You are very busy – it ain’t easy fitting in fantasy sports when you gotta make that dollar – with 1 in 6 American men not working in 2010, if you are still one of the other five you gotta bust your hump to take care of business. I aim to save you time and stress with my 2010 Minimalist Cheatsheet!

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While Drew’s Cheatsheet Customizer stands as an enormous paean to his goal of personalizing his work to your specific league, mine assumes you are playing all-FBS only. My minimalist cheatsheet evolved through 4 actual drafts and many mocks. It includes the players I look for outperforming seasons and very little else to distract me.
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After four fantasy college football drafts in the last two weeks, I reflect back and realize that there are still many who are not up to date on suspensions/injuries and some of the other basics. As a result, here is one handy post with useful links (mostly from FCB, but not all) as you prepare for what I like to call “National Fantasy College Football Draft Day” on Saturday August 29.
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Hello and welcome to Fantasy College Blitz’s second printing of its annual Coach’s Manual.  We created this to assist new and experienced owners alike.  This handbook will pass along helpful big-picture strategies and insights so that you might better prepare for the 2008 fantasy college football season.  What you won’t find in this handbook are any sort of cheat sheets, player projections or player rankings.  For that information, please look over our website.

Instead, we updated past articles such as the debunking of misconceptions on the idea that playing college fantasy football is complex.  We’ll rerun a piece about the 2007 Superbowl and how fantasy college football saw it coming.  Inside, you will have introductory information on how to start a league if you are new to the idea of taking fantasy to the college level.  We’ve added last seasons results to reprise our chapters that focus on fantasy information beyond the actual players – let the guy sitting next to you at the draft pick players solely by using some cheat sheet.  With this guide, your draft decisions will be backed with added information such as the most consistent fantasy dynasties, which conferences offer the top fantasy talent and the understanding of what types of players to focus on to build your championship roster.  We’ve also added new content to discuss stadium effects, the five football injuries from hell and additional team management strategies.

At the end of the day, we know from past experience that there is nothing better than beating the guys in your league.  Except for maybe bringing home the trophy, taking their girlfriends and most importantly collecting the stuff that goes into the bank.  We hope this Owner’s Playbook helps you score in college.  Enjoy!

College fantasy football…it can’t be done.  Time and time again I have heard this remark from colleagues of mine who participate in every type of pro league available under the sun.  Each time I bring up college fantasy football, it’s as if I’m suddenly speaking Latin or some other long dead language.  If people can play fantasy soccer or fantasy NASCAR, then I know that it can be done for college football on a much grander scale than it is today.

Now granted, we also know that fantasy football at the college level is much more difficult to handicap than at the pro level.  Athletes at the pro level are mostly known quantities and only a handful of rookies or players switching teams come out of nowhere to surprise owners.  Even then, most websites or fantasy oriented magazines can accurately peg who will be a “sleeper”.

Three main factors that take place at the college level intimidate even the most seasoned pro fantasy owners…enough for them to pass on what is truly the most exciting and challenging form of fantasy sports.

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