slick1ru2 Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 555 Content Count: 14,415 Reputation: 445 Days Won: 13 Joined: 07/25/2008 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I didn't see this posted already, just the post about his top 40 teams, so here is the ESPN blogger Adelson's take on it..... Phil Steele picks USF to win Big East May, 29, 2012 May 29 2:00 PM ET By Andrea Adelson | ESPN.com Noted college football guru Phil Steele has made a pretty bold prediction in his 2012 College Football Preview. Steele says USF will win its first ever Big East title. I have to say, I am not surprised to see Steele make this pick. As you guys know, I moved USF all the way up to No. 2 in my post-spring power rankings. The more you study what USF has returning, the more you convince yourself this team has a shot at winning a title. Yes, we all know about the history, about stumbling in Big East play and choking away games they should not. But generally, it is hard to pick against teams with 1) a four-year starter and quarterback; 2) a huge senior class with the potential for at least 15 starters; 3) and a team with four Big East home games. That is the logic Steele has used in making this pick. But more than winning the Big East, Steele also predicts USF will end the season ranked for the first time and be one of the most improved teams in the nation. He has the Bulls at No. 20 and says, "(Skip) Holtz won two CUSA titles with less talent that he has here." Steele has two other Big East teams ranked in his Top 40 -- Louisville at No. 34 and Rutgers at No. 40. Steele concedes he may have picked the Scarlet Knights to win the Big East if Greg Schiano had stayed on instead of leaving for the Tampa Bay Bucs. Here is how Steele predicts the league to shake out: 1. USF 2. Louisville 3. Rutgers 4. Pitt 4. Cincinnati 6. UConn 7. Syracuse 8. Temple For those wondering, Steele had Pitt winning the Big East and going to the BCS in 2010 and 2011. Steele has an incredible amount of information in his preview, and I will fill you in on more in the coming weeks. His 2012 College Football Preview hits newsstands June 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted June 3, 2012 AA/DR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usfbullrider Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 64 Content Count: 3,222 Reputation: 387 Days Won: 8 Joined: 07/30/2011 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And he's got UCF winning conference USA and Florida at number #10. He drinks the Florida koolaid pretty heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 197 Content Count: 10,251 Reputation: 270 Days Won: 14 Joined: 08/16/2005 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I believe from an accuracy standpoint no one has been proven to be better than Phil Steele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apis Bull Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,586 Content Count: 23,185 Reputation: 2,332 Days Won: 65 Joined: 09/05/2002 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I believe from an accuracy standpoint no one has been proven to be better than Phil Steele. I hope he's accurate this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 9,898 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted June 3, 2012 most of us know more about usf football than this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,714 Reputation: 10,932 Days Won: 424 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted June 3, 2012 most of us know more about usf football than this guy Us?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charsibb Posted June 3, 2012 Group: Member Topic Count: 653 Content Count: 31,049 Reputation: 2,487 Days Won: 172 Joined: 08/30/2011 Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) most of us know more about usf football than this guy Us?? What do you me "we", paleface? Edited June 3, 2012 by charsibb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBull Posted June 4, 2012 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 207 Content Count: 3,458 Reputation: 1,428 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/09/2007 Share Posted June 4, 2012 After last season and the change in the conference landscape, this is the first year when I feel I have absolutely no idea how the team will perform. I hope Phil Steele has it nailed this time but I have this nagging skepticism. To quote Maureen O'Hara from Miracle on 34th Street: "I never really doubted you, it was just my silly common sense." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBull Posted June 6, 2012 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 207 Content Count: 3,458 Reputation: 1,428 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/09/2007 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Finally read more fully the Phil Steele analysis. Florida State No. 1 Florida No. 10 UCF No.15 and top-ranked non AQ team USF No. 20 and Big East champ Four in the top 20? I think Phil has spent to much time in the Florida sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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