Heisman winner Tim Tebow of top-ranked Florida.
The 2009 college football season starts a week from Saturday and every one has an opinion on who will play in the BCS title game in the Rose Bowl in January. Florida is an overwhelming favorite to win its second straight BCS title, but teams such as Texas, Oklahoma, USC and Alabama are widely considered in the mix.
I like college football but don’t follow it nearly as closely as a lot of you do.
We invite you to post your thoughts on the season, such as which two teams will play for the BCS title and who will win it; the most overrated and most underrated teams; and the game you are most interested in. Also give your alma mater, so we can check your biases. I went to Penn State, for the record, and am glad the Nits are in a lot of Top 10 preseason rankings.
on Aug 28th, 2009 at 2:48 AM
I have to agree that Florida has to be favored going in. But they face a very tough season in the SEC, to inlcude the SEC championship.
Oklahoma might be my second choice, but they are really in the same boat as Florida with the teams they have to work through and the championship game.
With USC playing Ohio State, either of those teams could make a move early in the season. But Oregon might end up being a thorn in both their sides. Especially if Ohio State drops a game they shouldn’t (e.g., Penn State).
Should be a great season!
on Aug 28th, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I went to Ohio State, so naturally I’m biased, but I gotta say that I have nothing but respect for JoePa and the honest program that he runs. I wish other coaches would be as ethical/decent.
on Aug 28th, 2009 at 11:05 AM
The BCS lost too much credibility last year by not including Utah in the BCS championship and still maintaining that ANY Big East team belongs in any of the BCS bowl games. Look for TCU to go undefeated this year and not get invited to the big game.
My guess is Alabama/Texas in the championship.
I went to ASU…
on Aug 29th, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Florida is not just ranked #1 because they are the defending National Champions… but mostly because they are returning EVERY starter on Defense and practically everyone on Offiense.
As usual… it is not as much a gimme as many would lead you to believe. We have to go to LSU… and well they want revenge for the super butt whoopin they got in the Swamp last year. UGAly will be better than most think… so you cant just look by them. For some reason we always have fits with those Mississippi teams. We are AT Miss St… whose new coach also happens to be Floridas former Offensive Coordinator. Its safe to say he knows the scheme pretty well I think.
Some questions about Fla;
1) Can Addazzio run the offense?
2) Who will fill the receiver spots for Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy?
3) Will Fla have an RB that can step up?
4) Can this team stay grounded and not look past anyone like Tenn, Ark, Miss St… etc?
on Sep 6th, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Far too early to tell. College football shakes out tremendously in the first four weeks, and any loss is a disaster. We need only to look at yesterday’s games to see that some teams are not what we thought they were, and others are better. I graduated from Tulane, so I don’t have a horse in this show.