Teams you are pleasantly surprised with

[theboardref]

I would have to say Tulane. I know they are LSU's "rival" but it's so one sided I don't consider them one. Curtis Johnson is doing a hell of a job recruiting athletes and winning football games. This is a 5-2 team, one game away from bowl eligibility and even a chance to win Conference USA after beating East Carolina in triple overtime this weekend. One of the best coaching jobs I have seen this year. Last time Tulane was bowl eligible was 2002. Since then they have gone 33-82, pretty damn impressive to me and expect Johnson to get some phone calls after this year. He use to be the wide receivers coach for the Saints.

 

[john01992]

dude if you watched them play syracuse you would not have made this thread

 

[brin3535]

dude if you watched them play syracuse you would not have made this thread

Dude, you missed the point of the thread, dude....

 

[Sox33OSU]

Bowling Green has gone 5-2 and just lost by 1 point at Mississippi State at night. They'll go bowling and could very well win another 8 games this year. Things have turned around at the little school from NW Ohio.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Bowling Green has gone 5-2 and just lost by 1 point at Mississippi State at night. They'll go bowling and could very well win another 8 games this year. Things have turned around at the little school from NW Ohio.

I always thought Bowling Green was in Kentucky...have no idea why live and learn.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Looks like there is a Bowling Green Kentucky and Western Kentucky University is located there.

 

[RACER-MIKE]

washington,

 

[TonyTheGator]

I would have to say Tulane. I know they are LSU's "rival" but it's so one sided I don't consider them one. Curtis Johnson is doing a hell of a job recruiting athletes and winning football games. This is a 5-2 team, one game away from bowl eligibility and even a chance to win Conference USA after beating East Carolina in triple overtime this weekend. One of the best coaching jobs I have seen this year. Last time Tulane was bowl eligible was 2002. Since then they have gone 33-82, pretty damn impressive to me and expect Johnson to get some phone calls after this year. He use to be the wide receivers coach for the Saints.

LSU's "rival"? Really? Since when has Tulane been a rival for LSU? The 40s? Heck, Tulane hasn't been a "rival" of LSU since the late 40s when Tulane won the SEC Championship.

 

[Ironbreaker]

Homer pick is homer. But Washington for me.

I really like our team this year. Most UW fans knew going in both Stanford and Oregon were losses. I picked us for 7 wins tops preseason, but the early season has shown me we have a complete team this year. Certainly not BCS material but we could run the rest of our schedule off the field with a little luck.

Got a lot of nasty road games ahead, we're gonna win them!

 

[BucksFanInGA]

FSU for me... My buddy is a big FSU fan so I have a soft spot for them, and I think college football is just better when FSU/Miami/ND are good...

 

[cane_man]

I always thought Bowling Green was in Kentucky...have no idea why live and learn.

Bowling green, ky is where tne corvette is built, I do believe. Fuckin ohio stealing other city names!

 

[cane_man]

...and Ill go with tne homer pick

 

[theboardref]

LSU's "rival"? Really? Since when has Tulane been a rival for LSU? The 40s? Heck, Tulane hasn't been a "rival" of LSU since the late 40s when Tulane won the SEC Championship.

If you live in South Louisiana some people, you would see some people still consider it a rivalry. It is not one to me personally.

 

[uncfan103]

Ball State

 

[TexasExes98]

For me it's Baylor. I think they are legit. They were one of the best teams in the country at the end of the year last year and carried it into this year. That offense would drop a lot of points on any defense in the country....

 

[Sox33OSU]

For me it's Baylor. I think they are legit. They were one of the best teams in the country at the end of the year last year and carried it into this year. That offense would drop a lot of points on any defense in the country....

I'd hardly call 35 points "a lot", especially when the defense is 62nd in the nation...

 

[whomperwauson]

Baylor's offense scores very very fast, they struggled on 3rd down vs Kansas St and I'm not sure about their overall efficiency. However if they can get it moving they can put up points and lots of them very very quickly.

 

[hokiehi21]

who thought VT would be 6-1 right now after going 6-6 last year? no one, that's who. So, VT

 

[Texas Jefe]

Looks like there is a Bowling Green Kentucky and Western Kentucky University is located there.

Now I'm all confused...

 

[Doctor Krieger]

Miami and Missouri.