About

The year was 1993. Bill Clinton was staining blue dresses in the White House, a nut job met his maker in Waco, Texas, Dyson started sucking with the world's first bagless vacuum, the Hubble Telescope was screwing up and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" was passed up for the best picture by the Academy.

And the first incarnation of the Bulldog Battle was born. Back then, it wasn't even a battle...it was more like a pissing match between a bunch of numb half-wits that worked 15-16 hours a day at what was Rutter Communications in Muncie, Indiana. The rules were simple - pay upfront or be called out like the sorry ass you were, fill out the entire bracket, scoring was the revolutionary seed times round and the winner takes all. Oh...and put up with a little bit of good-natured ribbing.

Fast forward a few decades and we still have a nut job in the White House and so we give you some sanity and calmness here at the Battle HQ... The political divide these days is bigger than ever so we feel it's only right to bring you all together for the annual Bulldog Battle. The ridicule is real here, no republican vs. democrat bullshit. You screw up - you pay with your reputation. We've always said that you have to have a really thick skin to join the Battle and if you're new here, well, you'll figure it out really quick. You get to be our little bitch for the next three weeks and you'll love every minute of it.

We've had players from about 45 states (still holding out for Alaska), at least 5 countries and even Delaware County, Indiana. We've had CEO's, doctors, politicians, NFL superstars, Major League Baseball players, people that say they were in the major leagues but really weren’t, professional golfers, former members of the boy band Menudo, and a bug-eyed fool named Neff since the beginning. Every one of them gets offended equally.

Sweet Jesus, we’ve run this half-brained debacle for a long time. This extravaganza has outlasted most of the bad decisions that Larry Rader continues to make. Special thanks again to Levi Durfee and Alex Vance for putting this dog online and making the life of members of the Michael family much, much better. No more all-nighters with a red pen and a calculator for scoring. Again, we hope you all win some money for your favorite charity so you can pay off the short bus in the driveway. Best to you and your friends, family, and colleagues for this year's battle.

The Commish.