Thursday, March 18, 2010

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2009-2010 College Football Bowl Predictions

The Running of the Bulls?

Posted under Big East

The time has come for the South Florida Bulls to step up and earn there first BCS bowl game.  We all remember the great start in 2007 when they rose as high as #2 in the rankings and were on their way to being the Cinderella story.  Unfortunately, The Bulls lost to Rutgers in week [...]

2002-2008 Top Recruiting and College Football Poll

Posted under Pac-10

Does top recruiting add up to victories? CollegeBowlProjections.com has put together a list of the top 25 recruiting classes and the top 25 best teams from 2002 to 2008. We’ve added up all the results with Rivals top recruiting list and the final AP polls for the last seven years.
The USC Trojans were [...]

2009 Texas Longhorns Football Schedule

Posted under Big 12

The 2008 Texas Longhorns will be considered one of the teams in the nation that had as much right as the Florida Gators to receive the national championship trophy.  The Longhorns were a victim of the Bowl Championship Series and Big 12 rules. Despite defeating the Oklahoma Sooners on a neutral field and being in [...]

2009 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule

Posted under SEC

Phil Fullmer is out as head coach and the Lane Kiffin era begins at the University of Tennessee.  Kiffin has put together a stellar staff around him to bring the Volunteers back to bowl eligibility and national prominence in the near future.
The hiring of his father Monte Kiffin will draw defensive stars across the country [...]

Michigan Wolverines Hire New Defensive Coordinator

Posted under Big Ten

Question: What does a 10-37 record as head coach at Syracuse get you?
Answer: The defensive coordinator position at the University of Michigan.
Wolverine fans are probably wincing at the thought of Greg Robinson joining their staff but Rich Rodriquez has hit a home run with this hire.  Although he failed as head coach, Robinson has a [...]

2009-2010 NCAA College Football Bowl Predictions - Preseason Projections

Posted under ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10, SEC

 

BOWL GAME
MATCH-UP
TEAMS

Poinsettia
Mountain West vs. Pac-10
BYU vs. Arizona State

St. Petersburg
Big East vs. C-USA
Florida Atlantic* vs. Memphis

Texas
Conference USA vs. Big 12
Rice vs. Kansas State

Las Vegas
Pac-10 vs. Mountain West
Arizona vs. TCU

New Orleans
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Houston vs. Troy

Eagle Bank Bowl
ACC vs. Navy
Miami(FL) vs. Navy

New Mexico
Mountain West vs. WAC
Utah vs. Nevada

Papajohns.com
SEC vs. Big East
South Carolina vs. Rutgers

Armed Forces
Mountain West [...]

Utah Utes Clobber Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl

Posted under Non-BCS

Kyle Whittingham and his coaching staff at Utah completely embarrassed “the genius” Nick Saban and his staff in the Sugar Bowl tonight.  It appeared the Crimson Tide team had spent too many late nights on Bourbon Street because the Utes were faster and more tenacious in every aspect of the ballgame.
The Utes victory puts non-BCS [...]

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NFL Draft Entrants Change College Bowl Predictions

Underclassman had until 5 p.m. Thursday evening(January 15) to declare for the 2009 NFL Draft. The list of entrants have changed our college bowl projections for the 2009-2010 season, including the national championship game prediction played in the Rose Bowl.
CollegeBowlProjections.com had USC in the national championship game. The Trojans’ defense is losing most of [...]

Pac-10

Taylor Mays Remains a USC Trojan

Junior safety Taylor Mays has decided to stay at USC for his senior season.  Mays, a projected top 10 pick in April’s draft, is widely regarded as the best safety in college football.  He is 6-3, 230 lbs. and runs a sub 4.4 40 yard dash.  Taylor claims he has unfinished business at USC including [...]

SEC

2009 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule

The Georgia Bulldogs ended the 2008 season with a 24-12 victory over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl. They finished the season 10-3 and ranked 13th in the AP and coaches poll.
You would think this was a successful season but many Bulldog fans were disappointed since Georgia was the preseason #1 team in both [...]

SEC

2009 Florida Gators Football Schedule

The Florida Gators will be defending their title in the SEC and nation next year.  Before we look at their schedule for the upcoming season, let’s look at the 2008 schedule and the results. The Gators were 6-1 at home, 4-0 on the road, and 3-0 on a neutral field.  The Gators defeated their SEC rivals [...]

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2008-2009 Bowl Season Review

The best conferences in bowl games:
Pac-10 5-0
SEC 6-2
The worst conferences in bowl games:
Mid-American 0-5
Big Ten 1-6
Great Defenses:
Florida holding Oklahoma to 14 points.
TCU holding Boise State to 16 points.  The last time Boise State was held under 20 points was September 8, 2007(Washington 24 Boise State 10)
Lousy Offenses:
Oregon State 3 Pittsburgh 0.  The Beavers had an [...]

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2008-2009 College Football Season Playoff Scenario

We all know that several NCAA teams were robbed of the chance to win the National Championship due to the lack of a playoff. Were we also robbed of the chance to see some fantastic games? Collegebowlprojections.com ran a mock 16 team playoff just to see how the match-ups may have come down.
We [...]