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2003 Subscriber Testimonials

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Date: 1/15/2004 3:20:33 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: fuzzy7153@...
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"As I indicated to you when I renewed for 2004, I felt Guru Report was invaluable for me in winning my league. Well I just found out that I actually won the OVERALL GRAND prize in CBS.Sportsline.com Platinum leagues. I was literally in tears this morning when I found this out. I have been an avid fantasy lover for about 12 years now. Again, I wish to acknowledge Guru for my success."

Fuzzy Finegold

"I've subscribed the the Guru Report for a few years and have been competitive if not victorious in every league I've played in.  Last year I joined the CNNSI salary cap challenge just for practice.  It probably cost about $10 to join and I was put into a league with 25 other random teams.  You generally don't win anything for winning these leagues but, with the help of the guru report, I soon found myself among the leaders for the overall competition (out of thousands of entries).  After a few lucky weeks, I took the overall title and won a plasma screen TV."
David Balaban, 2004 subscriber

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Date: 1/6/2004 6:35:08 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: dbyrd@wk.net
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"I have been playing fantasy sports for 3 years and have subscribed to The Guru Report, and several other services for 2 years. After just a few issues, I found the information to be timely and accurate. In 2003, thanks to the Guru Report exclusively, I am currently ranked 8th in the world in The Sporting News basic football salary cap game out of over 450,000 contestants, and also won 3 Yahoo competitive public league championships out of 6 leagues. I have just finished subscribing for 2004 and can’t wait until next year. I think subscribing this early will certainly give up a heads up long before my competitors. Thanks again, I couldn’t have done this well without you."
Sincerely,
Daniel Byrd
Benton, KY
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"In the ESPN Fantasy football playoffs I was number one in the country after the second playoff week. Your info and picks during the playoffs allowed me to brag for a week as the number one guy in the country. I also finished in the 90% bracket or above on my regular football season team on ESPN... forgot to add that I also won my Division in the sportsbuff league and $300.00 to go with it. Thanks to you guys... finished 4 in State of California as well."
Thomas Kaiser

"Year in and year out the Guru Report continues to excel in their delivery of excellent fantasy football information & advice. John & team spend countless hours every week to provide their subscribers with the best possible product available anywhere. The enormous amount of A+ content that is posted on their web site & e-mailed each week is rivaled by no one and I wouldn’t achieve the same results (I won $5000) without them."
Phil Tucker
12th overall in 2003 WCOFF (World Championship of Fantasy Football)

"In six leagues during the 2003 year, I finished first in points three times, third in points once, made playoffs in four leagues, made the Championship Game in three, and won two Championships. Participated in the WCOFF for the first time and won my League's Championship and finished in the Top 20 out of 600 teams. Although I subscribed to a few different services, The Guru Report was my primary resource throughout the 2003 season.
Al Gubitosi

"This site was instrumental in helping me in my online fantasy league. This was the first time I was in an Internet league and the information helped me finish in the top 8 in the country, win a trip to Vegas and a total of $1300 so it was great for me. It is by far the best information web site and drafting source I have found."
Tom McFadden

"I thought you guys did excellent on last second injuries and risk players for a week as far as giving clearer pictures of how much a risk playing an injured player would be- I felt like I had a good feel all year for potential last second surprises and never got burned."
Bart Ewing

"Just wanted to say thanks. I've been playing fantasy football for years, but had never signed up for any subscriber service before. When a buddy and me decided to enter the World Championship of Fantasy Football, I figured I'd give you a shot. Well, we ended up 4th overall in WCOFF and made $15,000. I also broke my string of second place finishes in the league I run by winning a championship. The information you provide is great and I look forward to many more years of your service."
Tom Rodriguez
trodr@earthlink.net

"Not many Fantasy Football Web Site owners have their own segment on the premier NFL Network. I would say you have helped me enjoy the game of professional football more than before I became a guru member."
Steve Bateman

"This site has everything you need to make smart, educated decisions and none of the fluff that other sites include in their pay sites just so they can say they give you the most information. A lot of times, too much information is worse than too little because it wastes your time. FantasyGuru.com gets it just right!"
Kirk Savoie

"Improvements made from the previous year have been great - keep up the good work. It's great to order from a company that continually strives to improve and produce a better product."
Randy Brinks

"Third year fantasy football player, second year with the Guru Report, made it to the Super Bowl in a 12-team keeper league. Picked up Chad Johnson, Matt Hasselbeck and Javon Walker late. I owe an immense amount of gratitude to the fantasy guru report. Thank you very much."
Kelly Dickinson

"I think The Guru Report understands the type of information that fantasy owners are looking for. I also love how each year that I've been a subscriber (past 2 years) The Guru Report has continually improved the content that it is providing."
Michael King

"The last minute and weekend injury updates are phenomenal. Best fantasy service anywhere. In the four leagues I’ve been involved in since I’ve known of you, I’ve made the playoffs in all 4 leagues, won one championship and made the finals in one other."
Steve Maher

"Coming into this year with the only keeper on my roster being Travis Henry I was able to construct a wonderful draft getting Randy Moss, Stephen Davis, Matt Hasselbeck, Mark Bulger, Chad Johnson and Darrel Jackson. I also used Guru tips to trade Bulger for Peyton Manning early in the year before he blew up. I also picked up Dominick Davis on the Guru's advice and ended up cruising to the points title in my league which gets half the $. Lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs, but I'm definitely not complaining. Looking forward to even better year this year (if possible)."
Mike Johnston

"I enjoy that you break away from the common wisdom (which often looks more like a flock of birds moving as a group in one direction or another for no apparent reason). Many choices, which gave me the edge, can be related back to the information found every week on the site."
Gerry Evenwel

"Hey, I've tested The Guru Report. There were several weeks where I would write down the lineup I would have submitted on my own. Then, reluctantly, I would play the players you suggested. Each and every time your suggestions were golden - not only did I win with your suggestions, I was blowing teams out of the water which also gave me the edge in points scored."
Shawn Money

"We drafted the Ravens and Mike Vanderjagt late based entirely on your analysis and couldn't have been happier."
Glenn Levine

"I love that you always update your rankings as the pre season goes on to be as up-to-date as possible."
Blane Sharpe

"I view myself as an expert in fantasy football, although I don't have my own service. I won a national fantasy championship before I used any service at all (1996), but as the information age exploded, it became imperative that any owner who wants to be successful, must have some insider information on injuries and positional battles. I have to say that you guys are the only source that I trust information from. Not to sound overly arrogant, but you guys are the only people that know as much or more than I do, and I do not give out compliments like that unless you REALLY know your stuff. You guys do!"
Jim Coventry

"In a 12-team re-draft league, my first four picks were Priest Holmes, Peyton Manning, Jamal Lewis, and Chad Johnson. Mid-way through the season I was also able to pick up Steve Smith and Santana Moss to replace some under-performing wideouts. The information you provided enabled me to put together a draft strategy and a team that blew our league's previous scoring records out of the water by an astounding 165%!"
Bryan Bird

"I used the roster picker when I was undecided on whom to start and I seemed to make the right move with it. I went against it occasionally, and more times than not it would come out as a bad start or bad move. The roster picker is not perfect, but it sure can help owners who have a serious lineup dilemma."
Larry Sellers

"I placed a few bets on-line last NFL season. I had never done better than a 2-team parlay in my life. Last year I hit on TWO 5-team parlays, a 4-team parlay and a 3-team parlay using your information to make my selections. Paid for a nice vacation. Can't imagine the NFL season without the Fantasy Guru."
Terrence Hickman

"Any prediction can be wrong, that's why it's a prediction, but when I want to know that Corey Dillon is out, I want to know before kickoff. You deliver."
Greg Kilberger

"We always split our leagues into two halfs, which means we redraft after 8 weeks. Your info keeps me informed of injuries, players on the rise and fall and any late breaking news. We also do a Super Bowl draft and once again your info keeps me informed better than the rest of the teams."
Rich Murray

"One of my best pickups of the year was based on a comment you made in week 13/14 that Lee Suggs was going to get more time in Cleveland. I just lost Warrick Dunn and needed a high upside back, so I picked him up just before the season ending deadline. He had a huge game for me in the playoff week and helped me win a title and place in my points race."
Jim Flynn

"The information I receive is current and seems to come from some inside sources that I might not be able to get in other places. The experience and knowledge of the staff is clearly evident and I feel secure in relying on the information provided. While statistics are important and there is no shortage of them on your site, you are not consumed by them. The prominent information comes from insight and contacts and I appreciate the detailed explanations of the hows & whys and what to expect."
Brian Schulman

"This is the only pay service I have ever used. In comparison to non-pay services like CBS Sportsline there is no comparison. The depth of knowledge and thought that goes into your research blows them and others a like away."
Marc Feldman

"I exclusively use FantasyGuru.com for all of my Fantasy Research. I am involved in two 12-team, highly competitive leagues and reached the finals in both leagues this year with very different rosters. I won one and lost one. It was interesting to follow the difference between my two teams based on my draft positions. I drafted 5th with my championship team and 11th with my runner-up team. FantasyGuru.com was well worth every penny I invested in the service and I recommend it to anyone who asks."
Stephen Montgomery

"I really used your drafting strategies this year and it paid off with my best team ever. The stock watch and waiver wire are insightful and dead on. I was able to pick up guys like Steve Smith, Brian Westbrook, and Matt Stover when no one else knew anything about them. Shaun Alexander and Ahman Green have been my keepers for the last 2 years and I grabbed them up when you first listed them several years ago."
Bud Mellon

"All I can say is I have used your service for the last 4 or 5 years and have finished in 1st or second every year. I am feared at the draft and everyone always wants to get my ideas and try to look at my draft list rankings. They don't have a clue."
David Pearson

"I've been in fantasy football for 7 years now and I've subscribed to the report for all of those years. I've won my league title 4 times and I've been to our playoff championship game 7 times. The guru report is a *huge* help."
David Pikulin

"I've told people I would subscribe even if I never entered any leagues, the content really enhances the fan's perspective and determines which game I choose on Sunday Ticket."
Shawn McMann

"The Guru Report is a kaleidoscopic collection of fantasy content, leadership, excellence, and individualized person-to-person interaction. In essence, TGR is a community in the purest sense of the word, not simply a fantasy service. Numerous subscribers will applaud TGR for their success in fantasy football; I appalaud TGR establishing and maintaining a viable community (message board) where champions and rookies thrive together in blissful harmony."
Rob Kinder

"I play in a highly competitive league and have made the playoffs every year and have been the champ the past two seasons. The timely updates emailed directly to me are a major source of me winning. The Guru's "gut" feelings put this service above anybody else."
Bill Doll

"TGR has made my fantasy football experience infinitely more enjoyable. I always feel like I have the most up to date information whom to draft whom to start and who to pickup. The site has been directly responsible for my fantasy success the last 2 years and look forward to another great year with TGR!"
Kevin Maldonado

"I can’t say there’s anything I see on the Internet that you're not doing and that I'd like to see you do. I think you set the standard."
Bryan Holliman

"The draft strategy/rankings you guys provide has given me a GREAT draft each year. The weekly waiver wire/player rankings has also armed me with the information I need to get key backups for my bye weeks. I also love the trade for/trade now section - I have been able to practically steal good players that have started slowly from a discouraged owner. Overall, my fantasy football experience has been greatly enhanced since I started using your service. Keep up the good work! I just hope no one else in my league discovers your site."
Rich Boucher

"In my opinion you guys are "The Best"! I have subscribed to 3 other services in years past, but no more! Your service is head and shoulders above the others - and this year I'm going to have a few extra bucks to spend on free agents - because the "other" 3 are going bye-bye! Keep up the GREAT work!"
Gene F. Larsen

"A subscription to your service is like a ticket to the playoffs every year. This was my 4th year using your service, and my 4th year in at least 1 championship game out of 3 leagues. Great calls on Jon Kitna, Rudi Johnson and Chad Johnson. Who would have thought that the Bengals would have such an impact on Fantasy Football? I had the highest scoring team in 2 of 3 leagues, and used the calls on the players listed above, as well as the heads up on Marc Bulger to gain my 3rd straight league championship. Keep up the good work!"
Bailey's Burners

"Your service helped me win three out of four leagues I was in (two being VERY competitive). The baseball content was worth the "price of admission" all by itself, and adding the Piano man to the mix full time is a stroke of genius!"
Todd Buck

"I have been in my league 15 years now and never won it all until I used your service, now I won twice."
Richard Coughlin

"I was in five leagues this year and won three championships, had two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish. Without Fantasy Guru's thorough and easy to navigate content I would never have been able to keep up on the latest developments. I'd love to say I do my own research, but I don't usually have the time and Fantasy Guru gives me one-stop shopping."
Vince Frieden

"Great job again this year. Your writing is not only accurate and useful, but often entertaining."
David Peterson

"I love the playoff info! Me and three other players in my league redraft one time for the playoffs. I have always finished first or second and most of that has to do with that report."
Charles B. Gibson Jr.

"I am always looking for an insider tip to fantasy news, this is the best site I have witnessed for this.’
Bob Venishel

"If you're serious about trying to win, the Report is a must. It's really that simple. Some guys I just wouldn't have known about, such as a Steve Smith, who I picked up off the waiver wire, were huge."
Ted Alexander

"The 15 years or more that I have been playing fantasy sports there have been quite a few changes. The biggest change has been in the proliferation of information over the internet - in regards to news and sports info. In both cases, it is the task of the reader (or subscriber) to ferret out the pretenders and to focus on those that give you fair and balanced and informed opinions, not just opinions! FantasyGuru.com successfully provides me with the info that is the lifeblood of fantasy sports and does it in a way that is very entertaining and easy to read. You give so much information, you basically run my teams for me and I'm just the caretaker!"
Phil Page

"Simply, it's the best FFL service available. (Internet, magazine, cable TV, or otherwise). I know that this "best" statement is quoted many times for different services, but I have been in a 12 team FFL (with zero owner turnover) for 16 years, well before fantasy sports were popular mainstream activities, and in that time have sampled hundreds of fantasy sources. Time and time again, I come back to the Fantasy Guru, for their attention to detail, timely news, and quality analysis."
Jim Morgan

"I rank this site’s John Hansen as good or better than any of the "experts" out there."
Jeff Jennings

"I love picking up a sleeper right before he really wakes up and you guys have found a bunch."
Steve Trumbo

"I love that you ask for feedback each and every year. You’re not sitting back and coasting. (Not that we'd let you.) I think this coming year will be your best yet, and I'm glad to be along for the ride. I love that your talking about being more cutting-edge and going with more gut feels. This type of hard-hitting analysis is what will separate you from the rest of the pack."
James Beard

"I have had a fantasy football team since 1990 with spotty success, but this year I closely followed the Guru's drafting strategy & basically kicked all the male owners’ butts!"
Sally Frye

"Many undiscovered RBs have made it onto my roster BEFORE they were big all because of TGR. Keep up the great work."
Nando Miranda

"About the best I testimonial I can give about this web site is this: My cousin started using Guru after his league drafted (which explains why he drafted Eddie George in the second round) but he still ended up winning his league. My roommate began using it before his draft and he used the "players to trade/players to trade for" to get Marvin Harrison and Ricky Williams at bargain basement prices on his way to winning best record and highest point total in his league. I've used Guru all year and won my league on Sandbox as well as taking second place in my other pay league in which I missed the draft and started the year with Rodney Peete as my starting QB."
Chris Shumaker

"This is hands-down the best service I have seen, and I cannot see myself switching to anyone else, anytime soon. I've been a subscriber for 5 years (I think) and in my various four leagues Guru has helped me to 4 Super Bowl titles, 6 runners-up, and all my teams have made the playoffs every year. And really, that's all I ask, to give me information that allows me to make the best decisions I can in order to get to the playoffs."
Michael Powers

"The Guru Report to me seems to be such a valuable tool not only for your draft, but the reports are your guardian angel during the season. I always felt if there was something to know, you guys would have it covered like white on rice. The Sunday morning updates are invaluable."
John Howard

"Domanick Davis! Thanks to you I was on him well ahead on any one in my league...and I won that league hands down!"
Gib Tompkins

"I was amazed with the accuracy of your roster picker. I'm a lifetime subscriber."
Larry Tope

"The reports alone are enough to keep me subscribing, but you've also nailed so many players in the last few years that I've lost count. Anybody can go out on a limb, but you always have the balls to admit when you're wrong, and it's not often. Keep it up."
Tom Kleich

"Well, this past year was the worst year I have had since subscribing to the Guru four or five years ago, and I STILL finished in the money! In the previous 4 years, my teams dominated our fantasy football league, thanks in large part to the information in the Guru Report."
Ray Dixon

"Over the past 4 years that I have used your service, of 24 teams total teams I have qualified for the playoffs with 19 and won 12 super bowls. Without a doubt, I feel your service has given me the winning edge. From pre-draft preparation, waiver/free agent moves in season, and finally preparation for and performance in the playoffs your service has been head and shoulders above your competition. I've used other premium services but have decided that I'll save my money and use you exclusively."
Bob Shields

"I won my league for the first time this year, and I could not have won it without the analysis, data, updates, and services provided by Fantasy Guru. You have a customer for a long time, and I am not going to waste my time looking elsewhere for other services. How is that for a testimonial? And I MEAN every word."
Mike Kimble

"In terms of accuracy my impression is that your content is light-years better than the content, for example, that comes with the CBS Sportsline subscription my league uses."
Matthew Fouse

"Overall, great job! I got third place in my high stakes league, and won my playoff league thanks to you guys. I drafted Antowain Smith, Stephen Davis and Steve Smith based on your playoff rankings, and rode 'em right to the top! Thanks!"
Chris Beard

"I enjoy all the articles, the injury updates, and the fact that I know about players like Chad Johnson before any of my friends have even heard about him. It's great to watch ESPN doing features on "new, up and coming" players that I've already been analyzing for weeks! Most importantly, I'm a perennial play-off contender in multiple leagues. I haven't missed a "cut" in five seasons."
Paul Longstreth

"The Guru Report is great for comprehensive fantasy football analysis. You may not use everything available every week, but you'll probably use everything at least once over the course of a season. Plus, the writing style is spectacular. I could go insane reading stats-only analysis, but to read that Priest Holmes gets more action at the goal line than a Britney Spears pictorial at an all-male prison --- priceless."
Paul Post

"I think your content is the best that I have seen. Nobody is accurate on all of their predictions but I think you guys do a great job of highlighting players in the best position to succeed. It also seems that you are well connected in the industry, which is key for last minute injuries, etc."
Jeff Yukevich

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