College Football 2012

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:
^ You got to be dreaming Brad.

Michigan is about to get Murdered.

Bring a lot of body bags.[/quote]

I don’t know DJ, I think Bama wins but it’ll be close. This season looks like a a repeat of 2010. Bama came off the NC game having lost a lot of high quality guys on defense and came in full of themselves and lost a couple of stupid games before sodomizing Mich. St. in their bowl game.

If Bama comes in focused it’ll be a bloodbath and Shoelaces might not finish the game BUT if the kids that are starting for the first time aren’t focused and don’t have good gap discipline then it could be close.

I’ll say this, I’m not wowed at all by Michigan’s D-Line and with the experience and skill on Bama’s O-line this could be the biggest offensive performance by an Alabama team in a long time.

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[quote]JoeGood wrote:

[quote]Derek542 wrote:
^ You got to be dreaming Brad.

Michigan is about to get Murdered.

Bring a lot of body bags.[/quote]

I don’t know DJ, I think Bama wins but it’ll be close. This season looks like a a repeat of 2010. Bama came off the NC game having lost a lot of high quality guys on defense and came in full of themselves and lost a couple of stupid games before sodomizing Mich. St. in their bowl game.

If Bama comes in focused it’ll be a bloodbath and Shoelaces might not finish the game BUT if the kids that are starting for the first time aren’t focused and don’t have good gap discipline then it could be close.

I’ll say this, I’m not wowed at all by Michigan’s D-Line and with the experience and skill on Bama’s O-line this could be the biggest offensive performance by an Alabama team in a long time. [/quote]

A lot hinges on the Linebackers right now for UM’s defense, that much is true. Without Martin filling up the middle there will definitely be a gap to fill. Bama’s OL will likely be dominant so UM will have to be creative.

But:

They’re going to be ready to play. UM’s going to be a lot more physical than what you’ve seen from them in the past, which will ultimately challenge their health and depth, but it’s not going to be a cakewalk for Saban and the Tide.

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[quote]pat wrote:
This year, I have no mortal enemies…[/quote]

Ha!

I can picture you standing on a grassy hill, looking out to the Horizon for a rogue red Harley with a blonde on the fender, whispering to yourself:

“What does a Warrior do, when there is no War???”

As a tear rolls down your cheek.

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I have nothing to say but… GO HUSKERS!!!

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[quote]BradyZ wrote:
I have nothing to say but… GO HUSKERS!!![/quote]

What up Brady, so is the QB going to take that next step and stop being a running for his life QB?

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[quote]Derek542 wrote:

[quote]BradyZ wrote:
I have nothing to say but… GO HUSKERS!!![/quote]

What up Brady, so is the QB going to take that next step and stop being a running for his life QB?[/quote]

Who knows yet.

I know this spring he worked with Steve Calhoun. We will see if there is any improvement.

He only was there for 3 days so I am hoping Taylor brought back some improvements.

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We also play Southern Miss for our first game, they were 12-2 last year I think. Not a gimme kind of game.

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Whoa everybody, CBS Sports is saying that the National Champs will come out of the SEC!!!

CBS Sports, you know, the network who has the monopoly on SEC games btw.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/19956273/crunch-the-numbers-any-way-you-like-sec-will-extend-bcs-streak-to-seven

Oh but wait, the author (Dennis Dodd) is saying that even if Bama, LSU, Georgia, and the Gamecocks aren’t in the mix, Arkansas has a shot. Arkansas who just lost their head coach in a bout of scandal… has a shot for the National title because they’re playing bama and war eagle at home (as per the author).

What the fuck dude.

When the hell are writers going to smarten up and realize that the Dawgs are never again going to sniff the fucking National Championship (as long as Richs is there) and that the Gamecocks are a NOVELTY long as the Ol’ Ball Coach is visoring up the sidelines?

It’s also mentioned that the Pac-12 will probably have USC not in the championship because it’ll have to beat Oregon twice to get there. Tall order.

It also said that the Big 10 won’t have a chance because there’s too much parity in the conference.

Parity. The one thing the SEC really takes pride in is it’s competition week in and week out, yet when the Big 10 starts to look like it’s got at least 5 teams that could battle for a chance at the Big 10 Championship it’s by proxy shooting itself in the foot.

Fuck that.

Know what was a fun bowl to watch last year?

The Rose Bowl. Wisconsin V Oregon, a slingfest knock’em out fast as fuck contest with zero championship implications nationally.

We all know how the National Championship game was in terms of action.

Anyway…

To me, the up and comer is the Big 10. They have 4 teams ranked in the top 25, could possibly have 5 or 6 by week two. They beat each others heads in and the conference Championship will more than likely be another bloodbath like Michigan State-Wisconsin was last year. There really is no reason why a Big 10 school won’t be in the national championship conversation, so ultimately, after all of this ^^^.

Dennis Dodd is wrong…

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I guess all the cool kids are talking college ball here.

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Yep

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Another season. Everyone is undefeated so we all can trash talk with nothing to hold us back now! Looking forward to the Vandy/SC game tonight. I am hoping the Commodores can humble Spurrier a little tonight.

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ROLL TIDE BITCHES

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Brad- sorry to break it to you… No Big 10 team is going to be in the NC Game.

It’ll be the winner of the SEC and either an undefeated team from the Pac12 or Big12. Either USC or OU will run the table and play Bama.

I really hope it’s Bama and USC. That would be an awesome game.

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^^with that being said I would LOVE to see Michigan upset Bama on Saturday. That would turn te entire college football world on its head starting in week one lol

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[quote]gregron wrote:
Brad- sorry to break it to you… No Big 10 team is going to be in the NC Game.

It’ll be the winner of the SEC and either an undefeated team from the Pac12 or Big12. Either USC or OU will run the table and play Bama.

I really hope it’s Bama and USC. That would be an awesome game.[/quote]

This, though I think it might be USC vs. OU because it wouldn’t surprise me if no SEC team had only one loss.

Bama lost too much experience on defense; they’ll lose 2-3 games while they jell and then sodomize some hapless Big Ten in a bowl a la Mich State in 2010. Next year Bama will be monsterous when the D has a little more experience.

LSU is a QB away, and maybe will be for a few years. Just don’t buy Mettzinberger being the answer at LSU when he wasn’t at Georgia.

Georgia, okay seriously…

Arkansas was my darkhorse pick to win in all this year that I posted in last years thread but losing their coach hurt. The offense will still crank out yardage so if the defense gets slightly better than last year they still have a shot. Thats a very deep and experienced offense.

USC looks awsome on offense and pretty good on defense but they have almost no depth. Any injuries will hurt USC far more then just about any other team. Without injuries they will roll Oregon this year, both games.

In the Big 12 Oklahoma has no reason not to own that conference. I’m not saying they will but they are heads and shoulders above the rest of the Big 12. If they do lose it will be a big rivalry game that will sting that much more.

This year the Big 10 has to hang its hopes on Wisconsin and haven’t we just accepted as fact that Wisconsin is going to epically choke at some point every season? I mean last year they had Wilson, Ball and five road graders of an offensive line and they lost to a wretched OSU team whose next best conference win was over Illinois. I’m not even going to justify comments about Michigan State except to note they got housed by Notre Dame last year 31-13.

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I’m a devout Michigan fan, I know I’ve said it here before but it’s been 8 months, so it’s good to reset.

I want Michigan to STOMP Bama on Saturday, but it’s going to be close, and there’s a pretty big probability that UM is going to lose.

I truly don’t have much against Bama. They’re dominant without really any holes to poke in their whole facade, but they’re up against my team on the biggest stage of the week, and my team needs to win it.

If (or when?) UM loses, that’s it. No sniff at the national championship at all this year, and that sucks. However, they can regroup and tear through the Big 10, still having the opportunity to get into the Rose Bowl. I usually base their season on whether or not they beat Notre Dame, and by how much, so this whole thing against Bama in Cowboy Stadium throws a monkey wrench in the works.

Pac-12 is going to be fun to watch this year. USC is going to be good, if not great, but I think the rest of the conference is going to have something for them this year. Good luck to everyone tomorrow, except BAMA fans.

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[quote]JoeGood wrote:

This year the Big 10 has to hang its hopes on Wisconsin and haven’t we just accepted as fact that Wisconsin is going to epically choke at some point every season? I mean last year they had Wilson, Ball and five road graders of an offensive line and they lost to a wretched OSU team whose next best conference win was over Illinois. I’m not even going to justify comments about Michigan State except to note they got housed by Notre Dame last year 31-13.

[/quote]

Big 10 schools don’t roll over and Big 10 schools rack up more injuries because of the style of play.

You’re right, it should have been Wisconsins’ year last year, but it didn’t work out.

As for Michigan State, we’ll see how they do against Boise tomorrow. That’s going to say a lot.

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[quote]Achilles of war wrote:
ROLL TIDE BITCHES[/quote]

Unfortunately they will. Like a steam roll.

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[quote]gregron wrote:
^^with that being said I would LOVE to see Michigan upset Bama on Saturday. That would turn te entire college football world on its head starting in week one lol[/quote]

Dream on. I would like to see it too, but Bama is best until further notice.

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Well that was an odd looking football game last night between Vandy and the Cocks but damn it was entertaining. Jordan Rodgers looks great, just like his damn brother.

However, the Conner Shaw exhibited amazing stamina and resilience after hurting his shoulder…It was a great start to the year.
Go Cocks!