The annual pre-season Mountain West Conference checklist always seems the same:

Have a good number of players become fantasy-friendly (i.e….lots of stats):  Check.

Dominate the BCS conference mostly to the west of us (Pac-10):  Check.

Crash the BCS:  Check.

The MWC has been active in the 2010 off-season, becoming one of the players in the recent conference re-shuffling (losing Utah, but gaining Boise State).  During the 2010 regular season, the MWC will also produce a number of fantasy prospects, including TCU QB Andy Dalton (photo, thanks Scout.com) Read the rest of this entry →

While Vince Mullins continues his travels, Daniel Freer will fill in with the weekly BlitzIndex, covering the top fantasy defenses/special teams in college football.

We have already completed four weeks into the 2009 season, and, some interesting things have happened regarding the top fantasy defenses of 2009….

A few of them, well, we had no idea they would be among the top defense/special team performers.

The usual names are there, of course….Florida (#10), Ohio State (#7), and Texas (#3)….while others who have appeared often among the top defenses/special teams….Oklahoma (#5) and South Florida (#6).

However, the #1 fantasy defense/special teams performer so far…is a school whose fight song contains the line “Nothing can stop the US Air Force”.

Air Force (photo, above, thanks Air Force Times) can add a new line for 2009: “Nothing gets past the US Air Force”. Read the rest of this entry →