Big East
1. Rutgers 2. Pitt 3. Cincinatti 4. Uconn 5. USF 6. West Virginia 7. Louisville 8. Syracuse
Sec East:
1. Georgia 2. Florida 3. Tennesee 4. South Carolina 5. Kentucky 6. Vanderbilt
Sec West:
1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Auburn 4. Ole Miss 5. Arkansas 6. Mississippi State
ACC Coastal
1. Virgina Tech 2. UNC 3. Virginia 4. Georgia Tech 5. Miami 6. Duke
- B/R Ticket Guide
ACC Atlantic
1. Wake Forest 2. Clemson 3. BC 4. Maryland 5. Florida State 6.NC State
Big 10
1. Ohio State 2. Penn State 3. Wisconsin 4. Michigan State 5. Purdue 6. Illinois 7. Michigan 8. Iowa 9. Indiana 10. Northwestern 11. Minnesota
Pac 10
1. USC 2. Oregon 3. Arizona State 4. UCLA 5. Oregon State 6. Arizona 7. Cal 8. Washington 9. Washington State 10. Stanford
Big 12 North
1. Kansas 2. Missouri 3. Colarado 4. Nebraska 5. Iowa State 6. Kansas State
Big 12 South
1. OKlahoma 2. Texas 3. Texas Tech 4. OSU 5. Texas A&M 6. Baylor
Sleeper Teams: UNC, Illinois, Michigan State, Colarado, Cal, South Carolina, and Oklahoma State
And now this year's BCS title game is between the Kansas Jayhawks and the LSU Tigers!
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2 months ago
wow this is crapno way does ru win a bcs birth and lsu sucks no way dude were you high when you wrote this????
2 months ago
You're entitled to your opinion, as that's what this site is all about, but these predictions are quite ludicrous.
from 2 months ago
well every year their are teams predicted to go 7-5 and 6-6 and then they do rly good and sometimes make BCS berths. (Last year: Kansas, Arizona State, Illinois, Uconn) and there are some that get top 25 predictions and end up falling out of it and going 7-5 and 6-6. Last year (Louisville, Cal, Rutgers, Nebraska, UCLA) Someone has gotta make those predictions on teams that will slip
2 months ago
Yeah dude that's pretty ridiculous. Illinois finishing 6th in the Big Ten? Ha!
2 months ago
WVU 6th? WOW. You could possibly be the worst pundit ever. If you'd really like to juggle who can finish 1-3 in the Big East that's fine. You can choose between WVU, USF and Pitt. 4-6 you can juggle as well with Rutgers, Cincy and UConn. UL and SU are clearly 7 and 8.
from 2 months ago
Read my article called Big East Predictions and it wil lexplain to you why I Have WEst virginia at 6th
2 months ago
OK read my article on BIg east predictions
2 months ago
Yea and i meant OHio state when I wrote LSU for the national championship game. I should change that lol
2 months ago
OK, I read it. I don't agree.
WVU is returning their QB, ENTIRE OL, 3 WR's who started last season and their #2 RB who still ran for 8.6 yards per carry for the season and had 111 rushing in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma.
On D, we're returning 2 starters. Why 2? Scooter Berry is the one you know, the other is Pat Liebig who was just granted a 5th season, since he took a leave of absence to help his family while his father was ill.
At LB we're returning a ton of experience even though only one "starter" is coming back. WVU plays LBs situationally, not stagnant. We're returning 1 starter in the secondary. OK, but he's the best player in the secondary. And if you're looking for a weak link in the WVU D, pretty much every year it's the DBs anyway, so we're really not too concerned about that.
Also, Jeff Mullen hasn't changed the offense. A tweak here and there, but as you can read from the WVU players and beat writers, he didn't try to reinvent the wheel. Is he trying to get Pat White down to 10 carries per game instead of 13? And yes, he's trying to get 20 pass attempts instead of 16. I don't see that as a philosophical change.
So while I can sort of see your comparisons to UL in 07, I would think that what I have explained to you might let you know why WVU fans are excited and optimistic about the season and the VERY REAL prospect of getting to the BCS for the 3rd time in 4 years.
Like I said, WVU will be top 3 (and probably #1) at worst.
2 months ago
Edit: We're returning 2 DL starters.
2 months ago
But how can you explain how their 4 returning starters on D can make up for the lack of inexperiencd players on D? There are more teams in the Big East that have better defenses than WV's and they can almost match their putting up of points on offense. Sure their offense is the best in the Big East but teams like Ohio State proved trhat you can only win big with a great defense to go along with the offense. OSU made it back to the national title game with a sophomore quarterback with no starting experince. Last year there were many games with teams with no defense playing against eachother and they just got into shootouts with eachother.
2 months ago
teams are going to be able to score even more points than Pat White and Co. and put up because they have solid defenses and West Virginia's will surrender tons of points that White, Devine, Jalloh, and Lyons won't be able to make up for.
2 months ago
and you said 3 wide receivers who started last year. Most teams have two starting wide receivers and the rest of them are bacckups or put in the slot of 3 or 4 wide reciever sets.
2 months ago
Other than Pitt, who legitimately is returning a dominant D in the Big East?
USF lost both corners and Moffit (arguably their emotional leader on D).
UL's D is a seive.
Rutgers got pummeled on D numerous times last season.
Syracuse is Syracuse.
UConn gave up 66 points to WVU.
Cincy might be a good defensive team, but we're not sure yet.
I get that you're a Rutgers fan, but the arguments you are making make no sense.
RU has Underwood and Britt returning along with Teel. But who's going to take up the 40 carries per game that Rice did? RB by committee only works if the chains are moving, and no one can say that your new RBs can do that yet. And the team lost entirely too many games they should have won last season (most notably to Maryland, UConn and UL).
UConn is not going to progress that much in one season. Yes, they were co-champs (in name only), but they're still working their way up. I'm happy they beat Hofstra, but how do you only score 35?
Pitt is up in the air. People are all over them for the ONE win last season (and yes, it was a big one), but you're still talking about a team that is 13-19 against D-1 opponents the last three seasons.
Again, Syracuse is Syracuse.
UL is replacing their entire offense practically.
Finally, WVU starts 3 WR's, not 2. This year they will be Sanders, Jalloh and either Arnett or Gonzalez. All started at some point last season. Jalloh, RU fans will remember, caught the game winning 2PT against both Louisville and Rutgers. Gonzales burned OU for a 79 yard TD in the Fiesta Bowl. Arnett is the wild card. Coaches say he's the best WR out there, but he just needs time.
And While Lankster and Richardson are first year starters at DB, they also are both seniors who played extensively on last seasons #7 rated D. While losing Eric Wicks at SS hurts the most, Andrews is sliding into that role, and he will crack many skulls this season.
2 months ago
And just to add to the facts in my favor:
9 of 11 starters on D have started at least 1 game in their career.
10 of 11 starters on O have started at least 1 game in their career.
2 months ago
You have Iowa listed twice under Big Ten, and no Michigan listed.
2 months ago
Ok cinch returns a lot of starters on defense highligted by dt terryl byrd and cb mike mikens. Uconn I also agreeisnt a top team although they return 19starters 2 of their wins were debatable like the fair catch play versus louisville
when the uconn punt returner signaled for a fair catch and then returned the ball for a touchdown with all the Louisville players watching in conffusion
2 months ago
and Pitt I first thought they were the most overrated teamin the big east. Beating west virginia bdidnt mean that much because the number 2 team in the country lost 7 times to unranked teams last season plus Pat White barely played that game which explains why WV only scored 9 points. but Pitt does return Lesean MCoy and their two quarterbacks who didnt play last year. Bill Stull was injured preseason and Kevan Smith transfered so he had to sit a year because of transfer rules. Pat Bostick, a freshman took over the offense last year and didn't do a good job running it which was a big reason why they went 5-7. Also they have WR oderick turner returning. Don't forget about Linebacker scott Mckillop who led the country in tackles last year. They also have had top 25 recruiting clases the last few years and those players are ready to play.
2 months ago
So what do you think now?
2 months ago
West viriginia played against a division 1AA team with a losing record in recent years. Whoopee. They still gavr up 21 points to Villanova. Their defense is NOT GOOD. and they only scored 48? what was up with that? what happened to last year's first 2 games where they scored 64 points inb one and 62 in the other?
2 months ago
as for USF, their defense was better than West virginias and they scored more. What does that show you? Also teams like Pitt and Vt that lost their opening games can still win more Georgia lost 2 games early in the season and then turned it around to become arguably the top team in the country.
2 months ago
With RU Fresno State tommorow the losing team isn't going to be done for the season. FResno can still win the WAC if they lose Rutgers can still win the Big East. WE learned last year and this week that naything can happen college football. Clemson, VT, Pitt, and other upset teams can still turn it around. It's only the firt week
2 months ago
AS for my BIg East predictions don't count Pitt out yet. Their QBs need to get used to playing again because neither played last year. Stull was injured and Kevan Smith sat out cuz of transfer rules. What we see here is a veteran Bowling Green team that was underrated from the begiining of the season cuz they were embarrassed by Tulsa 63-7 in the GMAC bowl last year. Also just because a team loses a game to a worse team doesnt mean they stink. USC lost to Stanford last year and they still are a top 5 team
2 months ago
did you also notice how Rutgers and Louisville last year started 3-0 and then fell apart after? USF and West Virginia will probably have the same situation
2 months ago
Oh, where to begin:
WVU played a 1-AA team that was ranked 19th in their top 25. UGA let Georgia Southern (#17 in FCS poll) score 21, and the final TD didn't come with :39 left in the game like it did in our game. And maybe you didn't notice the box score, but against a very mobile QB, WVU had 7 sacks and a fumble returned for a TD.
If you go by votes received, USF played the team ranked #54 in the FCS. Additionally, UTM was so bad that USF didn't have a single player with 100 yards in ANY OFFENSIVE CATEGORY. The leader was Grothe with 96 yards passing.
VU stuffed 9 in the box for the entire game, much like Pitt last year and all White did was go 25-33 with 5TDs and an INT which was a result of a receiver letting the ball bounce off his chest, not because the DB jumped a route. If you take the 5 drops into account, White should have been 30-33 with no INTs.
WVU was winning 34-7 in the game when we put the second team D in, and they scored VERY LATE. Also, Reed Williams did not play in the game at all. You know, the guy who was our leading tackler last season.
What I did notice from the Big East:
Pitt allowed 27 points and only scored 3 after taking a 14-0 lead AT HOME in their game.
Rutgers' running game (by committee, as I mentioned) didn't do anything. They had 106 rushing against a WAC team whose D looked like they played for USC against what is supposed to be a very good OLine.
UConn played good, if not spectacular. 35 points were nice, but they're returning the D we shredded last season, so I'm not going to worry.
Cincy looked better, but "only" scored 40, so where do you put their O?
Georgia lost to South Carolina and Tennessee last season, and they didn't lose "early" to Tennessee. That game was in October. But, by virtue of not having to (or being able to) play in the SEC title game, certainly helped them the first week in Dec when Tennessee lost to LSU in the SEC title game.
I can keep pointing out facts all day, but the bottom line is that you aren't refuting my arguments. You're simply trying to substitute ideas for facts.
I was correct in my assesment of Rutgers' running game so far.
I was correct that Pitt still doesn't have an offense, and McCoy (who is a VERY GOOD back) had 70 yards rushing
2 months ago
Rutgers' running game had 106 yards on the ground and that means nothing? a lot of teams dont get 100 yards rushing a game! And the reason they lost wasnt cuz of the running game it was because their receivers couldnt catch the ball! Tiquan Underwood dripped 2 touchdown passes and Kenny Britt dropped one. they were all in separate drvies. Plus one of the field goals that their new kicker missed was a bad snap and he missed because ofthat. If they caught them then it woukd have been 28-24 Rutgers. The running game was actually good. And the coach called bad plays like running up the middle when it was 3rd and goal eigth yards from the goal line. and no trick plays. of cousre this is only the first game of the season remember that. West Virginia has to play Auburn next. Let's see how they do their.
2 months ago
and west virginia still gave up 21 points to an FCS team. Rutgers gave up 24 to the top team in the WAC. USF gave up less than 20 points to a FCS team. UConn also gave up more than 20 points which shows their overratedness
2 months ago
No, WVU plays ECU next........and then Colorado.
We play Auburn in October. The END of October.
2 months ago
ok never mind about that i should learn team's schedules now too. so ECU next, the new trendy pick along with BYU and Utah to crash the BCS party. What do you think about that?
2 months ago
Regarding the SEC East... the schedule favors the Gators to win the division.
UF's opponents from the SEC West are Ole Miss, @Arky, LSU.
UGa's oppenents from the SEC West are Alabama, @LSU, @Auburn.
The weekend before the Florida-Georgia game in Jacksonville, UF plays Kentucky in The Swamp while UGa will be playing LSU in Death Valley.
2 months ago
and Georgia just had a serious inujry to one of their very good players, I know but the Bulldogs are just a better team and when you look at their schedule this season like you said, UGA has a harder one but that's not saying that they can't win most of those games. That's why i didnt put them in my national title game. But on paper if Georgia is the bets team, doesn't that mean they should win most of their games? Shouldn't the best team be able to beat other good teams? Georgia should come out of the regular season with 3 losses at the most. Florida might play an easirer schedule but they are also not as good of a team. Surer their offense is great but they still hav a lot of questoins on defense. And I know, they held Hawaii to 10 points but that was a Colt Brennan-less Hawaii.
2 months ago
And If this college football season is like last year's Kentucky can pull a big upset of Florida which would make the Gator's angry and they'll take it out on Georgia. Or, they might just get beaten down two games straight. If Georgia LSU is a good game which it should be, Georgia will either come out of it angry,too or come out on fire and destroy the Gators either way, in my opinion. Or there's also the scenarion where they get cocky and the Gators have a big win that vaults them into the Sec title game.
2 months ago
What I think is that VT is/was a very over-rated team. They were returning zero offense and a defense that "could" be very good, but was yet to be seen. They had one receiver who had ever caught a pass in a college game, and it was one pass. Their starting RB from last year is playing at Glenville State in the WVIAC, and he was a former All-ACC RB.
I think the fact that VT scored 9 of their points from D and Special Teams shows that ECU, while a trendy pick, isn't going to be that much competition for WVU.It wasn't difficult for ECU to shut down what little O VT had, and that is why Tyrod Taylor is now going to be a co-starter again for Beamer.
So no, I don't like ECU to crash the BCS party. That may, and I emphasize MAY, come from a Utah or BYU, but those teams always drop a game for the most part. It took an undefeated Utah in 04 and Boise in 06 to make it to the BCS, and Utah shutting down UM's offense definitely wasn't an accomplishment. Utah did everything in their power to give that game away, UM just couldn't pull the trigger.
As my wife always says when I talk about what "cold have been" in 07 when Pat White got injured and missed most of the Pitt and USF games: "You play with the team you have, not the team you want."
2 months ago
I actaually agree with u about The WVU-ECU game but i think that they can come close for a while and the nWV will pull away late. i think they'll win by 14-17 points. But then next week versus colarado....
2 months ago
I won't even venture a guess on Colorado right now. I'll have to watch their game this weekend (although it is against Eastern Washington). The only thing I can figure from their box score is that they pulled away late. I don't watch B12 games generally (although now that they finally have big passing teams, I might), other than OU-TX.
I want to get past ECU first and then worry about next week.
2 months ago
i think they can get past them but lets hope im right because last year louisville started 2-0...
2 months ago
oh but we were both wrong! ECU beat them 24-3! wat now eith ur mountaniers?
2 months ago
I'll take my crow with a side of fries, please.
2 months ago
What?
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