Surprise teams

[kshead]

I'm always looking for teams that will be better than expected. Or will have a breakout year. Or will not suck anymore after years of sucking.

This year has a long list of maybes including: Pitt, Purdue (love them, but their schedule BLOWS), Oregon State, Mizzou, etc. These teams are getting a lot of hype at least.

So please share them if ya got 'em. As I have said before, I will take winners from anyone. I don't care if it's your dog picking them.

Who do you think will be a breakout team this year?

[USC-IPTF]

tennessee is my pick to win the entire sec this year.

and though they are my team, i gotta mention south carolina, and bear w/me here...we vastly underachieved last year and went on a 5 game losing streak to close out the season. everyone is writing us off even though our talent on paper is superior to the talent that let us to 9-3 just a couple years ago. our sched is brutal this year though, but i expect a bowl game.

purdue and wisconsin i think will be good in the big 11.

in the acc i expect north carolina will make a turnaround last year. they aren't great, but they're better than they showed last year imo and i think durant can be a pretty darn good qb.

another thing about the acc, everyone acts like those top 4 teams are cemented there but i disagree. i think the acc is wide-ass open this year. the media has made it a 4 team race but i think it's really up for grabs. i do think fsu has the most talent and they are my pick to win it, but after that who knows?

[two-six]

i know k-state falls flat on their face year after year, but i really think this may be their year. solid defense as always, and a running back that may bring home the heisman. pretty good QB they got there too. coops will love this, but i'm goin with the wildcats.

[USC-IPTF]

yeah k-state has a good team and their schedule is cake too.

[The Brain]

I don't expect them to win the nation title or even the ACC title this year... but UNC will be better than they are billed... I expect them to make a Bowl game this year and scare the shit outta NC State but lose to them

[DaveW]

Originally posted by The Brain
I don't expect them to win the nation title or even the ACC title this year... but UNC will be better than they are billed... I expect them to make a Bowl game this year and scare the shit outta NC State but lose to them

:roflmao:


Im not sure which part of this is the funniest

[chipshot]

Do you even need to say you don't expect them to win the national championship if you are going to say they are going to lose to State?

[DaveW]

It's duhbrain I say

[chipshot]

Shit I'm sure Wake and even Clemson will beat them. The game with Duke should be good though.

[Shocker]

Gimmie Virginia as a surprise team. Their schedule is brutal but that team will be good...

Oh and I think Washington knocks off Ohio State Aug 30th and makes a BIG run this season.

Did anyone notice that Reggie Williams of Wash had 94 catches for almost 1500 yrds and 11 TDs last season.

That motherfucker is the man.

[The Brain]

Originally posted by chipshot
Shit I'm sure Wake and even Clemson will beat them. The game with Duke should be good though. wanta bet? I got $20 a game on those 2 games if you're willing

[kshead]

I think UNC will beat Wake, but not Clemson. So we'd probably just end up passing that $20 back and forth.

[Savio]

Originally posted by The Brain
wanta bet? I got $20 a game on those 2 games if you're willing

Didn't you make a bet with someone about UNC going to a bowl game this year too?

[The Brain]

Originally posted by Savio


Didn't you make a bet with someone about UNC going to a bowl game this year too? that's me and Dave I think

[The Brain]

come on chip you willing to bet or not?

[DaveW]

Originally posted by The Brain
that's me and Dave I think


i dont think it's me but I'll take some of that action

[The Brain]

Originally posted by DaveW



i dont think it's me but I'll take some of that action if we can figure out who was the original then no, but if we can't find them you can have that spot

[DaveW]

Originally posted by The Brain
if we can figure out who was the original then no, but if we can't find them you can have that spot

you skeered? sounds like it

[chipshot]

Brain, we can bet but I'll never pay up. Ask Dave.

[The Brain]

Originally posted by DaveW


you skeered? sounds like it nope just ain't got the money to bet 2 people on that bet

[Paladin]

Originally posted by kshead
I think UNC will beat Wake, but not Clemson.

I don't know much about UNC or Wake, but I know this could very well be T. Bowden's last year at Clemson. He's not done to well there (at least by Clemson standards), and if he can't take Clemson to an impressive bowl game this year, he's probably gone.

Of course, I would pull for both UNC and Wake to beat Clemson. I pull for three college teams each week: S. Carolina, Furman, and whoever is playing Clemson.;)

[USC-IPTF]

doesn't furman play clemson this year? that game could be interesting if furman can put pressure on whitehurst. what do you think about that one paladin? not that i think furman will win, but i think they can give clemson a scare for sure.

[Paladin]

I don't know how tuff Furman's D is going to be this year....They've played Clemson pretty regularly over the past several years..usually Furman can hang with them for a quarter or a half or so.....

Furman did beat UNC a few years back as I so sweetly recall!!!:D :D :D

[USC-IPTF]

furman not only beat unc but kicked their ass all over the field if i remember correctly. i was sitting in williams-brice that day listening to the scores over the loud speaker. the crowd was cheering like crazy every time they called out the score...pretty anti-unc crowd for the most part. :p

[Freakshow]

Clemson is VERY small on both lines. Also lacking depth. Who knows? It would be an upset, but it COULD happen!

[DaveW]

Originally posted by The Brain
nope just ain't got the money to bet 2 people on that bet


hey dumbass...you're trying to bet two people now! Someone (not sure who) and Chip!

[Savio]

Dave likes Coors Light :D