2008 Football Season

Our defense is definitely top notch, the question really is the loss of both of our tackles and the impact that will have on our offense.  I am somewhat worried about this as losing both tackles is a LOT bigger deal than some might realize.  Combining that with a 10 times harder schedule than last year and I have somewhat tempered expectations. 

Saying that, KU will be a good team and will win a lot of games, which is obviouslly usually a great outcome for KU.  I think we will finish around 8-4 or hopefully 9-3.  I'm not seeing victory over OU, and then we have tough games against UT, MU, T-Tech (who is predicted to be a top 15 team) and at NU (who will be a lot better this  year).  In addition, at South Florida.  That is five tough games there.....hopefully we can go 3-2 and end up 10-2 overall, but that might be really tough.  That is why I"m thinking 9-3 or maybe even 8-4, seriously.

I think we are actually set up to have a better 2009 then we are 2008 to be honest....Reesing will be a senior and our D has enough youth that they will still be around.....

JayhawkFN, you are underestimating how good KU will be in 2008.  The will win at least 10 games this season and play for the Big 12 title.  I don't think Kansas is ready to win in Norman yet.  However, that is KU's only really difficult road game.  USF is good, but the Big East will be down this year.  Our other road games are at Nebraska, Iowa State, and Missouri even though KU will have home field advantage.  Texas is the only team coming into Lawrence that can beat Kansas, but KU almost upset Texas four years ago the last time they came to Lawrence.  Texas Tech may be projected as a top 15 but Kansas is a Top 10 team and I will take a top 10 team over a top15 team any time.  The Big 12 title game will be Kansas and Oklahoma.  I don't think Kansas is ready to win the Big 12 this year, but they will win it in 2009. 

Few teams are ready to win IN Norman.

I mean, even the Longhorns are hard pressed to come out of Norman with a W.

Bugaha,

The more you speak, the more you show you know very little about college football.

The conference schedule is made by the conference, not the individual teams.  So "us guys" somehow managed to only play the schedule given to us by the Big XII conference.

The less you speak, the smarter you will look.

First of all rockchalker08...helluva avatar there.  I'll even give a big "rockchalk jayhawk" on that one!!!

I enjoyed watching KU's success last year and rooted for them in every game other than NU of course.  I'm not saying it was a complete fluke by any means I think you guys got a pretty good team, but in all honesty your schedule was pretty cream puff last year (you cannot deny that).   You had 4 NC patsies in which you will have 3 again but add an away game at South Florida which will be a challenge.

Then you drop the worst 3 teams in the south in favor of the best 3 teams in the south.  I think Nebraska, Colorado, and K-state will all be at least a little bit improved making those games tougher as well.

So....all in all making a prediction i'd say you lose 2 of 3 against the south teams, and lose 1 to 3 more of the south fl., NU, CU, K-state, and MU games giving yourselves a record of  7-5 at the worst and 9-3 at best. 

"Unless Missouri fans were weaing blue at the game, it was about 60-40 Kansas fans at the game in Arrowhead and that is the reason that Missouri doesn't want that game in Kansas City because KU will have home field advantage every time. "

WOW, you are not smart at all huh?  Kansas was given exactly 60-40 allotment last year because it was KU's year for the home game.  This year it is mizzou with the 60 40 allotment, so we will have the advantage.