CBSSports.com Readies Its 2009 Fantasy College Football
By: deckardt | Categories: CBS Sports, Fantasy College Football
With college football fans gearing up for another season, so is CBSSports.com. Last year, CBSSports.com’s fantasy college football made waves when it announced that it would use real player names for its fantasy college football game, which had previously been taboo for the major fantasy site. In doing so, CBSSports.com became the first among the leading fantasy sites to take the bold step, and incurred the wrath of the NCAA at the same time.
In this year’s version, CBSSports.com fantasy college football big improvement is offering live scoring for its game. Live scoring is limited to Top 25, BCS conferences, and Conference USA teams, which means you are out of luck if you are using a gunslinger from the WAC. Once again, the game will be free, and CBSSports.com is even offering a free download of its fantasy college football draft kit.
The fantasy college football market is still very young, and it remains to be seen what site will emerge as the market leader. Athlon Sports made a move in this market by purchasing USports in the off-season. USports is a long-time provider of fantasy college football games, and has been using real player names for years, and what many consider to be the benchmark for fantasy college football. Although the fantasy college football market is young, there are plenty of quality content offerings, such as College Fantasy Football Insider and Fantasy College Blitz.
What are your thoughts on fantasy college football and/or CBSSports.com’s seasonal relaunch?
On a tangential note, check out The Big Lead just released its ranking of the top 5 college football announcers.
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