College Football 2013 forecast that will probably go very wrong around Week 2.
August... that time of year when (if you are in the South) the Sun scorches the Earth and in the distance you hear the beat of the drums, your school's fight song...and maybe, just maybe an imaginary chill in the air. Oh who am I kidding? In Texas our chill doesn't come until at least week 7 or 8. But its almost here, folks! The 2013 College Football season!!!!
2013 will be the final year of the controversial BCS and I predict it will not go out without a super controversial bang.
We all know that the time of year coaches and fans fear the most is the off season. Players can make or break a team due to one (or many) idiot decisions when left to their own devices. Just see: Johnny Manziel, Jeremy Hill, Carlos Hyde, and many other knuckleheads whose off field shenanigans could potentially hurt their team. Ah, but that is not the controversy I am predicting. No, I am predicting a full fledged Phoenix on fire type swan song for the BCS and in 2014 a newer and better (yet still flawed) playoff system will rise from the ashes. But, in 2013 there will be much joy and happiness and in an instant, weeping and gnashing of teeth, and they will cry out for the rocks to fall on them but they will not...Ooops, wrong direction.
I predict 2013 to have a great many things happen that people will not expect. Here are a few:
-Whatever happens to Johnny "Football" Manziel, Texas A&M will not be as good as in 2012. If he is ruled ineligible, they obviously fall to the 3rd or 4th best team in the SEC West. If he plays I think the Aggies still lose 2 or 3 games. I think the kids head is really messed up and the media firestorm that follows him really does get to him. I am not knocking his amazing talent but, I think Texas A&M and their fans may be tiring of Johnny...and we aren't even in September. What happens when his act get tiresome for his teammates and coaches? And, yes the whole boneheaded move to have "We Control the Tide" T-Shirts made up... Sorry Aggies but, Alabama is going to come into College Station and beat you like you haven't been beat in a long time. Don't think the Tide haven't had that game circled on their calendar since you beat them last year. Not to mention, Alabama gets to get battle tested early by facing Virginia Tech in their opener. Then they have a week off before playing the Aggies. Texas A&M will be rolling Rice and Sam Houston St. Huge Advantage Bama.
-The SEC will again play for the BCS title, and win again but, this will be the stiffest test yet. See below for my picks.
-Whatever happens to Johnny "Football" Manziel, Texas A&M will not be as good as in 2012. If he is ruled ineligible, they obviously fall to the 3rd or 4th best team in the SEC West. If he plays I think the Aggies still lose 2 or 3 games. I think the kids head is really messed up and the media firestorm that follows him really does get to him. I am not knocking his amazing talent but, I think Texas A&M and their fans may be tiring of Johnny...and we aren't even in September. What happens when his act get tiresome for his teammates and coaches? And, yes the whole boneheaded move to have "We Control the Tide" T-Shirts made up... Sorry Aggies but, Alabama is going to come into College Station and beat you like you haven't been beat in a long time. Don't think the Tide haven't had that game circled on their calendar since you beat them last year. Not to mention, Alabama gets to get battle tested early by facing Virginia Tech in their opener. Then they have a week off before playing the Aggies. Texas A&M will be rolling Rice and Sam Houston St. Huge Advantage Bama.
-The SEC will again play for the BCS title, and win again but, this will be the stiffest test yet. See below for my picks.
-The Heisman Trophy will be won by a defensive player. You guessed it too. Jadeveon Clowney is the best player in college football and his hardware haul will be monumental.
- This will be Mack Brown's last year at Texas no matter the outcome. If the Horns overachieve, he will retire and move up into the Athletic Department under Deloss Dodds. If he does not improve he will be forced out and moved up in the Athletic Department under Deloss Dodds.
- Stanford will be the best SEC team not playing in the SEC. They play smashmouth football and will be a force.
- The SEC Champion will not play for the BCS title...but, an SEC team will.
And here is my BCS Doomsday forcast:
Louisville will go undefeated and win the Big East with a more than formidable team that can play with anybody (see last year's Sugar Bowl when they thumped Florida) Louisville will not play for the BCS title even after a shocking upset in the SEC Championship game keeps a 1 loss SEC team over a deserving Louisville team.
South Carolina will win the SEC East with 2 losses and shock an undefeated Alabama in the SEC Championship game. Clowney will harass AJ McCarron all game and the Tide will have too many turnovers to overcome the Gamecocks. Spurrier will upset Saban but the Gamecock's 2 losses will not be enough to put them in the BCS title game. Alabama who was #1 all year will still be voted #2 in the final BCS polls and Stanford will then be the #1 team in the country. The undefeated Louisville Cardinals will not have the strength of schedule to overcome the SEC. A 1 loss SEC team that did not win it's conference will win the BCS title while an undefeated Louisville team gets nothing, no matter how good they were. At that moment, the BCS trophy will transform into a giant vampire bat, swoop down and take it's henchmen, Lou Holtz and Lee Corso back to the dark place it came from.
- This will be Mack Brown's last year at Texas no matter the outcome. If the Horns overachieve, he will retire and move up into the Athletic Department under Deloss Dodds. If he does not improve he will be forced out and moved up in the Athletic Department under Deloss Dodds.
- Stanford will be the best SEC team not playing in the SEC. They play smashmouth football and will be a force.
- The SEC Champion will not play for the BCS title...but, an SEC team will.
And here is my BCS Doomsday forcast:
Louisville will go undefeated and win the Big East with a more than formidable team that can play with anybody (see last year's Sugar Bowl when they thumped Florida) Louisville will not play for the BCS title even after a shocking upset in the SEC Championship game keeps a 1 loss SEC team over a deserving Louisville team.
South Carolina will win the SEC East with 2 losses and shock an undefeated Alabama in the SEC Championship game. Clowney will harass AJ McCarron all game and the Tide will have too many turnovers to overcome the Gamecocks. Spurrier will upset Saban but the Gamecock's 2 losses will not be enough to put them in the BCS title game. Alabama who was #1 all year will still be voted #2 in the final BCS polls and Stanford will then be the #1 team in the country. The undefeated Louisville Cardinals will not have the strength of schedule to overcome the SEC. A 1 loss SEC team that did not win it's conference will win the BCS title while an undefeated Louisville team gets nothing, no matter how good they were. At that moment, the BCS trophy will transform into a giant vampire bat, swoop down and take it's henchmen, Lou Holtz and Lee Corso back to the dark place it came from.
Then in 2014...The playoff era begins...
Predictions:
Predictions:
SEC Champ: South Carolina 11-2 (see above)
Big 10 Champ: Ohio State 11-2
Pac 12 Champ: Stanford 12-1
Big 12 Champ: (Flip a coin) Oklahoma State 10-3
Big East Champ: Louisville 13-0
ACC Champ: Clemson 11-2
BCS Title Game: Alabama over Stanford
Rose Bowl: Ohio State over Oregon
Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State over Florida State
Sugar Bowl: South Carolina over Oklahoma
Orange Bowl: Louisville over Clemson
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M over Texas (If Manziel plays in '13)
Rose Bowl: Ohio State over Oregon
Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State over Florida State
Sugar Bowl: South Carolina over Oklahoma
Orange Bowl: Louisville over Clemson
Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M over Texas (If Manziel plays in '13)
Outback Bowl: LSU over Michigan.
Most improved team of 2013: Auburn
Team that doesn't live up to the hype: Notre Dame
Heisman winner: Jadeveon Clowney.
Most improved team of 2013: Auburn
Team that doesn't live up to the hype: Notre Dame
Heisman winner: Jadeveon Clowney.
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