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2008 College Football Preview

2008 College Football Preview
By Anthony Stalter
With the amount of turnover most college football programs face from year to year, it doesn’t make much sense to try and figure out which program is better than the next. So what college football preseason polls essentially convey is …(Google Alert)

“College Football: 2008’s Five Sure Bets”

Joseph Morgan, a columnist for The Bleacher Report.com offers commentary on the 2008’s ‘Five Sure Bets’:
“…Many fans wonder, how good is our new recruiting class?  Will Coach (insert name here) finally deliver on his championship promise?  Is it too early to make flight reservations for Miami in January?
There’s no need to worry, college football fans.  I [...]

“Stafford and Tebow aside, unproven QBs mark SEC landscape”

By Chris Low of ESPN.com says,
” Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has a chance to become only the second two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy in college football history, and Georgia’s Matthew Stafford may well be the first quarterback taken in next year’s NFL draft…
And, yet, the uncertainty at quarterback in the SEC this season is [...]

ESPN Video - “College Football’s Burning Questions”


“Breaking down the preseason Top 25″

“With the release of the preseason USA TODAY coaches’ poll, USA TODAY’s Jack Carey gives you an outlook of the Top 25 teams heading into the season…”
“1. Georgia (11-2)
Points: 1,438 (22 first-place votes). Final 2007 rank: 3. Outlook: This could be the Bulldogs’ best team and best chance for a national title since the Herschel Walker era in [...]

USA Today’s Top 25 Coaches Poll

The USA Today’s Top 25 Coaches Poll is out and it is probably no surprise that Georgia is #1.  No. 2?  Southern Cal.  The poll is made to the USA TODAY Board of Coaches which ”is made up of 61 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.”
Check it out - http://www.usatoday.com

“What is the Best Major Conference in College Football?”

“Every year, we all do it. Every year, we all boast that we have the best conference in the country. The Pac 10 fanatics go on and on about USC. The Big XII shoots off with teams like Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Big Ten? Well we all know the two most talked about teams at [...]

“College football: Looking ahead because there’s no going back”

“Preseason begins as a means to an end, but it’s what’s in the middle that counts.” says Chris Dufresne
July 29, 2008
” Aug. 5: UCLA’s first practice begins at Spaulding Field. New coach reprises “over-the-wall” tradition after being told “that’s your offensive line.”* Aug. 10: USC’s first practice in pads. Linebacker Rey Maualuga [...]

Ciskie Blog’s 2008 College Football Preview

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ‘08: SEC
By Bruce Ciskie(Bruce Ciskie)
“Welcome to The Ciskie Blog’s 2008 College Football Preview. As usual, you can expect a rundown of every Division IA (or “Football Bowl Subdivision”, if you prefer) conference, as well as a brief look at the independents. …”
Read on The Ciskie Blog

Charting the predicted major college football conference champions (USA Today)

Predicted Conference Champions for 2008.  Who would you predict to win in each conference?
Read Caleb Calhoun and Kyle Oppenhuizen’s predictions at Charting the predicted major college football conference champions
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•ACC: ?
•Big 10: ?

•Big 12: ?
•Big East: ?

•Conference USA: ?
•MAC: ?
•Mountain West: ?

Pac 10: ?
•SEC: ?
•Sun Belt: ?
•WAC: ?