Sunday, August 31, 2008

2008 NFL Season Predictions

So far my college predictions are still possible(unlike last year when my National Champion pick lost to Appy State). So maybe my NFL predictions will go right(unlike my predictions of a 12-4 Patriots, 13-3 49ers, Super Bowl Champion Saints, and 10-6 Rams). This year your going to criticize me heavily for my picks and I'm going to actually defend them. Here are my predictions

1.Eagles(NFC East Champ)
2.Panthers(NFC South Champ)
3.Rams(NFC West Champ)
4.Lions(NFC North Champ)
5.Cowboys(NFC East Co-Champ)
6.Buccaneers(NFC South Runner-Up)

1.Jaguars(AFC South Champ)
2.Chargers(AFC West Champ)
3.Patriots(AFC East Champ)
4.Steelers(AFC North Champ)
5.Texans(AFC South Runner-Up)
6.Colts(AFC South 3rd Place)

Wild Card:
Cowboys over Lions
Patriots over Colts
Rams over Buccaneers
Steelers over Texans

Divisionals:
Cowboys over Eagles
Patriots over Chargers
Panthers over Rams
Jaguars over Steelers

AFC Championship:Patriots over Jaguars
NFC Championship:Cowboys over Panthers

Super Bowl XLVIII:Patriots over Cowboys

Justifying My Picks:
AFC:
To me, Jacksonville is the best team in the regular season and I think will only struggle on the road against Indy, and Houston. With stars on both sides of the ball. Jacksonville should be a force. San Diego has no real competition in the AFC West but they do play Pittsburgh, New England, and Indy...expect them to win 2/3. Thats how good the Chargers are. Remember this team almost beat the Pats without LT and with a limping Phillip Rivers. Merriman's injury may be a factor but San Diego's defense is too good to fall apart. New England will not be 16-0 entering January, I believe they are vulnerable like every other team is. Pittsburgh will struggle early but will get hot in late October. With time and the development of Rashard Mendenhall and Limas Sweed, Pittsburgh will be a champion in the next 5 years...mark my words. This one will get laughs but the Houston Texans with the front 4 they got featuring Mario Williams, Amobi Okoye and others should give teams a scare. I hate to say it but I think Slaton can be an impact player on offense and a healthy Matt Schuab with Andre Johnson should make Houston a viable contender in the AFC South...which is why I feel Indy will barely qualify, I think they're in a tough division and have tougher road games. Playoff wise, I feel New England with all their late season momentum will beat Indy in the cold New England snow and should narrowly escape San Diego(ala 2007). Jacksonville will be tough for New England but they will overcome it and win Super Bowl XLIII.

NFC:
Yes the Eagles and Panthers are Number 1, no this is not 2003. I feel Philadelphia with the addition of Asante Samuel has a new dimension that should improve an already good defense. I believe McNabb will return to 2004 form and the Eagles will win the East narrowly over Dallas. Carolina's front 4 looks vicious and Jake Delhomme is back, and with Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams as a 1-2 punch, Carolina should be revived in '08. Now your gonna laugh at this one but I believe the Rams have a real opportunity to win the division and be there in the playoffs. The first half is murder and I believe they come away as good as 3-4 or as bad as 0-7. The second half isn't so bad and I feel that all 9 2nd half games are winnable, but St.Louis will not beat Philly, Seattle(road), Dallas or New England I can guarentee that. Detroit is in somewhat of a rebuilding division and they're ahead of everybody else. Before you mention Adrian Peterson I feel the Sophomore slump will haunt A.P. Remember, Peterson struggled last year after the 296 yard game against the Chargers. He is vulnerable and with Tavaris Jackson at QB I feel Minnesota will struggle. Detroit should win this division. Dallas is better than the top 4 but a tiebreaker with Philly kept them away from being No.1 overall. Dallas should manage to beat Detroit(though it will be close). I think they will beat Philly in Game 3, and Carolina in what will be a battle of defenses. Tampa Bay will get in because Jon Gruden is that good.

The most notable absensce is the Giants and that is not a shot against the G-Men but more of a "your good but theres just a few teams slightly better". If they still had Osi, I'd have them on top of the NFC.

Overall, my prediction of New England and Dallas(a game I've hyped as a possible Super Bowl since November 2006 will be Super Bowl XLIII and the Pats will win their 1st Super Bowl in this decade post Spygate.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

First y25

The y25 was a College Football poll established in 2003. In the past 5 years the y25 has prided itself on being different than the other polls on terms of team ranking and picks its own National Championship(albeit only in 2004 with Utah and 2006 with Boise State has this occured). In the preseason, the defending National Champion(unless it is a mid-major, for example, USC started '05 No.1 instead of Utah, and in '06, Florida began at No.1 instead of Boise State). In 2007 the final Top 5 was

1.LSU
2.West Virginia
3.USC
4.Georgia
5.Kansas

This season all 5 will start in the Top 5(with LSU as Number 1) and the rest will be determined by average ranking in the AP and ESPN Top 25 Poll. With Number 6-25, the teams outside of the Top 5 are ranked by their ranking in the AP and ESPN preseason Top 25. Each polls are released on Sunday morning(barring a Sunday or Monday game) and are quite different than both polls. Here is the first y25.

1.LSU(SEC)
2.Georgia(SEC)
3.USC(Pac 10)
4.West Virginia(Big East)
5.Kansas(Big XII)
6.Ohio State(Big Ten)
7.Oklahoma(Big XII)
8.Florida(SEC)
9.Missouri(Big XII)
10.Clemson(ACC)
11.Texas(Big XII)
12.Auburn(SEC)
13.Wisconsin(Big 10)
14.Texas Tech(Big XII)
15.Kansas(Big XII)
16.Arizona State(Pac 10)
17.Virginia Tech(ACC)
18.BYU(Mountain West)
19.Tennessee(SEC)
20.Illinois(Big 10)
21.USF(Big East)
22.Oregon(Pac 10)
23.Penn State(Big Ten)
24.Wake Forest(ACC)
25.Alabama(SEC)

My 2008 College Football Predictions

Its the 2008 College Football season and its time for me to release my predictions for the upcoming year. Unlike last year I will not post team records.

Conference Champions
ACC:Clemson over North Carolina
Big East:West Virginia and USF
Big Ten:Ohio State and Wisconsin
Big XII:Oklahoma over Missouri
Pac 10:USC
SEC:Florida over Alabama

BCS Buster:Utah

BCS National Championship(Orange Bowl):Ohio State over Oklahoma
Fiesta:USF over Georgia
Sugar:Florida over Clemson
Orange:West Virginia over Utah
Rose:USC over Wisconsin

Heisman Trophy:Beanie Wells

Comeback Teams:Nebraska and North Carolina

Looking for a New Job:
Gregg Robinson(Syracuse)
Kirk Ferentz(Iowa)
Mike Stoops(Arizona)

The 2008 College Football Season Simulated by NCAA 09

I bought NCAA 09 last month and simulated the entire season here are some notable results.

Week 1:
South Carolina 31 NC State 19
Texas 34 FAU 17
Missouri 28 Illinois 19
Virginia Tech 56 ECU 7
Florida 67 Hawaii 21
USC 35 Virginia 10
Wake Forest 29 Baylor 26
Michigan 27 Utah 17
Clemson 50 Alabama 28
LSU 48 App State 13
Oregon 46 Washington 31

Week 2:
Fresno State 24 Rutgers 21
Tennessee 49 UCLA 0
South Carolina 47 Vandy 14
Wisconsin 58 Marshall 6
Georgia 56 Central Michigan 14
Oklahoma 42 Cincy 24
Michigan 34 Miami U 17
Penn State 49 Oregon State 9
WVU 40 ECU 16
Texas 27 UTEP 20 OT
BYU 42 Washington 30
Florida 31 Miami 7
LSU 55 Troy 17
Arizona State 42 Stanford 32

Week 3:
Oregon 56 Purdue 27
Virginia Tech 35 Georgia Tech 24
Penn State 28 Syracuse 9
Wisconsin 49 Fresno State 32
Clemson 56 NC State 14
South Carolina 34 Georgia 7
Auburn 37 Mississippi State 14
Michigan 31 Notre Dame 13
Oklahoma 45 Washington 7
Texas Tech 35 SMU 34
USC 34 Ohio State 13
Texas 17 Arkansas 10

Week 4:
WVU 31 Colorado 24
Texas 35 Rice 28
LSU 33 Auburn 28
South Carolina 38 Wofford 23
Alabama 39 Arkansas 18
Tennessee 34 Florida 17
Ohio State 35 Troy 10
Virginia Tech 35 North Carolina 17
Florida State 35 Wake Forest 26
Georgia 42 Arizona State 30
Oregon 31 Boise State 14

Week 5:
USC 38 Oregon State 17
Maryland 46 Clemson 44 OT
Ohio State 55 Minnesota 7
Oregon 34 Washington State 10
Oklahoma 49 TCU 24
Georgia 49 Alabama 21
Fresno State 23 UCLA 21
Florida 49 Ole Miss 17
WVU 63 Marshall 7
Wisconsin 52 Michigan 0
LSU 49 Mississippi State 10
Oklahoma State 31 Troy 7
Florida State 32 Colorado 27
Tennessee 28 Auburn 10
Virginia Tech 31 Nebraska 17
Penn State 36 Illinois 21

Week 6:
Texas 37 Colorado 21
South Carolina 43 Ole Miss 29
Penn State 35 Purdue 28
Illinois 62 Michigan 27
Texas A&M 31 Oklahoma State 17
Florida 63 Arkansas 21
Auburn 32 Vandy 18
Missouri 30 Nebraska 10
USC 37 Oregon 17
Arizona State 66 Cal 13
WVU 42 Rutgers 14
Florida State 35 Miami 14
Ohio State 35 Wisconsin 20
Fresno State 31 Hawaii 21

Week 7:
Clemson 56 Wake 9
Auburn 31 Arkansas 7
Missouri 31 Oklahoma State 24
LSU 37 Florida 0
South Carolina 23 Kentucky 12
Ohio State 52 Purdue 7
Georgia 34 Tennessee 17
Cincinnati 34 Rutgers 21
Illinois 34 Minnesota 10
Texas Tech 38 Nebraska 20
Oklahoma 27 Texas 24
BYU 42 New Mexico 32
USC 38 Arizona State 28
Wisconsin 24 Penn State 20
UCLA 31 Oregon 27

Week 8:
Florida State 24 NC State 13
Mississippi State 41 Tennessee 28
Clemson 51 Georgia Tech 10
Alabama 31 Ole Miss 28 OT
Ohio State 38 Michigan State 0
Illinois 28 Indiana 14
Wisconsin 31 Iowa 24
Missouri 42 Texas 21
South Carolina 35 LSU 18
Texas Tech 45 Texas A&M 14
USC 29 Washington State 24
Virginia Tech 42 Boston College 14
Oklahoma 24 Kansas 13

Week 9:
Auburn 48 WVU 28
Texas 17 Oklahoma State 13
Oklahoma 54 Kansas State 21
Texas Tech 31 Kansas 21
Cincy 31 UCONN 7
Florida 70 Kentucky 10
Florida State 56 Virginia Tech 27
Arizona State 41 Oregon 21
Virginia 59 Georgia Tech 7
Missouri 41 Colorado 24
Wisconsin 33 Illinois 29
Tennessee 42 Alabama 36
Georgia 42 LSU 31
USC 29 Arizona 21
Ohio State 14 Penn State 12

Week 10:
Cincy 22 USF 21
Florida State 52 Georgia Tech 3
Auburn 34 Ole Miss 21
Oklahoma 40 Nebraska 24
Northwestern 44 Minnesota 17
Wisconsin 35 Michigan State 28
Virginia 40 Miami 31
Florida 40 Georgia 21
Texas A&M 24 Colorado 14
South Carolina 26 Tennessee 14
USC 27 Washington 21
Texas 36 Texas Tech 35
Illinois 41 Iowa 20
Arizona State 42 Oregon State 6
Oregon 27 Cal 24
Clemson 49 BC 21
WVU 26 UCONN 14
LSU 42 Tulane 10

Week 11:
Maryland 31 Virginia Tech 17
Fresno State 42 Nevada 35 OT
Florida 49 Vandy 7
Ohio State 52 Northwestern 17
Wisconsin 41 Indiana 17
Missouri 49 Kansas State 10
Illinois 21 Western Michigan 7
Oklahoma 49 Texas A&M 31
Texas 34 Baylor 26
LSU 34 Alabama 21
WVU 31 Cincy 20
Texas Tech 70 Oklahoma State 42
Georgia 34 Kentucky 3
Michigan 33 Minnesota 10
Oregon 54 Stanford 14
Arkansas 27 South Carolina 10
USC 52 Cal 17
Arizona State 28 Washington 23
Florida State 28 Clemson 21

Week 12:
Virginia Tech 35 Miami 32
Cincy 45 Louisville 28
Ohio State 31 Illinois 7
Auburn 35 Georgia 28
Wisconsin 34 Minnesota 9
Northwestern 34 Michigan 26
Texas 42 Kansas 14
Missouri 62 Iowa State 7
Arizona State 49 Washington State 17
Texas A&M 37 Baylor 7
New Mexico State 34 Fresno State 12
South Carolina 45 Florida 35
Maryland 28 North Carolina 10
USC 62 Stanford 10
Florida State 59 BC 6
Oregon 55 Arizona 7

Week 13:
TCU 38 Air Force 14
Northern Illinois 37 Kent State 14
Fresno State 37 San Jose State 21
Cincy 38 Pitt 24
Illinois 42 Northwestern 14
Clemson 34 Virginia 20
Tennessee 34 Vandy 20
WVU 38 Louisville 18
Florida State 52 Maryland 14
LSU 31 Ole Miss 14
Oklahoma 56 Texas Tech 35
Ohio State 38 Michigan 21

Week 14:
Northern Illinois 44 Navy 14
Texas A&M 27 Texas 21 OT
WVU 37 Pitt 17
LSU 35 Arkansas 28
Arizona State 24 UCLA 10
Texas Tech 45 Baylor 14
Tennessee 52 Kentucky 3
Auburn 35 Alabama 28
Oklahoma 59 Oklahoma State 17
Missouri 28 Kansas 14
Clemson 59 South Carolina 31
Georgia 52 Georgia Tech 3
Oregon 43 Oregon State 21
Notre Dame 20 USC 13
Florida 45 Florida State 21

Week 15:
Arizona State 55 Arizona 11
WVU 49 USF 24
USC 38 UCLA 24
Cincy 45 Hawaii 7

Championships:
SEC:South Carolina 49 LSU 21
Big 12:Missouri 48 Oklahoma 41
ACC:Florida State 52 Virginia 17

Major Bowl Results:
Holiday:Arizona State 27 Texas A&M 20
Champ Sports:Michigan 44 Miami 16
Liberty:Houston 42 Alabama 28
Alamo:Michigan State 50 FIU 0
Independence:Buffalo 33 Notre Dame 14
Sun:Oregon 31 Pitt 28
Music City:Mississippi State 42 Central Michigan 14
Chick-Fil-A:Tennessee 49 Virginia 14
Outback:Georgia 48 Illinois 27
Cotton:Texas Tech 31 Florida 30
Capitol One:LSU 27 Northwestern 13
Gator:Maryland 30 Cincinnati 23
Rose:Oklahoma 38 USC 37
Sugar:South Carolina 34 Clemson 29
Fiesta:Wisconsin 31 Auburn 28 OT
Orange:Florida State 35 WVU 30
National Title:Ohio State 70 Missouri 24

Heisman:Chase Daniel

Conference Champions:
ACC:Florida State
Big East:WVU
Big 10:Ohio State
Big 12:Missouri
Pac 10:USC
SEC:South Carolina

Records:
QB Rating:Graham Harrell

Final Top 10
1.Ohio State 12-1
2.Wisconsin 12-1
3.Oklahoma 13-1
4.Missouri 13-1
5.Florida State 13-1
6.WVU 11-2
7.Texas Tech 11-2
8.South Carolina 12-2
9.Auburn 10-3
10.Arizona State 11-2

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