WAC Schedules

The Wacky-WAC is such a weird conference. It stretches from Honolulu to Ruston, LA, but over half of its members rest in three states: California, Nevada and Idaho. The top five conference teams(Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech and Nevada) will be some the top non-BCS teams for 2006, but the bottom four(Idaho, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State) some of the worse. As well, some of the best coaches, young and old, in the game call the WAC home. Dick Tomey chose to rebuild the San Jose State program at the tender age of 67 last year. This year Dennis Erickson returns to the college game as the head coach of Idaho. Boise State and Fresno State are still the teams to beat, and these knee-jerk preseason predictions will change as August approaches. (red=predicted loss)

Boise State 9-3 (7-1)
Sept. 2 Sacramento State
Sept. 7 Oregon State
Sept. 16 at Wyoming
Sept. 23 Hawaii
Sept. 30 at Utah
Oct. 7 Louisiana Tech
Oct. 14 at New Mexico State
Oct. 21 at Idaho
Nov. 1 Fresno State
Nov. 11 at San Jose State
Nov. 18 Utah State
Nov. 25 at Nevada


Fresno State 9-3 (7-1)
Sept. 1 Nevada
Sept. 9 Oregon
Sept. 16 at Washington
Sept. 30 Colorado State
Oct. 7 at Utah State
Oct. 14 Hawaii
Oct. 21 at LSU
Nov. 1 at Boise State
Nov. 11 New Mexico State
Nov. 18 Idaho
Nov. 24 at Louisiana Tech
Dec. 2 at San Jose State


Hawaii 9-4 (5-3)
Sept. 2 at Alabama
Sept. 16 UNLV
Sept. 23 at Boise State
Sept. 30 Eastern Illinois
Oct. 7 Nevada
Oct. 14 at Fresno State
Oct. 21 at New Mexico State
Oct. 28 Idaho
Nov. 4 at Utah State
Nov. 11 Louisiana Tech
Nov. 18 San Jose State
Nov. 25 Purdue
Dec. 2 Oregon State


Idaho 4-8 (3-5)
Sept. 2 at Michigan State
Sept. 9 at Washington State
Sept. 16 Idaho State
Sept. 23 at Oregon State
Sept. 30 at Utah State
Oct. 7 New Mexico State
Oct. 14 at Louisiana Tech
Oct. 21 Boise State
Oct. 28 at Hawaii
Nov. 4 Nevada
Nov. 18 at Fresno State
Nov. 25 San Jose State

Louisiana Tech 6-7 (4-4)
Sept. 2 at Nebraska
Sept. 16 Nicholls State
Sept. 23 at Texas A&M
Sept. 30 at Clemson
Oct. 7 at Boise State
Oct. 14 Idaho
Oct. 21 Utah State
Oct. 28 at San Jose State
Nov. 4 at North Texas
Nov. 11 at Hawaii
Nov. 18 Nevada
Nov. 24 Fresno State
Dec. 2 at New Mexico State

Nevada 8-4 (5-3)
Sept. 1 at Fresno State
Sept. 9 at Arizona State
Sept. 16 Colorado State
Sept. 22 Northwestern
Sept. 30 at UNLV
Oct. 7 at Hawaii
Oct. 21 San Jose State
Oct. 28 New Mexico State
Nov. 4 at Idaho
Nov. 11 Utah State
Nov. 18 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 25 Boise State


New Mexico State 3-9 (1-7)
Aug. 31 SE Louisiana
Sept. 9 New Mexico
Sept. 16 Texas Southern
Sept. 30 at UTEP
Oct. 7 at Idaho
Oct. 14 Boise State
Oct. 21 Hawaii
Oct. 28 at Nevada
Nov. 4 San Jose State
Nov. 11 at Fresno State
Nov. 25 at Utah State
Dec. 2 Louisiana Tech


San Jose State 2-10 (1-7)
Sept. 2 at Washington
Sept. 9 Stanford
Sept. 23 Cal Poly
Sept. 30 San Diego State
Oct. 14 Utah State
Oct. 21 at Nevada
Oct. 28 Louisiana Tech
Nov. 4 at New Mexico State
Nov. 11 Boise State
Nov. 18 at Hawaii
Nov. 25 at Idaho
Dec. 2 Fresno State


Utah State 3-9 (3-5)
Sept. 2 at Wyoming
Sept. 9 at Arkansas
Sept. 16 Utah
Sept. 23 at BYU
Sept. 30 Idaho
Oct. 7 Fresno State
Oct. 14 at San Jose State
Oct. 21 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 4 Hawaii
Nov. 11 at Nevada
Nov. 18 at Boise State
Nov. 25 New Mexico State

Sun Belt Schedules

The lowly Sun Belt is next in my pre-preseason predictions. Not too many college football fans care about this conference, but I'll admit that I am a college football nut and would watch a Sun Belt showdown over an NFL game. The knee-jerk picks continue, and trust me the Sun Belt schedule predictions are as a knee-jerk as ones can be. The Sun Belt schedule is all messed, I believe I corrected all the dates, if some are incorrect, I apologize. (red=predicted loss)

Arkansas State 6-6 (5-2)
Sept. 2 Army
Sept. 9 Oklahoma State
Sept. 23 at SMU
Sept. 30 at FIU
Oct. 7 UL Monroe
Oct. 14 at Memphis
Oct. 21 North Texas
Oct. 28 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 4 at Auburn
Nov. 11 MTSU
Nov. 18 at Troy
Nov. 25 at UL Lafayette

Florida Atlantic 2-9 (2-5)
Sept. 2 at Clemson
Sept. 9 at Kansas State
Sept. 16 at Oklahoma State
Sept. 23 at South Carolina
Sept. 30 at UL Monroe
Oct. 14 UL Lafayette
Oct. 28 Arkansas State
Nov. 4 at MTSU
Nov. 11 Troy
Nov. 18 at North Texas
Nov. 25 FIU (in Miami)


Florida International 2-10 (2-5)
Aug. 31 at MTSU
Sept. 9 at South Florida
Sept. 16 Bowling Green
Sept. 23 at Maryland
Sept. 30 Arkansas State
Oct. 14 at Miami
Oct. 21 at North Texas
Oct. 28 at Alabama
Nov. 4 UL Monroe
Nov. 18 UL Lafayette
Nov. 25 at Florida Atlantic
Dec. 2 Troy


UL Lafayette 8-4 (6-1)
Sept. 2 at LSU
Sept. 9 at Texas A&M
Sept. 16 Ohio
Sept. 30 Eastern Michigan
Oct. 7 at Houston
Oct. 14 at Florida Atlantic
Oct. 28 MTSU
Nov. 4 at Troy
Nov. 11 North Texas
Nov. 18 at FIU
Nov. 25 Arkansas State
Dec. 2 UL Monroe

UL Monroe 2-10 (1-6)
Sept. 2 Alcorn State
Sept. 9 at Kansas
Sept. 16 at Alabama
Sept. 23 North Texas
Sept. 30 Florida Atlantic
Oct. 7 at Arkansas State
Oct. 14 MTSU
Oct. 21 at Troy
Oct. 28 Arkansas (in Little Rock)
Nov. 4 at FIU
Nov. 18 at Kentucky
Nov. 25 North Texas
Dec. 2 at UL Lafayette


MTSU 4-8 (3-4)
Aug. 31 FIU
Sept. 9 Maryland
Sept. 14 Tennessee Tech
Sept. 23 at Oklahoma
Sept. 30 at North Texas
Oct. 6 Louisville
Oct. 14 at UL Monroe
Oct. 28 at UL Lafayette
Nov. 4 Florida Atlantic
Nov. 11 at Arkansas State
Nov. 18 at South Carolina
Nov. 25 Troy


North Texas 4-8 (4-3)
Sept. 2 at Texas
Sept. 9 SMU
Sept. 16 at Tulsa
Sept. 23 at Akron
Sept. 30 Middle Tennessee
Oct. 7 Florida International
Oct. 21 at Arkansas State
Oct. 28 at Troy
Nov. 4 Louisiana Tech
Nov. 11 at UL Lafayette
Nov. 18 Florida Atlantic
Nov. 25 at UL Monroe

Troy 7-5 (5-2)
Sept. 2 Alabama State
Sept. 9 at Florida State
Sept. 16 at Georgia Tech
Sept. 23 at Nebraska
Sept. 30 at UAB
Oct. 14 UL Monroe
Oct. 28 North Texas
Nov. 4 UL Lafayette
Nov. 11 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 18 Arkansas State
Nov. 25 at MTSU
Dec. 2 at FIU

Big 12 Schedules

Now I am on a roll. I will try to pump out the rest of the predictions today or by Friday at the latest. The Big 12 is loaded in the South Division and weak in the North. Nebraska is on the cusp of achieving greatness again, but overall the North is just the little sister to the powerful South. Texas and Oklahoma are national title contenders. Will the winner of the Red River Shootout be playing in the first ever post BCS bowl national title game in Tempe? Remember, these are just knee-jerk picks. (red=predicted loss)

Colorado 5-7 (3-5)
Sept. 2 Montana State
Sept. 9 Colorado State (in Denver)
Sept. 16 Arizona State
Sept. 23 at Georgia
Sept. 30 at Missouri
Oct. 7 Baylor
Oct. 14 Texas Tech
Oct. 21 at Oklahoma
Oct. 28 at Kansas
Nov. 4 Kansas State
Nov. 11 Iowa State
Nov. 18 OPEN
Nov. 24 at Nebraska


Iowa State 7-5 (4-4)
Aug. 31 Toledo
Sept. 9 UNLV
Sept. 16 at Iowa
Sept. 23 at Texas
Sept. 30 Northern Iowa
Oct. 7 Nebraska
Oct. 14 at Oklahoma
Oct. 21 Texas Tech
Oct. 28 at Kansas State
Nov. 4 Kansas
Nov. 11 at Colorado
Nov. 18 Missouri


Kansas 8-4 (4-4)
Sept. 2 Northwestern State
Sept. 9 UL Monroe
Sept. 16 at Toledo
Sept. 23 South Florida
Sept. 30 at Nebraska
Oct. 7 Texas A&M
Oct. 14 Oklahoma State
Oct. 21 at Baylor
Oct. 28 Colorado
Nov. 4 at Iowa State
Nov. 11 OPEN
Nov. 18 Kansas State
Nov. 25 at Missouri


Kansas State 4-8 (1-7)
Sept. 2 Illinois State
Sept. 9 Florida Atlantic
Sept. 16 Marshall
Sept. 23 Louisville
Sept. 30 at Baylor
Oct. 7 Oklahoma State
Oct. 14 Nebraska
Oct. 21 at Missouri
Oct. 28 Iowa State
Nov. 4 at Colorado
Nov. 11 Texas
Nov. 18 at Kansas


Missouri 7-5 (3-5)
Sept. 2 Murray State
Sept. 9 Ole Miss
Sept. 16 at New Mexico
Sept. 23 Ohio
Sept. 30 Colorado
Oct. 7 at Texas Tech
Oct. 14 at Texas A&M
Oct. 21 Kansas State
Oct. 28 Oklahoma
Nov. 4 at Nebraska
Nov. 11 OPEN
Nov. 18 at Iowa State
Nov. 25 Kansas


Nebraska 9-3 (6-2)
Sept. 2 Louisiana Tech
Sept. 9 Nicholls State
Sept. 16 at USC
Sept. 23 Troy
Sept. 30 Kansas
Oct. 7 at Iowa State
Oct. 14 at Kansas State
Oct. 21 Texas
Oct. 28 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 4 Missouri
Nov. 11 at Texas A&M
Nov. 18 OPEN
Nov. 24 Colorado

Baylor 5-7 (3-5)
Sept. 2 TCU
Sept. 9 Northwestern State
Sept. 16 at Washington State (in Seattle)
Sept. 23 Army
Sept. 30 Kansas State
Oct. 7 at Colorado
Oct. 14 at Texas
Oct. 21 Kansas
Oct. 28 Texas A&M
Nov. 4 at Texas Tech
Nov. 11 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 18 Oklahoma


Oklahoma 10-2 (7-1)
Sept. 2 UAB
Sept. 9 Washington
Sept. 16 at Oregon
Sept. 23 MTSU
Sept. 30 OPEN
Oct. 7 vs. Texas (in Dallas)
Oct. 14 Iowa State
Oct. 21 Colorado
Oct. 28 at Missouri
Nov. 4 at Texas A&M
Nov. 11 Texas Tech
Nov. 18 at Baylor
Nov. 25 at Oklahoma State


Oklahoma State 6-6 (2-6)
Sept. 2 Missouri State
Sept. 9 at Arkansas State
Sept. 16 Florida Atlantic
Sept. 23 at Houston
Sept. 30 OPEN
Oct. 7 at Kansas State
Oct. 14 at Kansas
Oct. 21 Texas A&M
Oct. 28 Nebraska
Nov. 4 at Texas
Nov. 11 Baylor
Nov. 18 at Texas Tech
Nov. 25 Oklahoma


Texas 10-2 (6-2)
Sept. 2 North Texas
Sept. 9 Ohio State
Sept. 16 at Rice
Sept. 23 Iowa State
Sept. 30 Sam Houston State
Oct. 7 vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)
Oct. 14 Baylor
Oct. 21 at Nebraska
Oct. 28 at Texas Tech
Nov. 4 Oklahoma State
Nov. 11 at Kansas State
Nov. 18 OPEN
Nov. 24 Texas A&M


Texas A&M 7-5 (3-5)
Sept. 2 The Citadel
Sept. 9 UL Lafayette
Sept. 16 Army
Sept. 23 Louisiana Tech
Sept. 30 Texas Tech
Oct. 7 at Kansas
Oct. 14 Missouri
Oct. 21 at Oklahoma State
Oct. 28 at Baylor
Nov. 4 Oklahoma
Nov. 11 Nebraska
Nov. 18 OPEN
Nov. 24 at Texas

Texas Tech 9-3 (5-3)
Sept. 2 SMU
Sept. 9 at UTEP
Sept. 16 at TCU
Sept. 23 SE Louisiana
Sept. 30 at Texas A&M
Oct. 7 Missouri
Oct. 14 at Colorado
Oct. 21 at Iowa State
Oct. 28 Texas
Nov. 4 Baylor
Nov. 11 at Oklahoma
Nov. 18 Oklahoma State

Big Ten Schedules

I have taken my freaking time with these predictions, but I have been occupied with Fresno State spring practice. Practice is winding down, and so are many other programs'. The Big Ten was one of the best, if not the best, football conferences last year, and this year should be no different. It is getting closer to the end of spring but these predictions are still just knee-jerk picks. (red=predicted loss)

Illinois 5-7 (2-6)
Sept. 2 Eastern Illinois
Sept. 9 at Rutgers
Sept. 16 Syracuse
Sept. 23 Iowa
Sept. 30 at Michigan State
Oct. 7 Indiana
Oct. 14 Central Michigan
Oct. 21 at Penn State
Oct. 28 at Wisconsin
Nov. 4 Ohio State
Nov. 11 Purdue
Nov. 18 at Northwestern


Indiana 5-7 (1-6)
Sept. 2 Western Michigan
Sept. 9 at Ball State
Sept. 16 Southern Illinois
Sept. 23 Connecticut
Sept. 30 Wisconsin
Oct. 7 at Illinois
Oct. 14 Iowa
Oct. 21 at Ohio State
Oct. 28 Michigan State
Nov. 4 at Minnesota
Nov. 11 Michigan
Nov. 18 at Purdue


Iowa 10-2 (6-2)
Sept. 2 Montana
Sept. 9 at Syracuse
Sept. 16 Iowa State
Sept. 23 at Illinois
Sept. 30 Ohio State
Oct. 7 Purdue
Oct. 14 at Indiana
Oct. 21 at Michigan
Oct. 28 Northern Illinois
Nov. 4 Northwestern
Nov. 11 Wisconsin
Nov. 18 at Minnesota


Michigan 9-3 (6-2)
Sept. 2 Vanderbilt
Sept. 9 Central Michigan
Sept. 16 at Notre Dame
Sept. 23 Wisconsin
Sept. 30 at Minnesota
Oct. 7 Michigan State
Oct. 14 at Penn State
Oct. 21 Iowa
Oct. 28 Northwestern
Nov. 4 Ball State
Nov. 11 at Indiana
Nov. 18 at Ohio State


Michigan State 7-5 (4-4)
Sept. 2 Idaho
Sept. 9 Eastern Michigan
Sept. 16 at Pitt
Sept. 23 Notre Dame
Sept. 30 Illinois
Oct. 7 at Michigan
Oct. 14 Ohio State
Oct. 21 at Northwestern
Oct. 28 at Indiana
Nov. 4 Purdue
Nov. 11 Minnesota
Nov. 18 at Penn State


Minnesota 5-7 (2-6)
Aug. 31 at Kent State
Sept. 9 at California
Sept. 16 Temple
Sept. 23 at Purdue
Sept. 30 Michigan
Oct. 7 Penn State
Oct. 14 at Wisconsin
Oct. 21 North Dakota State
Oct. 28 at Ohio State
Nov. 4 Indiana
Nov. 11 at Michigan State
Nov. 18 Iowa


Northwestern 4-8 (2-6)
Aug. 31 at Miami University
Sept. 9 New Hampshire
Sept. 16 Eastern Michigan
Sept. 22 at Nevada
Sept. 30 at Penn State
Oct. 7 at Wisconsin
Oct. 14 Purdue
Oct. 21 Michigan State
Oct. 28 at Michigan
Nov. 4 at Iowa
Nov. 11 Ohio State
Nov. 18 Illinois


Ohio State 11-1 (8-0)
Sept. 2 Northern Illinois
Sept. 9 at Texas
Sept. 16 Cincinnati
Sept. 23 Penn State
Sept. 30 at Iowa
Oct. 7 Bowling Green
Oct. 14 at Michigan State
Oct. 21 Indiana
Oct. 28 Minnesota
Nov. 4 at Illinois
Nov. 11 at Northwestern
Nov. 18 Michigan


Penn State 8-4 (5-3)
Sept. 2 Akron
Sept. 9 at Notre Dame
Sept. 16 Youngstown State
Sept. 23 at Ohio State
Sept. 30 Northwestern
Oct. 7 at Minnesota
Oct. 14 Michigan
Oct. 21 Illinois
Oct. 28 at Purdue
Nov. 4 at Wisconsin
Nov. 11 Temple
Nov. 18 Michigan State


Purdue 7-6 (4-4)
Sept. 2 Indiana State
Sept. 9 Miami University
Sept. 16 Ball State
Sept. 23 Minnesota
Sept. 30 at Notre Dame
Oct. 7 at Iowa
Oct. 14 at Northwestern
Oct. 21 Wisconsin
Oct. 28 Penn State
Nov. 4 at Michigan State
Nov. 11 at Illinois
Nov. 18 Indiana
Nov. 25 at Hawaii


Wisconsin 8-4 (4-4)
Sept. 2 at Bowling Green (in Cleveland)
Sept. 9 Western Illinois
Sept. 16 San Diego State
Sept. 23 at Michigan
Sept. 30 at Indiana
Oct. 7 Northwestern
Oct. 14 Minnesota
Oct. 21 at Purdue
Oct. 28 Illinois
Nov. 4 Penn State
Nov. 11 at Iowa
Nov. 18 Buffalo