2014 College Football Preview

It's that time of year again.. battle lines are drawn based on state & school pride and Saturday afternoons and evenings become a drunken battleground!! I'm talking College Football. Steeped in tradition, pride, and you can't forget coeds :) Talking to some of you over the past few months I know where your loyalties lay and I know who some of you hate ! So with a new year upon us I thought I would give everyone a first look one of the greatest things our country has to offer ...

First a quick look back !
Florida State returned to the top of the mountain by upending surprise Auburn in the title game & ending the SEC's streak of 7 straight national titles ( Go Noles ! ) Jameis Winston took home the Heisman in the process. And the debate still rages on about whether to pay college players & what to do about concussions .. Oh and this happened !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIBNX0CXDc

Johnny Football was well himself & Oregon found another way to lose their biggest game of the season.

So a brand new year Maryland & Rutgers have joined the BIG X which now has I believe 14 teams .. yeah you do the math on that one I'm still trying to figure it out ! I guess they decided spend their Saturdays getting their heads beat in !! Incase you haven't heard or seen one of the commercials played every 5 mins the SEC has its own network & Notre Dame k**s don't go to class. with all that in mind here's your first look at my weekly Top 25 .. FSU comes in at #1 the defending champs bring the bulk of their pieces back including the countries best QB and no one in the ACC can touch them ! I've got the aforementioned SEC has the most teams in my pole led by Alabama @ #3 & with the news breaking yesterday that starting QB Braxton Miller will be lost for the season Buckeye nation will have to settle for the #16 spot until we see how it shakes out !! here's the rest :

1. Florida State - Defending Champs
2. Oregon - To this point only ranked road opponent is UCLA
3. Alabama - Question mark at Quarterback but other than that should be business as usual
4. Michigan State - They benefit most from the Miller injury
5. Oklahoma - The Sooners have a very favorable schedule. Their Nov. 8 clash with Baylor will decide the BIG XII
6. UCLA - have one of the most dynamic QB's in the country could easily move up if someone slips
7. Auburn
8. Baylor
9. LSU- Better than people think this year
10.Stanford
11.Wisconsin
12.USC
13.Clemson
14.Georgia
15.Arizona State
16.Ohio State
17.Ole Miss
18.Kansas State
19.North Carolina
20.Nebraska
21.Texas
22.Missouri
23.Notre Dame - Pays to go to class :P
24.South Carolina - ball coach could struggle this year.. have to replace to major pieces
25.Washington

Set your dials !! The 10 games you have to watch this year

Aug 30th - Wisconsin @ LSU - Both teams could easily be competing for conference championships this year & the winner could propel themselves to even bigger stakes later this year

Aug 30th - Clemson @ Georgia - Border war game between 2 teams who look to prove there is life after a star quarterback !

Sept 6th - Michigan State @ Oregon - Two teams with National Championship aspirations in an early season test. Also features Heisman Hopeful Marcus Mariota against the stingy Spartan D

Sept 20th- Clemson @ Florida St. - The tigers who may be the second best team in the conference try to avenge the 51-14 ass whippin they suffered at the hands of the Noles last year

Oct 4th- LSU @ Auburn - The 1st SEC mega clash of the season !!

Oct 11th - Oregon @ UCLA - PAC XII powers & 2 Heisman trophy contenders meet in Los Angeles

Oct 18th - 5 top matchups this week but the highlight could be Texas A&M returning to the scene of the crime from 2012 to battle Alabama

Nov 1st - Stanford @ Oregon - The revenge game Oregon has to win to keep title hopes alive.. if not Stanford could steal the conference along with a Rose Bowl birth or even a spot in the 4 team playoff.

Nov 8th - Alabama @ LSU - Always a huge game this year is no different

Nov 8th - Baylor @ Oklahoma - Probably for the BIG XII title & definite national championship ramifications

* Bonus Game !! :P Nov 29th - Auburn @ Alabama - Nuff said !!

As pictured at the beginning of the blog the NCAA is rolling out for the 1st time ever a Division 1 college football playoff system consisting of the top 4 teams in the polls. With semifinal winners meeting @ Jerry world in Dallas for the big one. Those 4 teams as follows IMO will be

Baylor vs Oregon & FSU vs Alabama

Your Championship Game : Baylor vs FSU --- The Seminoles get their 2nd straight confetti shower !



Heisman Watch List

Jameis Winston - Florida State- QB

Bryce Petty - Baylor QB

Marcus Mariota - Oregon QB

Brett Hundley - UCLA QB

Top 10 fight songs -- let the singing & bragging begin

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqgAj65Aw1Y

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IhLOYr5f_M

8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J55xnFE0Ibo

7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7csGhMQoQms

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMT0NQOEReE

5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF--ldYIBnM

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nUZIMiyRTg

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFDB7mpm990

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygxDs_zcayo

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAD4CX1IzY

with that being said get ready for a great season !! and I'll keep you updated every step of the way