Troll Hoppers

Team Story

Troll Hoppers read like a trophy-heavy cornerstone in the GNG archive. Kenneth Hendershott carries a 64-61 mark across 8 CBS seasons, with 3 championships, a best finish of 1st, and an average finish of 3.6. The league titles came in 2006, 2008, 2012, which gives the record its center of gravity. Division crowns in 2011 show the other half of the job: surviving the East Side or West Side before the Fantasy Bowl ever arrived.

The best regular-season shapes are 2008 (13-4, 1,053.0 points), 2011 (9-6, 1,184.0 points), 2012 (9-8, 1,141.0 points). The scoring peak came in 2011 with 1,184.0 points, the season where the roster had its loudest weekly punch. The finish line says the high-water mark was 1st in 2006.

The Fantasy Bowl trail is where the page gets its edge: 2006 against Future Icons, won by Troll Hoppers (Future Icons 65, Troll Hoppers 81), 2008 against DJ Brinehead, won by Troll Hoppers (Troll Hoppers 76, DJ Brinehead 63), 2012 against Big Texs Pillow Biters, won by Troll Hoppers (Big Texs Pillow Biters 79, Troll Hoppers 85). Those games are the difference between a tidy standings profile and the kind of story managers still remember when bracket week comes back around.

The message board gives the franchise a voice too: Cya! Photo by USATSI Spacelords had no chance as Calvin Johnson got the job done by Fantasy Journalist drew 1 comments, Go Troll Hoppers!!! by Space Lords - Brad Householder drew 1 comments. Those posts are not decoration, they are the record of how the league talked while these seasons were still alive.

The most repeated collision is The Brainers, a series sitting at 10-10-1 with a current W3 streak. Rivalry weight matters in this league because division paths are not decorative. They decide byes, playoff access, and which grudges keep getting refreshed.

draft context includes Stevan Ridley in 2013, Jimmy Graham in 2013, Reggie Bush in 2013; 12 keeper records or candidates still give the roster history something to review. For Troll Hoppers, the roster story is part of the franchise story because the keeper era made every August decision echo into December.