Football fans are always ready for some football. During football season, these dedicated NFL enthusiasts just cannot get enough football. Game day is spent glued to a television set with classic football foods and the company of fellow football fans. If a game isn’t being broadcast on an accessible station, you will find these devotees in a sports bar that is broadcasting the game on ten different big screen televisions. When in the company of other football fans, they will play football, talk football, debate football, and even reenact great football moments. The offseason find these fans restless and desperately clinging to any snippets of news of the upcoming season; roster changes, coach swaps, new draft picks. Any kind of football, even if it is only football news, is better than no football. Just ask a football aficionado and you’ll find it to be true. So how do you rescue a football fan from the doldrums of the offseason? How do you make sure your favorite football friend doesn’t miss a moment of the action during the season? The answer, as always, lies with mobile tools.
1. FFX is the Fantasy Football Team Generator.
This tool allows you to enter rules or settings which can then be used to form the optimal fantasy football team. The interactive step-by-step tutorial instructs you on how to use the program. Once you have completed the tutorial, you can begin to create your guaranteed to win fantasy team. The software is programmed to disregard players who do not meet certain physical fitness parameters; ensuring your players are among the best. This tool will develop your team within your set budget and complies with the maximum players-per club rules. You even have the option of trying FFX free for 30 days before you commit to a purchase.
Get it here: http://rbytes.net/software/ffx-review/#
2. T-Minus Football Countdown
The countdown to each football game is both exciting and frustrating. The time between games spent waiting for the next one can be torture. Even worse than the wait are those times when you get caught up in an activity, errand or chore which causes temporary amnesia to strike and you forget the game is coming on until after it has already started or it has ended. As much as you love your football, the hectic pace of our lives often interferes with our schedules and our memories. The football countdown tool is a preventative measure which helps avert this type of tragic memory loss from affecting your football watching pleasure. This free trial download is a clock which counts down to the kick-off of the game. You can even hear the crowd’s cheers. So don’t miss a second of any of this upcoming season’s games.
Download the countdown clock at: http://t-minus-football-countdown.smartcode.com/info.html
3. American Football Stats
This free reference program is a comprehensive collection of football facts. The DEPReader dictionary program contains information on the thirty plus teams in the National Football League and over three thousand four hundred players within the league. Learn everything there is to know about your favorite players or your team’s newest acquisition. Search the database by the name of the player. Search by the team name. You can even use the special search feature for crossword searches. This fun and informative tool will keep you in the loop.
Download it here: http://download.cnet.com/American-Football-Stats/3000-7456_4-10952565.html
4. Pro Football
If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or an Android device, you can download the Pro Football application. With this application, you will receive news on the pro draft and player transactions. Use this information to create the best fantasy team or just to impress your football friends and rivals with your up-to-the minute football knowledge. You will also have access to game schedules, the latest news and standings. And you will have instant access to score updates.
This application is available for download at the AppStore.
5. American Football Trivia (for Blackberry)
What could be more fun than testing your football trivia knowledge while on the go? If you’re a football fan, the answer is likely nothing. This mobile trivia tool covers the two most popular American sports; football and baseball. The game contains two hundred questions which can be delivered in an orderly or random fashion. The tool will track your score and your progress as you make your way through the questions. You can enjoy the trivia game while waiting in line at a store or use it as pregame party entertainment. Locate this download at:
Get it here: http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/Quiz/American-Football-Trivia-BlackBerry-24370.shtml
6. I-play Mobile
Every football fan needs football themed wallpaper for their mobile device. I-Play Mobile’s all American Football 3D wallpaper offers a selection of football wallpapers guaranteed to suit every football fan’s needs.
Download it here: http://www.iplay.playp.biz/Wallpapers/TCU-All-American-Football-3D/
7. Dallas Cowboys updates
Dallas Cowboy’s fans who have Verizon Wireless plans can sign up for text alerts. The text alerts deliver the latest news and updates directly to your mobile device. To sign up, just text the word “Cowboys†to 1400 and begin receiving your alerts. Once you receive your confirmation text, you can tailor your alerts to your preferences. Check out all the information at:
8. Pittsburgh Steelers Text alerts
Sign up for the Pittsburgh Steelers text alerts and receive news from their training camp every day. You will receive text alerts all throughout the season providing you with any breaking news and with roster updates and even special offers. To receive the alerts, just text the word Hines to the short code 94253. You will be registered to receive the updates and also to win an autographed jersey from Hines Ward.
More info here: http://news.steelers.com/article/105998/
9. American Football-Indianapolis Colts 1.0
Indianapolis Colts fans can access all of their team’s information right from their mobile phones. Stay current on the latest news from the Colts. Find out the game results and scores. Read the team’s statistics and their league standings. You can do all of this and more from your mobile device. You can even obtain ticket information and game schedules or just get directions to the RCA Dome.
Download it here: http://download.cnet.com/American-Football-Indianapolis-Colts/3000-2094_4-19561.html
10. Pro Football on Your Cell and College Football on Your Cell Premium SMS services from Iloop
This service allows you to obtain updates and messages to your cell phone for either college or pro football. You can sign up for either one or both by texting CFB for college football or PFB for pro football to the short code 47467. Receive the final game results for all of the regular season games. You will also receive reports on injuries from the week, insider updates throughout the season and quarterly updates for the playoffs. The college updates include final scores for the top ten teams and bowl game updates quarterly. The cost is a nominal thirty cents for each text message.
More info at: www.iloopmobile.com
11. EFL: Preseason Football Mobile
This football mobile sports game is certain to keep any football lover entertained between games. This is strategy football at it’s best. You can save and upload game records which allows you the opportunity to compete against other mobile players and try to earn your place on the All Pro team with the EFL. There are bonuses to be earned, promotional prizes to be awarded and bragging rights to win. You have your choice of 32 teams. It is your job to coach your football team which allows you to finally test out your strategy skills.
Download it here: http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1069903
12. American Football Predictor
With the assistance of complex algorithms, this tool can predict the results of any game. The accuracy of this software has made it a popular tool for those football fans that enjoy a little wagering. Enhance your chances to win the football pool or impress your friends with your picks throughout the season.
Get it here: http://www.filebuzz.com/fileinfo/42264/American_Football_Predictor.html
13. NFL Mobile Live
The NFL website offers fans the premier mobile tool. With the NFL Mobile Live, fans can watch the NFL Draft live on their cell phone. You will enjoy the Draft tracker and the alerts. Fans have access to the profiles of the draft prospects and to the blogs. You can manage your fantasy football teams: set up your lineups, view the fantasy scores live, and even add or drop your players. You can stay up to date on the most recent NFL news headlines. You can text the headlines to your football fan friends. Enjoy game photos from the picture galleries. Just select your favorite teams and mobile NFL will send you the news for the teams you choose. Find all of this and more at:
Get it here: http://www.nfl.com/mobile
