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From: pvs@houxh.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: pre-season ponderings
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Date: Thu, 25-Aug-83 13:26:59 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 25 13:26:59 1983
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Here is my opinion on your suggested ponderings.. 
First of all Georgia does not stand a chance of even being in the top
twenty without Walker.  I just can't imagine a Georgia football team,
one that depended on him so much for everything, even for leadership,
do that well anymore.  I may be wrong if Vince Dooley came up with
another superstar freshman sensation that I don't know about, besides
those aren't easy to come by anyway.  The sports writers might think
otherwise and rank 'em anyway because of their past success, eg. USC.

As for SMU, I thought they should have won the championship last year.
I know, they din't have a tough schedule, big deal.  Penn State got
cremated by Alabama, a team that didn't even finish the season in the
top twenty(? at least I don't think they did, they were out of it for
a while), and SMU tied with LSU(?) a team that stayed there all season
and climbed pretty high,second or third I believe.  Did you see that
early game between PSU and Nebraska?  The refs gave PSU the game with
a pass interference call that wasn't and another bad call on the TD
catch that 'won' the game for them. One of the magazines I read(forget 
the name) predicts SMU to finish 6-5 this season w/o the express.  I
tend to agree with them there.

Penn State doesn't have a chance at the national champs this year. Of
course, Paterno always comes up with a good team every year, but never
a championship team (they lucked out last year).  I do think they will finish
in the top ten though.

Now for Michigan.  There is no doubt that they will hurt without Carter
but he wasn't that key a player.  He was a good reciever but they need
more than just a reciever to win.  They will win the Big-10 this year only
because Bo, like Paterno, always has a decent team.  But what about Ohio
State?? Does anyone know about how they are expected to do this year?

I also see a newcomer in the top ten (other than Arizona) and thats
Tennessee, whats so good about those Vols?  I do know they have been half
way decent in the past but that good??(#1 in one poll!!!)
P.Vasudev
..!houxh!pvs