ESPN College GameDay 2010 Preseason Predictions
by Year2 on Aug 28, 2010 3:42 PM EDT
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PrintToday was ESPN College GameDay's preseason preview show, and here are the predictions that the guys made. Just filing this away in case it's needed later.
First Things First
Lee Corso looked and sounded a lot better than he did a season ago. He seems completely recovered from his stroke now, and good on him. Here's to good health for the coach.
National Championship Game
Desmond Howard: Alabama over Miami (FL)
Lee Corso: Nebraska over Florida ("just like 1995")
Kirk Herbstreit: Ohio State over Oklahoma
SEC
Howard: Alabama (over Georgia)
Corso: Florida (over Alabama)
Herbstreit: Florida (over Auburn)
ACC
Howard: Miami (FL)
Corso: Virginia Tech
Herbstreit: Miami (FL) over Boston College
Big 12
Howard: Nebraska (over Oklahoma)
Corso: Nebraska
Herbstreit: Oklahoma (over Nebraska)
Big East
Howard: Pittsburgh
Corso: Pittsburgh
Herbstreit: UConn
Big Ten
Howard: Wisconsin
Corso: Iowa
Herbstreit: Ohio State
Pac-10
Howard: Oregon
Corso: USC (with Oregon to Rose Bowl)
Herbstreit: Stanford
Heisman Trophy
Howard: Virginia Tech RB Ryan Williams
Herbstreit: Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray
Corso: Oklahoma QB Landry Jones
Boise State's National Title Hopes
Corso and Howard believe that an undefeated Boise State team will not make the national title game if there are at least two Big Six conference champions with one loss. Chris Fowler and Herbstreit were skeptical of that happening, but declined to make a firm prediction.
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What's the non–BCS?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains
by Chekhov's Spread Gun Option on Aug 28, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Once Boise goes to the MT WEST...
it will make a bigger difference for them, Utah, BYU, and TCU. Playing the conference schedule and 1 top 15 team will put them in a position to be a AQ and the Mountain West to become an AQ conference, ( I would like to see them add Houston as a rival for TCU). The problem for Boise & TCU is if oregon state sucks and loses 3 games it will hurt them and if Va tech loses 3-4 games then they can forget about the NC game. They need both of them to win or finish high in their respective conferences
The other problem is that Utah won't be in the Mountain West anymore
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 29, 2010 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I forgot that, But...
still playing TCU, BYU, Fresno & Nevada will be a much better schedule than what Boise is playing now if they add 2 road games with a BCS conference school that will go a long way in justifying them to go to a NC game and still making the MT west a BCS conference
I love how Georgia Tech continues to get no respect from ESPN
Hilarious. I’m sure Paul Johnson wouldn’t have it any other way.
If I hit a hole-in-one on this grand slam the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.
30-24
Georgia Tech lost studs off the team that was unable to master Willie Martinez last year.
Reason enough for me for no respect.
Scoreboard taunting notwithstanding...
… Paul Johnson’s teams in 1-A rarely get preseason respect. His Georgia Southern teams did, but 1-AA/FCS teams are graded on a different scale.
It’s also worth noting that for some reason, whether it’s just the nature of his offense or the way he coaches or something, his teams frequently have a fairly significant brain-fart against a lesser team. Witness Navy losing to Delaware, or Tech only beating Gardner-Webb 10-7.
Preseason predictions aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. The postseason “predictions” are the ones to worry about.
by vineyarddawg on Aug 29, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus g.t stinks in bowl games. remeber the lsu game a few years back?
They lost last year i think to iowa.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 1 week till the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Aug 29, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
it was Iowa
I don’t know how though
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
Lee is wrong
Florida will kill Nebraska
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
Nebraska will have one of the top defenses this year...
Florida might win against them, but they would not beat them badly… just saying
one of the best,
but not the best, UNC has the best
"It's here, it's here, it's finally here" :Strongbad on football season
too bad they're on the scout team
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
by billycthulhu on Aug 29, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Tumult
Alabama, Oregon, and Ohio State each got one supporter for their conference championship repeat.
GT, Cincy, and Texas got none from anyone.
So, new results from every conference across the board this year?
I don't know if I'm convinced about Nebraska
I mean, are there any signs that their offense will be anything better than awful this time around?
"You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But there's nothing funny about vapor lock! It's the third most common cause of cars stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked!" -Joe Namath
Can't get any worse factor, maybe?
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