2014 Season Preview thread

[Tin Man]

Um, yeah, I am running a fever. Why do you ask?

 

[Tin Man]

Bama lost 2 straight to lsu under Nick Saban

This should be your avatar

 

[WestEndVol]

Michigan will be improved and are difficult to beat at home under Brady Hoke

the Illinois was an upset pick, I'll either look really stupid or really smart, we will see

Good job.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

ACC overview​

Atlantic

1. Florida State Seminoles 12-0(8-0)
2. Clemson Tigers 8-4(6-2)
3. Syracuse Orange 7-5(5-3)
4. Louisville Cardinals 8-4(5-3)
5. NC State Wolfpack 6-6(2-6)
6. Boston College Eagles 3-9(1-7)
7. Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3-9(0-8)

Coastal

1. North Carolina Tar Heels 10-2(8-0)
2. Pittsburgh Panthers 8-4(5-3)
3. Virginia Tech Hokies 8-4(5-3)
4. Duke Blue Devils 8-4(4-4)
5. Miami-Florida Hurricanes 6-6(3-5)
6. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 6-6(3-5)
7. Virginia Cavaliers 2-10(0-8)


ACC Championship: Florida State over North Carolina

Lets look at these shall we?

For the ACC

The Good: Picked Florida State's, Miami-Florida's and Wake Forest's record perfectly including Florida State and Miami's conference records, was only one game off on Louisville, Duke, and Clemson. Picking Colorado State to upset Boston College, saying Florida State's flaws will be completely exposed in the playoff,

The Bad: Other than Duke and Miami-Florida I did a horrible job picking the ACC coastal, thought Syracuse was going to have a good year and they didn't and I underrated Boston College, thinking Clemson would lose at home to North Carolina, I picked Louisville's record solidly but I had them losing to Syracuse

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

American Conference

1. Cincinnati Bearcats 9-3(7-1) - Cincinnati wins 3 way tie because they beat Houston and East Carolina
2. Houston Cougars 10-2(7-1) - Houston claims 2nd on better record and probably higher ranking
3. East Carolina Pirates 9-3(7-1)
4. Central Florida Knights 7-5(6-2)
5. South Florida Bulls 5-7(4-4)
6. SMU Mustangs 4-8(3-5)
7. Tulane Green Wave 4-8(3-5)
8. Memphis Tigers 5-7(3-5)
9. UConn Huskies 4-8(2-6)
10. Temple Owls 2-10(1-7)
11. Tulsa Golden Hurricane 3-9(1-7)

Now for the American

The Good: Got Cincinnati's record right, and was off by one on East Carolina, USF and Tulsa. Picked a 3 way tie for the conference, East Carolina beating North Carolina.

The Bad: Long list here, Was pretty far off on Memphis, Houston, and Temple's records, and SMU's record deserves it's own category, picking SMU to beat Cincinnati and Memphis , having Tulane and USF beating Memphis, UCF losing to Houston, the American logo that I picked out not working anymore.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

And now finally time for an overall look at the Big 10, feels like I've been on the Big 10 for a really long time. Big 12 previews start tomorrow!

East

1. Michigan State Spartans 10-2(7-1)
2. Ohio State Buckeyes 11-1(7-1)
3. Michigan Wolverines 8-4(6-2)
4. Penn State Nittany Lions 9-3(5-3)
5. Maryland Terrapins 6-6(2-6)
6. Indiana Hoosiers 4-8(2-6)
7. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 2-10(0-8)

West

1. Iowa Hawkeyes 11-1(7-1)
2. Wisconsin Badgers 10-2(7-1)
3. Nebraska Cornhuskers 9-3(5-3)
4. Minnesota Golden Gophers 7-5(4-4)
5. Northwestern Wildcats 6-6(3-5)
6. Illinois Fighting Illini 5-7(2-6)
7. Purdue Boilermakers 3-9(0-8)


Big 10 Championship: Michigan State over Iowa

The Good: Got Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana and Purdue's records right, as well as Michigan State and Wisconsin's conference records. Was only one game off on Maryland and Illinois. Illinois upsetting Penn State, Illinois vs Northwestern deciding on which one goes bowling, Iowa losing to Minnesota, Maryland having injury issues and getting a rude awakening from Ohio State, Michigan losing at home to Utah.

The Bad: Completely missed on Iowa wow, and Rutgers as well, also was pretty far off on Minnesota, Penn State and Michigan, got none of the teams in the Big 10 championship correct. Iowa beating Nebraska and Wisconsin. Penn State beating Michigan State, Nebraska's first test being against Fresno State.