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What exactly is Phil Steele Plus.

A couple of decades ago, I started philsteele.com and have put a ton of great football information up there for free. We will continue to put a ton of great information for free up on the site, but this year we are adding “Phil Steele Plus” to the category.

This blog will explain what is available on Phil Steele Plus and what the differences are. Let me explain why this is happening. When I started philsteele.com it was during the dot.com explosion where businesses were making a ton of money thru advertising. I figured, why not join the craze. I would produce college football information that could not be found anywhere else and the advertisers would come pouring in. The information was put up on the site, but the advertising never came.

The reason for the lack of advertising is the lack of employees I have that are dedicated to bringing in advertisers. That would be zero. Every employee I have is dedicated to helping gather and then proofing the vast amounts of college and NFL football information that we produce.

This year I have done about 400 radio/TV show interviews in the summer, while also being at a few events with media members. I can't tell you how many of them have thanked me for producing the "Bible" of college football and telling me how smart my magazine makes them look on the air or in their articles. I greatly appreciate all the kind comments. These comments keep me going during the long hours of magazine season.

Producing the amount of information that we put in the magazine is not easy. When I first put out the magazine, I kept looking over my shoulder the first 10 years thinking someone was going to try and match me. Now in my 22nd year of the magazine, I realize that someone would be FOOLISH to try and compile all the information that we put into the magazine and website. We invest over 25,000 hours of time producing and making sure the information is accurate. We have the awards like "Most Accurate Magazine over the Last 18 years" and many big time national organizations rely on things like my returning starters numbers.

We start working on the magazine full bore the Sunday after Thanksgiving and this year sent the final page to the press on June 2nd.  I personally invested over 2,000 hours during the 6 full months of magazine season and the staff another 10,000 plus hours. Even though the magazine sells out quickly when it hits the stands, it is tough to make a profit with so many hours invested.

The same thing exists with the web site. We invest a ton of hours updating the stats and you know a Phil Steele stat is 99%+ accurate. The team pages on philsteele.com are a huge resource during the football season. Not only do they give you stats in every category you need but they are also color coded in green and red. Green is a very good stat and red is a bad stat. At a glance you can see where the strengths and weaknesses are for each team during the year.

I could hire an advertising agency to bring in dollars to keep philsteele.com a free site or I could just put a small fee on the site and turn it into Phil Steele Plus. The fee for Phil Steele Plus will go up but this week you can get the 2016 football season for just $49.99! That is just $8.33 per month for the 6 months of the season. If you go to a ball game and have 3 beers you probably spend that much money on the beer and the tip and this is SIX MONTHS of football information. If it goes well, we will put even more time and information into the site. Right now I have the last 20 years results. This year I hope to improve to the last 40 years game-by-game records (like we have last 5 years in magazine) which will allow you quick easy research on any game played since 1976!

Phil Steele Plus will also give you a peak behind the curtain of my power ratings and we will put up some of my 9 sets of power ratings and the forecasts each has for the games during each week of the season.

Another benefit is being able to see each teams stats & results for every game dating back to 2009 on one page, rather then flipping back and forth thru previous magazines. It also shows the top 3 individual statistical leaders in rushing, passing, & receiving for each team. You can easily see how each team has either improved or regressed from season to season as well as who led them each year.

If you subscribe to my newsletter "Inside the Pressbox", the Phil Steele Plus membership will be included as a bonus. The teams pages have been flipped and to get access to them just go right here Phil Steele Plus Login on philsteele.com to sign up. Here is a sample page of the Alabama Team Page.

Over the next few weeks as the College and NFL Season gets closer I will be locking in more and more information here on Philsteele.com. In the list below you will see what sections of philsteele.com will be locked into Phil Steele Plus by the time the College and NFL Season Begins.

Phil Steele Plus Sections on Philsteele.com

FBS Team Pages   – Locked in Now

FCS Team Pages   – Locked in Now

NFL Team Pages   – Locked In Now

Bowl Projections –Locked in Now

2016 Projected Standings - Locked in Now

Injuries & Transfers - Locked in Now

Pass Efficiency Defense - Locked in Now

Power Ratings - Locked in Now

Special Teams Rankings - Locked in Now

YPP Offense - Locked in Now

YPP Defense - Locked in Now

How do you get set up with Phil Steele Plus?

Now as we mentioned earlier if you are a Inside the Pressbox Subscriber you will get Phil Steele Plus free! Just click this link <HERE> register your email and make up your password. Once you do that you will receive a confirmation in your email to verify your account. Now from there do not buy the Phil Steele Plus Subscription. Please email Todd at todd@philsteele.com with your first name, last name and what email you are registered under and he will verify you are a subscriber of Inside the Pressbox and will activate your Phil Steele Plus for the year.

If you are not a subscriber to Inside the Pressbox please register your email and set up a password. Once you’re done go to manage account right from the home page of philsteele.com and click buy for the $49.99 follow the instructions and you’ll be all set.

Three ways to get a copy of Phil Steele's 2016
College Football Preview or Pro Preview!

#1. Order now: The trucks have already arrived with the 2016 College Preview and the 2016 Phil Steele's Pro Preview. Order by early afternoon adn they will ship the same day. The 2016 Pro Preview will not be sold in stores. You can only get a copy by either calling us to order at 1-866-918-7711 or online at Phil Steele Store.

The cost for the 2016 College Magazine is $12.99 + $6.80 for shipping to take advantage of our 2 magazine special. Get a pair of Phil Steele's College Football Previews must be sent to the same address and pay just $28.99.

The cost for the 2016 Pro Preview is 9.99 + $6.80 for shipping ot take advantage of our 2 magazine special. Get a pair of Phil Steele's Pro Football Previews must be sent to the same address and pay just $21.99. Again the Pro Magazine will not be sold in stores.

Or get one of each magazine. One College reg price $12.99 + $6.80 and one Pro $9.99 + $6.80 for just $29.78 just one shipping cost. Must be sent to the same address.

#2. In Stores Now. The 2016 College Magazine will be available at these Seven retailers.
• Barnes & Noble • Books-A-Million • CVS • Publix • Target
• Walgreens & Now Returning to ALL Walmart Locations nationwide!

The Phil Steele's 2016 Pro Preview will not be in stores you can only order online at the Phil Steele Store or call 1-866-918-7711.

2016 College Football & Pro Preview
available right now on iTunes & Google Play!

#3. Available now: The digital copy on the Phil Steele 2016 College Football Preview and 2016 Pro Football Preview is now available on the iTunes app store and on your Android device thru the Google Play Store. Just search for the Phil Steele Football app in your respective devices store, download the app and purchase either the 2016 College Magazine or Pro Magazine there for just $9.99.

1). it will save you wear and tear on your printed magazine. If you get both you can use it as your mobile version of the magazine and that will keep your actual magazine from getting dog eared and torn up early in the year.

2). It’s easy to use and works for both the iPhone, iPad and any Android Devices. The download process may take up to 10-15 minutes but that’s because we have over 350 pages in the College magazine & 260 pages in the Pro Magazine jam-packed with information!

3). Non-U.S. Customers: The magazine will not be on the newsstands in Canada or internationally, the only way to get the 2016 College Football or Pro Preview is to order through our office and the cost could be close to $50 (includes shipping) or get it on iTunes or Google Play for just $9.99.

For exact cost for Canada & International shipping email customer service: Here

4). It’s only $9.99! On the newsstand, the magazine will cost you $12.99 + $6.80 shipping.

Please note: after downloading and purchasing the App, please make sure you search for 2016 if the old 2015 cover/edition comes up on your screen.