We haven’t even reached recruiting day, yet the View From North America is making its predictions for the fall of 2009…
50) It won’t be a good year to wear bright orange because…
49) Tennessee will be third or fourth in the SEC East
48) Syracuse will continue to be the joke of the Big East
47) Auburn won’t be a factor in the SEC West…..
46)…and Clemson ain’t gonna set the ACC on fire.
45) Unless you’re wearing burnt orange, and then you’ve got Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley coming back, and ESPN’s already talking about you being a potential No.1.
44) Or orange and blue, and then you, as a Florida Gator fan, will be celebrating a National Championship and probably the return of….
43) Tim Tebow. He’s Superman, right?
42) That’s quite scary that Tebow’s coming back. Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford should do, too; both aren’t ready for the big-time just yet.
41) And quickly back to bright orange: Dabo Swinney, Clemson’s new coach, struggles early, then expect the screams for his resignation start yet again.
40) But if you think Swinney’s got problems, then spare a thought for Auburn coach Gene Chizik. Suddenly everyone’s calling for his head…and he hasn’t even coached a game yet!
39) And if the Auburn job goes at the end of the 2009 season, then will anyone start talking about Texas’ defensive co-ordinator Will Muschamp taking a head coaching spot?
38) Speaking of head coaches taking up head coaching spots, didn’t Bo Pellini do well in his first year at Nebraska? Expect them to be a contender for the Big XII North title this year. The blackshirts are back!!
37) On the subject of "back," expect a BCS bowl for Notre Dame. They might be hated by everyone but their own fans (that includes senior members of The Vatican, boys and girls!) but with Washington and Washington State on the schedule (as well as Nevada) we can expect at least a 9-3 season.
36) Why 9-3? Because we think that they’ll lose to USC, Boston College and Purdue and/or Pittsburgh.
35) You’ll also talk about the return of Floridian superpowers Miami and Florida State, who have recruited brilliantly. Randy Shannon recruited well in 2008 and with a good amount of returning players this year. Bobby Bowden has done the same.
34) Here’s my big prediction (1): Florida State vs Miami in the ACC Title game.
33) Although Georgia Tech could well spoil the party. Seen that running game in 2008? It’s back in 2009, too (if you’d just forget the LSU game, where they were whomped)
32) How ‘bout ‘dem Tigers? After ripping the wings off the Yellow Jackets, some might expect LSU to challenge for the SEC title. Here’s my thought: Challenge? Yes. Win division? No.
31) That’s because my prediction is that the SEC West title will go to Alabama. If they can recover from their shellacking against Utah, the departure of quarterback John Parker Wilson, and the walking of giant left tackle Andre Smith – who’s going to play in the NFL. Not great news about Glen Coffee, though…
30) So that leaves the SEC East. Let’s assume that Georgia QB Matt Stafford leaves f
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