Good news from Phil Steele

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

Check his latest blog!!!

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[grizzaholic]

Hey, SCFBF. You do know that it is ok to take the first few lines of the article and put that in the thread too. RIGHT? I skip a lot of your articles for the simple fact that I don't get to read anything and don't seem to get sucked in because there is nothing but a link. I know most of your stuff is a good read...I just miss it.


Just a thought.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

Hey, SCFBF. You do know that it is ok to take the first few lines of the article and put that in the thread too. RIGHT? I skip a lot of your articles for the simple fact that I don't get to read anything and don't seem to get sucked in because there is nothing but a link. I know most of your stuff is a good read...I just miss it.


Just a thought.

Wasn't my article lol. It's a blog that PS wrote the other day. Here is some of the blog post:

Daily Blog •May 13, 2011
Blog Archives


Now that the magazine is sent off to the publisher we will be featuring a blog every day Monday thru Friday and a weekend blog now until the start of football season!

It was a rough magazine season as we wanted to get the magazine off to the printers on Wednesday and did not get it done until this afternoon. We will now be focusing our attention to the FCS preview and the NFL magazine.

Two years ago we put a full color NFL magazine onto the newsstands for the first time and it exceeded my expectations picking 7 of the 8 division winners correctly and we were the ONLY National Preview to pick the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints to win the NFC South with all others picking Atlanta or Carolina!

This year we will no longer be doing our regional magazines but will feature my FIRST EVER FCS Only Magazine that will cover all 125 FCS teams with a page on each team and more than 175 pages devoted exclusivley to FCS football!

[grizzaholic]

I didn't mean to imply it was YOUR article...but just that you posted it. You never post any info other than the link.

If it is a big problem, D1B has this problem, no worries but it might help getting people to click the link.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

I didn't mean to imply it was YOUR article...but just that you posted it. You never post any info other than the link.

If it is a big problem, D1B has this problem, no worries but it might help getting people to click the link.

I'm sorry I just post links to be quick. Saves me time!

Thanks for the feedback. I'll post a couple sentences from now on man. Thanks!

[grizzaholic]

I didn't mean to imply it was YOUR article...but just that you posted it. You never post any info other than the link.

If it is a big problem, D1B has this problem, no worries but it might help getting people to click the link.

I'm sorry I just post links to be quick. Saves me time!

Thanks for the feedback. I'll post a couple sentences from now on man. Thanks!

I hope people, other than myself, will appreciate it.

Send your extra billable hours, from posting the couple of extra sentences, to ivytalk to make up from him charging dbackjon for dinner and drinks.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

I'm sorry I just post links to be quick. Saves me time!

Thanks for the feedback. I'll post a couple sentences from now on man. Thanks!

I hope people, other than myself, will appreciate it.

Send your extra billable hours, from posting the couple of extra sentences, to ivytalk to make up from him charging dbackjon for dinner and drinks.

LOL will do!

[Mike Johnson]

Now that the logistics of how to make a better initial impression are out of the way, the real issue is the announcement that Steele will publish an FCS edition. It could be very interesting.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

Now that the logistics of how to make a better initial impression are out of the way, the real issue is the announcement that Steele will publish an FCS edition. It could be very interesting.

I'm told he will indeed be doing one this year. I don't know if it will be only sold through their office or if it will be in stores or if it will only be a PDF yet. It will be interesting to see how they do it. Someone in their office told me that demand is the sole reason for it. If they have enough people wanting the product they will put it on newsstands but the problem is the general public doesn't care enough about FCS for them to pour 100s of thousands of dollars into it unless FCS fans stand up say they want it and show it by purchasing the product. I hope AGS, CS.com, and all of the other boards spread the word and purchase it, no matter the format, so they continue to do it. PS wants to cover FCS in a big time way but he just needs to know he isn't going to lose 200k or 300k in doing it.

[citdog]

A link for pre purchase should be made a sticky on this forum.

[SmallCollegeFBFan]

A link for pre purchase should be made a sticky on this forum.

Have not seen a link yet but when I find one that is a good idea!

[blueballs]

A link for pre purchase should be made a sticky on this forum.

...and all other FCS-centric forums including those of individual teams too!

[Keeper]

WATCHOUT !

I WANT THE FIRST ONE !

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[expandspanos]

Looking forward to this very much

[CoachL]

FYI

This exchange appeared on Tuesday (May 17) on Phil Steele's Facebook page:

Hi Phil, When will the FCS magazine be hitting the shelves?

Phil Steele: The FCS will be a stand alone magazine this year but will have limited distribution and hit the shelves at the end of July. It will be worth the wait!

[JALMOND]

FYI

This exchange appeared on Tuesday (May 17) on Phil Steele's Facebook page:

Hi Phil, When will the FCS magazine be hitting the shelves?

Phil Steele: The FCS will be a stand alone magazine this year but will have limited distribution and hit the shelves at the end of July. It will be worth the wait!

Limited distribution? Means that we will not get it in Pac-12 Portland. Glad I didn't burn any bridges in anticipation of it.

I hope he does like he did last year and include at least the Big Sky in the Pac-12 issue. Guess some coverage is better than none.

[Keeper]

I'm guessing newsstand available in the eastern half of the US only.

Go ahead and phone in an order. Well worth it and you'll get it sooner.

FWIW, the Big Sky Conference already has a great 39 page 2011 prospectus:

http://www.bigskyconf.com/documents/201 ... df?id=1585

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I'm guessing newsstand available in the eastern half of the US only.

Go ahead and phone in an order. Well worth it and you'll get it sooner.

FWIW, the Big Sky Conference already has a great 39 page 2011 prospectus:

http://www.bigskyconf.com/documents/201 ... df?id=1585

Thanks for the link... a good read.

Eastern Washington will enter the 2011 season with an 11-
game winning streak, the longest active streak in the FCS and the third-longest in Division I football. Auburn enters 2011 with a 14-game winning streak,
while TCU enters with a 13-game streak..

[BigSkyBears]

FYI

This exchange appeared on Tuesday (May 17) on Phil Steele's Facebook page:

Hi Phil, When will the FCS magazine be hitting the shelves?

Phil Steele: The FCS will be a stand alone magazine this year but will have limited distribution and hit the shelves at the end of July. It will be worth the wait!

Limited distribution? Means that we will not get it in Pac-12 Portland. Glad I didn't burn any bridges in anticipation of it.

I hope he does like he did last year and include at least the Big Sky in the Pac-12 issue. Guess some coverage is better than none.

You can still order it though.

[philipsteele]

tell more about you...we are waiting for your reply....

[kalm]

tell more about you...we are waiting for your reply....

I hope his writing improves.

[LDopaPDX]

FYI

This exchange appeared on Tuesday (May 17) on Phil Steele's Facebook page:

Hi Phil, When will the FCS magazine be hitting the shelves?

Phil Steele: The FCS will be a stand alone magazine this year but will have limited distribution and hit the shelves at the end of July. It will be worth the wait!

Limited distribution? Means that we will not get it in Pac-12 Portland. Glad I didn't burn any bridges in anticipation of it.

I hope he does like he did last year and include at least the Big Sky in the Pac-12 issue. Guess some coverage is better than none.

Have you ever been to Rich's Cigar and News on Alder Street (I think somewhere between 10th and 12th, but don't quote me on it)? Brother, they've got about every magazine sold in the US... including hundreds of titles in foreign languages. I've actually seen magazines- not limited release or backissues, but just regular old magazines- that sell for over $100 just because no one else carries them. If this gets printed, I'd bet money Rich's will have it.

[JALMOND]

Limited distribution? Means that we will not get it in Pac-12 Portland. Glad I didn't burn any bridges in anticipation of it.

I hope he does like he did last year and include at least the Big Sky in the Pac-12 issue. Guess some coverage is better than none.

Have you ever been to Rich's Cigar and News on Alder Street (I think somewhere between 10th and 12th, but don't quote me on it)? Brother, they've got about every magazine sold in the US... including hundreds of titles in foreign languages. I've actually seen magazines- not limited release or backissues, but just regular old magazines- that sell for over $100 just because no one else carries them. If this gets printed, I'd bet money Rich's will have it.

I'm tempted to take the bet, although if any place here in Duck and Beaver gaga-land would have it, they would. I think its further down (between 8th and 9th).

[LDopaPDX]

It might the corner of 9th and Alder. Jake's Grill is across the street.

FWIW, never go to Jake's Grill expecting Jake's Famous Crawfish fare. The menu is totally different. Famous Jake's blows Jake's Grill off the map.

[BDKJMU]

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