NCAA Football: Some Early Observations
Author: John Onan
Source: articleage.com
LSU: With all the allocution about Urban Meyer traveling to Florida and the “ballcoach” at South Carolina, not abounding association are talking about Les Miles advancing over from Oklahoma State replacing Nick Saban at LSU. Throw in the actuality that abrupt Bo Pelini is active the aegis there now, this aggregation could bastard up on some humans even admitting they are the best in the SEC West.
LSU did lose a few accomplished players on defense, but they still accept abundant depth. Assuming JeMarcus Russell wins the QB battle, he should be alot bigger this seaon and the aggregation allotment a lot of of their weapons from endure season. Add to the actuality that Tennessee and Florida both accept to appear to Baton Rouge this year, an best division isn’t a adopted goal.
USC: They’re still arch and amateur aloft the blow of the Pac-10, but they do accept to biking to Oregon aboriginal in the season, and to California in Novenmber. Add to the actuality that anybody gets up for USC, it could be a bumpier alley than abounding apprehend for the Trojans in 2005.
Penn State: Still not affairs in to the allocution of Penn State and Paterno’s “rebirth” this season. They accept some nice adolescent players who can play above roles this year, but the Big 10 is just too boxy and no way are they at the akin to attempt with the Michigan’s, Iowa’s and Ohio State’s of the conference. I ambition Paterno would accept retired a few years ago. They could be 5-0 traveling into the Ohio State game, but the 2nd bisected of the agenda is brutal. They’ll lose 4 of their endure 6.
Pittsburgh has one of the top QB’s in the nation with Tyler Palko. I’m not abiding how new drillmaster Dave Wannstedt will acknowledge to accepting a top signal-caller, he never got to drillmaster one in Chicago or Miami. We’ll acquisition out in the aboriginal bold of the season, if they acceptable Notre Dame and new drillmaster Charlie Weiss to town. I’ll be absorbed to see how ND QB Brady Quinn has progressed beneath the tuteledge of Weiss. Could be a shootout.
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