Anyone Get Any Of The Preview Mags?

[R. Rich]

I have the Athlon and Lindy's guides. Good stuff. There's still a couple more I'll pick up down the road.

 

Anyone else get these mags yet, or any others?

[CBusBillsFan]

I have the Sporting News College Football Preview, it has a lot of really neat stuff. If you want to know what magazine has the most accurate predictions go here:

 

http://preseason.stassen.com/prediction-ac...y/2004-5yr.html

[R. Rich]

It figures that Phil Steele's would be up there. I bought it for the first time last year, and it is by far the best preview mag on the market. It cost a bit more (approximately $9 compared to the normal $6-$8 or so for the others), but it is worth it. So far, I have Athlon, Lindy's, and Steele's. I'm going to get the Street and Smith's and possibly Sporting News also.

[JinVA]

None as yet Rich but that will change this weekend. I usually pick up one college and one NFL mag every Fourth of July weekend. Makes for great beach reading material.

[CBusBillsFan]

I've always wondered if the Steele mag was worth the extra price. I will have to pick it up now. The only thing I have heard is that he uses shorthand that is uncommon and makes it difficult to read.

[R. Rich]

It's not that difficult to read, actually, and it is worth the extra buck or two they charge.

[CBusBillsFan]

Thanks for the help, I will definitely pick one up this year.

[Tux of Borg]

I bought the Sporting News College Football Preview. They list both the 1st and 2nd string players in there. They also put asterisks next to returning starters. I like the fact I can look at Notre Dame's defense, and see that they only have 3 returning starters. Kind of gives you a feel of a teams strengths and weaknesses.

[Mark VI]

It figures that Phil Steele's would be up there.  I bought it for the first time last year, and it is by far the best preview mag on the market.  It cost a bit more (approximately $9 compared to the normal $6-$8 or so for the others), but it is worth it.  So far, I have Athlon, Lindy's, and Steele's.  I'm going to get the Street and Smith's and possibly Sporting News also.

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I was at Barnes & Noble yesterday and bought the Phil Steele College preview guide. 328 pages and the best preview issue by a mile. Will cut out the coupon in the back and send in for the free NFL preview guide, sent in August.

 

What a great read.

[R. Rich]

It sure is, Mark. As I mentioned before, last year was my first getting Steele's mag, but it certainly won't be the last. It's a must have for college football junkies like myself. Actually, I now have 9 mags for both college and pro:

 

Athlon college

Athlon pro

PFW

Street & Smith's pro

Lindy's college

Lindy's pro

Steele's college

Sporting News college

Sporting News pro

 

Although I haven't received it yet, I did send away for the free Steele's pro guide (I didn't do this last year; wish I had). I still want to pick up the Street & Smith's college guide also.

[CBusBillsFan]

Personally, I wasn't impressed by Athlon this year. It doesn't have anything about non top 25 teams and other than the conference that you choose. For about the same price I can get every team in Steele's mag that I finally picked up this year.

[R. Rich]

Personally, I wasn't impressed by Athlon this year. It doesn't have anything about non top 25 teams and other than the conference that you choose. For about the same price I can get every team in Steele's mag that I finally picked up this year.

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Athlon isn't great, but I think it's better than Street & Smith's or Sporting News. Lindy's is pretty good; other than Steele's, it's the one I like the most.

 

What did you think of Steele's?

[CBusBillsFan]

Steele's was great! Packed with info, and the shorthand is bad at all. It has two pages on EVERY D-IA team. Not for the casual fan, but if you are a die-hard college football fan it really is the premier magazine.