INSIDE THE NUMBERS
After catching 68 balls for 763 yards in 2010, both career highs, Ben Watson’s 2011 campaign was hampered by concussions. He caught a pair of touchdowns in the first two games, but was pretty much rendered useless after that. Backup Evan Moore displayed great pass-catching skills in relief and scored four times while generating 324 yards receiving on just 34 receptions. With the Browns struggling to score at times, neither player is poised for big numbers in the year ahead barring an injury to another.

SCHEDULE
A year ago the Browns had the NFL’s easiest schedule and they went 4-12. This year they have the third toughest slate with their opponents combining for a .527 winning percentage a year ago. In addition to be pitted against the NFC East and AFC West teams, they get Buffalo at home and Indy on the road to go along with their six divisional tilts with the Bengals, Ravens, and Steelers. Even if the Browns are improved, this is a tough road and is going to limit the team’s ability to produce big offensive numbers.

STUD
There’s no doubting Trent Richardson’s talent and the Browns seemingly are ready to give the ball early and often, making him the centerpiece of their offense. While we already project Richardson to be a low-end RB1 right out of the gate, owners should avoid spending a first-round pick on him as the Browns’ offense is loaded with question marks and he’s a bit unproven. His current ADP has him going 17th overall is a decent spot to grab him, but in keeper/dynasty formats his value rises immediately.

DUD
When Peyton Hillis departed via free agency it appeared as if Montario Hardesty suddenly was starting to have some fantasy value. However, the team’s drafting of Richardson crushed it quickly. He posted 388 total yards and 102 touches in limited action a year ago as he worked his way back from a knee injury. His 3.0 per carry average was not his fault, but showed that he clearly is ready to contribute to fantasy teams any time soon. He should only be considered as late-round flyer in deeper formats.

SLEEPER
Greg Little took some time to get going during his rookie season, but he showed some great flashes down the stretch. He tallied 414 receiving yards over eight games in the second half and was targeted an eye-popping 12 times. He was only able to parlay that into 61 catches for 709 yards though and only scored twice all year long.  Part of the equation was the poor play at quarterback, but Little also dropped plenty of balls. Expect some maturation entering his sophomore campaign and view him as a low-end WR3 with increased upside in PPR leagues.

NEW ADDITIONS
The Browns’ defense was average at best in 2011 and particularly struggled to put pressure on opposing quarterbacks and had problems to stop. The team attempted to address the weakness by signing free agents Frostee Rucker, a decent run-stopping defensive end from the Bengals, and situational pass rusher Juqua Thomas-Parker. While neither player will warrant much play in IDP leagues their presence does help boost the value of the Browns ST/DEF and the IDP value of Jabaal Sheard, who registered 8.5 sacks as a rookie.

POSITION BATTLE
Poor quarterback play has plagued the Browns for years. Aside from the Pro Bowl season turned in by Derek Anderson during 2007, it has been dismal under center in Cleveland. Colt McCoy appears to be the franchise’s latest failed attempt to fill it. The Browns spent a late first-round pick on 28-year old Brandon Weeden. He is expected to take the offense over immediately as a rookie, but he’ll have to hold off the incumbent McCoy. Either way there is little for fantasy owners or Browns fans to get excited about in 2012.

BENCH BUILDER
As indicator of how few other parts of the Browns’ offense that excites me from a fantasy standpoint, I’ve turned to place kicker Phil Dawson as my filler in this spot. I always take a kicker with my last pick or just spend a $1 and if you happen to grab one of the last kickers, Dawson may be worth considering. He drilled 7-of-8 kicks from 50-plus yards in 2011 and has been accurate on at least 82 percent of his attempts over the past five years. If Richardson is even remotely successful in helping the Browns move the ball Dawson could have a banner year.

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(In the best John Facenda voice) Training camp is a time when men gather as a team and battle for individual position and prestige in the heat of summer. As training camp begins to unfold, there are some really interesting position battles taking shape. Here are a couple of the quarterback battles to keep an eye, each one with major fantasy implications:

Arizona: No other team has more uncertainty under center than the Arizona Cardinals. Kurt Warner's retirement assured there would drama in Flagstaff this year. Matt Leinart is penciled in (ever so lightly) as the starter, but the offseason signing of Derek Anderson means the heat is on Leinart. In a recent scrimmage, Leinart seemed to separate himself from Anderson, but there is concern about his accuracy and arm strength, and some of the coaching staff believe Anderson has a better arm and might be better suited for their style of offense. When the dust settles in the desert, I think Leinart wins the job, but his grip will be tentative at best.

Fantasy perspective: Leinart has little value and should not be considered as anything more than a bye week filler. I love the Cardinals offensive weapons, but I don't love Leinart at all. Should Anderson win the job, I would consider Anderson a low end QB2.

Cleveland: Call this position battle, the cluster in Cleveland. A crowded field of mediocrity stands alongside the "future" Cleveland quarterback, Colt McCoy. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace were brought into Cleveland to play out this season while new President and GM Mike Holmgren grooms McCoy to take over. The real question is, when will McCoy be deemed ready and will Delhomme improve at all over his putrid performance last season?

Fantasy perspective: Don't even think about drafting Delhomme or Wallace. They are both terrible and have very few offensive weapons to help them excel. In keeper leagues, a case can be made for McCoy being a late round steal. He's a perfect west coast offense-type of quarterback, but if your goal is this year only, avoid any of Cleveland's QB candidates.

Denver: It's not necessarily a real competition in Denver's training camp yet between Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn and Tim Tebow. Orton is clearly going to be the starter and will likely hold onto that job all season. The real competition comes between Quinn and Tebow. Who will be the #2 QB? Normally that is an irrelevant question when it comes to fantasy, but when one of the candidates was a first round pick and is as hyped as Tebow, it bares watching. The Broncos management loves Tebow. He's obviously not ready to take the ball as QB, but can they find a way to work him into the playbook? They can't do that if he's the emergency/third string QB, so look for Tebow to surpass mega-bust Brady Quinn in training camp.

Fantasy perspective: Orton has decent value as a high end QB2 (nothing more) and in a keeper league, you may consider Tebow with a lot of potential, but for me, there are much better options for quarterbacks of the future. Someone in your keeper league will take the chance on Tebow though.

St. Louis: Not much of a battle between the band aid (AJ Feeley) and the franchise (Sam Bradford). However, Steve Spagnuolo has said that Feeley will start the year under center for the Rams. This is probably a good idea for the long-term health and value of Sam Bradford, but, make no mistake, Bradford will get some reps and eventually move in the starting role this year.

Fantasy perspective: Feeley has no value and Bradford has decent value as a backup QB. If you're in a keeper league, Bradford is THE QB to target. All observers have marveled at his accuracy and poise. If he can stay healthy, he could be a cornerstone to your fantasy squad for years to come.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Texas Longhorns 37-21 in one of the most bizarre and ugly national championship games I ever watched.

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, who returned for his senior year just for this minute, was forced out of the game in the Longhorn’s very first series.  Already a large underdog, Texas had the wind taken from its sail right out of the gate.

Freshman Garrett Gilbert was thrown into the heat of the action and struggled mightily through the first half before settling down to lead a Longhorns’ rally against a Crimson Tide team that had already assumed victory when they headed to the locker room.

Despite the misfortunate injury and the speculation that accompanies it, Alabama clearly still earned the championship. 

Still, how bad does it suck for McCoy? In his past two games he nearly cost his team a chance to even play in this game by not paying attention to the clock, watched as his Heisman hopes went down the drain and now gets robbed at the shot at championship he had worked so hard for.

Mark Ingram, the Heisman trophy winner, was awarded the game's Offensive MVP award. Defensive MVP honors went to Marcell Dareus who knocked Colt McCoy out of the game and returned an interception for a touchdown.

Nick Saban became the only coach to win two BCS Championships at two different schools. He led LSU to the title in 2003.

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A historic Heisman Trophy vote made Mark Ingram the winner of the most famous bronze statue in sports by the narrowest margin in its 75-year history. It also highlighted some of the problems and quirks — both new and old — in choosing college football's top player.

The Big Story...The story of Ingram becoming Alabama's first Heisman winner, along with the fact that the tailback's father of the same name — a former NFL player — is currently serving jail time, obscured a fascinating vote that produced several notable results.

Stanford tailback Toby Gerhart finished only 28 points behind Ingram. The previous tightest vote came in 1985 when Auburn's Bo Jackson won with a 45-point margin over Iowa quarterback Chuck Long.

COMPLETE RESULTS

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As we continue our series previewing the college football conferences here on GetSportsInfo, it's time to take a look at the star-studded Big 12. 

Favorite: Oklahoma

A lot of people are ready to write Oklahoma off after losing five bowl games in six years, including three National Championships, but if you look at the Sooners there's no reason to dismiss them so quickly. Sam Bradford deciding to come back and compete for a National Championship instead of cashing his check from the Jets makes the Sooners one of the top teams in the nation instantly. Bradford is a special player and the offense shouldn't lose anything coming off a year in which they averaged 51 points per contest. They have a backfield that could be the best in the nation with a 1-2 rushing punch of DeMarco Murray and Chris Brown and the coaches are high on the offensive line despite having to replace four of the five positions.  

On defense is where Oklahoma could really see improvements however. Last year the offense came up short in some offensive shootouts because the defense couldn't stop anybody, but this year the Sooners could actually hold teams in check. The defensive line boasts quite possibly the most dominant front seven in college football. They could quite possibly have six legitimate draft picks on the front line alone. Couple that with Ryan Reynolds, Keenan Clayton and Travis Lewis at the linebacker positions and no one is going to have succcess running the football. The secondary will not be near as talented as the front seven, but they should be better than last year and not near as much of a weakness especially with the pressure being provided up front. 

Sleeper: Missouri

Everyone is expecting Missouri to slip back into mediocrity, and with good reason after losing players such as Chase Daniel, Chase Coffman, Jeff Wolfert, Jeremy Maclin, Stryker Sulak, Ziggy Hood, William Moore, Brock Christopher, and Tommy Saunders. However, the future is not as grim as many believe. Head Coach Gary Pinkel and his staff have done an unbelievable job when it comes to recruiting. They haven't let a single big recruit slip out of Missouri and have even been able to steal some top talents out of places like Texas and other locations with big name programs to actually upgrade the talent of the team. They will be young and will have a lot of potential that has to be realized before success will come, but this team has maybe as much talent as any in the conference.  New starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert will have to replace legend Chase Daniel, but he will actually allow the offense to do things that they couldn't with Daniel. He has more upside than Daniel did and with that flexibility he provides them it's not out of the question to say he could have Tigers fans forgetting about their beloved Daniel. 

Overrated: Texas

Now before everyone gets all pissed off about that, know that I'm not saying Texas won't be good and win a lot of games... Because they are and they will. However, when anything less than winning a Big 12 title and ending up in Pasadena in early January is acceptable there is a big chance that this team is overrated and won't achieve those standards. Oklahoma is better, Oklahoma State has the potential and maturity to pull an upset, unlike last year, and going to Missouri could be a letdown game for the Longhorns if the Red River rivalry doesn't go in their favor. 

Final Take: 

The Big 12 is not as good as the SEC is top to bottom, but it is a heck of a lot more fun to watch. With stars on every roster in this conference, Saturdays should consist of bigtime offensive shootouts on a regular basis. The Big 12 could boast seven of the top ten draft choices in next year's NFL draft.

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The bowl games finally start this weekend. Fellow GetSportsInfo.com writer, Jeremy Fischer, and myself have put together our picks including how confident we are in them. In case you've never done a pick 'em game like this before, here's how it works. In addition to picking who you think will win the game, you assign a number to that pick as to how confident you think that pick is going to be right. There are 34 bowl games this year (way too many in most people's opinion, but that's beside the point), so the max number of confidence points you can give to one game is, yep, you guessed it, 34. The game you are least confident in you assign one point too, and fill in everything in between.

A lot of office pools are done like this and make it much more challenging than simply picking a winner for each game. As J-Fish states when it comes to doing a pick 'em game like this, "I have seen many strategies and I prefer the one that calls for using the higher confidence points on the bigger BCS games." He goes on to give his reasons as to why.

"Right or wrong, the larger conference teams get more coverage. The more information that is out there, the better informed pick you can make. The more informed you are, the more confident you'll be about a particular selection." Makes sense right? So picking the BCS bowl games really isn't as difficult as picking some of the more obscure games like the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl between Southern Mississippi and Troy that provide more difficulty in not only picking who will win, but deciding how confident you are in that pick.

J-Fish goes on to say, "Unless you fancy yourself as the next Jimmy the Greek, don't over analyze. The amount of games will definitely lead to paralysis-by-analysis." In my opinion, when it comes to picking some of the lower level bowl games, its almost more of a gut feeling when making that selection than anything else.

With all that said, let's get to the picks. What you'll find below is the bowl schedule starting with the first game on the docket all the way to the National Championship game on January 8th. With each pick you'll see both J-Fish's pick as well as my own with a little bit of analysis and how many confidence points (#) we have assigned to the pick we've made. Let's get to it with a look at the BCS games.

January 1st
ROSE - Penn State vs. USC
JFISH: USC (34) - Too much defense.
DICO: USC (32) - Too much USC! PSU hasn't seen anything like the Trojans this year. Ask OSU how things worked out for them. Plus this is a "home game" for the Trojans.

FEDEX ORANGE - Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
JFISH: Cincinnati (22) - 1st BCS bowl berth will drive the Bearcats.
DICO: Cincinnati (10) - Special teams could be the difference in this game. Mardy Gilyard for the Bearcats is one of the best in the country in the return game. A chance to finish the season in the Top 10 will push the Bearcats to a win.

January 2nd
ALLSTATE SUGAR - Utah vs. Alabama
JFISH: Alabama (32) - Utah hasn't faced a defense like this.
DICO: Alabama (33) - See JFISH's comments...the Utes will have a hard time stopping the 'Bama offense as well.

January 5th
TOSTITOS FIESTA - Ohio State vs. Texas
JFISH: Texas (33) - Too much speed on defense, and the Horns will be playing angry because of the whole BIG XII, BCS screw job.
DICO: Texas (31) - QB Colt McCoy will be too much even for a good Buckeyes' defense. Terrelle Pryor will see what team speed on defense is all about against the Longhorns.

January 8th
FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Florida vs. Oklahoma
JFISH: Florida (26) - Tebow/Harvin will find a way.
DICO: Oklahoma (22) - Bradford leads the most potent offense in the country. Even with the loss of DeMarco Murray at RB, the Sooners won't miss a beat. Expect a high scoring affair.

COMPLETE PICKS (ALL 34 GAMES) 

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This year's Heisman race was a great debate and now that it is over it still is. Here are few different takes from around the web...

WORTHY CHOICE, WASN'T RIGHT CHOICE (Mike Bianchi - Orlando Sentinel)
"The Heisman Trophy is supposed to go to the "Most Outstanding Player" in college football. It did not Saturday. It went to the Most Dazzling Passer. Tebow was victimized by being Tebow — perhaps the most famous and highly publicized player in college football history. Some fans and voters are obviously sick of the massive Tebow lovefest that has permeated college football since Tebow signed with UF. How else do you explain Tebow receiving more first-place votes (309) than any of the other candidates, but finishing third because he was completely left off 154 of the 904 ballots?"

THE VOTERS GOT IT RIGHT (Scott Hansen - BleacherReport.com)
"For the second straight year, the voters got it right. Well, most of them. In a not-as-close-as-expected but should-have-been-more-of-a-landslide vote, Oklahoma gunslinger Sam Bradford is the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner. True, Bradford didn’t receive the most first place votes, becoming the third winner to not win the majority vote. Tebow received the most in 2008. If Bradford has a similar junior season, he will be the best college quarterback of all-time. He might already be. After just two seasons, Bradford has thrown for 84 touchdowns—29 more than Rex Grossman did at Florida after two seasons. Bradford led his troops to 60 points or more in five straight games, something no other signal caller has done in the history of college football."

MCCOY SHOULD'VE WON HEISMAN (Nick Mordowanec - CollegeNews.com)
"Colt McCoy should win the Heisman. Although Tim Tebow has had a great season following last year’s amazing stats and put his Gators on his shoulders against Alabama, he still has a wide array of weapons surrounding him every Saturday. Sam Bradford has dead-on accuracy and a strong arm for his size, but he has the biggest and most athletic offensive line blocking for him every play. McCoy leads his team in passing, rushing and touchdowns. He has not had one bad game all season and he did lead his team past the Oklahoma Sooners on a neutral field. He did the most with the least and his team got snubbed out of the Big 12 Championship game and, essentially, the national title game.

FORGET THE QB's (Cory McCartney - SI.com)
"The Red Raiders sophomore wide receiver fits the Heisman's own criteria as "the most outstanding player in college football." He should be the one holding up that fabled trophy. But as we all know, "the most outstanding player" doesn't always take home the hardware. Michael Crabtree, this season, is that rare player that is both the nation's best individual player as well as the best player on a team in the title race, regardless of his position. With 78 receptions for 1,010 yards and 18 scores, his numbers are down from his record-setting freshman year in which he caught 134 balls for 1,962 yards and 22 TDs."

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Last week I posted my top five candidates for the Heisman Trophy. After this past weekend's games one player has separated himself from the pack in my opinion. Another has moved up in my rankings. Below are my top five after week eleven and if they're rising or falling.

1. Graham Harrell: In a word, ridiculous! Harrell went 40-for-50 for 456 yards and six touchdowns and no interceptions against Oklahoma State Saturday night. In my opinion the guy has separated himself from the rest of the field and the Heisman is his to lose right now. His stats for the season: 4077 yards, 36 PaTDs, 5 INTs, 6 RuTDs and a completion percentage of 71.7%. Texas Tech has the week off in preparation for another big game against Oklahoma. Even if Harrell falters some in that game, I still don't see how he's not the choice for the Heisman
Stock - Holding Strong

2. Colt McCoy: He was ranked fourth in my rankings last week after Texas lost to Texas Tech. After throwing for 300 yards and five TDs against Baylor this past weekend he jumps up in the rankings. He's thrown for 2,879 yards on the season which is nothing to get excited about, but he's thrown for 28 scores and ran for another seven TDs and 449 yards. His completion percentage of 78% is crazy.
Stock - Up

3. Michael Crabtree: He's the best receiver in the country. With three more scores this past weekend against Oklahoma State, he now has 18 TDs on the season. He put himself on the map and in most "experts" top five last week with his performance and game winning catch and score against Texas. He has 78 catches this season and 1,010 yards. Having Harrell as his QB has definitely helped him come into strong consideration for the Heisman.
Stock - Holding

4. Sam Bradford: His 320 yards and four scores against Texas A&M this past weekend has him in definite consideration for the highest honor in college football. He leads the country in passing TDs with 38 and if it weren't for Harrell, Bradford would probably be leading in the chase for the Heisman right now. His 3,406 yards are second only to Harrell for those in the hunt for the trophy. Even though he's fallen one spot in my rankings, he's still making a stronger case for consideration.
Stock - Up

5. Tim Tebow: He doesn't do anything to excite me or standout, but he's the leader of his team and running a well oiled offensive machine for Florida. He's only thrown for 1,740 and rushed for 354, but he's scored a total of 27 TDs (10 rushing) on the season. He's efficient as well, completing almost 65% of his passes and only throwing two INTs this season.
Stock - Down

On the Bubble
Dez Bryant - WR - Oklahoma State: 64 Recs, 1,140 yards, 15 TDs  Stock - Up
Javon Ringer - RB - Michigan State: 353 RuAtt, 1,548 yards, 20 TDs  Stock - Holding
Max Hall - QB - Brigham Young: 3,070 Yards Passing, 32 TDs, 7 INTs  Stock - Up
Knowshon Moreno - RB - Georgia: 188 RuAtt, 1,113 yards, 15 TDs  Stock - Down

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With just a few weeks left in the college football season, its really time to start the Heisman consideration. Yes, its been talked about all season, but now most players have had the chance to play in big time games. To me, that's what should define the Heisman winner. Can you put up big numbers all season? And even more so, can you put up solid numbers in games against tough/ranked opponents?

Here are my top five (dominated by QBs) complete with their stats from their last game and season stats along with an explanation as to why I have them ranked where they are.

1. Graham Harrell (QB - Texas Tech) - Last game vs. Texas: 36/53, 474 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs. Season stats: 3,621 yards, 36 total TDs (6 rushing), 5 INTs, 70.7% completion rate. Harrell looked amazing on Saturday night against Texas. He made precision passes and his game-winning pass to Michael Crabtree was just ridiculous. The slogan in Red Raider nation is, "Guns up!" Harrell, no doubt, is a gun-slinger but the touch he puts on the ball and the placement he has on his passes are, in my opinion, the best in the country. He has a tough stretch in his next two games against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. If he can continue to put up these solid numbers in those two games, even if Texas Tech were to stumble and lose, he should be, in my opinion, the top vote getter in the country.
   
2. Michael Crabtree (WR - Texas Tech) - Last game vs. Texas: 10 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD. Season stats: 70 rec, 921 yards, 15 TDs. His game-winning catch against Texas this week alone puts him in the Heisman talk I feel. But his solid numbers for the season should get him more consideration than they currently are. He's not a flashy receiver, but he's without a doubt the best in the country at his position. He'll get the recognition he deserves after the game he had against Texas, but I doubt he'll move up into anyone's top three, and here I have him at No. 2. I'll admit, I may be ranking him a little too high considering the guys that I have behind him, but to me, he embodies exactly what the winner of the Heisman Trophy should be.
   
3. Sam Bradford (QB - Oklahoma) - Last game vs. Nebraska: 19/27, 311 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT. Season stats: 3,086 yards, 37 total TDs (3 rushing), 6 INTs, 68% completion rate. To say Bradford lit up the Nebraska defense on Saturday would be an understatement. Even in Oklahoma's only loss of the season, to Texas, he still threw for 387 yards and 5 TDs. He's only had two games this season where he threw for less than 300 yards and has thrown for over 400 yards twice, almost three times as he threw for 395 yards against Cincinnati. If Oklahoma can somehow run the table and win the Big 12 title, I could definitely see him winning the Heisman over a few other QBs within the same conference.
   
4. Colt McCoy (QB - Texas): Last game vs. Texas Tech - 20/34, 294 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT. Season stats - 2,579 yards, 30 total TDs (7 rushing), 5 INTs, 79% completion rate. McCoy is without a doubt one of the best players in the country. I could easily swap him and Harrell in my rankings, but after this last week's game, I think a No. 4 ranking fits. He's had a tough stretch of games in his last four having to face Oklahoma, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. McCoy has fared well though in those games, throwing for 1299 yards (almost half his season total), 7 TDs and just 2 INTs. Even if Texas had beaten Texas Tech, I think I'd still have McCoy here at No. 4, maybe No. 2 because that would mean Crabtree didn't have that game-winning catch.
   
5. Tim Tebow (QB - Florida) - Last game vs. Georgia: 10/13, 154 yards, 5 total TDs (3 rushing). Season stats: 1,569 passing yards, 14 TDs, 2 INTs, 266 rushing yards, 8 TDs. The reinging Heisman winner isn't putting up jaw-dropping numbers by any means, but he is efficient and I wouldn't want any other QB in the country to run my goaline offense, that's for sure. The Gators have been lighting up the scoreboard lately, thanks in large part to Tebow.

On the bubble: Chase Daniel (QB - Missouri), Knowshown Moreno (RB - Georgia), Donald Brown (RB - UCONN), Javon Ringer (RB - Michigan State), and Kendall Hunter (RB - Oklahoma State)

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I'm back, baby!  That's right.  This is your buddy, JFish, back for another season of college football.  However, I'll be in a bit different capacity this season.  Some of you may know that I host the wildly popular (or so I like to think) show, Fantasy Fastball, on GetSports Radio.  Due to the fact that the Fastball show will be popping in from time-to-time throughout baseball's offseason, making it a year-round commitment, and some other writing commitments I have, I'm leaving the in-depth college writing to newbie, Scott Heckle, and others.

I'll be popping in once a week to deliver my personal Top 10 rankings (let's face it, if you're not in the Top 10 in the Bowl Crap System, you don't have a chance), and I'll also be reviving a segment from a show I used to host in the early days of GetSports Radio (College Football Weekly) called Dorm Room Notes.  As always, no wagering.  Enjoy.

Top 10 Power Rankings

1. USC: Sanchez's knee is fine.  They rolled a very good defensive team in Virginia in their house. 

2. Oklahoma:  It was just Chattanooga, I know.  But they have the best offensive and defensive line in college football.  That will carry them through.  As a Texas graduate, that hurt to write.

3. Georgia:  Anymore injuries and these guys are toast.  Look for them to fall as their brutal schedule kicks in.

4. Ohio State:  With or without Beanie, they won't beat USC. 

5. Missouri:  Hanging 52 on Ron Zook's boys is no small feat.  Giving up 42 worries me though.

6. Florida:  Looked very good without Percy Harvin.  Should be an interesting game this Saturday with in-state rivals, The "U".

7. LSU:  Crowd didn't have the typical rowdiness, due to the early start time because of The German Hurricane.  But the defending champs looked as rowdy as ever on the field.

8. West Virginia:  Still have a big question about their defense.  We all know they can score.  They will get a great test Saturday vs. potential BCS buster East Carolina.

9. Alabama:  That dominant display against a good Clemson team was impressive.  We'll see if they can keep it up when SEC games begin.

10. Texas:  Colt McCoy accomplished something only one other QB at Texas has accomplished:  Passing for 200 yards, Running for 100 yards in multiple games.  The other QB?  "He who walks on water"; Vince Young.  Horns should be undefeated until the Oklahoma game, as usual.  Then all bets are off.

Dorm Room Notes

Congrats to ECU for outbeamering, beamer-ball

Clemson still can't win when it matters. 

Pittsburgh continues to underwhelm, no matter how much preseason hype they get.

Auburn's offense still stinks, which is why they are not in my Top 10

Top 4 Potential BCS Busters:  BYU, Utah, Fresno State, East Carolina

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