College fantasy football owners across the country are pulling what’s left of their hair out over the season-long suspension of Oregon senior running back LeGarrette Blount.
Hair started going bye-bye while Blount was in the midst of his woeful minus-five yards on eight carries performance in last night’s 19-8 loss at Boise State.
Fingernails and patience disappeared as Blount went on a violent postgame rampage that forced Duck head coach Chip Kelly’s decision this afternoon to bring an end to Blount’s career with Oregon and thousands of make-believe teams across the country.
As a junior college transfer last year, Blount shared time with Jeremiah Johnson, but still produced prolific numbers. Prior to this season, with Johnson’s eligibility expired, Blount became a surefire first-round pick and assumed a cornerstone role on a team in every fantasy league in the nation. Last night, he was used as a starter in 98 percent of the leagues housed by Athlon Sports.
Blount generated a whopping 3.30 points for owners using Athlon Sports. He got most of that for a two-point conversion run and the rest for receiving stats. Perhaps it should have been worse. It would make perfect sense to have a couple points deducted for getting caught four yards deep in the end zone for a Boise State safety. They need to add that aspect into the program.
That sort of performance by a starting running back basically guarantees a fantasy loss before Saturday’s slate even begins. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for teams such as DB’s Heisman Factory, which is now trailing Not Not Not Good Team, 37.15-3.30, due to a huge performance by quarterback Austen Arnaud in Iowa State’s victory over North Dakota State.
Moments after hitting the “drop” button next to Blount’s name, panicked owners started scouring the college football landscape in search for a hidden gem that doesn’t exist. They’ll still be hard at work throughout Saturday, picking through each and every box score . . . while cursing the name of Byron Hout.
