D-Money's 2013 College Football Predictions

      Yep it’s that time of the year again. The end of August is here, kids are going back to school, people are gearing up for Fall Marathons and Half Marathons, Cross Country Season is here, but more importantly College Football Returns!!! September & October are the best times of the year to me. It’s true not only because of what I mentioned in the last sentence also it helps my birthday falls in September. Yet, College Football remains the best part of fall. I like pro but College is much different atmosphere that can’t compare with Pro. The Co-eds at College Games are much prettier too ;) LOL!!

      I know with all of the craziness you here in the past offseason with certain schools in trouble, Johnny Manziel, ex-players suing the NCAA for likeness, people thinking kids should get a tiny bit of profit, Miley Cyrus dancing half naked on stage. Ok, that last part didn’t make sense and has nothing to do with this blog post, I just thought I would get your attention. The point was there had been a lot of complaining about the NCAA in general.

    Yet, watching the games brings out the best in fans. Whenever its Saturday Tailgates, having friends over at homes for game watching, going to restaurants or bars with friends and family, or just watching games in the comfort of your own home nothing beats College Football.

   Now, on to my predictions for this season. Ohio State is getting a lot of hype to be in the National Championship and rightfully so after an undefeated season in a bowl ban year. But, the bowl ban is no more and they are heavy favored in the Big Ten. Although, the Road to the National Championship will lead to an SEC team like Alabama most likely there are other challengers. Oregon or Stanford could compete in the PAC-12. Could Texas comeback what about Clemson in the ACC. Well here is the breakdown of what I think will happen in each conference.

SEC

East Division    Conf  Overall                        West Division    Conf   Overall
Georgia              8-0     12-1                           *Alabama           8-0      13-0
S.Carolina          6-2      10-2                           LSU                   6-2    10-2
Florida                5-3       9-3                           Texas A&M       5-3    9-3
Tennessee           4-4        7-5                         Ole  Miss             4-4    7-5
Vanderbilt           3-5       7-5                          Arkansas              3-5    7-5
Missouri              1-7        5-7                         Auburn                 2-6    6-6
Kentucky            1-7         4-8                        Mississsippi St     0-8     3-9
BIG 10
Leaders  Division    Conf   Overall               Legends  Division       Conf  Overall
*Ohio State              8-0      13-0                     Nebraska                      7-1    11-2
Wisconsin                6-2       9-3                      Michigan                      5-3      9-3
Indiana                    4-4       7-5                      Michigan State              5-3     8-4
Penn State                3-5       7-5                      Northwestern                4-4     8-4
Purdue                      3-5       6-6                      Minnesota                      2-6     6-6
Illinois                      0-8       2-10                   Iowa                               1-7     4-8

 Big 12    Conf   Overall

Texas              8-1     11-1
Oklahoma St   7-2     10-2
TCU                7-2      9-3
Oklahoma       6-3      8-4
Baylor             5-4      8-4
Kansas State    4-5     7-5
West Virginia   4-5    7-5
Texas Tech       3-6    6-6
Iowa State         1-8    3-9
Kansas               0-9   2-10

PAC-12

North Division    Conf  Overall                        South Division    Conf    Overall
*Stanford              8-1    11-2                              Arizona State       7-2       9-4
Oregon                  8-1    11                                 USC                      6-3      8-4
Oregon State         6-3     9-3                               UCLA                   5-4      7-5
Washington           4-5    7-5                                Arizona                 4-5      7-5
California              2-7    3-9                                 Utah                     3-6      6-6
Washington State  1-8    3-9                                 Colorado              0-9     2-10

Atlantic Coast

Atlantic Division   Conf  Overall                      Coastal Division  Conf   Overall
*Clemson                 8-0     11-2                              Miami (Fla)         6-2      9-4
Florida  State          7-1     10-2                                Virginia Tech      6-2      9-3
Wake Forest            4-4      7-5                                 North Carolina    5-3      8-4
N.C. State                3-5      7-5                                 Georgia Tech       4-4     6-6
Maryland                 3-5      6-6                                 Pittsburgh            3-5      5-7

Syracuse                  3-5       5-7                                Duke                   2-6      5-7
Boston College       0-8       3-9                                 Virginia               2-6      4-8

                                                                                                                                               
American Athletic  Conf    Overall

Louisville                                   7-1       11-1
Cincinnati                                   6-2        9-3
Rutgers                                       6-2        8-4
Houston                                      5-3        8-4
Central Florida                           5-3        7-5
SMU                                           4-4       5-7
Connecticut                                 3-5      5-7
Memphis                                     2-6     5-7
South Florida                              1-7     3-9
Temple                                        0-8     1-11

Mid-American

East Division  Conf   Overall                      West Division   Conf  Overall

Bowling Green  8-0   10-3                           *Northern Illinois 7-1   10-3
Ohio                   6-2    9-3                             Ball State             6-2     9-3
Buffalo               5-3     7-5                            Toledo                  6-2     8-4
Miami (OH)       5-3     5-7                            Western Michigan  4-4   5-7
Kent State          3-5     5-7                             Central Michigan    2-6   3-9
Akron                 1-7     2-10                           Eastern Michigan    0-8   1-11
UMass                0-8    1-11

The Star next to the team means they will be Conference Champion. Here are the rest I didn’t want to do more.

Conference USA: Marshall
Mountain West: Boise State
Sun-Belt: Western Kentucky

Independents    Overall

Notre Dame          11-1
Navy                       8-4
BYU                      7-5

 Here’s a List of whose going to the BCS Bowl Games:

Rose Bowl: Nebraska vs. Stanford
Fiesta Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas
Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Georgia
Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. Louisville
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. Ohio State

 Well, that’s how I think it’s going to shake out. I’m glad I got this blog post out before the first game tonight at 6:00PM when North Carolina takes on South Carolina. Very excited for College Football season. Doing these predictions makes me realized I missed one of my callings in life and I could’ve been a Sports Writer or Analyst.

I hope to post again soon. Been a little bit lazy as of late.  Hopefully in late December you’ll enjoy my Biggest Surprises and Biggest Disappointments of College Football when this season shakes up. Enjoy the season and GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!