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or the riches of the NFL, and Florida’s Tim Tebow does not. On the basis of that, and the recruiting of both teams, then you’d have to make Florida a favourite for the division. We can’t wait for Hallowe’en, which will see Georgia and Florida get together at the Cocktail Party.29) Although the prospect of the games become a lot less exciting now Stafford and running back Knowshon Moreno have declared for the NFL.
28) Prediction (2): Florida and Alabama will get together AGAIN for the SEC Title.
27) There are some monster non-conference games out there. We’ll start with Georgia going to Oklahoma State at the start of the year. Or Alabama vs. Virginia Tech.
26) Then we’ve got Oklahoma going to a revamped Miami.
25) And speaking of pressure, it’s going to be the battle of the two of the most under-pressure head coaches in football: Charlie Weis (Notre Dame) vs Rich Rodriguez (Michigan) in Ann Arbor.
24) On Week 3, it’s USC vs. Ohio State in the game of the season...maybe the decade. USC won’t have played in an atmosphere like this for years. Notre Dame in 2005 doesn’t count, I’m afraid. The fans in Columbus are a cross between mental and deranged.
23) Then we’ve got the in-conference schedules. Take your pick of the SEC/Big XII South games and have fun watching.
22) Speaking of Big XII South, we’re predicting the Big XII committee is going to change its tiebreaker after last year’s almighty screw-up. You know why?
21) Because it may well happen again, particularly if Bradford comes back like Texas’ Colt McCoy is. Don’t rule out Texas Tech with that man Michael Crabtree and his new quarterback, whoever that might be. Oh, and Zac Robinson’s coming back at Oklahoma State, too.
20a) That’s if Michael Crabtree comes back, but Mike Leach has still got a heck of a lot of firepower.
20b) One conference game we’re looking forward to is the OU vs. Texas game at the Cotton Bowl. Expect fireworks. Texas vs Tech Tech in Austin will just be about revenge. Expect it to be louder than usual in Longhornsland.
19) Speaking of fireworks, 2009 won’t be a year to give a damn about Michigan.
18) Or Kentucky.
17) But it’ll still be great to be a Florida Gator.
16) If the Gators and the SEC are strong, how weak was the Big Ten in bowl games? Only Iowa made the Big Ten Commish smile.
15) And it’s probably going to get weaker now some of the big name running backs – Iowa’s Shonn Greene, Ohio State’s Beanie Wells, and Wisconsin’s PJ Hill have all said that the time is right that to take the next stop forward in their career (or words to that effect).
14) Don’t expect all of them to go in the first round of the NFL Draft, though.
13) But expect Moreno to be a mid-first round pick. After the incredible success of undersized running back Darren Sproles (I mean, did no-one see how good the guy was at Kansas State?), Moreno could set GM’s tongues wagging.
12) Unless it's the new Detroit Lions GM. He kinda needs a quarterback. He does NOT need any more wide receivers.
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