thoughts from a Nebraska fan...
 

I'm with the rest of my Nebraska fans on this one...Nebraska is going to suck (at least in Nebraska terms) this year. :( Anything out of the top five is bad for us, and we sure won't be anywhere near it this year without a miracle...and I'm not holding my breath. Best of luck to the rest of the Big 12 teams (except Colorado ;) just kidding), if we can't be on top it might as well be another member of the confrence.

Hey Hootie, so you went to Millard North...I have a ton of friends who went there! And I love Eric too :D--my roomie last year's future husband (she wishes :D ;))!! No one from my high school will be playing for the Huskers this year, so my best connection to the team will be my good friend/sorority sister/next door neighbor's boyfriend who will be a scholarshiped freshman this year (but he'll probably redshirt...so no watching him on tv).

Oh, maybe your future opponent at Arrowhead, Northwest Missouri State....he he he :D :p ;)! It's going to be a great game Tom!:D

Couldn't have said it better myslef!

The SEC's a great conference. The Big 10 and Pac 10 I'll have to say are seriously lacking in talent when matched up to conferences like SEC or Big 12.

This season I would say that the Big 12 is probably a little more competitive than the SEC. I can see maybe 1 or 2 teams (Alabama can't play in a bowl due to their infractions) that could possibly contend for a national championship.

In the Big 12 however, you have Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado who are REAL contenders (and they all play eachother this season). You also have a couple of longshots with K-State (which I think is being overlooked as usual) and Nebraska (no one really knows how this Lords guy is going to work out...). Texas A&M is also a top 25 team but really has yet to make a great showing in this powerful conference. You also have Texas Tech which has a great QB with Kliff Kingsbury and yes... We should say that it's the Big 11... Baylor in its entire history with the Big 12 has yet to win a game in conference -- of course they show that they're a good team when they win most of their non-conference games.

Iowa State, Ok State and Kansas no one can say from year to year. They usually have poor seasons but usually do pretty well in their non-conference games.

SEC has Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama (plays an away game AT Oklahoma [good luck!]). I think their only real chance at a national title comes from Florida State who looks to be a real contender this year.

It'll be interesting to see how it plays out.

I disagree - I'll say right now how they'll do:

ISU will go 2-2 in non-conference play, go 4-4 in conference, and make a bowl purely due to large fan following . . . not a great team this year, the Seneca Wallace show can only go so far. Worst case: losing conference record, loss to U of I, no bowl game.

KU will finish with a losing record, even with their non-conference patsies.

OSU is the only real wildcard, and they'll either go 5-6 or 6-5 . . . not exactly a powerhouse.

I think we all saw how "good" the Big 12 was, top-to-bottom, when supposed 'up-and-coming powerhouse' Texas Tech got beat (in what basically amounted to a home game) by Iowa in the Alamo Bowl, even with All-Big 10 back Ladell Betts on the sideline the whole game. The Big 12 is top-heavy, in my mind; past OU, UT, and maybe Colorado, I expect a big down year while Nebraska rebuilds, A&M recovers, and KSU tries to figure out what the hell is going on. Non-conference games don't carry much weight unless they're against top-tier opponents, which the vast majority are not.

The Big 10 might not be in for a great season either - Michigan, I think, will have a down year, leaving OSU and Illinois to carry the torch. Look for Iowa and Purdue to have better-than-advertised seasons, while MSU will have trouble duplicating last year's success. Penn State needs to put up the SOS.

The SEC - every year something stupid happens in the SEC, but hey at least they don't play Duke every year (FSU I'm looking in your direction . . . ).

But then again, what do I know? I'm just a Hawk fan who lives in Boston . . .

Hootie and nwsigkap, just dont forget to show some love to the Millard West football players that play for Nebraska!!! Chris Septak and Brett Lindstrom are two that I can think of off the bat.

Nebraska!!!
 

Ok well I must admit, I'm really not that much of a football fan, unless it's a Nebraska game. However, I must say I agree with all other Nebraska people on here, in "Nebraska" terms, I think we're pretty much going to suck this year. :( Oh well, we all have our good times and our bad times right? I LOVE ERIC CROUCH though, he's so beautiful. I got to eat dinner with him once, oh lovely! Hootie, I see that you went tot Millard North, I don't know when you graduated, but did you ever know Kyle, Eric's little brother? He was the nicest most adorable guy ever!!! :D :cool:

i dont really know how VA Tech did last season, but they have done well before....where are they?

It's nice to see NC State on the list. Hopefully they can stay there. I hope the stomp FSU like they did last year.

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Re: Re: Re: NCAA Football Preseason Rankings
 

BOO!

Go UofL

Keep hoping! And don't hold your breath.