2016 NCAA FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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Seeing as its a few weeks to college football Ill share my thoughts and predictions about the upcoming season like we do every year.

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Top 25

1 Clemson- Watson has a chance to be an all time great. With Galman, Williams,Scott, Leggett coming back, the offense looks unstoppable. Toughest game: 10/29 @ Florida St
2 LSU- Real toss up between them and Bama. If Brandon Harris plays decent the offense has a chance to be legit with Fournette, Dupre and Dural. Defense has an all world secondary. Toughest game: 11/5 Alabama
3 Michigan- Another toss up between UM and Ohio St. Guess im a believer in Harbaugh. As long as O’Korn or Speight emerge at qb, the team can make real noise with the defense. Toughest game: 11/26 @ Ohio st
4 Notre Dame-I don’t think Notre Dame is this good but they have a super soft schedule and Brian Kelly has proven he is a big coach. They play only 2 true road games all year, the first week and the last week. Toughest game: 11/26 @ USC
5 Alabama- Saban will reload and have this team stacked. Tremendous defense and Calvin Riddley is the next big star. The off the field stuff does concern a little. Toughest game: 11/5 @ LSU
6 Florida St- Tremendously talented team with a bunch of future NFL stars. Dalvin Cook needs to solve his fumbling issues but is otherwise amazing. Toughest game : 10/29 Clemson
7 TCU- Gary Patterson had this team 11-2 last year despite being decimated with injuries. Kenny Hill, the one time heir to Johnny Manziel, has a chance to prosper here. Toughest game: 10/1 Oklahoma
8 Ohio St.- Meyer will have this team in the thick on things again. They did, however, lose NFL talent at literally every single position. JT Barrett looked shaky at times last year too. Toughest game: 11/26 Michigan
9 Oklahoma- Mayfield and Perrine are legit stars and Heisman candidates. OU did receive a lot of breaks last year and you have to worry about a schedule that sees them visit TCU, Houston, Texas Tech and West Virginia. Toughest game: 10/1 @ TCU
10 Houston- Greg Ward Jr is back to lead a run and gun offense. Tom Hermann will be linked to every big time job after this season
11 Michigan St- Don’t sleep on Michigan St. If they can solve their qb position they will once again challenge for a Big 10 title. LJ Scott is a star in the making
12 UCLA- The evolution of Josh Rosen continues. They have a solid offensive line and bought in a OC to specifically fit Rosens strengths. Vanderdoos coming back from injury helps too
13 Tennessee- Let the hype continue. They need to find out how to win games but the schedule is so soft that they should contend.
14 Georgia- If Jacob Eason is the real deal than Kirby Smart will get off to a fast start in UGA. The running backs are all world and the defense should be solid.
15 Washington- Young team that might be a year away from really big things. Opening game vs Rutgers should be a cake walk.
16 Ole Miss- IS Chad Kelly the real deal or did the talent around him make him look better? Should also be worried that the Tunsil issue hovers over the team all year
17 USC- Top 5 talent but with a subpar coach and a schedule that is BRUTAL. Schuster-Smith will always be fun to watch
18 Iowa- Surprised people last year thanks to an easy schedule. Schedule is still easy this year but the rest of the league should be ready for their style of play
19 Louisville- Petrino has found his star in QB Lamar Jackson. Might be a year away from being a real contender in the ACC.
20 Boise St- Brett Rypien is star qb in the making. Boise looks locked and reloaded and will have to fight off a good San Diego St team
21 Oklahoma St- Experienced team that will score plenty of points but have a really tough schedule. They could surprise and make a run at a new years bowl
22 Stanford- McCaffery is one of the best player in the nation but they lost an awful lot on both lines. If McCaffery goes down the offense is baren.
23 Oregon- Have to hope Dakota Prukop can come in and offer the same that Vernon Adams did. Royce Freeman could be a Heisman darkhorse
24 UNC- Elijah Hood is one of the most underrated backs in the country. Will they be able to replace Williams at qb and still exceed expectations ?
25 Wash St- Fun team to watch but with Mike Leach they can win every big game or lose to one of their inferior opponents

HEISMAN FAVORITES
Deshaun Watson, Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffery, Baker Mayfield
HEISMAN DARK HORSES
Greg Ward, Josh Rosen, Luke Falk, Deshone Kizer, Kenny Hill, Patrick Maholmes
Surprise Teams
TCU, UCLA, Pitt, Texas Tech, Northwestern, Minnesota

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Bowl Projections

Jan. 9 Championship Game Tampa, Fla. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Clemson vs. LSU
Dec. 31 Fiesta (Semifinal) Glendale, Ariz. 3 p.m./7 p.m. (ESPN) Clemson vs.Notre Dame
Dec. 31 Peach (Semifinal) Atlanta, Ga. 3 p.m./7 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan vs. LSU
Selection Committee Bowl Games
Jan. 2 Rose Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. (ESPN) Ohio St vs. UCLA
Jan. 2 Sugar New Orleans 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Jan. 2 Cotton Arlington, Texas 1 p.m. (ESPN) Tennessee vs. Houston
Dec. 30 Orange Miami, Fla. TBA (ESPN) FSU vs. TCU
Other Bowl Games
Jan. 2 Outback Tampa, Fla. 1 p.m. (ABC) Iowa vs. Ole Miss
Dec. 31 TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. 11 a.m. (ESPN) Florida vs. Mich St.
Dec. 31 Citrus Orlando, Fla. 11 a.m. (ABC) Georgia vs. Wisconsin
Dec. 30 Music City Nashville, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) UNC vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 30 Sun El Paso, Texas 2 p.m.
Miami vs. Oregon
Dec. 30 Liberty Memphis, Tenn. Noon (ESPN) Auburn vs. Texas Tech
Dec. 30 Arizona Tucson, Ariz. TBA (TBA) Fresno St vs. FAU
Dec. 29 Alamo San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. (ESPN) Oklahoma St. vs. USC
Dec. 29 Belk Charlotte, N.C. 5:30 p.m. (EPSN) VA Tech vs. Arkansas
Dec. 29 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m. (ESPN) So Florida vs. Ark St.
Dec. 28 Texas Houston, Texas 9 p.m. (ESPN) Texas vs. Miss St
Dec. 28 Foster Farms Santa Clara, Calif. 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Northwestern vs. Stanford
Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Louisville vs. Baylor
Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 2 p.m. (ESPN) Pitt vs. Nebraska
Dec. 27 Cactus Phoenix, Ariz. 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) West Virginia vs. Utah
Dec. 27 Holiday San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m. (ESPN) Penn St vs. Washington
Dec. 27 Military Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Ga Tech vs. Temple
Dec. 27 Heart of Dallas Dallas, Texas Noon (ESPN) Indiana vs. So Miss
Dec. 26 Independence Shreveport, La. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Duke vs. Missouri
Dec. 26 Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) BC vs. Minnesota
Dec. 26 St. Pete St. Petersburg, Fla. 11 a.m. (ESPN) NC St. vs. Cinncy
Dec. 24 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 8 p.m. (ESPN) W. Kentucky vs. Boise St
Dec. 23 GoDaddy Mobile, Ala. 8 p.m. (ESPN) Toledo vs. Ga Southern
Dec. 23 Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Navy vs. Kansas St.
Dec. 23 Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 1 p.m. (ESPN) Marshall vs. No Illinois
Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 7 p.m. (ESPN) Utah St. vs. W. Michigan
Dec. 21 Poinsettia San Diego, Calif. 9 p.m. (ESPN) BYU vs. Air Force
Dec. 20 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. TBA (ESPN) ECU vs. Midd Tenn
Dec. 19 Miami Beach Miami, Fla. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Memphis vs. Bowling Green
Dec. 17 New Orleans New Orleans, La. 9 p.m. (ESPN) La Tech vs. Louisiana
Dec. 17 Cure Orlando, Fla. 7 p.m.
UConn vs. App St
Dec. 17 Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) C Michigan vs. Troy
Dec. 17 Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. (ABC) San Diego St. vs. Washington St
Dec. 17 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 2 p.m. (ESPN) Rice vs. Colorado St

[Oh the Pain]

I'm kind of liking NC State this year.