April 12, 200917 yr 1. Florida 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas 4. Alabama 5. Ohio State Sleepers close to the top 5 OK State USC LSU
April 12, 200917 yr Florida USC Oklahoma Texas Alabama sleepers: Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State. Ohio State is going to be down IMO, Pryor is a freak athlete, but he can't complete a 5 yard curl, accurately without lolli-popping it. And they are just losing too much to really be considered top 5, I would have them around 11 or 12. I look for Penn State to win the Big Ten again next season, or possibly even Illinois, they had a poor season last year, but I think that D will be much improved and Juice and Benn should lead a darn good Offense. USC gets my nod over Oklahoma at 2 because OU is losing 4 of 5 Offensive Linemen and USC is returning 8 or 9 starters on offense and USC never really has to rebuild, they simply reload. I think the QB situation will be a non-factor, Mustain is a proven commodity, Corp was highly rated as well as Barkley.
April 12, 200917 yr 1. Florida 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas 4. Alabama 5. Ohio State Sleepers close to the top 5 OK State USC LSU I would put Penn St. over Ohio St.
April 12, 200917 yr 1. Florida 2. Oklahoma 3. Texas 4. Alabama 5. Ohio State Sleepers close to the top 5 OK State USC LSU Guys, me and BigSpikes are putting together a huge college football preview that the Guru was nice enough to allow us to post on here. We have the teams ranked, with team reports, and a whole bunch of other goodies. I think we have about 4 or 5 more teams previews to finish and it should be up if anyone would be interested in it. Oh, and add Ole Miss to the list of sleepers, IMO. They have plenty returning and.... well you'll find out.
April 12, 200917 yr 1. Florida 2. Texas 3. Oklahoma 4. Alabama 5. USC Some of the sleepers have been mentioned but a real darkhorse will be Notre Dame. They have wins on their schedule and they have a lot of offensive experience and with some decent coaching and playmaking they should make some noise.
April 12, 200917 yr Author I would put Penn St. over Ohio St. Penn State lost a big part of their team from the QB and WR spots IMO. Sure they will return some talent and they will compete, and I do believe they are a sleeper, but Ohio State is returning some key guys and some in their freshman class who will help almost immediately. Florida USC Oklahoma Texas Alabama sleepers: Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State. Ohio State is going to be down IMO, Pryor is a freak athlete, but he can't complete a 5 yard curl, accurately without lolli-popping it. And they are just losing too much to really be considered top 5, I would have them around 11 or 12. I look for Penn State to win the Big Ten again next season, or possibly even Illinois, they had a poor season last year, but I think that D will be much improved and Juice and Benn should lead a darn good Offense. USC gets my nod over Oklahoma at 2 because OU is losing 4 of 5 Offensive Linemen and USC is returning 8 or 9 starters on offense and USC never really has to rebuild, they simply reload. I think the QB situation will be a non-factor, Mustain is a proven commodity, Corp was highly rated as well as Barkley. Pryor is a freak athlete and the Bucks lost a lot on defense, but they also return a lot of key guys who will help them on both sides of the ball. They are also bringing in one heck of a recruiting class full of guys who will come in and contribute right off the bat. I don't think the Bucks are a top 3 team, but I do think they are a legitimate top 5 team or close to it. Also Illinois should win around 7-8 games, nothing major. They were down, down, down, a year ago and I don't see them climbing out of that hole this soon. Zook is a great coach and has a great QB, sure the D might return a lot, but I don't think they will be able to handle PSU or OSU, and maybe some other solid teams in that league.
April 12, 200917 yr 1.Florida 2.Texas 3.USC 4.Alabama 5.Oklahoma Look for Ohio ST. and Ole Miss and LSU to be sleepers.
April 12, 200917 yr Penn State lost a big part of their team from the QB and WR spots IMO. Sure they will return some talent and they will compete, and I do believe they are a sleeper, but Ohio State is returning some key guys and some in their freshman class who will help almost immediately. Pryor is a freak athlete and the Bucks lost a lot on defense, but they also return a lot of key guys who will help them on both sides of the ball. They are also bringing in one heck of a recruiting class full of guys who will come in and contribute right off the bat. I don't think the Bucks are a top 3 team, but I do think they are a legitimate top 5 team or close to it. Also Illinois should win around 7-8 games, nothing major. They were down, down, down, a year ago and I don't see them climbing out of that hole this soon. Zook is a great coach and has a great QB, sure the D might return a lot, but I don't think they will be able to handle PSU or OSU, and maybe some other solid teams in that league. Well, not arguing but barring some kind of trouble, Darryl Clark is back for Penn State at QB. I still think OSU will be better than PSU, but their recruiting class is really overrated. It is number one on scout because of how many players they brought in, not the quality. Alot of the players are a really over valued. Take RB Jamal Berry for example. I don't know how he made the UA All-America game, there really are alot better RB prospects out there. I know he's listed at like a 4.4 40 yd. dash but he doesn't play that fast. Trust me, he's from Florida, and there is a reason he isn't at UF, FSU or Miami, they didn't want him. He was recruited by FSU and UF, but not hard. All of the Florida Big 3 decided they would rather battle it out for the 2010 studs in Florida such as Eduardo Clements, Jahkiri Gore and a boat load of others. Home town UMiami didn't even offer or come close to offering and they are no where set at RB. You slap a OSU (or many other schools) scholarship on a player and then watch him shoot up the recruiting boards. Duron Carter is very overrated IMO, I think he would benefit being moved to TE (6-3, 4.66) if he would put on weight. I will say this though, Marcus Hall is a beast, he will be a major player. And for OSU to become a true top 5 team Pryor has to become a passer. He isn't there yet as Texas, Penn State, and USC proved. You can light up Purdue and Northwestern all day, but really elite teams make you be accurate. Pryor is a special athlete, but in the bowl game he struggled to complete screen passes. I think Ohio State will have a good season, but their top 5 dreams will end after USC comes to town. USC is reloading and will be young, but the Bucks and the rest of the Big 10 has proven they don't have the speed to play with the elite teams in the country.
April 12, 200917 yr I'm not sold on my Trojans' defense. Watched them on USC-TV in the spring games, and they are not getting enough backfield pressure to take the heat off of a new secondary and set of dropping linebackers. The offense looks fine, I like Corp as the starter. This could be a lot like '05 for USC, world-beaters offensively, but too many sophomores starting on D to take them the distance.
April 13, 200917 yr I'm not sold on my Trojans' defense. Watched them on USC-TV in the spring games, and they are not getting enough backfield pressure to take the heat off of a new secondary and set of dropping linebackers. The offense looks fine, I like Corp as the starter. This could be a lot like '05 for USC, world-beaters offensively, but too many sophomores starting on D to take them the distance. Could it be that it is the Spring Game? Alot of teams don't get much of a pass rush in the Spring, just to see what their players can do in base situations. No doubt though that the Trojan defense will take a step back.
April 13, 200917 yr 1. Florida 2.Texas 3. Oklahoma 4. Ole Miss 5. Alabama USC- until they prove to me they can go undefeated in the Pac 10 I won't put them in my top 5 again. Penn State- Has some potential but they play in the Big 10 Ohio State- If there ever was a football team overrated year in and year out it's Ohio State.
April 13, 200917 yr I agree with HT, I like Ole Miss as a dark horse top 5, they have a dizzying array of talent coming back, both sides of the ball. Very, very dangerous.
April 13, 200917 yr Look for Notre Dame to have a great year with evryone coming back and a nice recruiting class on both sides of the ball
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