Watch List prospect Jalil picks San Diego State

...List member, had early scholarship offers from Arizona State and Washington and was receiving heavy interest from Miami, USC, UCLA and several other programs. "I just committed to San Diego State," Jalil said. "I've...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

Week 9 NFL point-spread moves

...the wise guys some of that action because we'll get it back from the public." Matchup: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots Line moves: Opened Pats minus-12, currently Pats minus-10.5. What...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2009

FBO: Week 9 matchup projections

Football Outsiders checks in with its weekly look at players whose matchups will elevate or deflate their fantasy value Sunday. Plus, as temperatures drop, they look at the effect weather has on fantasy performance.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Texas Chase Chasers

...our last visit there in April? He visited Victory Lane. (His last remaining oh-fer track? Homestead-Miami, home of the season finale.) As always, I rank the 12 Chasers in the order of who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

One giant step for the offense

For the Saints offense, a little misdirection goes a long way -- a league-best 428.7 yards per game, to be exact. And it all starts with making linebackers take one false step.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Shaw will visit Hurricanes and not Sooners

...but has had a change of plans. "I canceled my visit to Oklahoma and will be visiting Miami now," Shaw said. "I've always liked Miami and the swagger they played with. It looks like...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

FBO: Crunching the numbers, Week 9

Football Outsiders turns their metrics to Week 9. Among the observations: The Panthers are set up to beat the Saints; the Eagles are truly a tale of two halves; in the BAL/CIN game, look at Kelley Washington; and San Diego knows how to play from behind.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Mel's Matchups: Week 10

Mel Kiper looks at the key matchups of Week 10 in college football, including two main CB-WR battles in Tuscaloosa, Jared Odrick vs. Justin Boren in Happy Valley, and a few Big 12 pass-rushers getting challenged.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Time to make some picks

I had an OK week last week; I went 10-9-1 against the line, putting me at 11-over for the season versus the number. The good was picking Tennessee to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Scout Team: The perfect trade offer

In harnessing the power of hyperbolic discounting, ESPN The Magazine's Scott Burton provides the framework for the perfect fantasy football trade offer. Plus eight useful projections from Burton's old pal, the Insider Fantasy Scout tool.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Scoring on the rise? Let's investigate ...

Is the NBA on pace for record scoring numbers? John Hollinger investigates.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Cody's effort improving but weight issue remains

Massive Alabama NT Terrence Cody is playing with better effort and consistency this season than last, when he burst on the scene with all kinds of hyp...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Scouts Take: Miami at New England

Preview | November 04, 2009

WR Stills will visit Michigan instead of Penn State

...Nov. 14), Michigan (Nov. 21) and Florida (Nov. 28). I'm trying to decide between Oregon and Miami for my last visit. Oregon looks great right now and I've always liked Miami a lot...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009

LSU has advantage of Texas talent

...probably end up being the state's leading rusher this year. LSU also really likes Jakhari Gore (Miami, Fla./Columbus) and Gore, the nephew of San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore, is high on...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 03, 2009