Phil Steele

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What They're Saying About Phil Steele And His College Football Preview The Media... “While Steele, like all of us, has had some notable busts over the years, in general, his are the most accurate predictions of any notable publication. The reasons are twofold. For one, he clearly puts more time and detail into this endeavor than any reasonably sane person (I believe they had to create a new font size to accommodate all the info he crams onto a single page). But more importantly, Steele, more so than most prognosticators, puts as much emphasis on trying to project forward as backward, on guessing how a team will mature and how it will fare against its given schedule rather than defaulting to how it did the year before. A classic example came in 2008. I was still an AP voter at the time and clung firmly to my belief that a preseason poll should be treated solely as a "starting point." If a team finished the previous year No. 2 and returned 17 starters, it deserved to start the next season just as high. Hence, most other voters and I had Georgia (which fit that exact description) No. 1. Steele, on the other hand, went with Florida, a team that lost four games the previous year -- including a blowout to Georgia -- but had both potential and a more favorable schedule. Guess who was right?” --Stewart Mandel, Senior College Football Writer SI.com June 2, 2010 “The annual is a book I tuck alongside my computer all season. Doesn't weigh me down so much either, now that so many schools elected to quit printing press guides. Merely scratching the surface took a few hours out of a rainy holiday, but it sure beats Mow Fourth. The $8.95 cover price is money well spent for anyone who follows the college pigskin.” --Kevin Haskin, Topeka Capital-Journal, July 5, 2010 “Out of all of the College Football magazines there’s one that is consistent, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. As a College Football Hall of Famer and Color Football Analyst it’s refreshing to have so much information at your fingertips” -- Keith Jackson Sr. "It is clearly the most indispensable source I have. As Chuck Heston once said, they'll get mine by prying it from my dead, cold hands." -- Tim Griffin, ESPN.COM Blogger "I have been broadcasting JMU football since 1981 and there has never been a better preseason guide to FCS, Division 1-AA football, than this year's Phil Steele's ACC/Big East College Football Preview!" -- Mike Schikman, WSVA-am Harrisonburg Va-host of Speaking of Sports "(Phil) was right on time and such a joy to interview. His magazines certainly reflect his knowledge and personality, not only do they both provide information like no other, but he gets you excited about college football whether its talking to him or reading his magazines." -- Gattis Hodges, First Media Radio-WDLZ 98.3 Murfreesboro, NC The Fans... "Each year I get excited around May-June when Lindy's and Athlon's mags come out. This is the first year I bought Phil Steele's and I bought both his National and SEC mags after hearing him on Rivals Radio. The others came out first and I I've had them awhile but haven't looked back at them since I got PS's. I picked up one of the other ones the ...

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