Overrated/Underrated - Preseason Edition
Posted by Walter
| Overrated | Underrated | |
| Quarterback | Tim Tebow, Florida - true Sophomore has zero career starts, zero career wins | Riley Skinner, Wake Forest - true Sophomore has 13 career starts, 10 career wins |
| Running Back | Chris Markey, UCLA - 1107 yards is nice, 2 touchdowns is not | Corey Boyd, South Carolina - top contributor on the ground (800 yards 8 TD) and catching the ball (400 and 2) |
| Running Back Tandem | LV Whitworth/Andre Callender, BC - numbers are decent (1400 yards with 10 TD) but should be better behind that OL | Tony Baker/Andre Brown, NC State - 1300 yards and 10 TD, imagine what they could do with an OL |
| Wide Receiver | Derrick Williams, Penn State - 400 yards and ONE TD, wasn't this guy supposed to be JoePa's super-recruit? | Dorien Bryant, Purdue - 2 straight seasons with 80 catches and he still gets no respect |
| Offensive Line | Arkansas - they are good, but heck me and 4 of my buddies could block for McFadden and Jones | Louisville - the team lost Mike Bush and still had three rushers top 400 yards and 5 TD each |
| Linebacker | Rey Maualuga, USC - hits like a mack truck but at 6'3'' and 250 lbs. he can't do much else | Ali Highsmith, LSU - small size doesn't make for highlight reel hits, but flys around and makes plays in pass coverage too |
| Defensive Back | Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame - last time I checked a safety's primary job was to cover people, right? | Anthony Scirotto, Penn State - not quite the hitter big Tom is, but twice the cover man |
| Defensive Line | Texas - you don't lose two ends like Brian Robison and Tim Crowder and not feel it | TCU - I dare you to find two better ends than Tommy Blake and Chase Ortiz |
| Head Coach | Tommy Tubberville - Tommy has the record, but how much credit should go to outstanding coordinators like Al Borges and Gene Chizik | Jim Leavitt, South Florida - 7 years in Division 1 and the program already has 2 signature wins (Lousiville and West Va.) |
| Offseason Coaching Hire | Nick Saban, HC Alabama - he is great, no doubt, but does he have a third reclamation project in him...... | Major Applewhite, OC Alabama - when old man Nick starts to fade, the Crimson faithful will love having Major's youthful exuberance |
| Conference | WAC - yeah we all love Boise State and Hawaii, but outside of Fresno State no WAC team has the stones to put anyone on their non conference schedule | MWC - the "other" west coast conference is actually much deeper and has marquee teams at the top like TCU, Utah, and BYU who actually play top BCS teams |
| Offensive Football Team | Texas Tech - 13th nationally in points per game, but they are incredibly 1 dimensional and converted only 37% of their third downs (good for 74th nationally) | Louisville - by far the best O in the nation, doesn't get the credit it deserves despite finishing in the top 12 nationally in passing and rushing |
| Defensive Football Team | Virginia Tech - they look great if all you do is focus on the stats (9.3 ppg in 2006), but the Hokies D gave up 38 to Georgia Tech, 22 to BC, and 31 to Georgia | Boston College - the Eagles were 31st in total defense but 13th in points allowed thanks to an astonishing 37 turnovers forced in 13 games (good for 2nd nationally) |
| National Title Contender | Florida - new QB + road games at LSU, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida State and a potential SEC championship rematch against LSU = at least 4 losses | Ohio State - if they can slip past a tough road game against Penn State, all that will stand between the Buckeyes and a 2nd straight undefeated matchup with Michigan is Wisconsin in Columbus |
| Week 1 Matchup | Tennessee @ California - Cal is more talented, playing at home, and looking to prove something against a team that knocked them down a peg last year....a route in the making | Kansas St @ Auburn - the Josh Freeman era at KState officially gets underway against the Tigers, but Ian Campbell and the Wildcats defensive line could steal the show against a rebuilt Tiger OL in a potential shocker |
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