paul clarks never to early big 12 preview

drlove · 05-16-2008, 10:01 PM

There is zero possibility of CU starting 1-3. They could start 2-2, but Colorado State is horrible of late.

cycloneML · 05-16-2008, 10:02 PM

Beggars can't be choosers. I will happily sell out for 6-6 and Shreveport.

Wesley · 05-16-2008, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ciclone

Why not? They both have new coaches and will have to be adjusting to different systems. Both come to our place. Plus, A&M replaces 4 starters on its O Line and we WILL pay them back for screwin' with Sedrick.

Plus, my dad is flying in for those two games and he's bringin' the good luck!

NE keeps their same offense.

anticyclonic · 05-16-2008, 11:35 PM

Mizzou will go 14-0 and win the NC. Too much offensive firepower coming back and a much better defense. Bank on it !!!!

CyBobby · 05-17-2008, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by garn91

This guy is pulling crap out of his butt, throwing it against the wall and hope that it sticks. For example, look at Colorado who returns 16 starters, he has CU going 6-6 (identical record from last year), but yet 3-5 in conference play. With the non-con schedule that CU has, if they go 3-1 out of the gate, they will contend for the Big 12 North.

Oh, CU's non-con schedule:

8/30 Colorado St. (Denver)
9/6 Eastern Washington
9/8 West Virginia
9/27 Florida St (at Jacksonville)

Yeah I look for Colorado to win the North this year.

Al_4_State · 05-17-2008, 07:04 AM

As far as CU goes, they only have one guaratneed win out of those 4 non-conf games. CSU ALWAYS plays them tough (one of the more underrated rivalries, imo, probably cause CSU is a mid-major). West Virginia will likely embarass them, even @ Folsom and w/out Slaton, and i got a kick out of them playing FSU in a neutral site. Jacksonville? Neutral? That would be like us playing some SEC team in Des Moines and calling it neutral. The Buffs will be good in conference, but as usual, they really called up a strong non-conference schedule. I would say 2-2 at best.

ISUAlum2002 · 05-17-2008, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by anticyclonic

Mizzou will go 14-0 and win the NC. Too much offensive firepower coming back and a much better defense. Bank on it !!!!

Lawls. Not with Gary Pinkel still at the helm they won't.

anticyclonic · 05-17-2008, 09:37 PM

I would condition my predition on them being able to run a power I-formation when they need to be doing so (within the 5 yd line vs Oklahoma) in XII championship game. Their spread got them down there but they couldn't put it in with it, Mizzou needs to run backs-regular power football when it counts, they got to cute last year and it cost them.