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[Randy Stewart]

I think you'll have a surprise out of the Big Ten this year, I'm not just talking OSU either. MSU is going to be tough, Wisconsin is tough and UofM won't be a cake walk (give them another year under Rod). As much as it pains me to say it, OSU is the team to beat in the Big Ten.
What gets me is that OSU can make U of M look like a HS team, then U of M will just put a hurting on an SEC team in the bowl games. Just doesn't make much sense.

n866fandp,
You'll miss Carr like I miss Coop!!!! It's been hard to watch U of M out coached for the last few years. We were beat times because the other team was just better, but the last few years we got beat because the other team out coached us.
Talent wise, OSU isn't any better than UM. The coach has made a difference. Just look at the App St. game, can't say the Blue was ready for that game.

[Hershal]

Here is my best guess on this.....

DAWGS hunker down and beat OSU for the title.....a threepeat.....

And my SEC guesses.....and I do find some painful.....

FL (my Gators) will lose two games in the East.....Georgia and either Kentucky or South Carolina.....but may own the West teams they play.....

The DAWGS will take the East and the SEC.....but may lose to a West team.....

Alabama will take the West, but not without losses, likely to LSU and possibly Arkansas.....but will win the Iron Bowl, which means a winning season.....

There is a potential that the TIDE will upset the DAWGS for the SEC.....

There will be at least 3 SEC teams finish the season in the top ten, likely 4 teams.....

The wimpy PAC-10 has two teams that will beat USC.....one from Arizona and one from Oregon.....and let's not forget that UCLA might also.....

Of course, these are best guesses and I have not calculated the uncertainty for these guesses, though truthfully I am not sure the GUM method would work anyway.....

[Craig H.]

Rats...

Y'all are talking up the dawgs, and the coach's preseason poll ranks them #1.

So much for sneaking up on folks.

I am afraid to even pay attention to the press releases. There IS a reason they actually play the games. I just wish they would start, already.

[n866fandp]

So far everyones right....
that is why they play the games.
The SEC is still the most loaded confrence.
Followed by the big ten
Pac-Ten
and Big 12
However just like every season there are alot of tallented teams in each division. I don't think West-Virginia will be quite so hot this season watch out for Cincinatti, but I didn't think they could pull out what they did last year. Misou. wont be sneaking up on anyone this season. But mabey they don't need the element of supprise anymore. Kansas can't be the real deal...can they???(again it comes down to a good coach) In the SEC Georgia has an impossible schedule, so if they run the table they deserve all the credit. Same for Fla. USC will have a tough schedule, but they should have the tallent to beat up the pac-10. But they notoriously choke down the stretch against someone they should stomp. OSU is clearly the favorite in the BIG-10 however, Illinois, Wisc, MSU, and of course UofM are all rebuilding.
Randy your right the wolverines are a very tallented team, and I'm sure they will get better, I'm just not sure if Rod. will be able to run that offense as effectivly in the BIG-10. However, as a friend pointed out if he can make it work, the rest of the BIG-10 will get better, especailly OSU(they will all have to learn to defend speed, and spread.) hopefully this will prepare them for the SEC.
I am willing to make a prediction that App. St. will not catch anyone unprepared this year.

[palmer]

Coaching is the key. Look at Texas.... how many years have they had the talent but fell way short???? If they played to their talent hype they would be talking dynasty.....

[bigtroy40]

The Whimpy Pac 10? Let me get this straight - you think 2 teams are good enough to beat one of the top 5 teams in the country - possibly a third (UCLA) and you are calling the conference weak? That makes no sense to me. If Arizona State is good enough to beat USC away, I think they should get enough credit to say they can possibly beat Georgia in Arizona.

Georgia is good - and deserves to be the pre-season #1 - but their schedule is way to tough. I think there will be enough no loss or 1 loss teams that can leap over them to play in the championship.

[palmer]

The PAC-10 has been considered "weak" for a very long time even with USC winning it all. They probably have teams that could give NFL teams a run for their money.

This may be apples to oranges but do you think Boise St. comes from a strong conference? I didn't think so. What about Appalachian St? Other division schools that are ALWAYS playing for their division championship year in and year out? They aren't the best of the best just best of their division.

Being from Missouri, I love how Missouri has turned around....finally. Even with a gimmicky offense that is pass happy and has line splits of 1 yard. Are they capable of winning it all? Absolutely. Will they? I doubt it. I think a lot of it has to do with building a team that can win your conference. If your conference is heavy on run or pass or defense you build for that. You can be a perennial conference champ and get stomped in bowls.

I think the BCS is changing that. It has become important to be a BCS team causing schoools to build better "all-around" teams. They used to play 8-10 games with all but 1 or 2 being in their conference. Nowadays schools are playing as many games as the NFL.

[kaolinchemist]

Arizona State beat UGA, I sure hope not. Yes ASU had 10 wins in 2007, 7 in 2006, 7 in 2005, 9 in 2004, and 5 in 2003. UGA in that same 5 year span has gone 11 wins in 2007, 9 in 2006, 10 in 2005, 10 in 2004, and 11 in 2003.

Lets remember ASU 10 wins last year, they played 8 home games and had a super easy non-conference schedule. They DID NOT win a road game against a team with a winning record. Let's not even discuss the Holiday Bowl against Texas

But as a fan I admire your faith in your team and wish you the best, but I will be shocked if ASU makes a game of it. Don't get me wrong I don't think UGA will go undefeated, but it won't be ASU to knock us out of the race.

This could be the year a three loss SEC tem wins the National championship and would still be the best team in the country!

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Dawgs, Sic' em woooooooooof wooooooof


Oh yeah Boise State? cmon' that is a weak team, UGA destroyed them 48-13 after Boise went 11-1 the year before and they had Zabransky the supposedly God-like quarterback. Same story with Hawaii in Sugar Bowl, when teams want to measure they REAL strength they need to matchup with A good SEC team, lol.