In Part I of the Mountain West preview, I broke down how I think the conference will shake out in 2008. In Part II, I take a look at key games and impact newcomers, and I also give my preseason all-MWC picks.
In Part I of his preview of the Mountain West Conference, Eddie Griffin breaks down how he thinks the conference will play out in 2008. Does he think BYU will three-peat, or will Utah stop them short?
Just because they aren’t the elite schools doesn’t mean the non-BCS conferences don’t get scraps when it comes to talent.
Leodis McKelvin and Chris Johnson were first-round picks in the recent NFL Draft, and there are several future high draft picks in the non-BCS ranks this year.
Three of the last four seasons, the BCS party has been crashed by an ambitious team from one of the ‘Group of Five,’ or in other words, the non-BCS conferences.