8 to 1 according to Vegas: http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/story.cfm/story/549528 Other 2007 tidbits....from CFN: 9. Everyone will be complaining about ... The BCS ... again. The Florida win over Ohio State raised more questions than answers. Have there been other national champions college football has missed out on because of incorrect voting? Now, the system will undergo even more scrutiny and everyone will be clamoring for a playoff even more even if two top teams finish unbeaten. Maybe there's a Florida out there who has one loss thanks to a killer schedule, while someone else might be overrated playing an overblown slate. That's why people will get more into the ... Schedules The BCS formulas don't take them into account like they should. Sure, Boise State proved to be fantastic last year, but the schedule, compared to those in some of the top conferences, wasn't even remotely close. The Broncos rocked in one really, really big game, while teams in the SEC, Big 12, Big East and Pac 10 had to deal with weekly landmines. Expect the fans of teams with one or two losses against a tough slate to be screaming more than ever, thanks to the success of Florida and LSU last year, while teams with great records, helped by mediocre schedules, will be complaining about a lack of respect. The SEC compared to the other leagues Will everyone go overboard the other way and overrate SEC teams now after the success of last year, or will pollsters properly judge the teams based on their own merits? For example, if LSU has one loss, expect Tiger fans to point out time and again how their team played Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn, and Arkansas. Expect a weekly debate about how good the SEC teams are compared to the other big teams from the big leagues. Notre Dame And so the backlash begins. Everyone (but us) went overboard with their evaluation of last year's team before the season started, got burned, and will now go the other way and be too harsh in a rebuilding year for the Irish. With a brutal schedule to start the season, watch out for the "What's wrong with Notre Dame?" articles to come early and often before the end of October.
The relative strength/weakness of conferences and schedules continues to be an unending debate ........... WRT UF repeating, I just don't see it. I'll be happy if they play .500 ball from 9/15 - 10/6. UT @ home, Auburn @ home, and @ LSU will be very tough games ..... with a new QB and tailback on offense and a mostly new front seven on defense. Then, throw in a trip to Oxford .... and well, we know how UF's played in Mississippi in recent history. Finally, UF has the 4-game stretch against the balance of the SEC East. A 5-3 conference record is a reasonable expectation ..... unless the talent quickly develops into a "team", especially on defense.
"Then, throw in a trip to Oxford .... and well, we know how UF's played in Mississippi in recent history." Hopefully Meyer won't get Zooked in Oxford. I agree the NC repeat should be far greater odds than 8-1......I'll bet no takers on that wager. In any event I hope our bowl opponent "shows up" next year. :lol: