When most are leisurely napping their Sunday afternoons away, there is a part of society that is biting their nails worrying about one thing, fantasy football. It is a frenzy that takes us to highs one weekend, and lows the next.

The fact of the matter is, fantasy football is an addiction. Even when you are 0-8, with playoff hopes slipping away, you still find the time to check your team every day and try to make a trade with your buddy to turn the season around. “It’s one of the most addicting and yet demoralizing things you can do. It’s the definition of a love/hate relationship,” senior Adam Shanks said. It’s the love that keeps you playing the game. That and the bragging rights that come with beating your friend or co-worker.

Fantasy football keeps you on edge from Thursday night to Monday night. “One thing that I’ve learned is that your lead is never safe. You can be up 20 points with your opponent having their worst player left and that player will have his best game of the season,” senior Brent Hawn said.

You can take it as far as you want to. If you don’t want to play with your friends for no money, you can join a public league. In contrast, there is a group of friends that play that have been documented on ESPN. The loser of their league has to get a tattoo of the winner’s choice. A little too much for my taste.

It is estimated that almost 26 million people in the U.S. play fantasy football and that those 26 million people spend an absurd 1.67 billion dollars on their leagues.