Official 2006-2007 College Football Thread

[ikeepadiary]

It's only June and I am so fucking excited. Discuss whatever, be it summer workouts, recruiting, post-spring polls, or the Nebraska Cornhukers, poised for a return to national dominance!

[FondestMemory]

notre dame and ohio state go undefeated and meet for the championship.

buckeyes win of course.

and heisman comes down to troy smith or brady quinn, with quinn winning.

barring injuries of course.

[xbrokendownx]

i dont really watch all that much college football, but my good friend is obsessed with notre dame so i got to liking them a lot. zmardjia (sp?) is a fucking beast



i know our football team at nova sucks and is D1-AA, but i think we play auburn this year...THAT will be embarassing

[bigmike]

yeah, um, let's just wait until august. no need to talk about it now with baseball, stanley cup finals, nba finals, and world cup (if you like soccer) going on.

[8:17am]

Notre Dame wins the National Championship, Nebraska makes a good run but can't win the Big 12 and end up in a second-tier bowl. USC begins a slow slip, loses at least 2 games. Oregon makes some noise in the Pac 10. Michigan State moves up the Big 10 ladder, while Ohio State wins the confrence. Navy is, once again, a surprisingly good team. Oklahoma wins at least 9 games. Michigan goes 7-5 again. BYU establishes dominance in the Mountain West. Louisville makes a BCS bowl. Texas-Vince Young=poor season. Tennessee, anybody? Better coaching leads to a better season. Alabama wins SEC. That's pretty much all I can think of right now.

[8:17am]

yeah, um, let's just wait until august. no need to talk about it now with baseball, stanley cup finals, nba finals, and world cup (if you like soccer) going on.

Reading your signature reminds me; Western Michigan=sleeper team in the MAC.

[bigmike]

Notre Dame wins the National Championship, Nebraska makes a good run but can't win the Big 12 and end up in a second-tier bowl. USC begins a slow slip, loses at least 2 games. Oregon makes some noise in the Pac 10. Michigan State moves up the Big 10 ladder, while Ohio State wins the confrence. Navy is, once again, a surprisingly good team. Oklahoma wins at least 9 games. Michigan goes 7-5 again. BYU establishes dominance in the Mountain West. Louisville makes a BCS bowl. Texas-Vince Young=poor season. Tennessee, anybody? Better coaching leads to a better season. Alabama wins SEC. That's pretty much all I can think of right now.
you're absurd if you think michigan state makes noice in the Big 10. based on what? That stellar defense? how about those oustanding WRs? or that dominant running game? Or the fact that the offensive line is just sooooooo good?

Outside of Drew Stanton, michigan state is completely overrated.

[bigmike]

Reading your signature reminds me; Western Michigan=sleeper team in the MAC.
and seeing this reminds me, no not when we lose the best WR ever to play here, and Tony Scheffler at TE is gone as well. We have no deep threats, no TE's and are pretty young again.

[8:17am]

you're absurd if you think michigan state makes noice in the Big 10. based on what? That stellar defense? how about those oustanding WRs? or that dominant running game? Or the fact that the offensive line is just sooooooo good?

Outside of Drew Stanton, michigan state is completely overrated.

I know State is overrated, but I'm a huge State fan, so I say the same thing every year regardless. Please allow me to stay delusional.

[8:17am]

and seeing this reminds me, no not when we lose the best WR ever to play here, and Tony Scheffler at TE is gone as well. We have no deep threats, no TE's and are pretty young again.

Again, sir, please allow me to stay delusional.

[bigmike]

Again, sir, please allow me to stay delusional.
where are you from to like western and michigan state?

[8:17am]

where are you from to like western and michigan state?

Cadillac, Michigan.

[bigmike]

Cadillac, Michigan.
then i'll give you a pass for stupid predictions because of blinding optimism

[8:17am]

then i'll give you a pass for stupid predictions because of blinding optimism

Thanks.

[Broken Parachute]

Yeah make the official thread in June, good job.

Notre Dame is winning it all. We aren't tied for the most in NCAA history with 12 for nothing. And I'm not a bandwagon fan either, I was born bleeding blue and gold. Nuff said.

[ikeepadiary]

Ohio State wins it all. Or Notre Dame. Shit. Oklahoma and Nebraska square off for the Big 12 crown in December. USC's inexperience and lack of depth at quarterback and running back make for a much less potent offense and nets them at least 2 losses (including one against Nebraska). Arkansas' Adrian McFadden becomes one of the best backs in college football. Florida somehow struggles to find their A game and cannot win the SEC (LSU and Georgia will be too good) and freshman quarterback Tim Tebow shows flashes of invincibility late in the season. Oklahoma will beat Texas and win the Big 12 South.

And I am very biased but the Nebraska Huskers are the sleeper team this year. They will finally get the respect they deserve when they knock of USC in September and will boast one of the nation's best (if not the absolute best) defense, that is way too fast and way too deep to lose more than 2-3 games. Quarterback Zac Taylor may be the best quarterback in the Big 12. 2005's star studded recruiting class really begins to shine. Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn will give defensive coordinators headaches. If this team stays healthy (namely at the quarterback position) then there is no reason why they shouldn't have a legitimate shot at the Big 12 title.

[Broken Parachute]

Ohio State wins it all. Or Notre Dame. Shit. Oklahoma and Nebraska square off for the Big 12 crown in December. USC's inexperience and lack of depth at quarterback and running back make for a much less potent offense and nets them at least 2 losses (including one against Nebraska). Arkansas' Adrian McFadden becomes one of the best backs in college football. Florida somehow struggles to find their A game and cannot win the SEC (LSU and Georgia will be too good) and freshman quarterback Tim Tebow shows flashes of invincibility late in the season. Oklahoma will beat Texas and win the Big 12 South.

And I am very biased but the Nebraska Huskers are the sleeper team this year. They will finally get the respect they deserve when they knock of USC in September and will boast one of the nation's best (if not the absolute best) defense, that is way too fast and way too deep to lose more than 2-3 games. Quarterback Zac Taylor may be the best quarterback in the Big 12. 2005's star studded recruiting class really begins to shine. Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn will give defensive coordinators headaches. If this team stays healthy (namely at the quarterback position) then there is no reason why they shouldn't have a legitimate shot at the Big 12 title.

Don't worry, we're all biased. Realistically though, this year is a tossup. Notre Dame or Ohio State.

[bigmike]

Ohio State wins it all. Or Notre Dame. Shit. Oklahoma and Nebraska square off for the Big 12 crown in December. USC's inexperience and lack of depth at quarterback and running back make for a much less potent offense and nets them at least 2 losses (including one against Nebraska). Arkansas' Adrian McFadden becomes one of the best backs in college football. Florida somehow struggles to find their A game and cannot win the SEC (LSU and Georgia will be too good) and freshman quarterback Tim Tebow shows flashes of invincibility late in the season. Oklahoma will beat Texas and win the Big 12 South.

And I am very biased but the Nebraska Huskers are the sleeper team this year. They will finally get the respect they deserve when they knock of USC in September and will boast one of the nation's best (if not the absolute best) defense, that is way too fast and way too deep to lose more than 2-3 games. Quarterback Zac Taylor may be the best quarterback in the Big 12. 2005's star studded recruiting class really begins to shine. Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn will give defensive coordinators headaches. If this team stays healthy (namely at the quarterback position) then there is no reason why they shouldn't have a legitimate shot at the Big 12 title.
yeah because USC inexperience at QB behind Carson Palmer really hurt them.
How is florida "not find it's A Game" the reason they don't win the SEC? Let's just call it like it is; They're not the best team in the SEC. maybe their division, but not the entire conference. Big 12 North > Big 12 South.
and yes, you are a very biased Husker fan. they won't win the big 12.

[bigmike]

and Ohio State will not win the National Title. Listen, I know troy smith has come into his own or whatever other cliche you want to use and that they have Ted Ginn. Nice. that defense lost it's starting 3 linebackers and some starting DB's. They're not going to win it all.

[hockey0001]

Uconn all the way, National Champions. Terry Caulley is fully healed from injury and has a monster year ;eading the rushing attack and the Hernandez brothers lead the air attack. QB D.J. Hernandez leads the nation in passing and his brother Aaron (the number 1 ranked TE recruit in the country) leads in touchdowns. Wait, whats that, Aaron backed out of his agreement of coming to Uconn and chose Florida? Damn, maybe next year

[FondestMemory]

and Ohio State will not win the National Title. Listen, I know troy smith has come into his own or whatever other cliche you want to use and that they have Ted Ginn. Nice. that defense lost it's starting 3 linebackers and some starting DB's. They're not going to win it all.

their defense won't be as good, but it was great last year. they'll get by with being pretty good. they're consistently good defensively.

[bigmike]

their defense won't be as good, but it was great last year. they'll get by with being pretty good. they're consistently good defensively.
still not winning the nat'l title.

[FondestMemory]

still not winning the nat'l title.

i think they will. but you gotta remember how biased i am.

grew up a buckeye fan, and i played for tressel for a season at ysu. so i'm double biased.

[bigmike]

i think they will. but you gotta remember how biased i am.

grew up a buckeye fan, and i played for tressel for a season at ysu. so i'm double biased.
did he give you any benefits?


but in all seriousness, that's really cool that you played for him at youngstown state.

[FondestMemory]

did he give you any benefits?


but in all seriousness, that's really cool that you played for him at youngstown state.

haha. no. i don't believe anything about that crap. he's too good a guy. as soon as cooper was fired, i was hoping tressel would get the job. this whole area went nuts. great community guy. loved by everybody.

and yeah, it was cool. i should have played more than one season though, but my dumbass quit the team to concentrate on music.

[bigmike]

haha. no. i don't believe anything about that crap. he's too good a guy. as soon as cooper was fired, i was hoping tressel would get the job. this whole area went nuts. great community guy. loved by everybody.

and yeah, it was cool. i should have played more than one season though, but my dumbass quit the team to concentrate on music.
what do you mean conentrate on music? you couldn't do that and play football?

[FondestMemory]

what do you mean conentrate on music? you couldn't do that and play football?

i couldn't really do anything when i played football. i missed out on a lot in high school because i was so balls out. i wasn't the most athletically gifted, so i spent a ton of time on film and studying opponents on my own time. that, along with my personal workouts and practices took up too much time. plus, i was 18 living in my own apartment, so i was working full time to pay my bills, and still trying not to flunk out so i'd still be eligible to play.

[bigmike]

i couldn't really do anything when i played football. i missed out on a lot in high school because i was so balls out. i wasn't the most athletically gifted, so i spent a ton of time on film and studying opponents on my own time. that, along with my personal workouts and practices took up too much time. plus, i was 18 living in my own apartment, so i was working full time to pay my bills, and still trying not to flunk out so i'd still be eligible to play.
ahh, well that's pretty reasonable, then.

[leftstranded]

Go Bucks. O-h-i-o!!!

[leftstranded]

and Ohio State will not win the National Title. Listen, I know troy smith has come into his own or whatever other cliche you want to use and that they have Ted Ginn. Nice. that defense lost it's starting 3 linebackers and some starting DB's. They're not going to win it all.

and i might agree that it's not as clear cut as everyone thinks it is. but they will be damn close to winning it this year. the pre-season favorites have to be the bucks and the irish. honestly who else would you put up there. i don't think you can reasonably say texas or usc just beacuse of how much they lost

its going to be an interesting season and i just can't wait for college football!!!

[bigmike]

and i might agree that it's not as clear cut as everyone thinks it is. but they will be damn close to winning it this year. the pre-season favorites have to be the bucks and the irish. honestly who else would you put up there. i don't think you can reasonably say texas or usc just beacuse of how much they lost

its going to be an interesting season and i just can't wait for college football!!!
ohio state will not win the national championship in football, next year.

[Brownpants06]

yeah, um, let's just wait until august. no need to talk about it now with baseball, stanley cup finals, nba finals, and world cup (if you like soccer) going on.


agreed, you one-track minded any-other-sport ignoring whores.

[Paul Tao]

USC will lose two games, but will still play in one of the four major bowls.

i can't wait for the season to start!

[Goodbye Forever]

Uconn all the way, National Champions. Terry Caulley is fully healed from injury and has a monster year ;eading the rushing attack and the Hernandez brothers lead the air attack. QB D.J. Hernandez leads the nation in passing and his brother Aaron (the number 1 ranked TE recruit in the country) leads in touchdowns. Wait, whats that, Aaron backed out of his agreement of coming to Uconn and chose Florida? Damn, maybe next year

I think they'll finish 4th or 5th in the Big East. Louisvile, WVA, Rutgers and Pitt should all be better.

[looksthatkillbn]

I bought my Ohio State football season tickets tonight.

I don't need to say anything else.

[Goodbye Forever]

I bought my Ohio State football season tickets tonight.

I don't need to say anything else.

That's awesome. That much be such a great place to see a game.

I have Rutgers half-season tickets. Nottttt quite the same thing.

[bigmike]

That's awesome. That much be such a great place to see a game.

I have Rutgers half-season tickets. Nottttt quite the same thing.
Rutgers is on the way up, though. That coach is doing well out there. Only a matter of time before he leaves though. I remember 2 years ago them beating my spartans in the first game of the year. I was so pissed.

[looksthatkillbn]

That's awesome. That much be such a great place to see a game.

I have Rutgers half-season tickets. Nottttt quite the same thing.

As big of a fan as I already am, I've never actually been. I saw them beat Michigan in basketball in February...but never been to football. Dear god I can't wait...

[Goodbye Forever]

Rutgers is on the way up, though. That coach is doing well out there. Only a matter of time before he leaves though. I remember 2 years ago them beating my spartans in the first game of the year. I was so pissed.

Rutgers has one of the best offenses in the country, but Schiano really hasn't done shit in his tenure to improve the defense. They just signed him to a big extension, so I think he'll be around for a while.

The Big East apparently thinks they're going to be good this year though, and the Big East isn't exactly the toughest of the BCS conferences. The conference doesn't have a championship game, but they try to schedule a game on championship weekend between the two teams they expect to be the best that year. This years game: Rutgers at WVA. I'm not expecting a BCS appearence (I'll take another bowl appearance period after all the years of futility), but it's good to see some life from this program.

Oh, and do you know anything about Domenic Natale? He was a redshirt at MSU last year and he's transferring to RU.

[leftstranded]

ohio state will not win the national championship in football, next year.

didn't say that. i think they have a shot and their definetly pre-season favorites. but only the happenings of the regular season will tell

[leftstranded]

I bought my Ohio State football season tickets tonight.

I don't need to say anything else.

my good friend is an alum of osu and we're probably going to the alumni game. can't wait

[looksthatkillbn]

my good friend is an alum of osu and we're probably going to the alumni game. can't wait

I'm all excited. I'm going to my dream school. And my freshman year in college Ohio State is a legit threat to win it all in football and basketball. That would be absurd.

[leftstranded]

I'm all excited. I'm going to my dream school. And my freshman year in college Ohio State is a legit threat to win it all in football and basketball. That would be absurd.

i almost went to osu. but i didn't have the money to live on campus so i went to kent state instead. wish i could attend osu. i might for graduate school. not sure yet

[looksthatkillbn]

i almost went to osu. but i didn't have the money to live on campus so i went to kent state instead. wish i could attend osu. i might for graduate school. not sure yet

A friend of mine actually is going to Kent State. Don't know where he picked that school from, I don't think anyone has gone there from my school since I've been there. He plans on walking on to the football team his sophomore year.

[leftstranded]

A friend of mine actually is going to Kent State. Don't know where he picked that school from, I don't think anyone has gone there from my school since I've been there. He plans on walking on to the football team his sophomore year.

it won't be hard. our football team sucks balls. that's why i follow osu football so closely. we do have one player sence i've been here playing in the nfl. josh cribbs playing special teams for the browns. he's accually good too.

[looksthatkillbn]

it won't be hard. our football team sucks balls. that's why i follow osu football so closely. we do have one player sence i've been here playing in the nfl. josh cribbs playing special teams for the browns. he's accually good too.

Yeah I'm a Browns fan too, and Cribbs is a quick little bastard. I'll be sure to get you the inside scoop on all the games at the Shoe...I can't even begin to imagine how amazing that will be.

[bigmike]

Rutgers has one of the best offenses in the country, but Schiano really hasn't done shit in his tenure to improve the defense. They just signed him to a big extension, so I think he'll be around for a while.

The Big East apparently thinks they're going to be good this year though, and the Big East isn't exactly the toughest of the BCS conferences. The conference doesn't have a championship game, but they try to schedule a game on championship weekend between the two teams they expect to be the best that year. This years game: Rutgers at WVA. I'm not expecting a BCS appearence (I'll take another bowl appearance period after all the years of futility), but it's good to see some life from this program.

Oh, and do you know anything about Domenic Natale? He was a redshirt at MSU last year and he's transferring to RU.
Yeah. he's getting it turned around.

and i don't know about domenic natale. there's so many kids on a college football team that are redshirts i couldn't keep them straight if i tried. what position does he play?

[leftstranded]

Yeah I'm a Browns fan too, and Cribbs is a quick little bastard. I'll be sure to get you the inside scoop on all the games at the Shoe...I can't even begin to imagine how amazing that will be.

you won't have to tell me. i'll already be watching all of them. trust me i can't wait

[looksthatkillbn]

you won't have to tell me. i'll already be watching all of them. trust me i can't wait

does troy smith win the heisman this year?

and what year are you at kent state?

[Goodbye Forever]

Yeah. he's getting it turned around.

and i don't know about domenic natale. there's so many kids on a college football team that are redshirts i couldn't keep them straight if i tried. what position does he play?

QB.

[bigmike]

QB.
when he was recruited he was the #44th QB in the nation and this was in his bio: "I have quick feet and I have a great knowledge of the game. I'm a leader and play hard all the time. I want to improve everything. I want to improve my arm strength and learn more about the game."

his junior year of high school stats:
JR Stats: 2100 yds passing/23 TDs/7 picks; 200 yds rushing

so he could be good.

[somethingyellow]

This is why i dont like football. This country is obsessed with it and talk about college or pro football every month of the year. It is so fucking annoying

[Jess7286]

UCLA's going to suck.

Damn Ben Olson. I don't think this five-star Mormon will pull it off. I might trek out to go to the Notre Dame vs UCLA game though. We'll see.

[FondestMemory]

This is why i dont like football. This country is obsessed with it and talk about college or pro football every month of the year. It is so fucking annoying

ya know, the threads are fairly easy to avoid.

[LeftWideOpen]

BC wins the ACC title, led by Brian Toal, who leads the NCAA in sacks. L.V Whitworth also runs for 1500 yards.

not really, but i can dream. we'll definitely be in contention, although getting past FSU is going to be tough. For what it's worth, I consider Clemson to be extremely overrated in preseason polls (which have them as high as #10). I think it'll come down to the Seminoles, Canes, and Eagles.

as for the national title, I like Oklahoma to rebound from a down year. They aren't getting much love here but I think Peterson bounces back in a big way, and the success of the team is obviously contingent upon that happening. ND has an excellent squad too, but I can't bring myself to pick the Irish.

[Scott Weber]

FUCK THIS SHIT.

stfu with "official" football threads for 2 more months. Please. I hate year-round football talk.

[dekdog11]

The winner of the LSU-Auburn game I think will be 1/2 of the championship. Ohio State lost a lot of starters on defense, and I think that will ultimately hurt them. Notre Dame will not make it, they have a tough schedule I think and will blow it. I think Miami has a chance, simply because they have a very favorable schedule at home. If I had to pick though, based on what I have observed, I think it will be Auburn as one of the finalists. Other contenders could be West Virginia, OSU, ND, and honestly, USC has a very favorable schedule as welll, so we will see.

Also, I go to the University of Florida, but am not really a fan of the team. But I would like to say if their schedule was not as hard as it is next year, they may be playing for the title. Their schedule is almost impossible to come out of undefeated next year.

[smokedsanity]

Ok...with all the people bitching about those wanting to talk football...why is it okay to talk about baseball year round, but not football? Yes, baseball has a longer season and there is less time in the offseason, but still....please tell me. Some people like to talk about football, a lot. We talk about football everyday at work. Some people like to talk about baseball. They talk about baseball everyday at work. I personally don't like baseball, but I don't bitch when others talk about it. I'm not understanding why some of you feel the need to bitch when it would be easier to simply avoid the thread. Some people like the sport enough to talk about it year round, if you aren't one of those people...don't participate. I really don't see the problem, other than people wanting to be assholes.

[leftstranded]

Ok...with all the people bitching about those wanting to talk football...why is it okay to talk about baseball year round, but not football? Yes, baseball has a longer season and there is less time in the offseason, but still....please tell me. Some people like to talk about football, a lot. We talk about football everyday at work. Some people like to talk about baseball. They talk about baseball everyday at work. I personally don't like baseball, but I don't bitch when others talk about it. I'm not understanding why some of you feel the need to bitch when it would be easier to simply avoid the thread. Some people like the sport enough to talk about it year round, if you aren't one of those people...don't participate. I really don't see the problem, other than people wanting to be assholes.

probably the best post on this subject i've seen. well done

[leftstranded]

FUCK THIS SHIT.

stfu with "official" football threads for 2 more months. Please. I hate year-round football talk.

why?

[somethingyellow]

ya know, the threads are fairly easy to avoid.i wasnt even referring to this thread really, i was talking about football coverage in general

[leftstranded]

i wasnt even referring to this thread really, i was talking about football coverage in general

i like to see it. i'm a huge football fan and can't wait to hear about it. the more the better