1. Ohio State will win the Big Ten.
2. IU and Northwestern will suck.
2. Purdue will go undefeated through their non-conference schedule and suck when they actually have to play good teams.

2. "Rocky Top" will be overheard more than 24,000,000,000,000 times in and around Knoxville this year.

While I'd love to opine that OSU will win the Big Ten, I don't see it. I see a big fat 9-3 season on the horizon, with Wisconsin taking it all.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!


And fark Nick Saban!

Wabash: 1. Ohio State will win the Big Ten.

You sir, are crazy.

It'll be Michigan or Wisco this year. Not looking forward to our game at Camp Randell.

USC will utterly destroy the Huskers and I will laugh.
The rest of the general population thinks NU will win in the neighborhood of 70-10.

As long as we can all agree that Notre Dame will only win four games this year.....

Sadly, the BCS will likely have some 11th hour rule change allowing non-conference schools with monopolistic television contracts an automatic at-large bid in a BCS bowl. Thus ensuring another undeserved appearance for ND in a bowl game. The only silver lining will be that ND will get crushed in this game by a team that actually earned their spot.

BoSchembechler: You sir, are crazy.

It'll be Michigan or Wisco this year. Not looking forward to our game at Camp Randell.

Michigan won't beat us but I feel like Wisconsin is going to win out.

/OSU Alumni
//As long as Michigan has Carr we have the advantage.
///2 years from now we are stacked

The Gators this year could be the OSU Buckeyes of last season.
No seriously hear me out

Parallels:

QBs who are known for their running ability but in the preseason everyone wonders can he throw the ball (Smith and Tebow)

A Defense that lost most of its players to the NFL Including highly talented young linebackers (Laurenitis and Spikes)

2 WRs on offense, both of which are fast but one of which is on another level with speed and the other seeming to be more clutch [(Ginn and Gonzo) and (Harvin and Caldwell)]

A great coach known that people fear playing (Tressel and Meyer)

Only difference is that Florida won't have the schedule or the preseason #1

/Go Gators!
//slashies///

USC will be playing Florida/LSU in the BCS title game. I hate USC and it always annoys me that they are held in such high regard year in and year out with the crap conference they play in. However, let me humble myself and say that USC's talent is the best in the country this year and their schedule is finally tough enough with non-conference match-ups to have them earn the #1 slot. As far as I'm concerned, its their title to lose.

West Virginia may go undefeated but will not get the nod over a 1-loss SEC team. However, I do think Steve Slaton, if he stays healthy, will win the Heisman Trophy.

The Big 10 might as well stay at home. They will have a long way to go to repair their conference's reputation after the way the Gators spanked their beloved Buckeyes. In my mind, The Big East, WAC, or Conference USA should all get title shots over any Big 10 team. I feel sorry for Michigan because they are the only program I respect out of the Big 10. In fact, even though I'm a Gator fan, last year should've had a playoff where we played Michigan to decide who got the title shot. After the way we handled OSU, I still think the outcome would've been the same but at least Michigan would've been able to sleep easy knowing that they didn't deserve to be there after the Gators stomped them too.

Buchholz96: their schedule is finally tough enough with non-conference match-ups to have them earn the #1 slot.

Was USC's non-conference schedule weak before?

xtragrind: Michigan won't beat us

You're crazy too. But seriously, I think we will beat you farkers in November (you know it too), the only game I am really worried about is the Wisco away game.

Mizzou will win the Big 12. KU will suck.

kirbeep: Buchholz96: their schedule is finally tough enough with non-conference match-ups to have them earn the #1 slot.

Was USC's non-conference schedule weak before?

No. It wasn't particularly weak before. Especially since they know they have to beef up the non-conference match-ups because they play in the Pac-10. Now the Pac 10 is no SEC but I should've added in my previous post how I've seen some significant improvements in some of the Pac 10 programs which should help them in the rankings. The only thing I notice is that they don't have any SEC opposition this year. But their road sched. looks pretty difficult- at Nebraska, at Washington, at Notre Dame, at Oregon, at Cal, and at ASU. Those all look pretty tough. Now, I know Notre Dame will probably suck but USC should hope they don't until they go play them and at Nebraska should be interesting.

There's hype about UCLA this year? Who knew? Actually I think its funny that Richard Cirminiello writes that UCLA wont have a good season but the publication he runs (College Football News) has the Bruins ranked 11th. Way to cover your bases there Richard. Dumbass.

As far as USC goes, this UCLA Alum hates them with a rage equal to the inferno of the sun; however, you cant really criticize a team for a weak schedule that in the past 5 years has voluntarily played Auburn, Nebraska, Arkansas, BYU, Virginia Tech, and then no. 6 Kansas State. The day that USC fills its non-conference scedule with teams like Troy, Florida Atlantic, and Western Kentucky you can say are a bunch of cowards. But, of course, no "big name" program would be that big a bunch of pussies, right?

Alabama will beat Auburn.

The Pac-10 is the 2nd best conference in college football, after the SEC. It's really annoying to have to listen to this crap about the Big 10 year in and year out. All last year all anybody could say was how Ohio St. and Michigan were CLEARLY the two best teams, and that it wasn't fair that they couldn't meet in the National Championship game. Well, in their bowl games, Michigan got crushed by USC (again), and Ohio St. got crushed by Florida. This happens pretty much every year, but it gets overshadowed by the fact that Notre Dame is always such an overrated failure.

Both USC and Cal would throttle Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio St. UCLA would beat them, too. USC would beat Florida and LSU, as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if Cal did, either.

Suck it, Big 10.

There's hype about UCLA this year?

Yes, cause on paper we look good this year. 20 returning starters, all our tough games at home (We're @ USC, but that doesn't really count as a road game).

Problem is we still have Karl "Scapegoat my Assistants" Dorrell as coach, so who knows what will happen. But it's ok cause Karl will make repeated statements about "growing" and "learning" during the season as we stumble to another 7-6 season with an embarrassing Bowl loss.

/no not bitter at all
//is it Basketball season yet?

BoSchembechler: Wabash: 1. Ohio State will win the Big Ten.

You sir, are crazy.

It'll be Michigan or Wisco this year. Not looking forward to our game at Camp Randell.

You are both crazy.

Penn State will win it this year.

--HAIL TO THE LION;;

#1: SEC will remain the most over-rated conference by its fanbase.

People who say the Pac-10 is a crappy football league are living in denial and their own garbage.

Pac-10 is second ONLY to the SEC. Period.


/Go Stanford!
//0-12 this year baby!

FTA:
# If he hasn't already, Lee Corso will officially jump the shark with his antics this fall. It was fun for awhile, but am I the only person that's gotten really tired of his shtick? Kirk Herbstreit, meanwhile, will continue to be the most rock-solid, informative broadcaster in all of college football.

# Brent Musburger will say "Beanie" at least 40 times during an Ohio State game, sending scores of college students playing a Musburger drinking game into a wicked state of inebriation on campuses across the country.

These have to be the best 2 points from the article. I need to make some bulk purchases at the liquor store in preparation.

/Go Bucks

puffy999: Buchholz96: their schedule is finally tough enough with non-conference match-ups to have them earn the #1 slot
Wow. I dare ask what team you root for, and how tough their non-conference schedule is.

When you play in the SEC, there's no need to beef up the sched. with "tough" non-conference games. We use them to rest :) Minus FSU of course....

I am saying that the Pac-10 is improving but you put the bottom half of the Pac 10 up against the bottom half of the SEC and you'd still have your Pac 10 teams getting slaughtered.

Lets review:

Pac 10- USC good, Cal sometimes, UCLA on a given day, Washington eh, ASU maybe, Oregon eh at best. USC is the only program that is consistently good year in and year out.

SEC- Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas sometimes, South Carolina has their moments. I'll give you Vanderbilt and Kentucky are pretty weak but I'd love to see Kentucky or Vandy square off against Stanford or Washington State.

Say what you want but there is no arguing that the SEC is the most consistent and most competitive conference in the land.

buk110: Penn State will win it this year.

Who?

Buchholz96: When you play in the SEC, there's no need to beef up the sched. with "tough" non-conference games. We use them to rest

USC only plays SEC teams when they need to break in a new QB. That happened against Auburn in Leinart's first start and against Arkansas in Booty's first. USC beat the hell out of both of them.

Buchholz96: SEC- Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas sometimes, South Carolina has their moments. I'll give you Vanderbilt and Kentucky are pretty weak but I'd love to see Kentucky or Vandy square off against Stanford or Washington State.

The only reason you have that consistency is because those teams (minus Tennessee for the most part) schedule 3-4 gimmes AT HOME to start the season then beat up on the awful bottom half of the conference. SEC teams are gauranteed 7-8 wins a year just for suiting up.

constructor5179: # If he hasn't already, Lee Corso will officially jump the shark with his antics this fall. It was fun for awhile, but am I the only person that's gotten really tired of his shtick? Kirk HerbstreitTrev Alberts, meanwhile, will continue to be the most rock-solid, informative broadcaster in all of college football.

k2k2k2: AlabamaAuburn will beat AuburnAlabama.

Can you count to "6"?

SEC- Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas sometimes, South Carolina has their moments.



When the SEC beats up on each other, it's proof of how deep the conference is. When the Pac-10 does the same, it's somehow proof of its mediocrity.

You can also count on Kyle Wright breaking down in the pocket unless he has an entire minute to throw.

Arkansas' Darren McFadden will win the Heisman this year, the man is a beast. He would have won it last year but technically wasn't eligible (you have to be a junior or a senior). If he stays healthy there is no one better in my opinion that will take it.

The Pac-10 is over rated and there is no way in hell Cal would beat Mich, Wisc, or even OSU. Hell they can't even beat Tenn who is maybe a mid-level SEC team. Whoever said that is a moron west coast homer. Granted, USC will probably win it all this year against LSU or Wisc, but the rest of the conference will not fair anywhere near as well.

I hope my Hokies can do alright this year. My confidence in our team depends solely on whether Sean Glennon can actually do something on offense and not cough up the ball every other possession.

It will definitely be a good football year (as they always are) and will be a lot different than last year other than USC and ND. USC will be as good if not better than last year and ND will be just as overhyped.

The Pac-10 is over rated and there is no way in hell Cal would beat Mich, Wisc, or even OSU.



Because you said so? Ok, chief. I'm sure you watch a lot of Pac-10 games out there in ghetto-town Washington DC, so your opinion is given extra emphasis.


Cal would pummel the snot out of all three.

Moses To Sandy Koufax: The Pac-10 is over rated and there is no way in hell Cal would beat Mich, Wisc, or even OSU.



Because you said so? Ok, chief. I'm sure you watch a lot of Pac-10 games out there in ghetto-town Washington DC, so your opinion is given extra emphasis.


Cal would pummel the snot out of all three.

Did you even watch any of the games last year? Here on the east coast we get Pac-10 games all the time, just later in the day. I'm sorry you think people stop watching football at 3, but real fans watch the whole day. I saw USC lose to OSU, ASU (or was it AU?) beat Cal and Cal lose to Tenn. Cal is going to lose again, this time at home and I will laugh.

He would have won it last year but technically wasn't eligible (you have to be a junior or a senior).



I think you need to brush up on the Heisman trophy rules.

IAmRight: Stimied in a Rut: The Pac-10 is over rated and there is no way in hell Cal would beat Mich, Wisc, or even OSU. Hell they can't even beat Tenn who is maybe a mid-level SEC team. Whoever said that is a moron west coast homer. Granted, USC will probably win it all this year against LSU or Wisc, but the rest of the conference will not fair anywhere near as well.

We'll see how it plays out on the west coast.

furthermore, i think that, for the most part, the teams would split home-and-home series based on who was the home team (except USC, who would beat everyone in the SEC). Mississippi State is the only SEC team to visit any Northwest team since I've been alive (1983). Hell, OSU would've beaten LSU if they had a kicker who could make a damn extra point a few years ago (lost by 1, missed THREE XP)

Cal, OSU, and Oregon are better than Michigan and Wisconsin and will be better than tOSU this year. (though probably not last year). But again, I think it would be a home and home thing. Didn't Oregon sweep Michigan on a home and home a few years ago?

I have lots of respect for you because you know your stuff. I was talking more about this year than years in the past. It's true that many teams don't do the home-and-home thing with the west coasties, but I wish they would. Hell I wish VT would stop playing crap teams and get out there and play Oregon or UCLA or someone. Until someone with balls in the scheduling dept steps up then all we can do is ponder.

However, I really can't see Cal doing anything this year and they will continue to slide down the rankings just like they do every year.

Moses To Sandy Koufax: He would have won it last year but technically wasn't eligible (you have to be a junior or a senior).



I think you need to brush up on the Heisman trophy rules.

You know theres no way in hell anyone would pick a sophomore to win the trophy.

IAmRight: Didn't Oregon sweep Michigan on a home and home a few years ago?

They beat the crap out of them in 03 at home. I think they play at the Big House this year.

However, I really can't see Cal doing anything this year and they will continue to slide down the rankings just like they do every year



Well, now that this is settled, I'll give Tedford and Sandy Barbour a call and let them know they can cancel the season, because some numbskull on the East Coast who couldn't name five players on Cal's roster said they aren't very good.

They beat the crap out of them in 03 at home. I think they play at the Big House this year.



Well, they only lost by 4 points, but the first half was total Oregon domination. They did come back to make a game of it in the 2nd half, but that was an Oregon team that only went 8-5, and lost every other game they played against ranked opponents.

IAmRight: and the SEC team wouldn't make money

They would make money, just not nearly as much as they would playing at home.

IAmRight:

Hopefully Wisconsin will be coming to Pullman (they're playing the Cougars this year, right? or is it next year? i'm concerned with fantasy NFL right now, i'm not in college mode yet.)


Cougs open at Wisconsin this year. AFAIK there is no return game.

Moses To Sandy Koufax: Well, they only lost by 4 points, but the first half was total Oregon domination. They did come back to make a game of it in the 2nd half, but that was an Oregon team that only went 8-5, and lost every other game they played against ranked opponents.

I think I remember better now. Didn't Oregon go up early with a couple of turnovers? Maybe a kickoff return? I just remember they won, then the next week they got blown out at home 55-16 by Wazzu.

CountMonsterRodVonHugenstein: k2k2k2: AlabamaAuburn will beat AuburnAlabama.

Can you count to "6"?

Can Auburn fans count to "9" is the real question...1973-1981.

Alabama leads the series 38-32-1. The Tigers still have catching up to do before trash talking. ;)

Here's my coverage of the ACC for you.

Everyone will hate on the ACC, and they'll be right for the most part.

Boston College will be the only ACC team to make a good bowl game, and that's only because the ACC has the Orange Bowl.

Miami and Florida State will be compared to seasons when they were actually good once again and still get coach's poll votes because they are retarded.

Duke will suck. That's not a fark meme, that's a fact of life.

Georgia Tech would be good if they didn't play in a division with VTech and Miami.

Virginia Tech will still kick everyone's ass, though all you'll hear is how they overcame such a tragic moment. Guaren-farking-teed.

NC State will improve but not much.

North Carolina will win 2 games if Tyler Hansborough moves to left tackle.

Clemson. Clemson? Get the fark out of here.

Virginia. Virginia? Get the double fark outta here.

Maryland will move triumphantly along to a victorious 7-5 season. And will set a record for INTs.

Wake Forest will not repeat their season. Sorry. Not gonna happen.

There. The ACC will suck it hard. HARD.