Archive for August, 2009

College Fantasy Football Games: Alma Mater Football League

Friday, August 28th, 2009

When it comes to college fantasy football games, very few would be described as “unique.” In most cases, the popular NFL game is translated directly to college football, with the player universes being the only major change.
This is not the case with the Alma Mater Football League.
Instead of traditional college fantasy football, the Alma Mater [...]

Big East Scheduling Shows Need for Expansion

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

With a 12 game schedule now in college football, conferences need more than 8 teams to be able to
generate a decent schedule for its fans and alumni.  Nowhere is this more evident than when looking at the Big East.
For a conference whose future membership in the BCS seems to be consistently questioned around the country, [...]

Last Chance for Golf

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Just another week until most of us will have our weekends filled with the color and pageantry that only college football can deliver.
There’s still time for that Myrtle Beach golf trip that you and your hometown buddies have been talking about.  Myrtle Beach offers over 50 local golf courses and they are all amazing quality.  [...]

FLASHY TAILBACK

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

If you don’t follow the MAC Conference, you probably know little about Kent State’s Eugene Jarvis.
But, take a look at the stats and you’ll see why Jarvis should be on your radar for the 2009 College Fantasy Football draft.  Jarvis, entering his senior season, has 3,268 career yards for the Golden Flashes.  That ranks him [...]

Injury Leaves Hokies’ Tailback Spot Vacant

Monday, August 17th, 2009

BallparkBob is live in Blacksburg, Virginia scouting the Virginia Tech Hokies this week.
Blacksburg, Virginia — Virginia Tech tailback Darren Evans will  not be on the field this season for the
Hokies.  Evans suffered an ACL tear in his left knee.  This means that quarterback Tyrod Taylor will be handing the ball off to a different running [...]

ESPN Gets In The Game With College Football Challenge

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

It was only a matter of time… the Washington Post announced Tuesday that ESPN has officially gotten on the college fantasy football bandwagon this season with their newest fantasy game: College Football Challenge.
ESPN is the second high-profile, mainstream media site to adopt a college fantasy football game which uses player names instead of generic “name [...]

Head2Head College Salary Cap Player Rankings

Monday, August 10th, 2009

For college fantasy football fans, Head2Head Sports provides a salary cap manager game, which we reviewed yesterday morning. Their salary cap game includes a BCS conference plus Notre Dame player universe, standard fantasy football scoring, and a competitive price to play.
We were able to uncover Head2Head’s list of BCS college football player ratings for fantasy [...]

2009 College Football Fantasy Leagues: Head2Head Sports

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Head2Head Sports has been in the fantasy sports business since 1994. They haven’t had a college fantasy football game the whole time, but over the last few years they have developed a College Salary Cap game for their players.
Here’s the real basic details of Head2Head’s 2009 Salary Cap game:

Doesn’t include mid-major schools.
Teams cost $19.95
You can [...]