As a fantasy-football site, Zealots Field uses most of the
common fantasy football lingo, but we also have some terms and phrases that are unique to
us. Below is a nowhere-near-complete glossary that provides definitions for some
of these words and phrases.
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Baugh Syndicate - A group of twelve of
our classic leagues.
Baugh is
named after the early pro football hero
"Slingin" Sammy Baugh
(’37-’52 Redskins), and consists of Z-25 through Z-36.
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Blood Syndicate - Twelve of our classic leagues grouped together.
Blood is named after the early pro football
hero Johhny “Blood” McNally (’29-33, ’35-36 Packers), and consists of
Z-37 through Z-48.
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Classic League - One of the core 48
leagues patterned after the first Zealots Field league founded in 2003. All
play by the same rules and share common syndicates (Grange,
Nagurski,
Baugh, and
Blood).
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Code of Conduct - Our list of six key
and expected guidelines for membership in Zealots Field – agreement is
required before joining.
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Commissioner - The leader of a specific
league. Often volunteers who have stepped up to help administer the
league and keep it running smoothly.
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Czar - The leader of a syndicate, or of
a specific appointed administrative role. Czars are volunteer leaders
appointed by Oscar Knight and the leadership team.
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Empire - The entire Zealots experience –
all of the MFL sites, the
Zealots Field House, our main
Website, and every
member of our leagues.
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Field house - Our message-board website.
The home for all our discussion, debate, and interaction.
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Grange Syndicate - Twelve of our classic
leagues grouped together. Grange is named after the early
pro football
hero Harold “Red” Grange (’25, ’29-‘34 Bears), and consists of
Z-1
through Z-12.
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Halas Syndicate - One of our “specialty
syndicates”, Halas is named after the Pro Football coaching and owner
hero George Halas (’22-’83 Bears). This syndicate consists of five
unique-rule “Maximus” dynasty leagues, Maximus I through Maximus
V.
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Hinkle Syndicate - One of our “specialty
syndicates”, Hinkle is named after the early Pro Football hero
Clarke
Hinkle (’32-’41 Packers). This syndicate consists of two unique-rule
“Schizo” dynasty leagues, Schizo- 1 and -2.
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Hutson Syndicate - Our next syndicate of
twelve classic leagues grouped together, and slated for expansion in
2007. Hutson is named after the early pro football hero
Don Hutson
(’35-’45 Packers), and will consist of Z-49 though Z-60.
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Lombardi Syndicate - One of our
“specialty syndicates”, Lombardi is named after the
pro football
coaching hero Vince Lombardi (’59-’67 Packers, ’69 Redskins). Lombardi
syndicate consists of five auction and contract leagues, ZFAC-I through
ZFAC-V.
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Lord Zealot - Oscar Knight, our founder.
Initially our only leader, but has now shared administrative
responsibility among Vice-Lords and Czars as Zealots has continued to
grow.
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Nagurski Syndicate - Twelve of our
classic leagues grouped together. Nagurski is named after the early
pro
football hero Bronko Nagurski (’30-’37, ’43 Bears), and consists of
Z-13
through Z-24.
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Realm - An individual Zealots league and
the message-board forum dedicated for its use.
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Rules Meeting - Our annual meeting held
in February, where proposed amendments for modifications to the standard
rules used in the classic leagues are debated and voted on.
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Specialty League - One of several
unique-rule leagues. Specialty leagues give Zealots members
opportunities to join extra leagues where there are unique twists to the
traditional “classic” league rules, such as auction-contract leagues,
college leagues, and others.
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Syndicate - A group of similar leagues,
grouped together for administration. Consist of twelve leagues in the
classic syndicates, but often less in the others.
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Tech Crew - Volunteers who help with the
technical side of administration, assisting with site design,
maintenance, and technical issues related to Zealots and the internet
sites we use.
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Thorpe Syndicate - One of our “specialty
syndicates”, Thorpe is named after the early
pro football hero
Jim
Thorpe (’15-’17, ’19-’20, ’26 Canton Bulldogs, and others). Thorpe
syndicate consists of three collegiate dynasty “Knightmare” leagues,
KFAC-1 through KFAC-3.
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Vice Commissioner - Assistant leader of
a specific league – usually two per league. Frequently volunteers
appointed by the commissioner to help with the administration of a
league.
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Vice Lord - A senior volunteer leader,
appointed by Oscar Knight as general overseers of the Zealots Empire.
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Z-league - An individual Zealots fantasy
league, often numbered, such as “Z-1” in the classic leagues, “ZFAC-1”
in the auction-contract leagues, “KFAC-1” in the college leagues, etc.
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Zealot(s) - A member of the Zealots
fantasy football leagues, or the fantasy leagues themselves, created in
2003 by Oscar Knight.
