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2016 NCAA Football Preview

Projected conference winners, projected national championship winnner, and more!

Ryne Carman

Aug 31, 2016

University of Tulsa

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College football is finally back this week! The first full week provides plenty of great matchups such as USC-Alabama, OU-Houston, and Florida State-Ole Miss, but the rest of the season should be full of ecstasy, agony, and, of course, upsets! In order to be fully prepared for another great season, sit back, relax, and read about the major conferences: who will win each conference, coaches who are on the hot seat, the team most likely to disappoint, and the team who could be a surprise contender. Oh, and also about the teams who will be the final four in the College Football Playoff as well as the national championship winner. Enjoy!

American Athletic Conference

American East Winner: South Florida

American West Winner: Houston

Conference Champion: Houston over South Florida

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Tommy Tuberville- Cincinnati, Bob Diaco- Connecticut

Most Disappointing Team: Cincinnati

Most Surprising Team: Tulsa

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

ACC Atlantic Winner: Clemson

ACC Coastal Winner: North Carolina

Conference Champion: Clemson over North Carolina

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Steve Addazio- Boston College, Dave Clawson- Wake Forest, Dave Doeren- North Carolina State

Most Disappointing Team: Florida State

Most Surprising Team: Miami (FL)

Big 12 Conference

Conference Champion: Oklahoma

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Dana Holgorsen- West Virginia, Kliff Kingsbury- Texas Tech, Charlie Strong- Texas

Most Disappointing Team: Baylor

Most Surprising Team: Texas

Big Ten Conference

Big Ten East Winner: Ohio State

Big Ten West Winner: Wisconsin

Conference Champion: Ohio State over Wisconsin

Coach on the Hot Seat: James Franklin- Penn State

Most Disappointing Team: Iowa

Most Surprising Team: Nebraska

Pac-12 Conference

Pac-12 North Winner: Stanford

Pac-12 South Winner: UCLA

Conference Champion: Stanford over UCLA

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Rich Rodriguez- Arizona, Todd Graham- Arizona State, Mike MacIntyre- Colorado

Most Disappointing Team: Washington

Most Surprising Team: Oregon

Southeastern Conference (SEC)

SEC East Winner: Tennessee

SEC West Winner: Alabama

Conference Champion: Alabama over Tennessee

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Mark Stoops- Kentucky, Derek Mason- Vanderbilt, Gus Malzahn- Auburn, Les Miles- LSU

Most Disappointing Team: Florida

Most Surprising Team: Ole Miss

FBS Independents

All Notre Dame, of course! Take that Army, BYU, and Massachusetts!

College Football Playoff

Projected Teams

(1) Alabama

(2) Clemson

(3) Ohio State

(4) Oklahoma

National Champion: Alabama over Ohio State

Agree or disagree, this college football season will be amazing!

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2016 NCAA Football Preview

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FBS Independents

College Football Playoff

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It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

Or at least try to do.

1. I will wake up (sorta) on time for class.

2. I will look decent for class.

3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

5. I will meet new people.

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