Thursday, August 24, 2006

College Football Preview: Best Games of the Year


Well I've gone through all the conferences, and looked quickly at the best games from each conference, but as we get closer and closer to the end of this preview it's time to take a look at all of the best game overall, conference and non-conference.

SEPTEMBER

2nd - Cal at Tennessee - An excellent start to the year... Cal looks to be Pac-10 contenders this year, while Tennessee needs to rebound from the disappointment of last year.
4th - Florida St. at Miami - Best opening weekend game, believe it or not this could determine the ACC Champion.
9th - Ohio St. at Texas - The long-awaited rematch of last year's great battle... probably the second most looked forward to non-conference in all of college football. Both teams look like title contenders.
16th - Michigan at Notre Dame - The Irish went into The Big House last year and sprung what looked like an upset... can the Wolverines do the same to the Irish this year?
16th - Nebraska at USC - Is Nebraska back? Are the Trojans able to overcome the losses? Lots of questions will be answered.
16th - LSU at Auburn - Great SEC matchup between two extremely talented teams.
23rd - Penn St. at Ohio St. - Penn St. beat them last year, but can they do it again without Michael Robinson?


OCTOBER

7th - Oklahoma vs. Texas - The Red River Shootout has been lopsided the past couple of years, but the Sooners will be looking to regain their mojo this year after last year's whooping.
14th - Florida at Auburn - How will Urban Meyer's offense look against a fast and talented defense in Auburn? Can the Gators shut down Kenny Irons? Excellent matchup on both sides.
14th - Michigan at Penn St. - Wolverines won this game last year on a pass as time expired ending Penn St.'s hopes for a perfect season, now the Nittany Lions look for revenge at home.
21st - Texas at Nebraska - If Texas gets by Oklahoma, Nebraska has the best shot to beat Texas of anyone in the Big 12, especially at home.
28th - Florida vs. Georgia - The great rivalry game usually produces great games... this game will likely decide the SEC East.


NOVEMBER

2nd - West Virginia at Louisville - Game should decide the Big East, and with the talent on these clubs, this has the potential to be one of the most entertaining games of the year.
4th - Virginia Tech at Miami - Beamer's Boys will be very good defensively, while Miami has some offensive talent. These two teams have been playing great games since the Big East days.
11th - South Carolina at Florida - Steve Spurrier's return to The Swamp. Enough said.
18th - Cal at USC - If USC is going to lose a game in the Pac-10, my money would be on this being the game.
18th - Michigan at Ohio St. - One of the best rivalries in college football. Both teams appear to be very talented, and this could have Big 10 and National Title implications.
25th - Notre Dame at USC - At least for me, the game I'm looking forward to the most. Last year's game was the most entertaining game that I can remember watching, and even though some personnel have changed, the Trojans have the talent (and should have the experience by the end of the year) to beat Notre Dame. These two teams will be undefeated when they meet. You heard it here first.
26th - Florida at Florida St. - Another great rivalry game. Two very talented teams on both side of the ball.

What games are you most looking forward to?

7 comments:

SAMO said...

Texas Ohio State. Wow that should be an amazing game. Isn't that game in Austin? Can Ohio State pull that off? I think so! I really do!

Mike said...

I'm surprised you think the Florida/Miami game will be a bigger game in the opening week than the Ohio St. (ranked #1) vs. Texas (in your title game) rematch from last year's greatest game?

Florida schools are over-rated.

twins15 said...

Well technically Texas/Ohio St. is the 2nd weekend, I think. There are games starting the 31st, with a lot of them on Saturday the 2nd. Miami/Florida is on the 4th, which I guess I still consider first weekend, and Texas/OSU is the 9th.

Anyway, that's all semantics, and to clarify I definitely think Texas/OSU is a bigger game than Miami/Florida St.

Mike said...

Ah, gotcha, My mistake!

twins15 said...

It happens! Turns out I made a mistake as well, as I accidently put Florida at Miami, but it should be Florida ST. against Miami. That makes a little bit of a difference!

Thanks for commenting!

Anonymous said...

Notre Dame plays at USC this year.

twins15 said...

And another mistake. I need an editor!

Thanks for pointing that out, I'll make the change.