What do you think Univ. of AL record will be this year (football)?
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Non-conference games are a joke (but then again, so is everyone else's OOC schedule in the SEC) with Hawaii, Louisiana-Monroe, Duke, and Florida International.  Have to go to Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee, and LSU in conference, with Vandy, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Auburn at home.\n\nI'd say 9-3 or 8-4.
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My Top 10:\n\n1. Ohio St.\n2. Oklahoma\n3. Notre Dame\n4. West Virginia\n5. USC\n6. LSU\n7. Texas\n8. Georgia\n9. Florida\n10. Auburn\n\nMy sleeper is a little different...  I think Boise State will finish 12-0  based on a weak conference and a very favorable non conference slate...  they also are returning 18 starters back from last years 9-4 team...  also look out for Arkansas, they'll be very pesky this year !!!\n\nAs far as a fader...  I don't think Notre Dame will exceed or match expections because the bar is set very very high, and they don't play good enough defense to beat some of those teams on their schedule...
882083
I can't wait for the Texas/Ohio St rematch in the desert for all the marbles.\n\nHook'em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\nColt's not a freshman anymore.
1018564
don't have any arguments against them winning it all, but do have some for them winning it all,\n\n1st- they didn't lose half their team as others have implied, they just lost some key players at key positions.\n\n2nd- they still have most there offense in tack, qb-troy smith\nrb-antonio pittman, wr- ted ginn(don't forget they had excellent \nwr's last year besides ginn and holmes.\n\n3rd- most of there incoming freshmen class, can step into the starting line-up now(they had one of the top 3 recruitments\n\n4th- they added the best rated running back this year, chris wells\n\n5th- doesn't matter who they lost on defense, the just keep re-loading yr after yr\n\n6th- do i need to go any further????
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University of Alabama\nRoll Tide!
745909
I would agree with you that they haven't really played anyone and that the Big 10 as a whole is definitely down this year.\n\nThey will end up being the #3 team in the Big 10 and I would say compare fairly equally to any of the other #3 teams in the BCS conferences.  Texas A&M/Oklahoma, Oregon, Maryland, Auburn/LSU.....well, maybe not Auburn or LSU.
992690
Im not seeing it this year.....But if they can do anything right \n\n2nd place in the division.
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#13 clemson\n\nClemson enters 2006 with some momentum in the form of a four-game winning streak, and wins in six of its last seven games. There are eight starters back on offense, but one of them isn’t the quarterback. Charlie Whitehurst has turned the reins over to senior Will Proctor, who completed 58 percent of his tosses with three TDs and no INTs last season. \n\nProctor has a first-rate receiving corps to work with, led by Chansi Stuckey and Aaron Kelly, who combined for 111 catches last fall. But mostly he will be handing off to running back James Davis, the 2005 ACC Rookie of the Year. As a true freshman, Davis ran for 879 yards at well over five yards a carry, with nine scores. He was the MVP of Clemson’s 19–10 Champs Sports Bowl win over Colorado, when he ran for 150 yards against a Buffalo defense ranked 11th in the nation against the run. Reggie Merriweather picked up 715 yards on the ground himself last year and has 1,441 for his career, and he’s back too. And all five starters return on the offensive line, spearheaded by All-ACC guard Roman Fry. \n\nAll three starting linebackers — Anthony Waters, Nick Watkins and Tramaine Billie — return after finishing 1-2-3 on the team in tackles. Waters, who lines up in the middle, broke through for 13.5 tackles behind the line and batted down seven passes. End Gaines Adams notched 15 tackles for a loss and 9.5 sacks, and broke up nine passes. \n\nBowden Bowl VIII, set for Sept. 16 in Tallahassee, could clear up the picture in the Atlantic Division early on. The Georgia Tech game at Clemson and the trip to Virginia Tech come five days apart — Oct. 21 and 26.\n\nMy pick: ACC runnerups (losing to miami in the conferense championship)\n\nReturning starters\n8 offense, 7 defense, both kickers\n\nBall protection\nClemson lost only five fumbles all last season, the fourth-fewest in the nation.\n\nStanding invitation\nIn his nine years as a head coach (including two at Tulane), Tommy Bowden has yet to have a team not finish the regular season bowl eligible.\n\nFond farewell\nCharlie Whitehurst leaves Clemson in possession of 46 school records,\nincluding the marks for passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense.\n\n2006 Schedule\nS. 2 Florida Atlantic\nS. 9 at Boston College\nS. 16 at Florida State\nS. 23 North Carolina\nS. 30 Louisiana Tech\nO. 7 at Wake Forest\nO. 12 #Temple\nO. 21 Georgia Tech\nO. 26 at Virginia Tech\nN. 4 Maryland\nN. 11 NC State\nN. 25 South Carolina
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First let me just say I don't like or dislike either one of these team, I enjoy watching them both play.  But heres a thought....  Texas will have to start a freshman first time starter this year (McCoy or Snead) and we all know what happen to OK with red shirt freshman Rhett Bomar last year.  But with that being said Bomar is a year wiser and he has a Heisman front runner for a tailback (A. Peterson).  So you do the math....
739856
They are overated this year.  They have struggled in most of their games.  They have been lucky to survive many games.  Being a UT fan and being at that game I can tell you that UT beat UT not the gators.  I think if they play Arkansas for the SEC ( which more than likely will be the case ) that Arkanasas will pound them.
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I do.....You never count out The Tarheels. Even though we lost are 6 starters from last year we are still one of the best teams...And next year its just going to get that much better....they are saying that next years class is being compared to the Michigan's 1991 team the "fab five". So if we do get that class and we keep this class. Even if we don't make it to the Championship next year we will be back.
715378
It's getting very interesting here in Alabama.  The rumors are running rampant.  I would love to have Spurrier or Saban.  Supposedly, they have not spoken to anybody, but, I find that hard to believe.  I think we will have an announcement by Friday.  Or at least I hope it will not go on longer than that.
1177856
"best football record of all time" That Q could be taken several ways...I'm going to make a stretch of it and just for interest...This was only one year so make of it what you will....And this is all from my very faulty memory so for you real HS football nuts you can check it out....Joplin Parkwood in SW Missouri one year(late 70's I think) averaged something like 55 points a game, were undefeated state champions and this is the real kicker, gave up on the season 0 points, I don't know how often a HS team goes an entire season without being scored on but I doubt it happens very often....Their HB that year was a kid named Anderson who went on to become the first and maybe only(?) player in NCAA FB history to be named MVP of 4 "Major" bowl games...
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i dont think they will, but they definitely have the talent to do it. i think texas will rebound from a HORRIBLE game against k-state and colt should be back so that's a big plus. as for the stephen mcgee comment....so what if he's not the best qb, just about any qb can beat our secondary right now the way they are playing. it will be a great game as it is every year but i think texas will win by 14. TEXAS FIGHT!
915615
I think it will be relatively spread this weekend. The Florida run defense is STIFF and McFadden will have to earn every yard he gets. But that being said, the Florida secondary is good, but isnt stellar. They'll leave the short passes open and I think this is the week where you try an HB toss pass with McFadden to shake things up a bit. \n\nIf Arkansas beats Florida, I can see them vaulting over Boise St. and Wisconsin in the BCS standings.
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YES...they will be in the running for it this year, if they don't this year, it will be a little harder next year due to AD will more than likely head to the NFL, but the back up RB they got this year, is only suppose to be a little behind where AD was when he came in. One good thing is though, that Fexas will not win this year...OU should be able to go on another 5 year run. Tuck Fexas....BOOOMER SOOOONER!!!!!!
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i havent seen tech's record but im sure theyve won 6 by now. my guess is they'll end up in the holiday bowl. im not a tech fan but i do have respect for them. as for the texas fans mouthin off....just shut up youre giving us texas fans a bad name. "respectful. friendly. passionate." live by it.