absurdly early, but what the hell
What do you think our 5 toughest games will be this year? Care to rank them in order?
My assessment:
1. USC
2. Michigan State
3. Boston College
4. @ Pitt
5. @ Michigan
Of the teams I've looked at
by Kevin 
, Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 11:28 (6260 days ago) @ Jay
1. Nevada
2. Michigan
mentioned: USC, MSU, BC, Pitt, UM, Stan, UConn, Nev
So are we saying that Purdue, Washington, Washington State, and Navy should be "in the bag"?
Yes, with the caveat that W. Lafayette can be difficult.
by San Pedro , More than 100 feet from Bob Davies, Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 14:16 (6260 days ago) @ Jay
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I'll throw a dark horse into mine.
by domer.mq 
, Monday, April 06, 2009, 21:24 (6261 days ago) @ Jay
1. SoCal
2. MSU
3. UConn
4. BC
5. Michigan
Some of this is coming off stuff I've read of other spring practices. I get the feeling Pitt's going to have a "rebuilding year" off their "high" of last year. Michigan goes in there if for no other reason than it's in Ann Arbor and everone else on the schedule blows. I really feel like UConn has a coaching staff that'll be talked about a lot over the next decade. I don't really particularly like Edsall (based purely on what I see on TV), but when I watch that team I see a pretty well-coached set of guys who probably had limited D1 scholarship options. If ND is finally, truly "well coached" on the OL and DL, we'll clobber them. If ND continues the same follies of the last couple of seasons, ND will lose that game.
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Mine.
1. USC
2. Michigan State
3. Boston College
4. Pitt
5. Nevada
That is mine also
by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Monday, April 06, 2009, 15:42 (6261 days ago) @ Pete
I think losing McCoy will hurt Pitt quite a bit, and I think MSU is really on the rise under Dantonio.
Nevada as #5, huh
Not much respect for the Victors?
Michigan could be decent by the end of the season
assuming Forcier doesn't get killed, of course. But we get them at the perfect time. A true freshman making his second start against a Tenuta defense could end up looking a whole lot like Jones vs. Georgia Tech. Plus they have major, major issues on defense, to the point that not only is an early enrollee already starting at safety, but Michigan insiders are saying he's already the best safety by a wide margin. Good luck stopping Floyd, Tate and Rudolph with that.
I agree 100%
by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 13:30 (6260 days ago) @ BPH
And Nevada's ranking probably has more to do with us coming out flat than with a true worry about Nevada.
what about MSU losing Ringer?
There wasn't a more valuable player to his team last year. It'll also be interesting to see how their new QB does. But Dantonio is certainly doing good things there
I think it speaks a lot to the weakness of our schedule.
MSU lost its best player, but retains its talented head coach. That beats out a team that lost a lot of talent and is working out a new HC (BC), and a team that also lost its best player, but has a coach of "questionable" ability (Pitt). Nevada is a small-time program with a weirdo system that they run well, which makes them terrifying.
Isn't BC losing a ton this year from the roster?
by domer.mq , Monday, April 06, 2009, 21:26 (6261 days ago) @ Pete
I'll have to look it up, but when what's-his-face got fired for interviewing elsewhere, I remember looking at the roster, what he's recruited, and adding it up to "not a bad time to jump ship."
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Both MSU and BC
earn high difficult spots on the schedule because of history as much as anything else. I've written in wrongheaded wins against both of those teams enough times to learn that I'm not reaching for that snake again.
And, in an entirely logically inconsistent fashion, Michigan isn't in my Top 5 because if you saw the team without a logo, you'd think it was going to be a walk. People fear just because it's an away game at Michigan, but there's not a whole lot of meat to that sandwich just yet.
Oh, I agree...
by domer.mq , Tuesday, April 07, 2009, 07:38 (6260 days ago) @ Pete
BC and MSU will both remain in my "tough" category because of history.
I just think that BC is going to have a down year because of talent loss, and I think that now, 2 coaches removed from their "base," they might operate a bit differently.
Still, even in a down year, they'll be up for ND.
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Mine
1. USC
2. Boston College (only because it's the week after USC).
3. @ Pittsburgh
4. Michigan State
5. @ Stanford
good point about the placement of BC
Depending on the previous weekend we could be variably deflated, or so sky-high we don't take it seriously.
I, for one, pledge to be jacked and pumped about BC and to
by domer.mq , Monday, April 06, 2009, 12:39 (6261 days ago) @ Jay
hype that game with every bit of my being.
Little brother status or no, I'm sick as hell of losing to BC.
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Don't get me started on BC.
I can go on for hours about how much I hate those low class f*cksticks.
How
do you really feel? Quit holding back, you're amoung friends...
i only have a minute so i will be brief
They and most of their fans can eat shit and die
Well you were brief.
by Bingo , Fort Wayne, IN, Wednesday, April 08, 2009, 14:52 (6259 days ago) @ FunkDoctorSpock
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