STANDINGS
- South Florida (9-3) - This is a bit of an upset compared to what I've seen in other places, but I'm taking the Bulls... I really like what I've seen from QB BJ Daniels, and they had a top 20 defense nationally last year of which most of it returns... but the big key? They get West Virginia at home to end the season...
- West Virginia (9-3) - It's going to be a new look unit in Morgantown... Bill Stewart is gone and Dana Holgorson is in to install a different offense for WVU... Geno Smith is a player at QB but any time you have a system overhaul it takes time, and I can never fully support Jeff Casteel and the 3-3-5 defense after seeing it die a slow death in Ann Arbor...
- Louisville (7-5) - Charlie Strong has that program rebuilding again, but this time it's on the defensive side... they return a lot of depth and the talent influx in recruiting should help...
- Cincinnati (7-5) - Best offensive backfield in the conference in Zach Collaros and Isaiah Peed... and that's enough to compete, but it's a woeful defense...
- Pitt (7-5) - The spread offense comes to Pitt from Tulsa in the form of new HC Todd Graham.. they have a lot of talent, but it's very young... and with the new system too? Year or 2 away...
- Syracuse (6-6) - Ryan Nassib took over for Greg Paulus and was immediately better... so that's a bright spot... the once proud program had become a laughing stock, but it's getting better...
- Rutgers (5-7) - The defense should be one of the better units in the league, but the offense is going back to the pro-style sets they used to run and abandoning the spread... and the talent void is there...
- UConn (4-8) - Smoke and mirrors lately in Storrs.... that ends this year...
AWARDS
- Offensive POY - Isaiah Peed, RB Cincy
- Defensive POY - Bruce Irvin, DE West Virginia
- Coach of the Year - Skip Holtz, South Florida
Basically? A battle to see who can lose a BCS game...
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