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I've finally decided what my next project is going to be, but I haven't been able to come up with a name for it yet. This is a hobby project - just for fun and self-education. I've decided to build a “fantasy sports” framework - something that can allow you to sort of “configure” any kind of fantasy sports leagues using a common framework. It would probably have to be hooked up to a stats engine or service. I'm still working through the architecture ideas in my head. I envision it as being to fantasy sports what .Text is to blogging. Anyway, I need two names.

First - a name for the framework. I had thought about something like “Fantasy Sports Framework” (FSF) but that sounds too bland to me. I'd like something that sounds more sexy.

Second - a name for the website that I use to implement the framework on. Something like “FantasyMaker.com” or at least something along those lines. This would have some kind of “Powered By (first name)“ image on it.

All suggestions are welcome.

4 Comments

  • I love this idea! I have contemplated doing the same type of thing, but opted for building tournament management software (like NCAA pools) instead.



    Yahoo used to provide free csv feeds for fantasy sports information that you could integrate to - it was updated daily early in the morning, but they've since taken that feed down (from what I can tell).



    Sorry, I don't really have any name suggestions for you though. I'm a developer - No creative bones in my body!



    What are your plans for the software? I would be very interested to see what comes of it, as I want to run a few fantasy leagues, but don't have the time to 1.) manage it manually, or 2.) build the software to run it automagically.

  • Joel - My plans are to be able to let people download the framework and install it on their own web server in order to host as many of their own fantasy leagues as they want. There would have to be plenty of admin tools so that once it's installed they can set up leagues for various sports, configure it to point to a particular data source for stats information, authorize users, etc.. I haven't yet decided how all the logic will go but I haven't seen anyone else build something like this before so I thought it might be groundbreaking as well as fun. I wonder if perhaps I should have some kind of Workspace or some facility for people to be able to provide suggestions for the kind of features it should have. I played in some of the very first fantasy leagues back in 1997-98 (Sandbox, the "old" WallStreetSports, etc.) but lost interest after a few years not being able to keep up. I think it would be fun to build my own and get back into it.

  • What about Fant-o-sport-a-tron 2005?



    Damn, I'll never get rich just giving away my brilliant ideas. When will I learn? :-)

  • Hmm IM, tempting but there's just a certain je ne sais quoi about that name.. :-)

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