Are you buying any 2022 Football magazines?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I bought the Phil Steele Coll FB preview for at least a run of 20 straight seasons. Used to be "the bible". Could never say he didn't do his legwork.

Does this fuckin book really cost $28 now? I have to go back and look at my earlier years. Swear it was $4.99 or $5.99, tops. Talk about inflation.

I bought the Marc Lawrence football book several times. Just liked having the NFL/Coll schedules in one place. Guess you could just print out the schedules and get most of the same info.

Have heard good things about the Kenny White preseason mag. Not sure he puts it out anymore.

[Brock Landers]

I clipped phil Steele from Barnes n Noble

[johnnyvegas13]

Marc Lawrence mag is useful

I got last few yrs

[pologq]

are there usually good bets in these magazines?

[ThaWoj]

Somebody sent me a Lindys magazine today maybe it was BOL since theres about 20 advertisements inside.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

are there usually good bets in these magazines?

NO. I'm not advising these books for selections at all.

Goes back to the days of the "rags". I really don't think ANY of those rags showed a profit over time. Makes for (some) interesting but leave it at that.

As for the Phil Steele Coll FB...it has a TON of information. The question is what to DO with said info. Steele also has two newsletters and picks etc.

Haven't followed him for a few years. I know he was trying to transition away from "picks" and become more of an "information man" on ESPN.

I can say that his picks over time SUCKED. I can't at all say that they put $$ in follower pockets over time.

One funny story about Steele. He admittedly DID have a good run back in the day. His "Dog of the Week" did OK in the days when lines were softer.

More importantly, his "College Game of the Month" had a big following and a good track record. If you were a Power Sweep subscriber, you got the September GOM as a phone pick. Followers had such a tough time getting down on his release # that he had to broker a deal with a book to "hold" the #.

Great idea. Followers got down on a fake # that was off relative to the true market line (that he moved). Soon after, Millenium and BetOnSports went under. Acct holders take a bath.

[juicername]

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[KiDBaZkiT]

I clipped phil Steele from Barnes n Noble

[jjgold]

Nope waste of money

All free on internet weekly if you look around

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Nope waste of money

All free on internet weekly if you look around

All the Phil Steele positional info certainly isn't.

I understand NOT wanting to pay for it. But your answer isn't quite accurate.

[Roscoe_Word]

Prices skyrocketed, Chucky.

Got a Lindsey's NFL for my father ($20) and a Athol (coll) for me. ($30)
(for returning starters, for what that's worth).......

[DrunkHorseplayer]

The reason the prices are so high is because too many people think they're woth half a shit......they aren't.

[jjgold]

All information is free nowadays on the Internet you don’t need anything everything is in the line there’s no secrets in this game

[Fishhead]

Marc Lawrence mag is useful

I got last few yrs

Only one buy
It's directly and indirectly made me a ton of cash over the years.

[boscokid]

I bought the Marc Lawrence football book several times. Just liked having the NFL/Coll schedules in one place. Guess you could just print out the schedules and get most of the same info.

[pologq]

no problem chuck. i know you are not endorsing it for bets.

i like a magazine to read now and then.

[iwantcougars]

its like buying p0rn magazines

[Fishhead]

[texhooper]

I used to buy Phil Steele but it started to become more of a ritual than anything, you know it was fun to make the trip to B&N and sort of signify that football was coming and have something in your hands with various pictures of attractive young men and such. But it’s now like $20, $30, and like, whatever you stupid mustachioed fukkhead, not worth it. It’s all about using whatever information you can, including the line, to develop and inform your picks. And use proper money management, which is going to be a big emphasis for me this year as I feel like I got in my own way more than I should have last season which robbed me of a prosperous life. This year, it’s a path to riches upon riches (as we always say to start every season)

[hubie69]

Just Phil Steele's mag. Most of the info I have already but its uust tradition. It's nice to have at a glance, especially evaluating season win totals (if you're doing it this late)

[MK601]

Phil Steele's College Football book. Yea, it has become quite pricey, but it still is the only football magazine I purchase for the year.

[stevenash]

Somebody sent me a Lindys magazine today maybe it was BOL since theres about 20 advertisements inside.

I used to buy the Lindy's first in February for MLB.
Back in the day baseball geeks like me used to flock to The Sporting News first thing, Lindy's was better.

You really don't even need to buy hard cover or magazines for content anymore.
Every piece of data you need is out there on the 'net, and you can customize your data if you can work databases and such.
Damn, i kind of miss the good old days sometimes though.

The internet has spoiled us.

[texhooper]

Damn, i kind of miss the good old days sometimes though.

Everything is technically better now and we have access to more stuff so we don’t need to actually buy the Phil Steele anymore or whatever, but it was fun to actually DO things. I used to spend so much time going to record stores and video stores and bookstores and now all that shit’s gone. You get out in the world, maybe talk to the occasional person with similar interests and not know everything about their politics and shit beforehand. Crazy right, just people existing with one another, what a concept.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Prices skyrocketed, Chucky.

Got a Lindsey's NFL for my father ($20) and a Athol (coll) for me. ($30)
(for returning starters, for what that's worth).......

Yes, Roscoe, inflation is insane. I don't agree w/ JJ's basis, it's a matter of getting return on your investment.

Can you get extra value out of purchase for those annuals? I say NO. For one thing, Returning Starters have long since been priced into the line.

It's one of those early-season handicapping variables that USED to be ahead of the early #. Not so any more.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Roscoe, as an anecdote, many cappers used Ret Starters as an index before the oddsmakers adjusted the # based on results. I remember Mike Lee using it often. And it worked for the 1st 4 to 5 weeks as a profitable angle.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

no problem chuck. i know you are not endorsing it for bets.

i like a magazine to read now and then.

If I had to give a personal suggestion for good reading material...try JUGGS Magazine.

[209 Life]

Phil Steele mag lol every time i went to bookstore I always grabbed high times

[Art Vandelay]

Nope waste of money

All free on internet weekly if you look around

These books get "dated" very quick... Pass

[sweethook]

not cappin anymore just guessin .. cash it

[Roscoe_Word]

Roscoe, as an anecdote, many cappers used Ret Starters as an index before the oddsmakers adjusted the # based on results. I remember Mike Lee using it often. And it worked for the 1st 4 to 5 weeks as a profitable angle.

That's exactly what I was thinkin, Chuck.

Early part of the season factor to take into consideration.............

[jjgold]

These books get "dated" very quick... Pass

Arthur yes

[pologq]

I used to buy Phil Steele but it started to become more of a ritual than anything, you know it was fun to make the trip to B&N and sort of signify that football was coming and have something in your hands with various pictures of attractive young men and such. But it’s now like $20, $30, and like, whatever you stupid mustachioed fukkhead, not worth it. It’s all about using whatever information you can, including the line, to develop and inform your picks. And use proper money management, which is going to be a big emphasis for me this year as I feel like I got in my own way more than I should have last season which robbed me of a prosperous life. This year, it’s a path to riches upon riches (as we always say to start every season)

good post. i like barnes and nobles and actually picking up a book in my hands.

no judgment on the handsome young men.

[pologq]

If I had to give a personal suggestion for good reading material...try JUGGS Magazine.

i do miss reading sports magazines but as mentioned they do become very dated

[shadymcgrady]

I can just check them out everytime I go to the library for the internet

[OldBill]

Marc lawrence only but have to buy from online and now the $13 mag will cost me $24 because of $10 shipping wtf???

Called every bookstore near me and in phila same story no we do not carry that magazine LIKE i even would drive to NJ and still save $5 because the bridge toll on the WWW is $5 and get chaeper gas too $4.25 saving me .20 cents

but just have to succumb to ridiculous 10$ fee but im not giving up yet we got more than month till kick off i will call other book stores in delaware county thats only about 15 miles from me springfield and Chester and upperdarby