MY PICKS
At the beginning of my month long college football preview I selected the best games of each week for my readers to watch. As we go through the season I will be picking the winners to each of those games as well as any other games that become big games as the season progresses. So let's get started.
#11 Clemson Tigers OVER Alabama Crimson Tide
#6 Missouri Tigers OVER Illinois Fighting Illini
Louisville Cardinals OVER Kentucky Wildcats
UPSET PICK OF THE WEEK:
I am very worried that Bowling Green and their high powered offense will give Pitt fits and possibly pull out an upset, but that is not the upset pick of the week, that goes to:
EAST CAROLINA beating VIRGINIA TECH
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL OPENING WEEKEND!!
Friday, August 29, 2008
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW DAY 18
BIG XII & SEC mini-preview
Due to time constraints 100% blamed on my sister getting married this weekend I will be doing only my predictions for the BIG XII and SEC today. I will however comeback early next week with my look at Best Place to See a Game, Hottest Fans and Most Scandals Picks for the 2008 season.
So without wasting anymore time on the the BIG XII, the 2nd best conference in the 2008 season.
BIG XII
SOUTH DIVISION:
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Texas A&M
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor
NORTH DIVISION:
1. Missouri
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas
4. Colorado
5. Kansas State
6. Iowa State
Oklahoma beats Missouri AGAIN to win the Big XII, but loses to USC in the National Title game.
SEC
EAST:
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina (Lou Holtz picked them to win the EAST yesterday, he is a joke and has no business being on TV)
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt
WEST:
1. Auburn
2. LSU
3. Ole Miss
4. Alabama
5. Mississippi State
6. Arkansas
Auburn beats Georgia to win the SEC, but for the second time in 5 years does not play in the National Championship game as the watch USC defeat Oklahoma, just as they did 5 years ago.
Due to time constraints 100% blamed on my sister getting married this weekend I will be doing only my predictions for the BIG XII and SEC today. I will however comeback early next week with my look at Best Place to See a Game, Hottest Fans and Most Scandals Picks for the 2008 season.
So without wasting anymore time on the the BIG XII, the 2nd best conference in the 2008 season.
BIG XII
SOUTH DIVISION:
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas Tech
3. Texas
4. Texas A&M
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor
NORTH DIVISION:
1. Missouri
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas
4. Colorado
5. Kansas State
6. Iowa State
Oklahoma beats Missouri AGAIN to win the Big XII, but loses to USC in the National Title game.
SEC
EAST:
1. Georgia
2. Florida
3. Tennessee
4. South Carolina (Lou Holtz picked them to win the EAST yesterday, he is a joke and has no business being on TV)
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt
WEST:
1. Auburn
2. LSU
3. Ole Miss
4. Alabama
5. Mississippi State
6. Arkansas
Auburn beats Georgia to win the SEC, but for the second time in 5 years does not play in the National Championship game as the watch USC defeat Oklahoma, just as they did 5 years ago.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW DAY 17
PAC -10
The Pac-10 is a tough conference for most people to rate. It seems to be a either love or hate conference by most analyst, with nothing in between. The problem with the PAC-10 is the east coast bias. The games are on late and not many people get to see them play. The people that hate the PAC-10, don't watch their games, they just hear the PAC-10 people complain about disrespect. The people who love the PAC-10 don't watch the games either, they just know USC. I however, love watching the PAC-10 (I love any college football and it is normally the last games on every Saturday). I love the wide open offenses and the 9 game conference schedule (forcing each team to actually play everyone in the conference). I do think that those who love it over hype it and those who hate it don't give it much of a chance. Bottom line they play exciting football out west.
MY PICKS FOR THE PAC-10 IN 2008
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
I have obviously never been to a PAC-10 game, so this makes it a little more difficult. I have been to Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State campus, but not for an ASU game. So I'm going to really have to go based on hype and what I have seen rather then first hand experience. The best atmosphere for a game seems like a no-brainer and it would be Autzen Stadium in Oregon. The students are loud and right on top of the visiting team, and the place is always packed. The other choice here goes more along the lines of tradition, but USC seems like a place that would be a great place to take in a game. There will be no crazy fans, or any sing-a-longs like at Penn State or West Virginia, but the tradition of the Coliseum and the tradition of USC football would be pretty cool to experience once.
The problem with USC is that it would be a one-time thing, at Oregon it seems like every football Saturday is a party, that is the type of place I want to go. So the winner, Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon.
HOTTEST FANS:
Now we are getting into the tough ones. The next 3 previews will look at the west coast, beach type girls, the country girls and the southern girls. These will not be easy to judge.
Arizona 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Arizona State 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Cal 1, 2, 3, 4
Oregon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oregon State 1
Stanford 1, 2
UCLA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
USC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Washington 1
Washington State 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
My vote after finding these has to go to Arizona State. I only posted so many pictures of each school, but I could have put up about 100 more from ASU if I wanted. I also found this site which I used for a lot of these pictures, it basically is just a collection of hot PAC-10 girls.
MOST SCANDALS:
I think that USC wins this in a runaway due to their pending BIG TIME violations with Reggie Bush, but now that Rick Neuheisel is in the PAC-10, he will bring the Bruins into competition here in no time at all.
SEASON RESULTS:
1. Southern Cal
2. Oregon
3. Arizona State
4. Oregon State
5. Arizona
6. Cal
7. UCLA
8. Stanford
9. Washington
10. Washington State
USC behind its loaded defense wins the National Title
NEXT UPDATE:
BIG XII
ONLY 2 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!!
The Pac-10 is a tough conference for most people to rate. It seems to be a either love or hate conference by most analyst, with nothing in between. The problem with the PAC-10 is the east coast bias. The games are on late and not many people get to see them play. The people that hate the PAC-10, don't watch their games, they just hear the PAC-10 people complain about disrespect. The people who love the PAC-10 don't watch the games either, they just know USC. I however, love watching the PAC-10 (I love any college football and it is normally the last games on every Saturday). I love the wide open offenses and the 9 game conference schedule (forcing each team to actually play everyone in the conference). I do think that those who love it over hype it and those who hate it don't give it much of a chance. Bottom line they play exciting football out west.
MY PICKS FOR THE PAC-10 IN 2008
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
I have obviously never been to a PAC-10 game, so this makes it a little more difficult. I have been to Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State campus, but not for an ASU game. So I'm going to really have to go based on hype and what I have seen rather then first hand experience. The best atmosphere for a game seems like a no-brainer and it would be Autzen Stadium in Oregon. The students are loud and right on top of the visiting team, and the place is always packed. The other choice here goes more along the lines of tradition, but USC seems like a place that would be a great place to take in a game. There will be no crazy fans, or any sing-a-longs like at Penn State or West Virginia, but the tradition of the Coliseum and the tradition of USC football would be pretty cool to experience once.
The problem with USC is that it would be a one-time thing, at Oregon it seems like every football Saturday is a party, that is the type of place I want to go. So the winner, Autzen Stadium at the University of Oregon.
HOTTEST FANS:
Now we are getting into the tough ones. The next 3 previews will look at the west coast, beach type girls, the country girls and the southern girls. These will not be easy to judge.
Arizona 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Arizona State 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Cal 1, 2, 3, 4
Oregon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Oregon State 1
Stanford 1, 2
UCLA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
USC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Washington 1
Washington State 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
My vote after finding these has to go to Arizona State. I only posted so many pictures of each school, but I could have put up about 100 more from ASU if I wanted. I also found this site which I used for a lot of these pictures, it basically is just a collection of hot PAC-10 girls.
MOST SCANDALS:
I think that USC wins this in a runaway due to their pending BIG TIME violations with Reggie Bush, but now that Rick Neuheisel is in the PAC-10, he will bring the Bruins into competition here in no time at all.
SEASON RESULTS:
1. Southern Cal
2. Oregon
3. Arizona State
4. Oregon State
5. Arizona
6. Cal
7. UCLA
8. Stanford
9. Washington
10. Washington State
USC behind its loaded defense wins the National Title
NEXT UPDATE:
BIG XII
ONLY 2 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW DAY 16
BIG EAST
The Big East is the step-child conference, they never get any respect from the bigger more well known conference even when it is rightfully deserved. The Big East was thought to crumble when Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College bolted for the ACC, but it has been the complete opposite. Over the past 3 seasons the Big East has gone 9-5 in their bowl games including a 3-0 mark in BCS bowls. In that same span, in non-conference games the Big East is 81-31 and has a winning record against schools from other BCS conferences. The Big East has been getting better and better with new teams rising up and playing above expectations. Rutgers, once a walkover in the conference was one game away from winning the conference title 2 seasons ago. UCONN which was barely a D1 program a few years back tied WVU for the conference title and South Florida, a baby in the college football world having only played for about 10-12 years has beaten WVU the past 2 seasons. The conference doesn't have any national title contenders this season but is solid from 1 to 7 (Syracuse has struggled mightily the past few years). This conference is on its way up, maybe not to compete with the SEC's and Big XII's of the world, but it definitely is one to notice and not brush aside anymore.
MY PICKS FOR THE BIG EAST IN 2008:
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
I can't believe I am saying this, but it is Milan Puskar Stadium in West Virginia. The fans there are crazy. I don't think I've ever seen a more amped up student section in my life. However when things don't go so well it also can get really quiet too (13-9! watch the whole thing). The tradition that they have singing "Country Roads" after the game is pretty cool too. Check out the band performing it at the Sugar Bowl a few years ago, awesome video:
HOTTEST FANS:
I'm just going to take a guess here but I'm thinking that South Florida is a favorite in this one. We'll let you be the judge though.
Cincinnati
UCONN
Louisville
Pitt
Rutgers
South Florida
Syracuse
West Virginia
MOST SCANDALS:
This is the easiest question here, WVU. It won't be close.
SEASON RESULTS:
I'd like to say Pitt will be #1, and I think they can be for for this I am going to go completely un-biased.
1. South Florida
2. Pitt
3. West Virginia
4. Cincinnati
5. UCONN
6. Louisville
7. Rutgers
8. Syracuse
NEXT UPDATE:
PAC-10
ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!
The Big East is the step-child conference, they never get any respect from the bigger more well known conference even when it is rightfully deserved. The Big East was thought to crumble when Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College bolted for the ACC, but it has been the complete opposite. Over the past 3 seasons the Big East has gone 9-5 in their bowl games including a 3-0 mark in BCS bowls. In that same span, in non-conference games the Big East is 81-31 and has a winning record against schools from other BCS conferences. The Big East has been getting better and better with new teams rising up and playing above expectations. Rutgers, once a walkover in the conference was one game away from winning the conference title 2 seasons ago. UCONN which was barely a D1 program a few years back tied WVU for the conference title and South Florida, a baby in the college football world having only played for about 10-12 years has beaten WVU the past 2 seasons. The conference doesn't have any national title contenders this season but is solid from 1 to 7 (Syracuse has struggled mightily the past few years). This conference is on its way up, maybe not to compete with the SEC's and Big XII's of the world, but it definitely is one to notice and not brush aside anymore.
MY PICKS FOR THE BIG EAST IN 2008:
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
I can't believe I am saying this, but it is Milan Puskar Stadium in West Virginia. The fans there are crazy. I don't think I've ever seen a more amped up student section in my life. However when things don't go so well it also can get really quiet too (13-9! watch the whole thing). The tradition that they have singing "Country Roads" after the game is pretty cool too. Check out the band performing it at the Sugar Bowl a few years ago, awesome video:
HOTTEST FANS:
I'm just going to take a guess here but I'm thinking that South Florida is a favorite in this one. We'll let you be the judge though.
Cincinnati
UCONN
Louisville
Pitt
Rutgers
South Florida
Syracuse
West Virginia
MOST SCANDALS:
This is the easiest question here, WVU. It won't be close.
SEASON RESULTS:
I'd like to say Pitt will be #1, and I think they can be for for this I am going to go completely un-biased.
1. South Florida
2. Pitt
3. West Virginia
4. Cincinnati
5. UCONN
6. Louisville
7. Rutgers
8. Syracuse
NEXT UPDATE:
PAC-10
ONLY 3 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!
TROUBLE TRACKER UPDATE
Indiana University makes a surprising appearance on the Tracker today by suspending 4 players including the nations leading sacker Greg Middleton for their opener against Western Kentucky this Saturday.
Let's take a look at the up to the minute leaderboard:
The "U" - 7
Indiana - 4
Tennessee - 2
Michigan - 1
Mississippi State - 1
Let's take a look at the up to the minute leaderboard:
The "U" - 7
Indiana - 4
Tennessee - 2
Michigan - 1
Mississippi State - 1
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL REVIEW DAY 15
BIG TEN
I have never been one to hide my distain for the Big Ten, and that won't stop here. The Big Ten is about 10 years behind on time and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the only ones to figure that out. The funny part about that is that over the past 2 championship games they have proven even they are way behind compared to the rest of the country. Over the last 6 season the Big Ten is 4-7 in BCS bowls. Of those 4 wins, 3 were by tOSU and 1 of those came against a non-BCS team (tOSU vs ND in 2005). Penn State is the only other Big Ten with a BCS win, needing triple OT to beat a bad FSU team in one of the poorest played games I've seen in a long time. What does all this mean? THE BIG TEN STINKS!!!!! It has been overrated for years now, and it is FINALLY starting to be seen that way by the national media, or at least we can hope so.
Anyway, here is my breakdown of the BIG TEN.
MY PICKS FOR THE BIG TEN IN 2008:
THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH A GAME:
The Erector Set in Central PA aka Beaver Stadium, Penn State University
The reasoning behind this is similar to yesterdays, it is the only Big Ten stadium I have been to. However, I do really enjoy going to games there, as you can see from a blog I wrote last year after attending the Penn State-Notre Dame game. It truely is a awesome place to take in a college football game. The atmosphere is amazing and I can't imagine any other Big Ten school coming close to matching it. I would love to witness in person the Wisconsin band and student section do the JUMP AROUND between the 3rd and 4th quarter, that is a pretty cool tradition too.
HOTTEST FANS:
My immediate answer to this would be none of the above, all they have is big farm girls and girls bundled up in the cold weather not showing any skin. The more I got to thinking about it though, I figured there HAS TO BE some talent in the Big Ten so it is our job to find it. You be the judge!
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minneosta
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin
I have never been one to hide my distain for the Big Ten, and that won't stop here. The Big Ten is about 10 years behind on time and the Ohio State Buckeyes are the only ones to figure that out. The funny part about that is that over the past 2 championship games they have proven even they are way behind compared to the rest of the country. Over the last 6 season the Big Ten is 4-7 in BCS bowls. Of those 4 wins, 3 were by tOSU and 1 of those came against a non-BCS team (tOSU vs ND in 2005). Penn State is the only other Big Ten with a BCS win, needing triple OT to beat a bad FSU team in one of the poorest played games I've seen in a long time. What does all this mean? THE BIG TEN STINKS!!!!! It has been overrated for years now, and it is FINALLY starting to be seen that way by the national media, or at least we can hope so.
Anyway, here is my breakdown of the BIG TEN.
MY PICKS FOR THE BIG TEN IN 2008:
THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH A GAME:
The Erector Set in Central PA aka Beaver Stadium, Penn State University
The reasoning behind this is similar to yesterdays, it is the only Big Ten stadium I have been to. However, I do really enjoy going to games there, as you can see from a blog I wrote last year after attending the Penn State-Notre Dame game. It truely is a awesome place to take in a college football game. The atmosphere is amazing and I can't imagine any other Big Ten school coming close to matching it. I would love to witness in person the Wisconsin band and student section do the JUMP AROUND between the 3rd and 4th quarter, that is a pretty cool tradition too.
HOTTEST FANS:
My immediate answer to this would be none of the above, all they have is big farm girls and girls bundled up in the cold weather not showing any skin. The more I got to thinking about it though, I figured there HAS TO BE some talent in the Big Ten so it is our job to find it. You be the judge!
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Minneosta
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Wisconsin
Tough to decide there, none compare to what the ACC had to offer.
MOST SCANDALS:
Michigan is the favorite here since RichRod took over. Then again, Penn State has been anything but holier than thou and tOSU would blow everyone away if their crooked recruiting rumors proved true. My pick this here is RichRod at Michigan.
SEASON RESULTS:
1.tOSU
2. Wisconsin
3. Penn State
4. Illinois
5. Michigan State
6. Michigan
7. Iowa
8. Purdue
9. Minnesota
10. Northwestern
11. Indiana
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say tOSU wins the Big Ten and loses in their BCS game.
NEXT UPDATE:
The Big East
ONLY 4 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!
TROUBLE TRACKER UPDATE
We are not 12 hours into the next great creation known as TROUBLE TRACKER and we already have some additions. For those of you who don't know, TROUBLE TRACKER keeps tallies of suspensions, arrests and that sort of thing from all the BCS schools. Miami jumped out to a early 7-0 lead on the rest of the nation, but Tennessee and Michigan both get on the board today. Michigan announced that RB Kevin Grady will sit out the opener due to a DUI that he got this summer (RichRod is officially in Ann Arbor, his first player was arrested before a game was played!). Tennessee jumps ahead of Michigan though with an announcement of their own which declares 2 players out for poor attendance during the summer class session. Mississippi State also has suspended All-SEC safety Derek Pegues for one game for the same reason.
So, let's update the current standings:
The "U" - 7
Tennessee - 2
Michigan - 1
Mississippi State - 1
So, let's update the current standings:
The "U" - 7
Tennessee - 2
Michigan - 1
Mississippi State - 1
Monday, August 25, 2008
2008 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW Day 14
ACC
As you may recall the ACC ranked dead last in my conference ranking when it came to the BCS conferences, so we preview them first.
The ACC is and has always been a basketball conference. The conference tried to change that by getting Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to leave the Big East and join their beloved ACC. The idea was that they would take the best the Big East has to offer (Miami and Virginia Tech, BC was a throw-in) and build a football reputation from those schools. So far that hasn't really worked. While Virginia Tech has continued to be a steady 10-win team, the other 2 have fallen back to the rest of the ACC, while nobody from the original ACC has stepped up to form a big time threat. Sure Wake Forest won the conference 2 years ago and Clemson should be good this season, but they don't have a household name that they can showcase. That should be the case again this year.
MY PICKS FOR THE ACC IN 2008:
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
Scott Stadium, University of Virginia
Now, I'll be completely honest here, I haven't been to any other stadium in the ACC, so Scott Stadium won by default. However, it is a great place to watch a game. I would love to go to a game at Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech and witness the ENTER SANDMAN pre-game, and I think checking out Clemson and seeing them run down The Hill from Howard's Rock would be a great experience as well.
HOTTEST CO-EDS:
After lots of research and asking many experts I was able to narrow this down to 2 schools and I will let you decide the winner.
CLEMSON:
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FLORIDA STATE:
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MOST SCANDALS (suspensions, arrests, cheating, fights, etc.)
THE U is right back to the The U we all love. They take a big lead in this category after announcing that 7 players are suspended for the opener against Charleston Southern on Thursday night. You really have to wonder though, would these 7 have been suspended if the were playing Florida State to kick-off the season like in years past?
This is a category that we are going to be keeping a running tally throughout the season for all the BCS schools. We will keep you updated.
SEASON RESULTS:
ATLANTIC DIVISION:
1. Clemson (wins head-to-head tiebreaker with WF)
2. Wake Forest
3. Florida State
4. Boston College
5. North Carolina State
6. Maryland
COASTAL DIVISION:
1. Virginia Tech
2. North Carolina
3. Miami
4. Georgia Tech
5. Duke
6. Virginia
ACC TITLE GAME:
Clemson defeats Virginia Tech to go to the Orange Bowl.
NEXT UPDATE:
The Big Ten
ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!
As you may recall the ACC ranked dead last in my conference ranking when it came to the BCS conferences, so we preview them first.
The ACC is and has always been a basketball conference. The conference tried to change that by getting Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College to leave the Big East and join their beloved ACC. The idea was that they would take the best the Big East has to offer (Miami and Virginia Tech, BC was a throw-in) and build a football reputation from those schools. So far that hasn't really worked. While Virginia Tech has continued to be a steady 10-win team, the other 2 have fallen back to the rest of the ACC, while nobody from the original ACC has stepped up to form a big time threat. Sure Wake Forest won the conference 2 years ago and Clemson should be good this season, but they don't have a household name that they can showcase. That should be the case again this year.
MY PICKS FOR THE ACC IN 2008:
BEST PLACE TO SEE A GAME:
Scott Stadium, University of Virginia
Now, I'll be completely honest here, I haven't been to any other stadium in the ACC, so Scott Stadium won by default. However, it is a great place to watch a game. I would love to go to a game at Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech and witness the ENTER SANDMAN pre-game, and I think checking out Clemson and seeing them run down The Hill from Howard's Rock would be a great experience as well.
HOTTEST CO-EDS:
After lots of research and asking many experts I was able to narrow this down to 2 schools and I will let you decide the winner.
CLEMSON:
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FLORIDA STATE:
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MOST SCANDALS (suspensions, arrests, cheating, fights, etc.)
THE U is right back to the The U we all love. They take a big lead in this category after announcing that 7 players are suspended for the opener against Charleston Southern on Thursday night. You really have to wonder though, would these 7 have been suspended if the were playing Florida State to kick-off the season like in years past?
This is a category that we are going to be keeping a running tally throughout the season for all the BCS schools. We will keep you updated.
SEASON RESULTS:
ATLANTIC DIVISION:
1. Clemson (wins head-to-head tiebreaker with WF)
2. Wake Forest
3. Florida State
4. Boston College
5. North Carolina State
6. Maryland
COASTAL DIVISION:
1. Virginia Tech
2. North Carolina
3. Miami
4. Georgia Tech
5. Duke
6. Virginia
ACC TITLE GAME:
Clemson defeats Virginia Tech to go to the Orange Bowl.
NEXT UPDATE:
The Big Ten
ONLY 5 MORE DAYS TIL KICKOFF!!!!
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