We’re nine weeks into the fantasy football season and things are starting to get interesting. With the bye weeks soon evaporating and the fantasy playoffs looming, it’s time to start planning ahead. Check the schedules for your fantasy studs for weeks 14-17. If you have some bad matchups, it could be time to make a trade or find someone on waivers who has better matchups. A … [Read more...] about Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
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Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
By just glancing at the list of bye teams below, you can already begin to feel the pain of a number of fantasy owners. Elite quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends are all sitting this week out, and a once lush waiver wire is now as lean as Kyle Orton’s chances of starting again in Denver. But this week is not as bleak as it appears on first glance. Here are … [Read more...] about Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
The NFL trade deadline is usually the most boring of all the major sports, but that wasn’t the case this week. Some big trades not only changed the fortunes of some NFL teams, but the fantasy football landscape. Are your ready for the changes? … [Read more...] about Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
2011 Fantasy Football Awards (Week Two)
America’s favorite game is back and The Sports Bank has you covered with the best and worst of what was Fantasy Football Week Two. The quarterbacks continued to flash their brilliance, but it was the week of the receiver as three of the five top spots in fantasy went to those with the soft hands. After two weeks, we're left asking ourselves if the running back position is … [Read more...] about 2011 Fantasy Football Awards (Week Two)
Fantasy Football Studs, Duds & Sleepers: AFC West
With the NFL lockout finally behind us, football fans can finally turn our attention from the courtrooms and onto the field, where it belongs. In the coming weeks, I will rank the fantasy studs, duds and sleepers for each division. Today, the AFC West goes under the microscope. … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football Studs, Duds & Sleepers: AFC West
When Will Joel Maturi Fire Tim Brewster?
Tim Brewster signed a contract extension this offseason that will keep him as the Gophers head coach through the 2013 season. In a town that has been famous for terrible football coaches (Glen Mason, Mike Tice, Brad Childress), this should come as no surprise. But only three days after the Gophers lost to USC in a game that had no business being as close as it was, it is … [Read more...] about When Will Joel Maturi Fire Tim Brewster?
Two Minnesota Gophers Selected in NFL Draft
By Mike Gallagher The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team definitely did better for themselves in the NFL draft than they did for themselves on the football field. … [Read more...] about Two Minnesota Gophers Selected in NFL Draft
Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes
By Mike Gallagher 68 teams, 34 bowls, lots and lots of corporate sponsorships and money being thrown around. Clearly, college football has gotten money-based to the point of any true sports fan being nauseated, as more than half of FBS teams make it to a bowl. Obviously this makes for a lot of meaningless football, and December 31st’s Insight Bowl was, without a doubt, … [Read more...] about Insight Bowl Sheds Even More Insight on Gophers Holes