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ACC Preview: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
By Matthew Melton | July 24, 2008
Despite leading the ACC in passing efficiency as a freshman, and leading the nation in completion percentage as a sophomore, Riley Skinner is probably not the type of quarterback you want on your fantasy team. The reason is of course: touchdowns. Skinner has thrown only 21 in two seasons. He will also be missing his top-2 targets from 2007-Kenny Moore (1,011) and Joe Tereshinski (355). With such a high completion percentage, Skinner should see his interception total drop (13), but big games from Skinner will be few and far between.
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MAC West Preview
By Nick Gerogosian | July 24, 2008
EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES
Coach: Jeff Genyk, 5th year (13-33)
2007 Record (MAC): 4-8 (3-4)
QB Andy Schmitt is one of the best-kept secrets in the MAC, ranking 6th in the league in passing efficiency last season. When fully healthy, Schmitt also provides ‘dual-treat’ abilities as he was the only MAC QB to lead his team in rushing during the 2006 season.
With Pierre Walker graduating there could be a big drop off in the team’s rushing (ranked 54th nationally) attack, especially as the EMU ground attacked topped 200 yards per game during their final games of 2007. Terrance Blevins has size (6-1, 226) and potential, but outside of Blevins, there is very little size at the RB position.
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ACC Preview: North Carolina State Wolfpack
By Matthew Melton | July 22, 2008
The same comments used about the Maryland quarterbacks holds true here as well. Daniel Evans and Harrison Beck have not distinguished themselves as average players in their careers at NC State. The only quarterback to even take a flier on would be Mike Glennon, one of the top quarterback recruits in the nation.
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Big 12 Preview: Nebraska Cornhuskers
By James Lawrence | July 22, 2008
Former DC Bo Pelini is the new head coach after forging some pretty impressive LSU Tiger and Husker defenses over the last few years and he brings in brother Carl Pelini as his own defensive coordinator. Carl spent the last few seasons with Frank Solich, the former Nebraska coach, at Ohio University, going with the Huskers’ apparent aim of keeping things (relatively) in-house. Shawn Watson returns at offensive coordinator for his fourth season with Nebraska, but he and receivers coach Ted Gilmore are the only staff Pelini did not replace.
Nebraska lost highly touted starter Sam Keller to injury in 2008, forcing them to start backup junior Joe Ganz. For the team, it may have been a blessing in disguise as Ganz ignited the offense and gives them a clear direction heading into 2008. Nebraska scored 39 (Kansas), 73 (Kansas State), and 51 (Colorado) points in their three games with Ganz at the helm, and the Kansas game’s offensive production was marred by four interceptions in his first game as a starter.
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MAC Preview: Central Michigan Chippewas
By Nick Gerogosian | July 22, 2008
Coach: Butch Jones, 2nd season (8-6)
2007 Record (MAC): 8-6 (6-1) Lost 51-48 to Purdue in the Motor City Bowl
Dan LeFevour (left, Icon SMI) is just one of two D-IA (FBS) college QBs to ever rush for over 1,000 yards and pass for over 3,000 in one season. Perhaps that’s why the junior signal caller was voted the MAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2007. LeFevour is the architect to the MAC’s top scoring team last season and the ‘Chip scoreboard will be lighting up again this fall. Behind him is senior Brian Brunner, quite possibly the best backup QB in the league. LeFevour is a top-3 QB for fantasy purposes nationally, along with Ball State’s Nate Davis and Florida’s Tim Tebow.
At runningback, Notre Dame transfer Justin Hoskins and proven veteran Ontario Sneed continue to produce. Toss in Marcel Archer and Carl Volny and CMU is one of the MAC’s most productive rushing teams. It’s difficult to pick just one player for fantasy owners but as a unit, this is deepest and most talented set of RBs in the MAC.
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DeAndre Brown cleared to play for Southern Miss
By Vince Mullins | July 22, 2008
Orlando sentinel reports (scroll past the bellyaching George O’Leary - ironic he criticizes truth in reporting) from Conference USA Media Day that all-everything freshman WR DeAndre Brown made it through the NCAA Clearinghouse and can begin practices with the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. This news truly upgrades the entire offense under new Head Coach Larry Fedora, know for running the “FengShui offense” known for its run/pass balance.
As the WR analyst, I expect Brown to move way up on the revised cheatsheet coming out soon - the main reason for his not being on the Top 55 earlier was the academic concerns. If your draft is proceeding on a message board near you, move Brown into the Top 30 since he is easily the most gifted athletically of the Eagle wideouts.
I think it is also fair to upgrade TE Shawn Nelson also since he now has another threat to occupy a safety. I am particularly excited about the TE class this year, a great mix of the classical big TE (Gresham, Pettigrew) along with lots of “ultra-big WRs” at the position (Gronkowski, Coffman, Nelson, Hill).
Other articles
Yahoo! interview (July2)
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MAC Preview: Ball State Cardinals
By Nick Gerogosian | July 22, 2008
Coach: Brady Hoke, 6th year (22-37)
2007 Record (MAC): 7-6 (5-2) Lost 52-30 to Rutgers in the International Bowl
Ball State ranked in the top 35 nationally in 2007 in five different categories; turnover margin (4th), passing offense (22nd), passing efficiency (24th), net punting (29th) and total offense (31st). The Ball State trigger-man of that potent offense is Nate Davis (left, Icon SMI) who had an amazing sophomore season in 2007 tossing 30 touchdowns to just 6 interceptions in his 478 pass attempts. His 3,367 yards was tops in the MAC. Nate Davis may be the top statistical quarterback in the nation this fall.
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Cheatsheet v1: Top 21 Fantasy Kickers
By John Huss | July 22, 2008
As I still come off my Batman: The Dark Knight high, I find myself faced with the task to post our top 21 Kicker list. I know, drafting a kicker has all the drama and excitement usually involved with watching paint dry.
Of course, no one should overlook this position. The old golf adage is you drive for show, putt for dough. Well, Kicker = putter. Everyone is going to spend high draft picks on the flashy names at QB, RB and WR. However, its your late round kicker that could easily win you a few close games during the season, enabling you to get a better seed in the playoffs. Your kicker may not be Batman, but Robin was known to save Batman’s can more than a few times.
With that said, here is the preliminary list:
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