Sun Belt Preview Time

yes folks the time has arrived to start breaking down the conferences. Lets start with probably the worst 1-A conference known to man.

The members of the conference -

troy, mid. tenn., ark. state, fau, ul-lafayette, ul-monroe, north texas and fiu.


the team(s) to beat - (who's most likely to win the conference or make a legit bcs run)

obviously a bcs run will not happen for any of these teams, but one team must win this conference and make a bowl game.
troy and mid tenn. state were the top two teams last year in the conference and i see no reason why they shouldn't be the top two teams in the conference this year.

the cellar dwellar (who blows and will be getting their ass kicked on a weakly [get it "WEAK"ly instead of "week"ly???] weak - cuz these teams suck and will be probably lose double digit games)

fiu sucked, sucked, sucked, sucked, SUCKED last year going o-7 in the worst conference in the land and being a solid 0-12 for the year. i see no reason why they should be that bad this year.

players to watch - (the returning studs of the conference and maybe a few impact frosh)

Omar Haugabook the qb from troy is the only player i can think of off the top of my head, and therefore is the only player who shall be mentioned. and since no one really watches the sunbelt calling it players to watch is a bit of a stretch.
additionally the sun belt website mentions ASU safety tyrell johnson on the nagurski watch list, so he must be a pretty solid player.

crazy prediction - (who will win the conference)

my pick is troy, they won a bowl game last year, (albiet over rice) and they have Omar Haugabook returning who is probably the best player in the conference. I see no reason why troy shouldn't win this leauge.

mvp - a crazy pick of the offensive and defensive mvp for the conference.

offensive mvp - omar haugabook, qb, troy.
defensive mvp - tyrell johnson safety, asu.




*************** please note the "bcs" conferences will have real pieces and breakdowns with actual research.

condolences

i have just learned that IU football coach terry hoeppner has passed, thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and those in the miami (oh) and IU football communities.

Upcoming posts

in honor of the new and upcoming college football season, i will be posting an early assesment of each conference including:

the team(s) to beat - (who's most likely to win the conference or make a legit bcs run)

the cellar dwellar (who blows and will be getting their ass kicked on a weakly [get it "WEAK"ly instead of "week"ly???] weak - cuz these teams suck and will be probably lose double digit games) (temple and buffalo congrats guys you are gonna get some blog-time for the only time this year.)

players to watch - the returning studs of the conference and maybe a few impact frosh, i'll try to pick from each team, but obviusly teams like LSU will have more players on this list than a team like Blayor.)

crazy prediction - (who will win the conference)

mvp - a crazy pick of the offensive and defensive mvp for the conference.

i'll try to start with the crap conferences and work up to the big boys, if anyone has any suggestions please leave them in the comments section.

Guess who's back

Adrian Arrington is back on the team after running steps at 6am for seemingly ever and whatever other secret punishment lloyd decided to dish out.

welcome back A.A. and here's a tip - stay out of trouble!!!!!!

his return gives michigan in my opinion, the best 1-2 bunch at reciever in the big ten with mannigham and arrington.

(thanks to umgoblue for the story)

CHOKE

pistons that was a disgrace. (i have a hunch) that this team is getting blown up in the offseason and will look totally different in the 07-08 season.

personally i say keep the team intact for one last run, but i don't know how possible that will be given the salary cap and such.

the pistons have some young players with promise and have 2 first round picks, maybe it is time to build for the future??????

we'll find out what joe dumars' plan is soon.