2009 NCAA Football Thread

[Skinny Bastard]

Teams are hitting the practice fields hard and the season is upon us....

So, I thought it must be time for pre-season predictions:

25. Miami Hurricanes - Key games: Sept. 7 vs. Florida State, Sept. 17 vs. Georgia Tech, Sept. 26 vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 3 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 24 vs. Clemson, Oct. 31 vs. Wake Forest, Nov. 14 vs. North Carolina, Nov 28 vs. South Florida.

24. TCU Horned Frogs - Key games: Sept. 26 vs. Clemson, Oct. 24 vs. BYU and Nov. 14 vs. Utah.

23. Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Key Game: USC on October 17

22. Texas Tech Running Rebels - Key games: Sept. 19 vs. Texas, Oct. 17 vs. Nebraska, Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, Nov. 14 vs. Oklahoma State and Nov. 21 vs. Oklahoma

21. Boise State Broncos - Key games: Sept. 3 vs. Oregon, Sept. 18 vs. Fresno State, Nov. 6 vs. Louisiana Tech and Nov. 27 vs. Nevada

20. California Golden Bears - Key games: Sept 5 vs. Maryland, Sept. 26 vs. Oregon, Oct. 3 vs. USC, Oct. 17 vs. UCLA and Nov. 7 vs. Oregon State

19. Oklahoma State Cowboys - Key games: Sept. 5 vs. Georgia, Oct. 17 vs. Missouri, Oct. 31 vs. Texas, Nov. 14 vs. Texas Tech and Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma - Oklahoma State is making a lot of preseason Top 10 lists. But I'm not really seeing what the big deal is.

18. Florida State Seminoles - Key games: Sept. 7 vs. Miami, Sept. 19 vs. BYU, Oct. 3 vs. Boston College, Oct. 10 vs. Georgia Tech, Oct. 22 vs. North Carolina, Nov. 14 vs. Wake Forest and Nov. 28 vs. Florida

17. Georgia Bulldogs - Key games: Sept. 5 vs. Oklahoma State, Oct. 3 vs. LSU, Oct. 31 vs. Florida and Nov. 28 vs. Georgia Tech

16. Kansas Jayhawks - Key games: Oct. 24 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 31 vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 14 vs. Nebraska, Nov. 21 vs. Texas and Nov. 28 vs. Missouri

15. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

14. Utah Utes - Key games: Sept. 19 vs. Oregon, Nov. 14 vs. TCU and Nov. 28 vs. Brigham Young - They lost too many starters to go undefeated again, but even ending at 11-2 should help them in their recruiting and in their quest for some national respect... as if defeating the tide wasn't enough.... just my biased 2 cents for my alma mater

13. Nebraska Cornhuskers - Key games: Sept. 19 vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 8 vs. Missouri, Oct. 17 vs. Texas Tech, Nov. 7 vs. Oklahoma and Nov. 14 vs. Kansas

12. Ole Miss Rebels - Key games: Sept. 24 vs. South Carolina, Oct. 10 vs. Alabama and Nov. 21 vs. LSU

11. Penn State Nittany Lions - No real challenges from the non-Big 10

10. Virginia Tech Hokies - Key games: Sept. 5 vs. Alabama, Sept. 19 vs. Nebraska, Sept. 26 vs. Miami, Oct. 10 vs. Boston College, Oct. 17 vs. Georgia Tech and Oct. 29 vs. North Carolina

9. LSU Tigers - Key games: Oct. 3 vs. Georgia, Oct. 10 vs. Florida, Nov 7 vs. Alabama, Nov. 11 vs. Mississippi and Nov 28 vs. Arkansas

8. Iowa Hawkeyes - Key games: Sept. 19 vs. Arizona, Sept. 26. vs. Penn State, Oct. 17 vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 24 vs. Michigan State and Nov. 14 vs. Ohio State

7. Oregon Ducks - Key games: Sept. 3 vs. Boise State, Sept. 19 vs. Utah, Sept. 26 vs. California, Oct. 31 vs. USC and Dec. 3 vs. Oregon State

6. Alabama Crimson Tide - Key games: Sept. 5 vs. Virginia Tech, Oct. 10 vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 17 vs. South Carolina, Nov. 7 vs. LSU and Nov. 28 vs. Auburn

5. Ohio State Buckeyes - Key games: Sept. 12 vs. USC, Nov. 7 vs. Penn State and Nov. 14 vs. Iowa

4. Florida Gators - Key games: Oct. 10 vs. LSU, Oct. 31 vs. Georgia and Nov. 28 vs. Florida State - that is right, you heard me... #4

3. Oklahoma Sooners - Key games: Sept. 5 vs. BYU, Oct. 3 vs Miami, Oct. 17 vs. Texas, Oct. 24 vs. Kansas, Nov. 7 vs. Nebraska, Nov. 21 vs. Texas Tech and Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma State

2. USC Trojans - Key games: Sept. 12 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 3 vs California, Oct. 17 vs. Notre Dame, Oct. 31 vs. Oregon and Nov. 28 vs. UCLA

1. Texas Longhorns - Key games: Sept. 19 vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 17 vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 24 vs. Missouri, Oct. 31 vs. Oklahoma State and Nov. 21 vs. Kansas - One measly slipped tackle with one measly second left on the clock; mistakes that will be erased this season as the Longhorns once again defeat USC for the championship.....

[AYHJA]

I love the way you think st4... :D

Still, why is Notre Dame ranked..? Wow, they've been shit the past what, decade..? I guess the benefit of the doubt will get you far, but damn...

[Skinny Bastard]

This is my ranking.... and yes - I threw them in there just because they are irish.... :dance:

[Skinny Bastard]

Now that you've seen my ranking.... lets look at how the official rankings are screwing up the order by leaving Texas out of the top spot....

USA Today Poll
1. Florida (53) 0-0 1,466
2. Texas (4) 0-0 1,386
3. Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1,358
4. USC (1) 0-0 1,321
5. Alabama 0-0 1,134
6. Ohio State 0-0 1,126
7. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,020
8. Penn State 0-0 988
9. LSU 0-0 917
10. Mississippi 0-0 889
11. Oklahoma State 0-0 861
12. California 0-0 711
13. Georgia 0-0 707
14. Oregon 0-0 694
15. Georgia Tech 0-0 559
16. Boise State 0-0 542
17. TCU 0-0 461
18. Utah 0-0 404
19. Florida State 0-0 371
20. North Carolina 0-0 293
21. Iowa 0-0 257
22. Nebraska 0-0 236
23. Notre Dame 0-0 194
24. Brigham Young 0-0 178
25. Oregon State 0-0 165

ESPN.com's Power Rankings
1. Florida (15) 0-0 375
2. Texas 0-0 353
3. Oklahoma 0-0 342
4. USC 0-0 339
5. Alabama 0-0 284
6. Ohio State 0-0 281
7. Virginia Tech 0-0 275
8. Mississippi 0-0 270
9. Penn State 0-0 252
10. LSU 0-0 236
11. Oklahoma State 0-0 229
12. California 0-0 199
13. Oregon 0-0 169
14. Georgia 0-0 167
15. Boise State 0-0 167
16. Georgia Tech 0-0 149
17. TCU 0-0 120
18. Notre Dame 0-0 115
19. Nebraska 0-0 85
20. Florida State 0-0 73
21. Iowa 0-0 73
22. North Carolina 0-0 62
23. Brigham Young 0-0 51
24. Miami (FL) 0-0 33
25. Kansas 0-0 30

[maynard]

It will be an interesting season this year. Especially Oct 17

[Skinny Bastard]

yeah - it is always interesting to watch Oklahoma loose.....

[maynard]

I guess it should be since it doesn't happen very often

[AYHJA]

Oh, I seem to recall 'every so often' being 3 out of the last 4 years or so... :D

[maynard]

6 out of the last 9 years or so ain't too bad



I figured this would happen around this time lol






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[AYHJA]

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