In a week that our children will relive in their school textbooks for generations (insert favorite financial debacle or flooding disaster here), the headline is a play on the old saw that you just need to make the best of what is around. if the world gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Funny lady Sarah Silverman had a different take: “If God gives you AIDS, make lemonAIDS” but I digress.

Huss helps you drink heartily of lemonade with his free agent series each week titled Feast or Famine and then the three positional analysts follow up to dig deeper into your lineups. No matter how bad the week before was, the depth of player talent in fantasy college football allows you to make the best of what your league leftovers have to offer.

Speaking of the best, your PERMASTARTERS:
1. Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech hosts UMass   – Crabtree might score 18 against this basketball school. Hell, SMU couldn’t stop him when they knew what was coming.

2. Chris Williams, New Mexico State at UTEP – This could be special with UTEP sporting the 117th ranked defense. Time for him to get it in gear.

3. Jarett Dillard, Rice at Texas – On the road again. Texas DBs still weak under new coach Will Muschamp, 99th in pass ypga and average otherwise given the weak schedule.

4. Dante Love, Ball State at Indiana  – This is Dante Love’s world, we are just living in it – interesting that Indiana is ranked #11 on the BlitzIndex but you must show Love.

5. Emmanuel Sanders, SMU hosts TCU – careful though as Horned Frogs allow only 3.2 yards per play

6. Michael Thomas, Arizona at UCLA – two teams with horrible losses last week. Nice preview here.

7. Jeremy Maclin, Missouri vs. Buffalo – Enjoy that win over Temple while you can, Bulls fans.

8. Casey Fitzgerald, North Texas idle – get ready for Sun Belt action. Actually, if your mid-major guy is off to a slow start (see Williams, Chris also) October is usually when they start to play in conference games and production picks up.

9. Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan at Purdue – third matchup in last 11 months.

10. Dez Bryant, Oklahoma State idle (yep, that was a trap game. Hurricane + 9 pass attempts = GOOSE EGG)

11. Dennis Pitta, BYU hosts Wyoming (Who can wrap up the Pitta?)

Wednesday Night Football Special

I am finishing up this article and see a couple guys that should be able to help you the rest of the way. Louisville 6-8 235 Josh Chichester and Kansas State 5-6 145 Brandon Banks (he just scored again!) are available in all my leagues so likely will be in yours.

PINE TIME

Jeremy Childs,  Boise at Oregon – Oregon DBs are solid, Boise on the road vs Big Six school, and Broncos seem to be running more. Nice talent, but find another option.

Any Tennessee wideout vs. Florida – Gators defense owns Vols, even when they have strong QBs (except Tee Martin)

David Gettis, Baylor - Potential is a dirty word. Like love it woos us with promises of great experiences, but when it doesn’t deliver to our expectations it makes us question our past, our mental acuity and even what makes us human. Cut Gettis from your team, I feel like I am not getting a return phone call from the talent that is Gettis.

DJ Williams, TE Arkansas hosting Alabama – he has racked up his cred against Western Illinois and ULM. Alabama is a Top Ten defense that has seen his type before. Vicious pine.

Ohio State WRs vs Troy – while Troy has palyed MTSU (who stuck with Kentucky) and Alcorn State (6 picks), they score pretty well on the BlitzIndex. Oh yeah, and they have some serious questions about the QB when the buckeye bench seemed much more interested in watching Terrelle Pryor than Todd Boeckman in that ugly loss to USC. Troy would crush Ohio and the Bobcats hung with the poisonous nutted ones. Pine for Small, Robiskie, et al.

PRIME TIME

Did you know that Minnesota’s Eric Decker is likely a Top Ten WR in your league? I ranked him Top 20 in the preseason but he has quietly 390 yards form scrimmage and 4 TD in three games.  Gophers host FAU in what should be a shootout and a revenge game for the Golden ones.

If you are in a all-FBS league, the appropriately named Darius Passmore of Marshall is also likely a Top 20 guy. Cat even looked good at Wisconsin – try to angle for a trade as the rest of the schedule is quite manageable and will be supported by an excellent young runner in Darius Marshall (also aptly named). I do not know if RB Chubb Small is aptly named, so do not ask.

While I am on the name thing, Taurus Johnson of USF Bulls has emerged as the goto WR for Matt Grothe as they travel to the high-school known as Florida International. Did you know if you search for FIU football, Google rplies “Did you mean FSU football?” Play the bull against the SEO-Unfriendly Golden Panthers.

Lots of long road trips for big-name schools this week – we have already seen some favorites underperform when traversing the country (not everyone plays 90% of their games within an hour of their dorm room like Florida State!) Fresno hits Toledo, Buffalo migrates to Missouri, West Virginia hikes from the Appalachians to the Rockies on Thursday Night, and the big one is Georgia at Arizona State. Just another thing to be aware of when making roster decisions, since college kids tend not to be seasoned travelers and can lose focus during these soujourns.

You should keep your focus all weekend long as you watch your favorite matchups. Look out for me on Twitter, especially if I can get the Boise at Oregon game in what should be a cacophony of color on the field. hit the forum or email me with lineup questions. you know the digits.

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