I'm back, baby!  That's right.  This is your buddy, JFish, back for another season of college football.  However, I'll be in a bit different capacity this season.  Some of you may know that I host the wildly popular (or so I like to think) show, Fantasy Fastball, on GetSports Radio.  Due to the fact that the Fastball show will be popping in from time-to-time throughout baseball's offseason, making it a year-round commitment, and some other writing commitments I have, I'm leaving the in-depth college writing to newbie, Scott Heckle, and others.

I'll be popping in once a week to deliver my personal Top 10 rankings (let's face it, if you're not in the Top 10 in the Bowl Crap System, you don't have a chance), and I'll also be reviving a segment from a show I used to host in the early days of GetSports Radio (College Football Weekly) called Dorm Room Notes.  As always, no wagering.  Enjoy.

Top 10 Power Rankings

1. USC: Sanchez's knee is fine.  They rolled a very good defensive team in Virginia in their house. 

2. Oklahoma:  It was just Chattanooga, I know.  But they have the best offensive and defensive line in college football.  That will carry them through.  As a Texas graduate, that hurt to write.

3. Georgia:  Anymore injuries and these guys are toast.  Look for them to fall as their brutal schedule kicks in.

4. Ohio State:  With or without Beanie, they won't beat USC. 

5. Missouri:  Hanging 52 on Ron Zook's boys is no small feat.  Giving up 42 worries me though.

6. Florida:  Looked very good without Percy Harvin.  Should be an interesting game this Saturday with in-state rivals, The "U".

7. LSU:  Crowd didn't have the typical rowdiness, due to the early start time because of The German Hurricane.  But the defending champs looked as rowdy as ever on the field.

8. West Virginia:  Still have a big question about their defense.  We all know they can score.  They will get a great test Saturday vs. potential BCS buster East Carolina.

9. Alabama:  That dominant display against a good Clemson team was impressive.  We'll see if they can keep it up when SEC games begin.

10. Texas:  Colt McCoy accomplished something only one other QB at Texas has accomplished:  Passing for 200 yards, Running for 100 yards in multiple games.  The other QB?  "He who walks on water"; Vince Young.  Horns should be undefeated until the Oklahoma game, as usual.  Then all bets are off.

Dorm Room Notes

Congrats to ECU for outbeamering, beamer-ball

Clemson still can't win when it matters. 

Pittsburgh continues to underwhelm, no matter how much preseason hype they get.

Auburn's offense still stinks, which is why they are not in my Top 10

Top 4 Potential BCS Busters:  BYU, Utah, Fresno State, East Carolina

Every Tuesday here on the new GSI.com we will be running our Fantasy Stock Watch report. This week's edition looks at a few players with fluctuating values heading into the season. Please feel free to comment and get some interaction going.

ON THE RISE

QB Brett Favre (NYJ) - This pick is a bit of an emotional one, but I am buying into the fact Favre's storybook career is going to have a storybook ending. He is not sure-fire starter, but could prove to be one in larger formats as the season progresses. One of the best backups you can have this season for sure. In his brief preseason action with the Jets he completed 14 of 18 passes for 144 yards and 0 TD's.

RB Earnest Graham (TB) - I will be the first to admit I didn't start the preseason as the biggest believer in Graham. However, with Cadillac Williams on the shelf and the 70-year old Warrick Dunn as his primary backup Graham has little competition for carries. He should be a solid source of yards and touchdowns for the Bucs and makes a nice RB2 in any league.

WR DeSean Jackson (PHI) - I am not big on using rookie wideouts, but Jackson is a playmaker that left enough of an impression on me during the preseason to consider him a nice WR4 or WR5 option in most formats. He has blazing speed and will make some big plays, but consistency may keep his value in check.

FALLING FAST
QB Vince Young (TEN) - Where did all the hype go? After two seasons of proving that he can be counted on, fantasy owners have turned a cold cheek to Young. The Titans did very little to improve their passing game in the off-season. There is plenty of buzz around rookie RB Chris Johnson and his ability to make plays after catching the ball out of the backfield, but even then Young is an average backup at best.

RB Willis McGahee (BAL) - In both the draft I was last night and the auction last week I was taken by surprise on how much the value of McGahee has dropped. This guy was a borderline top 10 RB to finish '07, but injuries, a bad attitude, the emergence of rookie Ray Rice, and the fact that another rookie, Joe Flacco, is your starting QB and it's hard to get excited about the veteran. If he slides towards the end of Round 3 or beginning of Round 4 he could be worth a look, but even that drafting him comes with great risk.

WR Torry Holt (STL) - While still very much a legitimate starting fantasy option, Holt no longer should be considered a top 10 wideout. The Rams offense isn't what it used to be and neither is Holt. The numbers will still be solid, but if he's your No. 1 wideout you might have a problem.

Some of the headlines concerning former Bengals picked up by other teams:

Lions Adding Physical Johnson (Detroit News) - The Lions on Monday agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Rudi Johnson less than 48 hours after he was released by the Cincinnati Bengals. Johnson, who turns 29 on Oct. 1, fell out of favor last season in Cincinnati, where he'd established himself as one of the league's most durable and consistent runners.A powerful inside runner who is listed at 5-foot-10 and 225 pounds, he reportedly added more than 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason and vowed to make amends this season. But another hamstring injury in the first week of training camp kept him from playing in any of the Bengals' exhibition games. 

Patriots sign cornerback O'Neal (Boston Globe) - After cutting 10-year veteran cornerback Fernando Bryant Saturday, the Patriots yesterday made an equally surprising move to shore up a soft spot on the 53-man roster by signing 31-year-old corner Deltha O'Neal, a nine-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowler who was released by the Bengals.

Niners LB tries to play nice (San Francisco Chroncile) - He said his agent told him the 49ers were talking with the Bengals about a trade for him last week, but the teams couldn't agree on a deal. It took awhile, but Ahmad Brooks is finally a 49er. He went through his first practice with them Monday and, with the season opener five days away, is taking a crash course in their terminology from linebackers coach Mike Singletary.

Bears talk to free-agent tackle (Chicago Tribune) - The Bears have had contact with free-agent tackle  Willie Anderson, but the chances of the veteran joining the Bears are slim to none, according to an NFL source.Anderson signed a five-year contract extension in 2005 reportedly worth $32 million. Money is part of the reason he doesn't fit into the Bears' plans despite the team's need for help on the offensive line. Profootball.com cited three teams as finalists for Anderson: the Bears, Ravens and Chargers. 

The Indians season has been extremely disappointing, but that doesn't mean that there hasn't been some bright spots. Nobody has shined brighter than veteran starter Cliff Lee. The 30-year old lefthander became Major League Baseball's first 20-game winner of the season. by shutting out the White Sox on Monday night in a 5-0 Indians victory.

Lee's stellar season continues. Over nine brilliant innings, he allowed five singles and zero walks while striking out four and using only 109 pitches. It was his fourth complete game of the season and his second shutout.

''That has a nice ring to it; I like the sound of it,'' Lee told the Akron Beacon-Journal, referring to his feat of winning 20 games. ''It's nice to get it out of the way and behind me. Now, I'll do everything I can to get ready for my next start and finish strong.''

He becomes the first Indians' pitcher to win 20 games in a season since Gaylord Perry did it in 1974.

Lee is a mortal lock for the AL Cy Young award and Comeback Player of the Year while he's at it. Not too shabby for the Indians, who signed him to a 3-year $14 million deal back in 2006.