2011 College Football Thread

knight_shadow · #1 08-09-2011, 01:44 PM

It's almost that time of year...

USA Today Preseason Rankings

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1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 Oregon
4 LSU
5 Florida State
6 Stanford
7 Boise State
8 Oklahoma State
9 Texas A&M
10 Wisconsin
11 Nebraska
12 South Carolina
13 Virginia Tech
14 Arkansas
15 TCU
16 Ohio State
17 Michigan State
18 Notre Dame
19 Auburn
20 Mississippi State
21 Missouri
22 Georgia
23 Florida
24 Texas
25 Penn State

Others receiving votes: Arizona State 158, West Virginia 149, Utah 50, Miami (FL) 49, Iowa 41, Northwestern 30, Arizona 28, UCF 22, Michigan 19, Air Force 15, North Carolina 14, Houston 13, South Florida 9, Hawaii 8, Clemson 7, Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 6, Brigham Young 5, North Carolina State 4, NORTHERNIL 4, Oregon State 4, Pittsburgh 3, Washington 3, Nevada 1, Georgia Tech 1,

Can't wait

ETA: Forgot to link the source: http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

AOII Angel · #2 08-09-2011, 01:46 PM

Labor Day! I can't wait!! I have tickets for the LSU-Oregon Game at JerryWorld. CANNOT WAIT!

AOEforme · #3 08-09-2011, 01:48 PM

*fingers crossed for a good year*

I'm also hoping that this will be as wonderful as it seems: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6708649.

College football is the only thing that makes the end of summer not suck.

knight_shadow · #4 08-09-2011, 01:49 PM

LOL. That stadium has been the bane of my existence since it went up. I'm sure that game will be incredible there, though

I can't wait for Michigan-Notre Dame. There is a group of us that watches this game yearly, and this year, it's a night game so it'll be even more exciting

wavycutchip · #5 08-09-2011, 01:50 PM

wavycutchip's house is anxiously awaiting the Arkansas (my alma mater) and Oklahoma (hubby's alma mater) seasons to start! College football is my time of year! Can't wait, too!

AOII Angel · #6 08-09-2011, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by knight_shadow

LOL. That stadium has been the bane of my existence since it went up. I'm sure that game will be incredible there, though

I can't wait for Michigan-Notre Dame. There is a group of us that watches this game yearly, and this year, it's a night game so it'll be even more exciting

Yeah, the tickets are hideous with a picture of the stadium behind the printing. No university logos. Just Jerry and his hubris. Oh...and a big silver star for the Cowboys.

carnation · #7 08-09-2011, 01:58 PM

Amen! So many SEC schools are represented at my house that we root for them all!

knight_shadow · #8 08-09-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Yeah, the tickets are hideous with a picture of the stadium behind the printing. No university logos. Just Jerry and his hubris. Oh...and an big silver star for the Cowboys.

I hope (for everyone's sake) that they finish up the roads by the time the game rolls around. They're still doing construction on the highway next to the stadium, and most of the surface streets are still pretty bad.

The last time I was in the area during a game was AWFUL. Traffic for miles and miles. I'll be sure to stay far away whenever i hear of a game going on lol

That being said, there are a lot of things to do around the stadium area, so after the game, y'all should be able to have fun!

Psi U MC Vito · #9 08-09-2011, 02:08 PM

I don't care who does it, but BEAT BSU!!

AXOmom · #10 08-09-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Labor Day! I can't wait!! I have tickets for the LSU-Oregon Game at JerryWorld. CANNOT WAIT!

Jealous!

And Knight Shadow thanks for starting up my favorite thread again! Hope it is still my favorite thread in January!

knight_shadow · #11 08-09-2011, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by AXOmom

Jealous!

And Knight Shadow thanks for starting up my favorite thread again! Hope it is still my favorite thread in January!

Ditto Lol

TSteven · #12 08-09-2011, 04:26 PM

College Colors Day is an annual celebration of school tradition and spirit where fans across the country wear the colors and apparel of their favorite college or university. The 2011 holiday falls on Friday, September 2. Nashville is kicking it off early and celebrating BIG this year. We're painting the town red, white and blue as the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University meet the University of Kentucky Wildcats on the gridiron.

Go Cats!

thetaj · #13 08-09-2011, 04:28 PM

Roll Tide!

WCsweet<3 · #14 08-09-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Labor Day! I can't wait!! I have tickets for the LSU-Oregon Game at JerryWorld. CANNOT WAIT!

Hate you...

wareagle93 · #15 08-09-2011, 05:15 PM

Even though I'm going to be attending AU, I still think that the tigers are arguably the most interesting team.

The first 4 games, particularly the Mississippi State and @Clemson, could very well determine how our season goes from there. Both of those games could go either way, but I'm more worried about the Clemson game on the road, particularly with the recruiting class they brought in-namely, those two stud linebackers.

The 4 game stretch of South Carolina, LSU, Arkansas and Florida will be difficult as well.

I think Georgia can and will bounce back. Even though they lost A.J Green, they still have a lot of talent. They could very well win 10+ games, provided they don't start out 0-2 against BSU and SC out of the gate-good news is both are virtually (BSU is in Atlanta) home games, but that's what VT thought last year and look how that turned out.

SC has a generous schedule with 8 home games (I believe), and aside from a week 2 trip to Athens, doesn't have road tests until later on in the season.

Arkansas should be very good, I think Tyler Wilson is the real deal, and they have, imo, the best group of skill guys (RB, WR) in the country-3 deep at RB and 4 stud wideouts. It comes down to their defense.

Bama should be solid, as much as it pains me to say, and I still think they'll be solid at WR with experienced guys like Maize and Hanks, quite possibly even Carter. Their defense should be very good. It will be interesting to see how their QB situation is settled-both are very talented, but very inexperienced...I still think A.J gets the nod.

LSU has some solid skill guys-Randle and Sheppard on the outside, Peterson over the middle at TE. The OL has a lot of experience, and the defense will speak for itself. Losing Ridley at RB I think will be huge, and their QB situation between Lee and Jefferson is spotty at best. I actually think their most talented QB is Mettenberger (sp?) who signed with UGA a few years ago, then I believe went the JC route one year ago.

Miss St. should be very good, they have a very good backfield. Linebacker is a big question mark, and this year, they won't be sneaking up on anyone, which will be a challenge.

Florida should be improved. Charlie Weis should be a good addition, and although they are VERY, VERY young, they have a TON of talent. I really like the talent and speed within their front 7.

Tennessee is virtually all Sophomores, but I still think they can be competitive.

My Picks: Alabama out of the west vs. SC out of the east in Atlanta.

But, I agree, I too am looking forward to the LSU-Oregon and BSU-UGA games.