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36. Air Force Falcons
The Falcons will enter this season the same way they always do: as an afterthought in the Mountain West conference behind usual stars BYU, Utah, and TCU. However, the Falcons have been a factor over the last few seasons. Winning 9, 8, and 8, games over the last three years, the Falcons feel that it may be their turn to break out as a star in the conference. The offense will be a big question mark, all wide recievers, QB's, and running backs return. None of the starters on the line are back. The offense will go as far as the new line allows them too. The defense is less puzzling, Air force was fifth in passing defense, and the secondary starters totaled 13 picks and two touchdowns last year. This led Air Force to the nations highest turnover margin and all of the key players in the secondary are back. The schedule fluctuates greatly in difficulty throughout the season. It starts with BYU, Oklahoma, and Navy in three of the first five, face two losing teams after that, then they get TCU and Utah in consecutive weeks. If the Falcons do well up to this point, they could get a very good bowl, because the season ends with a modest UNLV squad and New Mexico and Army teams that are among the worst in the nation. The Utah, Navy, and BYU games are at home, so TCU looks like the true no-chancer for the Falcons this season. Rivals says: Boston College
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35. Missouri Tigers
This is the first in what are probably going to be considered controversially low picks on my list, most think that Missouri is top 25 caliber team, and a true contender to win the BIG 12 North. I just don't see that potantial. The reason for this is the same reason I have so little to say about them: they just don't have a whole lot that is exciting. The offense should be good, the defense should be its normal level of BIG 12 adequacy, but I don't think that is a reason to put them in the top 25. The Tigers have no great strengths and no players that will draw national attention. However, I will say regardless, a ten-eleven win season is completely within reach. The Big 12 North is just awful, and the only test there is Nebraska. The Tigers also skip Texas in the South, so Oklahoma is the only other real beast on the schedule. The hardest opponent the Tigers will see out of conference is an Illinois team that has a real good chance of being at the bottom of the Big 12 this year.Rivals Say: BYU
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34. Georgia Bulldogs
The 'Dogs are possibly the most controversially underated team on my list. I have seen them as high as 14 on some lists but I think that is just a position by name. The Bulldogs had what was by their standards, a very poor year last season. The Dogs got a bowl, but managed only eight wins, and finished year the bootom of the SEC in every defense statistical category. The Bulldgos will as usual be loaded with talent, but just ask LSU, or Ole Miss how far that will get you in the SEC. I can't honestly sit here and name players you should care about, who left, and who stayed, I don't know this team that well. What I can tell you is that I have heard of very few siginificant improvements to the team since last years underachievers and Arkansas, South Carolina, Auburn, and Mississippi State all seem to have gotten better and Florida looks better than Georgia by a mile still. The Bulldogs don't give themselves much of a chance to warm up either, starting by playing three of their first four games against SEC teams, then going on the road against Colorado, then finish the season playing five of the last seven against teams that went bowling a year ago. Florida is the only true monster on the schedule, (they get LSU and Alabama off this year) but the schedule is so deep that another 6-8 win season seems very likely despite the talent.
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