Can you believe it….already Week Eight!

The 2009 college football season, for the fantasy crowd, is almost over.  Most of your leagues are in the home stretch…fighting for playoff spots…upsetting the playoff apple-cart for your rivals….trying to keep out of the cellar….wondering why your star player early in the season has now turned into Buster McBust…

In dealing with college football QBs for Fantasy College Blitz, I have noticed that, at this time of the season, the QB position seems to produce fewer numbers….especially those at the BCS-level schools.   Generally, the QBs at the BCS-level schools are playing their conference foes, and, their tougher ones as the season progresses.

Fortunately, some QBs are immune to the “end of season doldrums”.  One of them, Houston QB Case Keenum (photo, thanks Scout.com), seems to put up better numbers playing against his conference foes. Read the rest of this entry →

Although the game has lost some of its luster as the 2009 season has progressed, the annual Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma should be another interesting 60 minutes of football this coming Saturday.

Even with Oklahoma already recording two losses this season (both by one point to two ranked teams), the Sooners still have a say on the Big XII championship.  Knocking off undefeated, #2 ranked Texas could salvage a somewhat disappointing season for the school north of the Red River.  Also, a healthier Sam Bradford (photo, thanks IconSMI) would boost OU’s chances greatly.

Meanwhile, Texas is in the drivers seat to a Big XII championship, and, a slot in the BCS National Championship game.  Led by Heisman hopeful QB Colt McCoy and a stellar defense, the Longhorns hope to duplicate the success they had last season in their 45-35 win over the Sooners.

However, as big as this game will be, I would hold off playing either QB this weekend…here is why (see below)…. Read the rest of this entry →

Welcome Back, Kaepernick!

Because I ran out of clever things to say beyond mis-quoting titles of 70′s TV shows, we at FCB welcome the return of Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick (photo, thanks IconSMI) after an early season of sluggish stats and no wins.

However, in Nevada’s 63-28 win over UNLV this past weekend, Kaepernick and his Wolf Pack ran all over the Rebels, with the rangy signal-caller rushing for over 170 yards and 2 TDs….and the entire Wolf Pack team rushing for over 550 yards…at over 10 yards per carry.

Nevada’s tough early schedule, with games at Notre Dame, at an improving Colorado State, and hosting Missouri…the Nevada offense just could not get going full-bore.  Now, with an easier non-conference opponent, and WAC play beginning, look for Kaepernick and Nevada to return to their status as fantasy-elite.

Now, on to the Start/Sit for Week Six…. Read the rest of this entry →

Texas fans and Colt McCoy (pictured left, thanks Icon SMI) owners will breathe a sigh of relief to hear that his lackluster play may in part be attributable to a weeklong bout with the flu. McCoy overcame his game time symptoms like a man – with peanut butter & jelly sandwiches at halftime – and can probably lay off the Pedialyte from here out. Jordan Shipley had yet another big night, but two noteworthy developments happened at WR/TE with Dan Buckner actually leading the team in yards receiving and at RB with Tre Newton getting 20 carries for 88 yards and a score. Buckner is the kind of big target that drove a lot of defenses crazy last season when facing the likes of Oklahoma, Ok State, or Missouri. While he won’t be putting up Gresham-like numbers, Buckner looks like a solid #2 target in a pass-first offense. Newton became the RB of choice over the course of the game, and could help Texas establish a bit more balance in an offense that perhaps has leaned too heavily on one man’s arm. Read the rest of this entry →