many moves) and taking shit, Bane is perpetually an active presence in the league. His fantasy and general football knowledge is in the upper tier among the team managers in the league, which has helped him become the only manager to reach the playoffs in every season that the MiLF has been active. Rarely booming but never busting, Bane will surely continue to be a perennial contender for years. #reignofbane
Ryan Vermillion – Bieber came into the league in 2017, and after a couple of middling seasons he brought home a championship in 2019. When money is on the line, he knows how to win. And he wins a lot. At the time of this writing, he has the second highest overall win rate (behind only Kyle) and the highest total post season win rate in the league with a 66.67%. Bieber is the king of side bets and attempts at exploitation. Mere mortal team managers and their fledgling fantasy teams alone can’t stop him, it usually takes midseason rule changes or outlandish collusion.
Kyle Sierschula – Always a bridesmaid but never a bride had been the story of Kyle and his teams until he brought home his first championship in the 2020 season. Kyle has more championship game appearances than anyone else in the league, and has been responsible for managing four of the top ten teams on the Historical Ratings leaderboard. Somehow, his teams are always very good. Unless they’re very bad (looking at you, 2019 season). Seriously, how is he this good?
Scott Sherwood – The only thing less successful than Scott’s fantasy football career was his marriage. The provider of the league’s much beloved “taco byes,” Scott hasn’t finished higher than 10th place since 2016. He’s my easy favorite to become the first person to take home the last place trophy for a second time. Great guy. Amazing friend. He’s just apparently incapable of paying attention to his fantasy football team beyond the midseason. Regardless, we love our Scott, and if you catch him at the right time he can make an amazing trade partner.
Kindra Bane – The only team manager from the original lineup capable of carrying and delivering a child, Kindra started off her MiLF career with back to back strong performances (finishing in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively), but has not been able to carry a championship team to full term. I, legitimately, cannot comprehend how Kindra has not won a championship yet. She has all the knowledge. She does all the work. Yet somehow she just seems to perpetually fall short. Clearly the stronger fantasy footballer in her household, it’s a crime that the MiLF trophy has only gone home with her husband. I, for one, am hoping that her persistence and overall positive energy are finally able to help her get back on track and find the winner’s circle. #kin2win
Caleb Johns – “Papa Bless” is really good at fantasy football. Like scary good. I mean, I don’t really worry about any of you dumb fucks week to week, but looking back through the league’s historical information I have to appreciate his good management. His worst finish to date was 5th place in his first season (2016). Since then, he’s made it to the semifinals every single season. He also has the longest winning streak in MiLF history, with an absolutely mind bending 13 game streak in 2018. Thirteen wins in a row, leading him right to a defeat in the championship game against Bane. Caleb is going to get a championship, and he’s going to get it soon.
Phil Driver – Oh, Phillip. Our sweet, little, baby boy. He’s too good for this league. Too pure. He’s also a wildly inconsistent fantasy player who never genuinely feels like a threat to anyone. Not much in life is guaranteed, but you can always be sure that Phil will draft at least a couple of Browns players and fall short of winning a championship. Fortunately, however underwhelming his fantasy performance, he will always look like a more competent fantasy team manager than Scott.
Tom Kuhlman – Tom is coming off of what was, easily, his best fantasy football season to date. His team was good, he was making good decisions, and he lead his team all the way to the semifinals. Before the 2020 season, his best finish was 8th place. Tom went from being someone you didn’t worry about going against from week to week to a power house team manager. Was his 2020 season a fluke? Will he return to a career of managing teams right around the playoff bubble? Only time will tell. I think it’s more likely that Tom and his Ghost Fingers have found their groove in the league, and will be a more constant presence in the middle to upper tiers of the league moving forward. Or, I just like Tom and want to see him succeed.
Ryan Roberts – For a couple of years before he actually joined the league, Ryan proxy drafted for former MiLF team manager Logan. It was hard to gauge from those drafts how effective Ryan would be as a full fledged team manager. Were the lackluster performances of those teams rooted in poor drafting? Or could Logan’s terrible management have sunk even the strongest teams? When he finally got the chance to take the reins in 2019, Ryan had a very strong freshman showing, making it all the way to the championship game where he lost to Bieber. In his sophomore season, he came crashing back to earth, taking an early season 3-0 start all the way to a dumpster fire, finishing the season in last place. Ryan is a good enough fantasy team manager, especially looking at the rejects we have across the MiLF. The question is, is he good enough to bridge that gap and take home a championship? I mean probably. Most of us are pure garbage.