So here are my 2008 predictions and my opportunity to "look like the smartest guy on the Internet or the Dumbest"
- Michigan's Freshman of the year: Michael Shaw
- Michigan Defense will rank in the top 10 all year
- Michigan will win 8 games this year
- Michigan State will lose to CAL and Florida Atlantic before the Big Ten begins (they will beat ND)
- ND will be 6-6
- OSU will lose to USC and it won't be close (Big Ten teams don't travel well to the West Coast with a week to prepare)
- The SEC Champ will have at least 2 losses in conference
- OSU will go 11-1 and won't make it to the BCS Championship game because of the last two years performance
- Ryan Mallett will fumble snaps on the sideline at Arkansas
- Surprise Team of the Year is North Carolina
- Coach of the Year is Butch Davis
- West Virgina will battle Cincinnati for the Big East Title
- This will be Kirk Ferentz last year at Iowa
- App State will hang with LSU for a half and then the Dream Part 2 ends (sequels are never as good)
- Scoring will reach an all time high this year as the Spread has taken over college football
- JoPa will retire after this year due to pressure from alumni and fans after another average year
- We won't understand Lou Holtz at all on College Gameday, but he will predict ND to win 11-12 games and go to a BCS Bowl
- Herbie's hair on Gameday will be perfect
- Brian Kelly will be the "hot candidate" for any opening next year
- The Big Ten Network will cover the games but not as professionally as ABC/ESPN
- Beno Cook will predict that Ron Powlus will win the Heisman this year
- All the Florida teams will improve and be ready to dominate again in 2009
- Someone on Iowa will get arrested
- Central Michigan will upset a BCS school
- Brian Billick will be a head coach of a BCS school next year
- Norm Chow will do wonders at UCLA
- Joe Tiller will throw Michigan "under the bus" during his farewell speech
Boy I miss College Football. Almost 24 hours before kickoff on Thursday!