It used to be that fantasies we’re about dreams that could never come true, now the word “fantasy” is just short for “fantasy football,” the nightmare that won’t go away. It would be melodramatic to say that fantasy football is ruining my life, but it’s for sure ruining my football life.
Face it, the NCAA is a buzz kill. It’s genetically predisposed to buzz killing and to instituting the arbitrary rule that confuses and irritates and generally makes dealing with them a pain in the ass. Exhibit A is the so-called rule against “targeting”. Let’s first establish that no one targets, that is, no college player, in a premeditated fashion, says to himself, On this play I’m going to launch my body as a missile and use the crown of my helmet, intentionally aiming it, at the helmet of my opponent while in the act of making or attempting a tackle. It doesn’t happen. “Targeting” therefore is a silly and inaccurate term and concept. What does happen is that, while hurtling themselves at one another with