2020 College Football Previews

[Leonardfan]

It's an odd season - the PAC 12, MAC and MWC have all cancelled their seasons. The Big 10 is now thinking of a late fall start. Might as well get the teams from conferences that are going to play knocked out. Let's do this. Any team(s) you want to do the write up for just volunteer in this thread and I will assign to you.

American Athletic Conference
Cincinnati Bearcats - Bucky
East Carolina Pirates - Shadowlight - Done
South Florida Bulls - Leonardfan - Done
Temple Owls - Red Raider - Done
UCF Knights - Red Raider - Done
Houston Cougars - Leonardfan - Done
Memphis Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Navy Midshipmen - Red Raider - Done
SMU Mustangs - Red Raider - Done
Tulane Green Wave - Bucky - Done
Tulsa Golden Hurricane - Bucky - Done


ACC
Boston College Eagles - Leonardfan - Done
Clemson Tigers - TwentyTwo - Done
Duke Blue Devils - Leonardfan - Done
Florida State Seminoles - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Leonardfan - Done
Louisville Cardinals - Shadowlight - Done
Miami Hurricanes - Leonardfan - Done
NC State Wolfpack - Leonardfan - Done
North Carolina Tar Heels - Leonardfan - Done
Notre Dame Fighting Irish - Leonardfan - Done
Pittsburgh Panthers - Leonardfan - Done
Syracuse Orange - Leonardfan - Done
Virginia Cavaliers - Leonardfan - Done
Virginia Tech Hokies - Shadowlight - Done
Wake Forest Demon Deacons - Shadowlight - Done


Big 12
Baylor Bears - Red Raider - Done
Iowa State Cyclones - Red Raider - Done
Kansas Jayhawks - Red Raider - Done
Kansas State Wildcats - Red Raider - Done
Oklahoma Sooners - Red Raider - Done
Oklahoma State Cowboys - Red Raider - Done
TCU Horned Frogs - Red Raider - Done
Texas Longhorns - Red Raider - Done
Texas Tech Red Raiders - Red Raider - Done
West Virginia Mountaineers - Red Raider - Done

Conference USA
Charlotte 49ers - Leonardfan - Done
Florida Atlantic Owls - Leonardfan - Done
Florida International Panthers - Leonardfan - Done
Marshall Thundering Herd - Leonardfan - Done
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders - Bucky - Done
Old Dominion Monarchs - season cancelled
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers - Leonardfan - Done
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
North Texas Mean Green - Claimjumper - Done
Rice Owls - TwentyTwo - Done
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles - Leonardfan - Done
UAB Blazers - Leonardfan - Done
UTEP Miners - Claimjumper - Done
UTSA Roadrunners - Leonardfan - Done

SEC
Florida Gators - Leonardfan - Done
Georgia Bulldogs - Shadowlight - Done
Kentucky Wildcats - Red Raider - Done
Missouri Tigers - Red Raider - Done
South Carolina Gamecocks - Leonardfan - Done
Tennessee Volunteers - Shadowlight - Done
Vanderbilt Commodores - Leonardfan - Done
Alabama Crimson Tide - Shadowlight - Done
Arkansas Razorbacks - TwentyTwo - Done
Auburn Tigers - Shadowlight - Done
LSU Tigers - Leonardfan - Done
Mississippi State Bulldogs - Leonardfan - Done
Ole Miss Rebels - Shadowlight - Done
Texas A&M Aggies - Shadowlight - Done

Sun Belt
Appalachian State Mountaineers - Claimjumper - Done
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers - Claimjumper - Done
Georgia Southern Eagles - Claimjumper - Done
Georgia State Panthers - Claimjumper - Done
Troy Trojans - Claimjumper - Done
Arkansas State Red Wolves - Claimjumper - Done
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns - Claimjumper - Done
South Alabama Jaguars - Claimjumper - Done
Texas State Bobcats - Leonardfan - Done
UL Monroe Warhawks - Claimjumper - Done

Independents
Army - Leonardfan - Done
BYU - Shadowlight - Done
Liberty - Leonardfan - Done
Massachussets - Leonardfan - Done
New Mexico St - Season Cancelled
UConn - Season Cancelled

Big Ten

Indiana - Shadowlight - Done
Maryland - Leonardfan - Done
Michigan - Shadowlight - Done
Michgan St - Red Raider
Ohio St - Shadowlight - Done
Penn St - Shadowlight - Done
Rutgers - Shadowlight - Done
Illinois - Leonardfan - Done
Iowa - Leonardfan - Done
Minnesota - Leonardfan - Done
Nebraska - Shadowlight - Done
Northwestern - Leonardfan - Done
Purdue - Bucky - Done
Wisconsin - Bucky - Done

Pac 12
California Golden Bears -- Red Raider
Arizona St Sun Devils - Leonardfan - Done
Arizona Wildcats - Leonardfan - Done
USC Trojans - Leonardfan - Done
Stanford Cardinal - TwentyTwo - Done
Oregon Ducks - Leonardfan - Done
Oregon St Beavers - Jacque - Done
Washington Huskies - Jacque - Done
Washington St. Cougars - Jacque - Done
Colorado Buffaloes - - Shadowlight - Done
UCLA Bruins - Shadowlight - Done
Utah Utes - Shadowlight - Done

MAC
Akron Zips - Leonardfan
Bowling Green Falcons - Leonardfan - Done
Buffalo Bulls - Bucky - Done
Kent St Golden Flashes - Leonardfan - Done
Miami Redhawks - Leonardfan - Done
Ohio Bobcats - Bucky - Done
Ball St Cardinals - Bucky - Done
Central Michigan Chippewas - Leonardfan - Done
Eastern Michigan Eagles - Leonardfan - Done
Northern Illinois Huskies - Bucky - Done
Toledo Rockets - Bucky - Done
Western Michigan Broncos - Bucky - Done

MWC
Air Force - Leonardfan - Done
Boise St - Claimjumper - Done
Colorado St - Claimjumper - Done
Fresno St - Leonardfan - Done
Hawaii - Claimjumper - Done
Nevada - Claimjumper - Done
New Mexico - Claimjumper - Done
UNLV - Leonardfan - Done
San Jose State - Leonardfan - Done
San Diego St - Leonardfan - Done
Utah St - Leonardfan - Done
Wyoming - Leonardfan - Done

 

[Leonardfan]

I am giving out homework assignments now lol. @Shadowlight - just assigned you BYU and ECU (I figured you would want to do a write up on a team with two dynamic WRs )

 

[Red Raider]

I can do big 12 again like I did last year, a lot of new guys to look out for in the big 12 this season!

 

[Shadowlight]

I am giving out homework assignments now lol. @Shadowlight - just assigned you BYU and ECU (I figured you would want to do a write up on a team with two dynamic WRs )

Ha. I am glad you only assigned me two teams. I am not properly prepared to to do write ups this year because I haven't bought any yearbooks. I decided to skip the expensive Phil Steele magazine, which was my main source last year, since half the teams aren't playing. Money is beyond tight these days.

I will do my best to get BYU in before their Labor Day evening matchup against Navy, the first really interesting game of the year for me.

And I noticed I will have plenty of time to write up ECU since they don't start until 9/26.

Don't want to promise anything at this point but if you get into a bind with some Power 5 teams I might be willing to pick up some of the leftovers but hopefully some members will fill in the blanks.

At least I am relieved you gave me a couple of fun teams. Thanks for that.

 

[Leonardfan]

I can do big 12 again like I did last year, a lot of new guys to look out for in the big 12 this season!

They are all yours my friend! thanks for taking on a whole conference. Let me know if you get in a bind.

 

[Leonardfan]

Ha. I am glad you only assigned me two teams. I am not properly prepared to to do write ups this year because I haven't bought any yearbooks. I decided to skip the expensive Phil Steele magazine, which was my main source last year, since half the teams aren't playing. Money is beyond tight these days.

I will do my best to get BYU in before their Labor Day evening matchup against Navy, the first really interesting game of the year for me.

And I noticed I will have plenty of time to write up ECU since they don't start until 9/26.

Don't want to promise anything at this point but if you get into a bind with some Power 5 teams I might be willing to pick up some of the leftovers but hopefully some members will fill in the blanks.

At least I am relieved you gave me a couple of fun teams. Thanks for that.

For you the world my friend All joking aside I wanted to pull you in for these two teams because they both seem to have piqued your interest.

 

[Claimjumper]

Pencil me in for the Sun Belt again

May be a tad delayed getting to them. But I will eventually

 

[Leonardfan]

Pencil me in for the Sun Belt again

May be a tad delayed getting to them. But I will eventually

Thank you for biting that bullet again. I may do one or two teams from the sun belt as well.

 

[Bucky]

I'll chip in on C-USA If I can find depth charts .

 

[Leonardfan]

I'll chip in on C-USA If I can find depth charts .

Sounds good my friend. Do what you are able.


Also it sounds like the Big Ten may be returning earlier than anticipated. I believe @Shadowlight broke this news in another thread.

 

[white lightning]

So excited about the Big Ten news. They will start their season no later than October 22nd and my guess is it will be sooner than that. President Trump put the pressure on them and got a deal. Now if he could do the same with the Pac 12 that would be even better!

 

[Claimjumper]

FYI - A good trick I’ve found is if you are on Twitter search for “depth chart” and then filter on only photos / videos / media and sort by most recent. A lot of the week one ones are trickling in and probably a bit more updated than lindys or the ever infamous ourlads

most of the schools are pretty on top of posting the depth charts to social media but for some reason their own schools website are forgotten

 

[Shadowlight]

the ever infamous ourlads

Ha I know what you mean about Ourlads.com.. Always a day late and a dollar short.

By the way Claimjumper you are a tougher man than I. Having to drudge through Sun Belt teams is akin to ditch digging for me. I have my limits and that is one of them. But a pat on the back for venturing into an area where no man wants to go.

 

[Leonardfan]

Ha I know what you mean about Ourlads.com.. Always a day late and a dollar short.

By the way Claimjumper you are a tougher man than I. Having to drudge through Sun Belt teams is akin to ditch digging for me. I have my limits and that is one of them. But a pat on the back for venturing into an area where no man wants to go.

Yea he bites the bullet every year and takes on the Sun Belt.

 

[Leonardfan]

@Bucky I gave you a homework assignment - Middle Tennessee St. I figure they have at least a few very good players that won't make the write up to miserable.

 

[Leonardfan]

@Red raider Do you want to take on SMU as well?

 

[Red Raider]

@Red raider Do you want to take on SMU as well?

Absolutely, funny thing is I almost volunteered for it last night. I took a look at their depth chart yesterday, it’s looking good for us.

 

[Leonardfan]

Absolutely, funny thing is I almost volunteered for it last night. I took a look at their depth chart yesterday, it’s looking good for us.

Thanks! Look forward to the write up.

 

[Leonardfan]

Plenty of previews left for the lurkers to volunteers for. I know you are looking at the write ups!

 

[Leonardfan]

ACC starts up this week. Let's try to get all the teams in the conference done before Thursday.

 

[Red Raider]

I’ll knock out my last 3 big 12 teams this week then I’ll probably sign up for some more. Lots of depth charts should be getting released this week to make it easier for us.

 

[Bucky]

Just did Tulsa. I'll knockout Cincy and Tulane next

 

[Shadowlight]

ACC starts up this week. Let's try to get all the teams in the conference done before Thursday.

I am working on Wake Forest who I did last year. Hope to have it up before BYU game tonight.

 

[Leonardfan]

Just did Tulsa. I'll knockout Cincy and Tulane next

I am working on Wake Forest who I did last year. Hope to have it up before BYU game tonight.

Thank you both!

I am looking forward to the BYU game tonight.

 

[TwentyTwo]

Still NO CLEMSON?? I have done the past few...was giving somebody else the chance...

Stanford is another to pay attention too...but the silly PAC 12 is not playing! Frustrating! Was looking forward watching RB Max Borghi & DB Brady Breeze

I can get Louisiana Tech , Arkansas & Rice

My work has shifted to "Virtual" on Chromebooks. So eyes usually spinning later in the afternoon.