*Sickem's 2008 College Football Preview*

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Sickem’s 2008 College Football Preview

Top 25

1. Florida
2. USC
3. Ohio State
4. Georgia
5. Oklahoma
6. Missouri
7. West Virginia
8. Clemson
9. LSU
10. Auburn
11. BYU
12. Texas
13. Tennessee
14. Texas Tech
15. California
16. Oregon
17. Virginia Tech
18. Arizona State
19. Wisconsin
20. Kansas
21. Central Michigan
22. Fresno State
23. South Carolina
24. Oklahoma State
25. Wake Forest

Top 5 Heisman Contenders
1. Tim Tebow
2. Chris “Beanie” Wells
3. Pat White
4. Michael Crabtree
5. Chase Daniel

Preseason All Americans
1st Team
QB: Tim Tebow (Florida)
RB: Chris Wells (Ohio State)
RB: Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
WR: Michael Crabtree (Texas)
WR: Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
TE: Travis Beckhum (Wisconsin)
OL: Michael Oher (Ole Miss)
OL: Andre Smith (Alabama)
OL: Alex Mack (Cal)
OL: Jonathan Luigs (Arkansas)
OL: Max Unger (Oregon)

DE: Greg Hardy (Ole Miss)
DE: George Selvie (South Florida)
DT: Ricky Jean-Francois (LSU)
DT: Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma)
LB: Rey Maualuga (USC)
LB: James Laurinaitis (Ohio State)
LB: Brian Cushing (USC)
CB: Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State)
CB: Vontae Davis (Illinois)
S: Eric Berry (Tennessee)
S: Taylor Mays (USC)

2nd Team
QB: Pat White (West Virginia)
RB: LeSean McCoy (Pitt.)
RB: DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma)
WR: Percy Harvin (Florida)
WR: Darrius Hayward-Bey (Maryland)
TE: Cornelius Ingram (Florida)
OL: Anthony Parker (Tennessee)
OL: Ryan Stancheck (West Virginia)
OL: Josh McNeil (Tennessee)
OL: Greg Isdaner (West Virginia)
OL: Herman Johnson (LSU)

DE: Michael Johnson (Georgia Tech)
DE: Everson Griffen (USC)
DT: Brian Price (UCLA)
DT: Vance Walker (Georgia Tech)
LB: Brandon Spikes (Florida)
LB: Zach Follet (Cal)
LB: Joe Mortensen (Kansas)
CB: D.J. Moore (Vanderbilt)
CB: Mike Mickens (Cincinnati)
S: William Moore (Missouri)
S: Patrick Chung (Oregon)

ACC

Coach of the Year: Tommy Bowden (Clemson)
Offensive Player of the Year: Darrius Hayward-Bay (Maryland)
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Johnson (Georgia Tech)
Surprise Team: North Carolina


Atlantic
Clemson 11-1 (7-1)
Florida State 8-4 (5-3)
Boston College 7-5 (4-4)
Wake Forest 7-5 (4-4)
Maryland 6-6 (3-5)
NC State 3-9 (1-7)

Coastal
Virginia Tech 9-3 (5-3)
Georgia Tech 8-4 (5-3)
Miami 7-5 (4-4)
North Carolina 6-6 (3-5)
Virginia 3-9 (1-7)
Duke 4-8 (1-7)

ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

ACC Champions:

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Big East

Coach of the Year: Bill Stewart (West Virginia)
Offensive Player of the Year: Pat White (West Virginia)
Defensive Player of the Year: George Selvie (South Florida)
Surprise Team: Connecticut


West Virginia: 11-1 (6-1)
South Florida: 9-3 (5-2)
Louisville: 10-2 (5-2)
Pittsburgh: 7-5 (4-3)
Rutgers: 8-4 (4-3)
Cincinnati: 6-6 (2-5)
Connecticut: 5-7 (1-6)
Syracuse: 4-8 (1-6)

Big East Champion:

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Big 10

Coach of the Year: Kirk Ferentz
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Wells (Ohio State)
Defensive Player of the Year: James Laurinaitis (Ohio State)
Surprise Team: Iowa

Ohio State: 10-2 (7-1)
Wisconsin: 9-3 (5-3)
Iowa: 9-3 (5-3)
Michigan: 8-4 (5-3)
Penn. State: 7-5 (4-4)
Illinois 7-5 (4-4)
Michigan State 7-5 (4-4)
Purdue: 6-6 (3-5)
Indiana: 5-7 (2-6)
Minnesota: 4-8 (1-7)
Northwestern: 1-11 (0-8)

Big 10 Champion:
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Big 12

Coach of the Year: Dan Hawkins (Colorado)
Offensive Player of the Year: Chase Daniel (Missouri)
Defensive Player of the Year: Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma)
Surprise Team: Colorado

North
Missouri: 11-1 (7-1)
Colorado: 7-5 (5-3)
Kansas: 8-4 (4-4)
Nebraska: 6-6 (3-5)
Kansas State: 4-8 (1-7)
Iowa State: 2-10 (0-8)

South:
Oklahoma: 11-1 (7-1)
Texas: 9-3 (5-3)
Texas Tech: 8-4 (5-3)
Oklahoma State: 7-5 (4-4)
Texas A&M: (6-6) (3-5)
Baylor: 2-10 (1-7)

Big 12 Championship Game: Missouri vs. Oklahoma

Big 12 Champion:

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Pac 10


Coach of the Year: Pete Carroll (USC)
Offensive Player of the Year: Jeremiah Johnson
Defensive Player of the Year: Rey Maualuga (USC)
Surprise Team: Washington

USC: 12-0 (9-0)
Arizona State: 9-3 (8-2)
Oregon 9-3 (6-3)
Cal: 8-4 (5-4)
Washington: 7-5 (5-4)
UCLA: 6-6 (5-4)
Oregon State: 6-6 (4-5)
Stanford: 5-7 (4-5)
Arizona: 5-7 (3-6)
Washington State: 2-10 (0-9)

Pac10 Champions:

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SEC

Coach of the Year: Houston Nutt (Ole Miss)
Offensive Player of the Year: Tim Tebow (Florida)
Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Berry (Tennessee)
Surprise Team: Ole Miss

East
Florida: 12-0 (8-0)
Georgia: 11-1 (7-1)
Tennessee: 9-3 (5-3)
South Carolina: 7-5 (4-4)
Kentucky: 5-7 (2-6)
Vanderbilt: 2-10 (0-8)

West:
Auburn: 9-3 (6-2)
LSU: 9-3 (5-3)
Alabama: 8-4 (5-3)
Ole Miss 7-5 (4-4)
Mississippi State: 6-6 (3-5)
Arkansas 4-8 (1-7)

SEC Championship Game: Florida vs. Auburn

SEC Champions:
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Mid Majors:
MAC: Central Michigan
Mountain West: BYU
C-USA: Tulsa
WAC: Fresno State
Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic

Important Non BCS Bowls

Alamo Bowl: Michigan vs. Kansas
Holiday Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Oregon
Peach Bowl: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech
Outback Bowl: LSU vs. Iowa
Cotton Bowl: Tennessee vs. Texas
Capital One Bowl: Auburn vs. Wisconsin

BCS Bowls

Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Arizona State
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Missouri
Sugar Bowl: West Virginia vs. Georgia
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. BYU
National Championship: USC vs. Florida


Your 2008 National Champions....


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Thank you for your time and please give me feedback :thumbsup:
 
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Sickem, I'm impressed. You seem to have the sense to look deeper than John Q. FootballFan.

However, I disagree with 2 teams:

I believe you have Michigan State too low and Iowa way, way, way too overrated. They may not win 6 games.
 
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To add: Pitt is going to be really good, possibly 2nd in the BE.

Colorado, who I said last year was going to be way better than 2-10 (and they were) is going to be hard pressed in 2008 to get to 7 or 8 wins. Watch out for them in 2009, though.
 
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I also think the Big 10 is awful enough that Michigan will win more than 8 games, but who knows with a new coach.
 
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VolinArizona said:
Sickem, I'm impressed. You seem to have the sense to look deeper than John Q. FootballFan.

However, I disagree with 2 teams:

I believe you have Michigan State too low and Iowa way, way, way too overrated. They may not win 6 games.
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Thanks for the feedback.

I probably do have Michigan State too low, but I just have a gut feeling about Iowa this year. I think Ferentz is one of the best coaches in the country and he'll prove why.

My top 5 sleeper teams
1. Ole Miss: I really think Houston Nutt is going to make a huge difference down there. He'll probably never give them a SEC West title but he'll put them in bowl games which is a huge improvement.
2. Iowa: after having one of their worst seasons in recent history, I think Ferentz will have his team ready to go in 08.
3. Colorado: they've had a pretty young, but talented team the past couple of year and Dan Hawkins is a very good coach.
4. Clemson: many people have Clemson being a good team this year but not like me. I think their offense will be top 10 in the nation with Harper at QB, Spiller/Davis at RB and Kelley at WR. Maybe Tommy Bowden gets off the hotseat with a 11-1 season?
5. Washington: Yes, I think Jake Locker is the Tim Tebow of the West Coast. Again another team whose coach is on the hotseat. I think Locker will save Ty Willingham's job for atleast another year.
 
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tvolsfan said:
I also think the Big 10 is awful enough that Michigan will win more than 8 games, but who knows with a great coach.
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I could agree with that. But I think with a completely new offense, it will be hard for them to do it. However, once RichRod gets his type of players in there, they'll be very good. After Ohio State, it's pretty much a horse race. Wisconsin, Penn. State, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa have good enough teams to be 2nd in the Big 10. Hell, even Purdue could be 2nd in the Big 10
 
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VolinArizona said:
To add: Pitt is going to be really good, possibly 2nd in the BE.

Colorado, who I said last year was going to be way better than 2-10 (and they were) is going to be hard pressed in 2008 to get to 7 or 8 wins. Watch out for them in 2009, though.
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You're right. Pitt is going to be good. LeSean McCoy is a great RB. But I like USF and Louisville a little bit more than Pitt. It might take a 9 win season for Dave Wannstedt to keep his job
 
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I don't know, I have the exact opposite feeling on Iowa. I think they could potentially finish last in the Big 10 if the breaks go against them. They were lucky to go 6-6 last year, and now they've lost Albert Young.
 
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VolinArizona said:
I don't know, I have the exact opposite feeling on Iowa. I think they could potentially finish last in the Big 10 if the breaks go against them. They were lucky to go 6-6 last year, and now they've lost Albert Young.
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ah it's a preseason thing. we'll probably look back at this in January and laugh about everything :crazy:
 
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UF #1? Really? Oh this is that reverse psychology stuff huh?:)


BTW I'd drop them down around 8th til the D shows anything.
 
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NCGatorBait said:
UF #1? Really? Oh this is that reverse psychology stuff huh?:)


BTW I'd drop them down around 8th til the D shows anything.
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Carlos Dunlap is going to have a break out season. He'll pick up where Harvey left. Also, Brandon Spikes is a good guy to anchor that defense and I'll be excited to see Will Hill in the secondary.
 
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Pretty cool, I don't see Florida running the table though. I really don't see anybody running the table in the SEC. Oh, I also hope you are wrong about the National Champ.
 
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chavisut said:
Pretty cool, I don't see Florida running the table though. I really don't see anybody running the table in the SEC.
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I think Florida's best test is going to be the 2 SEC East teams, Georgia and Tennessee. Out of the west they have LSU at home this year, but I don't think LSU will be nearly as good has they have been. They go to Arkansas who I think will finish last in the West and Ole Miss at home this year too. Miami will be a test for them this as well. Florida/Tennessee the edge would go to Florida. Florida/Georgia is really a toss up at this point but I just don't trust Stafford.
 
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chavisut said:
Oh, I also hope you are wrong about the National Champ.
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I hope I am too. I don't like USC, but that defense is absolutely stacked with NFL talent. I think they'll be the best in nation in defense. Offense doesn't look as good, but I think Mark Sanchez is a better QB than John David Booty. They have a good RB combo of Johnson and McKnight and their WR's look pretty good with Hazelton and Ausberry
 
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sickemsmokey10 said:
Carlos Dunlap is going to have a break out season. He'll pick up where Harvey left. Also, Brandon Spikes is a good guy to anchor that defense and I'll be excited to see Will Hill in the secondary.
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yeah Dunlap will be a beast..but the secondary still worries me..I know they were young and added alot of talent..but still...hope they prove me wrong.
 
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VolinArizona said:
I also think Florida should be odds-on favorite to win the SEC.
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agreed. I think Florida is 1a and Georgia is 1b. My ranking of the SEC from best to worst teams

1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Auburn
4. Tennessee
5. LSU
6. Alabama
7. South Carolina
8. Ole Miss
9. Miss. State
10. Kentucky
11. Arkansas
12. Vanderbilt

I think many would swap Ole Miss and Arkansas on my list, but I just don't see Arkansas being good at all this year
 
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I would go

1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. Tennessee
4. Auburn
5. LSU
6. Alabama
7. S. Carolina
8. Miss. St
9. Ole Miss
10. Kentucky
11. Arkansas
12. Vanderbilt
 
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