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WIN HEISMAN TROPHY
Brady Quinn +250 (1 UNIT)
With USC probably taking a step down from the ESPN lovefest expect ND to take over the media darling spot. Quinn should blossom with a second year from Weiss. Many people are expecting Peterson to be the favorite but its just not gonna happen. Peterson has been banged up ever since he was in HS because the kid has taken big time hits and they have no true depth behind him. The OL was horrible last year and they lost 5 of 7 guys that b****ed for him last year (including 2 great b****ing FB and TE). They are going to be counting on a bunch of JUCO recruits to plug those holes and that’s not how you form a cohesive OL.
TEAM TO WIN RIVALS RECRUITING #1 CLASS
USC +300 (1 UNIT)
Almost went with Texas here since they already have 22 solid commitments. USC though lost a lot of stars and may struggle this year. Many HS kids are going to see that as a chance to get on the field early for one of the top programs in the country.
REGULAR SEASON WINS (All plays 1 UNIT)
FLORIDA UNDER 9.5 WINS
No way Florida goes 10-2 or better with that schedule. The play at Tennessee and have a monster midseason stretch of Bama, LSU, at Auburn, and Georgia. They still have to face Spurrier’s Cocks and the finale at FSU. Yikes. They haven’t loss less then 2 games since 2001.
IOWA OVER 9 WINS
Looking at the schedule they will not go 8-4. I can see a loss vs tOSU or even Michigan but nowhere else.
NOTRE DAME UNDER 10.5 WINS
Let the Irish hype machine begin. Jesus ND get all the pub because its best game last year was a home loss. Do we forget that tOSU only punted the ball once in the Fiesta Bowl and could’ve easily hung 50 on these guys?
TEXAS OVER 9.5 WINS
Okay let me take my burnt orange shades off for a sec. So Texas loses to tOSU. Could happen. Texas loses to OU. Okay. Who else is going to beat Texas on the schedule that will make them a three loss team? Texas hasn’t had three losses since Mack Brown’s second year almost 7 years ago.
TEXAS TECH OVER 8 WINS
This team is not going to lose 5 games this coming season. They have a soft OOC scehdule and don’t hae to play Nebraska from the North. Texas Tech is the third best team in all of the Big 12.
ODDS TO WIN CONFERENCE TITLE
Ohio St. +100 (1 UNIT)
They get PSU who lost a lot in the Shoe, as well as Michigan who they’ve owned recently in the Shoe. The Big 10 doesn’t look as impressive to me this year outside of tOSU. Even though its not much value I’ll take it.
Texas +175 (2 UNITS)
Can’t believe I’m seeing OU as the favorite to win the Big 12. OU actually loss more seniors then Texas. Are we really sold on Bomar? Texas anhilated that OL last year and the defense will be better next year. People are putting way to much stock in the departure of VY. They return the best OL, a great running back corp of Taylor, Young, and Charles, and the same WR corp from last year of Sweed, Pittman, Cosby, and add the return of Jordan Shipley. OU’s offense ranked 71st last year and avg 27 points a game. Mack Brown in his entire time at Texas has never avg lower then 32 points a game. Last three times a freshman started the RRS in the last 20 years for Texas they have won (Brown, Gardere, Applewhite).
Once again people are putting so much stock in the last bowl game played. OU beat an Oregon squad playing their 3rd string QB. Minus the regular season blowout win vs Okie St. OU loss to Tech and barley beat Aggie, Nebraska, and yes freakin Baylor all in order. They won those 3 games by an avg of less then a TD.
ODDS TO WIN BCS TITLE GAME
Louisville +3500 (1 UNIT)
If they can beat Miami who still has issues along the OL that will be the big win that will propel them to the title game because the rest of the schedule looks very easy. Kansas St. win would give them some respect because they beat a Big 12 school even though KSU is down right now. They get WVU at home and the winner of that IMO will play Texas.
Texas +1200 (1 UNIT)
Of course this is a homer play but hell why not. They may well sit in the drivers seat to start the season at #1 if they beat tOSU. Every one talks about the loss of VY but is anyone returning more talent then Texas in the entire country? Ohio St. has to come to Austin with an entire new defense on Sept. 9. If Ohio St. wins that game then they are going to the BCS title game.
West Virginia +1800 (1 UNIT)
They don’t play anyone outside of Maryland and Louisville. There will not be any unbeatens last year like a USC or Texas. WVU at +1800 is great value.
With all the big boys seeming to have holes and the BCS recognizing the non-BCS schools more I feel a Louisville or WVU can sneak into the title game. I know they play each other but I really feel the winner will sneak into the game. The value is to good to pass on.
USC is my darkhorse to fuck this all up. They have a pretty tough opening slate to have to go into Arkie with such a young group and play Nebraska next. PAC 10 teams will be gunning for the Trojans this year with such heavy losses. Plus they have ND late in the year. All the ACC and SEC will continue to beat each other up as none seem to stand above the rest.
Next year just seems so much more wide open then past years.
Brady Quinn +250 (1 UNIT)
With USC probably taking a step down from the ESPN lovefest expect ND to take over the media darling spot. Quinn should blossom with a second year from Weiss. Many people are expecting Peterson to be the favorite but its just not gonna happen. Peterson has been banged up ever since he was in HS because the kid has taken big time hits and they have no true depth behind him. The OL was horrible last year and they lost 5 of 7 guys that b****ed for him last year (including 2 great b****ing FB and TE). They are going to be counting on a bunch of JUCO recruits to plug those holes and that’s not how you form a cohesive OL.
TEAM TO WIN RIVALS RECRUITING #1 CLASS
USC +300 (1 UNIT)
Almost went with Texas here since they already have 22 solid commitments. USC though lost a lot of stars and may struggle this year. Many HS kids are going to see that as a chance to get on the field early for one of the top programs in the country.
REGULAR SEASON WINS (All plays 1 UNIT)
FLORIDA UNDER 9.5 WINS
No way Florida goes 10-2 or better with that schedule. The play at Tennessee and have a monster midseason stretch of Bama, LSU, at Auburn, and Georgia. They still have to face Spurrier’s Cocks and the finale at FSU. Yikes. They haven’t loss less then 2 games since 2001.
IOWA OVER 9 WINS
Looking at the schedule they will not go 8-4. I can see a loss vs tOSU or even Michigan but nowhere else.
NOTRE DAME UNDER 10.5 WINS
Let the Irish hype machine begin. Jesus ND get all the pub because its best game last year was a home loss. Do we forget that tOSU only punted the ball once in the Fiesta Bowl and could’ve easily hung 50 on these guys?
TEXAS OVER 9.5 WINS
Okay let me take my burnt orange shades off for a sec. So Texas loses to tOSU. Could happen. Texas loses to OU. Okay. Who else is going to beat Texas on the schedule that will make them a three loss team? Texas hasn’t had three losses since Mack Brown’s second year almost 7 years ago.
TEXAS TECH OVER 8 WINS
This team is not going to lose 5 games this coming season. They have a soft OOC scehdule and don’t hae to play Nebraska from the North. Texas Tech is the third best team in all of the Big 12.
ODDS TO WIN CONFERENCE TITLE
Ohio St. +100 (1 UNIT)
They get PSU who lost a lot in the Shoe, as well as Michigan who they’ve owned recently in the Shoe. The Big 10 doesn’t look as impressive to me this year outside of tOSU. Even though its not much value I’ll take it.
Texas +175 (2 UNITS)
Can’t believe I’m seeing OU as the favorite to win the Big 12. OU actually loss more seniors then Texas. Are we really sold on Bomar? Texas anhilated that OL last year and the defense will be better next year. People are putting way to much stock in the departure of VY. They return the best OL, a great running back corp of Taylor, Young, and Charles, and the same WR corp from last year of Sweed, Pittman, Cosby, and add the return of Jordan Shipley. OU’s offense ranked 71st last year and avg 27 points a game. Mack Brown in his entire time at Texas has never avg lower then 32 points a game. Last three times a freshman started the RRS in the last 20 years for Texas they have won (Brown, Gardere, Applewhite).
Once again people are putting so much stock in the last bowl game played. OU beat an Oregon squad playing their 3rd string QB. Minus the regular season blowout win vs Okie St. OU loss to Tech and barley beat Aggie, Nebraska, and yes freakin Baylor all in order. They won those 3 games by an avg of less then a TD.
ODDS TO WIN BCS TITLE GAME
Louisville +3500 (1 UNIT)
If they can beat Miami who still has issues along the OL that will be the big win that will propel them to the title game because the rest of the schedule looks very easy. Kansas St. win would give them some respect because they beat a Big 12 school even though KSU is down right now. They get WVU at home and the winner of that IMO will play Texas.
Texas +1200 (1 UNIT)
Of course this is a homer play but hell why not. They may well sit in the drivers seat to start the season at #1 if they beat tOSU. Every one talks about the loss of VY but is anyone returning more talent then Texas in the entire country? Ohio St. has to come to Austin with an entire new defense on Sept. 9. If Ohio St. wins that game then they are going to the BCS title game.
West Virginia +1800 (1 UNIT)
They don’t play anyone outside of Maryland and Louisville. There will not be any unbeatens last year like a USC or Texas. WVU at +1800 is great value.
With all the big boys seeming to have holes and the BCS recognizing the non-BCS schools more I feel a Louisville or WVU can sneak into the title game. I know they play each other but I really feel the winner will sneak into the game. The value is to good to pass on.
USC is my darkhorse to fuck this all up. They have a pretty tough opening slate to have to go into Arkie with such a young group and play Nebraska next. PAC 10 teams will be gunning for the Trojans this year with such heavy losses. Plus they have ND late in the year. All the ACC and SEC will continue to beat each other up as none seem to stand above the rest.
Next year just seems so much more wide open then past years.
