Top Ten Questions & Answers for the 2009 Season
1) Could this be the greatest year of FBS NCAA College Football ever?
- Answer: It might very well be. With Tebow, Bradford, and McCoy returning and Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Ohio State, and Penn State all returning with solid teams we might be in for the best year of college football ever.
2) Who will be the Alabama of 2008 or the Kansas of 2007?
- Answer: North Carolina Tar Heels. Two years ago it was Kansas and last year it was Bama making an unexpected trip to a BCS bowl. Butch Davis has pulled in another stellar class, and the ACC is always pretty suspect. I like the Tar Heels to dominate their ACC brethren and beat up on their out of conference opponents. Also don’t be surprised to see Rutgers make some noise.
3) Who will be the Utah of 2009?
- Answer: TCU Horned Frogs. With most of the offense returning and Jerry Jones the leading sacker in the country coming back for his senior season TCU might find themselves in a BCS bowl this year, and though TCU has BYU on the road they get Utah at home.
4) Will anyone besides Tebow, Bradford, or McCoy win the Heisman?
- Answer: I don’t see how but if I had to pick someone it would be Zac Robinson at Oklahoma State. Robinson had some great games last year and with big Dez Bryant to throw to look for Robinson to be a sleeper Heisman pick.
5) Will Notre Dame finally turn a corner?
- Answer: Yes and no. What I mean by that is I think Notre Dame will be better than they were last year. If that is turning a quarter then the answer is yes. With all the returning talent and another great recruiting class surely Notre Dame can do better than 7-6. The sad thing is 8-4 will not be good enough to save Weis and Notre Dame. This team with all its talent should have easily handled Syracuse, but instead lost in a humiliating fashion. Don’t look for the Irish to go BCS bowling for a good long while.
6) Can USC make it through the regular season undefeated?
- Answer: No. It was Stanford two years ago and last year it was Oregon State. I don’t know who it will be this year but I think it will be someone. I think USC will be very good this year, but the loss of Sanchez and three unbelievable linebackers will cause the Trojans to slip up against someone. They might lose to California or Oregon away from home. They might even lose to Ohio State when Columbus. I just don’t see them surviving the season.
7) Will we have a true National Title Contender out of the Big East, Big 10, and ACC?
- Answer: Yes. Ohio State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. I think it is possible that one these teams could run the table (probably Penn State) and find themselves in the national title hunt. Once again I can’t see anyone in the Big East in the NC talks.
8) Which rookie coach from the SEC will have the best first year?
- Answer: Dan Mullen, Head Coach the Mississippi State Bulldogs. I am picking Mullen over Gene Chizick of Auburn and Lane Kiffin of Tennessee because I think expectations are lower at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs schedule is favorable and if they could upset Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt, knock off Houston and Kentucky or Auburn, and finally keep it interesting against Ole Miss, Mullen will smell like roses.
9) What coaches will start in the hot seat (besides Charlie Weis)?
- Answer: Al Groh of Virginia, Kirk Ferentz of Iowa, and Steve Kragthorpe of Louisville. Groh wins games he shouldn’t and loses ones he shouldn’t. Ferentz usually finishes strong but has not delivered a huge season. Kragthorpe has turned Louisville in a shell of a team they were when Petrino coached them. Unless one of these coaches has a great year looks for them to be gone very soon. Kragthorpe might not make it to the end of the year if he loses his first few games.
10) Who will be playing in Pasadena in January?
- Answer: Florida Gators vs. Texas Longhorns. I think Texas will once again knock off Oklahoma in the Red River shootout and Florida will once again win the SEC behind their baby rhinoceros.
1) Could this be the greatest year of FBS NCAA College Football ever?
- Answer: It might very well be. With Tebow, Bradford, and McCoy returning and Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma State, Georgia, Ohio State, and Penn State all returning with solid teams we might be in for the best year of college football ever.
2) Who will be the Alabama of 2008 or the Kansas of 2007?
- Answer: North Carolina Tar Heels. Two years ago it was Kansas and last year it was Bama making an unexpected trip to a BCS bowl. Butch Davis has pulled in another stellar class, and the ACC is always pretty suspect. I like the Tar Heels to dominate their ACC brethren and beat up on their out of conference opponents. Also don’t be surprised to see Rutgers make some noise.
3) Who will be the Utah of 2009?
- Answer: TCU Horned Frogs. With most of the offense returning and Jerry Jones the leading sacker in the country coming back for his senior season TCU might find themselves in a BCS bowl this year, and though TCU has BYU on the road they get Utah at home.
4) Will anyone besides Tebow, Bradford, or McCoy win the Heisman?
- Answer: I don’t see how but if I had to pick someone it would be Zac Robinson at Oklahoma State. Robinson had some great games last year and with big Dez Bryant to throw to look for Robinson to be a sleeper Heisman pick.
5) Will Notre Dame finally turn a corner?
- Answer: Yes and no. What I mean by that is I think Notre Dame will be better than they were last year. If that is turning a quarter then the answer is yes. With all the returning talent and another great recruiting class surely Notre Dame can do better than 7-6. The sad thing is 8-4 will not be good enough to save Weis and Notre Dame. This team with all its talent should have easily handled Syracuse, but instead lost in a humiliating fashion. Don’t look for the Irish to go BCS bowling for a good long while.
6) Can USC make it through the regular season undefeated?
- Answer: No. It was Stanford two years ago and last year it was Oregon State. I don’t know who it will be this year but I think it will be someone. I think USC will be very good this year, but the loss of Sanchez and three unbelievable linebackers will cause the Trojans to slip up against someone. They might lose to California or Oregon away from home. They might even lose to Ohio State when Columbus. I just don’t see them surviving the season.
7) Will we have a true National Title Contender out of the Big East, Big 10, and ACC?
- Answer: Yes. Ohio State, Penn State, and Virginia Tech. I think it is possible that one these teams could run the table (probably Penn State) and find themselves in the national title hunt. Once again I can’t see anyone in the Big East in the NC talks.
8) Which rookie coach from the SEC will have the best first year?
- Answer: Dan Mullen, Head Coach the Mississippi State Bulldogs. I am picking Mullen over Gene Chizick of Auburn and Lane Kiffin of Tennessee because I think expectations are lower at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs schedule is favorable and if they could upset Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt, knock off Houston and Kentucky or Auburn, and finally keep it interesting against Ole Miss, Mullen will smell like roses.
9) What coaches will start in the hot seat (besides Charlie Weis)?
- Answer: Al Groh of Virginia, Kirk Ferentz of Iowa, and Steve Kragthorpe of Louisville. Groh wins games he shouldn’t and loses ones he shouldn’t. Ferentz usually finishes strong but has not delivered a huge season. Kragthorpe has turned Louisville in a shell of a team they were when Petrino coached them. Unless one of these coaches has a great year looks for them to be gone very soon. Kragthorpe might not make it to the end of the year if he loses his first few games.
10) Who will be playing in Pasadena in January?
- Answer: Florida Gators vs. Texas Longhorns. I think Texas will once again knock off Oklahoma in the Red River shootout and Florida will once again win the SEC behind their baby rhinoceros.
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