That's my advice and, no, I didn't misspell 'steele'. I'm talking Phil Steele's College Football Preview, the number one magazine for early, accurate, time-saving information on college football teams. I don't bet the pros because the bookies have way more information on them than I do and on top of that, they know how I (and most every punter) am going to dive into the game. That's how he sets his line. With the colleges it's a different story. So many teams, so little time to study all of the and then decide which way the bettor will go, the bookies hope they don't miss something. (But they usually do.)

Good thing they don't read this magazine because this is where I get an early-season edge. Here's where you can find myriad facts that can make or break your decision to bet on a team. Take the TCU Horned Frogs, for instance, where 75% of the roster can bench press 400 pounds! With 47 returning lettermen, 15 of them starters, Steele thinks they will be favored in most of their games and are capable of winning the Mountain west title this year.

So what do you get for each team? First there's an overview and projection for every position and for the coaches; there's Phil's Forecast; there's the projected starting lineup for offense and defense; you get the top newcomers to the team; the schedule with home field edge and schedule difficulty rating; a game by game info line; the stadium record; 2007 stat leaders; the coach's record, bowl appearances and results; a statistical wrap-up for the last six years (offense and defense) and for 2007 and finally, wins and losses for the past five years with spread info .

So if you want to start prepping for this year's college battles, this is the place to start.

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