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Aug 31, 2012
Our 2012 preseason previews with SBNation.com are winding down. Today we’re talking Minnesota with The Daily Gopher. A year after opening at USC, Minnesota’s non-conference schedule lightens up a bit for year two of Jerry Kill’s tenure as head coach. However, after a manageable first half of the season, the Gophers will meet Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska and Michigan State over the final six weeks. 2011 Record: 3-9 2011 Bowl: N/A 2012 Bowl Projections: J.P. Palm (CBS Sports): N/A Phil Steele: N/A […]
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Aug 30, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming college football season with help of SBNation.com. Today, Andy from Alligator Army weighs in on the Gators’ QB battle. The Gators look to continue a 21-year postseason streak in 2012 with a schedule that includes just four true road games. They will initiate Texas A&M into the SEC in the second week of the season when they travel to College Station, followed by a trip to Knoxville Sept. 15. Marquee home matchups include LSU on Oct. […]
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Aug 29, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation.com. Today, Rock M Nation tackles Mizzou’s transition to the SEC. Coming off its eighth bowl appearance in nine years, Missouri opens the 2012 campaign as a member of the vaunted SEC. The Tigers draw their two highest-ranked opponents at home. Sixth-ranked Georgia visits Columbia Sept. 8, while No. 2 Alabama comes to town Oct. 13. Missouri looks to improve on a 3-36 record versus Top-10 teams since 1991 before hitting the […]
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Aug 28, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation.com. Today, Garnet And Black Attack discusses South Carolina and the return of Marcus Lattimore. South Carolina won 11 games for the first time in school history last season and must win some big games in 2012 to match that total. A three-game stretch that includes Georgia, LSU and Florida is the Gamecocks’ toughest test before the defending Capital One Bowl champions end the season at in-state rival Clemson. 2011 Record: 11-2 […]
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Aug 27, 2012
We are previewing the 2012 college football season with the help of SBNation.com. Today, The Crimson Quarry discusses Indiana’s chances at getting back to the postseason. The Hoosiers are optimistic heading into the 2012 season, with 15 returning starters. Head coach Kevin Wilson looks to get off on the right foot with games against FCS opponent Indiana State (Sept. 1) before traveling to Gillette Stadium to welcome UMass to the FBS (Sept. 8). Indiana will host Big Ten powers Michigan […]
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Aug 24, 2012
We’re previewing the college football season with the help from SBNation.com. Today we discuss Nebraska football with Corn Nation. Nebraska hasn’t won a conference title since 1999, and if the Huskers want to represent the Legends Division in the Big Ten Championship Game, they will have to weather a challenging mid-season stretch beginning with Wisconsin at home on Sept. 29. The six-week gauntlet also includes two difficult road tests at Ohio State and Michigan State, and a matchup in Lincoln […]
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Aug 23, 2012
We’re previewing the college football season with help from SBNation.com. Today, Black Heart Gold Pants discusses the Hawkeyes’ new coordinators and the Iowa RB curse. Kirk Ferentz enters his 14th year at Iowa with high hopes that the Hawkeyes will return to the postseason for a fifth-straight time. The Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy against rival Iowa State is always a tough game for the Hawks, while Ferentz and company must also navigate key road games at Michigan State (Oct. […]
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Aug 23, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, MaconDawg from Dawg Sports talks Georgia. Georgia looks to put a complete season together in 2012 after dropping the first two and the last two games of the 2011 season, including a triple-overtime heartbreaker to Michigan State in the Outback Bowl. The Bulldogs have a favorable home schedule, and head coach Mark Richt has a stellar career record Between The Hedges (56-13). Staunch road matchups with South Carolina (Oct. 6) […]
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Aug 22, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, Rodger from Sippin’ On Purple talks Northwestern. The Wildcats made the postseason in 2011 for the third-straight year, a school record, and look to go bowling yet again in 2012. NU starts the season with four manageable non-conference games, followed by a Big Ten opener at home against Indiana. A 5-0 start is possible, and the Wildcats also avoid Wisconsin and Ohio State from the Leaders Division. The real tests […]
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Aug 22, 2012
We’re previewing the upcoming season with help from SBNation. Today, College and Magnolia discusses Auburn. The Tigers will attempt to withstand another brutal SEC schedule in 2012, with key home games against conference title contenders LSU (Sept. 22), Arkansas (Oct. 6) and Georgia (Nov. 10). Auburn’s road schedule pits big-time matchups with Mississippi State and Alabama. History is on Auburn’s side, however, as they have won five straight in Starkville and are 7-1 all-time in Tuscaloosa. 2011 Record: 8-5 2011 […]
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