Here's the new poll plus the predictions for this coming weekend...
1. Georgia vs. Central Michigan. The experts picked the Chippewas to repeat as MAC champs this year. Of course, UGA won't give them any help, unless they're looking ahead to next week's game with South Carolina.
2. Florida vs. Miami (Fl). Too bad this won't be the Canes' team from the first half of this decade, instead of the descendants of the mess of the last two years. Oh, yeah, USA Today. Hard to imagine that some football nut from Alabama would remember recent sports history better than one of your writers (or editors), but the last time the Gators and Canes met up in the regular season was 2003, not 1987. Florida rules.
3. USC off. I guess with all the man-love for Pete Carroll that TV (especially ESPN) and radio has, USC could have beaten Virginia UNION 52-7 and would awarded the #1 ranking this week in the AP and UPI (sorry, USA Today/ESPN/Poulon Weedeater Coaches) Polls. Until someone beats UGA, they remain no. 1 in the Jimbo Poll. Until someone beats Florida, they remain #2. Until someone beats SoCal (hopefully soon), they're #3. Deal with it.
4. Oklahoma vs. 23. Cincinnati. Could be a tough game, one that Stoops usually overlooks. Not this year.
5. Ohio State vs. Ohio. A bevy of instate fights begins here. Guess who wins.
6. LSU vs. Troy St. Whup Troy.
7. Mizzou vs. SE Mizzou. Another directional school.
8. West Virginia at ECU. OUCH! After the Pirates' upset of Va Tech last week, this is a trap game if ever I saw one. Mounties should win, but don't be surprised...
9. Wisconsin vs. Marshall. Where's Randy Moss when the Herd needs 'im?
10. Texas vs. UTEP. Big Brother pays Little Brother so Big Brother can beat them up.
10. (tie) Auburn vs. Southern Miss. Trap game, perhaps. War Eagles haven't played Golden Eagles since '92. Two losses at Homecoming in '90 and '91 might caused Auburn to shy away. Auburn probably wins, unless a revenge game at Starkville is on their minds more.
12. Arizona State vs. Stanford. After the Cardinal upset Oregon State last week, the Sun Devils won't overlook the league's doormat.
13. Bama vs. Tulane. Roll Tide! Don't let it get to your heads, boys.
14. BYU at Washington. Cougs try to build on BSC-buster creds. Jake Locker is dangerous, but the Y could be looking ahead to UCLA.
15. Texas Tech AT Nevada. Hasn't Tech got ahead in the world enough not to have to do a home-and-home with a WAC team. No difference, though. Tech wins.
16. Kansas vs. La Tech. Jayhawks won't let Tech do to them what Tech did to Miss St.
17. South Florida at UCF. Should be a great game, since this is the battle of Florida Upstarts. Bulls too strong.
18. Fresno St off.
19. Penn St vs. Oregon St. Dangerous game for PSU; Beavers might be mad from loss to the Trees last week. JoePa keeps them going, though.
20. Clemson vs. The Citadel. Let's see if what I considered the best tailbacks this side of Knowshon Moreno can gather any rushing yardage. Bama ate 'em up last week.
21. Oregon vs. Utah St. Ducks win.
22. Wake vs. Ole Miss. Interesting game, but Deacons are much better than the Rebs right now.
24. UCLA off. Enjoy that gift from the Vols while you can, Rick.
25. Illinois vs. Eastern Illinois. Another instate pounding. Illini stayed in the top 25 due to not giving up to Mizzou. Still a good team.
Other Games of Interest:
Jax State vs. Ala. A&M. Thanx to UNA and Livingston St staying in D-II, Troy St and UAB going to D-IA, and Samford trading butt-whuppin's from us and EKU for butt-whuppin's from App. St and Furman, A&M is the only in-state rival we have left that'll play us (until South Alabama kicks in). Easy to predict that Paul Snow will sell out, if the crowd's still what it was when I went to JSU. Jax State should win.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
First week's predictions...
Yahoo! Football's finally here. If you use any of this as a guide for your calls to the bookie, you're a bigger idiot than I am.
1. Georgia vs. Ga. Southern. Once upon a time, Ga Southern was App. State. Not any more.
2. Florida vs. Hawai'i. A year ago, this woulda been a great match-up, with Tebow vs. Colt Brennan. Too bad it's this year. Gators chomp.
3. USC at UVA. The Cavs were a much better team last year. Who knows how they'll be this year. USC romps.
4. Oklahoma vs. UT-Chattanooga. Where's TO when the Mocs need 'im? Not here.
5. Ohio State vs. Youngstown State. How nice of Sweater-vest to pay for YS's fb budget, since he coached there for years, leading them to several D I-AA national titles. 'Eyes ain't taking no chances before Sep. 13th.
6. LSU vs. App. St. Could the Mounties do to the Bengals what they did to Michigan last year? Nuh-uh, unless Gustave distracts LSU.
7. Mizzou vs. 13. Illinois. Best game of the week, outside of the Georgia Dome. Mizzou should win, with Illinois having to replace Mendenhall and some choice defensive players.
8. Clemson vs. Bama. Being a Bama fan, I'd like to see them win this game, just to shut up a few War Eagle fans who'd squawk about the fact that THEY beat Clemson in the Peach Bowl last year. Davis and Spiller are too strong, however, I'm afraid. Character builder for the Tide.
9. WV vs. Villanova. Where's Rudy Gay when 'Nova needs 'im?
10. Wisconsin vs. Akron. MAC game. Used to be dangerous but not now. Badgers for real.
11. Texas vs. Florida Atlantic. Good ol' Schnellenberger. Leave to the guy who invented Cane football to think that a Sun Belt team could come in and beat the 'Horns on their home field. But, FAU is about where Miami was when Schnellenberger came aboard. Horns still win.
12. Auburn vs. La. Monroe. Great. Something else for the War Eagles to crow about; Monroe beat Bama last year.
14. Virginia Tech at East Carolina. This was an emotional game last year, thanx to the VT massacre. It could be a trap game this year, since the Pirates aren't pushovers.
15. Arizona State vs. Northern Arizona. Sun Devils throws a bone to a state school.
16. BYU vs. Northern Iowa. Where's Kurt Warner when NI needs 'im?
17. Tennessee at UCLA. Ouch. With injuries aplenty, UCLA doesn't look good on paper, but the Bruins have surprised UT before, back in '94. UT should win, though.
18. Kansas vs. Florida International. Jayhawks begins with their usual juggernaut schedule.
19. South Florida vs. Tenn-Martin. Yeah, Bulls! Beat them Skyhawks (or whatever they are); UT-Martin is an old rival of JSU's.
20. Texas Tech vs. Eastern Washington. This is the school that Jimmy Klingler of Houston's run-n-shoot fame popped for 11 TD's . Think Harrell couldn't do the same?
21. Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina. Except for Clemson-Bama, UT-UCLA, and Mizzou-Illini, this ain't a stellar weekend. But it don't need to be; it's opening week. It's FOOTBALL. FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 7 MONTHS.
22. Oregon vs. U-Dub. Wow, how'd this sneak up on me? Ducks vs. Jake Locker, the third best option-QB in the U.S. Could be a close game. Ducks win, though.
23. Fresno St at Rutgers. Another decent game. The Knights will miss Ray Rice and the 'Dawgs are the best of the non-BCSers. Fresno could win.
24. Cincinnati vs. Eastern Kentucky. Another JSU rival. Go Bearcats.
25. Michigan vs. Utah. Upset special? Could be. Won't be, though.
Other games of Interest:
Jax State at Ga Tech. App. St, part 2? With the new QB from LSU, we might could pull off an upset, although it wouldn't be on a Mich-App St. level. Would be big for Jax State, though.
Michigan State at Cal. One team going up, one team going down. Crossroads intersectional game.
1. Georgia vs. Ga. Southern. Once upon a time, Ga Southern was App. State. Not any more.
2. Florida vs. Hawai'i. A year ago, this woulda been a great match-up, with Tebow vs. Colt Brennan. Too bad it's this year. Gators chomp.
3. USC at UVA. The Cavs were a much better team last year. Who knows how they'll be this year. USC romps.
4. Oklahoma vs. UT-Chattanooga. Where's TO when the Mocs need 'im? Not here.
5. Ohio State vs. Youngstown State. How nice of Sweater-vest to pay for YS's fb budget, since he coached there for years, leading them to several D I-AA national titles. 'Eyes ain't taking no chances before Sep. 13th.
6. LSU vs. App. St. Could the Mounties do to the Bengals what they did to Michigan last year? Nuh-uh, unless Gustave distracts LSU.
7. Mizzou vs. 13. Illinois. Best game of the week, outside of the Georgia Dome. Mizzou should win, with Illinois having to replace Mendenhall and some choice defensive players.
8. Clemson vs. Bama. Being a Bama fan, I'd like to see them win this game, just to shut up a few War Eagle fans who'd squawk about the fact that THEY beat Clemson in the Peach Bowl last year. Davis and Spiller are too strong, however, I'm afraid. Character builder for the Tide.
9. WV vs. Villanova. Where's Rudy Gay when 'Nova needs 'im?
10. Wisconsin vs. Akron. MAC game. Used to be dangerous but not now. Badgers for real.
11. Texas vs. Florida Atlantic. Good ol' Schnellenberger. Leave to the guy who invented Cane football to think that a Sun Belt team could come in and beat the 'Horns on their home field. But, FAU is about where Miami was when Schnellenberger came aboard. Horns still win.
12. Auburn vs. La. Monroe. Great. Something else for the War Eagles to crow about; Monroe beat Bama last year.
14. Virginia Tech at East Carolina. This was an emotional game last year, thanx to the VT massacre. It could be a trap game this year, since the Pirates aren't pushovers.
15. Arizona State vs. Northern Arizona. Sun Devils throws a bone to a state school.
16. BYU vs. Northern Iowa. Where's Kurt Warner when NI needs 'im?
17. Tennessee at UCLA. Ouch. With injuries aplenty, UCLA doesn't look good on paper, but the Bruins have surprised UT before, back in '94. UT should win, though.
18. Kansas vs. Florida International. Jayhawks begins with their usual juggernaut schedule.
19. South Florida vs. Tenn-Martin. Yeah, Bulls! Beat them Skyhawks (or whatever they are); UT-Martin is an old rival of JSU's.
20. Texas Tech vs. Eastern Washington. This is the school that Jimmy Klingler of Houston's run-n-shoot fame popped for 11 TD's . Think Harrell couldn't do the same?
21. Penn State vs. Coastal Carolina. Except for Clemson-Bama, UT-UCLA, and Mizzou-Illini, this ain't a stellar weekend. But it don't need to be; it's opening week. It's FOOTBALL. FOR THE 1ST TIME IN 7 MONTHS.
22. Oregon vs. U-Dub. Wow, how'd this sneak up on me? Ducks vs. Jake Locker, the third best option-QB in the U.S. Could be a close game. Ducks win, though.
23. Fresno St at Rutgers. Another decent game. The Knights will miss Ray Rice and the 'Dawgs are the best of the non-BCSers. Fresno could win.
24. Cincinnati vs. Eastern Kentucky. Another JSU rival. Go Bearcats.
25. Michigan vs. Utah. Upset special? Could be. Won't be, though.
Other games of Interest:
Jax State at Ga Tech. App. St, part 2? With the new QB from LSU, we might could pull off an upset, although it wouldn't be on a Mich-App St. level. Would be big for Jax State, though.
Michigan State at Cal. One team going up, one team going down. Crossroads intersectional game.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
2008 Pre-season Jimbo College Poll!
As I said before in the title, "A bit of sport", here's the sports part: My official poll for Division 1-A college football which I've done since 1989. It'll differ from the AP and Coaches' Poll, but perhaps nearly 20 years of devouring college football on a national scale qualifies me some...
1. Georgia (1)
2. Florida
3. USC
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Mizzou
8. Clemson
9. WV
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas
12. Auburn
13. Illinois
14. Virginia Tech
15. Arizona State
16. BYU
17. Tennessee
18. Kansas
19. South Florida
20. Texas Tech
21. Penn State
22. Oregon
23. Fresno St
24. Cincinnati
25. Michigan
(receiving first place vote(s))
also considered: Cal, Bama, Boise St, FSU, Miss. St.
I'll try to comment on the upcoming games if I can remember to do so, sort of like a handicapping list, but if you bet money on my picks, you're crazier than I am. Only 23 days til kickoff!
1. Georgia (1)
2. Florida
3. USC
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Mizzou
8. Clemson
9. WV
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas
12. Auburn
13. Illinois
14. Virginia Tech
15. Arizona State
16. BYU
17. Tennessee
18. Kansas
19. South Florida
20. Texas Tech
21. Penn State
22. Oregon
23. Fresno St
24. Cincinnati
25. Michigan
(receiving first place vote(s))
also considered: Cal, Bama, Boise St, FSU, Miss. St.
I'll try to comment on the upcoming games if I can remember to do so, sort of like a handicapping list, but if you bet money on my picks, you're crazier than I am. Only 23 days til kickoff!
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