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betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #2478 on:** **Today** at 10:13:46 AM »

Quote from: Mdot21 on Today at 09:39:17 AM

are there even CFB fantasy leagues? I do know that the fantasy football teams along with the online/app gambling has really made the NFL explode in popularity. NFL is more popular than it has ever been.

I think CFB fantasy stuff exists, but it's not strongly popular.

One of the biggest problems is that with 130 FBS teams and a complete lack of parity, there are just too many players and too many lopsided matchups. One of the things that make NFL fantasy interesting is the relative scarcity--if you're playing in a 12 team league, the number of "superstars" dries up quickly so you really have to think about your draft to make sure you get someone good. With college fantasy, and quarterbacks specifically, you have too many teams like the old school June Jones Hawaii teams, or the Mike Leach "air raid" teams, where these teams aren't actually all that good and the QBs mostly pedestrian, but they put up massive stats.

NFL fantasy football is a pretty solid product, and much of what makes it so completely breaks when you try to translate that to CFB.

ELA · « **Reply #2479 on:** **Today** at 10:45:52 AM »

Yeah, that's the biggest issue. I think as more offenses open up, it has become a little bit better, or you can limit it to Power 4 teams. But as pointed out, in the NFL the best players usually translate to the best stats.

In college football, guys would draft and stash the Texas Tech or Hawaii backup QBs, simply because they were one injury away from being the MVP

Mdot21 · « **Reply #2480 on:** **Today** at 10:47:29 AM »

maybe we should start a fantasy league limited to only B1G & SEC players. would probably be a much better product and make those two conference even more popular.

bayareabadger · « **Reply #2481 on:** **Today** at 10:57:14 AM »

Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on Today at 10:13:46 AM

I think CFB fantasy stuff exists, but it's not strongly popular.

One of the biggest problems is that with 130 FBS teams and a complete lack of parity, there are just too many players and too many lopsided matchups. One of the things that make NFL fantasy interesting is the relative scarcity--if you're playing in a 12 team league, the number of "superstars" dries up quickly so you really have to think about your draft to make sure you get someone good. With college fantasy, and quarterbacks specifically, you have too many teams like the old school June Jones Hawaii teams, or the Mike Leach "air raid" teams, where these teams aren't actually all that good and the QBs mostly pedestrian, but they put up massive stats.

NFL fantasy football is a pretty solid product, and much of what makes it so completely breaks when you try to translate that to CFB.

I think I knew someone who played it, but it seems like too much of a hassle. Plus you end up having to know productive players for random teams, it ends up losing any hope of casuals.

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Topic: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.

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