The Return of the Dirty Dozen and Bottom of the Barrel (You missed us!)

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Haha! For those of you unfamiliar, we return with OSG Sports list of both the Best and Worst of College Football each week.

And we show you clips from The Dirty Dozen movie:



No, we don't necessarily agree with the pollsters. (We don't have to) And we think Pre-Season polls are idiotic. But we have an opinion, we aren't afraid to share it and we don't have the bias that most coaches and sportswriters do when creating their lists.

Plus, we generally get about 80% of our predictions correct, not that we are bragging or anything.

So... now, as perennial Dozen fave Casey Kasem would say "On With the Countdown"



The Dirty Dozen:

1. USC 1-0. No guarantees they end up here at the end. But they are as solid a choice as anyone for our opening list. Matt Barkley and company can play some serious ball, but we suspect Coach Kiffykins will cost them a game at some point this year. (This Week: at Syracuse. Prediction: USC 43, Cuse 10)

2. LSU 1-0. They dominated North Texas. And that was no surprise. Zach Mettenberger was solid, and they showed signs of offense. What more can you ask? (This Week: vs. Washington Prediction: LSU 37, Washington 13)

3. Alabama 1-0. An explanation. Yes, they killed Michigan. Michigan was WAY overrated. We think Coach Satan's rant Wednesday is because he doesn't think his team is as good as everyone says either. (This Week: vs. W. Kentucky. Prediction: Alabama 47, WKY 10)

4. West Virginia 1-0. This is a good team. And even though geographically they don't fit in the Big 12/10, they play like one of their teams. They probably won't end up here, but for now, Geno Smith alone moves them towards the top. (This Week: BYE)

5. FSU 1-0. Yes, early love for the Seminoles. Another team we aren't sure will finish here, but they couldn't start with 2 bigger cupcakes then they are this season. The key is whether they stay healthy or not. And out of jail. (sorry). (This Week: vs. Savannah St.--REALLY? Prediction: FSU 54, Savannah. St. 3)

6. Oklahoma 1-0. They didn't exactly WOW anyone beating UTEP and there are still questions on D. But they don't play anyone either...yet. As long as Landry Jones stays upright, they'll have a shot against anyone. (This Week: vs. Florida A&M--sigh-- Prediction: Oklahoma 41, FAMU 10)

7. Oregon 1-0. No, this is not the #4 team in the country like the other polls say. They are very good, but not great. They struggle against any of the teams listed ahead of them here. But they'll continue to get love and they ARE better than most of the Pac 12/14. (This Week: vs. Fresno St. Prediction: Oregon 44, Fresno 27)

8. South Caccholackie (1-0). Ha! Marcus Lattimore is back. And he's pretty damn good. But Connor Shaw is hurt and there are still questions here. Just not as many as the teams behind them right now. (This Week: vs. E.Carolina. Prediction: S. Carolina 31, E. Carolina. 24)

9. Georgia (1-0). If half the starting defense wasn't suspended, they'd be ranked higher. And if they survive this week, most of them return. At full strength, they are pretty good. Not at full strength, they give up 23 to Buffalo. (This Week: at Missouri. Prediction: UGA 23, Missouri 21)

10. Okie State (1-0). How can we not rank the Fighting Gundy's when they drop an 84 on someone? Yeah, we know they lost a lot (Brandon Weeden/Justin Blackmon), but they score...in bunches. (This Week: at Arizona. Prediction: OK State 40, Arizona 20)

11. Michigan St. (1-0). They survived Boise. Thanks to Le'Von Bell who carried it 44 times. And they threw 38 passes. How much time did they have the ball and not score anyway? They look solid...for now, they are a Big 10/12 team, so they'll choke at some point. (This Week: at Central Michigan. Prediction: Mich. St. 27, C. Mich. 12)

12. Arkansas (1-0). They get this kinda by default right now. As long as Tyler Wilson stays healthy, they have a chance in every game. But with John L. Smith coaching...well...good luck with that. They may be looking ahead to Alabama next week, but it won't matter. (This Week: vs. La.Monroe. Prediction: Ark. 51, La. Monroe 23)

The Bottom of the Barrel: 

**--Ed.Note--We can't include 2 time defending champ New Mexico here anymore. The fighting Bob Davie's scored 66 pts and won last week. Damn!


5. Houston 0-1. How good was Case Keenum? How much do they miss Kevin Sumlin? Well, they lost the opener this year....to Texas State. And no, Kathy Ireland didn't kick field goals. (This Week: vs. La. Tech. Prediction: La. Tech 37, Houston 31)

4. Akron 0-1. Haha! Terry Bowden hasn't worked any miracles. Yet. These guys still aren't very good. UCF killed them. By a large, large margin. They may get better in time, but time waits for no man. (This Week: at Florida International. Prediction: FIU 37, Akron 31)

3. U.Mass 0-1. Explain again why you wanted to move to D-1? Congrats on being the only FBS team to not score in week 1. The only ones! That should change this week. Oh...and we'd like to add they play in the MAC, which may be the worst conference in FBS Football. (This Week: vs. Indiana. Prediction: Indiana 37, UMass 0)

2. UAB 0-1. A legacy pick. We don't think they'll finish here, but then again, the schedule is pretty daunting. ON the good side, QB Jonathan Perry threw for over 300 yds. on the bad, the next game is vs. S.Carolina. (This Week: BYE. Prediction: BYE 31, UAB 17)

1. Memphis 0-1. Another legacy. This may be the WORST program in FBS history. They've been on our list for 3-years now and after a Wk. 1 loss to Tenn.-Martin, that trend doesn't appear to be changing. And they wanted to move to the Big East this off season. The Big East laughed. (This Week: at Arkansas St. Prediction: Ark. St. 54, Memphis 10)