Boise State RB Doug "Muscle Hamster" Martin will tear up the MWC just like he did the WAC (Icon SMI)
San Diego State: Hey, did ya hear the big news? Air Force: what?!?! San Diego State: Utah is joining the Pac-10! They are OUTTA HERE!!! Colorado State: And I hear BYU is leaving too! COLLECTIVELY: {GIDDY} yea! now we have a shot at 2nd place!
ENTER BOISE STATE {STAGE LEFT}: Hey guys, I’m the new kid. COLLECTIVELY: {DEPRESSED} damn……..
Yes, the MWC is different in that perennial powers Utah and BYU have moved on, but really more of the same with the addition of Boise State into the fold as it is still a conference with a glass ceiling: No matter what, 1 and 2 will be some permutation of TCU and Boise, the rest are fighing for 3rd place. (I suppose technically there are two glass ceilings, ’cause the winner of the BSU/TCU game will likely be 12-0 and on the outside of the National Title game yet again).
The Horned Frogs and Broncos are once again BCS calilber, but there are some subtle moves up and down in the hodgepodge that follows them of interest to the fantasy crowd: Read the rest of this entry →
TCU at the top of the heap again, even after letting a tough San Diego State team hang around and score 35 on them – they padded their points per game stats all year to compensate. Here is my exclusive ranking, an equal weighted index of yds/play, yds/pt and pts/gm allowed to determine the best college football defenses in the land.
Miami Hurricanes defense , shown here ground-and-pounding GT, consistently near the top of our rankings all season (Icon SMI)
FantasyCollegeBlitz Blitzindex 14Nov
1 TCU
2 Boise St.
3 West Virginia
4 LSU
4 Ohio St.
6 Oregon
7 Alabama
7 Iowa
9 Temple
10 Nebraska
11 Clemson
12 Missouri
13 Syracuse
14 Florida St.
15 Arizona
16 Miami (FL)
17 Michigan St.
18 Mississippi St.
19 Maryland
20 South Fla.
21 Oklahoma
21 UCF
23 Utah
24 Rutgers
25 Virginia Tech
and to help you with roster setting for your playoffs (mind the byes), lots easier to use the alphabetical sort. BLITZIndex_Nov14(alpha)
TCU continues to lead the nation in fantasy stinginess – Horned Frogs pace FBS with top ranks in points per game allowed (8.5) and yards per point allowed (25.4), while narrowly in second in yards per play allowed (4.0, to Boise’s 3.7)
Does TCU defense and Superfrog make you horny baby? Does he? (Icon SMI)
Median scores for the three variables I use to rate the nation’s defense: 5. 4 yds/play, 24.4 pts/gm, 14.6 yds/pt.
BlitzIndex 07Nov10
1 TCU
2 Boise St.
3 West Virginia
4 Iowa
5 Ohio St.
6 Oregon
7 Alabama
7 Temple
9 LSU
10 Mississippi St.
11 Missouri
12 Clemson
13 Arizona
14 Michigan St.
15 Utah
15 UCF
17 Nebraska
18 Syracuse
19 San Diego St.
20 Maryland
21 Florida St.
22 Northern Ill.
23 Pittsburgh
24 Texas A&M
25 South Florida
To more easily identify your playoff fantasy matchups, use the alphabetical study: BLITZIndex_nov8(alpha)
TCU still rocking the top of the national college football defense rankings, leading the nation in Yards per Point allowed (25.1, or you gotta go 150 yards to score a TD equivalent) and also Points per game allowed (8.67, with only 16 in last five).
Do not fret, Tennessee Tech - TCU makes most offenses look this way. (Icon SMI)
The Horned Frogs should expect a slugfest when they battle for the Mountain West lead this weekend against the #3 ranked defense of the Utah Utes.
BLITZIndex Rank Nov 1
1 TCU
2 Boise St.
3 Alabama
3 Utah
5 West Virginia
6 Arizona
7 Iowa
7 Ohio St.
9 Oregon
9 Florida St.
11 LSU
12 Mississippi St.
12 UCF
14 Missouri
15 Illinois
16 Nebraska
16 Syracuse
18 Temple
19 Clemson
20 South Fla.
21 Maryland
22 Pittsburgh
23 San Diego St.
23 Miami (FL)
25 Northern Illinois
25 Michigan St.
yes, you read that right – two MAC squads in the Top 25 of all defenses in the land, and Kent State is not far behind. Bottom Ten and alphabetical list to help you set your final regular season weekly lineups after you… Read the rest of this entry →
Can you believe it…the fantasy regular season is just about over for all of your leagues!
Gosh…it seems like yesterday when we were just ruminating over our fantasy drafts. That “fantasy bust” you picked first in your fantasy draft (or paid 9/10 of your auction salary cap on) looked like a sure-fire fantasy-star three months ago…before he tore his patellar tendon while stealing a big-screen TV from his agents’ girlfriends house.
However, for you all who selected wisely…the fruits of your smart labor will be rewarded this weekend, especially those who have Oklahoma QB Landry Jones. Read the rest of this entry →
