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Posting the offseason thread for college football now so I don't forget until May like I did last year.

 

Here's a list of non-traditional, non-conference games between I-A schools for next season (games between 2008 bowl teams are bolded), although I probably missed a few. Here's a link for a list of schools who still have open spots on their 2009 schedule.

 

Kent State at Boston College

Middle Tennessee at Clemson

Florida State at BYU

South Florida at Florida State

Maryland at California

Rutgers at Maryland

Pittsburgh at N.C. State

Baylor at Wake Forest

Stanford at Wake Forest

Wake Forest at Navy

Duke at Army

Duke at Kansas

Georgia Tech at Mississippi State

Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt

Oklahoma at Miami

Miami at UCF

Miami at South Florida

North Carolina at Connecticut

East Carolina at North Carolina

TCU at Virginia

Virginia at Southern Miss

Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (in Atlanta)

Marshall at Virginia Tech

Nebraska at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech at East Carolina

Cincinnati at Oregon State

Fresno State at Cincinnati

Cincinnati at Miami of Ohio

Illinois at Cincinnati

Connecticut at Ohio

Connecticut at Baylor

Connecticut at Notre Dame

Louisville at Utah

Southern Miss at Louisville

Pittsburgh at Buffalo

Navy at Pittsburgh

Rutgers at Army

South Florida at Western Kentucky

FIU at South Florida

Minnesota at Syracuse

Syracuse at Penn State

Akron at Syracuse

Northwestern at Syracuse

West Virginia at Auburn

Colorado at West Virginia

East Carolina at West Virginia

Indiana at Akron

Western Michigan at Indiana

Fresno State at Illinois

Arizona at Iowa

Arkansas State at Iowa

Western Michigan at Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Michigan

Central Michigan at Michigan State

Michigan State vs. Western Michigan (in Detroit)

Air Force at Minnesota

California at Minnesota

Miami of Ohio at Northwestern

Eastern Michigan at Northwestern

Navy at Ohio State

USC at Ohio State

Ohio State vs. Toledo (in Cleveland)

New Mexico State at Ohio State

Akron at Penn State

Temple at Penn State

Toledo at Purdue

Purdue at Oregon

Northern Illinois at Purdue

Northern Illinois at Wisconsin

Fresno State at Wisconsin

Wisconsin at Hawaii

Colorado at Miami of Ohio

Wyoming at Colorado

Iowa State at Kent State

Army at Iowa State

Kansas at UTEP

Southern Miss at Kansas

Kansas State at UCLA

Bowling Green at Missouri

Missouri at Nevada

Florida Atlantic at Nebraska

Arkansas State at Nebraska

Louisiana-Lafayette at Nebraska

Kent State at Baylor

Oklahoma vs. BYU (in Arlington)

Tulsa at Oklahoma

Georgia at Oklahoma State

Rice at Oklahoma State

Houston at Oklahoma State

Louisiana-Monroe at Texas

Texas at Wyoming

UCF at Texas

UTEP at Texas

New Mexico at Texas A&M

Utah State at Texas A&M

UAB at Texas A&M

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (in Arlington)

Rice at Texas Tech

Texas Tech at Houston

New Mexico at Texas Tech

Bowling Green at Marshall

Memphis at Tennessee

Memphis at Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic at UAB

UAB at Troy

UAB at Mississippi

Buffalo at UCF

Houston at Mississippi State

Vanderbilt at Rice

Navy at Rice

SMU at Washington State

SMU at TCU

Navy at SMU

BYU at Tulane

Tulane at Army

Tulsa at New Mexico

Boise State at Tulsa

Buffalo at UTEP

UTEP at New Mexico State

Troy at Bowling Green

Wyoming at Bowling Green

Miami of Ohio at Boise State

Ohio at Tennessee

Army at Temple

Temple at Navy

North Texas at Ball State

Ball State at Army

Ball State at Auburn

Central Michigan at Arizona

Army at Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan at Arkansas

Idaho at Northern Illinois

Boise State at Toledo

Toledo at FIU

Nevada at Colorado State

Colorado State at Idaho

San Diego State at UCLA

San Diego State at Idaho

New Mexico State at San Diego State

Oregon State at UNLV

Hawaii at UNLV

UNLV at Nevada

Utah at San Jose State

Utah at Oregon

Louisiana-Monroe at Arizona State

Arizona State at Georgia

Oregon at Boise State

San Jose State at USC

UCLA at Tennessee

LSU at Washington

Idaho at Washington

Hawaii at Washington State

Washington State vs. Notre Dame (in San Antonio)

Troy at Florida

FIU at Florida

Louisiana-Monroe at Kentucky

Florida Atlantic at South Carolina

Western Kentucky at Tennessee

Vanderbilt at Army

FIU at Alabama

North Texas at Alabama

Troy at Arkansas

Louisiana Tech at Auburn

Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU

Louisiana Tech at LSU

Mississippi State at Middle Tennessee

Army at North Texas

Western Kentucky at Navy

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There are some interesting games on that schedule. I would say the top 5 of interest (for me at least) are (no particular order):

 

Virginia Tech vs. Alabama

USC at Ohio State

Utah at Oregon

Oklahoma vs. BYU

Georgia at Oklahoma State

 

Oregon certainly put together a tough OOC schedule for next season (Utah, Boise State, Purdue). I'll be impressed if we can get through that undefeated.

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Virginia Tech ain't fucking around with their OOC next year. I bet the 4th game is Furman or something, but Alabama in ATL, vs Nebraska, at ECU. The ACC will deserve their BCS bid if VT wins 9 or 10 games and is conference champ next year.

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Wow... a little surprised at this.

 

Massachusetts head football coach Don Brown resigned his post with the school Friday to take the defensive coordinator's position with the University of Maryland.

 

Brown led the Minutemen to their best stretch in the program's history during his five-year tenure as coach, accumulating a 43-19 record and a pair of FCS playoff appearances, including a trip to the NCAA title game in 2006.

 

My early spotlight games... A lot of intriguing "mid major" games against very solid competition next year. A lot of mid majors could get some points in the polls if they can beat their opposition.

 

Auburn vs. Ball State

Utah vs. Oregon

TCU vs. Virginia

BYU vs. Oklahoma

BYU vs. Florida State

Air Force vs. Minnesota

Boise State vs. Oregon

Fresno State vs. Wisconsin

Fresno State vs. Cincinnati

Central Michigan vs. Arizona

Western Michigan vs. Michigan

Houston vs. Texas Tech

Houston vs. Oklahoma State

Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh

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OU RS Sophomore DT Gerald McCoy, Junior TE Jermaine Gresham, RS Sophomore QB Sam Bradford, Junior OT Trent Williams, Junior RB Chris Brown and RS Sophomore RB DeMarco Murray all announced they were returning for next season.

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OU RS Sophomore DT Gerald McCoy, Junior TE Jermaine Gresham, RS Sophomore QB Sam Bradford, Junior OT Trent Williams, Junior RB Chris Brown and RS Sophomore RB DeMarco Murray all announced they were returning for next season.

 

Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas look like the favorites again next year, especially since it sounds like Mark Sanchez will declare for the NFL draft (which would be a smart move on his part, since he will probably the 2nd QB picked after Stafford goes, and next year will be absolutely loaded with Bradford and McCoy).

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Yeah, I just have a feeling we're going to end up with the exact same situation as this season with OU/Texas vs. Florida in the BCS national title game. The only difference is that Texas Tech won't be there to create a 3-way tie (they are losing a lot) so we'll probably go back to the Big XII's traditional "Winner of the Red River Shootout wins the conference" way of doing things.

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Looks like Harvin is going to the NFL, but Spikes will be returning. Obviously, losing Harvin hurts but I feel there are more than enough playmakers to step up in Harvin's absence. Spikes' return is huge, he was most definitely the leader of the defense and having him back is huge.

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My thoughts on Mark Sanchez: Mark Sanchez declared for the NFL draft yesterday, and watching a pissed Pete Carroll was surreal . Personally as an SC fan, I was disappointed to see him leave early, but it makes sense since Colt, Tebow and Bradford are staying. Honestly, I was never a big Sanchez fan (penchant for choking in the big games see Oregon 2007, and Oregon State 2008) but I thought he could benefit another year starting. I don't really think he'll be very good in the pros, as he doesn't read defenses too well and he is too skittish in the pocket. I'm really excited to see what Mitch Mustain, Matt Barkley and Aaron Corp do this spring with most of this offense coming back. I'm also very surprised and excited Taylor Mays and Josh Pinkard are returning.

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The city of Knoxville is really buzzing right now at the staff Lane Kiffin is putting together. It's still not completed at this point but it already has to be the best recruiting staff in the country.

 

The most recent two coaches to add to the list are former Alabama Recruiting Coordinator and reigning Rivals.com Recruiter of the Year Lance Thompson, who will coach linebackers at Tennessee, and Eddie Gran, Auburn's best recruiter and one of the best RB coaches in the nation.

 

 

In addition to former South Carolina Recruiting Coordinator David Reaves, former Purdue OC Jim Chaney, Oakland Raiders OLine Coach James Cregg, and, of course Lane, Monte Kiffin, and former USC RecCoordinator Ed Orgeron, this staff is a monster.

 

And Florida Recruiting Coordinator Gonzalez is a possibility to be WR coach, according to the rumor mill.

 

Several Alabama commits are looking hard at UT now, in addition to just about every major recruit who wasn't even thinking about the Vols when Fulmer was fired. We have guys lined up for visits who don't even have Tennessee on their Rivals or Scout lists because their interest is such a recent developement. Basically, according to one of the Scout.com recruiting analysts, "Tennessee is EVERYWHERE right now".

 

So, long story short, UT should finish with a top ten or fifteen at worst class the offseason of a major coaching change which is unheard of, and their gonna get coached up great once they get here.

 

Exciting times in the SEC.

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Would you look at that. ESPN's magic formula decided OU was the best college football program since 36. Really can't argue with it too much when you start adding up the accomplishments since then.

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...yes but they're clearly not the best team of all time..that'd be those Trojans of SoCal */sarcasm*

 

Yeah, I think the rankings were more for who has been the most consistent and "best" team throughout the decades. And if you really think about it, aside from the 90's OU has been there every decade since WWII. Hell the article even says they have the best winning percentage of anyone in the country.

 

I like what one guy said on those comments. "OU may have lost to Florida, but if we had to trade our trophy case with Florida's we'd start jumping out windows."

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I normally don't give a shit about Signing Day and recruiting rankings but this year STANFORD~ had by far their best recruiting class since Tyrone Willingham left. So here's Rivals.com's Top 25 Recruiting Classes after Signing Day.

 

1. Alabama

2. LSU

3. USC

4. Ohio State

5. Texas

6. Florida State

7. Michigan

8. North Carolina

9. Georgia

10. Florida

11. Miami

12. South Carolina

13. Oklahoma

14. Arkansas

15. Michigan State

16. UCLA

17. Mississippi

18. Auburn

19. STANFORD~

20. Notre Dame

21. Texas A&M

22. Mississippi State

23. Tennessee

24. Virginia Tech

25. Penn State

 

Highest ranked non-BCS conference school was Utah at #44. Lowest ranked BCS conference school was Syracuse at #116. Ouch.

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Pretty good showing by Michigan, considering how they finished last year. They did miss out on a couple DT's, but still great overall. Michigan's QB situation should improve by leaps and bounds this upcoming season.

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OU didn't recruit any 5-star players but it was still a good class. They got a ton of 4-stars, and really filled some needs on the defense. They got about a billion DB's to fill the holes left by Nic Harris and Lendy Holmes.

But, star ratings really don't mean shit.

Rhett Bomar was a 5-star recruit. Sam Bradford was a 3-star recruit. Who was better?

Quentin Chaney was a 5-star recruit. Juaquin Iglesias was a 3-star recruit. Look at their career totals and totals last season. Who was better? Hmmm......

 

So I don't put a ton of stock into the star ratings. It's usually who's recruiting you. You could be a 3-star recruit, but if Florida, OU and USC star recruiting you you're suddenly 5-stars.

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Highest ranked non-BCS conference school was Utah at #44. Lowest ranked BCS conference school was Syracuse at #116. Ouch.

It's going to take a minor miracle to resuscitate Orange football at this point. They make a good argument for being the worst program among all the BCS schools right now.

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Highest ranked non-BCS conference school was Utah at #44. Lowest ranked BCS conference school was Syracuse at #116. Ouch.

It's going to take a minor miracle to resuscitate Orange football at this point. They make a good argument for being the worst program among all the BCS schools right now.

 

Washington says hi. Granted I suppose UW has a better chance at actually improving (draft class rank tied for 68!) but at least Syracuse hasn't had the honor of being a BCS school with a winless season, in fact a BCS school with a BCS bowl victory with a winless season.

 

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin accused Florida coach Urban Meyer of violating recruiting rules in pursuing wide receiver prospect Nu'Keese Richardson.

 

"I'm gonna turn Florida in right here in front of you," Kiffin said, according to WVLT-TV. "While Nu'Keese was on campus, his phone kept ringing. One of the coaches says, 'who's that?' And he said, Urban Meyer."

 

Kiffin told the crowd, "I love the fact that Urban had to cheat and still didn't get him."

 

Tennessee spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter told The Associated Press the school would not file an official complaint to the NCAA.

 

In a statement released Thursday, Florida denied it broke any recruiting rules and demanded an apology from Kiffin.

 

His allegations are inappropriate, out of line and, most importantly, totally false.

-- Florida statement

"There was no rule violation and we have confirmed this with Southeastern Conference. It is obvious that Coach Kiffin doesn't know that there is not a rule precluding phone contact with a prospect during an official visit on another campus during a contact period.

 

I guess Kiffin wants to set up yet another 30+ point loss at the Swamp this year. I'll wait for all the Vol fans on here to talk shit until Florida beats them by 30 again and they disappear for the rest of the season.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin accused Florida coach Urban Meyer of violating recruiting rules in pursuing wide receiver prospect Nu'Keese Richardson.

 

"I'm gonna turn Florida in right here in front of you," Kiffin said, according to WVLT-TV. "While Nu'Keese was on campus, his phone kept ringing. One of the coaches says, 'who's that?' And he said, Urban Meyer."

 

Kiffin told the crowd, "I love the fact that Urban had to cheat and still didn't get him."

 

Tennessee spokeswoman Tiffany Carpenter told The Associated Press the school would not file an official complaint to the NCAA.

 

In a statement released Thursday, Florida denied it broke any recruiting rules and demanded an apology from Kiffin.

 

His allegations are inappropriate, out of line and, most importantly, totally false.

-- Florida statement

"There was no rule violation and we have confirmed this with Southeastern Conference. It is obvious that Coach Kiffin doesn't know that there is not a rule precluding phone contact with a prospect during an official visit on another campus during a contact period.

 

I guess Kiffin wants to set up yet another 30+ point loss at the Swamp this year. I'll wait for all the Vol fans on here to talk shit until Florida beats them by 30 again and they disappear for the rest of the season.

 

 

Fuck Florida. The Gaytors suck! Tennessee is gonna whoop dat ass this season.

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Making it a live infraction call would be the STUPIDEST thing they could possibly do. You are the underdog and you score the go-ahead touchdown with under a minute left, massive party breaks out. Oh wait, you get penalized your touchdown comes off the board.

 

They should in no way give a celebration penalty the ability to take points off the board. Now I could see them enforcing repeat offenders with sitting them down a game for multiple offenses or something of that sort, but you can't take points off the board.

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