2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
With Coach Johnson’s gameplan, which bucks convention but at the same time is tried, tested and true, he has a reputation of out-performing expectations.
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2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – BC Eagles
When one thinks about top-shelf ACC programs, Boston College may not be the first team to come to mind, yet the Eagles have been surprisingly consistent over the years.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – UNC Tar Heels
Between unsavory academic behavior and improper dealings with student-athletes hiring agents, it has been a shaky boat recently in Chapel Hill.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – Maryland Terrapins
Edsall comes to College Park after building the program at the University of Connecticut basically from the ground up. He was the 2010 Big East Coach of the Year and looks to assert a Terps team that has an excellent underclassmen quarterback, but not much else.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – NC State Wolfpack
Things came together quite nicely for the Wolfpack in 2010; the Atlantic division title in the ACC was within their sights until near the end of the regular season, and a victory over West Virginia in the Champs Sports Bowl had NC State finishing at #25 – the first time the team has finished ranked since 2002.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Independents I-A – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame football has a proud tradition not just in the NCAA, but almost as importantly as a part of the American fabric.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – Clemson Tigers
Clemson football has developed a deep-seated reputation for under-performance. The Tigers routinely have elite athletes that are funneled to the professional ranks, yet it never seems to translate in the win column.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – Miami Hurricanes
“The U” was once a proud, self-proclaimed football factory perennially among the country’s elite. Much like Miami’s in-state rival Florida State, history hasn’t been so kind in recent years.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – Va Tech Hokies
Tech really is one of the steadiest programs you’ll find in college football. The Hokies have gone 49-11 in conference play since they joined the ACC in 2004, and have appeared in four of the six ACC title games.
2011-2012 Football Previews – Atlantic Coast Conference – FSU Seminoles
It has been quite a long time since Florida State was the dominant force in the college football landscape, but we could finally be heading for some late 1990s déjà vu.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Vanderbilt Commodores
Frankly, Franklin steps into a mess. The new Vandy head coach inherits a 2-10 team on the bottom rung of the Southeastern Conference.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Kentucky Wildcats
The Wildcats have always been more of a basketball power rather than a force to be reckoned with on the gridiron in the SEC.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Auburn Tigers
Auburn had its whirlwind dream season last year, coming back to beat nemesis Alabama, winning the SEC title and the National Championship and yielding a Heisman Trophy-winning QB in Cam Newton.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Tennessee Volunteers
This program has had its share of turmoil since long-time coach Phil Fulmer’s forced resignation in 2008.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Ole Miss Rebels
There is tangible pressure on Houston Nutt in just his fourth season at the helm in Oxford.
2011-2012 Football Previews – SEC – Mississippi State Bulldogs
It has always been a challenge for the Bulldogs to rise beyond mediocrity in the killer SEC West division, but, now in his third season, head coach Dan Mullen is doing an excellent job making this program relevant.
