The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t even make the playoffs last year after dubbing themselves as the “Dream Team” in the preseason. The team is clearly very talented, and they are looking to prove that last year was a fluke.
The Andrew Luck era begins Sunday at Soldier Field. There was so much talk about teams tanking last season to get him, and the Colts ended up with him as their franchise quarterback. How will he handle stepping right into the starting spot?
A brand new NFL season kicks off Wednesday night when the Dallas Cowboys and the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants square off.
It’s finally here – a new season of NFL Football. So relax junkies, your fix begins Wednesday when the Giants play the Cowboys. Each week throughout the season Dave B will rank the 32 teams for your viewing pleasure. Agree or disagree? Leave a comment and let me know what you think!
Given what a dud Alabama/Michigan was this could easily be the best and certainly the most important game of the opening week. Georgia Tech is always in the mix in the ACC and whoever wins this one will have a leg up both in the conference and in confidence.
The Bowling Green Falcons are returning a lot of talent from last year’s 5-7 team. Their 17 starters are among the most in the nation but it still may not be enough to rise to the top of their division in the MAC.
The last time we saw Clemson they were getting one of the worst beatdowns in BCS history in the Orange Bowl at the hands of West Virginia. Some games just get away from you but don’t be lulled into thinking they didn’t deserve their shot to be there.
It is hard to know that much about FCS squads but here is what we do know about the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. They finished 7-4 last year and in a game against another SEC team – Kentucky – handled themselves fairly well losing 38-14.
It has been a steady slide since Turner Gill left Buffalo for Kansas (that didn’t go so well). When Gill was at the helm they were having success and it looked like they were a program on the rise in the MAC, now they are skimming the bottom as other programs have ascended.
Well, the Cardinal are a ranked team, but they have big shoes to fill since Andrew Luck and TE Coby Fleener are gone. Josh Nunes won the QB battle, but he has not thrown a pass for Stanford since the 2010 season.
The Ducks lost star RB LaMichael James and QB Darron Thomas, but they still are staked and their defense may be much better than last season.
USC heads into the season as the odds on favorite to win the BCS title and it not hard to see why with the great offense they have led by Heisman favorite QB Matt Barkley.
The Oklahoma Sooners are expecting another very good season. Almost all polls have them in the top 5 as this talented team is returning a lot of experience too. Oklahoma is always in the argument but hasn’t won a championship in a while.
The expectations for these Wyoming Cowboys is to finish in the middle of the pack in the Mountain West…again. A couple of years ago it looked like this program might turn a corner but the transfer of QB Austyn Carta-Samuels set the program back a bit.
It is still amazing to see how far the Hurricanes program has fallen. There is talent on this roster (there always has been) but this program is so snakebitten they don’t know what to do with themselves.
The marquee matchup of the first weekend pits the #8 Michigan Wolverines up against the #2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. This game will be played at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. Brady Hoke returned the Michigan Wolverines to prominence last year, but now they have to take on the defending champions from Alabama.
