2013 College Football Thread

[Planit]

The way too early Top 25
(as listed by Mark Schlabach of ESPN)

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Oregon Ducks
3. Stanford Cardinal
4. Ohio State Buckeyes
5. Texas A&M Aggies
6. Georgia Bulldawgs
7. South Carolina Gamecocks
8. Louisville Cardinals
9. Clemson Tigers
10. Florida Gators
11. Texas Longhorns
12. Notre Dame Fightin' Irish
13. LSU Tigers
14. TCU Horned Frogs
15. Oregon State Beavers
16. Florida State Seminoles
17. Oklahoma Sooners
18. Wisconsin Badgers
19. Boise State Broncos
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers
21. UCLA Bruins
22. Northwestern Wildcats
23. Michigan Wolverines
24. Oklahoma State Cowboys
25. USC Trojans


I'm surprised that K-State is not on the list and USC is. Let Spring Practices begin....

[Hink]

I predict that the SEC will NOT win the National Championship this year. Yep.


I hope for Ohio State, but I think Oregon will be the victors... most likely would have been this year if they were given a shot...

[hilldweller]

I'm picking Bama again. For the third straight year. Why not?

[btrage]

I'm picking Bama again. For the third straight year. Why not?

It's like picking Tiger Woods against the field back in the day.

[Planit]

Big10 (11, 12, whatever) Commissioner Jim Delaney has now said they are considering renaming the divisions. Acknowledging that the names "Leaders" and "Legends" didn't gain the acceptance they thought it would, he said that 2014 would be a good time to implement new names when Rutgers & Maryland are brought into the conference.

[Hink]

Big10 (11, 12, whatever) Commissioner Jim Delaney has now said they are considering renaming the divisions. Acknowledging that the names "Leaders" and "Legends" didn't gain the acceptance they thought it would, he said that 2014 would be a good time to implement new names when Rutgers & Maryland are brought into the conference.

We didn't see that coming... Whoever thought of those names should probably be fired from their PR firm. You know why Eastern and Western, or North and South have worked for some many conferences? Because they make sense.... unlike Leaders and Legends....

[Bubba]

Big10 (11, 12, whatever) Commissioner Jim Delaney has now said they are considering renaming the divisions. Acknowledging that the names "Leaders" and "Legends" didn't gain the acceptance they thought it would, he said that 2014 would be a good time to implement new names when Rutgers & Maryland are brought into the conference.

- Division Urban Meyer Will Win
- The Other Division

[Brocktoon]

Big10 (11, 12, whatever) Commissioner Jim Delaney has now said they are considering renaming the divisions. Acknowledging that the names "Leaders" and "Legends" didn't gain the acceptance they thought it would, he said that 2014 would be a good time to implement new names when Rutgers & Maryland are brought into the conference.

Probably becasue Rugter and Maryland are neither leaders nor legends. I still think the should call the conference the BIG MAC.

[Whose Yur Planner]

I still think the should call the conference the BIG MAC.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, bla, bla, bla. Nothing worse that a tone deaf person singing the same old song. FWIW, the conference names are pretty stupid and if took the addition of two new schools, so be it. Pobably the work of some genius at a marketing firm.

[Planit]

Looking at the Gators 2013 schedule means a tough road for the Swampdwellers.

Only 6 games in the Swamp
Toledo, Miami (FL), Georgia Southern & Florida State nonconference opponents
Arkansas & LSU from the SEC West
5 of the toughest gmaes away from the Swamp

Doesn't look like any "cupcakes" on the schedule. While Toledo & GaSouthern may not be FBS elite teams, they do very well in their respective schedules. Arkansas, I dunno but after last year their only direction is up.

[ofos]

Chip Kelly leaves Oregon for the Eagles. Ducks under NCAA investigation for recruiting violations. Was it ever thus.

[Bubba]

Georgia Southern

I hope y'all are going to have good depth along the defensive line - with the way Southern cut blocks on every play, there's a real chance for injuries.

[Hink]

Chip Kelly leaves Oregon for the Eagles. Ducks under NCAA investigation for recruiting violations. Was it ever thus.

This is going to kill Oregon... my vote is now for Ohio State to win it all

[hilldweller]

Chip Kelly leaves Oregon for the Eagles. Ducks under NCAA investigation for recruiting violations. Was it ever thus.

Are they really under investigation?

[ofos]

Are they really under investigation?

Read it yourself.

[Brocktoon]

Looking at the Gators 2013 schedule means a tough road for the Swampdwellers.

Only 6 games in the Swamp
Toledo, Miami (FL), Georgia Southern & Florida State nonconference opponents
Arkansas & LSU from the SEC West
5 of the toughest gmaes away from the Swamp

Doesn't look like any "cupcakes" on the schedule. While Toledo & GaSouthern may not be FBS elite teams, they do very well in their respective schedules. Arkansas, I dunno but after last year their only direction is up.

On poor Gators....only 1/2 your games are at home...that is what the rest of the college football community call a normal year. If Toledo and Southern are concerns then it is going to be a long season for the Fighting Muschamps. Any SEC team should beat Toledo by 30.

[Bubba]

A good summation of all of the issues with the Manti T'eo fake girlfriend story that broke yesterday:

http://outkickthecoverage.com/manti-...e-internet.php

[Planit]

I hope y'all are going to have good depth along the defensive line - with the way Southern cut blocks on every play, there's a real chance for injuries.

Yep, I follow the Southern Confernce and don't like GaSouthern very much.

This is going to kill Oregon... my vote is now for Ohio State to win it all

What does tosu schedule look like? Cupcake U?

If Toledo and Southern are concerns then it is going to be a long season for the Fighting Muschamps. Any SEC team should beat Toledo by 30.

I'm not sayin' the Gators won't beat them and should beat them by more than 30. Those are the 2 weakest teams on the schedule, but they are no Ohio University for the Blind football team.

[Hink]

What does tosu schedule look like? Cupcake U?

Buffalo Bulls
San Diego State Aztecs
California Golden Bears
Florida A&M Rattlers
Wisconsin Badgers
Northwestern Wildcats
Iowa Hawkeyes
Penn State Nittany Lions
Purdue Boilermakers
Illinois Fighting Illini
Indiana Hoosiers
at Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten Championship Game
BCS Championship Game

I would argue the Michigan game being away will be tough and the BCS championship game will be tough.

Otherwise it is pretty cupcake, no arguments there. 2014 is going to be a bear though....

[hilldweller]

Are they really under investigation?

College football: where cheaters always win

[Planit]

SEC Football Media Guide Cover for 2013

[hilldweller]

Why is it taking the NCAA over two years to issue its allegations against Miami for the Nevin Shapiro scandal? The school has cooperated from the start and now they get strung around and have to go forward with recruiting with this black cloud over their head. Now apparently the NCAA lawyers had some unlawful dealings with Shapiro's attorney, and the whole case is in jeapordy. What a joke the NCAA has become. Are they really this incompetent and crooked?

[MD Planner]

What a joke the NCAA has become. Are they really this incompetent and crooked?

You really have to ask that? You'd be hard pressed to find an organization (and their current leader) more hypocritical. The NCAA is ALL about the money, as long as the right people are getting it. It's a train wreck.

[Brocktoon]

Its national letter of intent day...the one day a year when middle aged men fall over the decision of an 18 year old boy and noone thinks its weird or creepy.

[MD Planner]

Also, pretty much the only day when the fax machine is still relevant lol.