I think Steele has the most players listed on the depth chart, but Athlon normally includes a 2 deep for each team.Originally Posted by razorback44
I think Steele has the most players listed on the depth chart, but Athlon normally includes a 2 deep for each team.
Two deep will work. I just like to study up on everyone before the season starts. Thanks for the heads up!
I like the Sporting News. My big beef with Phil Steele is that he recycles half the stuff he wrote in last year's magazine in the next year. The majority of the stuff he writes on each team is about players no longer at the school. I want a PREview not a REview.
Every year I say the "review" thing to myself as a reason not to buy, but every year I end up buying. I like to tinker with rosters so I usually get won over by the expanded depth charts, huge amount of stats, and player rankings. That being said I do buy other magazines as well because I do like to read about the current personnel of the teams. I've been buying Sporting News previews since the early 90's (still have one with a Peyton Manning UT cover) but haven't seen any ads or anything for this year's edition.
Yeah, I don't know when the Sporting News comes out. Being in Canada my local bookstore sucks when it comes to getting college football magazines in. It's just not big around here. You are definitely right about all the stats Steele includes. I just wish he wrote more about the upcoming team. I remember being really disappointed the first (and last time) I bought his magazine.
I heard a rumor a couple weeks back that TSN isn't going to be doing CFB preview mags this year, but I haven't been able to confirm that.
Doing a quick glance on their site, I think you are right.
They quit making their weekly printed publication and it would appear they have ended the yearbooks as well.It's a shame as I enjoyed TSN more than SI and felt their preview mags were among the best on the market.
So I guess I'll move on to the Athlon review this year when I can find it.
I just came from Wal-Mart and I saw the Phil Steele mag. To all you guys who like it, you're a better man than I. I don't like having to cipher through the Da Vinci Code to get information. It's all short-hand mumbo jumbo and I can't get down with it.
for the heck of it, i just bought Phil S again
Yeah I always buy Athlon, however Im gonna miss Sporting News.... I always buy about 3 mags every year... I have to have something to tie me over until NCAA football gets released...
I watch these to pass the time sometimes and check out other teams.
http://youtube.com/user/JoshMTD?client=mv-google
Sweet man thanks!!! I usually watch old footage of games on youtube all the time.... I like watching old games on TV, but it drives my wife crazy....
Just as an offer, if you decide to get Phil Steele in the future and you need a code breaker, I know it pretty well now. I used the Phil Steele mags from 1995-1998 to help with my 1995 Buckeyes creation, so I spent a lot of time reading his codes.
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Just saw the 2012 Lindy Preview mag in the Houston Airport.
If you read the bottom of the Tulane page, the QB at the high school I'm the athletic trainer at gets a blurb. He was a 4* recruit who chose Tulane over, most notably, Texas A&M.
Last edited by souljahbill; 06-01-2012 at 07:26 AM.
There was a segment of the Aggie fanbase that took that loss pretty hard.
He changed his mind because:
1) He wanted to stay home, especially after
2) they fired Mike Sherman.
Because I'm a Southern Miss man, I'd talk smack everyday about how he'll never beat USM, even betting that I'd get a Green Wave tattoo if he's the reason Tulane ever beats my Golden Eagles. He's a good kid. I hope he does well.
Fixed.
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he cant be that good ? how do you choose Tulane if you can actually play ? its a great academic school..like the ivy league of the south..so why would a jock go there ?
Maybe ....
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