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The Ric Fantasy Football League (The Ric) is a professional fantasy football league in North America, currently comprising 12 teams: 6 in Guelph, 2 in Toronto, 2 in Halton Region and 2 in the Great White North. The Ric is considered to be the premier professional fantasy football league in the world,[3] and one of the major fantasy football leagues in the United States and Canada. The Ric, one of the oldest professional fantasy football trophies in North America,[4] is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season (Usually the week of Christmas).

The Ric was organized on March 26, 2012, at South Fletchers Arena in Brampton. At its inception, the Ric had four teams that had no clue about fantasy football. The league expanded the knowledge of many league members that football in fact could be fun and no need to track all the games on a weekly basis but could be viewed mostly on a Sunday from a couch (likely hungover from Saturdays festivities).

The league's headquarters have been in OrangeVegas since 2016 when the head office moved from Brampton.[6] There have been two Commissioners in league history, both are still in place today as co-commissioners, Kevin “Commish” Smith and Mitchell Demaryius MacEachern. The Ric draws many highly skilled players from all over the world and currently has players from approximately 20 different backgrounds (cited through 23 and me/ ancestery.com).

The Ric is the fifth-wealthiest professional Fantasy league in the world by revenue, after the ESPN Football League, the Yahoo Football League, the Bachelorette Football League, and the No Laying Up League.[10]

The Ric is one of the most exclusive, competitive and utterly entertaining fantasy football leagues in the world. It is believed that to gain access to this league you must have won multiple championships, watched every Keanu Reeves movie (and written a practical exam) and survived three consecutive nights at the legendary Keltic Pub (recently renamed).



The Ric is made up of 12 teams from varying backgrounds.

The Hart Foundation- Kevin Smith (cofounder) is easily one of the most despised teams in the league. Everyone wants to be him and no one wants this guy to win a week let alone the league. Keeps the league in line from a 1000 foot perspective when the league’s managers can’t see from any other perspective from their own. Current Roster (https://www.fleaflicker.com/nfl/leagues/142996/teams/999862)



Real Deal Holyfield’s- Mitch MacEachern (co-founder) is the first dynasty that the league has seen. Stacking up three straight championships in the first decade and remaining somewhat competitive in its teams rebuilding years. Started a league podcast in year 2, but due to poor sponsorship opportunities and a significant Margaret’s Bakery addiction the podcast failed in its second season after 13 episodes. Royalty cheques are still piling up but because of a recent Vintage Train addiction the money is running out at a rapid pace.



Birds of War- Gavin Tyler, also known by many as Harabee for his mangled stature is another champion of the league. This squad has also rolled off three straight Championships but has found a way to also take home hardware in rebuilding years. Also a three time Toaley Bowl Champ for being the worst team in the league. Has taken out more mortgages on draft picks than McDaddy super realtor of Brampton and surrounding area.

The Murphy Group- Tyler Koch, was known as the inaugural Champion of the legendary league but many forget as he seems to find a way to NOT be competitive each and every year after the 2013 Cinderella story. The dandiest member of the league has been growing a beard since 2013 to equate his manly qualities with fellow league members. In fact, to prove his manliness to the league, he once stole a women’s size 46 D bra from a Patriots vs Broncos NFL game and proudly wore it on his head for the entirety of the the game.

Pigskins & Foreskins- Craig Smith, known as the wildcard of the bunch. Gets a little stir crazy when he hasn’t made a transaction in the league within 24 hours. Can be compared to a heroine addict on multiple levels with his eagerness to make trades no matter the results or implications. Had several league records (1. Most moves made in any season 2. Most moves ever made in a career 3. Fastest trade to start a season ”Sunday morning of week 1”. 4. Is the only league member to ever take his skate off and try to to stab somebody)

Fear Boners- Brandon Lout,

Grit Grinders- Colin Tyler

Brotimore Raybans- Adam Montgomery

Barbwire- Scott Barbison, The Emotional Rollercoaster, his highs are oh so high and his lows, well there pretty low. His two favourite days of the fantasy football year are Draft Day and the end of the year party, you'd think mainly because pizza is being served but no its the camaraderie he gets to enjoy. Yes, ENJOY! Its the one time of year he can't ignore your text messages and has to face the music of "oh hey man, I messaged you last week... I messaged you last month... I messaged you last Christmas" but he loves the social exchange he can face with friends. Not limited to hugs, kisses, face feels, back rubs and once and awhile if you're lucky the odd dick tap. The league loves Scott and although he may not show it all the time through message board posts, waiver wire transactions, lineup changes or even the declining of trades, Scott does in fact love this league back.

Charlestown Chiefs- Bryan Smith

Bennett's Ugly Friend- Roger Beck

Titsburg Feelers- Mike Bell, is comparable to Harry Houdini. Somehow, someway he finds himself finishing in first place one year and the Toaley Bowl final the next. Then right back to a Ric League final and last place the following year. I'm not sure how he does it, but hes up and down like his blood pressure before switching to Vegan. If their is anyway he could find the switch to make his fantasy football analysis Vegan he may be on to something with finding consistency.

Record- Highest Weekly Scores

1) 2015 Week 3= 233.5- Smith

2) 2019 Week 5= 226.82- Gav

3) 2018 Week 12= 192.1- Gav

4) 2017 Week 12= 190.08 – Monty

5) 2014 Week 8= 189.34- Bell Record- Best Season Record

2014- Brotimore Raybans- Adam Montgomery with 12-1 record (only loss, week 10 Sarah’s Bryde- Bryan Smith) Record- Worst Season Record

2015- hashtag titties- Roger Beck with 0-13 record

Corporate sponsors

The Ric lists its several official corporate partners into three categories: Platinum Partners, Gold Partners, and Silver Partners. IG Wealth MGMT is the league's perennial sponsor with significant contributions to help operate the league, while Margaret’s Bakery is an official sponsor with Gold Partnership the bakery does contribute to the co-commissioners Mitchell MacEachern’s slightly opaque size and fulfills his sugar addition.

Among its European Platinum Partners, Toale’s Toilets sponsors the Toaley Bowl, an annual competition in which the leagues worst players compete to avoid being the annual holder of a side of the street used garbage toilet seat. Rightfully named after a league wide friend Ryan Toale, who was well known for taking the piss right out of ya. At least two of the Silver Partner sponsors have ties to franchise owners: the Molson family, founders of Molson Brewery, has owned the Murphy Group for years, while Always Sunny in Philadelphia was co-founded by Charlie Day the current majority owner of the Birds of War or recently TBD.



Selection order and draft lottery

The selection order in the RIC Entry Draft is determined by a combination of lottery, regular season standing, and playoff results. While teams are permitted to trade draft picks both during the draft and prior to it (sometimes several years prior), in all cases, the selection order of the draft picks is based on the original holder of the pick, not a team which may have acquired the pick via a trade or other means. The order of picks discussed in this section always references the original team. The basic order of the RIC Entry Draft is determined based on the standings of the teams in the previous season. As with the other major sports leagues, the basic draft order is intended to favour the teams with the weakest performance who presumably need the most improvement in their roster to compete with the other teams. Subject to the results of the RIC Draft Lottery (discussed below), the teams pick in the same order each round, with each team getting one pick per round. The basic order of the picks is determined as follows:[9] 1.	The teams that did not qualify for the playoffs the previous season (picks 1–6) 2.	The teams that made the playoffs in the previous season but did not win or play in the Semi Finals (picks 7-8) 3.	The teams that lose in Semi Finals (picks 9-10) 4.	The team that was the runner-up in the RIC Finals (pick 11) 5.	The team that won the RIC in the previous season (pick 12)

Draft lottery

At the conclusion of the regular season, the 6 teams that did not qualify for the playoffs are entered in a weighted lottery to determine the initial draft picks in the first round. The teams are seeded in the basic draft order based on their regular season point totals. The odds of winning the lottery are weighted on a descending scale that gives the greatest chance of winning to the team with the lowest point total, and the worst chance to the team with the highest point total.

The prize for winning the draft lottery is to be upgraded to pick first in the first round of the draft, with each team that preceded the winner in the basic draft order bumped one pick lower. For example, if the team with the 5th worst point total wins the lottery, it would pick first, and the teams with the worst through 4th-worst records would pick second through fifth. The remaining teams would be unaffected. The teams would return to the basic order for the second and all subsequent rounds. The RIC Draft Lottery takes place just before or during the RIC playoffs and is hosted at OrangeVegas studios in Orangeville. The odds for the first overall pick are determined as follows: