***2010-2011 College Football Thread***

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Originally Posted by saden1

Are they going to take big steps necessary to beat Bama, Auburn, SC, LSU? I doubt it. I don't see how they can get better than those teams.

What you fail to realize is that no one can prepare you for the Ducks. We are talking about a team that runs the next play within ten seconds of the previous play all game long. It's going to be fun to watch alright.

That's because you really don't know anything about SEC football, particularly Florida. And that's fine. I don't fault you for it being a west-coast guy. I don't know the ins and outs of most PAC 10 schools.

What you fail to realize is that a few years ago, everyone said 2010 would be Bama's year, not 2009. Bama is gonna lose a slew of talent on both sides of the ball. They peaked a year early, and after a 3 loss 2010 campaign, they're losing Julio Jones, Greg McIlroy, Mark Ingram, and a several other starters. Auburn is gonna lose Cam Newton (why would he stick around after a Heisman campaign and all the developing accusations around him), and South Carolina is also full of upperclassmen. LSU may be around next year, but again, they're SEC West.

There is no reason that Florida can't be right back on top of the SEC East next year. For as much as they lost from the 2009 departures, they're so ripe with young blue-chips it's almost not fair. Do some research if you don't believe me. I'm not just waxing poetic about my alma mater.

As far as Oregon, everyone knows they run play after play with rarely 15 seconds in between. Good for them. It's brand new to college football. They're sporting it well while it's hot, and it may win them the big one this year. I wouldn't be mad if it did. But in the long run I just don't think that style has any staying power whatsoever. But hey, if you win a national title doing it, it doesn't matter I guess.