08-09-2006, 01:13 AM
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Nebraska
Head Coach: Bill Callahan (13-10 overall)
Last Season: 6-5 (beat Michigan 32-28 in Alamo Bowl)
# of returning starters: 15 (8 offense, 7 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Zak Taylor (237-430, 2653 yards, 19 TD, 12 INT)
Rushing: Cody Glenn (45 att, 132 yards)
Receiving: Nate Swift (45 rec, 641 yards)
Tackles: Corey McKeon (98)
Sacks: Adam Carriker (9.5)
Interceptions: Corey McKeon (3)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Louisiana Tech W
Sept. 9 Nichols St. W
Sept. 16 at USC L
Sept. 23 Troy W
Sept. 30 Kansas W
Oct. 7 at Iowa St. L
Oct. 14 at Kansas St. W
Oct. 21 Texas L
Oct. 28 at Oklahoma St. W
Nov. 4 Missouri W
Nov. 11 at Texas AM W
Nov. 24 Colorado W
9-3 overall (6-2 conference)
4 âswingâ games
Analysis
Itâs time for Nebraska to be good again. Callahan is in his third season with the west coast offense, and most good coaches take three years to put in their system and start winningâ¦
Theyâll have trouble finding a running game early because of the loss of Cory Ross to the NFL. But bringing back so many guys should help offset that somewhatâ¦
Nebraska, like Arkansas, can beat USC. Unfortunately, the game is in L.A. and not in Lincolnâ¦.
Nebraska is the strongest team in the North, but probably only the 4th or 5th best team in the Big XII. Colorado will be decent, but I think Nebraska has the advantageâ¦.
Colorado
Head Coach: Dan Hawkins (53-11 overall)
Last season: 7-6 (lost to Clemson 19-10 in Champs Sports Bowl)
# of returning starters: 13 (5 offense, 8 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: James Cox (17-41, 119 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Hugh Charles (189 att, 947 yards)
Receiving: Dusty Sprague (44 rec, 472 yards)
Tackles: Thaddaeus Washington (120)
Sacks: Thaddaeus Washington (7)
Interceptions: JJ Billingsley (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Montana St. W
Sept. 9 Colorado St. W
Sept. 16 Arizona St. W
Sept. 23 at Georgia L
Sept. 30 at Missouri L
Oct. 7 Baylor W
Oct. 14 Texas Tech W
Oct. 21 at Oklahoma L
Oct. 28 at Kansas W
Nov. 4 Kansas St. W
Nov. 11 Iowa St. W
Nov. 24 at Nebraska L
8-4 overall (5-3 conference)
5 âswingâ games
Analysis
This Colorado team will either be really good or really bad. Theyâll struggle to score, but I think the defense will be very stingyâ¦.
Dan Hawkins is a free spirit (heâs kind of like Phil Jackson). Heâs the best possible hire for this program, heâll clear the air in Boulder quickâ¦
There big problem will be at QB, someone needs to step up and take control of the jobâ¦.
I think Colorado is a bowl team, I could be generous with 8 wins, but Hawkins will have this team in the postseasonâ¦.
Iowa St.
Head Coach: Dan McCarney (52-77 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (lost to TCU 27-24 in Houston Bowl)
# of returning starters: 14 (10 offense, 4 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Bret Meyer (227-368, 2876 yards, 19 TD, 10 INT)
Rushing: Stevie Hicks (149 att, 572 yards)
Receiving: Todd Blythe (51 rec, 1000 yards)
Tackles: Matt Robertson (103)
Sacks: Brent Curvey (6.5)
Interceptions: DeAndre Jackson (5)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Aug. 31 Toledo W
Sept. 9 UNLV W
Sept. 16 at Iowa L
Sept. 23 at Texas L
Sept. 30 Northern Iowa W
Oct. 7 Nebraska W
Oct. 14 at Oklahoma L
Oct. 21 Texas Tech L
Oct. 28 at Kansas St. W
Nov. 4 Kansas W
Nov. 11 at Colorado L
Nov. 18 Missouri W
7-5 overall (4-4 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
I really like this Iowa St. team, in all honesty I think they are better than a seven win team, but the get Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech out of the southâ¦â¦
Offensively, this team will put up the points. Meyer, Hicks, and Blythe make a killer combo, but defensively I think they will have a ton of problemsâ¦.
Dan McCarney almost lost his job, but he has taken the Cyclones to five bowl games this decadeâ¦.
Iowa St. could very well win the Big XII North (they should have the last 2 years), but the conference schedule will give them 3 losses from the other division, making it almost impossibleâ¦.
Missouri
Head Coach: Gary Pinkel (102-67-3 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (beat South Carolina 38-31 in Indepedence Bowl)
# of returning starters: 15 (8 offense, 7 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Chase Daniel (38-66, 347 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing: Tony Temple (81 att, 452 yards)
Receiving: Martin Rucker (47 rec, 567 yards)
Tackles: David Overstreet (100)
Sacks: Lorenzo Williams (5.5)
Interceptions: David Overstreet (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Murray St. W
Sept. 9 Mississippi L
Sept. 16 at New Mexico W
Sept. 23 Ohio W
Sept. 30 Colorado W
Oct. 7 at Texas Tech L
Oct. 14 at Texas AM L
Oct. 21 Kansas St. W
Oct. 28 Oklahoma L
Nov. 4 at Nebraska L
Nov. 18 at Iowa St. L
Nov. 25 Kansas W
6-6 overall (3-5 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
Brad Smith meant everything to Missouri. He was their leading rusher (had almost 1500 yards) and team leader last year, to go along with a very accurate arm. If he had the total team talent of Texas, heâd be the same category as Vince Youngâ¦.
Chase Daniel will replace Smith, and heâs a highly touted player, but heâs a drop back passer, and itâll take Missou some time to get used to a different styleâ¦
Gary Pinkel is on the hot seat, heâs done a decent job here but he needs to have some success are he should be looking for a new jobâ¦
Missouri should be bowl eligible based on the # of returning starters alone, but I think theyâll be cutting it closeâ¦
Kansas St.
Head Coach: Ron Prince (0-0 overall)
Last Season: 5-6 (no bowl)
# of returning starters: 17 (9 offense, 8 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Allan Evrdige (102-213, 1365 yards, 6 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing: Thomas Clayton (137 att, 680 yards)
Receiving: Jordy Nelson (45 rec, 669 yards)
Tackles: Brandon Archer (72)
Sacks: Brandon Archer (3)
Interceptions: Justin McKinney (3)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Illinois St. W
Sept. 9 Florida Atlantic W
Sept. 16 Marshall W
Sept. 23 Louisville L
Sept. 30 at Baylor L
Oct. 7 Oklahoma St. W
Oct. 14 Nebraska L
Oct. 21 at Missouri L
Oct. 28 Iowa St. L
Nov. 4 at Colorado L
Nov. 11 Texas L
Nov. 18 at Kansas W
5-7 overall (2-6 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
Bill Synder should be called a saint for the job he did at K-State. He took a program that was the worst in major college football and made them an annual powerhouse by injecting the team with JUCO all-Americans. The field was named after him, and rightfully soâ¦.
Ron Prince was the offensive coordinator at Virginia, and has big shoes to fill. I wouldnât expect a ton of success early, even though they are bringing back a ton of startersâ¦
Kansas St. could easily be bowl eligible at the end of the year, but theyâll need to pull an upset or two and jell under the new regime. They should get off to a 3-1 start before conference play, and that could help carry them to the necessary # of victoriesâ¦.
Kansas
Head Coach: Mike Mangino (19-29 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (beat Houston 42-13 in Fort Worth Bowl)
# of returning starters: 10 (7 offense, 3 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Adam Barmann (16-30, 118 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Jon Cornish (134 att, 820 yards)
Receiving: Brian Murph (33 rec, 368 yards)
Tackles: Jerome Kemp (58)
Sacks: Paul Como (2)
Interceptions: Aqib Talib (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Northwestern St. W
Sept. 9 ULM W
Sept. 16 at Toledo L
Sept. 23 South Florida W
Sept. 30 at Nebraska L
Oct. 7 Texas AM L
Oct. 14 Oklahoma St. L
Oct. 21 at Baylor L
Oct. 28 Colorado L
Nov. 4 at Iowa St. L
Nov. 18 Kansas St. L
Nov. 25 Missouri L
3-9 overall (0-8 conference)
5 âswingâ games
Analysis
Kansas was pretty good on defense last year. Thatâs the reason why they were bowl eligible, and eventually won their bowl. They lose 8 starters from that defense, so they will not be as goodâ¦
Kansas averaged a whopping 16 points per game in conference last year. They return a good amount of starters from the offense, but it wont make a difference. If you stink, you stinkâ¦.
Mike Mangino did a really nice job last year adapting to his teamâs style (he is an offensive coach), but heâs ass is going to be red hot this year. In fact, I think heâll be fired at the end of the year if this team doesnât make a bowl game, and they wontâ¦.
Enjoy...
Nebraska
Head Coach: Bill Callahan (13-10 overall)
Last Season: 6-5 (beat Michigan 32-28 in Alamo Bowl)
# of returning starters: 15 (8 offense, 7 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Zak Taylor (237-430, 2653 yards, 19 TD, 12 INT)
Rushing: Cody Glenn (45 att, 132 yards)
Receiving: Nate Swift (45 rec, 641 yards)
Tackles: Corey McKeon (98)
Sacks: Adam Carriker (9.5)
Interceptions: Corey McKeon (3)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Louisiana Tech W
Sept. 9 Nichols St. W
Sept. 16 at USC L
Sept. 23 Troy W
Sept. 30 Kansas W
Oct. 7 at Iowa St. L
Oct. 14 at Kansas St. W
Oct. 21 Texas L
Oct. 28 at Oklahoma St. W
Nov. 4 Missouri W
Nov. 11 at Texas AM W
Nov. 24 Colorado W
9-3 overall (6-2 conference)
4 âswingâ games
Analysis
Itâs time for Nebraska to be good again. Callahan is in his third season with the west coast offense, and most good coaches take three years to put in their system and start winningâ¦
Theyâll have trouble finding a running game early because of the loss of Cory Ross to the NFL. But bringing back so many guys should help offset that somewhatâ¦
Nebraska, like Arkansas, can beat USC. Unfortunately, the game is in L.A. and not in Lincolnâ¦.
Nebraska is the strongest team in the North, but probably only the 4th or 5th best team in the Big XII. Colorado will be decent, but I think Nebraska has the advantageâ¦.
Colorado
Head Coach: Dan Hawkins (53-11 overall)
Last season: 7-6 (lost to Clemson 19-10 in Champs Sports Bowl)
# of returning starters: 13 (5 offense, 8 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: James Cox (17-41, 119 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing: Hugh Charles (189 att, 947 yards)
Receiving: Dusty Sprague (44 rec, 472 yards)
Tackles: Thaddaeus Washington (120)
Sacks: Thaddaeus Washington (7)
Interceptions: JJ Billingsley (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Montana St. W
Sept. 9 Colorado St. W
Sept. 16 Arizona St. W
Sept. 23 at Georgia L
Sept. 30 at Missouri L
Oct. 7 Baylor W
Oct. 14 Texas Tech W
Oct. 21 at Oklahoma L
Oct. 28 at Kansas W
Nov. 4 Kansas St. W
Nov. 11 Iowa St. W
Nov. 24 at Nebraska L
8-4 overall (5-3 conference)
5 âswingâ games
Analysis
This Colorado team will either be really good or really bad. Theyâll struggle to score, but I think the defense will be very stingyâ¦.
Dan Hawkins is a free spirit (heâs kind of like Phil Jackson). Heâs the best possible hire for this program, heâll clear the air in Boulder quickâ¦
There big problem will be at QB, someone needs to step up and take control of the jobâ¦.
I think Colorado is a bowl team, I could be generous with 8 wins, but Hawkins will have this team in the postseasonâ¦.
Iowa St.
Head Coach: Dan McCarney (52-77 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (lost to TCU 27-24 in Houston Bowl)
# of returning starters: 14 (10 offense, 4 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Bret Meyer (227-368, 2876 yards, 19 TD, 10 INT)
Rushing: Stevie Hicks (149 att, 572 yards)
Receiving: Todd Blythe (51 rec, 1000 yards)
Tackles: Matt Robertson (103)
Sacks: Brent Curvey (6.5)
Interceptions: DeAndre Jackson (5)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Aug. 31 Toledo W
Sept. 9 UNLV W
Sept. 16 at Iowa L
Sept. 23 at Texas L
Sept. 30 Northern Iowa W
Oct. 7 Nebraska W
Oct. 14 at Oklahoma L
Oct. 21 Texas Tech L
Oct. 28 at Kansas St. W
Nov. 4 Kansas W
Nov. 11 at Colorado L
Nov. 18 Missouri W
7-5 overall (4-4 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
I really like this Iowa St. team, in all honesty I think they are better than a seven win team, but the get Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech out of the southâ¦â¦
Offensively, this team will put up the points. Meyer, Hicks, and Blythe make a killer combo, but defensively I think they will have a ton of problemsâ¦.
Dan McCarney almost lost his job, but he has taken the Cyclones to five bowl games this decadeâ¦.
Iowa St. could very well win the Big XII North (they should have the last 2 years), but the conference schedule will give them 3 losses from the other division, making it almost impossibleâ¦.
Missouri
Head Coach: Gary Pinkel (102-67-3 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (beat South Carolina 38-31 in Indepedence Bowl)
# of returning starters: 15 (8 offense, 7 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Chase Daniel (38-66, 347 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing: Tony Temple (81 att, 452 yards)
Receiving: Martin Rucker (47 rec, 567 yards)
Tackles: David Overstreet (100)
Sacks: Lorenzo Williams (5.5)
Interceptions: David Overstreet (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Murray St. W
Sept. 9 Mississippi L
Sept. 16 at New Mexico W
Sept. 23 Ohio W
Sept. 30 Colorado W
Oct. 7 at Texas Tech L
Oct. 14 at Texas AM L
Oct. 21 Kansas St. W
Oct. 28 Oklahoma L
Nov. 4 at Nebraska L
Nov. 18 at Iowa St. L
Nov. 25 Kansas W
6-6 overall (3-5 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
Brad Smith meant everything to Missouri. He was their leading rusher (had almost 1500 yards) and team leader last year, to go along with a very accurate arm. If he had the total team talent of Texas, heâd be the same category as Vince Youngâ¦.
Chase Daniel will replace Smith, and heâs a highly touted player, but heâs a drop back passer, and itâll take Missou some time to get used to a different styleâ¦
Gary Pinkel is on the hot seat, heâs done a decent job here but he needs to have some success are he should be looking for a new jobâ¦
Missouri should be bowl eligible based on the # of returning starters alone, but I think theyâll be cutting it closeâ¦
Kansas St.
Head Coach: Ron Prince (0-0 overall)
Last Season: 5-6 (no bowl)
# of returning starters: 17 (9 offense, 8 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Allan Evrdige (102-213, 1365 yards, 6 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing: Thomas Clayton (137 att, 680 yards)
Receiving: Jordy Nelson (45 rec, 669 yards)
Tackles: Brandon Archer (72)
Sacks: Brandon Archer (3)
Interceptions: Justin McKinney (3)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Illinois St. W
Sept. 9 Florida Atlantic W
Sept. 16 Marshall W
Sept. 23 Louisville L
Sept. 30 at Baylor L
Oct. 7 Oklahoma St. W
Oct. 14 Nebraska L
Oct. 21 at Missouri L
Oct. 28 Iowa St. L
Nov. 4 at Colorado L
Nov. 11 Texas L
Nov. 18 at Kansas W
5-7 overall (2-6 conference)
6 âswingâ games
Analysis
Bill Synder should be called a saint for the job he did at K-State. He took a program that was the worst in major college football and made them an annual powerhouse by injecting the team with JUCO all-Americans. The field was named after him, and rightfully soâ¦.
Ron Prince was the offensive coordinator at Virginia, and has big shoes to fill. I wouldnât expect a ton of success early, even though they are bringing back a ton of startersâ¦
Kansas St. could easily be bowl eligible at the end of the year, but theyâll need to pull an upset or two and jell under the new regime. They should get off to a 3-1 start before conference play, and that could help carry them to the necessary # of victoriesâ¦.
Kansas
Head Coach: Mike Mangino (19-29 overall)
Last season: 7-5 (beat Houston 42-13 in Fort Worth Bowl)
# of returning starters: 10 (7 offense, 3 defense)
Returning Leaders:
Passing: Adam Barmann (16-30, 118 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Jon Cornish (134 att, 820 yards)
Receiving: Brian Murph (33 rec, 368 yards)
Tackles: Jerome Kemp (58)
Sacks: Paul Como (2)
Interceptions: Aqib Talib (2)
Schedule/Projected W-L Record
Sept. 2 Northwestern St. W
Sept. 9 ULM W
Sept. 16 at Toledo L
Sept. 23 South Florida W
Sept. 30 at Nebraska L
Oct. 7 Texas AM L
Oct. 14 Oklahoma St. L
Oct. 21 at Baylor L
Oct. 28 Colorado L
Nov. 4 at Iowa St. L
Nov. 18 Kansas St. L
Nov. 25 Missouri L
3-9 overall (0-8 conference)
5 âswingâ games
Analysis
Kansas was pretty good on defense last year. Thatâs the reason why they were bowl eligible, and eventually won their bowl. They lose 8 starters from that defense, so they will not be as goodâ¦
Kansas averaged a whopping 16 points per game in conference last year. They return a good amount of starters from the offense, but it wont make a difference. If you stink, you stinkâ¦.
Mike Mangino did a really nice job last year adapting to his teamâs style (he is an offensive coach), but heâs ass is going to be red hot this year. In fact, I think heâll be fired at the end of the year if this team doesnât make a bowl game, and they wontâ¦.