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Recruiting Review

2009-02-09T18:13:00.000-08:00

Recruiting Rankings:
1. OSU- Comes back with Pryor and the stud rookies to win the Big Ten.
2. Alabama
3. LSU
4. UCLA
5.UNC- I honestly think these guys will be BCS bowl caliber next year. Great class, and a good foundation.
6.Texas
7.Georgia
8.USC
9.Oklahoma
10.Penn State
11.Texas A&M
12.South Carolina
13.Michigan
14.Stanford- WOW.... who knew the Cardinal could recruit?
15.Auburn
16.Mississippi
17.Florida State
18.Mississippi State- SEC darkhorse contender.
19.Miami
20.Arkansas
21.Tennessee
22.Florida
23.West Virginia
24.Notre Dame
25.South Florida

Conference Recruiting Rankings, In my opinion:
1. The SEC by far. 9 top 25 recruiting classes!
2. The Big Ten. The Big Twelve was close, but didnt have number 1!
3. The Big Twelve
4. The ACC
5. The PAC 10. 2 Top 25 classes. Farther up then the Big East However.
6. Big East. Only 23 and 25....... PATHETIC!

None of the non BCS conferences mad big recruiting splashes. Some surprise contenders for their respective conferences next year COULD( I cant emphasis enough, this is my own opinion) be Mississippi State, Minnesota, Texas A&M, Miami, STANFORD(HUUUGGEEEEEEEE prediction here.... if I get this right you better go telling all your friends to come to my blog), and South Florida.

Bowl game predictions from the 24th and on

2008-12-23T20:32:00.000-08:00

Motor City Bowl:
Florida Atlantic OVER Central Michigan. Upset pick right here.

Meineke Car Care Bowl:
WVU OVER UNC. Pat White and Noel Devine run all over the Tarheels.

Champs Sports Bowl:
Florida State OVER Wisconsin. Florida States superior athletes get it done.

Emerald Bowl:

Miami and their great young guns over CAL.

Indipendence Bowl:

Northern Illinois over La Tech.

Papajohns.com Bowl:
NC State over Rutgers. All of the ACC is better than the big east.... except for WVU, Pittsburgh, and Cincy.

Alamo Bowl:
Missouri over Northwestern BIG TIME. Expect 50 or more from the Tigers offense.(DANIEL TO MACLIN)

Huminitarian Bowl:

Maryland over Nevada.

Capital One Bowl:

Knowshown Moreno, Greene, and Stafford score to much for the simple offense of Ringer's spartans to match.

Holiday Bowl:

Oregon over Oklahoma State. Team with the last possesion wins.

Sun Bowl:

Pitt over Oregon State

GMAC Bowl:

Ball States offense beats up Tulsa.

Cotton Bowl:
Texas Tech shows why they are one of the best in the country over Ole Miss. NO CHANCE OLE MISS AND THE SEC D OVER TEXAS TECH!!!! First time Texas Tech scores under 30.

Chick-fil-a-bowl:

Georgia Tech and Jonathan Dwyer run over LSU.

Gator Bowl:

Clemson over Nebraska.

Orange Bowl:

Cincy over VT.

Outback Bowl:

Iowa and Greene run over the Gamecocks.

Armed Forces Bowl:
Air Force over Houston.

Insight Bowl:
Minnesota over Kansas.

Music City Bowl:

Vandy over BC

Liberty Bowl:

ECU over Kentucky.

Texas Bowl:

Western Michigan over Rice.

Sugar Bowl:
Alabama does what Georgia did last to Hawaii, this time to Utah.

Fiesta Bowl:

Mccoy and Texas over OSU and Pryor big time.

Rose Bowl:
Penn State with Clark, Royster and Williams OVER USC.

National Championship game:

Oklahoma over Florida. 52-38. 90 points total.

The Illini

2008-10-17T15:38:00.000-07:00

I think my Illini are going 7-5 this year. What a disappointing season after a 9-3 rose bowl trip last year. Motor City Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, and the Insight bowl are the only possible bowl games.

Big game picks

2008-10-17T15:34:00.000-07:00

4 Oklahoma over 16 Kansas
20 Michigan State over 12 Ohio State
3 Penn State over Michigan(BLOWOUT ALERT)
1 Texas over 11 Missouri(just barely, I see this as a good ole big 12 shootout)
13 LSU over South Carolina
10 Georgia over 22 Vanderbilt
15 Boise State over Hawaii

What do you guys think? By the way, if you know anybody that wants a good read on college football, please send them here!

My upset pick of the week

2008-10-17T15:31:00.000-07:00

I think Navy has a shot at beating Pittsburgh. My reason for this is the Navy QB, whos name I wont even try to pronounce. The man is a beast! Honestly, I cant wait to see this game(ill watch it once im back from the Illinois Indiana game, GO ILLINI) on espn360. Watch this happen: Pittsburgh's stud back gets shut down. Navy's QB passes all over Pitt.

Final Score Prediction:
Navy over Pitt 31-23.

Top Conferences, their top 3 teams

2008-10-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

1. SEC- LSU, Florida, Alabama
2. Big 12- Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri
3. Big 10- Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan State
4. Mountain West- BYU, Utah, TCU
5. ACC- Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
6. Pac 10- USC, Oregon, Oregon State
7. Big East- Conneticut, West Virginia, Louisville

Heisman Watch

2008-10-13T20:10:00.000-07:00

Top 8 canidates for the Heisman:
1. Jeremy Maclin- great athlete, great speed
2. Graham Harrel- leads the nation in passing yards
3. Javon Ringer- most physical back in the nation
4. Sam Bradford- great arm
5. Chase Daniel
6. Juice Williams
7. Michael Crabtree
8. Tim Tebow

My thoughts on the 08 college football season so far

2008-10-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

Wow Alabama has really surprised me so far this year! A great start to what will in my opinion be a championship season. My Illini have been a disappointment this year, but not without showing some bright spots. Starting QB Juice Williams has had an amazing season so far, but he just hasnt done enough to lead the Illini efficiently. Clemson has been even more of a disappointment to there fans. They had what I thought was a BCS championship caliber team... what happened? I would guess their Oline has probably brought them down. Its certainly not their HBs!

My projected top 10:
1. Alabama
2. Texas Tech
3. Penn State
4. Texas
5. LSU
6. Missouri
7. BYU
8. Florida
9. Oklahoma
10. Ohio State

What do you guys think?