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Big 10 Preview: Michigan State Spartans
By Louis Papa | August 19, 2008
Can Mark D’Antonio rebuild the in-state rivalry and get the Spartan faithful believing they are relevant again? It’s a tall task given the annual start strong in September and wilt in late October and November theme that John L Smith built in 5 seasons. Last year’s 7-6 (3-5 in Big 10) season culminated in a Champs Sports Bowl loss to Boston College and this season is littered with question marks. The Spartans return 11 starters from last year’s team.
Let’s begin with the good news. The electrifying, game breaking Javon Ringer is back at runningback in East Lansing. In a split carry system last year, he amassed 1,447 yards and 6 touchdowns. Look for those numbers to improve dramatically barring injury. Ringer should find the end zone 10+ times in 2008.
Topics: Big 10, College Football, Louis Papa, Preview | No Comments »
Fans say Tuberville best football coach in SEC
By Vince Mullins | August 19, 2008
In our first Fantasy College Blitz Coaching Survey, our very own Matt Ryan (not the Eagle/Falcon QB) pounded message boards and emailed site admins to get to the heart of whom the fans thought was the best college football coach in the SEC.
He also earned a cease and desist letter, but he chooses not to talk about it.
“The whole thing was meant to measure perception vs reality…a ‘reality check’ to the fan perception of the poll,” said Matt Ryan. “I had counted on the rest of the nation being as gung-ho as the SEC was on the first go-around to participate and it was just not the case.”
Topics: College Football, Preview, SEC, Vince Mullins | 12 Comments »
Tropical Storm Fay blasts FCB World HQ
By Vince Mullins | August 19, 2008
If things get a little slow around here, it has something to do with 40-50 mph winds and horizontal rain courtesy of Tropical Storm Fay.
We fully expect our fully redundant backups and mirrored servers in Beijing will keep us providing you the finest analysis throughout the week.
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From The Shotgun: QB UPDATE 08/19/08
By Daniel Freer | August 19, 2008
Making changes….
Like the Chinese government with gymnast’s birth certificates, this college football pre-season has seen a number of changes already.
Some have already had an affect on everyone’s fantasy list. Soon, look for the recent updates on our Cheatsheets provided in the Fantasy College Blitz Draft Kit link/button (on top of our website).
Fortunately some things do not change, like Florida Atlantic QB Rusty Smith (pictured, thanks IconSMI ). He still is very high on the list.
And all of the QBs meet the minimum age requirements.
Topics: College Football, Daniel Freer, From the Shotgun, Quarterback | No Comments »
Big Ten News: Purdue backfield
By Jason Collette | August 19, 2008
Jaycen Taylor looks like he might be out awhile with a knee injury.
If that is the case, adjust your Kory Sheets projections accordingly as Taylor took away 560 yards and 4 touchdowns from Sheets’ production last season.
Topics: Big 10, Jason Collette, Running Back | No Comments »
SEC Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks
By Chris Pendley | August 19, 2008
Arkansas is the latest team to fall into the “we think we’re a better program than we actually are” trap. After Mitch Mustain and Gus Malzahn threw hissy fits in 2007, the fans inexplicably sided with them, running Nutt out of town on a rail.
Nutt left a strong tradition at Arkansas, compiling a 58-42 record since 2000, including five bowl games and a 3-10 record against teams that were in the Top 10 when they played. (That looks worse than it actually is; that includes going 0-6 in 2004 and 2005, when they weren’t a good team at all.) Not only is Nutt gone, so is most of the offensive and defensive talent … and the Razorbacks are looking for success?
Bobby Petrino inherits this mess, which is fitting in more ways than I can even begin to count. He brings his brother Paul in as the OC, and their DC (Willy Robinson) was the 2nd choice of Petrino’s; original selection Ellis Johnson left for South Carolina.
Petrino’s first unenviable task will be making something of Casey Dick, who’s been a SEC punchline for years now.
Topics: Chris Pendley, College Football, Preview, SEC | No Comments »
SEC Preview: Ole Miss Rebels
By Chris Pendley | August 19, 2008
After three years and a 10-25 record, Ole Miss finally figured out it probably shouldn’t have fired David Cutcliffe and canned Ed Orgeron to make up for it. Their replacement should look familiar, as Houston Nutt comes over from Arkansas’s stupidity. Nutt loses his starting RB and his starting “QB”, but should be the better for it in both cases.
Nutt will hopefully have a longer leash in Oxford than he did in Fayetteville, although it’s not like Ole Miss is known for their supreme patience. Nutt’s been known for making more with less than pretty much any other coach in the SEC. Nutt’s staff (that doesn’t sound right) is well stocked as OC Kent Austin (right, with QB Jevan Snead) comes from the CFL and DC Tyrone Nix has previously coached at Southern Miss and South Carolina.
Quarterback Jevan Snead has resurfaced after losing the Texas starting job to Colt McCoy in 2006; Snead lucks out not having to deal with Orgeron, and he brings dual-threat capability that Brent Schaeffer couldn’t. He’s only a sophomore, but he’s clearly Nutt’s best QB since Matt Jones; those of you that remember Jones wrecking SEC defenses shouldn’t get too far ahead of yourselves. Snead should be at worst better than both of Ole Miss’s QBs, but that is a pretty low bar to clear.
Topics: Chris Pendley, Preview, SEC | No Comments »
BlitzRadio v4.8: RB Preview with CFO Drew Smith
By Vince Mullins | August 18, 2008
Vince and Drew break down all the changes to his RB rankings over the past two weeks - movers and shakers, sleepers and freshmen - and how it should affect your upcoming draft.
Also, we discuss the events that led to him moving Brigham Young RB Harvey Unga to the #1 spot ahead of media darling Knowshon Moreno of Georgia.
Oh yes, he also threw down the gauntlet that all challengers WILL LOSE in his Head2Head College Salary Cap Fantasy Game.
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Topics: College Football, Drew Smith, Preview, Running Back, Vince Mullins | No Comments »
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