August 30, 2012
Last week the JFP College Football preview broke down the hopes and dreams of the colleges and universities in Mississippi. An entertaining issue that you should check out if you haven't yet.
Before college football starts on Thursday night, let's look at each conference with some predictions.
Enjoy.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conference Champion: Florida State Seminoles
Coastal Division winner: Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlantic Division winner: Florida State Seminoles
Coastal winner if not Virginia Tech: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Atlantic Division winner if not Florida State: Clemson Tigers
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: North Carolina State Wolfpack
Headed for the biggest fall in 2012: Virginia Cavaliers
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: Boston College Eagles
Biggest unknown: Duke Blue Devils
Rebuilding: Maryland Terrapins, North Carolina Tar Heels, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, & Miami Hurricanes
Big-12 Conference
Conference Champion: Oklahoma Sooners
If not the team above then Conference champ will be: West Virginia Mountaineers
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: Kansas State Wildcats
Headed for the biggest fall from 2011: Baylor Bears & Oklahoma State Cowboys
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: Texas Tech Red Raiders & Texas Longhorns
Biggest unknown: TCU Horned Frogs
Rebuilding: Kansas Jayhawks & Iowa State Cyclones
Big East Conference
Conference Champion: Louisville Cardinals
If not the team above the conference champ will be: South Florida Bulls
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Headed for the biggest fall in 2012: Cincinnati Bearcats
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: Connecticut Huskies
Biggest unknown: Temple Owls and Pittsburgh Panthers
Rebuilding: Syracuse Orange
Big Ten Conference
Conference Champion: Michigan State Spartans
Leaders Division Champion: Wisconsin Badgers
Legends Division Champion: Michigan State Spartans
Leaders Division winner if not Wisconsin: None
Legends Division winner if not Michigan State: Michigan Wolverines
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Headed for the biggest fall 2012: Penn State Nittany Lions
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: Purdue Boilermakers
Biggest unknown: Ohio State Buckeyes, Iowa Hawkeyes, and Northwestern Wildcats
Rebuilding: Indiana Hoosiers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Illinois Fighting Illini
Pac-12 Conference
Conference Champion: Oregon Ducks
North Division Champion: Oregon Ducks
South Division Champion: USC Trojans
North Division Champion if not Oregon: Washington Huskies
South Division Champion if not USC: Utah Utes
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: UCLA Bruins
Headed for the biggest fall in 2012: Stanford Cardinal
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: California Golden Bears and Oregon State Beavers
Biggest unknown: Arizona Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils
Rebuilding: Washington State and Colorado Buffaloes
South Eastern Conference
Conference Champion: Alabama Crimson Tide
East Champion: Georgia Bulldogs
West Champion: Alabama Crimson Tide
East Champion if not Georgia: Florida Gators
West Champion if not Alabama: LSU Tigers
Can they Repeat 2011 performance: South Carolina Gamecocks, Mississippi State Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers
Headed for the biggest fall in 2012: Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri Tigers
Team(s) with coach on the hot seat or getting hot: Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers
Biggest unknown: Vanderbilt Commodores and Texas A&M Aggies
Rebuilding: Ole Miss Rebels
Check back later today to see my picks for week one winners. I will the pick winners of the best games this weekend.
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