I think one of the most entertaining races in the country this year is going to be that race in the SEC West with LSU, Alabama and Arkansas. LSU lost a ton of talent but they still have a couple of the top defensive players in the country and they always seem to pull an offense out of their ass.

I like Alabama's runningback, Darby. The guy is a bruiser, he was the SEC runningback to look out for before last year when McFadden just went crazy. I think he'll pick it up this season, especially under Saban who always makes full use of his backs. Outside of him, don't know much about Alabama but it should be a fun season down there. Ninety thousand plus for a spring game is just absolutely crazy.

Still like Arkansas though, for McFadden to have a year like that in the most talented division in the country is ridiculous. The guy is an animal.

I'm a bit worried for Notre Dame in this coming year. Last year was their year to do something, and putting all this trust in Clausen as the quarterback for next year might not be so good. Cardinal Newman did a number on him in the California state championship game here last year, so I'm not sure how that works. Not to mention that the secondary is still slow even with Tommy Z. No Darius Walker or a big play receiver, I don't know.

One team I think is going to surprise a lot of people in the Big Ten is Penn St. I think this is their year to make an honest run for the national title. Derrick Williams was the number one recruit in the country a couple years ago at running back and when he went to Penn St. He then brought along his friend who was the number one defensive back recruit and who's name I can't remember. They both got turned into receivers, and put A LOT of speed on the field and allowed for Tony Hunt to have a great season last year.

Next year I think Williams is going to have a McFadden-like year once the offense starts to cater a bit more towards him like it did in the bowl last year. All that talent the Big Ten lost on defense doesn't help much either.

Can't wait for this season. Can't wait for football in general especially now that the Giants are tanking in baseball and thinking of trading Noah Lowry.