When my wife Sarah — seen here at the 2008 BCS National Championship game (trivia question: Can you tell which team we wanted to win?) — offered to write a post for the blog, I was skeptical at first. Somehow, it was going to sabotage all my hours of research, reading, writing and more. She was going to find a way to make me feel guilty.

As usual, however, I was wrong and this is pretty useful information, especially for all the fantasy football girlfriends/wives out there. Guys, pass this along to your significant other. And ladies, keep up the great work.

Girls, get ready because fantasy football is fast approaching.  We are coming upon the time where the fantasy drafts and the preseason games begin. Your weekends are about to be filled with college football on Saturdays, NFL on Sundays and Mondays.  Football even likes to creep its way into our Thursdays every now and then too.

While your men are glued to their TVs and computers all week long looking for the latest stats and injury reports on their players, time with you will be limited.   Soak up the last few weeks of football free summer.  Use your spare weekends finishing up house projects because if you don’t get them done now, you’ll have to wait until next year!  Take a fun vacation and spend some quality time with your man before his obsession with football takes over for the next five months.

But don’t let the boys have all the fun this Fall!  As football season approaches the guys are beginning to prepare for their drafts. While most men don’t want the girls around, a few have found the wonderful benefits of inviting their girlfriends/wives along for the draft.

For some girls the fantasy draft is the last place they want to be, but for those who want to be involved here are some ideas of ways you can help on draft day:

• Bake: There’s no better way to get you in on the draft then offering to bring food for the guys!
• If your man’s group does a live draft and some players can not attend, offer to be of assistance.  I host a chat room through AOL Instant Messenger for the guys who can’t make the draft day, and it works as if they are actually there!
• Offer to keep a tracker board for the guys, crossing off players as they are chosen so that the guys can keep up with who is left.
• Make a spreadsheet with all the players for the guys to use as a reference sheet.

There are countless ways to be involved with the fantasy football draft even if you don’t play.  Tell your man you want to help and offer some suggestions.  MEN: Include your significant other in your hobbies!  Let them share your excitement with you!

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