The Upside is More Football 😎

Week 1 of the NFL is in the books. But the great thing about football is that you get to do it all again the following weekend. That’s exactly what kicks off tonight as we get to watch the TNF game between the Dolphins and Bills which should make for a good game — but TNF means that you need to have those fantasy rosters locked in for any players that could be hurt or otherwise not playing… So the full injury report at the end of the newsletter. 

QnA’s⁉️

Q: Can Michigan or Notre Dame afford to lose another game and still make the playoffs?

A: For Michigan it’s always a possibility because of the conference champion with an automatic bid so that’s always on the table. As for Notre Dame, in my opinion, they can’t lose another game even with their tough schedule and expect a playoff spot. I think that there will be far too many teams in between with a better season record than the Fighting Irish if they lose 2 or more games. The truth is that I could very much see the the committee giving Notre Dame the benefit if their only other loss is to a conference champion Louisville or USC. More likely if the loss is to Louisville though since it will be earlier on in the season opposed to the last game.

Q: Who will be benched first this season, Bryce Young or Daniel Jones?

A: Bryce Young is without a doubt the worst QB in the leauge and it’s not even close. However, I think Drew Lock is a more viable backup than the likes of an Andy Dalton. It’s just more likely to replace your bad draft pick than a guy you paid hundreds of millions to.

Hold On! There’s More Football 🔽🏈

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins -2.5

A home game for Miami in what almost seems like a must win considering the Dolphins are 2-12 versus the Bills since they drafted Josh Allen. Lingering injuries and possible “arrests” could put this Miami team in a tough position come game time especially in a year where Josh Allen is trying to prove that he can do it without a top 5 receiver. Expect this game to be an offensive showdown as EPSNBet has the total at 49.5.

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs -5.0

The Bengals took a horrific loss last week to what many believe is going to be the worst team in the NFL this year. Contract negotiations and Burrow battling injuries it seems like the team that once defeated the Chiefs in the 2021 AFC Championship is no longer. But with a bad loss at their back, the Bengals could bounce back and take one… but highly unlikely inside Arrowhead.

My Biggest Question… 🐦‍⬛

What’s Coming to Campus? College Football Review 🎓

Biggest Games of Week 3:
#20 Arizona vs #14 Kansas State
#16 LSU vs South Carolina
#24 Boston College vs #6 Missouri

We have two ranked vs ranked matchups on the slate and another game of two solid SEC teams that I think could be interesting as the Tigers go on the road to Williams-Brice Stadium to play a South Carolina team that absolutely dominated Kentucky in Week 2.

In Other News 🗞️ 👀

The PAC is BACK! The Pac 12 announced that Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, and Fresno State would all be joining the conference alongisde the remaining members of Oregon State and Washington State. It officially makes this conference the conference of the “states”. With a bunch of luck the league will get Florida State to join as well.

We saw what we thought was the collapse of the Pac 12 but could it have been the revival? Unless the conference gets some heavy hitters — it’s unlikely that Pac 12 will be the name that it once was even with how powerful the conference branding is.

The issue causes the Mountain West Conference to potentially fall below the NCAA requirements unless they also get some new names to meet the minimum of eight teams.

My concern from the beginning is that all the conferences are under collapse to where we potentially see these schools part ways with the NCAA in what I believe is not in the far future. I believe the now Power Four conferences are soon headed to just three with the ACC being the conference left out of the conversation.

🚨INJURY REPORT🚨

🛑 Don’t forget to set your fantasy lineups for the week but watch out for these players because they could be on the sideline 🔽

Quarterbacks (QB):

Josh Allen - Full Participation in Practice
Mitchell Trubisky - Full Participation in Practice
Jordan Love - Did Not Participate In Practice
Kyler Murray - Full Participation in Practice
Joe Burrow - Full Participation in Practice
Russell Wilson - Limited Participation in Practice

Running Backs (RB):

Ty Johnson - Full Participation in Practice
De'Von Achane - Limited Participation in Practice
Raheem Mostert - OUT
Kenneth Walker III - Did Not Participate In Practice
Antonio Gibson - Limited Participation in Practice
Rhamondre Stevenson - Limited Participation in Practice
Brian Robinson - Full Participation in Practice
Josh Jacobs - Limited Participation in Practice
MarShawn Lloyd - Limited Participation in Practice
Hassan Haskins - Limited Participation in Practice
Jamaal Williams - Full Participation in Practice

Wide Receivers (WR):

Malik Washington - OUT
Jordan Addison - Did Not Participate In Practice
Jalen Nailor - Full Participation in Practice
Tyler Lockett - Limited Participation in Practice
Gunner Olszewski - Did Not Participate In Practice
Darius Slayton - Did Not Participate In Practice
A.T. Perry - Full Participation in Practice
Rashid Shaheed - Full Participation in Practice
Jerry Jeudy - Full Participation in Practice
Xavier Weaver - Limited Participation in Practice
Roman Wilson - Limited Participation in Practice
Keenan Allen - Did Not Participate In Practice
Rome Odunze - Did Not Participate In Practice
Josh Reynolds - Did Not Participate In Practice
Devaughn Vele - Did Not Participate In Practice
Marquise Brown - Did Not Participate In Practice

Tight Ends (TE):

Quintin Morris - Full Participation in Practice
Pharaoh Brown - Limited Participation in Practice
Noah Fant - Limited Participation in Practice
Zach Ertz - Did Not Participate In Practice
Foster Moreau - Limited Participation in Practice
Dallin Holker - Limited Participation in Practice
Davis Allen - Did Not Participate In Practice
Tommy Tremble - Limited Participation in Practice
Tanner Hudson - Did Not Participate In Practice
Dalton Schultz - Did Not Participate In Practice

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