2011 College Football Thread

[wavycutchip]

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!

[carnation]

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

[Psi U MC Vito]

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

[thetaj]

Roll Tide!

[wareagle93]

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.

[cheerfulgreek]

[VandalSquirrel]

Major that I couldn't go to the first home football game

Massive that the game is being broadcast online and on the radio by our student station @ http.kuoi.org

[lovespink88]

Can't wait for another completely unmemorable Illini season.

In other news, my guy says he's going to become an LSU fan based on his recent move, lol. Maybe I'll jump on the bandwagon too.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

Can't wait for another completely unmemorable Illini season.

In other news, my guy says he's going to become an LSU fan based on his recent move, lol. Maybe I'll jump on the bandwagon too.

Did y'all move to Louisiana?

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Did y'all move to Louisiana?

He did. Fingers and toes are crossed that I get this really great job I applied to that I'm interviewing for so I can get down there too!!

[DreamfulSpirit]

As my husband and I say...ANYONE BUT CAROLINA!!! (Meaning UNC!)

GO WOLFPACK!!!!! It'll be interesting to see how they do this year without Russell Wilson

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

It's almost that time of year...

USA Today Preseason Rankings



Can't wait

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

Looks like another tough SEC year for Kentucky! I love them anyway. GO CATS!!!

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

Looks like another tough SEC year for Kentucky! I love them anyway. GO CATS!!!

No kidding. UK faces five Top 25 football opponents - three on the road.

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

GO CATS! I love Kentucky & WKU is the top rival for my alma mater, EKU, so I really hope the Cats beat them!

[ComradesTrue]

Texas A&M close to announcing move to SEC

As a native Texas, and one who is not very fond of A&M, I have mixed emotions. I hate to see many of the in-state rivalries fall by the wayside, especially the UT-A&M game. It was also great to watch Tech beat up on them year after year. However, I do sympathize with them (and other Texas schools) with what UT has tried to pull with thier Longhorn network. Even though the NCAA put the end to their plans to air high school football games on the network, the whole thing just kind of reeks.

I do think it would be a good move financially for A&M, and honestly am not sure how they would fare. I have enjoyed them being the cellar-dwellers of the Big 12, but admittedly they are supposed to be somewhat better this year. I also think that this could really help with recruiting the Texas base.

Should be interesting to watch, as no doubt this will only be the first of many dominoes.

[wareagle93]

Breaking News: Texas A&M set to join the SEC. Missouri, Clemson and Florida State may follow. Wow!!!