Who says that men don’t like soap operas? College football is an extended season of drama that drives our emotions from one extreme to the other, and hold us breathless waiting for the next episode. What will be the storylines to watch for this fall after the games begin? Here is one from each conference for consideration.
ACC-The league has not contributed to the national title conversation in quite a few years. Is this the year a team breaks through and keeps conversation regarding the national title alive until late in the season?
Big Ten- Ohio State and Penn State will keep the conference relevant all season, but the interesting place to watch will be the state of Michigan. Will the Wolverines become competitive and can Michigan State give the big two a run for the title?
Big Twelve-We watched big points be put up by Big Twelve teams all last season, but their two highest profile bowl games last year gave reason to pause and ask questions. How much good defense is being played in the conference? Has signing the number of players it takes to run the spread offense hurt the talent level of the defenses?
Big East-The best argument the Mountain West could make regarding the BCS is why the Big East gets an automatic BCS Bowl Berth and they don’t. The league schedule is only marginally better and day-in/ day-out the teams from the Big East would not be successful against their larger cousins. Will the Mountain West start to point at the Big East as a reason to allow them into the BCS?
PAC 10-USC is clearly the dominant team in the league and has been for a decade now. Just like last year the big question out west still remains this: How many years until the men of Troy have a genuine rival in the conference?
SEC-The real fun in the south will not be the East where Florida should easily win a slot in the conference championship game before playing for another national title. The West is where things will be interesting. Alabama is replacing lots of offensive parts; Ole Miss is, well, Ole Miss and LSU will be out coached in at least two games. The team form the bayou state may be the most talented on this side of the league, but keep an eye on the Razorbacks. Can Bobby Petrino take his team to Atlanta for the conference championship in only his second year?
These questions will all soon be answered, but as the drama unfolds there will be plenty of plot twists that cause us to stay on the message boards and start tracking the movement of planes around the country. You know you can’t wait. After all, real men really do enjoy a good soap opera. Enjoy.
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