2015 College Football Previews

[Leonardfan]

Post here to volunteer to do a 2015 College Football Preview. The college football preview magazines from Athlon Sports, Phil Steele's CFB preview and Ourlads are good resources. Here is a break down of all FBS teams by conference.

American Athletic
Cincinnati - Leonardfan - done
Connecticut - Leonardfan - done
East Carolina - Jack Lambert - Done
Houston - Jack Lambert - done
Memphis - Celticdb15 - Done
South Florida - Vanilla_Sky - done
Southern Methodist - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Temple - Leonardfan - done
Tulane - Leonardfan - Done
Tulsa - Jack Lambert - done
UCF - Celticdb15 - Done


Atlantic Coast - ACC
Atlantic Division
Boston College - Celticdb15 - done
Clemson - Vanilla_Sky - done
Florida State - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Louisville
NC State - Jack Lambert - Done
Syracuse - Jack Lambert - Done
Wake Forest - Leonardfan - Done
Coastal Division
Duke - Leonardfan - done
Georgia Tech - Jack Lambert - Done
Miami (Fla.) - Vanilla_Sky - Done
North Carolina - Celticdb15 - done
Pittsburgh - Leonardfan - Done
Virginia - Leonardfan - done
Virginia Tech - Jack Lambert

Big Ten
East Division
Indiana - Phall - Done
Maryland - Jack Lambert
Michigan - Phall - Done
Michigan State - Jack Lambert - Done
Ohio State - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Penn State - Leonardfan - Done
Rutgers - Leonardfan - Done
West Division
Illinois - Leonardfan - Done
Iowa - Leonardfan - Done
Minnesota - celticdb15 - done
Nebraska - Jack Lambert - Done
Northwestern - Jack Lambert - Done
Purdue - Leonardfan - Done
Wisconsin - Celticdb15 - Done

Big 12
Baylor - Leonardfan - Done
Iowa State - Claimjumper - Done
Kansas - Claimjumper - done
Kansas State - Celticdb15 - done
Oklahoma - Claimjumper - Done
Oklahoma State - Jack Lambert - done
TCU - Jack Lambert - Done
Texas - Jack Lambert - Done
Texas Tech - Vanilla Sky - Done
West Virginia - Leonardfan - Done

Conference USA
East Division
Charlotte - Jack Lambert - done
Florida Atlantic - Jack Lambert - Done
Florida International - Jack Lambert - Done
Marshall - Leonardfan - Done
Middle Tennessee - Leonardfan - Done
Old Dominion - Celticdb15 - done
Western Kentucky - Celticdb15 - done
West Division
Louisiana Tech - Leonardfan - done
North Texas - celticdb15 - done
Rice - Jack Lambert - done
Southern Mississippi - Colonel Reb - Done
Texas-El Paso - Claimjumper - done
Texas-San Antonio - Jack Lambert - done

FBS Independents
Army West Point - Jack Lambert - done
Brigham Young - Phall - Done
Navy - Jack Lambert - Done
Notre Dame - Vanilla_Sky - Done


Mid American - MAC
East Division
Akron - Jack Lambert - Done
Bowling Green - Jack Lambert - Done
Buffalo - Celticdb15 - done
Kent State - Leonardfan - Done
Massachusetts - Celticdb15 - done
Miami (Ohio) - Celticdb15 - done
Ohio - Celticdb15 - Done
West Division
Ball State - Leonardfan - Done
Central Michigan - Jack Lambert - Done
Eastern Michigan - Leonardfan - Done
Northern Illinois - Celticdb15 - Done
Toledo - Jack Lambert - done
Western Michigan - Jack Lambert - Done

Mountain West - MWC
Mountain Division
Air Force - Claimjumper - done
Boise State - Claimjumper - Done
Colorado State - Claimjumper - done
New Mexico - Claimjumper - done
Utah State - Claimjumper - done
Wyoming - Claimjumper - done
West Division
Fresno State - Claimjumper - Done
Hawaii - Leonardfan - done
Nevada - Claimjumper - Done
San Diego State - Vanilla_Sky - Done
San Jose State - Claimjumper - Done
UNLV - Phall - Done

Pacific 12
North Division
California - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Oregon - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Oregon State
Stanford - Twenty-Two - done
Washington - Jack Lambert - done
Washington State - Vanilla_Sky - done
South Division
Arizona - Phall - Done
Arizona State - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Colorado - Claimjumper - Done
UCLA - Vanilla_Sky
Utah - Phall - Done
USC - Vanilla Sky - Done


Southeastern
East Division
Florida - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Kentucky - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Missouri - Jack Lambert - Done
South Carolina - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Tennessee - Celticdb15 - Done
Vanderbilt - Col Reb - Done
West Division
Alabama - woody39 - done
Arkansas - Vanilla_Sky- Done
Auburn - woody39 - Done
LSU - Vanilla_Sky - Done
Mississippi State - Col Reb - Done
Ole Miss - Col Reb - Done
Texas A&M - woody39

Sun Belt
Appalachian State - Celticdb15 - done
Arkansas State - Jack Lambert - Done
Georgia Southern - Celticdb15 - done
Georgia State - Celticdb15 -Done
Idaho - Jack Lambert - Done
Louisiana-Monroe - Vanilla_Sky - done
New Mexico State - Claimjumper - Done
South Alabama - Claimjumper - Done
Texas State - Leonardfan - Done
Troy - Jack Lambert - Done
UL Lafayette - Vanilla_Sky - Done

 

[Jack Lambert]

As I mentioned, I won't be able to do as many as I have been doing, but I'll still do Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Army, Washington, Maryland, Michigan State, Texas San Antonio, Central Michigan, and Illinois. If some time opens up for me, I'll definitely add some more.

 

[Leonardfan]

As I mentioned, I won't be able to do as many as I have been doing, but I'll still do Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Army, Washington, Maryland, Michigan State, Texas San Antonio, Central Michigan, and Illinois. If some time opens up for me, I'll definitely add some more.

Thanks JL. I'll sign you up for those teams.

 

[Vanilla_Sky]

I'll do Memphis, Ole Miss, Cal, USC, UCLA, Georgia, and SDSU to start

 

[Leonardfan]

I assigned JL and Vanilla_Sky the teams they wanted as well as took some teams for myself. I also assigned Michigan to Phall, Wisconsin to Celticdb15 and Stanford to Twenty-two. Those three posters have done a great job in the past with those three teams. Phall, Celtic, Twenty-two - let me know if you do not want to do these write-ups.

 

[Leonardfan]

Twenty-two's write up of Stanford last year is a perfect example of the write-up format. Granted we won't have the time to get into all the detail for all the teams but the basic format is perfect. The most important things to capture are the historical data of white starter and the 1st team depth chart. Listing other players on the depth chart is good info as well.


Since 05' Stanford has started 11, 14, 14, 14, 15, 14,13, 9, 9 white players. This season they look to start 12.

Ranked #6 in the Pre Season Stanford will be led by QB Kevin Hogan who threw for 2,630 yds/20 TD's & rushed for 355 yds/2 TD's last season. WR Devin Cajuste 6'-4" 228 had 5 TD's last season. On defense Henry Anderson looks to be a NFL 1st Round Pick. ILB- AJ Tarpley is the leading returning tackler.

Non starters expected to contribute on offense WR Jordan Pratt; WR-Jeff Trojan... Surprised WR Conner Crane still has yet to make a move on the depth chart. FB-Daniel Marx; QB Evan Crower; QB Ryan Burns

Also all eyes will be on highly recruited Freshman Tailback Christian McCaffrey(6-0 197 4.4) who played in the 2014 US Army All Star Game(141 career TD's)..."he has great burst through the line and the top end speed to hit the home run from anywhere on the field. He combines great balance and vision and can make cuts while maintaining high end speed. He shows great hands out of the backfield as well" -Greg Biggins/Scout.com

Starter DT-David Parry looked to be mixed? Tough call...like Tyler Gaffney it's close or that number could change.

*OFFENSE*
QB-Kevin Hogan
FB-Lee Ward
WR-Devon Cajuste
TE-Austin Hooper
C-Graham Shuler
RG-Johnny Caspers
RT-Kyle Murphy

*DEFENSE*
DE-Henry Anderson
DE-Blake Leuters(in a battle for position)
OLB-Kevin Anderson
ILB-AJ Tarpley
ILB-Blake Martinez

2nd Team Defense..ex QB turned FS-Dallas Lloyd (jr. 6'-3" 212) in the mold of John Lynch? could become starter; SS-Zach Hoffpauir (jr.)OLB-Mike Tyler; ILB-Joe Hemshoot

Several publications differ on their depth charts

 

[Phall]

I assigned JL and Vanilla_Sky the teams they wanted as well as took some teams for myself. I also assigned Michigan to Phall, Wisconsin to Celticdb15 and Stanford to Twenty-two. Those three posters have done a great job in the past with those three teams. Phall, Celtic, Twenty-two - let me know if you do not want to do these write-ups.

Thanks! I look forward to writing up a CF entry for Michigan football every year

I will gladly add Arizona (the former Michigan coach, Rodriguez' team), as well as Utah, UNLV, BYU, and Indiana for the time being. I'll try to add my best as far as pro-white insight to the coaching staffs and direction of roster compositions.

While I appreciate the football fervor...
When should we post these threads? Freshmen won't arrive for at least a couple of months, let alone unseat anyone on the two-deep.

 

[Leonardfan]

Thanks! I look forward to writing up a CF entry for Michigan football every year

I will gladly add Arizona (the former Michigan coach, Rodriguez' team), as well as Utah, UNLV, BYU, and Indiana for the time being. I'll try to add my best as far as pro-white insight to the coaching staffs and direction of roster compositions.

While I appreciate the football fervor...
When should we post these threads? Freshmen won't arrive for at least a couple of months, let alone unseat anyone on the two-deep.

Phall, I'll go ahead and sign you up for the other teams you mentioned as well. As far as when to start posting the team info, that is totally up to you. We typically try to get the ball rolling in terms of organizing the write-ups around this time of year. The college football preview magazines are usually released in the next few weeks so I would say the write-ups begin appearing in mid-june.

The previews are definitely a time consuming undertaking and it is usually a core group of members doing most of the write ups for 120 or so FBS teams. Granted there will be changes between the writeups we do and what happens between fall camp and the beginning of the regular season in terms of roster depth charts, attrition, transfers and the caste system of course. Our members do a great job updating threads as the season goes along though. The previews just lay a solid foundation to give an idea of the landscape of college football in terms of racial makeup. Sorry for the long winded response!

I am looking forward to your Michigan write up and really appreciate you volunteering for additional teams. Just curious, are you a Michigan alum? Your perspective and knowledge of the program provides insight on UM that the casual fan would not typically have.

 

[Phall]

I am looking forward to your Michigan write up and really appreciate you volunteering for additional teams. Just curious, are you a Michigan alum? Your perspective and knowledge of the program provides insight on UM that the casual fan would not typically have.

Thanks, and yes I am. If I didn't have that rooting interest, I probably would have given up following the sport by now. Thankfully, Michigan isn't too egregious in its team composition, even though there is always room for improvement.

The team itself is easy to follow thanks to the mgoblog website, which always keeps detailed breakdowns of the roster and projected playing time. Although the site is explicitly "non-political", most of the writers and commenters fall into typical stinky liberal tropes despite being smart nerds. I've been banned a couple of times from that community; now I prefer to share my Michigan takes here, where they are appreciated

 

[woody39]

Hey Leonardfan! I'll do some is there a time when the initial depth charts come out? Do you want me to do some SEC ones, don't mind doing the unpopular ones lol. I'll do Alabama, Texas A&M, LSU, AUburn and Florida.

 

[Leonardfan]

Hey Leonardfan! I'll do some is there a time when the initial depth charts come out? Do you want me to do some SEC ones, don't mind doing the unpopular ones lol. I'll do Alabama, Texas A&M, LSU, AUburn and Florida.

Absolutely woody39! I'll sign you up for those teams.

 

[Leonardfan]

Assigned Phall and Woody39 their requested teams. Pretty encouraging participation so far with members signing up for at least 5 teams each.

 

[celticdb15]

I'd like to take Wisconsin, Northwestern, Indiana,Purdue,Minnesota. Take a couple MAC or CUSA teams as well.

 

[Leonardfan]

I'd like to take Wisconsin, Northwestern, Indiana,Purdue,Minnesota. Take a couple MAC or CUSA teams as well.

Purdue, Indiana and northwestern are spoken for but the other teams are all yours. I'm sure me and you will be knocking out some MAC teams together in August as the season approaches lol.

 

[celticdb15]

Purdue, Indiana and northwestern are spoken for but the other teams are all yours. I'm sure me and you will be knocking out some MAC teams together in August as the season approaches lol.

Definitely I'll fill in where needed!

 

[Jack Lambert]

Leonardfan, could you put me down for Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Wyoming, and Oklahoma State as well? Thanks!

 

[Shadowlight]

Taking notes

Got a little notebook for school here on the college previews.. Probably been mentioned but NC State WR Bo Hines transferred to Yale and can play this season. This is either a good thing or a bad thing time will tell.

 

[Claimjumper]

I'll do Colorado State, Air Force, Wyoming, New Mexico, Bose State, Utah State and Colorado

 

[Leonardfan]

I'll update the list with Jack Lamberts and Claimjumpers requested teams.

Again, the participation even though the thread is only a week old is encouraging.

JL, I'm going to let claimjumper take Wyoming if that's ok. You have a pretty full slate of teams already.

 

[Leonardfan]

Went ahead and did some write ups on some of the less popular teams to get them done - Temple, UCONN, La Tech, Hawaii and Duke.

 

[Leonardfan]

We are making pretty good early progress on getting some of the write ups done. After the initial work is complete its up to everyone who follows cfb on the forum to post updates during the season.

This thread has 15000+ views as well so it looks like their are quite a few lurkers interested in this info as well.

 

[Colonel_Reb]

Leonardfan, thanks for your work on this on this thread, along with everyone else. I couldn't imagine this much help on the college write-ups when I started doing them pretty much by myself 10 years ago. It is strange to think that it has been that long since I started doing college write ups, but it has been. I was a young man then, and I'm a middle aged man now. I won't wax nostalgic anymore, but I am glad a younger/newer generation of CFers are doing this research and posting it for those who would hear and see to learn from it!

 

[Leonardfan]

Leonardfan, thanks for your work on this on this thread, along with everyone else. I couldn't imagine this much help on the college write-ups when I started doing them pretty much by myself 10 years ago. It is strange to think that it has been that long since I started doing college write ups, but it has been. I was a young man then, and I'm a middle aged man now. I won't wax nostalgic anymore, but I am glad a younger/newer generation of CFers are doing this research and posting it for those who would hear and see to learn from it!

No problem Col! I'm not exactly a spring chicken myself anymore...lol. I've been a member of this site for 9 years now. Hard to believe! The write-ups are something I have considered an annual tradition. I think it is important for tracking purposes and give an idea on what teams to root for and who to root against.

 

[Colonel_Reb]

Leonardfan, amen brother!

 

[Leonardfan]

Northwestern seems like a team to really watch this year. They have an underrated DE Dean Lowry and Superback Dan Vitale. Both are listed as two of the top 50 players in the Big Ten: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/06/the_top_50_big_ten_football_pl_5.html Looking forward to JLs writeup of them.