College Football Thread

[THAY3R]

Go Golden Knights!

[rwperu34]

I've got Arizona State in the final game against LSU with ASU winning in a landslide.

For Heisman, I pick Sam Keller #1, and Rudy Carpenter #2. Or the other way around, depending on who starts.

[Biesterfield]

I'm not sure I understand the hype over Oklahoma. Do they have anything besides Adrian Peterson?

[damaniac]

Michigan looks pretty solid. WR corps has a lot of potential with Manningham returning (bet you're excited for that as a PSU fan) and a senior in Breaston (hopefully Deboard gets him the ball with space to work). Bass (he of the "1 play a game at QB to run a QB draw/bootleg") is out for the year, but there's been a lot of star recruits at WR, so presumably someone can fill the void. Hart is healthy once again, and Grady and Brown behind him bodes well. The only real offensive issue (aside from Henne's consistency) is whether the O-line will be any better than mediocre. last year it was racked by injuries, but even so the lineup looks suspect.

Defensively, secondary should be strong, and the D-line should be very tough as well with Woodley, Taylor and Branch leading the way. Having Pat Massey gone should do wonders (he must've had pictures of Lloyd Carr doing bad things with animals-- there's no other way to explain how a guy who gets driven back 5 yards every play starts every game at DT). Main question is the whether the LB's are at all serviceable: hopefully the departure of Jim Hermann will help them stop sucking quite so badly.

I really can't see PSU doing much. Robinson had a beastly senior year: Morelli has, to my memory, been very mediocre thus far. Robinson had been too, but Morelli can't rely on his legs to do half the work, and I don't think QB's generally go from dud to stud passers in one year. Still, I'm very worried about that night game in Happy Valley. And the trip to Columbus. Strangely, I am quite confident about going to South Bend...no real good reason for that.

[Jack of Arcades]

LSU, obv.

[Pinchot]

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I really can't see PSU doing much. Robinson had a beastly senior year: Morelli has, to my memory, been very mediocre thus far. Robinson had been too, but Morelli can't rely on his legs to do half the work, and I don't think QB's generally go from dud to stud passers in one year. Still, I'm very worried about that night game in Happy Valley. And the trip to Columbus. Strangely, I am quite confident about going to South Bend...no real good reason for that.

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I think it's funny how Morelli has been labeled mediocre so far. He's done all that's been asked of him. Robinson was a great leader and great football player for us, but a very average quarterback if that makes sense. Morelli has the tools to be a far more effective passer. PSU needs the oline to come together quickly to give Morelli protection. If he gets some time, I think he'll be fine.

Michigan will have their hands full at night against PSU. I think the atmosphere will be similar, if not crazier, than last year's PSU-OSU game. Michigan has PSU's number recently. I still like PSU at home though.

Going on the road to ND and OSU will be awfully tough in the first 4 games for PSU. We're breaking in a new offensive line and QB. Not two good places for some of your first starts.

I agree that there's a good chance that the eventual MNC winner will have at least 1 loss. No team really stands out to me. OSU's offense looked good against OSU towards the end of last year but it seemed that they did it against mediocre defenses. I can't see a Tressel coached team dropping 35 points a game. ND's defense is still has question marks. A bunch of other teams are in the mix too. Should be fun.

[Pinchot]

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LSU, obv.

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Jack,

I like LSU a lot too. I haven't heard too much about them from the national media but I think they will be right in the hunt for the MNC.

[Jack of Arcades]

1 Ohio State +700
2 Notre Dame +690
3 Oklahoma +738
4 West Virginia +750
5 Florida +1279
6 Texas +1200
7 Florida State +2000
8 Southern Cal +1057
9 Miami +1710
10 LSU +2000
11 Auburn +1500

[JaredL]

I'm hoping Oklahoma's championship hopes are dashed here:

[rwperu34]

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1 Ohio State +700
2 Notre Dame +690
3 Oklahoma +738
4 West Virginia +750
5 Florida +1279
6 Texas +1200
7 Florida State +2000
8 Southern Cal +1057
9 Miami +1710
10 LSU +2000
11 Auburn +1500

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Looks like LSU has the most EV by far right now. I have a hard time believing they are that far behind OSU, Oklahoma, and especially ND.