[TodaysAction]

Just a place to hang one's hat (so to say) and take a shot every now and then.

Everyone is welcome but the thread is a place where there's no arguing, fighting, hassling posters, etc. Post a pick now and then. Keep a record if you're so inclined, if not that's fine as well.

Good luck to all this season.

[TodaysAction]

Here are some futures:

Boise State, over 10 wins, 2.25/1.00
Boise State, over 10 wins, 2.40/1.00
Boise State, over 10 wins, 2.80/1.00

CAL, over 9 wins, 1.55/1.00

UGA, over 8' wins, 2.20/2.00

IL, over 7' wins, 3.00/2.00

PA State, over 9 wins, 2.00/1.00
PA State, over 9 wins, 2.25/1.00

PIT, over 7' wins, 1.65/1.00

RUT, over 8 wins, 2.00/1.00
RUT, over 8 wins, 2.30/1.00

USF, over 8 wins, 2.20/2.00

[TodaysAction]

Boise State is now over 10 and -320 - that's up from -225 a mere seven (7) days ago.

[footballmoney]

Very, very solid play play with Boise State over 10 wins. They play thirteen regular season games. They will be favored by double digits in most of those game. Boise State will finish 12-1 or 11-2 this season! I think Oregon +3.5 will be their closest spread the whole season.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by footballmoney

Very, very solid play play with Boise State over 10 wins. They play thirteen regular season games. They will be favored by double digits in most of those game. Boise State will finish 12-1 or 11-2 this season! I think Oregon +3.5 will be their closest spread the whole season.

Thank you but if a key player or two go down, it could spell disaster. As much as I'd like to see them run the table and cause the BCS issues AGAIN , I don't see that happening as they will stub their toe during the course of the season - if they don't all the better. Thank fully they are home following the stay over in HI but have to play SJ State who will be more competitive than many think.

[TodaysAction]

Here is how I see the SEC finishing this season:

SEC East
1. Florida
2. Georgia
3. South Carolina
4. Vanderbilt
5. Tennessee
6. Kentucky

SEC West
1. Mississippi
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Arkansas
5. Auburn
6. Mississippi State

[footballmoney]

SEC East looks right except I think Vandy finishes fifth.

SEC West I think Ole Miss finishes third, they look great on paper but...

[cspurs]

good luck with these. I hope SC can finish third for the East but I am nervous about the season, do not really know what to expect.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by footballmoney

SEC East looks right except I think Vandy finishes fifth.

SEC West I think Ole Miss finishes third, they look great on paper but...

They very well could as the line between 3rd and 5th is not that much.

They have 16 returning starters (8 each side of the ball) and a squad that out gained SEC foes by 80.9 yards per game last season. On the defensive side, they gave up 2.7 yards per rush (none better in the SEC). Tell me who do you think takes the West.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by cspurs

good luck with these. I hope SC can finish third for the East but I am nervous about the season, do not really know what to expect.

On the offensive side look for Garcia to put up respectable numbers if he can keep the off field problems in check. Defensively, they will give up some points but might be able to shut-down a team or two along the way and surprise folks. If they don't they will be a year away from divisional contention.

[TodaysAction]

Here's how I see the Big Ten shaking out.

Big Ten
1. Penn State
2. Ohio State
3. Illinous
4. Iowa
5. Michigan State
6. Wisconsin
7. Minnesota
8. Michigan
9. Northwestern
10. Purdue
11. Indiana

[footballmoney]

Originally Posted by TodaysAction

They very well could as the line between 3rd and 5th is not that much.

They have 16 returning starters (8 each side of the ball) and a squad that out gained SEC foes by 80.9 yards per game last season. On the defensive side, they gave up 2.7 yards per rush (none better in the SEC). Tell me who do you think takes the West.

I understand why you picked Mississippi #1, all the preseason magazines are putting them in the top 10. On paper they are number one in the west but in my opinion LSU and Alabama will finish ahead of them. Last year Clemson was the hyped up team which looked so good on paper, this year I think it's Mississippi. Don't have anything else to back it up, just a feeling.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by footballmoney

I understand why you picked Mississippi #1, all the preseason magazines are putting them in the top 10. On paper they are number one in the west but in my opinion LSU and Alabama will finish ahead of them. Last year Clemson was the hyped up team which looked so good on paper, this year I think it's Mississippi. Don't have anything else to back it up, just a feeling.

Fair enough but, one shouldn't compare teams from previous seasons as things are not the same. Is it safe to presume you have LSU first?

[TodaysAction]

IL is now -145 (5 better),
PA State now at -300 (100 worse),
RUT is now -280 (80 worse).

[TodaysAction]

Big 12 South
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma
3. Oklahoma State
4. Texas Tech
5. Baylor
6. Texas A&M

Big 12 North
1. Colorado
2. Nebraska
3. Kansas
4. Kansas State
5. Missouri
6. Iowa State

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ACC Atlantic
1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. North Carolina State
4. Boston College
5. Wake Forest
6. Maryland

ACC Coastal
1. Virginia Tech
2. Georgia Tech
3. Miami
4. North Carolina
5. Virginia
6. Duke

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Pac-10
1. USC
2. CA
3. UCLA
4. Oregon State
5. Arizona
6. Stanford
7. Arizona State
8. Oregon
9. Washington
10. Washington State

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Big East
1. South Florida
2. Rutgers
3. Pittsburgh
4. Louisville
5. West Virgina
6. Cincinnati
7. Connecticut
8. Syracuse

[SiliconToad]

Originally Posted by TodaysAction

Big 12 South<br>
1. Texas<br>
2. Oklahoma<br>
3. Oklahoma State<br>
4. Texas Tech<br>
5. Baylor<br>
6. Texas A&amp;M<br>
<br>
Big 12 North<br>
1. Colorado<br>
2. Nebraska<br>
3. Kansas<br>
4. Kansas State<br>
5. Missouri<br>
6. Iowa State

Texas.....Fight...but I do think aTm will do better than Baylor.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by SiliconToad

Texas.....Fight...but I do think aTm will do better than Baylor.

Good morning SiliconToad,

Here are a couple of the reason's why I have Baylor ahead of A&M. One, look at what Art Briles did with them last season and now they have the most (tied) returning starters back. Two, the 'close loss' factor. Teams that come close but fall short the previous season generally take another step forward the following season. To me a close loss is within seven. Three, A&M's defense has allowed 29.7 points per game since RC Slocum left (and 37.4 points per game last season) and have but a mere five returning starters on that side of the ball, what makes one think their defense will/has improved?

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Mountain West
1. BYU
2. TCU
3. Utah
4. Air Force
5. UNLV
6. San Diego State
7. Colorado State
8. Wyoming
9. New Mexico

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Conference USA West
1. UTEP
2. Tulsa
3. Houston
4. SMU
5. Rice
6. Tulane

Conference USA East
1. Southern Miss
2. East Carolina
3. Memphis
4. UCF
5. Marshall
6. UAB

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Western Athletic Conference
1. BOISE STATE
2. Nevada
3. Fresno State
4. San Jose State
5. LA Tech
6. Utah State
7. Hawaii
8. Idaho
9. New Mexico State

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Independents
1. Notre Dame
2. Navy
3. Army

[CaneDawg]

I like LSU in the west

I hope you are right about UGA....i am a little concerned about my Dawgs

Really concerned with our opener at Oklahoma St.

Good Thread

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by CaneDawg

I like LSU in the west

I hope you are right about UGA....i am a little concerned about my Dawgs

Really concerned with our opener at Oklahoma St.

Good Thread

Good afternoon Cane Dawg,

Not a problem. It's just how I look at it. Some agree. Some don't. The difference between who I listed in the West's top three is extremely little/small/tiny that it could go to any of the three. I happened to take the Rebels for the previously mentioned reasons in this thread. Tell me why you like LSU to win the West.

Mark Ritch is genius far as I'm concerned. What he's build the Bulldogs up to takes skill, motivation, prowess, etc. He will/should have them ready to play every game. Hard to believe he's in his tenth year there as the head coach winning at a 79% clip.

While replacing the cube isn't easy having the entire o-line back will give them a chance early in the season until he gets his feet 'wet'. On the defensive side, you're replacing an end and free safety and I look for great improvements in the secondary. They are a very dangerous team and could find there way in the National Championship game if the ball bounces right for them a couple times during the season.

UGA is 3-0 verses the Cowboys who last played in `07, 14-7 verses the current Big 12 and won 8 straight road openers. These to not happen by chance. It tells me, the players are well prepared.

The Cowboys aren't a slouch by any means and will challenge UGA on both sides of the ball. South Carolina will be better and could benefit from being a sandwich game but should still win. Going to Arkansas and being ready shouldn't be a problem, less injuries, as they have much to prove from that 3 point win in `05. Arizona State comes in and should lose by 21+ this time. Next up is LSU, who will be trying to improve upon last year's loss of 14; they might but I have the Bulldogs getting the win. Then a pair of road games and fortunately they're against the SEC's version of the 'Sister's of the Poor' - chalk of two more wins. Finally a week off and then on Halloween the SEC East, and potential National Title is on the line, they face Florida. This game could go either way and right now way to close to call. November brings three home games, all winnable and then they close at Georgia Tech. Should be a lot of fun watching them this season.

[TodaysAction]

Mid-American Conference West
1. Central MI
2. Western MI
3. Northern IL
4. Toledo
5. Eastern MI
6. Ball State

Mid-American Conference East
1. Akron
2. Ohio
3. Buffalo
4. Kent State
5. Temple
6. Bowling Green
7. Miami (OH)

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Sun Belt Conference
1. Troy
2. Florida Atlantic
3. Florida International
4. LA. Monroe
5. Arkansas State
6. Middle TN State
7. LA
8. North Texas
9. Western KY

[TodaysAction]

Hadn't checked on line movement for a while and now RUT has inched it's way up to -300.

[therber2]

NFL:

Broncos +3 (4 units)
Kansas City +3 (1 unit)
STL +3 (1 unit)
Tennessee +3 (1 unit)

[soonerfan]

Originally Posted by TodaysAction

Conference USA West
1. UTEP
2. Tulsa
3. Houston
4. SMU
5. Rice
6. Tulane

Conference USA East
1. Southern Miss
2. East Carolina
3. Memphis
4. UCF
5. Marshall
6. UAB

Keep an eye on Tulsa. I've been hearing alot of good out of their practices lately. I look for them to struggle early, but when their freshman QB finally learns the playbook look out.

[VegasPlayer]

Tracking for 2009:

BYU O9
ND O9
PSU O9
Rutgers O8
Stanford O5 (If you can find it)

TT U8
WVU U8.5

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by therber2

NFL:

Broncos +3 (4 units)
Kansas City +3 (1 unit)
STL +3 (1 unit)
Tennessee +3 (1 unit)

It's all good.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by soonerfan

Keep an eye on Tulsa. I've been hearing alot of good out of their practices lately. I look for them to struggle early, but when their freshman QB finally learns the playbook look out.

Good afternoon soonerfan,

Thanks for your insight. Chime in during the season as well.

[TodaysAction]

Originally Posted by VegasPlayer

Tracking for 2009:

BYU O9
ND O9
PSU O9
Rutgers O8
Stanford O5 (If you can find it)

TT U8
WVU U8.5

Currently On-line (From Greek):
BYU O9 is +100
ND O9 is +110
PSU O9 is -300
RUT O8 is -300
STAN is not listed
TX TECH U8 is -240
WVU U 8' is -120.

Thanks for adding your insight to the fray.