GEORGIA HAS THE SCHEDULE, THE PLAYERS, THE COACHES……THE PERFECT SETUP FOR ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE

TEXAS, KANSAS STATE AND OKLAHOMA BATTLE FOR NUMBER ONE IN BIG 12

Georgia will win it’s third National Championship this season.  My final four playoff teams, including the Bulldogs, will consist of Clemson, Ohio State, and Alabama.  To rank my first top 25, the Longhorns of Texas and the LSU Tigers, along with the Nittany Lions of Penn State and the Wildcats of Kansas State are my picks to challenge for that coveted final four.   My National semi-finals will be Georgia vs Ohio State and Clemson vs Alabama.  I have Georgia over the Tide in the title game.

My Top 25  (preseason)

1.  Georgia
2.  Texas
3.  Alabama
4.  Clemson
5.  Ohio State
6.  LSU
7.  Penn State
8.  Michigan
9.  Kansas State
10.  USC
11.  Notre Dame
12.  Florida State
13.  Oregon
14.  Washington
15.  Tennessee
16.  Oklahoma
17.  North Carolina
18.  Wisconsin
19.  Utah
20.  TCU
21.  Oregon State
22.  Ole Miss
23.  UTSA
24.  Pittsburgh
25.  Texas Tech

Big 12 Rankings (preseason)

1.  Texas
2.  Kansas State
3.  Oklahoma
4.  TCU
5.  Texas Tech
6.  Baylor
7.  Oklahoma State
8.  Kansas
9.  Central Florida
10.  BYU
11.  Houston
12.  Cincinnati
13.   West Virginia
14.   Iowa State

Predictions for the week

Big 12:  Not a lot of quality games in the conference this opening week.  Texas Tech visiting Laramie to face the Cowboys could be the closest game with the Red Raiders pulling it out in a 4 quarter game.  The most interesting game happens in Fort Worth and we shall see how bad Colorado is with Sanders as the coach.  It will be a total blowout for the Toads.  

Thursday, August 31

UCF 50 and Kent State 21

Friday, Sept. 1

Kansas 47 and Missouri State 14

Saturday, Sept. 2

TCU 61 and Colorado 20

Oklahoma 49 and Arkansas State 10

Iowa State 21 and Northern Iowa 20

Cincinnati 30 and Eastern Kentucky 17

Texas 50 and Rice 7

Kansas State 38 and SE Missouri 8

Oklahoma State 38 and Central Arkansas 17

UTSA 34 at Houston 24

Baylor 40 and Texas State 10

Texas Tech 32 at Wyoming 28

Penn State 42 and West Virginia 14

BYU 31 and Sam Houston 10

Big National Game Predictions

Thursday, August 31

Minnesota 28 and Nebraska 20

Utah 38 and Florida 28

Saturday, Sept. 2nd

South Carolina 24 and North Carolina 21

Sunday, Sept 3rd

LSU 21 and Florida State 19