Monday, August 21, 2006

Bowl Projections

If you think it is early rank the teams than you must think it is too early for there to be bowl projections! However, they are out at CNNSI.com. They have the Lions playing the Gators in the Capitol One Bowl. (It isn't the Fiesta Bowl but it's still pretty sweet) I know plenty of Gator Fans who I would love to talk smack too!
CNNSI has also released its predictions of All Americans, nothing to exciting but it does contain Mr. Posluszny(Mr. P deserves the respect of the Mister, he has earned it).
Finally, they released a ranking of the Conferences. They go thusly:

1. SEC: There are four teams ranked in the top 11 and eight teams in the top 40; no conference is stronger top to bottom.
2. BIG TEN: The league has two clear favorites, but it could finish the year with as many as five teams in the top 20.
3. BIG 12: The South has a pair of heavyweights and a couple of teams ready to break out, while four teams in the North could surprise.
4. ACC: With nine schools in the top 50, the balance is hard to overlook. All that's missing is a dominant team.
5. PAC-10: While USC's run has been impressive, it's time for another challenger to step up in this top-heavy conference.
6. BIG EAST: Where would the weakest BCS conference be without West Virginia and Louisville?
7. MOUNTAIN WEST: This is the mid-major most likely to snatch a bid in the first year of the expanded BCS.
8. WAC: If wide-open offenses and high-scoring games are your thing, this is the conference you're looking for.
9. CONFERENCE USA: The league is quietly gaining respectability with Central Florida, Southern Miss and Tulsa leading the way.
10. MAC: The teams at the top can play with some of the big boys, but the league gets dragged down by its weak sisters.
11. SUN BELT: Teams from BCS conferences seeking wins to become bowl-eligible should look here.

They need to rotate the Big East out of the BCS. Just get rid of it. Who needs it? WV will go undefeated without having played a big game regardless of whether the Big East exists or not. So who cares?

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