What is your favorite college team? [Archive] - Front Office Football Central

kingnebwsu

07-25-2006, 05:33 PM

Ohio State football. They have a legit shot at winning the whole thing. They gotta get through an early road game @ Texas with an unproven defense first. Hopefully they can go at least 11-2 this year.

Wright State basketball. We got a new coach (a steal) from UNC Wilmington named Brad Brownell. With some of the players he's bringing on board and 2 awesome seniors we have, we could go dancing for the first time in 14 years. That's a long f'in time :)

MJ4H

07-25-2006, 05:36 PM

Honolulu_Blue

07-25-2006, 05:37 PM

Woah. We already have Norte Dame, Michigan State, and Ohio State posts? Time get to some good karma in this here thread.

University of Michigan.

I think they have a chance to go 8-3, but more likely will go 7-4 and head off to some second tier bowl game once again.

Huckleberry

07-25-2006, 05:48 PM

Texas. Breaking in a (some?) new QB(s). Return a very good defense, a very good OL, and some good RBs with a solid WR corps.

Not a bad situation for a young QB, all things considered. Line dominance should carry them through most games.

lynchjm24

07-25-2006, 05:49 PM

Connecticut. 5th in the Big East - off to the International Bowl in Toronto.

ice4277

07-25-2006, 05:49 PM

Michigan State. They will come in 5th in the Big Ten, go to the stupid fucking Motor City Bowl, where they narrowly lose to Toledo. The only positive: Drew Stanton will come in 2nd to Quinn for the Heisman.

Actually, the 7th place Big Ten team goes to the Motor City. The 5th goes somewhere like the Music City Bowl I believe.

And I think Stanton is a hell of a QB, talent-wise better than Quinn. Quinn got lucky and had the perfect system/coaches fall into his lap.

ice4277

07-25-2006, 05:50 PM

I think they have a chance to go 8-3, but more likely will go 7-4 and head off to some second tier bowl game once again.

7-4 and the screaming for Lloyd's head will never stop.

duckman

07-25-2006, 05:52 PM

Oklahoma. I think a lot of experts are overrating them this season. I don't think they are there yet. It really is going depend on whether they can beat Texas. I think they go 10-2 and a Cotton Bowl birth.

Huckleberry

07-25-2006, 05:57 PM

duckman -

Texas and OU are interesting to watch this year. I've always believed that the lines are where you build a dominant team. Texas should have a great OL. OU's, speaking honestly, was awful last year and I don't see why they should be expected to be better. Both teams have good-to-great defensive lines. Overall, defensively I rate them even. I think our line is slightly better, OU's LBs are much better, and our DBs are slightly better. I understand Smith has looked good at CB but there's another side to worry about. The Sooner coaches still claim Wolfe is good but that guy got burned every time I noticed him.

Anyway, I certainly don't wish injury on anyone, but I don't find it at all certain to think that Peterson won't be injured again this year behind that OL. That will obviously be a key.

I'm basically also looking at 10-2 for Texas. Better would be nice and worse would be disappointing. Hard to say with freshmen QBs where the 2 may pop up. Versus Ohio State at home, vs. OU in Dallas, @ Tech, @ Nebraska. All possibilities.

CenTex

07-25-2006, 06:00 PM

I wish I could say my Longhorns again, but that is not realistic. We had our great season last year. If we only had a proven QB. (sigh)

Anyway, I like Florida's chances and you can never rule out USC. It is time for QB John David Booty to shine and I think he will. He could end up as good as Palmer or Leinart.

I. J. Reilly

07-25-2006, 06:04 PM

Oregon State;
Yet another year of mediocrity. Soft OOC schedule should get them to 8-5 or 7-6 and a trip to some crummy bowl match-up. But on the plus side, this is Matt Moore’s last year of eligibility, so we got that going for us.

Schmidty

07-25-2006, 06:16 PM

Actually, the 7th place Big Ten team goes to the Motor City. The 5th goes somewhere like the Music City Bowl I believe.

And I think Stanton is a hell of a QB, talent-wise better than Quinn. Quinn got lucky and had the perfect system/coaches fall into his lap.

Well, then I guess the Spartans will finish 7th. I do think that they could suprise and makes some noise, mainly because of Stanton, and a supposedly improved secondary, but I doubt it after all these heart-breaking years.

As far as Stanton and Quinn, I actually think that talent-wise, they're fairly similar, although in different ways. My dream scenario is that the Lions someone are able to draft Stanton next season, but nothing good ever happens to the Lions anyway, so that won't occur. Of course, that could also mean that the Lions couldn't draft him because they will have such an awesome year this year. Bwahahaha. Yeah right.*

Joking aside, I am picking the Lions to compete for the WC and win around 9-10 games. You heard it hear first.

FBPro

07-25-2006, 06:25 PM

UGA, question @ QB. Good running game, TE, should do fairly well - may even surprise and do extremely well overall.

VPI97

07-25-2006, 06:27 PM

Virginia Tech
We only have four games that should be a challenge this season -

vs Georgia Tech - We matchup better with GT than any other team they play (as evidenced by last season's 51-7 win) - likely win
at Boston College - Boston has always been one of those places that we've historically played mediocre. They've got a good rushing game this season, but I don't think their defense will be all that - probable win
vs Clemson - Short week (Thursday night game) - We have two things going for us...1) we traditionally play very well in Thursday night games at home and 2) Clemson hasn't lived up to pre-season hype since 1981. Both teams could be undefeated going into the game, but Tommy ain't Bobby. - probable win
at Miami - No matter how the season is going for either team, we won't win in Miami - likely lossSo, I think we go 11-1 or 10-2. Won't make the ACC title game due to the Miami loss, so we'll end up in the Gator whipping up on some scrub Big East team. Does the Big East still have the Gator tie-in? If not, then we'll lose to a team from a real conference.

Toddzilla

07-25-2006, 06:50 PM

Actually, the 7th place Big Ten team goes to the Motor City.That right there is what is wrong with college football. Take a deserving team from the WAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt. No one gives a shit about a 6-5 Big Ten team. Or a 6-5 [insert BCS conference] team for that matter.

Schmidty

07-25-2006, 06:58 PM

No one gives a shit about a 6-5 Big Ten team.

I do. I couldn't care less about the rest of the country's teams.

Plus, the whole point of the Motor City Bowl (when created by George Perles) was to showcase midwest teams to the country. Particularly the MAC teams.

Greyroofoo

07-25-2006, 07:29 PM

Toledo, and I expect nothing less than the national championship this year.

ChiMatt

07-25-2006, 07:38 PM

Texas. In any other year I wouldn't give them much of a chance but I think all the top teams have a glaring weaknesses.

I see 10-1 and another BCS game for winning the Big 12.

jbmagic

07-25-2006, 08:09 PM

UCLA and USC

bulletsponge

07-25-2006, 08:12 PM

wow lots of Texas fans here :)

21C

07-25-2006, 08:34 PM

Quick question. How did your favorite college become your favorite? If it's not your alma mater then how/why did you choose them?

Honolulu_Blue

07-25-2006, 08:35 PM

Joking aside, I am picking the Lions to compete for the WC and win around 9-10 games. You heard it hear first.

Tom "Killer" Kowalski, the Lions "insider", predicted that the Lions would win 20 games over the next two years...

Honolulu_Blue

07-25-2006, 08:35 PM

Quick question. How did your favorite college become your favorite? If it's not your alma mater then how/why did you choose them?

It's my alma mater two times over.

General Mike

07-25-2006, 08:38 PM

Rutgers.

duckman

07-25-2006, 08:39 PM

Quick question. How did your favorite college become your favorite? If it's not your alma mater then how/why did you choose them?

I grew up watching Oklahoma, so I adopted them as my favorite team.

Pumpy Tudors

07-25-2006, 08:52 PM

Memphis. I don't know what they're going to do this year. I don't follow college football closely until the actual games start, so I don't know anything about their upcoming competition. I would guess that UTEP will win the conference, and Memphis will fight with some other team for second place.

I'm also sort of a Tulane fan, but they're going to suck again. Finally, I'm a fan of the Division II school where my wife teaches, but they only won a single game last year, and I don't expect them to win more than two games this year. :)

Edit: I'm a Memphis fan because that's my wife's first alma mater (and I liked DeAngelo Williams). I'm a Tulane fan because I went to several of their games over the past few years, and it was my wife's second alma mater. My alma mater doesn't have a football team, so I can't cheer for them in football.

ScottVib

07-25-2006, 08:57 PM

UConn. Probably some low level bowl game (Toronto is as good as anything else).

Key to the season is the O-Line. If it has improved, UConn is going bowling and will be middle of the pack in the Big East. If not, UConn will have to battle to get 6 wins.

JHandley

07-25-2006, 09:18 PM

UCLA and USC

Both?

From all the hype surrounding those two schools, I would have thought that impossible. Good to know that the Michigan and ohio state rivalry is still tops.

jbmagic

07-25-2006, 09:29 PM

Both?

From all the hype surrounding those two schools, I would have thought that impossible. Good to know that the Michigan and ohio state rivalry is still tops.

Yep both in college football.

In college basketball I just like UCLA.

MizzouRah

07-25-2006, 09:31 PM

Mizzou baby!!

I see them doing ok this year.. defense should be great and I expect Chase Daniel to do well at QB.

CraigSca

07-25-2006, 09:49 PM

Maryland - grew up there, and my father went there. I see them not doing well until they get a quarterback.

TazFTW

07-25-2006, 10:03 PM

Hawaii - return 9 starters on offense and will be switching to a 3-4 on defense. I don't see them winning the conference with road games at Boise and Fresno. They'll likely finish 2nd or 3rd in the conference and get a Hawaii bowl bid.

thealmighty

07-25-2006, 10:04 PM

TCU; 9-3 maybe; crap bowl because SoS may be piss poor; my team because I grew up in Ft. Worth and went to games at Amon Carter Stadium with my dad who was in the Frog Club (he sat on 50, I sat in end zone when I wasn't running around all over the place).

Tigercat

07-25-2006, 10:22 PM

LSU, I think we do about the same as last year, only with the wins being a little more convincing, and winning in the SECCG this year. (And hopefully a BCS bowl win, though I wouldn't bet on a NC game birth)

SnDvls

07-25-2006, 10:23 PM

The Arizona State University Sun Devils

picked anywhere from 1st to 4th in conference if the defense can step up and improve from last year. Have the best QB tandem in the nation, hands down. Two easy games to start the year then a road game to Colorado followed by games in Pac-10 play at Cal, vs Oregon, at USC....need to win 2 of three to stay in the conference race and all three gives us the title. I think we'll finish 3rd w/ 10 or 9 wins.

Ajaxab

07-25-2006, 10:27 PM

Iowa: 9-3 (maybe 10-2), Capital One Bowl. Big home games against Iowa St. and Ohio St. Michigan on the road. The other road games come against Syracuse, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota so those are all winnable, but the Hawkeyes could drop one. The big question marks for this team will be at wideout and in the defensive backfield. But Iowa will go as far as Drew Tate takes them.

MrBug708

07-25-2006, 10:29 PM

Both?

From all the hype surrounding those two schools, I would have thought that impossible. Good to know that the Michigan and ohio state rivalry is still tops.

It's much more hated now that UCLA is back in the elite of CBB

Eaglesfan27

07-25-2006, 10:31 PM

No true fan can root for both UCLA and USC when it comes down to it. As for me, of course, I root for USC because I went there for undergrad and have many good memories from attending all of the home games and some away games for 4 years.

As far as this year, I see them losing 1 or 2 games and finishing in the top 10, but I'll be very pleasantly surprised if they manage to win a national title or even make it to the national title game. I think their secondary is too inexperienced and Booty or Sanchez will be unproven at QB.

WVUFAN

07-26-2006, 05:48 AM

Johnny93g

07-26-2006, 08:21 AM

Notre Dame

I see an even more dominating offense this season. Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McNight as the starting 2 recievers is scary. Darius Walker will run for 1200 yards, and Brady Quinn will win the Heisman.

On D, we just need to limit our opponents to under 36 points, and we'll go unbeaten:D :D :D

Bee

07-26-2006, 08:33 AM

WVU and I don't think they're nearly as good as others seem to think. I'm thinking they finish second or possibly even third in the Big East. I hope I'm wrong.

GrantDawg

07-26-2006, 08:40 AM

UGA, question @ QB. Good running game, TE, should do fairly well - may even surprise and do extremely well overall.

With ya. It all depends on QB play. It is always a crap-shoot with a first year starter. My guess is three losses and a possible top ten finish. If it is worse, it wouldn't shock me.

Quick question. How did your favorite college become your favorite? If it's not your alma mater then how/why did you choose them?

First, my alma-mater doesn't have sports. I grew-up a Bulldog fan. I would watch games with my dad (with the sound off, and Larry Munson on the radio). It also helped that the first year I really started getting into sports, the Bulldogs won the MNC, and the Falcons went 12-4. Sort of cemented my alligance.

Passacaglia

07-26-2006, 08:49 AM

I do. I couldn't care less about the rest of the country's teams.

Plus, the whole point of the Motor City Bowl (when created by George Perles) was to showcase midwest teams to the country. Particularly the MAC teams.

Word up. When that bowl was created, the MAC either didn't have any bowl bids, or just had one.

ahbrady

07-26-2006, 09:07 AM

Arkansas. Seen them as high as #13 pre-season. Should be interesting with one of the best running backs in the country (Darren McFadden), one of the top QBs in the country last year in high school (Mitch Mustain), and a new offensive scheme from a nearly legendary coach in these parts (Gus Malzahn).

Should be an interesting year.

Arkansas for me too. I'm anxious to see what they'll be able to do this year. There is a lot of optimism abounding in the state. I'm hoping for 8-4.

They are my favorite team because I've spent my entire life except a couple of months in Arkansas. If you are raised in Arkansas, you are a Razorback fan.

tarcone

07-26-2006, 09:29 AM

Iowa
probably 8 wins
i became a Hawk fan because i grew up in Iowa City. I was born to bleed black and gold

Toddzilla

07-26-2006, 09:30 AM

WVU. Must kill fans of former BE teams (like VPI97) that WVU has a legitimate shot at the national championship because of their schedule, wheras the Hokies are stuck in the ACC murk.

That's what you get for being a traitor. :) Enjoy the Gator Bowl.Actually NO, it doesn't. Knowing that one loss basically eliminates any Mountain East team from the NC because the conference is so weak negates the one-year flash-in-the-pan status WVU is carrying right now. And no matter how you try to slice and dice it, every day WVU wakes up in the BE and goes to bed dreaming that they had been picked for the ACC. The "murk" of the ACC is a few steps and a whole other staircase above the BE, so on the contrary, it is a very nice place to be.

PackerFanatic

07-26-2006, 09:47 AM

Wisconsin :)

VPI97

07-26-2006, 09:50 AM

Actually NO, it doesn't. Knowing that one loss basically eliminates any Mountain East team from the NC because the conference is so weak negates the one-year flash-in-the-pan status WVU is carrying right now. And no matter how you try to slice and dice it, every day WVU wakes up in the BE and goes to bed dreaming that they had been picked for the ACC. The "murk" of the ACC is a few steps and a whole other staircase above the BE, so on the contrary, it is a very nice place to be.
WVU could go undefeated and not make the BCS championship game ( I know because that was what we nearly faced in '99...back when the Big East actually had a solid roster of teams). I'd much rather face a tougher schedule, but actually have our MNC fate in our hands than know that an undefeated season may not mean squat when it comes to the BCS title game.

Darkiller

07-26-2006, 09:51 AM

Brigham Young University Cougars.
The offense should be one of the best in the nation, led by veteran QB John Beck.
Prodnosticators pencil us finishing 2nd in the Mountain West Conference...I'd say we win the conference title with a top 25 ranking :-)

st.cronin

07-26-2006, 10:53 AM

Wisconsin - my father's and fiance's alma mater, my Grandfather's first teaching post.

Stocco will lead us to greatness this year, the first under Bielema. I predict a Rose Bowl appearance.

streetballer22

07-26-2006, 12:48 PM

Syracuse...hoping for 3-5 wins, anything better would be a miracle even in the weak Big East.

Coffee Warlord

07-26-2006, 12:59 PM

Buffs are gonna do pretty much what they've been doing of late.

Win 7-9 games and get into a mediocre Bowl.

scooper

07-26-2006, 01:46 PM

Notre Dame.

I was a fan as a young lad growing up, as my old man was. Went to the HS Gerry Faust came from. I didn't have the grades, money or athletic ability out of high school to go there, but that didn't make me change allegiances. I still support the DIII program I played for.

Johny93g hit the nail on the head. Offense-great. Defense-did I mention the offense was going to be great? I have no clue really, how they will end up. Sure, they could win the whole thing. They could lose 3 or 4. The schedule is tough.

Responding to the thread-I'll go on the record and say Drew Stanton is one hell of a QB and scares me more than any individual player on ND's schedule. And yes, that includes Calvin Johnson or anybody Michigan or USC will trot out this season. Remember, I said individual player-not team.

Warhammer

07-26-2006, 02:15 PM

Notre Dame, we'll lose one game.

Illinois, we've got the Zooker, that means we'll be 0-fer.

Memphis, we'll be 8-4 and go to a fair to middling bowl.

Honolulu_Blue

07-26-2006, 02:50 PM

Notre Dame, we'll lose one game.

Illinois, we've got the Zooker, that means we'll be 0-fer.

Memphis, we'll be 8-4 and go to a fair to middling bowl.

I am not one of those people who get all bent out of shape when a fan refers to their favorite team as "we", but can you do that for three different teams all competing in the same sport and league?

Grammaticus

07-26-2006, 03:13 PM

Ole Miss

Should have a strong QB with Brent Shaeffer, assuming he can complete his last JUCO course, doh. We have a good RB transfer from Indiana (Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis)that will play this year. We have a first team all american at Linebacker. But then it kind of gets weak fast. If all of the other factors in the universe come together, we could hit a 7 win season and make a bowl. With Ed Ogeron's strong recruiting, we may be ready to compete with the big guys in the SEC next season.

st.cronin

07-26-2006, 03:21 PM

Huckleberry

07-26-2006, 03:30 PM

I am not one of those people who get all bent out of shape when a fan refers to their favorite team as "we", but can you do that for three different teams all competing in the same sport and league?

Theoretically he could have a degree from all three institutions, so it would make sense.

Wisconsin - my father's and fiance's alma mater, my Grandfather's first teaching post.

Fiancée. I doubt you have a fiancé, not that there's anything wrong with that.

st.cronin

07-26-2006, 03:35 PM

touche

Warhammer

07-26-2006, 03:44 PM

I am not one of those people who get all bent out of shape when a fan refers to their favorite team as "we", but can you do that for three different teams all competing in the same sport and league?

Notre Dame is my first love. Illinois is the school I went to until I transferred to UofM due to my father's battle with cancer. Memphis is the school I graduated from, and the hometown school. I listed all three, but the order I pull for them. I follow all three fairly closely.

miked

07-26-2006, 04:07 PM

If Rutgers (alma mater) can figure out how to beat WVU or Louisville, we could make a run at #2 or so in the Big East. Realistically, we always seem to lose a fringe game here and there (see USF last season) so we'll probably finish with 3-4 conference losses. Our out-of-conference games are rather uninspiring except a rematch of that hideous Illinois game.

We return the best rushing combo of the Big East (including one of NCAA's top FB) and an unproven Mike Teel without a Tres Moses to throw to. It's going to resemble a Buddy Ryan/Dan Reeves offense...run run pass, run run pass, run run run...

dawgfan

07-26-2006, 04:16 PM

Grew up in Seattle, my grandfather had season tickets to the Huskies (he was an alum) and took my dad and my bro, and then me when I was around 8. I'm also an alum, and my family has had the season tickets since the early '60's (even though both my parents went to WSU).

I think the Pac-10 is wide open in the bottom 6 spots or so. USC, Cal, ASU & perhaps Oregon should be near the top, though all those teams have flaws. The rest of the Pac has even greater potential flaws, and if everything breaks right, the Huskies could finish with a winning record and a minor bowl bid, which would be a major accomplishment given the past 2 years. On the other hand, a few injuries here and there and some bad breaks and this team could have another 1-win season.

Oh, and as if I needed another reason to not like Bubba, he's a Notre Dame fan...

Bubba Wheels

07-26-2006, 04:19 PM

Oh, and as if I needed another reason to not like Bubba, he's a Notre Dame fan...

:D :D :D How is ol' Tyrone doing for ya up there in the land of rain and overpriced coffee? I still fondly remember the Sports Babe's moniker for Seattle... :D :D :D

dawgfan

07-26-2006, 04:23 PM

:D :D :D How is ol' Tyrone doing for ya up there in the land of rain and overpriced coffee?:D :D :D
Too early to draw a definitive conclusion. He landed in a shitty situation, so the 2-9 last season wasn't entirely his fault. One plus is that he replaced his OC at Stanford and Notre Dame (Bill Diedrich) with Tim Lappanno, a much better OC (he was a long-time assistant under Dennis Erickson).

That said, I wasn't a big fan of hiring him, and I'm skeptical he can return us to the level we enjoyed under Don James. He will keep the bad news stories to a minimum though, unlike Ricky Neuheisel.

Grammaticus

07-26-2006, 09:56 PM

They should really change their nickname to the Faulkners.
The Sound and The Fury may work better. But hey, the Rebels works out fine.

Chief Rum

07-26-2006, 10:19 PM

UCLA and USC

That is just...wrong.

WVUFAN

07-26-2006, 10:22 PM

Actually NO, it doesn't. Knowing that one loss basically eliminates any Mountain East team from the NC because the conference is so weak negates the one-year flash-in-the-pan status WVU is carrying right now. And no matter how you try to slice and dice it, every day WVU wakes up in the BE and goes to bed dreaming that they had been picked for the ACC. The "murk" of the ACC is a few steps and a whole other staircase above the BE, so on the contrary, it is a very nice place to be.
Really? I didn't know the Mountain East was a BCS league, which virtually makes them inelligible for the National Championship to begin with.

I'll betcha anything Beamer was wishing he was still in the Big East last year, when Tech beat WVU, but wound up in the Gator Bowl because they were in the ACC. They would have probably went to the Sugar Bowl, and a bigger payout, if they had stayed in the Big East. Again, traitors deserve what they get, and Va Tech, Miami and especially Boston College are nothing but.

Chief Rum

07-26-2006, 10:24 PM

UCLA and the team playing USC.

I believe UCLA will take a step back this year, because they are still too young on defense, and the offense is going to need to recover from losing sop many playmakers. We'll still be in the mix for a bowl and 8 wins or so, though, I think (my guess is 3rd to 6th, with 4th likely finish).

I think this year will be an improvement for the team playing USC. Last few years, this team has been one of the worst in the nation, winning only a couple times. But I see USC taking a step back (to having to fight to win the conference), so this team figures to improve.

Noble_Platypus

07-26-2006, 10:35 PM

Arizona State

Toddzilla

07-27-2006, 07:52 AM

Really? I didn't know the Mountain East was a BCS league, which virtually makes them inelligible for the National Championship to begin with.

I'll betcha anything Beamer was wishing he was still in the Big East last year, when Tech beat WVU, but wound up in the Gator Bowl because they were in the ACC. They would have probably went to the Sugar Bowl, and a bigger payout, if they had stayed in the Big East. Again, traitors deserve what they get, and Va Tech, Miami and especially Boston College are nothing but.

Um, slick, your team *is in* the Mountain East. And they probably shouldn't be eligible for the BCS, which they won't be in a few years anyway.

The big payouts come from sharing revenue in a real conference where 8 teams go to bowl games. Not blowing $3 million on a stupid lawsuit...only to get back $1M. Nice mountaineer-math.

And VT could have romped through the MAC or Sun Belt or the Colonial just as easily as the Big East, so where is the thrill in that?

I'm pretty sure Frank Beamer is happy being in the ACC, as are I and 100% of VT fans and supporters. We'll enjoy the ACC, as I'm sure Miami and BC do. You can enjoy the JV league all you want.

Honolulu_Blue

07-27-2006, 08:07 AM

:D :D :DI still fondly remember the Sports Babe :D :D :D

:eek:

General Mike

07-27-2006, 08:20 AM

Um, slick, your team *is in* the Mountain East. And they probably shouldn't be eligible for the BCS, which they won't be in a few years anyway.

The big payouts come from sharing revenue in a real conference where 8 teams go to bowl games. Not blowing $3 million on a stupid lawsuit...only to get back $1M. Nice mountaineer-math.

And VT could have romped through the MAC or Sun Belt or the Colonial just as easily as the Big East, so where is the thrill in that?

I'm pretty sure Frank Beamer is happy being in the ACC, as are I and 100% of VT fans and supporters. We'll enjoy the ACC, as I'm sure Miami and BC do. You can enjoy the JV league all you want.

What a goof. If Va tech was still in the Big East, they would have beat up on 3 1-AA teams out of conference, ran up the score on the conference cellar dwellers, and then shit the bed when they played decent teams. The only years Va Tech wasn't a joke was when Mike Vick was at QB, and they got lucky Miami was on probation.

VPI97

07-27-2006, 08:22 AM

I'll betcha anything Beamer was wishing he was still in the Big East last year, when Tech beat WVU, but wound up in the Gator Bowl because they were in the ACC. They would have probably went to the Sugar Bowl, and a bigger payout, if they had stayed in the Big East.
Actually, in the ACC we get the same bowl payout no matter if we go to a BCS bowl or go 0-12. The conference totals up all the money and splits it equally. You guys have a similar system in the Big East, so I hope you're not thinking that WVU got to keep it's Sugar Bowl check.

Of course, the ACC nowadays isn't like the Big East...you guys have to rely on bowl checks to provide a large percentage of your revenue since the Big East TV package is worthless. Our deal is worth $260 million...so we make more off of our cut from TV than we could ever make from the bowls.

I'm pretty sure Beamer (nor anyone else in Blacksburg) is missing the Big East.

VPI97

07-27-2006, 08:25 AM

The only years Va Tech wasn't a joke was when Mike Vick was at QB, and they got lucky Miami was on probation.
Really? I could have sworn that we had more conference championships without Mike than we did with him. Yeah, I'm pretty sure of that. But then you wouldn't know that...as a Rutgers fan, you've haven't got the foggiest idea what the Big East Championship is, much less any idea of who's been winning them.

timmynausea

07-27-2006, 08:45 AM

I'm also a WVU fan. We're a preseason top 5 in every magazine, and coming off one of the biggest wins in school history over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. Recruiting is off to a great start and we're getting good press all over the place, including a couple of ESPN writers picking us to win the national championship. It's a good time to be a Mountaineer.

So I don't care about Virginia Tech. I'm sure they'll stomp someone in the Gator Bowl. Literally.

Toddzilla

07-27-2006, 08:51 AM

So I don't care about Virginia Tech. I'm sure they'll stomp someone in the Gator Bowl. Literally.That is actually really damn funny.

ScottVib

07-27-2006, 11:59 AM

Virginia Tech was awarded 2 outright Big East titles 1995 and 1999, and shared the 1996 title with Miami and Syracuse. Miami actually had the same conference record as Virginia Tech in 1995. Virginia Tech was awarded the outright conference title because Miami was on probation.

The one "untied" title that Virginia Tech won in the Big East was with Vick in 1999. The two "tied" titles were without (1995 and 1996).

West Virginia won an untied Big East title in 1993 while both teams were in the same conference (as well as a "tied" title in 2003). Syracuse won untied titles in 1997 and 1998 (and was 1.5 games ahead in 1991 and a half game ahead in 1992, Miami was awarded the titles based on National Rankings) and a "tied" title in 1996.

Karlifornia

07-27-2006, 05:55 PM

Stanford fan here. They probably won't be all that great, but they do havea senior QB in Trent Edwards, so that's a plus.

The team will be playing in a brand new stadium, which is smaller and sans track, so everyone will be closer to the action. Good times!

JeeberD

08-02-2006, 09:11 AM

UTEP, of course. We've got a killer offense as long as Jordan Palmer cuts down on his INTs, which he should since he's healthy now. Junior RB Marcus Thomas is a true stud and will have to make defenses stay honest, and we have a loaded WR corp. The offensive line is young and will be starting a couple of RS freshmen, but that may not be a bad thing when you look at the seniors who were playing there last season.

Our defense had tons of speed and depth. Our safeties are probably the best in CUSA, our d-line is strong, fast, and deep, and while our linebacking corp is a little inexperienced, they're fast as can be and led by one of the best 'backers in the conference, Jeremy Jones.

Special teams we should be set. Kicker Reagan Schneider is clutch as can be, and punter Ryan Hotchkiss is...steady.

Anything other than the CUSA West title will be a dissapointment for Miner fans, though the "experts" seem to be split between us and Tulsa (with a couple picking Houston as well).

The big games of the year are when Texas Blech comes to the Sun Bowl and when the Miners travel to Tulsa and Houston in back-to-back weeks in October (and I'll be able to go to BOTH of those games!).

ChiMatt

08-02-2006, 01:27 PM

Bad news for OU fans. Reports that Bomar has been dismissed from the team.

hxxp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2537332 (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2537332)

Looks like Texas should be the undisputed favorite in the Big 12 now,