College Football Handicapping Articles
2011 Boise State Broncos Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 7/14/2011
The Boise State Broncos almost crashed the BCS party last year, but a narrow loss to Nevada relegated them to the Las Vegas Bowl. The Broncos dominated Utah in their bowl game to finish off an extremely successful 13-1 season. Despite the success, there is little doubt that many in and around the program were quite disappointed that they missed a real chance to get to the BCS Championship Game.
2011 Penn State Nittany Lions Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/13/2011
It was a very frustrating year for the Penn State Nittany Lions last year. They started the season ranked 14th in the country, and expectations were high. By the end of the year, however, they were just 7-6, including an ugly bowl loss to Florida. Along the way there was drama surrounding their coaching staff, a total mess at the quarterback spot, and all sorts of other issues that got in the way of progress and success.
2011 Texas A&M Aggies Football Predictions and Big 12 Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 7/13/2011
There was some doubt among Texas A&M faithful when the school hired former Green Bay Packers Coach Mike Sherman to take over the Aggie football program a few years back. A&M had fallen on some comparatively hard times, considering they'd recently gone 20 years without a losing season, and while Sherman had had some success at Green Bay, he wasn't exactly high on anyone's list.
2011 Illinois Fighting Illini Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/12/2011
It has to be very frustrating to be an Illinois fan. After the Rose Bowl berth of 2007 things seemed like they were definitely on the right track, and the school has been recruiting well. The results just haven’t been there, though.
2011 TCU Horned Frogs Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/12/2011
Last season went about as well as it possibly could for TCU. The Horned Frogs went undefeated, beat up on the two ranked teams they played in the regular season, snuck into the Rose Bowl, and impressed the sporting world with a win over Wisconsin. The only thing that would have been better for them is if they hadn’t wound up ranked just second in the two polls.
2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 7/12/2011
The Oklahoma State Cowboys were probably the most pleasant surprise in the Big 12 last year. This year we'll get to see if they can play with the heightened expectations that come with being among the favorites to win the conference.
2011 USC Trojans Predictions and College Football Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/9/2011
There should be a whole lot of optimism at USC right now. They have a highly-regarded quarterback with a fair bit of experience under his belt right now. They have a Top 5 recruiting class coming in. Despite an 8-5 season last year there should be lots of cause for optimism. There isn’t, though. Or there might be, but it doesn’t matter at all — this is totally a lost season.
2011 BYU Cougars Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/8/2011
There are four non-BCS football programs that consistently shine but have been consistently held back by ‘the system’. This year was the time to take action and do something about that, it seems. TCU and Utah couldn’t beat them, so they joined them. Boise State made a mostly pointless lateral move. BYU took the most radical and aggressive steps of all, though. While playing as an independent won’t do anything to secure them an easier road to the BCS, it will get them on national TV far more, and it gives them the freedom to schedule aggressively to catch the eye of the national media. It’s a huge risk, and this is our first chance to get a sense of whether it can possibly pay off.
2011 Auburn Tigers Football Predictions and SEC Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 7/7/2011
At the end of the 2010 college football season, it was the Auburn Tigers who were crowned BCS National Champions. It was Auburn’s first national title since 1954. The chants of “War Eagle” were heard all over the country after Auburn beat Oregon in the BCS Championship Game. The Tigers went 14-0 as they were led by Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton.
2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Predictions and ACC Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 7/7/2011
A mid-season three-game slide derailed a promising 2010 season for Georgia Tech, leading to a 6-6 regular season record overall and a 4-4 record in ACC play. Part of the unexpected downturn was an injury to quarterback Joshua Nesbitt that ground the Yellow Jackets’ high-powered offense to a halt. They finished the year ranked first in the nation in rushing yards per game, but 71st in scoring with just 26 points a game. The season ended on a sour note with a 14-7 loss to Air Force in the Independence Bowl.
2011 Colorado Buffaloes Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 7/7/2011
The Colorado Buffaloes thought they had a chance last year to break out of their recent funk and maybe make a run at a berth in the Big 12 Championship Game, or at least make a bowl. Colorado had 17 starters back, including almost the entire offense, so improvement from going 3-9 the season previous was expected.
2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by Nicholas Tolomeo - 7/7/2011
The last time we saw the Bulldogs they were blasting Michigan, 52-14, in the Gator Bowl and chasing Rich Rodriguez out of Ann Arbor. That seems like an eternity ago, but nobody around college football is about to forget that the Bulldogs vaulted themselves back into the national spotlight with their nine-win season and bowl win.
2011 Oregon State Beavers Football Predictions and Pac-12 Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 7/7/2011
The Pac-10 expanded to the PAC-12 with the addition of Colorado and Utah this past offseason, so Oregon State is now in the newly formed North Division with the likes of Stanford and Oregon. The primary goal for the Beavers this season will to get back to their winning ways after posting a 5-7 season and failing to qualify for a bowl in 2010. Even more disturbing was the fact they lost four of their last five games, including a 38-0 whitewash at the hands of the Cardinal and a 37-20 loss to the in-state rival Oregon.
2011 North Carolina Tar Heels Football Predictions and ACC Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 7/6/2011
North Carolina is already ahead of the game this season after last year was plagued with multiple player suspensions due to off-field academic improprieties. The loss of several key starters led to a 0-2 start and a disappointing 4-4 record in ACC play for a Tar Heel team that was touted in the preseason as one of the best in the conference. They were able to salvage a 8-5 record overall after beating Tennessee 30-27 in overtime in the Music City Bowl, but never really came close to living up to all the expectations.
2011 Utah Utes Football Predictions and Pac-12 Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/6/2011
After several frustrating years toiling on the fringes, the Utah Utes have finally made it to the big time. That is, of course, if you still consider the Pac-10 (and now the Pac-12) to be part of the ‘big time’. The Utes are now playing for a guaranteed BCS spot if they win their conference, and they are good enough that you can’t entirely rule out the possibility that they will get it.
2011 Tennessee Volunteers Football Predictions and SEC Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 7/6/2011
The Tennessee football program has taken an absolute nosedive in the last three years. Between 1989 and 2007 Tennessee won at least eight games in 18 out of 19 years. In the three years since, the team has gone a combined 18-20. Everyone knew Derek Dooley was in for a long season in his first year at Tennessee in 2010. The Volunteers were actually a little more competitive than most thought, and the team definitely played hard for their first-year coach. While Dooley was given a pass by most in his first year at Tennessee, fans in Knoxville aren’t very patient, and they are certainly expecting much better things in the near future.
2011 Kentucky Wildcats Football Predictions and BCS Futures Odds
by Aaron Smith - 7/6/2011
It’s natural to think of Kentucky as a basketball school, and that is unlikely to change anytime soon. However, Joker Phillips is doing his best to put the football program on the map. Excitement has been gradually building, and fans are hoping Kentucky can capitalize on a relatively weak SEC East in 2011. Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee aren’t nearly as powerful as normal, which leaves a little bit extra room for a team like Kentucky to make a surprising run.
2011 Stanford Cardinal Football Predictions and Pac-12 Futures Odds
by T.O. Whenham - 7/1/2011
Stanford is coming off a wildly impressive season that saw them finish with a dominating win over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Now we get to see if they can stay among the elite or if they were just a flash in the pan. It doesn’t hurt that they have the best quarterback in college football under center for them, but he’ll have to work with a new head coach after Jim Harbaugh couldn’t resist the lure of the NFL.
2011 Missouri Tigers Football Predictions and Big 12 Futures Odds
by Darin Zank - 6/29/2011
Over the course of the last half-decade, Missouri Tigers football has experienced some of the best success in program history. Three double-digit-victory seasons in the last four years, wins over Big 12 powers Nebraska and Oklahoma, and six straight bowl bids, including a Cotton Bowl romp over Arkansas a few years back. But the thing that's eluded Mizzou is big-time success, in the form of a conference championship or a BCS bowl bid.
2011 Boston College Eagles Football Predictions and ACC Futures Odds
by David Schwab - 6/29/2011
The Boston College Eagles found themselves 2-5 midway through the 2010 season and mired with injuries on both sides of the ball. However, they turned things around by grinding out a 16-10 win over Clemson that triggered five straight wins to finish the regular season at 7-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play. Unfortunately, the season ended on a sour note with a 20-13 loss to Nevada in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. The stage, though, has been set for continued success in the ACC Atlantic Division in 2011.
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