2005 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BONANZA!!!

The High Cheese is back, loving fans. Camp is over and that means that college football is about to start! And, boy howdy!, are we excited. So let's get this show on the road. It is what you have been waiting for, what you have lost sleep over, what you just can't live without...the High Cheese's:

2005 College Football Bonanza!!!

College Football Pre-season Top 25:

1. USC
Tremendous depth. Tremendous coach. Tremendous QB. Tremendous Program.

2. Texas
Coach Brown finally won the big game, expect another Rose Bowl appearance from this super-talented team. Vince Young for Heisman.

3. Iowa
Coach Ferentz and QB Drew Tate combined with an outstanding defense make this talented Iowa team a real contender.

4. Tennessee
UT has serious depth and strength on the line of scrimmage, but a grueling SEC schedule and a commitment to two starting QBs may be their undoing.

5. Oklahoma
One of the most overrated teams in the field. With the law firm QBs gone (Heupel, Hibl, and White), who will lead this team? AP, that’s who.

6. Louisville
A lock in the Big East. Once they get the BCS bid and 13 million for recruiting, you will see a dynasty unfold.

7. Florida State
Wyatt Sexton has Lyme’s Disease. But why do the rest of you underachieve so badly? This is the most overrated team in football.

8. Virginia Tech
Out from under the shadows of Seniors and his own bong smoke, Vick has the chance to prove he can lead this deep team. Beamer aims for a second ACC title.

9. Miami
The Canes are talented, but have to play as a team if they are going to win their conference, let alone the national championship.

10. Alabama
If they can stay healthy (a tall task for QB Croyle), a favorable schedule makes the Tide a real contender for the SEC West title this year.

11. Florida
Urban Meyer and CJ Leak make this team very dangerous, now they just need a RB to fill out the read-option threat.

12. Michigan
Talented, but needing to see a leader emerge on both sides of the ball, especially at QB.

13. Texas A&M
Returning 20 starters, especially Reggie McNeal at QB, the Aggies should enter their last two games undefeated, and one of those is at home.

14. Purdue
Without OSU or Michigan on the schedule, this solid team could make things interesting in the Big 10 title chase.

15. Ohio State
Very deep, but in need of a proven RB, and a consistent QB. This is perhaps Zwick’s last chance to prove he should be the No. 1.

16. LSU
After losing their leading rusher for the year, this team is still talented. But after losing their head coach to the Dolphins, they aren’t contenders.

17. Fresno State
This senior-laden team returns 18 players and will make noise, but Boise State on five days rest followed by USC the next week is just too much.

18. Georgia
Sure the team is deep, but losing that much talent has to take a toll in the SEC. Sorry Bulldog fans, maybe in Shockley’s Sr. season.

19. Pittsburgh
A veteran QB and an NFL coach has the place buzzing, but they are still the second best team in the Big East.

20. Arizona State
A powerful air attack and a decent defense will do a lot, but can’t make up for a tough schedule and a lack of production in the running game.

21. Boise State
A tough opener at Georgia may undo the BCS hopes for this offensive powerhouse that can’t seem to lose at home.

22. Auburn
This team lost like 52 guys to the NFL, but are still talented and still deep. But they need some young guys to step up to avoid a let-down season.

23. Bowling Green
Omar Jacobs alone (41 TDs to 4 INTs last year) makes this team tough to beat, but match that with a schedule that has only two tough games…

24. Colorado
The senior leadership of QB Klatt should help this team to the Big 12 North title, which only makes them the fourth best team in the Big 12.

25. Georgia Tech
This team is talented enough to compete with the elite, but that didn’t mean they should have scheduled Auburn and Georgia out of conference.


2005 Pre-season Heisman Predictions:

1. Vince Young - His athleticism matched with his team's success will prove difficult to overcome for all challengers.

2. Matt Leinart - Too much talent on one team will reduce his chances of a repeat.

3. Reggie McNeal - The most electric QB in Texas plays for the wrong team and the wrong coach to win the Heisman.

4. Reggie Bush - Splitting votes with teammates will hurt his chances.

5. C. J. Leak - A system designed to inflate numbers will help Leak make himself a contender, but his team's schedule will proably cost him the trophy.

Conspicuously absent: Adrian Peterson - Not enough help from the passing game will limit his numbers.


2005 Pre-season BCS Conference Rankings:

ACC
1. Virginia Tech
2. Miami
3. Florida State

Big East
1. Louisville
2. Pittsburgh
3. UConn

Big Ten
1. Iowa
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State

Big Twelve
North:
1. Colorado
2. Nebraska
South:
1. Texas
2. Texas A&M

Pac Ten
1. USC
2. Arizona State
3. California

SEC
East:
1. Tennessee
2. FLorida
West:
1. Alabama
2. LSU



I certainly welcome all comments and responses. I will continue to update with more info and more predictions as I feel necessary. God bless you and another fine college football season.