David Earl
9/26/2007, 08:34 AM
Nebraska – I’m not drinking the corn-syrup sweetened kool-aid. Nebraska is not that good. Their offense has some firepower, but their defense is hurting. Their defense isn’t top 25 in any national ranking. The black shirts have faded to legends of teams past. The Huskers have not done anything impressive yet. They may be fourth in the North. I think they’ll win about six games this season.
Mizzou – The Tiger defense doesn’t shine too much on national stats either. However, their offense is potent with Chase Daniel slinging the pill. The Tigers are currently 4-0 and I believe they will finish with three losses; OU, CU and KU.
KSU – The Wildcats devoured two cupcakes after losing to struggling Auburn. They have the look of a team that could be catching their stride. However, I suspect instate rival Jayhawks are better and KSU won’t quite be able to muster a North title.
Kansas - You people laugh all you want, but I believe the Jayhawks are going to win the North. Reasonable candidates to beat them are CU, Mizzou and KSU. Even if KU drops one of those games, they could win the north. Folks, it’s not outside the realm of reason for KU to run the table. I know their schedule’s been a little soft, but they’ve won big in games they used to win small, or lose. And take a look at their national stats. They are top 10 in some key categories on both sides of the ball.
Colorado - I was ready to anoint CU as the favorite in the North race until they lost to FSU. The ASU loss is understandable as the Sun Devils seem to be pretty good, but the Buffs needed to beat FSU. Their defense is looking decent, but their offense needs work. They will make a push at the North, but fall short.
Iowa State - This is Chizik’s first year so I’m not expecting too much. The only thing they’ve done so far is beat their in state nemesis. They may be gradually improving and could upset someone’s apple cart, but they’re not going to challenge for the North.
Mizzou – The Tiger defense doesn’t shine too much on national stats either. However, their offense is potent with Chase Daniel slinging the pill. The Tigers are currently 4-0 and I believe they will finish with three losses; OU, CU and KU.
KSU – The Wildcats devoured two cupcakes after losing to struggling Auburn. They have the look of a team that could be catching their stride. However, I suspect instate rival Jayhawks are better and KSU won’t quite be able to muster a North title.
Kansas - You people laugh all you want, but I believe the Jayhawks are going to win the North. Reasonable candidates to beat them are CU, Mizzou and KSU. Even if KU drops one of those games, they could win the north. Folks, it’s not outside the realm of reason for KU to run the table. I know their schedule’s been a little soft, but they’ve won big in games they used to win small, or lose. And take a look at their national stats. They are top 10 in some key categories on both sides of the ball.
Colorado - I was ready to anoint CU as the favorite in the North race until they lost to FSU. The ASU loss is understandable as the Sun Devils seem to be pretty good, but the Buffs needed to beat FSU. Their defense is looking decent, but their offense needs work. They will make a push at the North, but fall short.
Iowa State - This is Chizik’s first year so I’m not expecting too much. The only thing they’ve done so far is beat their in state nemesis. They may be gradually improving and could upset someone’s apple cart, but they’re not going to challenge for the North.