Friday, August 6, 2010

USA Today's Top 25

USA Today has released their preseason top 25 and there are really no surprises but now the debating can begin.

1. Alabama
2.Ohio State
3. Florida
4. Texas
5. Boise State
6. Virginia Tech
7. TCU
8. Oklahoma
9. Nebraska
10. Iowa

These are the teams that round out the top 10. Like I said there are really no surprises based on last seasons finishes.

However as a Boise State fan it comes as a real surprise to see us in the preseason top 10. We started the new century as unknowns, on those rare occasions we were on tv and playing at home, the announcers told the audience, do not adjust your set, the color of the field is blue.

In the preseason of 2005 we got a bit of press going down to Athens and opening against Georgia, a night mare Bronco fans cannot forget. Prior to that opener, then Coach Dan Hawkins said maybe in 5 years we could play for a National Title, people were polite but did not take his comment seriously.

Thirty days from today on Sept 6 we travel again to open against a big gun team. We Play back in DC against the #6 ranked Virginia Tech Hokies.

The opener for both schools is pivotal to the season. Both being top 10 teams the winner sets their own table for a run at the BCS Title Game. Five years ago I thought Hawkins was nuts, today his forecast holds merit.

This will be the featured opening game for the 2010 college football season, one all the fans who attend and watch on tv will enjoy.

It brings to the table the vaunted offense of the Hokies also known as " Beamer Ball" a wide open style of passing and running that has left many teams decimated and wondering what happened. They also bring in one of college football's best defensive coordinators  whose defenses have been called one of the stingiest in recent history.

The Broncos bring in a veteran team, they are returning 22 of 24 starters from last season and are led by Jr. Quarterback Kellen Moore who last season threw 39 touchdown passes and had only 3 picks and with an astonishing no sacks year.

Perhaps the most important missing person from last years Bronco Team is not Kyle Wilson, but Coach Wilcox the defensive coordinator. Wilcox has moved on to Tennessee, their gain and certainly our loss. This will be the first Chris Peterson team to go into battle with out Wilcox and I must admit it makes me very nervous.

I am still in awe of the defense Wilcox put on the field against TCU in last years Fiesta Bowl, so different than the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl where TCU ran over us at will.

This is the first year that a non BCS school has a run at the NC and it begins on Sept.6, 2010

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