Cheers and Jeers: Random College Predictions

Pre-Pre season college football ranking (e.g., ESPN , CNNSI ) are becoming old hat at this point. As we all know where you're ranked going into the season does matter a great deal for jockeying and positioning and thats based on Spring practice rankings which is based on recruiting deadline ranking which is based on horrible gross projections. And why should idiots (see above) have all the fun? So here's my ranking of teams based on the probability I think of them getting to the Mythical Championship game (not necessarily how good or bad they are)

1. Florida
Plus: Defending Champs, Entire Defense Back, Tebow's ballsweat cures Lepropsy
Minus: No Percy Harvin. Possibility of Tebow transmuting into pure energy given his awesomeness (can anyone explain why someone who spends time converting "the heathens" in the Phillipines is considered a hero as we don't live in the 19th century anymore?)

2. Texas
Plus: Returning Heisman contending QB. Big BCS bowl win. Mack Brown is willing to do things for votes that a porn star would balk at.
Minus: Loss of key d-linemen. Would you trust something led by a guy named Colt?

3. USC
Plus: Possible Big 12 backlash. Pete Carroll uses his extra 5 star recruits to re-enact various Civil War battles without missing them on the field. Most of the offense is back
Minus: Losing nearly entire defense, starting QB , both coordinators, and neighborhood joke shop.

4. Oklahoma
Plus: Returning Heisman, returning defense, experiments of turning velociraptors into tight ends coming along
Minus: Lose o-line, at some point Stoops face plant in BCS games (5 straight losses) has to catch up

In all likelihood we'll be looking down at OU next year

5. LSU
Plus: Early season non-conference game of year v. V-Tech will give it momentum, best recruiting class in country, finally figured out QB in Jordan Jefferson.
Minus: I totally lied about figuring out QB. He played well v. G-Tech. That's it.

Others: Ole Miss, Oregon, V-Tech, Alabama, tOSU

For those wondering about the Big 10 I'll discuss its issues on Monday.


Cheers: Laz. I have been remiss in congratulating one of our own, Laz, who earlier this month got engaged to wonderful woman who is clearly superior to him in well every way. Congrats Laz

Cheers/Jeers: West Coast Trips. The Cavs starting to look like the NBA favorites have a perilous West Coast trip including playing the Lakers. If they can somehow navigate the pitfalls then I think going into the all-star break the Cavs will be considered top dog.

I don't see any downside to unicycles and meathooks together at last

Cheers: To coaching NFL changes winding down. The interesting angle I think will be the KC -Denver -Cleveland -New England connections. Josh Mcdaniel (now Denver ex-Pats) almost was coach in Cleveland/KC. KC gets Pioli (ex NE) who almost went to Cleveland. Mangini (scourge of NE) gets Belicheks old job over Pioli and Mcdaniels and brings in all ex-New England assistants.Which brings us back to Belichek who now has to figure out NE without any of those previous cogs. Umm, got it?

That in no way shape or form was simple

Jeers: Cold Weather. Obviously this cold weather is simply a ploy by the squirrel army to begin its invasion under orders from the Clown - Saucer People -RAND Corporation alliance.

And your C&J gal of the week....Kate Hudson - who likes long hikes, staying clean, and my free style beat boxing.