College Football Predictions.

[retro1530]

Well this week marks the start of college football. I would like to know who everyone is picking to win divisions and awards.

I'll go first with my in-depth predictions.


MY TOP 10
1. USC
2. Texas
3. LSU
4. Florida
5. Virginia Tech
6. Penn State
7. Rutgers
8. Michigan
9. Louisville
10. Oklahoma

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
Heisman Trophy- John David Booty, Sr. QB, USC
Davey O'Brien Award- Colt Brennan, Sr. QB, Hawaii
Doak Walker Award- Darren McFadden, Jr. RB, Arkansas
Fred Biletnikoff Award- Adarius Bowman, Sr. WR, Oklahoma St.
Bednarik Award- Dan Connor, Sr. LB, Penn St.
Butkus Award- Connor
Thorpe Award- Jon Hefney, Sr. S, Tennessee

ACC PREDICTIONS V.Tech over Clemson in ACC Championship
Atlantic Division- Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida St., Boston College, Maryland, N.C. State
Coastal Division- V. Tech, Miami (FL), Georgia Tech, Virginia, UNC, Duke

ACC POY- Branden Ore, Jr. RB, V. Tech
ACC Newcomer- Mike Paulus, Fr. QB, UNC
Surprise- Miami (FL)
Disappointment- Georgia Tech

BIG EAST PREDICTIONS
Rutgers, Louisville, West Virginia, S. Florida, Cincinnati, Pitt, Syracuse, UConn

Big East POY- Ray Rice, Jr. RB, Rutgers
Big East Newcomer- Mike Ford, Fr. RB, S. Fla.
Surprise- Cincinnati
Disappointment- West Virginia

BIG TEN PREDICTIONS
Penn St., Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio St., Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, Michigan St., Northwestern, Minnesota, Indiana

Big 10 POY- Mike Hart, Sr. RB, Michigan
Big 10 Newcomer- Arrelious Benn, Fr. WR, Illinois
Surprise- Illinois
Disappointment- Wisconsin

BIG TWELVE PREDICTIONS Texas over Nebraska in Big 12 Championship
North Division- Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas St., Kansas, Colorado, Iowa St.
South Division- Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Baylor

Big 12 POY- Adarius Bowman, Sr. WR, Oklahoma St.
Big 12 Newcomer- Curtis Brown, Fr. DB, Texas
Surprise- Oklahoma St.
Disappointment- Texas Tech

CONFERENCE USA PREDICTIONS S. Miss over Houston in C-USA Championship
East Division- S. Miss, Marshall, UCF, ECU, Memphis, UAB
West Division- Houston, Tulsa, SMU, UTEP, Rice, Tulane

C-USA POY- Anthony Aldridge, Sr. RB, Houston
C-USA Newcomer- Antwain Easterling, Fr. RB, S. Miss
Surprise- SMU
Disappointment- Rice

PAC TEN PREDICTIONS
USC, UCLA, Oregon St., Cal, Oregon, Arizona St., Arizona, Washington, Washington St., Stanford

Pac 10 POY- John David Booty, Sr. QB, USC
Pac 10 Newcomer- Joe McKnight, Fr. RB, USC
Surprise- Arizona St.
Disappointment- Cal

SEC PREDICTIONS LSU over Florida in SEC Championship
East Division- Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, S. Carolina, Kentucky, Vandy
West Division- LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Alabama, Ole Miss, Miss. St.

SEC POY- Darren McFadden, Jr. RB, Arkansas
SEC Newcomer- Chris Rainey, Fr. RB, Florida
Surprise- South Carolina
Disappointment- Arkansas

WAC PREDICTIONS
Hawaii, Boise St., New Mexico St., Fresno St., San Jose St., Nevada, LA Tech, Utah St., Idaho

WAC POY- Colt Brennan, Sr. QB, Hawaii
WAC Newcomer- Leon Wright-Jackson, Fr. RB, Hawaii
Surprise- New Mexico St.
Disappointment- San Jose St.

MWC PREDICTIONS
TCU, BYU, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Air Force, Colorado St., San Diego St., UNLV

MWC POY- Aaron Brown, Jr. RB, TCU
MWC Newcomer- Jai Cavness, Fr. RB, TCU
Surprise- BYU
Disappointment- UNLV

MAC PREDICTIONS Ohio over Central Michigan in MAC Championship
East Division- Ohio, Miami (OH), Akron, Kent St., Temple, Bowling Green, Buffalo
West Division- C. Michigan, W. Michigan, Toledo, N. Illinois, Ball St., E. Michigan

MAC POY- Kalvin McRae, Sr. RB, Ohio
MAC Newcomer- E.J. McLaughin, Fr. DB, C. Michigan
Surprise- Ohio
Disappointment- N. Illinois

SUN BELT PREDICTIONS
Troy, Arkansas St., M. Tennessee, La.-Monroe, Fla. Atlantic, North Texas, FIU, La.-Lafayette

Sun Belt POY- Omar Haugabook, Sr. QB, Troy
Sun Belt Newcomer- Xavier Stinson, Fr. RB, Fla. Atlantic
Surprise- La.-Monroe
Disappointment- La.-Lafayette

INDEPENDENTS PREDICTIONS
Navy, Notre Dame, Army, W. Kentucky


BCS BOWLS
Rose Bowl: Penn St. over UCLA
Sugar Bowl: LSU over Michigan
Fiesta Bowl: Florida over Louisville
Orange Bowl: V. Tech over Rutgers
BCS National Championship: USC over Texas

[The Ancient Enemy]

How exactly do you think Louisville and Rutgers make BCS games (and UCLA too) when UCLA plays USC and UL and RU play eachother?

V-Tech is the best of a bad lot in the ACC. You're out of your mind to rank them that high. They have 2 good players. Florida State is the sleeper, and will probably win the conference. Get used to that, because FSU is about to become FSU again.

Mike Paulus isn't even the starting QB at UNC. Yates is pretty decent.

I would try to look more at coaching staffs than what you did. Lots of patterns I think you missed. A lot of work and good write up, though.

[Former Wildcat]

I am guessing that a Penn State fan wrote this. Or maybe Kirk Herbstreit. They are the only ones picking Penn State to do that well. Unless they have a different QB, Penn State will still have at least two single digit scoring performances and at least 4 games under 20 points.

[The Ancient Enemy]

I seem to remember a low-scoring Ohio State team who won a ton of games by the skin of their teeth.

[WPIAL~Titan]

TAE=NitWit fan alert!!!

PSU+PlayStation=Fun and Games in the press box with Daddy and his heir apparent!!!

[The Ancient Enemy]

Chris Simms played at Texas. Texas has done twice as well n the past few years since before. Penn State sent coaches down there to study how Texas does things, and Penn State is doing a lot better. Texas won a national title recently and is the top team in the Big 12 now. I'm not saying that the PS2 is what gave Texas a re-emergence, but how many national titles has Pitt won since 1985? Better yet, how many GAMES have they won? 8?

[Coach]

Well done, I loved your post...this is the kind of stuff I like seeing on here. I agree with a lot of what you picked. My one thing that is a lot differernt is FSU. I think they'll rebound this year. The new coaches they brought in is like a Who's-Who staff of excellence.

Thanks for the nice little read this morning.

[Former Wildcat]

I also remember that low-scoring Ohio State team that won lots of games by the skin of their teeth. The difference is that the 2002 OSU defense was unreal. Penn State's defense will not even approach them.

[The Ancient Enemy]

Not true, homeslice. The only place on D where this year's PSU team does NOT stack up against ANY other team at that position, is on the line. And how many more times do I need to beat people over the head with this? There are ridiculous patterns with every single team and every single coaching staff! What has Tom Bradley done to make you think that PSU's defensive line won't be good?

It doesn't matter if PSU wins 12 games with scores like 3-0 or 9-7.

[ham55]

I was watching ESPNNEWS the other day, yesterday actually. And some expert picks games before every college football season starts and he lays out who he thinks is gonna be in the national title game.

His pick was LSU over Penn State.

There's at least 3 people now.



TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY!

UCONN won ONE Big lEast game last season. Who was that victory over?