This Thursday the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers will get their 2011 season kicked off at home against the UNLV Rebels. These two teams opened up play against each other last year, with the Badgers winning 41-21 at UNLV. The game is scheduled for 8:oo ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN. Current college football odds have Wisconsin favored by 35.5 points over UNLV with the total set at 56. The Badgers come into the season off a share of the Big Ten title in 2010. Wisconsin ended up finishing the...
Read more about UNLV at Wisconsin Line 2011 Central Michigan Football Predictions - August 1, 2011The Central Michigan Chippewas are looking to bounce back off a tough three-win season following four solid seasons in a row. Dan Enos’s squad was hit hard last season by attrition and injuries, but still only lost five games by seven points or less with a -11 turnover margin. The good news for Central Michigan is that this is now a deeper and more experienced roster. Offensively the Chippewas will key on the performance of QB Ryan Radcliffe, who finished the season strongly with three 300 yard...
Read more about 2011 Central Michigan Football Predictions 2011 Western Michigan Football Predictions - August 1, 2011Western Michigan is poised to make some noise in MAC West race this season. They possess an explosive offense led by a talented and experienced passer, and have a great MAC home schedule. They return seven defensive starters from last season’s team, including the entire front four. Their specialists are both seniors with a lot of experience. The offensive line must be rebuilt and is short on experience after losing three players to graduation and a fourth to a career-ending injury. The Broncos...
Read more about 2011 Western Michigan Football Predictions 2011 Toledo Football Predictions - August 1, 2011Toledo is coming off an eight win season and a strong finish in MAC play. The Rockets are deep at quarterback and tailback, and may boast the best player in the conference in receiver Eric Paige, who is a multi-talented threat as a receiver, rusher and returner. The defense returns nine starters and loses only one key player in linebacker Archie Donald. Tim Beckman has also done a nice job of recruiting and there are talented youngsters looking to make an impact on this team. Toledo has two real...
Read more about 2011 Toledo Football Predictions 2011 Northern Illinois Football Predictions - August 1, 2011Northern Illinois is a program under transition, but one that is expected to contend for the MAC title in new head coach Dave Doeren’s first season. He has a solid offense with a very good quarterback and offensive line to build off of, but must replace nine starters on defense. The good news is that they face only two MAC teams that are expected to be contenders, plus get Western Michigan at home, as well as a confidence-building non-conference schedule. Those things should allow the defense time...
Read more about 2011 Northern Illinois Football Predictions 2011 Ball State Football Predictions - July 28, 2011Ball State heads into 2011 hoping to build on late season improvement last year and feed on the energy of new coach, 41 year old Pete Lembo, who sustained a lot of success at both Lehigh and Elon. This will likely be a season of transition as Lembo brings a fairly unique style of football that will take some adjustments for the players. Lembo has some building blocks on both sides of the ball, including a talented sophomore QB in Keith Wenning, who has the tools to excel in this offense. The top...
Read more about 2011 Ball State Football Predictions 2011 Eastern Michigan Football Predictions - July 28, 2011Eastern Michigan is still trying to improve their talent level in Ron English’s third season. Last season they went 2-10 and struggled on both sides of the ball, being outscored by an average of 24.9 points per game. The Eagles had a negative turnover margin of -11, scored 30 or more only twice and gave up 40+ points in seven of the twelve games they played. English has overhauled the roster and the depth chart reflects this as only four seniors are slated to start following the spring practices....
Read more about 2011 Eastern Michigan Football Predictions 2011 College Football Season Win Totals - July 26, 2011The oddsmakers have released their 2011 win totals for a number of college football teams this season. While it requires some patience, these totals can lead to a big profit coming your way at the end of year. Their are a number of things you have to consider when placing these bets, but the biggest thing to look at is the schedule. Here is a look at my top five win totals for 2011 season. Boise State OVER 10.5 (-130) – The Broncos haven’t won fewer than 11 games in the regular season...
Read more about 2011 College Football Season Win Totals 2011 Miami of Ohio Football Predictions - July 13, 2011Miami of Ohio had a dream season last year, going 10-4 following 2009’s 1-11 campaign. They replaced head coach Mike Haywood with alumnus Don Treadwell (Michigan State offensive coordinator) and will look to keep the momentum from last season’s turnaround with veterans in both coordinator spots. The Redhawks return a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and have experience returning along both lines. Miami has two excellent quarterbacks and several talented receivers. They also return their...
Read more about 2011 Miami of Ohio Football Predictions 2011 Ohio Football Predictions - July 13, 2011Frank Solich enters his seventh season at Ohio this year. He has been able to retain both of his coordinators for his entire tenure. The Bobcats have been to three bowls over the last five seasons, including the last two years in a row. Ohio had a strong season last year, finishing 8-5 with six-straight MAC victories before a shocking loss to Kent State in their season finale. The Bobcats will look to build off the success of last season and have the schedule to contend for an appearance in the...
Read more about 2011 Ohio Football Predictions 2011 Temple Football Predictions - July 13, 2011Temple is a team in transition that is looking to build off of last season’s success, but they must replace the coach that had built them into a contender. The Owls also lost two defenders to the NFL from last season’s 8-4 team. Head coach Al Golden has been replaced with former Florida offensive coordinator Steve Addazio. Temple has to adjust to a change in scheme and may not have the experience at quarterback to make that adjustment quickly. Bernard Pierce is one of the best running backs in...
Read more about 2011 Temple Football Predictions 2011 College Football Predictions - July 12, 2011The 2011 college football season is just around the corner, and we have went through and broke down each team to make our predictions for each conference . If you want to read up more on your favorite team, just click on your teams’ conference prediction link at the bottom of this article. SEC Prediction- The SEC has dominated college football over the past five seasons, winning five straight National Championships. There isn’t a conference that even comes close to the talent that the...
Read more about 2011 College Football Predictions 2011 Army Football Predictions - July 12, 2011Rich Ellerson has injected new life into the Army football program in just two seasons on the job. Their head man is just one game below .500 with a 12-13 record the past two years, and he led the Black Knights to a bowl game and a winning record for the first time since 1996 last season. Not only did Army reach the postseason in 2010, they were victorious by topping SMU 16-14 in the Armed Forces Bowl. With only 11 returning starters from a team that went 7-6 last season, it will be tough for the...
Read more about 2011 Army Football Predictions 2011 Navy Football Predictions - July 12, 2011The Navy football program has stood up to Notre Dame over the past few seasons. They beat the Irish for the first time in 44 years in a triple-overtime thriller back in 2007. The Midshipmen have now won three of the last four meetings overall, while taking four straight Independent championships in the process. Navy is coming off a 9-4 campaign from 2010, improving Ken Niumatalolo’s record to 27-14 in his three seasons as their head man. Service academies don’t usually have many returning starters,...
Read more about 2011 Navy Football Predictions 2011 Louisiana-Lafayette Football Predictions - July 11, 2011After a 2-2 start to the 2010 season, the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns went just 1-7 over their final eight games to finish a disappointing 3-9 overall and 3-5 in the Sun Belt Conference. The poor finish led the school to part ways with head coach Rickey Bustle, who never finished with more than six wins in his nine seasons with the program. Louisiana has replaced Bustle with Mark Hudspeth, who has been an assistant at Mississippi State the past two years. Hudspeth steps into a difficult...
Read more about 2011 Louisiana-Lafayette Football Predictions 2011 BYU Football Predictions - July 11, 2011Head coach Bronco Mendenhall took over a BYU football program in 2005 that was coming off three consecutive losing seasons. He guided them to a 6-6 record that year, and the Cougars went on to produce four straight 10-win seasons from 2006 to ‘09. BYU fell to 7-6 last season in a rebuilding year, but finished strong with a 5-1 record over their final six contests in 2010. Their lone loss during that time was a 16-17 setback at then-No. 23 Utah. Mendenhall now owns a 56-21 record in his six seasons...
Read more about 2011 BYU Football Predictions 2011 Western Kentucky Football Predictions - July 11, 2011The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers finished 2010 just 2-10 overall, but cashed in their first two Sun Belt wins since joining the conference back in 2008. It was a successful first season for head coach Willie Taggart, who really stepped into a tough situation. With 15 starters back, Taggart and the Hilltoppers will look to avoid finishing out of the basement in the Sun Belt for the first time. Here is a closer look at what Western Kentucky will send to the field in 2011, plus my prediction on where...
Read more about 2011 Western Kentucky Football Predictions 2011 Florida Atlantic Football Predictions - July 11, 2011The Florida Atlantic Owls come into the 2011 season off a poor 4-8 (3-5 Sun Belt) finish in 2010, and it doesn’t look like there is much hope that they will turn things around this season. Howard Schellenberger enters his 11th season as the head coach, and has done a great job of getting the best out of what he has to work with. Schellenberger’s talents will be put to the test in 2011, as the Owls lose their starting quarterback, top three wide outs, and five of their top six tacklers....
Read more about 2011 Florida Atlantic Football Predictions 2011 Notre Dame Football Predictions - July 11, 2011Notre Dame hired Brian Kelly with the thought in mind that he would eventually bring them a national championship. The Fighting Irish got off to a shaky start in his first year on the job, but rebounded nicely down the stretch to finish 8-5 on the season. Notre Dame would win its final four games, which included blowout victories over Utah, Army and Miami (FL), along with a huge road win at USC. This team now comes into the 2011 season with a ton of momentum and national championship aspirations. The...
Read more about 2011 Notre Dame Football Predictions 2011 North Texas Football Predictions - July 11, 2011The North Texas Mean Green got off to a miserable 1-6 start in 2010, but a lot of that was because this team was decimated by injuries right off the bat. After just two games the Mean Green had already lost seven starters for the season. North Texas still finished 3-9 overall, but were a respectable 3-5 in Sun Belt play. Head coach Todd Dodge was let go after leading the Mean Green to a fourth consecutive losing season, and will be replaced by Dan McCarney who coached at Iowa State from 1995-’06...
Read more about 2011 North Texas Football Predictions 2011 Arkansas State Football Predictions - July 11, 2011In 2010 the Arkansas State Red Wolves finished with an overall record of 4-8, but were actually a much better team than their final record would indicate. Six of the Red Wolves eight losses came by 10-points or less. All four wins in 2010 came inside conference play, as Arkansas State finished 4-4 in the Sun Belt. Each of those four losses were decided by seven-points or less. Despite how close this team was to really putting together a great season, the Red Wolves decided it was time for a coaching...
Read more about 2011 Arkansas State Football Predictions 2011 Independents Football Predictions - July 11, 2011Four years ago Navy beat Notre Dame for the first time in 44 years. They have won three of four meetings since, including last season’s 35-17 victory. The Midshipmen beat both the Irish and the Army Black Knights in 2010 to take home the Independent Championship. It was the fourth straight year that Navy finished as the #1 Independent, compiling a 35-18 record over that span. All three teams played in a bowl game last season, and the conference gets even stronger with the addition of a new team. The...
Read more about 2011 Independents Football Predictions 2011 Middle Tennessee Football Predictions - July 8, 2011The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders came into the 2010 season as the overwhelming favorites to win the Sun Belt conference, but wound up going just 5-3 in conference play. The Blue Raiders managed to win their final three games of the regular season to finish 6-6, but were upended by Miami, OH in the GoDaddy.com bowl. A big reason for the Blue Raiders disappointing finish was due to star quarterback Dwight Dasher being suspended for the first four games of the season. This year they lose Dasher and...
Read more about 2011 Middle Tennessee Football Predictions 2011 Louisiana-Monroe Football Predictions - July 8, 2011The Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks finished 5-7 in the first year under head coach Todd Berry. Overall it was a pretty successful season when you take into the fact that Berry had just nine returning starters coming back last year. The Warhawks finished tied for fourth with a 4-4 record in conference play, which included a disappointing 35-42 overtime loss at FIU. This year ULM has 17 starters back, and should really show some improvements in Berry’s second season. Here is a look at what the Warhawks...
Read more about 2011 Louisiana-Monroe Football Predictions 2011 Memphis Football Predictions - July 7, 2011Things can only get better from here for head coach Larry Porter and the Memphis Tigers. Porter’s first season on the job was one to forget as the Tigers went 1-11 in 2010. They were by far the worst team in Conference USA. Memphis was outgained by a whopping 149.5 yards/game and outscored by 22.8 points/game in league play. Porter wasn’t left with much to work with when he took over the job, and he won’t have a whole lot more this season. That’s because the Tigers return the fewest starters...
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