Big East Preview
I’m running out of time, so I will again foresake detail on my Big East preview and just summarize. This conference will be a battle between West Virginia and South Florida. Both of these teams have the potential to go underbeaten and they may meet each other on Dec 6th for a chance at 12-0. My guess though is more like the winner moving to 11-1.
1. South Florida – this is the year I think they take it to the next level, 10 starters back on offense and lots of talent on defense.
2. West Virginia – Offensively, this team will be solid again, but they lose a lot of talent on defense and as we’ve seen from this team the past couple seasons, you can’t win every game on defense.
3. Rutgers – the loss of Ray Rice is the only question mark, but the schedule includes several cupcakes to help pad the record
4. Pittsburgh – A great defense should keep them in every game and if last years WVU game is any indication, they could come out on top if they play with that much intensity every game.
5. Cincinnati – I don’t see them getting to 10 wins again this season, but nevertheless, a talented bunch and should be bowl bound.
6. Louisville – Just 9 returning starters, but I feel last year was a let down year for the Card and Hunter Cantwell should return them to the Top 25 for at least a short stint this season and get this team back to a bowl.
7. Connecticut – This team has come a long way the last couple seasons, but they caught several breaks last year in their ‘breakout’ year that I don’t see them repeating. It should be back to near the bottom for the Huskies.
8. Syracuse – It’s hard to believe this was a top team just a decade ago, oh how the mighty have fallen. Ironically, this is the best Syracuse team in a few years, but the record won’t show it as there’s just too much gap to make up here. They may luck out and pull an upset or two, but don’t look for more than 2-3 wins out of this team.
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