Who's a college football fan?

I AM! Season begins this week. How's your team going to do? Tell me about your team, no matter what division they play in. For me, it's all about the Wyoming Cowboys. We've got a new coach. We hired Missouri's OC, Dave Christensen, and he's changed the culture around the program. Realistically, if we make 6-6 and a bowl, it'll be a wildly successful season. Go 'Pokes!

I think that we will do well this year, but I don't think that we will go undefeated during the regular season like we did last year. I think that Ole Miss might hand it to us this year. After all, they just about did last year!

All in all, I think we will finish 11-1 or 10-2. I think we'll take the SEC West again and have a rematch against Florida.

Roll Tide Roll!!!

I don't think Ole Miss should be a problem for the 'Tide, unless they've improved a LOT. Hell, we swept them in a home and home a few seasons ago, and we're "lowly" Wyoming from the Mountain West....but then again, you know about the Mountain West after last season's Sugar Bowl, eh? :evilgrin:

That loss is still smarting. I got so sick of all of the fans who were pissed off about having to play "lowly" Utah. Saban warned the team not to overlook them. They came out flat and uninspired and the Utes spanked their asses.

I still love 'em, though.

As for Ole Miss - remember, they beat Florida at Florida. The Right Reverend Houston Nutt has those boys believin' they can do anything. They look good again this year.

with a new QB this year who had a great preseason, a transfer from Michigan and a first team all conference running back. If the defense shows up we might be in Hog Heaven. And Petrino is no longer a freshman head coach at UA.

I think that they have a good shot at a pretty decent bowl this year. Petrino has kept his head down and has concentrated on recruiting and working the team. That's a good sign - a lot better than say, oh, Lane Kiffen, who has run his mouth instead of concentrating on his game plan. :eyes:

They did okay last year. Went to a bowl, won. I would like to think they will compete for the ACC Atlantic title....Their QB last year Chris Turner was looking pretty good last year and they say it takes a whole year to learn the Fridge's system...

North Carolina is looking pretty good. Maryland might have some good competition in that conference this year.

The ACC is my 2nd favorite conference after the SEC, of course. :)

I do like Wyoming and root for them except when they play Colorado State. I was born in Ft Collins and CSU is one of my favorite teams. I also like Colorado as my favorite team out of the Big 12.

It's cool you pull for ASU's former conference mates. The PAC-8 stealing the Arizona schools really changed the WAC, and led 20 odd years later to the MWC's formation. It's a shame you root for the Lambs over the good guys, but if you were born in the Fort, I'll give you a pass. :hi: Did you ever attend a Border War or Rocky Mountain Showdown? Front Range football is pretty good, with CU, CSU, UW, and Air Force.

I haven't been to Loveland(Just south of Ft Collins), Colorado since 2003 and 2000 and both times were in the summer. I'd love to and it is something I'd definately want to do. I do try to catch the games on TV whenever possible.

Not Ohio State. Ohio University. My alma matter. From the Mid-American Conference.

They play Tennessee this year. On the road. One of several expected losses.

We beat Tennessee in Neyland last season on their homecoming. And we were lucky to beat you guys last year and 07 in that home and home, too.

of the greatest third baseman ever, Michael Jack Schmidt.

I still can't believe, 37 years of NCAA investigation, and no violations found ;)

What more needs to be said?

You folks have a tough non-conference start to the season. Who are your first four games with?

At no. 18 Florida State, no. 15 Georgia Tech, at no. 7 Va Tech, and no. 3 Oklahoma.

Pretty brutal.

You could be 1-3 and still should be in the Top 25. Kudo's for playing that type of sked. No one else does.

Yikes.

Grew up Irish and Catholic. But hated everything about Notre Dame. Loved to watch the convicts kick the catholics ass. And it happened often in the 80's. Like to see Miami rise back to the top echelon. How long, guys?

That's when they play my Sooners :)

About the Canes' schedule, though, I can't remember any team having a stretch of games quite that tough to start the season. Back in 2000 Oklahoma played Texas, Kansas State, and Nebraska in back-to-back-to-back weeks, and all three were ranked in the top 10, but that was well into October.

I, for one, respect the man, greatly. He's always got that team in the Top 5. The media seems to forget that you need a helluva lotta luck to make it further than that.

with an inexperienced line and a young receiving corps and what could be a pretty tough schedule overall. But with Stoops on the sideline one always knows one has a chance to be competitive ("in a good way" as Stoops would say).

Boomer Sooner always is. Man, no talk of a huge game Thursday night. Oregon @ Boise State on the blue carpet. Gigantic ramifications.

as some Sooners fans learned the hard way back in the '07 Fiesta Bowl ;)

But seriously, I'll take it. It's college football. And I'll even watch the South Carolina-NC State game that's on right before it, b/c I'm just happy to have college football back around -- Best time of year, Condem :hi:

Been out here in Iowa City 15 years, now. The state motto here is " you're either born here or hiding from something". This is year #12 of being a Hawkeye season ticket holder. One of the top schools in the country for tailgating. The best time of the year. By far. We should go bowling. A tough as hell road sked, but barring injury, we'll do ok.

Truth.

:woohoo:

The Oklahoma Sooners are my team, but I'm just a fan of the sport in general.

The Cowboys have a pretty big home game the second week of the season--should be one of the biggest games ever at War Memorial, I'd think. A tough game, no doubt, but should be a fun environment, at least :)

Really looking forward to that game. How long since you've been to the War? The new suites are gonna rock. http://www.wyomingathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/wildcatter-club-suites.html

I've actually never seen a game there, oddly enough, as it was a pretty long haul from our part of the state. :)

I like watching them on TV, though, when I can--here's hoping for a good season :toast:

It's going to be a 7-8 win year, probably won't beat Ohio State, but better than last year.

I can't wait until Saturday.

There's no telling how my Georgia Bulldogs will do. We've got a pretty tough schedule this year - Oklahoma State, LSU, Florida, and Georgia Tech are all opponents. Add the rest of the SEC grind and Arizona State to that, and it's a rough schedule.

How well we will do depends on a number of issues...

1. Will our injured players (we had 22 season-ending injuries last year) play like their old selves? That list includes our projected starting left offensive tackle, the guy who took the spot over for him when he was injured, and our best defensive tackle. If this answer comes up "yes," we will be a very tough team on both lines of scrimmage.

2. Will a dominant defensive end emerge? Except for last year, UGA has had at least one dominant defensive end for some time - Charles Grant, David Pollack, Will Thompson, Charles Johnson, Quentin Moses, and I'm sure Florida and Hawaii fans remember Marcus Howard, who sacked Tim Tebow and Colt Brennan a combined 5 times. This one's a complete mystery, but UGA has a very strong interior DL, which may make things easier on the DEs.

3. How will Joe Cox do? Cox was an Elite 11 quarterback and rescued the Dawgs from a major upset at the hands of Colorado in 2006. The team is very solidly behind him. There's no telling, though, how he will perform as the full-time starter - but someone could be a very good quarterback and still ride the pine behind a #1 draft pick.

4. Will a tailback emerge? Richard Samuel, a 6-2, 224-pound sophomore, is the #1 TB right now following a hamstring injury to Caleb King. I think Samuel's performance will be dictated to a large extent by the OL as he is a powerful, fast running back, but doesn't have a lot of wiggle and hasn't shown the ability to make a good or decent play out of a bad one as Knowshon Moreno did so often.

If the answers to these questions come up yes, yes, well, and yes - then Georgia will be a Top 10 team. If not... things could get rough.

Very tough opener.

I will say this, though: a tough opener at least has the virtue of dispelling illusions. And Georgia has actually done better under Mark Richt when opening with a good team. To wit:

2001 - opened with Arkansas State and went 8-5.

2002 - opened with Clemson and went 13-1 with an SEC championship.

2003 - opened with Clemson and went 10-3 and went to the SEC championship game.

2004 - opened with Georgia Southern and went 10-2, but this team didn't win its division after being a darkhorse for the national title

2005 - opened with Boise State and went 10-3, winning the SEC

2006 - opened with Western Kentucky and went 9-4

2007 - opened with Oklahoma State and went 11-2, finishing ranked #2

2008 - opened with Georgia Southern and went 10-3, but it was definitely considered underachieving.

:applause:

Ah, if I had a yard at the moment, the picture might just inspire me to do something similar (but modified to OU) :)

but in our family, ever since we adopted a dog from Rock Springs, we also root for Wyoming.

Got a easy tune up today against FCS Weber State at home in War Memorial Stadium. Can't wait!