College football starting up

[nik4411]

Although it will most likely be OU or Texas vs Florida in the championship, you really can't count out Alabama or USC, and even maybe LSU Georgia or Ohio St....you just never know, that is whats so great about college football.

Go Hogs!

Oh and yes, Ok St. has a chance, but they have some huge games to win...can they go atleast 2-1 against Georgia, Texas and OU?

[mugofbeer]

Maybe one answer to the strength of schedule issue is to throw all the D-1 teams into a hopper. Turn the hopper and start picking teams to meet in non-conference games. Actually, let a computer randomly pick 4 non-conference games. That way, the teams who like to cupcake their way through a season won't be able to do it.

[nik4411]

interesting...

[possumfritter]

oh and yes, ok st. Has a chance, but they have some huge games to win...can they go atleast 2-1 against georgia, texas and ou?

3-0

[Luke]

3-0

[possumfritter]

Luke,

I'm an old man...dreams are all I got left. LOL!

[ODUSWO]

Okay, let me end all the confusion here; Texas was the best team last year and was robbed of the chance to compete for the National Title.

They are still the best team and will not be denied this year.

I am now putting on my flame-resistant suit and getting behind the riot shield

[westsidesooner]

Texas was the best team last year ...............................................
I am now putting on my flame-resistant suit and getting behind the riot shield

[nik4411]

Do you think texas would have beat Florida?

[Martin]

texas was the best team last year and was robbed of the chance to compete for the national title

if that's your logic, texas tech might have something to say about that. besides, since when does following big xii rules constitute being 'robbed'?

-M

[kevinpate]

[gen70]

Goooo.....SOOOONERS!!!!!

[possumfritter]

Goooooooooooooooooooo Pokes!

[SoonerDave]

LOL can't help but giggle @ how the UT folks can't get over last year, and still blame OU for their troubles....I still quite haven't figured out how OU made UT's Gideon drop what would have been a game-clinching interception against Tech.....alas, that's last year.

Big 12 is pretty easy to figure this year: OU and UT fighting for the top spot in the south, OSU looking to knock off either or both, but with a very suspect defense; A&M looking to a really blah season, with Tech in a real rebuilding effort and having probably the least optimism at QB they've had since Leach arrived. Baylor will be better with Griffin at QB, but he doesn't play defense.

North is who-doesn't-wanna-win. Mizzou has lost their trifecta of offense with Maclin-Coffman-Daniel, and without that punch pressure will be on their already suspect defense to carry the mail. KSU is in external and internal disarray, and if the Cats sniff .500 this year it will be an entirely new kind of Manhattan Miracle. Iowa State is, well, wretched, and Colorado is nothing to write home about. That leaves Nebraska and KU, and with the Huskers just tossing their leading rusher off the team while breaking in a new QB, it leaves the 'Hawks as the defacto favorite in the North.

How will it work out?

In the South, even if OU's offense doesn't crank out 60 points per game, it may well be more dangerous than last year provided its retooled OL emerges - and I think it will. The Sooners should be in fine form by their Dallas clash with UT, and given that OU doesn't lose a middle linebacker to injury midway through the third quarter, OU should upend Texas on October 17th. Downstream, OSU's defensive line will not be able to handle the pressure of too many high-octane offenses, giving them a highly respectable 3rd-place South finish behind the Sooners and the Horns. Baylor, Tech, and A&M will fight out the rest for 4th place.

In the North, Nebraska will find losing a starting QB and tailback too much to overcome, losing their bid at a North title to KU at Lawrence. The rest of the North will simply take turns beating each other, with the exception of KSU, which may well lose a scrimmage to itself (unless Iowa State shows up).

That puts OU and KU in Arlington for the BIg XII title game in December, and at this point in (very late) August, pencil me in for a win for OU and quite probably a return trip to the BCS title game.

Time will tell.

[ODUSWO]

LOL can't help but giggle @ how the UT folks can't get over last year, and still blame OU for their troubles....I still quite haven't figured out how OU made UT's Gideon drop what would have been a game-clinching interception against Tech.....alas, that's last year.

Big 12 is pretty easy to figure this year: OU and UT fighting for the top spot in the south, OSU looking to knock off either or both, but with a very suspect defense; A&M looking to a really blah season, with Tech in a real rebuilding effort and having probably the least optimism at QB they've had since Leach arrived. Baylor will be better with Griffin at QB, but he doesn't play defense.

North is who-doesn't-wanna-win. Mizzou has lost their trifecta of offense with Maclin-Coffman-Daniel, and without that punch pressure will be on their already suspect defense to carry the mail. KSU is in external and internal disarray, and if the Cats sniff .500 this year it will be an entirely new kind of Manhattan Miracle. Iowa State is, well, wretched, and Colorado is nothing to write home about. That leaves Nebraska and KU, and with the Huskers just tossing their leading rusher off the team while breaking in a new QB, it leaves the 'Hawks as the defacto favorite in the North.

How will it work out?

In the South, even if OU's offense doesn't crank out 60 points per game, it may well be more dangerous than last year provided its retooled OL emerges - and I think it will. The Sooners should be in fine form by their Dallas clash with UT, and given that OU doesn't lose a middle linebacker to injury midway through the third quarter, OU should upend Texas on October 17th. Downstream, OSU's defensive line will not be able to handle the pressure of too many high-octane offenses, giving them a highly respectable 3rd-place South finish behind the Sooners and the Horns. Baylor, Tech, and A&M will fight out the rest for 4th place.

In the North, Nebraska will find losing a starting QB and tailback too much to overcome, losing their bid at a North title to KU at Lawrence. The rest of the North will simply take turns beating each other, with the exception of KSU, which may well lose a scrimmage to itself (unless Iowa State shows up).

That puts OU and KU in Arlington for the BIg XII title game in December, and at this point in (very late) August, pencil me in for a win for OU and quite probably a return trip to the BCS title game.

Time will tell.

Still thinking this way? Hook 'em Horns!

[westsidesooner]

I started to post this in the thread I started on "Calling out the Sooners"....but that would do an injustice to Pete Carrol and the USC Trojans. I caught this on Gameday Saturday morning, and I have to admit I'm no Trojan fan and havent really been a fan of Pete Carrol but you have to give it up to the Coach, Bill Withers and team for their teamwork. Its a great inspirational video.

It all started when freshaman Marquis Simmons had to sing to the team as part of his initiation. He sang "lean on me".....and true to the song he started singing, then stumbled through part of it, then his teammates carried him through the rest. Its what teamwork is all about. Later Coach Carrol invited Bill Withers to "Punk" his team by telling them they needed to listen to a lecture by an NCAA official on a "bone-damaging" fungus they might have picked up in the lockerroom.

Just watching it gave me goosebumps.....

Theres a lot more to the story.....and a very cool story at that, but here is the video I mentioned.

YouTube - USC Trojans- Lean On Me

YouTube - Bill Withers visits USC Trojans team meeting

With Sam out at OU....and now Kendall Hunter injured for OSU....I think it would be sweet if Gundy and Stoops follow Carrols lead in motivating their players as a team.

[kevinpate]

Fun. Love that song. Timeless.

[nik4411]

great post westside, i really enjoyed that. pretty cool stuff. i have a lot of respect for pete carrol

[SoonerDave]

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[hagrid]

KSU is in external and internal disarray, and if the Cats sniff .500 this year it will be an entirely new kind of Manhattan Miracle.

K-State's Coach Bill Snyder is a great coach. He has returned from retirement, and he has a tough row in front of him. Losing this past saturday was tough.

I have great respect for Bill. I wish him and the team all the best. You are right about the Big XII North. Strange days indeed. I just don't look forward to OU beating the pants off most opponents, and running up the score, only to get spanked in a bowl game. It gets embarrassing after a while.

Westsidesooner: Love that pic!