What a weekend! (Week 8)
Last week there were no team’s had a 100 point game rating. This week there are four, meaning more dominant performances even though top teams (Florida, LSU, Alabama) continued to struggle.
Last week there were no team’s had a 100 point game rating. This week there are four, meaning more dominant performances even though top teams (Florida, LSU, Alabama) continued to struggle.
| Rush | Pass | Pts | TO | ST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTA | 90 | 233 | 24 | 0 | #10 | |
| DALLAS | 162 | 310 | 22 | 2 | #9 |
This is a tough situation spot for Atlanta who traveled to San Fran 2 weeks ago, faced Chicago on Sunday Night Football and now start a stretch of 4 road games in the next 5 weeks. Dallas on the other hand is rested, revamped (promoting Miles Austin to #2 WR to add speed) and ready. Dallas’ big OL is a huge plus as they averaging 161 yards per game on the ground versus a smaller Atlanta DL giving up 118 yards per game rushing that doesn’t have a real NT to anchor the line due to injuries. Atlanta was outplayed by Chicago last week (outgained 373-253) and realistically should have lost the game if not for the Bears shooting themselves in the foot. Dallas gets a home win versus a good team to add credibility for the team.
Navy QB Dobbs has a small crack in his kneecap from a prior inj in HS that will have to be repaired, but he is hoping to play thru the injury and have it fixed after the season….
Michigan’s Rich Brooks isn’t hiding his quarterback decision this week. He’s said true frosh Morgan Newton will start….
S Carolina is looking to avenge last year’s loss to Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is coming off a 34-10 loss to Georgia and South Carolina’s 20-6 loss at Alabama….
For the last couple of years I have picked the games involving the Top 25 teams and thrown in a couple of upset picks. This year I thought you might be interested in who I think will win EACH FBS game this weekend. Every Friday I will give you my personal forecast on every game that involves a FBS team. Read more…
Last week was an excellent week for my players of the week. I will grade it 7-2 and that means the last 4 weeks the record is 17-6-2 which pretty great for making mostly surprise picks!


A special thanks to our friends at CFFInsider for providing us with their Week 8 College Fantasy Rankings.
Regardless of whether you’re in a head-to-head or total points league, we’ve officially entered crunch time in the college fantasy football season. The playoffs are no longer off in the horizon; instead the second season in approaching with the speed of Jeff Demps in the open field. And we’re right there with those owners who are pondering every possible roster or lineup move in hopes of gaining that extra edge with our Week Eight player rankings. For more rankings, projections and player news visit CFFinsider.com
A special thanks to our friends at CollegeFootballGeek.com for providing us with their Sneaky Plays for Week 8
Do you need roster help this weekend, but missed out on the hot waiver wire pick ups? Here are some sneaky, under-the-radar players who have favorable matchups this week.
A special thanks to our friends at CollegeFootballGeek.com for providing us with their Week 8 Waiver Wire Report
Need to bolster your roster? Here is a look at the top college fantasy football prospects who may be available on the waiver wire.
Every week we will post my Forecasts of all the games involving Top 25 teams. As usual, it includes my computer’s projected box score for each game.
So far this year the Top 25 Forecasts have gone 111-28 80% picking the winners of each game. That record may sound great, but do keep in mind most games have involved teams that were big favorites so the majority of people will have a solid record on these games as well. On the bottom of the forecast, I have listed some Upset Specials which have pulled the upset 8 out of 19 times. Combined the first seven weeks record is 122-42 74%!!
Let’s get to my Top 25 Forecasts!
Troy/FIU was a misleading 42-33 final as the Panthers managed to score 17 of their points in the final 1:10 of the 1H and on the final play of the game. Troy jumped out to a 28-10 lead but FIU got a 49 yard 6 play drive for a TD with 1:10 left in the half then after a fumble got a 22 yard FG with :08 left to cut it to 28-20 at halftime. Troy led 42-20 after 3Q’s. FIU got a TD with 6:03 left to cut it to 15. Their last gasp appeared to end when on 4th & goal from the 6 they fired incomplete but Troy on 4th & 12 took a knee on its own 2 with :04 left and FIU got a 2 yard TD pass with no time remaining to only lose by 9.