This Week: Western Kentucky Off
Key Games: Tennessee 9/15, Auburn 9/29, at LSU 10/6, at Georgia 10/27, Florida St. 11/24
The Irish got a great coach in Charlie Weis. But even the most ardent Notre Dame fan has to admit that they lost out when Urban Meyer chose Florida.
After winning a national championship in just his second season in Gainesville, Meyer has his Gators right back in the BCS discussion in 2007.
Florida returns just 10 scholarship seniors and 11 scholarship juniors.
That’s unheard of.
In fact, it’s the fewest number of upperclassmen in the SEC.
Still, the Gators are a consensus top ten team and an odds-on favorite to represent the SEC East.
It’s a testament to Meyer’s recruiting aptitude and his ability to coach up young talent. And if that talent matures quickly with three straight home games to open the season, the Gators have a chance to be the first team to go back-to-back in the SEC since Tennessee did it in 1997-98.
This Week: Washington State +14
Key Games: at Penn St. 10/13, at Ohio St. 11/3, Michigan 11/10
The trendy pick to win the Big Ten, Wisconsin is fresh off a 12-1 campaign and a Capital One Bowl win in its first season under head coach Bret Bielema.
Despite the transition from Barry to Bielema, the Wisconsin program has been a model of consistency. No Big Ten school has won more games since the start of the 2004 season.
The caveat to last year’s success was that the Badgers didn’t have to contend with conference champ Ohio State. Wisky will get that chance in 2007, however, when they travel to The ‘Shoe in Week 10.
As is the tradition in the Big Ten, the conference title won’t be decided until November, when the Badgers, Buckeyes and Wolverines do battle.
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