Is there anything to be gained by talking about 2012's College Football this early?

[Zeldar]

I need a CFB fix! What makes sense to talk about here in March? The NFL Draft? Recruiting? The new conferences? The 2012 schedules? Surely there's something we can get into for all us die-hard CFB fans...

[SleepyDuck]

Well, here's Phil Steele's projected AP top 24

[Mince]

Could also talk about spring scrimmages and depth charts.

Originally Posted by SleepyDuck

Well, here's Phil Steele's projected AP top 24

Big surprise. Phil has Texas at only 22. I'd figure they'd be much higher after their fantastic recruiting year.

[LonghornDave]

Originally Posted by Mince

Big surprise. Phil has Texas at only 22. I'd figure they'd be much higher after their fantastic recruiting year.

I don't see this as a surprise at all. Until Texas figures out the quarterback situation, they won't be a good team. Also, very few of the incoming class will be difference makers in year one. I'd say that J. Gray is really the only player who will play a huge role this year, and even he won't likely start.

[sitchensis]

Mike Leach is the new coach at my Alma. Throw the shit out of it. We can’t make lineman but we sure can make quarterbacks.

[LonghornDave]

Originally Posted by sitchensis

Mike Leach is the new coach at my Alma. Throw the shit out of it. We can’t make lineman but we sure can make quarterbacks.

The O-Line is one of the more interesting aspects of Leach's offense. They are spread out considerably further than your typical line. Also, a Leach quarterback is usually someone who has been in his system a few years and is smart. The emphasis is on timing and accuracy.

[RetroVertigo]

I guess in a little surprised that Mizzou didn't make his top 24. After a rough start the returning Qb (junior James Franklin) really turned it on. They also added the #1 recruit in the country WR Dorial Green-beckman. SEC here we come.

[The Universe Lashes Out]

Originally Posted by RetroVertigo

I guess in a little surprised that Mizzou didn't make his top 24. After a rough start the returning Qb (junior James Franklin) really turned it on. They also added the #1 recruit in the country WR Dorial Green-beckman. SEC here we come.

Even with DGB, Missouri only had the #31 recruiting class according to rivals.com. Ten of your new conference rivals were ranked higher. Welcome to the SEC.

[Zeldar]

There's a breakdown of the new conferences for the 124 teams now in the Bowl Subdivision at 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season but I have yet to find any early rankings estimates of all 124. Anybody else know of such?

[RetroVertigo]

Originally Posted by The Universe Lashes Out

Even with DGB, Missouri only had the #31 recruiting class according to rivals.com. Ten of your new conference rivals were ranked higher. Welcome to the SEC.

I don't put a lot of stock into recruiting class rankings (Texas consistently has a top class according to the rankings, and it hasn't worked out for them the last few seasons), as a 18 year old is still developing. It seems that kids will be 3-star until a top school gives an offer, and all of a sudden they're 5-star players.

As for Missouri, they have produced NFL quality players with the top schools in the nation recently. And none of them were top recruits as seniors in high school.

[BobLibDem]

Originally Posted by sitchensis

Mike Leach is the new coach at my Alma. Throw the shit out of it. We can’t make lineman but we sure can make quarterbacks.

I'm probably the only one here who thought you were talking about Alma (MI) College.

[sitchensis]

Originally Posted by BobLibDem

I'm probably the only one here who thought you were talking about Alma (MI) College.

I had no idea, they even have a football team "The Scots"

[Zeldar]

Originally Posted by Zeldar

There's a breakdown of the new conferences for the 124 teams now in the Bowl Subdivision at 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season but I have yet to find any early rankings estimates of all 124. Anybody else know of such?

I have yet to find anything after January that attempts a ranking of all 124 FBS teams, so I decided to fake such a thing. Using
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_NC...ootball_season I got:

Membership changes
Includes schools transitioning to FBS.

School                     Former Conference               New Conference 

Fresno State Bulldogs      WAC                             Mountain West 
Hawaii Warriors            WAC                             Mountain West (Big West in other sports) 
Massachusetts Minutemen    CAA (football only)             MAC (football only)                                    <====
Missouri Tigers            Big 12                          SEC 
Nevada Wolf Pack           WAC                             Mountain West 
South Alabama Jaguars      FCS Independent (football only) Sun Belt (full member)                                 <====
TCU Horned Frogs           Mountain West                   Big 12 
Temple Owls                MAC (football only)             Big East (football only in 2012; all sports in 2013) 
Texas A&M Aggies           Big 12                          SEC 
Texas State Bobcats        Southland                       WAC                                                    <====
UTSA Roadrunners           Southland                       WAC                                                    <====
West Virginia Mountaineers Big East                        Big 12 [2] 

with the "<====" marking the four new teams.

Then using
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt11.htm
and changing the new teams from AA to A (marked with <====) and then stripping off the other AA teams we have:

FINAL College Football 2011 through games of 2012 January 9 Monday   the BCS uses the ELO_CHESS from here
                                RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 10 | VS top 30 | ELO_CHESS    | PREDICTOR  
                HOME ADVANTAGE=[  2.87]                                               [  2.31]       [  2.79]
   1  Alabama              A  = 104.17   12   1   76.53(  15)    2   1  |    4   1  |  106.06    1 |  102.72    1
   2  LSU                  A  = 100.30   13   1   78.93(   7)    3   1  |    6   1  |  103.42    2 |   98.31    2
   3  Oklahoma State       A  =  97.01   12   1   80.06(   3)    2   0  |    7   0  |   98.19    4 |   95.86    3
   4  Oklahoma             A  =  92.48   10   3   79.08(   6)    0   1  |    5   2  |   91.21    6 |   93.02    4
   5  Oregon               A  =  91.82   12   2   73.53(  35)    2   1  |    2   2  |   90.43    9 |   92.48    7
   6  Arkansas             A  =  91.06   11   2   75.29(  20)    1   2  |    3   2  |   99.53    3 |   87.43    9
   7  Stanford             A  =  90.48   11   2   73.08(  36)    0   2  |    2   2  |   87.33   10 |   93.01    5
   8  Wisconsin            A  =  88.67   11   3   71.81(  44)    0   1  |    3   2  |   84.31   18 |   92.90    6
   9  Boise State          A  =  88.53   12   1   68.29(  75)    0   0  |    1   1  |   85.43   13 |   90.95    8
  10  South Carolina       A  =  88.23   11   2   73.98(  32)    0   1  |    3   1  |   91.01    7 |   86.24   13

  11  Michigan             A  =  86.54   11   2   72.20(  40)    0   0  |    3   1  |   84.96   16 |   87.34   10
  12  Southern California  A  =  86.48   10   2   73.94(  33)    1   1  |    2   1  |   85.27   14 |   86.97   11
  13  Baylor               A  =  86.01   10   3   78.00(  10)    1   1  |    4   3  |   90.95    8 |   83.11   22
  14  Texas A&M            A  =  85.87    7   6   79.31(   4)    0   3  |    1   6  |   84.24   19 |   86.71   12
  15  Houston              A  =  85.26   13   1   65.46(  97)    0   0  |    1   1  |   84.13   20 |   85.68   14
  16  Missouri             A  =  85.25    8   5   77.58(  13)    0   2  |    2   4  |   84.99   15 |   85.00   16
  17  Texas                A  =  85.21    8   5   79.26(   5)    0   2  |    1   5  |   85.96   12 |   84.28   17
  18  Michigan State       A  =  85.13   11   3   72.93(  38)    1   1  |    3   3  |   84.67   17 |   85.03   15
  19  Kansas State         A  =  84.56   10   3   78.81(   8)    0   3  |    4   3  |   91.91    5 |   80.86   23
  20  TCU                  A  =  84.13   11   2   66.76(  86)    1   0  |    1   1  |   83.72   22 |   84.00   18

  21  Georgia              A  =  84.01   10   4   75.01(  23)    0   3  |    1   4  |   83.92   21 |   83.64   20
  22  West Virginia        A  =  81.78   10   3   70.12(  57)    0   1  |    1   1  |   82.51   23 |   80.86   24
  23  Florida State        A  =  81.16    9   4   68.96(  68)    0   1  |    2   1  |   77.53   34 |   83.99   19
  24  Southern Miss        A  =  81.07   12   2   65.69(  94)    0   0  |    1   0  |   81.30   24 |   80.48   26
  25  Nebraska             A  =  81.06    9   4   74.32(  26)    0   2  |    2   3  |   81.25   25 |   80.49   25
  26  Notre Dame           A  =  79.91    8   5   74.54(  25)    0   1  |    1   4  |   75.89   39 |   83.15   21
  27  Virginia Tech        A  =  79.14   11   3   70.05(  59)    0   0  |    0   1  |   79.38   29 |   78.54   27
  28  Penn State           A  =  78.82    9   4   73.99(  31)    0   2  |    0   4  |   79.68   27 |   77.81   31
  29  Florida              A  =  78.78    7   6   75.01(  22)    0   3  |    0   5  |   78.78   30 |   78.33   29
  30  Cincinnati           A  =  78.63   10   3   68.43(  73)    0   0  |    0   1  |   78.42   32 |   78.35   28

  31  Mississippi State    A  =  78.43    7   6   74.07(  28)    0   4  |    0   5  |   79.64   28 |   77.19   35
  32  Clemson              A  =  77.78   10   4   72.09(  43)    0   1  |    3   2  |   80.71   26 |   75.57   45
  33  Auburn               A  =  77.40    8   5   77.14(  14)    1   3  |    2   4  |   86.31   11 |   72.82   52
  34  BYU                  A  =  77.18   10   3   65.96(  90)    0   0  |    0   2  |   77.98   33 |   76.20   40
  35  Tulsa                A  =  77.02    8   5   71.75(  45)    0   3  |    0   4  |   75.77   40 |   77.52   33
  36  Rutgers              A  =  76.98    9   4   68.67(  69)    0   0  |    1   1  |   76.38   38 |   76.99   37
  38  California           A  =  76.20    7   6   74.06(  29)    0   2  |    0   4  |   74.31   45 |   77.24   34
  39  Utah                 A  =  75.92    8   5   71.21(  49)    0   0  |    0   1  |   75.17   42 |   76.04   42
  40  Toledo               A  =  75.21    9   4   67.22(  81)    0   1  |    0   1  |   73.46   47 |   76.12   41
  41  Arizona State        A  =  74.94    6   7   73.86(  34)    0   2  |    2   2  |   71.28   59 |   77.62   32

  42  Vanderbilt           A  =  74.94    6   7   74.12(  27)    0   3  |    0   6  |   71.83   54 |   77.07   36
  43  Iowa State           A  =  74.64    6   7   80.40(   2)    1   1  |    1   6  |   78.49   31 |   71.89   59
  44  Washington           A  =  74.52    7   6   74.54(  24)    0   2  |    0   5  |   75.41   41 |   73.48   50
  45  Iowa                 A  =  74.51    7   6   72.32(  39)    0   1  |    1   4  |   74.28   46 |   74.24   46
  46  Temple               A  =  74.50    9   4   61.52( 119)    0   0  |    0   1  |   69.86   64 |   78.19   30
  47  Northern Illinois    A  =  74.46   11   3   64.52( 103)    0   1  |    0   1  |   76.41   37 |   72.75   54
  48  Louisiana Tech       A  =  74.34    8   5   68.39(  74)    0   0  |    0   3  |   71.29   58 |   76.41   39
  49  Ohio State           A  =  74.19    6   7   74.06(  30)    1   0  |    1   5  |   71.58   56 |   75.85   43
  50  Tennessee            A  =  74.09    5   7   77.83(  12)    0   4  |    1   6  |   74.32   44 |   73.49   49
  51  SMU                  A  =  73.88    8   5   68.59(  70)    0   0  |    1   3  |   74.55   43 |   72.98   51

  52  Miami-Florida        A  =  73.61    6   6   69.86(  61)    0   0  |    0   3  |   69.56   66 |   76.63   38
  53  Texas Tech           A  =  73.17    5   7   77.99(  11)    1   1  |    1   6  |   76.77   36 |   70.52   65
  54  North Carolina       A  =  72.86    7   6   70.96(  51)    0   0  |    0   2  |   72.33   50 |   72.80   53
  55  Illinois             A  =  72.80    7   6   70.52(  53)    0   1  |    0   3  |   72.33   51 |   72.70   55
  56  Georgia Tech         A  =  72.31    8   5   68.05(  76)    0   0  |    0   2  |   72.15   53 |   71.98   58
  57  NC State             A  =  71.70    8   5   66.99(  83)    0   0  |    0   2  |   72.99   48 |   70.39   66
  58  Northwestern         A  =  71.35    6   7   71.38(  46)    0   0  |    1   4  |   69.12   68 |   72.65   56
  59  South Florida        A  =  71.02    5   7   69.86(  62)    0   0  |    1   2  |   66.83   79 |   74.09   47
  60  Nevada               A  =  70.89    7   6   66.61(  88)    0   2  |    0   3  |   66.63   81 |   74.01   48
  61  Louisville           A  =  70.75    7   6   69.87(  60)    0   0  |    1   1  |   70.42   62 |   70.56   64

  64  Arizona              A  =  70.52    4   8   75.64(  18)    0   3  |    0   4  |   68.23   74 |   71.86   60
  65  Purdue               A  =  70.28    7   6   69.27(  65)    0   1  |    0   4  |   71.32   57 |   69.13   72
  66  UCLA                 A  =  70.18    6   8   76.14(  16)    0   2  |    0   5  |   70.69   61 |   69.38   70
  67  Arkansas State       A  =  69.89   10   3   60.09( 124)    0   0  |    0   1  |   70.95   60 |   68.72   75
  68  Ohio                 A  =  69.81   10   4   61.59( 118)    0   0  |    0   0  |   70.24   63 |   69.08   74
  69  Pittsburgh           A  =  69.65    6   7   71.29(  48)    0   0  |    0   3  |   68.84   70 |   69.80   68
  70  San Diego State      A  =  69.30    8   5   65.56(  95)    0   1  |    0   3  |   67.35   77 |   70.34   67
  71  Virginia             A  =  69.17    8   5   68.48(  71)    0   0  |    1   2  |   72.80   49 |   66.40   80
  72  Air Force            A  =  68.58    7   6   64.28( 104)    0   1  |    0   3  |   63.70   93 |   72.19   57
  73  Wake Forest          A  =  68.42    6   7   70.41(  54)    0   0  |    1   2  |   68.34   73 |   68.03   77

  74  Navy                 A  =  68.37    5   7   69.04(  67)    0   1  |    0   3  |   64.35   90 |   71.17   63
  76  Connecticut          A  =  68.09    5   7   69.33(  64)    0   0  |    0   2  |   66.18   82 |   69.10   73
  77  Central Florida(UCF) A  =  67.61    5   7   64.61( 102)    0   0  |    0   1  |   62.07  104 |   71.81   61
  78  Western Michigan     A  =  67.51    7   6   64.91(  99)    0   0  |    0   1  |   65.84   85 |   68.32   76
  79  Marshall             A  =  67.49    7   6   70.29(  56)    0   0  |    1   3  |   72.26   52 |   64.02   90
  80  Utah State           A  =  67.43    7   6   64.90( 100)    0   0  |    0   0  |   64.34   91 |   69.41   69
  82  Louisiana-Lafayette  A  =  66.60    9   4   60.47( 122)    0   1  |    0   1  |   69.67   65 |   64.11   89
  83  Washington State     A  =  66.14    4   8   71.29(  47)    0   2  |    0   2  |   63.60   94 |   67.64   78
  84  Wyoming              A  =  66.09    8   5   65.77(  92)    0   1  |    0   3  |   67.67   76 |   64.55   86
  85  Kentucky             A  =  66.03    5   7   72.18(  41)    0   2  |    0   4  |   68.70   72 |   63.78   92

  86  Syracuse             A  =  65.97    5   7   70.39(  55)    0   0  |    1   2  |   66.85   78 |   64.90   83
  87  Oregon State         A  =  65.76    3   9   75.59(  19)    0   3  |    0   3  |   64.51   88 |   66.24   81
  88  Minnesota            A  =  64.89    3   9   75.86(  17)    0   1  |    0   5  |   65.63   86 |   63.92   91
  89  Rice                 A  =  64.45    4   8   72.95(  37)    0   0  |    0   4  |   66.06   83 |   62.88   98
  90  Boston College       A  =  64.40    4   8   70.71(  52)    0   0  |    0   3  |   63.14   95 |   64.88   84
  91  Kansas               A  =  64.09    2  10   80.72(   1)    0   2  |    0   7  |   68.85   69 |   60.49  112
  92  UTEP                 A  =  63.71    5   7   66.69(  87)    0   0  |    0   2  |   62.39  102 |   64.25   88
  93  East Carolina        A  =  63.52    5   7   68.48(  72)    0   1  |    0   4  |   64.49   89 |   62.39  100
  94  Fla. International   A  =  63.26    8   5   59.28( 127)    0   0  |    0   0  |   63.00   96 |   63.02   97
  96  San Jose State       A  =  62.99    5   7   67.49(  80)    0   1  |    0   1  |   61.94  106 |   63.32   95

  97  Hawaii               A  =  62.79    6   7   62.30( 114)    0   0  |    0   0  |   59.92  112 |   64.51   87
  98  Miami-Ohio           A  =  62.62    4   8   66.77(  85)    0   0  |    0   2  |   59.20  119 |   64.76   85
  99  Bowling Green        A  =  62.57    5   7   65.70(  93)    0   0  |    0   1  |   62.36  103 |   62.28  101
 100  Ball State           A  =  62.43    6   6   67.63(  78)    0   1  |    0   1  |   65.96   84 |   59.54  116
 101  Western Kentucky     A  =  62.11    7   5   61.27( 120)    0   1  |    0   1  |   64.07   92 |   60.27  114
 103  Mississippi          A  =  61.77    2  10   78.17(   9)    0   3  |    0   4  |   62.55  101 |   60.77  110
 104  Maryland             A  =  61.76    2  10   72.18(  42)    0   0  |    0   3  |   60.53  110 |   62.22  102
 105  Fresno State         A  =  61.68    4   9   67.89(  77)    0   1  |    0   2  |   59.21  118 |   63.08   96
 107  Colorado             A  =  61.65    3  10   75.03(  21)    0   2  |    0   3  |   62.82   97 |   60.37  113
 112  Army                 A  =  60.51    3   9   67.60(  79)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.71  134 |   63.69   93

 113  Duke                 A  =  60.07    3   9   69.52(  63)    0   1  |    0   3  |   58.88  120 |   60.51  111
 116  Kent State           A  =  59.79    5   7   65.46(  96)    0   1  |    0   2  |   61.62  107 |   58.02  124
 119  Eastern Michigan     A  =  59.57    6   6   61.67( 117)    0   0  |    0   2  |   62.60  100 |   56.95  131
 121  North Texas          A  =  59.18    5   7   64.15( 105)    0   1  |    0   2  |   59.51  114 |   58.51  119
 124  Louisiana-Monroe     A  =  58.88    4   8   62.39( 113)    0   0  |    0   2  |   55.24  135 |   61.12  109
 133  New Mexico State     A  =  56.68    4   9   66.32(  89)    0   0  |    0   1  |   57.75  124 |   55.46  139
 135  Buffalo              A  =  56.15    3   9   65.18(  98)    0   0  |    0   0  |   55.72  133 |   56.03  135
 137  Central Michigan     A  =  56.00    3   9   65.94(  91)    0   0  |    0   1  |   57.12  126 |   54.73  144
 139  Indiana              A  =  55.37    1  11   70.97(  50)    0   1  |    0   3  |   53.04  141 |   56.62  133
 141  Idaho                A  =  54.74    2  10   67.04(  82)    0   0  |    0   1  |   53.52  138 |   55.18  142

 142  Colorado State       A  =  54.65    3   9   63.94( 106)    0   1  |    0   2  |   52.95  142 |   55.44  140
 147  Troy                 A  =  52.68    3   9   63.60( 109)    0   1  |    0   1  |   52.32  146 |   52.50  151
 150  Massachusetts        A  =  52.34    5   6   54.15( 154)    0   0  |    0   0  |   53.11  140 |   51.32  155 <====
 152  UAB                  A  =  52.04    3   9   66.82(  84)    0   0  |    1   2  |   54.34  136 |   49.83  162
 155  UNLV                 A  =  51.47    2  10   69.16(  66)    0   2  |    0   3  |   52.36  145 |   50.35  159
 169  Middle Tennessee     A  =  48.29    2  10   61.77( 116)    0   0  |    0   0  |   49.44  157 |   46.98  174
 171  Tulane               A  =  47.69    2  11   63.47( 110)    0   0  |    0   1  |   47.89  167 |   47.11  173
 175  New Mexico           A  =  47.05    1  11   70.12(  58)    0   2  |    0   3  |   49.26  160 |   44.84  185
 178  Texas State          A  =  46.65    6   6   50.77( 170)    0   0  |    0   0  |   48.13  165 |   45.04  184 <====
 181  South Alabama        A  =  45.75    6   4   46.93( 189)    0   0  |    0   0  |   44.85  183 |   45.96  180 <====

 182  Memphis              A  =  45.68    2  10   63.18( 112)    0   0  |    0   1  |   47.81  169 |   43.53  190
 190  Florida Atlantic     A  =  43.84    1  11   64.64( 101)    0   0  |    0   2  |   46.18  176 |   41.46  200
 198  Akron                A  =  42.49    1  11   63.76( 107)    0   0  |    0   1  |   44.11  187 |   40.75  202
 200  Texas-San Antonio    A  =  42.27    4   6   53.38( 160)    0   0  |    0   0  |   39.58  203 |   43.65  189 <====

It ought to be fun to watch how Sagarin and Rivals and others change their opinions after things get organized and spring ball has been evaluated.

There are quite a few Top 25 or Top x-number lists already with http://www.lsufootball.net/articles/...ason-polls.htm
likely to have as good a summary as is available.

Post links to any other such lists you're aware of, please.

[BobLibDem]

Did any other team get their mascot in the backfield? Sparty carries the ball!

[furt]

Originally Posted by Zeldar

It ought to be fun to watch how Sagarin and Rivals and others change their opinions after things get organized and spring ball has been evaluated.

Sagarin doesn't have an opinion. It's a computer ranking wholly based on last year. It won't change until actual games are played in 2012.

[BobLibDem]

Originally Posted by sitchensis

I had no idea, they even have a football team "The Scots"

I've actually been to their stadium for high school track invitationals. Nice little place, great concessions, the only problem is for some stupid reason the main stands face west, directly into the afternoon sun.

[fiddlesticks]

Wisconsin grabs another ACC quarterback graduate transfer, Danny O'Brien of Maryland. Whew, because the Wisconsin QB cupboard was damn near close to empty thanks to injuries. O'Brien's actually got two years of eligibility left, so no need to rush the guy most UW fans are crossing their fingers for, Bart Houston of out De La Salle in the California Bay Area.

[Gatopescado]

No.

[Darth Sensitive]

Oklahoma State went from a 28 year old to an 18 year old true freshman at QB.

The new guy has prom next week I think. It's gonna be a fun adjustment...

[BobLibDem]

Originally Posted by Darth Sensitive

Oklahoma State went from a 28 year old to an 18 year old true freshman at QB.

The new guy has prom next week I think. It's gonna be a fun adjustment...

Wow. I'm not familiar with the situation- how could a 28 year old have been eligible? Military service?

[Great Antibob]

Originally Posted by BobLibDem

Wow. I'm not familiar with the situation- how could a 28 year old have been eligible? Military service?

He was a baseball player for a few years playing minor league ball. He decided to go to school when it was clear his baseball career wasn't progressing too fast and now he's a professional football player.

There are a few other people like that. John Beck, the former Redskins QB, was pretty old as a rookie (30?) since he spent a few years as a missionary.

[LonghornDave]

Originally Posted by Great Antibob

There are a few other people like that. John Beck, the former Redskins QB, was pretty old as a rookie (30?) since he spent a few years as a missionary.

Probably the most noteworthy was Chris Weinke who won the Heisman as a 28 year old.

[mkecane]

I'm down for the list of Must See games. Miami vs Notre Dame in Chicago...#1! (Not really, but I'm excited.)

[Oakminster]

Defending SEC/BCS Champion Alabama kicks off yet another year of SEC dominance against Michigan, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX on 9/1/12. My wife should enjoy that one very much, as she's a Buckeye Girl and despises Michigan.

[Oakminster]

Looking around a bit more, I see Auburn plays Clemson in Atlanta on 9/1/12, and Ole Miss is hosting Texas on 9/15/12. Think that may be a long game for the Rebels. Otherwise, the SEC OOC schedule is....not very impressive this year.

[Zeldar]

Originally Posted by Oakminster

Looking around a bit more, I see Auburn plays Clemson in Atlanta on 9/1/12, and Ole Miss is hosting Texas on 9/15/12. Think that may be a long game for the Rebels. Otherwise, the SEC OOC schedule is....not very impressive this year.

So true, and so sad. The Auburn-Clemson game is a revenge game: until this past season it had been 1951 since Clemson won a game from Auburn. To top that, the College Football Belt was at stake in the 2011 game! Now that's in the hands of WVU, with Marshall getting their first crack at it. I will be watching that game -- if our local stations carry it.

[Zeldar]

Here are some links to other people's versions of the Must-See situation:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ootball-season
The Top 50 Must-See Games of the 2012 College Football Season
By Carl Stine(Featured Columnist) on January 13, 2012

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-games-of-2012
Ranking the 50 Must-See College Football Games of 2012
By Joe Penkala(Featured Columnist) on April 22, 2012

http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-footbal...-schedule-2012
2012 College Football Schedule: The Must-Watch Games Of Every Weekend
By Jason Kirk - College Football Editor
Apr 2, 2012

[Oakminster]

Oh, and LSU hosts Washington, which could be interesting.

[Zeldar]

In addition to the "Must See" games which will be primarily for their entertainment and excitement value, I suspect, there's another category that I hadn't seen addressed in a systematic way before

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...teams-schedule
1 'Must-Win' Game on Every FBS Football Team's 2012 Schedule
By Joe Penkala(Featured Columnist) on March 7, 2012

Which game(s) for your favorite team would you rank ahead of these "Must Win" selections?

[Oakminster]

Looks like we are another step closer to a playoff to determine the National Champion.

Assuming the university presidents play ball (heh), anyway. Not much in the way of detail as to how the teams will be selected, but there is mention of some preference for conference champions. I would not necessarily oppose one slot each for the SEC, PAC-12, Big 10, Big 12 champs, but I suspect the fans of BYU, Notre Dame, and Boise State wouldn't be happy about it....

[Zeldar]

Originally Posted by Zeldar

There's a breakdown of the new conferences for the 124 teams now in the Bowl Subdivision at 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season but I have yet to find any early rankings estimates of all 124. Anybody else know of such?

Originally Posted by Zeldar

Before today I must not have looked in the right place for it, but the Yahoo! Sports countdown of the 124 FBS teams is underway as of this week.

There may be other versions by other analysts of the same concept, but this is the first to address all 124 teams that I have seen yet.

If you know of others, please link to them.

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--...countdown.html
New FBS teams are the first teams unveiled in our 1-124 countdown
By Mike Huguenin | Yahoo! Sports - Tue, Jun 12, 2012 4:44 PM EDT

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--...EFFl8vf8QcvrYF
Preseason 1-124 countdown: Nos. 116-120
By Mike Huguenin | Yahoo! Sports - Wed, Jun 13, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--...nfPq0vk6YcvrYF
Preseason 1-124 countdown: Nos. 111-115
By Mike Huguenin | Yahoo! Sports - Thu, Jun 14, 2012 5:54 PM EDT

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--...5fYI5dAE8cvrYF
Preseason 1-124 countdown: Nos. 106-110
By Mike Huguenin | Yahoo! Sports - 17 hours ago

The Huguenin countdown is now to the point of the Top 50 starting tomorrow, Thursday, June 28. For a full survey of the ones below that level check the links at Preseason 1-124 countdown: Nos. 51-55

And in case you may have missed it, there's also Ranking All 124 College Football Teams, Summer Edition By Dan Vasta(Featured Columnist) on June 24, 2012

[furt]

Do you get paid by Bleacher Report or something? I'm pretty confident that all of us who are interested in "CFB" can find plenty of information on our own.

If you have something to say, say it; there are a plethora of college football topics that can be discussed. Bumping old threads just to post links to Yahoo is a waste of people's time.

[Zeldar]

Originally Posted by furt

Do you get paid by Bleacher Report or something? I'm pretty confident that all of us who are interested in "CFB" can find plenty of information on our own.

If you have something to say, say it; there are a plethora of college football topics that can be discussed. Bumping old threads just to post links to Yahoo is a waste of people's time.

This makes the second thread I've started where you have dropped in to disapprove of the topic and/or my interest in it. It would be more effective, as far as I'm concerned, if you just joined the legions who have failed to comment at all.