April 14, 2008
Is 2008 going to the Dawgs?
We're still months away from the first kickoff between the hedges this fall, but that hasn't stopped college football's most verbose blogger from stepping way on out there on that limb with a look at "Why the Georgia Bulldogs Will Win the 2008 National Championship".
There are, of course, the obvious reasons: the Red and Black have 15 starters back from a team that finished the year ranked No. 2 in the nation, they have gone 14-2 in their last 16 games, and they are led by Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno, who are backed up by Logan Gray and Caleb King.
King points out two three factors that echo the sentiments of our good friend from Rivals.com, Olin Buchanan, mentioned in his profile of BCS championship teams, namely the returning starters (including six members of a top 40 defense), winning their bowl game, and experience at the starting QB slot.
But... the Bulldogs actually play a monster schedule that actually includes a game outside of the deep south this year. Doesn't that look to knock them out?
Not so fast, says Dawg Sports.
1. It promotes offseason focus. Under Coach Richt, Georgia has always performed better in the years in which the Bulldogs have a legitimate early-season out-of-conference game, because it forces the team to prepare more in spring and fall practice.
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In 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007, however, Georgia had early-season tests against Clemson (twice), Boise State, and an Oklahoma State squad some Orson Swindles I could name picked to win the Big 12. These opponents caused the team to be focused and those seasons produced two S.E.C. titles, three S.E.C. championship game appearances, four first-place finishes in the division, three Sugar Bowl appearances, two Sugar Bowl victories, and four top 10 finishes, including a No. 3 finish and a No. 2 finish. The presence of Arizona State on the slate will make the team concentrate.
2. The schedule will earn the 'Dawgs favorable attention. Maybe they should or shouldn't matter, but matter the computers and the poll voters do. The computer rankings will like Georgia's strength of schedule and, by traveling outside the South for first time in more than 40 years, Georgia will get national media attention and have the opportunity to impress the poll voters, especially guys who don't think of Georgia as a national power.
3. The tough slate gives Georgia a margin for error. We saw this with L.S.U. last year, when the rough road the Bayou Bengals had to travel, both in and out of conference, allowed the Fighting Tigers to overcome the sting of two losses. While I don't believe a two-loss team will make into this year's national championship game, the Red and Black will face a schedule that includes defending Pac-10 co-champion Arizona State on the road, defending national champion L.S.U. on the road, Auburn on the road, Florida at Jacksonville, and a home slate featuring Tennessee, Alabama, defending M.A.C. champion Central Michigan, and Georgia Tech. If Georgia gets through that schedule with a 12-1 record and one of the twelve wins is in the S.E.C. championship game, I think Georgia gets into the title tilt ahead of any other one-loss conference champion except U.S.C. and even gets in ahead of an unbeaten Big East champion. Fair or unfair, that's the way I think it will work.
I feel like Cal Naughton, Jr. when he heard about democracy, existentialism, and the menâge á trois. Those are, indeed, three pretty good things.
Check out the whole thing over at Dawg Sports.
Comments:
Tom Blogical
posted on April 14, 2008 4:20 PM — 24.95.77.153 — link — abuse?
said:
I agree, 2008 will be the year of the Bulldog.
Regan said:
posted on April 14, 2008 4:54 PM — 75.182.53.208 — link — abuse?
Georgia's 2008 Schedule:
08/30 Georgia Southern
09/06 Central Michigan
09/13 @ SOUTH CAROLINA
09/20 @ Arizona State
09/27 ALABAMA
10/04 Open
10/11 TENNESSEE
10/18 VANDERBILT
10/25 @ LOUISIANA STATE
11/01 vs. FLORIDA (in Jacksonville)
11/08 @ KENTUCKY
11/15 @ AUBURN
11/22 Open
11/29 Georgia Tech
12/06 (SEC TITLE GAME – Atlanta)Conference games in all-caps.
Make your own decision, but I don't see any team in the country getting through this schedule unscathed.
If Georgia somehow manages to do so, and wins the NC game, they should take their rightful place in the debate alongside 2001 Miami and 2004 Southern California for the greatest of all time.
The one bright spot for the Dawgs is that they don't have a date with Appalachian State...
All IMHO, as always...
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on April 14, 2008 5:26 PM — 74.185.133.40 — link — abuse?
Yep, it's a tough schedule. However, I remember at about this point in 2006, many were saying "no way UF gets through that schedule unscathed", which they didn't. UF lost to Auburn and won the national title. It could happen again.
BayouBengal said:
posted on April 14, 2008 5:28 PM — 72.149.254.106 — link — abuse?
The Dogs are the deffinate front runner!
BUT..........
they must come thru TIGER Stadium first!!!!!
K. Moreno is an absolute Beast no doubt, but IMPO Matthew Stafford couldn't beat his way out of a wet paper bag!
See ya in Death Valley Dogs!
Geaux Tigers
posted on April 14, 2008 10:02 PM — 68.211.176.68 — link — abuse?War Eagle Atlanta
said:
I'm all up for Georgia losing to Auburn and winning the MNC, provided that said Auburn team isn't also deserving...
Very tough schedule. If they make it through unscathed, they deserve it. But like Kevin said, there is a margin of error that will factor in from the voters. But I'll see your one game, Kev, and raise you another. This is a tougher schedule than LSU had last year, which is why I bump your margin. However, they have to win the SEC title game; otherwise, we have these nice parting gifts for you guys (but please don't sell them on eBay like you did your SEC championship rings...)
Regan: How can the 2004 USC be one of the best in history when they didn't even play the undefeated SEC champion that year???
*WEA, like T-Mac, will post when he can for the next week or two...
TampaGator said:
posted on April 15, 2008 9:33 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?
The hype just keeps on growing...
UGA dismantled a largely outmanned and never challenged Hawaii team, and beat (not exactly decisively either) a young Gator team with an injured QB, and an embarrassment of a defense...and on that flimsy foundation, they've been crowned prospective NC's.
Let's review:
They lost at home to a mediocere to weak SCar team;
They were taken to the woodshed by Tenn;
They eeked out wins over Alabama, Vandy, TROY and Kentucky.
Again, how do we conclude that UGA is great? Two games: UF, and Hawaii. Flimsy.Sure there were decent wins over GTech, O(k)SU, and Ol Miss, but the "love" didn't start flowing Athens way, until after--and largely because of--the UF game. Frankly, UGA was lucky they didn't make it to SEC c'ship--no way they give LSU the kind of game Tenn game 'em.
______________________________________________
Predicion: UGA finishes 7-4 this year:
Wins:
v. Ga Southern, Cent'l Mich, AzSU, 'Bama, AU, Vandy, and KY;
Losses:
@ SCar; @LSU; v./@ UF; and v. Tenn.
________________________________________________
S.Car always plays UGA tough; at home? advantage: 'cox
Tenn is getting very little respect; they will take it out on UGA. After last year's beat down, adv. Vols, until proven otherwise.
LSU doesn't appear to have lost that much from last year; I'm inclined towards LSU in this one.
v. UF: A healthy Tebow and seasoned D--it could get down right UGA(ly) for the dawgs (...but please, do bring the gimmickry--it's great for entertainment value!).
My apologies to 'bama and AU Fan; not necesarily predicting UGA wins those games--I'm being genereous to UGA for purposes of this thread.
_________________________________________________Conclusion: 4 losses oughtn't get it done, in terms of playing for NC.
...alas, the party will be ON at the WLOCP, regardless!!!
My $02.
GO GATORS!!TE
posted on April 15, 2008 11:11 AM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
Georgia's got a decent quarterback, but he has ZERO talent at wideout. ZERO.
Mohicanmasspunxtawneyphil ain't gonna cut it out there as a one man band, & Stafford could be replaced by JaMarcus Russell, and if he doens't have targets, the pass offense will flounder. Which means we'll see if Knowshon is as good as Darren McFadden in terms of his ability to beat a team that knows he's coming, and knows no one else is coming with him through the air.
LSU is loaded for bear on defense and we have an offensive line that pulverized opponents last year...all of its coming back.
Georgia's getting an L coming out of Baton Rouge...Florida also owes them a beatdown with extreme prejudice after the punkout they subjected the Tebowjorters to last year in JAX...
Zac said:
posted on April 15, 2008 6:11 PM — 64.12.116.136 — link — abuse?
I can agree with 3 things I've read here-in.
1) The Dawgs play a TOUGH schedule. Not only do they travel to SC, a team that beat them in Athens last year, but they follow that up with the epic journey to ASU. Game 6, though in Athens, features practically the same TN team that took the Dawgs to school last year, followed by a Vandy team the Dawgs beat by 3, followed by a four game (Count em, FOUR!!!) road gauntlet featuring 4 bowl teams; one, the defending National Champion. All this before finishing at home against a bitter rival.
2) The Dawgs will not likely get through this season unscathed. However, given they're a year older and wiser, despite the loss of 5 starters on defense, and being a tad thin at WR, I do think they could produce similar results as last year, and even vie for the SEC Title.
3) While I can't agree, should they finish 12-1, they should be allowed to leap-frog an undefeated Big East team (like that's gonna happen) into the NC game, I can agree they could make a case for it. Should the Dawgs go undefeated, without question, even if there were 2 other undefeated squads, someone would have to do some mighty fine convincing that GA doesn't deserve a shot at the National Championship.
Best of luck.
Regan said:
posted on April 16, 2008 2:16 AM — 75.182.53.208 — link — abuse?
War Eagle Atlanta (#8):
>>
Regan: How can the 2004 USC be one of the best in history when they didn't even play the undefeated SEC champion that year???
>>Okay, a HUGE point I need to make, because I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression.
I don't think the 2004 Southern California team should have been the consensus #1 team with an undefeated SEC Champ out there - not by a long shot. There should have been split titles, or one last game. Not to take anything away from those Trojans - they were awesome, but you don't go through the SEC unscathed and at least end up with a piece of the title.
However, the bottom line in many people's minds is that the '01 'Canes and the '04 Trojans were the best 2 teams in CF history. I was acknowledging the fact that many thought so, not that I agreed.
IMHO, the 2001 Hurricanes were the best team ever. I was being politically correct by referring to the 'debate' rather than my opinion of the "best team of all time" alone so as to not step on any toes. It is obvious that I have failed.
Undefeated SEC Champ Auburn's exclusion from the title game was when I finally threw in the towel supporting the BCS.
Hope that cleared it up :-)
AUtigerman said:
posted on April 16, 2008 10:20 AM — 129.61.46.60 — link — abuse?
Regan
Just out of curiousity do you realize that the 2004 AUtigers have 18 players in the NFL? Did you know that that same team had 5 eventual first round picks and several secound round picks?
If you really want to talk about best all time you would have to at least mention them.
Not to take anything away from anyone i just think that because they didnt get a chance to play for the title that a lot of people dont realize the talent of that team.
They beat 5 top 15 teams that year noone else did that.
And they did go undefeated,so regardless if they won a National title you still have to consider them amoung the top teams.
TE
posted on April 16, 2008 12:09 PM — 204.68.245.11 — link — abuse? said:
AUTiger,
Just out of curiosity, did you realize that the 2003 LSU Football team had TEN First Round Draft Picks on the roster?
Marcus Spears
Chad Lavalais
Michael Clayton
Joseph Addai
JaMarcus Russell
Corey Webster
Dwayne Bowe
Craig Davis
LaRon Landry
Glenn DorseyThe # of 2nd and other round draft picks is mind boggling...
Travis Daniels, Kyle Williams, Claude Wroten, Matt Mauck, Andrew Whitworth, Marquise Hill, Devery Henderson, Rudy Niswanger, Ben Wilkerson, and the list could go on...
We've also got guys like Ali Highsmith, Matt Flynn, Early Doucet, Chevis Jackson, and others on this year's squad who are sure to be drafted as well that were on that squad as redshirts...
LSU's been chock full for years...
gatorhippy
posted on April 16, 2008 12:21 PM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
As much as it pains me to say it...
The University of Coral Gables is the undisputed KING of the NFL draft...
Even in down years, they have multiple first round picks...
There isn't another school that can measure up to them since their ascension into the elite...
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 16, 2008 1:05 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
AUtigerman, your number of 18 players from the 2004 Auburn team that are in the NFL proves why they should not be discussed in the same conversation as the best college team of all time, the 2001 Hurricanes. The 2001 Hurricanes had approx 28 players (I didn't search the smaller name players to see if they had made it, that number is the ones that I can guarantee made it without research) on the roster that are in the NFL!
posted on April 16, 2008 1:12 PM — 68.211.176.68 — link — abuse? said:
Yea, Regan, I would have been happy with a split title in 2004, too, but the AP was allied with the BCS at the time, so they had no choice but to go with the BCS champion.
Seems the AP didn't like it much either, leaving an undefeated SEC champion out, so they severed their ties with the BCS. Any other year, they would have probably had a split championship, but not that one. That was always the safety catch for the polls through the years--they had two legitimate title in case you had two deserving teams that you couldn't match up in the bowls.
But alas, that option wasn't available THAT year. It was the year before, and the years after. Oh well...
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 16, 2008 1:12 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
gatorhippy, it's great to see that eventhough you are a gator fan you can admit that Miami is the king of the NFL draft. Even with as shitty a team as we fielded this past year, it is likely a 5-7 team will still have two first round draft picks.
I do have to admit that unless someone like James or Moncur has a monster year in 2008, our streak of first round draft picks will end at the 2009 draft.
gatorhippy
posted on April 16, 2008 1:21 PM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
TE (#21):
Either you're stoned or stupid...
Or the NFL doesn't know how to keep stats on the draft...
Since they list Clayton as the sole first round pick for that LSU suad and only have a total of seven players drafted in seven rounds...
You can check that out here...
Please elaborate or at least provide a link where you came up with your numbers for LSU players taken in first two rounds of the 2004 NFL draft...
I would love to see that...
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 16, 2008 2:12 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
gatorhippy, I know Hurricanes going on to the NFL is a fact, but there are a lot of bloggers that would deny that fact or try to come up with some twisted logic against it. I know you don't deny facts like that, but it is still great to hear a gator have to admit that Miami is still a great road for players to make it to the NFL.
If my memory serves me correctly, isn't Florida second in the streak of most consecutive drafts with a first round draft pick (well behind Miami)?
gatorhippy
posted on April 16, 2008 2:56 PM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
T-Cane (#32):
I wouldn't say "well behind"...
It's only a four year difference...
UF had players selected in the first round for nine consecutive years from 1983 through 1991...
Miami's record streak only stands at 13 years from 1995 to present...
If Kenny Phillips is taken in the first round that will put UCG at 14 years...
However, I got the feeling that the 2009 draft will be the end of that streak for UCG and they'll be starting over again...
JMHO...
AUtigerman said:
posted on April 16, 2008 3:16 PM — 129.61.46.60 — link — abuse?
Tampa
If i count all the guys from the 2004 roster that will be or are in the NFL now it will be around 30. 24 guys from that team are currently in the NFL. With probably 5 or 6 more from this year. Im saying 18 started.gatorstud said:
posted on April 16, 2008 4:37 PM — 71.114.217.205 — link — abuse?
georgia is a talented team and will be good, but come november 1....florida, tebow & meyer will come into jax. with a chip on their shoulder for what transpired last year....
i see georgia losing two games this year.....nothing against georgia, but the sec schedule is brutal.....
go gators.....
gatorstud said:
posted on April 16, 2008 7:07 PM — 71.114.217.205 — link — abuse?
g-hippy......yep..it's been a while..although i do check in from time to time to see whats on everyones mind...
didn't get a chance to see the gators spring game....how did we look...please tell me that our defense at least looked like it has possibilities of being better this year.....did we show any king of running game at all....
sorry kevin...don't mean to take it off thread...just been outa touch for a while.....
go gators.....
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 17, 2008 8:56 AM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
AUtigerman, I glanced at the 2004 AU roster, and a lot of those players that you are so proud of being drafted are scrubs in the NFL. That is one of the major differenced between the 2001 Canes and the 2004 Tigers, the Canes list is loaded with Pro Bowl players while the Tigers list is loaded with third or forth line players.
On a side note, while checking some of the players on your roster out, does Auburn have some ties to the Seattle Seahawks? Four of the Auburn starters from 2004 that I had never heard of are bench warmers for Seattle.
Comparing the rosters from the 2001 Canes to the 2004 Tigers, there are only two positions that you have any agruement that Auburn is better at...quarterback and kicker. All the skill positions are no comparison with the Canes dominating!
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 17, 2008 9:01 AM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
gatorhippy,
As I stated earlier, Miami's streak will end in 2009 bearing a player having a breakout season. As to the length difference between Miami's active streak and Florida's streak, you are correct it is only 4 years; however, that 4 years equates to a streak that is 44% longer than the second best. I would say that a 44% difference is a huge gap, and would equate to Florida's streak being "well behind" Miami's.
TampaGator said:
posted on April 17, 2008 9:43 AM — 71.100.203.247 — link — abuse?
Gatorstud/#43:
Re. O&B game--I'll keep answer as briefly as possible: Gators looked good. Defense did show signs of improvement--(Carlos Dunlap and Major Wright looked great); Running game also showed a lot of improvement--Mon Wms had nice runs; Keshtahn Moore looked solid (as usual); and Chris Rainey looked downright explosive, a la Percy Harvin. I'll leave it at that, since this is UGA thread. (...and please don't reply to point, lest we be accused of "hijacking" the thread).
Welcome back.
GO GATORS!!gatorhippy
posted on April 17, 2008 10:04 AM — 209.16.115.5 — link — abuse? said:
T-Cane (#45):
Not sure what kind of math they teach at UCG but apparently it's some new different type from the rest of the world's...
Here in the "old math" world; 9 is 70% of 13 meaning there is only a 30% difference in the streaks, my dear T-Cane...
To quote Gregg Easterbrook:
"Torture numbers long enough and they'll confess to anything"...
It's all a matter of perception in the end, bub...
However, it appears we're in agreement over one thing...
That the Canes will have one more thing to live in the past about starting with the 2009 NFL draft "bearing" somebody showing up for UCG...
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 17, 2008 10:30 AM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
gatorhippy, numbers can be used in many different ways to get many different results (just a quick tip, but its also best not to try to disprove a CPAs math skills). Yes, 9 is 70% of 13 with your reasoning that it is 30% shorter. Mine was that the Canes is 4 years longer than Florida's and that 4 years equates to 44% longer.
I don't know if they don't teach you at Florida that the percentage that an item is shorter than another item isn't the same as the percentage that the first item is longer than the second item.
Would you like me to give you a proper education since Florida must not have and give you some more examples?
Another way to think about the percentage differences is with the stock market (I will use this example for you because from earlier posts, I know you are not one of the little kids posting on this website). If a stock goes down 10% today and raises 10% tomorrow, the stock will still have decreased in value. That stock would have had to increase by approx 11% on the second day to offset the initial 10% decrease.
I can go on with more detailed examples, but to clarify it, the Florida streak is 30% shorter than the Miami streak, and the Miami streak is 44% longer than the Florida streak.
uggy_ed said:
posted on April 17, 2008 1:50 PM — 72.46.130.34 — link — abuse?
hmmm this has to win the award for most desultory uga thread, and we're not even on a forum
i think 2008 deserves to go the dawgs, but I hate to get my hopes up...whatever the outcome the team this year is one for the ages
i don't know about florida, but they teach math at uga...i just forgot most of it, probably too many bulldog gin and cranberries
i think zac's got it nailed, 16
posted on April 17, 2008 4:59 PM — 68.211.176.68 — link — abuse? said:
Uggy: Zac doesn't really believe that, though. He's a character actor and asked for his motivation. We said, "you're a giddy little bulldog fan who has to justify this lofty annointment from the CFB elite to be national champion on-deck for the coming year."
Just to show you how versatile he can be: Hey Zac! Now pretend you're a pissed off Gator fan salivating at the thought of Georgia doing their annual face plant in Jacksonville this year (sans the end zone celebration...)
Ramblin: You be Michael Adams, decrying the verbage used to describe the game: "Will you please stop calling it a cocktail party..."
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on April 17, 2008 10:17 PM — 216.10.193.23 — link — abuse?
#52: OU-Ron, Thanks! I've been itching to drop the "h bomb" lately.
#53: WEA, you want me - a GT alumnus and lifetime UF fan - to impersonate the most unpopular guy in Athens, GA? Are you sure that wouldn't be typecasting? ;-)
Please, it should be called The World's Largest Outdoor Tea Party.
Zac said:
posted on April 18, 2008 2:37 AM — 205.188.116.136 — link — abuse?
Oi gevalt! Ya wants character acting? OK, here goes... Ahem...
Ah pitty the fool who thinks GA can't win the National Championship!!! Now get on over here and f***ck me up the a**!!!
Sorry, I can still here Eddy Murphy impersonating Mr. "T" as a faggot. His impersonation of Jackie Gleason & Art Carney was even funnier.
War Eagle's right; I took the easy way out. With that schedule and what's coming back, here's my prediction. GA goes 9-3. They go undefeated at home, barely pulling out wins over Bama & TN, but only take 3 of 6 on the road. Do with that as you will. Listening to Eddie Murphy is probably more enjoyable.
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posted on April 20, 2008 2:36 AM — 24.127.46.26 — link — abuse?
said:
dec 30, 2006: down 24-3 at halftime, the dawgs came from behind to defeat virginia tech in a thrilling peach bowl
fast forward to spring of 2008, both teams have improved drastically, earning bcs bids last year, and both having rising quarterbacks and solid defenses
if ever there is a game i want to see, its georgia vs. virginia tech in a rematch at dolphin stadium on january 8th, 2009
the other hokie hopeful for a national title jaunt would be wvu, i really wish we still had that rivalry
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posted on April 20, 2008 11:43 AM — 24.127.32.185 — link — abuse? said:
my g/f and all her friends go to either fairmont state or WVU, a hokie and mountie together, i know, it'll be an interesting wedding, they hate Maryland, but acknowledge having VT on the schedule would be a hit or miss instead of a guaranteed win, its opened us up for big games like LSU, Nebraska, along with Syracuse and Cincinatti in the future, as well as possible dates with Texas, Tennessee, USC (again), and the other USC, while WVU has opened their plate with non-conference games against Miss State, Auburn, and others in the future
my one lasting memory as a hokie is watching michael vick run down the sideline in morgantown in late november 1999, on fourth down, putting us in field goal range for shayne graham, we completed the miracle in morgantown, and all you could hear were the marching virginians playing tech triumph
Tampa Hurricane
posted on April 25, 2008 3:52 PM — 24.96.199.254 — link — abuse? said:
Rivals.com just posted an interesting breakdown of the NFL Draft this decade (2000 draft through 2007 draft).
Top 5 programs with most picks:
1. Miami 59
1. Ohio State 59
3. Florida State 52
4. Tennessee 50
5. Florida 45
5. Georgia 45Top 5 programs with most first round picks:
1. Miami 25
2. Florida State 13
2. Ohio State 13
4. Texas 12
5. Six teams tied at 8I find it interesting that recently there have been a lot of fans from Auburn and LSU claiming their draft dominance on fanblogs while neither school is in the top 10 in either overall picks or first round picks this decade.
Big Tide said:
posted on April 25, 2008 8:01 PM — 12.208.88.211 — link — abuse?
Auburn fans are trying to console themselves for their lack of championships and LSU fans are drunk. These stats also show why a program like ALABAMA had to finally get its head out of its arse and hire a REAL coach. You can circle jerk with Coach Fran and Shula II, but the fact is simple - Quality Coaches Recruit Quality Talent. Who recruited that guy named Dorsey that everyone is so high on in the NFL Draft???
Tomcat said:
posted on April 25, 2008 8:59 PM — 69.150.78.200 — link — abuse?
#61 Tamphurricane interesting stats, so in other words with all that talent whats up with 7-6 and then 5-7 Ouch sorry bout that one man.
Looks like yall are poised again with another outstanding class of recruits. Looks like the Canes have all the talent in the world to be successful.
#62 LSU fans are drunk? what about UL Monroe fans ?
Hookem-HornsTomcat said:
posted on April 26, 2008 7:30 AM — 68.90.179.109 — link — abuse?
TG & BT
According to Rivals
recruiting this year
#1 Alabama
#5 Miami
#14 Texas
Thats good, because the Horns are top ten in every other catagorey including attendance, consecutive bowl apperances,Total wins, AP poll Etc Etc. glad theres one thing that the Horns are not top ten in.
Texas .803 all time at home .716 overall
10 9+ win seasons in a row
#2 all time wins 820
#2 Bowl apperances 47
Texas vs Miami 2-2 .500
Hookem-Horns
Ramblin' Gator said:
posted on April 14, 2008 3:39 PM — 74.185.133.40 — link — abuse?Given how they finished 2007, the Dawgs have to be the favorite to win the SEC, if not the NCAA. I'm still not particularly impressed with Stafford, but the rest of the team looks very strong coming into 2008.