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How are your NCAA football teams shaping up for next year?

In D-IA, I went to see Oklahoma's Spring game. They have some amazing talent returning as well as some impressive new talent. Lance Mitchell, who until his injury was regarded as the best LB on the team (2nd best was Butkus winner Teddy Lehman) is back from his ACL tear. At CB, we have a JC transfer -- a Junior named Chijoke Onyenagecha (or something like that). The announcer at the Spring game pronounced it something like "Imgonnagetcha". Dude was fast as hell, hit hard and was just impressive to watch. My biggest concern is OU's running game. It looks like they'll start Kejuan Jones this year. The guy has just not impressed me yet. He's also according to my little brother who had a class with him this Spring at least flunking one class. Later in the season, we may get some help from true-freshman Adrian Peterson who was widely considered the best RB prospect this year (and maybe for a long time).

My alma mater, Central Oklahoma looks to have an excellent year in DII. Coach Chuck Langston had a hell of year in what should have been a "rebuilding season", they went 9-4 -- making it to the second round of the playoffs. Both QB's are gone this year, the starting RB and our best WR are also gone -- so there are huge question marks on offense. The scariest thing about Central Oklahoma is that around 58 (that's not a typo) new players signed onto the team over the summer (not many were given scholarships) including some players that would have started for some DI teams. I'm thinking they'll have a better year than last year. Should really be contenders in the LSC and in the playoffs if they continue down the path they've been on.

Penn State had a good recruiting class but the team will suck because they have an 80 year old coach who is senile.

Did you go to PSU?

Is your SN have anything to do with Mad Mex's there? Everytime i go visit my sister we go eat there. We had wings there 3 times in a row one weekend.

The trip to the End Zone was definately interesting.

Kitso
KS 361

The Razorbacks look to have a shaky year.

I went to Arkansas' spring practice. I'd say we probably have the best D-Line we've had in a loooong time this year, with some true freshman starters who weren't at the spring game. That's the bright spot on defense. The starting secondary will all be first time starters with probably a couple freshmen and JC players playing regularly who are coming in the fall. There are 2 returning starters at linebacker, who, along with the other depth already there and the newcomers in the fall could be a very strong group. I think Desmond Sims will be a stud at LB before he graduates and will finally get his chance this year.

On offense Matt Jones, better quarterback than Brad Smith at Mizzou (who is touted as a top Heisman contender) and proved it in the Independence Bowl last year. Problem is he is playing behind an entirely new O-Line with a total of 2 starts between them. But they are more talented than the group from the last few years that led the SEC in rushing. The Running Backs are more solid top to bottom than I can remember. Peyton Hillis being the top of these coming in the fall. The WR core is the best that's been there in a long time as well. All speedsters and athletes. Will open the offense more in the passing game, allowing Matt Jones to be even more dangerous.

The defense will be the strength of this team in my opinion.

But, with all the new players and freshman starters it will be up and down and lucky to finish .500 on the year with the schedule. Texass and Georgia at home, Florida and Auburn on the road. LSU in Little Rock the day after Thanksgiving, will be tough to stay undefeated here. Everyone else is much improved and it will be interesting to see how it plays out. I can't wait.

My alma mater doesn't have a football team, so, nothing to report there.

no and no.

SDSU Football: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Tip to SDSU Sports Dept: If you REALLY want to increase attendance, stop coming to Greek houses on walk around, stop bitching about our (non) loyalty, stop doing every single premium possible to get people there, and PUT A PRODUCT ON THE FIELD THAT ISN'T ELIMINATED FROM THE POST SEASON BEFORE THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON IS OVER.

The "rankings" after spring football.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/column...van&id=1795539

They put Georgia as 3. LSU is 1. USC is number 2. All I know is the Georgia/ LSU game will be a good one and this time its in Athens.

U of H will be starting it's season with a very tough schedule. I'm predicting a 5 - 2 start. But I would love to go 6 - 1 with a jaw dropping upset.

9/4 at Rice (or 9/5 v. Rice at Reliant)
9/11 at Oklahoma (TV?)
9/18 Army
9/23 Miami (Reliant Thurs ESPN)
10/2 at Memphis
10/7 at Southern Miss (Thurs ESPN)
10/23 at TCU

I don't know if the Oklahoma game will make it onto TV. I'm not trash talking you, but I think the outcome is basically a foregone conclusion.

They usually put these games on PPV here locally. It might make it on the ESPN Insider Plus channel. It's the same thing that happened when we played Fresno State last year (I'd say y'all are kind of on that level).

Season starts in 31 days!

Thank God.

Go Dawgs!

I just want Sac to beat UCDavis this year... and itd be a plus if we can win more games than last year, which was 2 :rolleyes:

UConn looks like it could have a good year..Dan Orlovsky is one of the top rated senior qb's, and with Terry Cauley back it will have a solid offense.

I'm hoping for a winning record, and maybe, just maybe, a bowl invite. They came close last year.

The Pre-season poll is out...



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1849109

Georgia is number 4 to start. Not bad. Not bad at all.

BOOMER SOONER... nuke USC! :D

FSU is only #6? This a crime against humanity!

HA HA HA HA HA That is NOT going to happen.

FIGHT ON!

Well they did finish 10th last year and you never know how Rix will perform.

Go to hell LSU!

That's the understatement of the year.

Don't worry UGA will win the SEC this year. ;)

Considering USC doesn't really play anyone this year and the BCS doesn't really look at SOS, yeah, they have a good shot of playing OU in the Orange Bowl.

Do me a favor ;) WATCH some USC games this year. We shut everyone the hell up last year when they all said Michigan would kick our asses because we played a weak schedule. MI never stood a chance.

Cal is ranked and beat us last year. We play them at home this year. VA Tech is not exactly a sissy team. As for the rest of it, oh well, Coach Carroll did what he could to beef up a schedule that was more or less set years ago before we regained our dominance.

Read some of the sportswriters at ESPN and SI, they will all attest to our strength and dominance and depth. None of that has a damn thing to do with who we play. We'd play strongly no matter who we played.

We are that good.

Yeah we will! But I'm worried about trying to replace Billy....

Losing Billy is tough but UGA has a great tradtion of finding excellent walk on kickers, just like Billy.

or last year.

Thats odd, SC was heavily favored and did what they were supposed to do in that bowl game. I don't remember hearing many Michigan fans saying their team would beat SC since SC were the rightful national champs.

Oklahoma looks to have a great shot this year with White back and the defense still at a top notch level.

26.. I want to cry. :(

No clue how UK football is looking. Don't care either.

*sits and waits for basketball season*

UK should be fighting Miss-Stake Univ. for worst team in the SEC.


Texass #8??? I guess they win another recruiting championship. They'll probably end up with 2 losses by nov. again.
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LSU, in my opinion, won't repeat and probably won't win the SEC West. Their road games are a mutha.

That's close to where Oklahoma was ranked starting the 2000 season.

Anything can (and often does) happen in CFB.

Amen! Go Dawgs!!

Phsss... whatever. That's not even going to be a fight. I believe we've proven ourselves horrible time and time again. Why must people still doubt us?

Can someone explain why the Ole Miss and Miss St. game is called the Egg Bowl?

Basically because in 1926 when Ole Miss won @ Miss. St. the Ole Miss fans decided they needed to take down the goalposts. A fight broke out injuring several people. They decided they needed a token for winning the game that would keep the fans calm. So, the "Golden Egg", which is a gold-plated football (egg shaped), was decided on. Was first played for on Thanksgiving Day, 1927.

for the whole story click here

Marcus Vick - suspended for next season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1851263

There was a lot of press lately about his run-ins with the law, but I'm surprised it got to this point.

That kid really needs to pull his head out of his ass.

Vanderbilt should give UK and Miss St. a run for who's worst.

Texas will lose at least one game in the Big XII south, maybe 2 when they play at Tech. Tech just has their number.

Vandy might actually surprise some people this year. They could finish as high as 4th in the East Division.

Hopefully the Hogs can add another loss to UT on Sept. 11, that would be nice.