what does lsu have coming back?

Florida #2 is over rated. 9 draft picks, 5 were juniors. They lost too many starters on defense, have a new DC, no Tebow, etc.

Pick6 wrote: honest question...what does oklahoma even have this year?

Landry Jones will be the QB. He gained valuable experience playing for an injured Sam Bradford last season. He will be a good QB. The strength of Oklahoma will be their running game with RB Demarco Murray and an experienced offensive line.

Oklahoma has recruited about as much as talent as anyone in the country for the past five years or so (as evident by the last draft). People talk about how they lost four guys to the draft. What people forget is that two of the guys drafted this year were out with injuries last season. They return a lot of talent.

CinciX12 wrote: I really don't think that the Oklahoma game will be a sell-out. I'm expecting about 45,000.

You know just as well as I do how retarded most in this city are. Will the majority even know that the game is at PBS? Granted I am contradicting myself by saying I'm going to my first UC game in 1.5 years, so maybe attendance will be good.

I don't know about that. I think the game will be a sell-out (or very close to a sell-out). UC brought 30,000 to the Sugar bowl last year and that was all the way in New Orleans. I am hearing from the folks in the atheletic department that UC is close to selling out seasons tickets for Nippert. I am sure those 35,000 will go to the Oklahoma game. What's more, season tickets holder of the Bengals have first dibs on their seats for this game. Plus, I am sure Oklahoma will bring in about 10,000 of their own fans. I think attendance for the game will be fine.

To piggyback off of what Goosebumps said, this UC squad could potentially be better than last season. Offensively, they have more weapons and when Collaros ran the offense last year, they did not skip a beat (in fact, in the UCONN game he set the Big East record for total offense). Defensively, Jones has not only installed the 4-3, he has brought up the level of physicality which was missing last season. I think people will be pleasantly surprised as to how much better the defense will be this season.

Danny have you heard how many student tickets they plan on selling for the game? I'd imagine it will be more than they sell for the games at Nippert.

Cincy fans still supporting the team after what the Gators did to them?

TheMightyGators wrote: Cincy fans still supporting the team after what the Gators did to them?

Kind of like how the children you molest keep coming back to your house for some reason.

Crawl back into your hole.

TheMightyGators wrote: Cincy fans still supporting the team after what the Gators did to them?

Hey Gator, a little history lesson for. Back in 1996 I witnessed the worst beating in a football game I have ever seen in my life. Nebraska beat your Florida Gators (well not yours because you probably were rooting for OSU back then) 63-24 in the Fiesta Bowl. It was the biggest ass whipping I have ever seen. All three Nebraska running backs averaged seven yards a carry and the game was capped off with Tommie Frazier running over and through Florida defenders for 75 yards like they were 10 year old children. The score really does not do the game justice, it might as well have been been 163-0.

Btw, Florida fans still supported them afterwards.

And Florida had a Head coach for the Nebraska game lol.

Little Danny wrote:

TheMightyGators wrote: Cincy fans still supporting the team after what the Gators did to them?

Hey Gator, a little history lesson for. Back in 1996 I witnessed the worst beating in a football game I have ever seen in my life. Nebraska beat your Florida Gators (well not yours because you probably were rooting for OSU back then) 63-24 in the Fiesta Bowl. It was the biggest ass whipping I have ever seen. All three Nebraska running backs averaged seven yards a carry and the game was capped off with Tommie Frazier running over and through Florida defenders for 75 yards like they were 10 year old children. The score really does not do the game justice, it might as well have been been 163-0.

Btw, Florida fans still supported them afterwards.

awww....did you get your feelings hurt? Was it more by what I said or more about how bad the Gator embarrassed Cincinnait? That could have been 164-0 had Florida not been so nice.

I was really just wondering if they were going to go back to supporting the team with those sweet 20,000 fans, at games, like they did prior to the past few seasons?

I actually have nothing against Cincy. Was just joking around.

karen lotz wrote: one thing I did find funny was this comment about Cinci's non conference schedule:

Cincinnati plays one of the country's most difficult nonconference schedules, including Miami (Ohio) at home, Oklahoma at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati and road contests at NC State and Fresno State.

at Miami of Ohio? NC State has been down as has Fresno compared to the height of their success early in the decade. I understand all the games are on the road, but its not exactly a murderer's row...

And this is in no way a slam on UC, just thought it was a funny comment.

I think it compares well with Ohio State's preseason schedule which is always ridiculed as too weak.

gamauter wrote: I think it compares well with Ohio State's preseason schedule which is always ridiculed as too weak.

You are joking, right? OSU plays 2 MAC teams, Marshall and Miami all at home. It doesn't get any weaker than that.

Edit: At least they aren't playing a FCS team this year.

Miami (Fla) is weak??

dat dude wrote: Miami (Fla) is weak??

No they aren't but the other 3 are MAC schools(and yes I know Marshall is in the C-USA but it seems like yesterday they were in the MAC). Ohio State should cruise through their non-con schedule with the exception of the Miami game. That game will not be given to them

dat dude wrote: Miami (Fla) is weak??

I'm not saying they are weak. I was responding to the comparison between OSU and UC's ooc schedule. Miami Fl is a team that is definitely headed in the right direction after some lean years. I don't think they are the world beaters that the OSU faithful will have you believe since they were added to the schedule.

Your right, Texas, USC, and Miami (FL) are weak. So is Navy, lol!

Pick6 wrote: Your right, Texas, USC, and Miami (FL) are weak. So is Navy, lol!

You're not your. Also, explain where I said any of those schools were weak?

karen lotz wrote:

gamauter wrote: I think it compares well with Ohio State's preseason schedule which is always ridiculed as too weak.

You are joking, right? OSU plays 2 MAC teams, Marshall and Miami all at home. It doesn't get any weaker than that.

Edit: At least they aren't playing a FCS team this year.

knocking osu's ooc schedule..

Pick6 wrote:

karen lotz wrote:

gamauter wrote: I think it compares well with Ohio State's preseason schedule which is always ridiculed as too weak.

You are joking, right? OSU plays 2 MAC teams, Marshall and Miami all at home. It doesn't get any weaker than that.

Edit: At least they aren't playing a FCS team this year.

knocking osu's ooc schedule..

Yes, that combined schedule is weak. I said the U is not weak but is also not as strong as you and your fellow bucknuts are saying.

Hard to believe Notre Dame with their coach isn't in the top five.

newarkcatholicfan wrote: Hard to believe Notre Dame with their coach isn't in the top five.

No, it isn't. They weren't very good last year. I'd expect a better post out of a major league poster such as yourself.

newarkcatholicfan wrote: Hard to believe Notre Dame with their coach isn't in the top five.

Please go back to JJ

karen lotz wrote:

dat dude wrote: Miami (Fla) is weak??

I'm not saying they are weak. I was responding to the comparison between OSU and UC's ooc schedule. Miami Fl is a team that is definitely headed in the right direction after some lean years. I don't think they are the world beaters that the OSU faithful will have you believe since they were added to the schedule.

I got what you were saying andI agree with you that OSU's non conf. schedule is weaker than Cincinnati's. And your last sentence is absolutely correct! Miami is an awful, down and out, overrated team....until they are on OSU's schedule.

TheMightyGators wrote:

karen lotz wrote:

dat dude wrote: Miami (Fla) is weak??

Miami is an awful, down and out, overrated team....until they are on OSU's schedule.

BOOM!! I would have to agree with you on this one. Last year Miami tricked everyone and people thought they were "back" but they proved to be the same old Miami. But, this year they will be great because they are on OSU's schedule.

Eh, I do think Miami will be better than last year. I think they fall between 10-20 range. Not world beaters, but a formidable opponent for sure.