It has been a crazy few weeks as I took the plunge into marriage with our wedding last week.  I drove over 3,000 miles in a week between driving to Connecticut for the wedding and then taking the scenic route back to Florida.  We made stops in Boston, DC, Asheville and finally Savannah.  It was my first time visiting Asheville and I am now a huge fan of that city.  Yeah, yeah, yeah (great band btw), I know what you are thinking…that’s sweet, let’s get to the football already.  Fair enough, here are some of my thoughts and observations on football…most of it is fantasy college focused but who knows, I might even throw in some real college football and heck maybe even pro football topics since I’m now crazy hitched.

- In year’s past, I have always felt that LSU was a bit over-rated, even when they won national championships in 2003 and 2007.  Not saying they didn’t deserve it, just felt they weren’t the best team in the country.  With that said, I love this year’s LSU team and based on what I have seen thus far, it’s the most talented team in the country.  Will that translate into a NC, well who knows, that is why they play the games. Read the rest of this entry →

QB Bryant Moniz is wondering: WRs, WRs....where fore art thou WRs??? (Icon SMI)

We are now heading into Week 4 of the fantasy college football season.  Sometimes it is easy to forget that football games are actually even being played with the news being dominated by conference realignment…more often than not just hearsay.  I am going to share some of my observations, opinions, and recommendations on this year’s fantasy college football season and may even throw in some non-fantasy thoughts if the mood strikes me.  So here goes…

One of the great things about the college version of fantasy football is that the season is quick and to the point.  There is no suffering through 5 months of disappointing players on your team like with the Pro game.  Worse, sometimes it feels like a full year has passed if you play fantasy baseball.  In this game, you have a bad draft or suffer some injuries, your pain is over before you know it.

Through three games, Hawaii QB Bryant Moniz only has 4 passing TDs.  This is the first time in a long while that Hawaii doesn’t look like they will be able to reload at WR.  Oddly enough, Moniz is doing everything he can to help his fantasy owners out with 4 rushing TDs.  This week against UC Davis should be the game the Warriors remind everyone why they are fantasy gold…if they don’t then it is time to seriously jump ship. Read the rest of this entry →

QB Landry Jones is a must start vs. A&M (Icon SMI)

For a select few, it is playoff week. You are setting your lineup and find your cushy games for some of your stars and dream matchups for sneaky waiver wire additions.  Looking across your lineup once more, you see a bonafide no-doubt, every week starter only to realize they laid an immense egg last week. And it gets you thinking….will it happen again? Will it happen again? No, it can’t possibly happen again. But the real question is….can you risk it? Can you risk it with everything on the line?  To help with things, here is a list of 10 players that struggled in week 10 who now must deliver the goods in the first week of playoffs.

QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma – You look at his box score and that says it all…59 pass attempts. Despite only throwing for 1 TD pass against Texas A&M, Jones is a must start. The Sooners fell behind early and it showed. Jones completed a boat load of the passes yet couldn’t add that second touchdown pass to make his day better. With the Red Raiders on the schedule, a shootout is possible. Expect a huge air display from Jones to Broyles next week. Keep active.

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Its odd to say, but QB Mike Hartline gets the nod this weekend (Icon SMI)

It is a weird week in fantasy college football.  There are games every night during the week, many major teams have byes and star players are battling late season injuries.  But for many, this is THE week. The week that determines playoff participation, seeding or the end of the season.  With teams such as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Notre Dame and UConn on byes this week, you would think roster lineups would be challenging.  Not if you dig deeper and exploit some matchups.  Take these for example:

Looking for a defense?  What if I said a team that gave up 34 points last week and one that gave up 24 points last week are very solid options? Well they are, as SEC teams Georgia and Kentucky play late season cookies this week.  Georgia plays host to 1-7 Idaho State while Kentucky plays host to 2-6 Charleston Southern.  Considering both teams are coming off a loss, both will be motivated to put a hurt on their opponents.  For that matter, Aaron Murray, Washaun Ealey, AJ Green, Chris Matthews, Mike Hartline and any other Bulldogs or Wildcats are excellent plays this week. Read the rest of this entry →

QB Jerrod Johnson tops the list of QB disappointments for 2010 (Icon SMI)

One of the exciting things about college fantasy football is that it can drastically change from year to year and even week to week.  Fun, right?  Well with so many busts on a yearly basis, it can also be full of frustration if you used a high draft pick on Jerod Johnson, Lance Dunbar or James Rodgers.  The big difference between college and pro is that there are always players that come out of nowhere to replace your draft busts.  The key is to be extremely proactive on the waiver wire.

We are half way into the college season and time to talk about some mid-season disappointments.  When looking at disappointments, I don’t like to focus too much on injuries or suspensions.  While teams that drafted Dwight Dasher and Case Keenum are hurting, I consider these to be fluke situations.  Simply put, they have to be chalked up as just bad luck with not much to learn from it.  Don’t worry, this season has seen a bunch of early round busts worth discussing and advice on their 2^nd half outlook. Read the rest of this entry →