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Big East Breakdown

Yesterday we covered the ACC, tomorrow we will tackle the Big Ten. Today, all eyes on the Big East

1 South Florida--- My projections have SoFla going undefeated heading into a showdown with West Va December 6th. QB Matt Grothe has another solid year under his belt and will continue to develop nicely. Bulls have a solid O and their defense is led by stud DE George Selvie.

2 West Virginia--- West Va. looks to regroup after a rough offseason. HC Rich Rodriguez went off to Michigan and new HC Bill Stewart will look to senior QB Pat White to run the new offense. I would have had this group higher if not for the regime change.

3 Pittsburgh--- Let's hope this is the year HC Dave Wannstedt gets it together. A nice upset of West Va at the end of last season should carry over to start the year. Panthers have a great defense led by Senior MLB Scott McKillop who led the nation in tackles last season. They had some tough losses last season, and if they turn out in their favor this year, they will win 10 games.

4 UConn--- HC Edsall brings back 17 starters and has his most talented and experienced team. Led by Senior QB Lorenzen and stud RBs Andre Dixon and Donald Brown this team has some thunder. The bad news is that the end of the schedule is brutal, and we will see just how good this Huskie team is.

5 Rutgers--- Now that Ray Rice has left the building, QB Mike Teel will lead the offense with a pair of WRs in Kenny Britt and Tiquan Underwood. The defense under HC Gregg Shiano should be as good as advertised. The RB is at best questionable, but they should get to a bowl again.

6 Louisville--- The Cards have the fewest returning starters in the Big East. QB Hunter Cantwell is a pretty good signal caller and with pretty good depth at the RB position, the offense will be in decent shape. The young defense will take some hits this year.

7 Cincy--- Bearcats had a nice season ending up with 10 wins. I do not forcast a repeat of those numbers. This should be a tough year 2 for HC Brian Kelly.

8 Syracuse---- Anyone remember when SU was respected? HC Robinson has finished last in the Big East the last 3 years. Now in year 4, his west coast offense should finally start paying off some dividends. The talent level is still not there to compete with the top teams here, but they should impove on last seasons two wins.

Tomorrow, Sean Higgs will tackle the Big Ten Conference!
 

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