OMG, how did WUV pull off a schedule like that? If they don't go unbeaten it will be a bad season. SEC opponant Miss. St.?? The poor ol' bulldogs have been down a while now with no real hopes this year. Louisville and S Florida look to be their biggest compatition this year. sorry terp, I dont see Maryland doing better than 6-5 and WVU beats them 31-28 in a great game. As for the SEC, I think LSU is overated and Auburn has a shot at a top 3 finish even with their schedule. As for my Crimson Tide, well Alabama fans truly believe a national championship is within our grasp at the begining of every season (realistic or not). That being said, having to play at Arkansas, Florida, Tenn., and LSU will prove to be disasterous im afraid. Not to mention we cant beat Auburn at Bryant/Deny stadium. But a fan can hope, pray, use voodoo, even two rolls of toilet paper seperated by a box of tide detergent on a stick. If we even make the Peter Pan/Toys R Us Bowl or Tidy/Scrubbing Bubbles bowl ill be happy.
I think Notre Dame is a bit overrated, but do think they'll be very, very good. I'm willing to give Weis some credit as a really good coach who's had a year under his belt and a great quarterback in charge. West Virginia will also roll through it's schedule. Penn State is ranked right around where it should be, but I worry about replacing Robinson at QB. That guy got them out of so many jams last season with his athleticism it wasn't funny.
I worry about replacing Robinson at QB Replacing Robinson as a leader is all but impossible, but Anthony Morelli has a cannon and a stable of super-fast recievers. Question is can he read a defense and make quick decisions. It'll be tough for teams to bring pressure because the recievers are so quick. Seriously Derrick Williams belongs in the same sentence as Ted Ginn, Jr. PSU lost their entire secondary. They have good, speedy cover guys, but they lost two heavy hitting safeties and one heavy hitting corner. I worry about their tackling ability. Their linebackers are possibly the best in the country, but they'll be doing double duty. It's a younger team that has one game against Akron to get ready for a game at Notre Dame. Tall task.
By the way, one of the turning points for Penn State... Brandon Owens, meet Mike Robinson. One of two things brought up constantly last year that sparked the turn-around... The other was Robinson's rallying the troops at Northwestern.
Nebraska isn't a suprise they are supposed to win the big 8 + 4 north the suprise is what if they don't win the north Mu, or Colorado can do it.Chase for mu is an great passer better than smith ever thought of being
Commander Cody, take heart. I think that the Wolverines may be a bit of a wild card this year. The offense should be fine. Nobody seems sure what the D will bring, but if they perform well, you're looking at 10-2 or so. I don't expect a National Championship (or even a Big 10 one), but they should be much more respectable than last year.
I think the Pittsburgh Panthers will be up there this year, at least in the top 30. a24kurtz02, as a Panther alum, I'd love nothing more. But I think they're still another year away. Hope they surprise us. And I'm really looking forward to hoops season!
I am a Gators fan and I would hope for a good season but I just don't see it in the cards for us. First of all, we play in the SEC which is always hard. Also, we have a QB who isn't fit for the option offense. He doesn't have the speed for it but he has a cannon of an arm. Our Defense is going to be an interesting thing to watch. We lost some secondary players but we had a really good recruiting class. It would be a pleasent suprise to see them up there this year but it will be expected next year.
Commander Cody, take heart. I think that the Wolverines may be a bit of a wild card this year. I hope so Ctal. If they get a Rose Bowl bid I might push the little women to go to the game. She keeps wanting to go to the parade every year since it's only a few miles from here, but I keep putting it off unless I get to go to the game, because the parking is a bitch.
