2011 College Football Predictions- Preseason

     After all the controversy and all the bullshit surrounding college football lately, we all can't wait for the season. The college football regular season is the second best regular season in sports after the NFL. Every week means something in college football. I would like to see a playoff system, but keep in mind that the BCS system works, I mean we would love to see a Boise State get a chance, but if a team like Boise State and TCU were playing in the SEC, playing excellent teams week in and week out, they would not have had an undefeated season in any of the past few seasons. They would've certainly had 10-2 and 11-1 seasons, but not 12-0. But anyway, back to my predictions. I'll break down each of the top teams, predict their regular season records, not including possible conference championship games. Then I'll go through each conference and predict a winner and then I'll predict the BCS bowl games.

1) Oklahoma Sooners
Predicted Record: 11-1

Landry Jones

     The Sooners will be undefeated by the time they visit Oklahoma State the last week of the season. It is there where they will be upset and possibly left out of the BCS National Title Game.

2) Alabama Crimson Tide 
Predicted Record: 11-1
     Like Oklahoma, I think the Crimson Tide trip up at home to LSU. Even with the loss, Alabama has a chance to get back into the picture of the BCS Title Game.

3) Oregon Ducks
Predicted Record: 11-1
     Oregon is the third top tier team I think will slip up late in the season. Oregon losses to Andrew Luck and Stanford who lights up the Oregon defense.

4) LSU Tigers
Predicted Record: 11-1
     LSU losses in Week 1 to Oregon, but given the fact that they lost early in the season and they survive their brutal schedule with only 1 loss, they are in prime position to play for the national title.

5) Boise State Broncos
Predicted Record: 12-0
     Yes, this is the year, Boise State will go undefeated once more. Somehow and some way, the Broncos manage to find a way to go undefeated.

6) Florida State Seminoles
Predicted Record: 11-1
     Florida State only loses to Oklahoma but other than that, they will dominate the ACC.

Andrew Luck

7) Stanford Cardinal
Predicted Record: 11-1
     I think the Cardinal will upset Oregon, but I expect them to trip up somewhere between USC, Oregon State and Notre Dame.

8) Texas A&M Aggies
Predicted Record: 10-2
     I expect the Aggies to trip up against either Oklahoma State or Arkansas at home and then lose to Oklahoma.

9) Oklahoma State Cowboys
Predicted Record: 10-2
     They'll lose two Big 12 games, but they'll beat Oklahoma.

10) Nebraska Corn Huskers
Predicted Record: 10-2
     They'll do very well for their first season in the Big Ten, but they will slip up at least once, probably twice.

ACC
Florida State over Virginia Tech


Big East
West Virginia


Big Ten
Nebraska over Wisconsin


Big 12 
Oklahoma


Pac 12
Stanford over USC


SEC
South Carolina over LSU




Rose Bowl
Stanford over Nebraska 


Orange Bowl
LSU over West Virginia


Fiesta Bowl
Oklahoma over Florida State 


Sugar Bowl
Oregon over South Carolina


BCS National Title Game
Alabama Crimson Tide over Boise State Broncos 


     I predict that it will be a crazy season in college football. Boise State backs into the national title game with a lot of help from everyone losing. Since Alabama lost early in the season and then since LSU was upset by South Carolina in the SEC Championship game, Alabama narrowly scrapes past Oklahoma, Stanford and Oregon by percentage points in the BCS Standings to earn a spot in the National Title Game. From there, I like Alabama to defeat Boise State 31-24 in a very good national championship. Here are my final top 10 standings and my heisman trophy winner prediction. 


1 Alabama 12-1
2 Stanford 13-1
3 Oklahoma 12-1
4 Boise State 12-1
5 Oregon 12-1
6 LSU 12-2
7 Texas A&M 11-2
8 Arkansas 11-2
9 Florida State 12-2
10 Wisconsin 11-3 


Heisman Trophy: Andrew Luck, QB Stanford