Well, they looked good at the time...
Less than four months ago, when the 2014 college football season was still to be played, the long offseason made for a lot of idle time. One way to fill this void is with a healthy dose of expectation, speculation and prognostication.
In other words, preseason predictions.
Which school will win the first-ever College Football Playoff? Who is in line to win the Heisman Trophy? What will be the breakout team in 2014? Who will rise? Who will fall?
Really, it's all about trying to make educated guesses based on past results and a perception of the future. If they all came true, the predictors would probably be better off devoting their time to sports betting.
For the most part, the experts in college football didn't do so badly this year. Presumptive Heisman winner Marcus Mariota was at or near the top of nearly every preseason ranking for the award, while Alabama, Florida State, Ohio State and Oregon were among the more frequent choices to qualify for the semifinals.
Where did we go horribly wrong, though? Check out some expert preseason predictions that fell far short of coming true.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1BAQhVj
via IFTTT December 11, 2014 at 08:05AM
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