IS HERE FOR 2023!!!!
I have produced printed FCS magazines and put a lot of effort into them. Naturally if I am going to do a publication it has to be up to “Phil Steele” standards. I have produced four FCS magazines and the most recent was 2018. These magazines did not sell well on the newsstands, and I lost a lot of money producing them.
You might wonder why I would dip my toes into the FCS water again. Well, things have drastically changed in the last few years. Let me give you the biggest four things that have changed that show there is now a NEED for an FCS magazine and why I am able to produce an FCS magazine that is TWICE AS GOOD as what we put out back in 2018 and gives you all the information you need to know on every FCS team.
#1 You can wager on FCS football – In 2008 Las Vegas and the offshore Sportsbooks started to put numbers on games between the FBS and FCS. Back then there were about 75 games per year between FCS and FBS teams and naturally I have logged all the numbers dating back to 2008 on these games. Five years ago, a few places started to put point spreads on FCS vs FCS games, and we captured all of those lines and have them for each game. Each year since them more and more casinos have started putting numbers on FCS vs FCS games. Now with most states legalizing gambling and gambling itself becoming mainstream and much talked about on networks such as ESPN, Fox, etcetera. I believe almost all sports books will have lines on FCS vs FCS games. This goes along with the 100+ games between FBS and FCS teams that are played this year as well.
#2 Everyone has Access to the Internet – Almost everyone in the country has access to the internet and can download a magazine on their phone/computer. We have had digital access to the Phil Steele Magazine for about ten years now, but the digital magazine had its problems through the years and was not reliable. We partnered with Learfield three years ago and they have taken care of all problems that we had with the digital magazine. We are even able to update the digital magazine after we have sent it to the press making it even better. One problem I had in 2018 was that I was relying on printing of the physical magazine and then getting the physical magazine to the stores. This was where a good deal of the cost was. Also, convincing stores to give shelf space to an FCS magazine and getting the magazine in front of the FCS fans was tough. Now with the digital version being so superior and being able to be updated, I can get right to every FCS fan with the same quality magazine that you expect from a Phil Steele product.
#3 Two Full Pages on EVERY FCS Team – Here is a blog for the 2018 FCS Magazine and back then there were not spread logs available on we had one information filled page on Every team. Here a blog from 2018 showing you what the magazine had.
Below is a look at South Dakota St’s two full pages from the FCS magazine.
#4 Two Full Pages on EVERY FCS Team updated thru September – If you buy the magazine today you will notice that today’s version is not 100% complete but with 80% of the information done and this being a digital version, I wanted to let you get started on your 2023 prep for the FCS. I will have a set of power ratings, complete conference forecasts and more added plus any missing pages should be updated in the next week or so. You could become an expert on FCS teams just like you are on any FBS team when you read their team page. It is just $25 with no shipping or handling charges, and you can have access to it right now. Interested in getting a copy FCS Digital magazine Click Here.
