Tebow: "Who is that loser in the middle without a Heisman?"
Bradford: "I don't know...Frankie Muniz?"
Continuing a look at the upcoming college football season, the Meat Life will make 5 BOLD predictions. Last year I called it the Meatrodomus Five Fortune-Telling Truths. Well, this year I won't go as far as saying they will be truths (I only was about 48% correct). And if you read last season's preview, you know it is really about 20 different predictions rolled into five sections. So in honor of the coming season of greatness...here it is!
the Meat Life's Five Predictions:
1. The Big 12 South will NOT have another three-way tie.
Although it would be a great story to have lightning strike twice, it is highly unlikely it will happen. The press will have you believe it is highly plausible to have OU, Oklahoma State, and Texas all will one loss at the end of the season in a round-robin similar to the Texas Tech/OU/Texas scenario we had at the end of the regular season last year. Everywhere you can read that Texas will beat OU, OU will beat OSU, and OSU will beat Texas. I'm going to go out on a limb and say this won't happen again...at least this season. For a three way tie, those teams will have to beat each other in that way and somehow have the same record. There will be one team to have an extra loss, and I think that will be the Cowboys (that defense still has to prove itself). And not to play homer, but I believe the Sooners will be victorious in Dallas in October and in December will have their unmatched seventh Big 12 crown, the fourth in a row.
2. There will not be a repeat Heisman Trophy winner this year.
Historically, Heisman voters hold previous winners to a higher standard, which is why there hasn't been a repeat winner other than Archie Griffin. Of course on this prediction I could be wrong (I predicted last year there wouldn't be another sophomore Heisman winner and lo-and-behold redshirt sophomore Sam Bradford wins the thing). And the media has all but anointed Tim Tebow as college football's savior (I'm sorry but if I hear another story on ESPN about how he visits prisons and conducts open heart surgery on third-world children I'll have to steal a whole bunch of Florida Gators/Tim Tebow memorabilia and start a bonfire in my backyard). Colt McCoy is also looking to be in the mix, but he would probably be my pick for Heisman out of a pity vote by voters since the Longhorns will again have no run support and McCoy will do his best impression of Vince Young (and win something he didn't).
3. The BCS National Championship Game will be a rematch of last year.
My homerism again comes out, but many agreed that it could happen. The Florida Gators are stacked with talent and returning starters, and Oklahoma can say much the same. It would be a dream rematch for redemption for Sooner fans. I just think outside of Texas no other team has a real shot of getting to the championship game (at least before the season begins). USC usually reloads but has no proven QB. Ohio State has a lot of new names on offense and defense. Virginia Tech has the mystery of how far along QB Tyrod Taylor has developed. Sexy picks like Oklahoma State and Ole Miss will probably stumble along the way a couple times. So my picks are Gators and Sooners, and of course homer pick OU victory 30-24.
4. The Conference Champions:
Big East: Cincinnati - There seems to be no dominate team, but the Bearcats look solid.
Big Ten: Ohio State - A toss-up between the Bucks and Penn State. I will go with Terrelle Pryor.
Big 12: Oklahoma - Record SEVENTH Big 12 title, Record FOURTH in a row. Mark it down.
ACC: Virginia Tech - VTech is in a similar conference streak, going for their third in a row.
SEC: Florida - I hate to say it because I've come to hate that team, but too much experience.
Pac10: Cal - I'm going out on a limb and saying the Bears will steal it away from USC this year.
Mountain West: Utah - Last year's non-BCS darlings have the personnel to do it again.
WAC: Boise State - Has been too dominant over this conference for too long not to win it.
Conference USA: Houston - Dynamic offense poised to make a move this season.
MAC: Buffalo - They can do it again under Turner Gill.
Sun Belt: Troy - I don't know why, and nor do I think I care that much either.
5. The best games will again showcase the Big 12 South.
There might not be the same three-way tie scenario as last season (at least in my predictions) but that's not to say that there won't be any drama. Three of the best matchups of the year will be when Texas visits Oklahoma State, the Red River showdown when Oklahoma and Texas collide in Dallas, and when Oklahoma State visits Oklahoma (think Stoops will call out the fans again to get that extra home-field edge like against Texas Tech last year?).
Well, I said bold predictions, but a lot of these kind of seem like chalk picks. And they are. But what can I say? Hope everyone enjoys the upcoming season! Next entry, the continuation of the Meat Tracks of the Decade and a special music list from the past.
BOOMER!!!
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