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West Virginia
Mountaineers 2006 Preview
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Predictions By:
Matt Fargo West Virginia Mountaineers
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Spring practices are in the books and fall camps will be
here before you know it so that means getting
an early jump on the 2006 NCAA football season.
Knowing the teams now will save you time in August
and Matt Fargo is here to help you get a grasp
of what to expect this upcoming year. We go from
worst to first in this 2006 College Football Preview.
Fargo’s Take
- The other SEC Tigers’ team is next
on the list as Auburn will be the one team to
challenge LSU in the SEC West. The Tigers return
most of the cogs from their 9-3 season and they
will be looking to get back to the SEC Championship
after missing it last year. LSU defeated Auburn
in overtime which was the ultimate tiebreaker
for the West title and it was a game that should
have been won as Auburn missed five field goals.
A disappointing loss to Wisconsin in the Capital
One Bowl should have this team very motivated
this season. The Tigers had the top ranked offense
in the SEC a season ago and it will be potent
once again led by quarterback Brandon Cox and
tailback Kenny Irons. The defense finished 6th
in scoring last year and will be one of if not
the fastest defense in the conference. The schedule
is nearly just the opposite to that of LSU and
that is the main reason Auburn gets the nod to
take the division and makes a solid run at the
National Championship.
Returning Starters
on Offense – 6 There was not a whole
lot on offense heading into 2005 as Jason Campbell,
Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams all had to be
replaced so it was expected to be a down year.
The exact opposite took place as Cox finished
with 2,324 yards along with 15 touchdowns and
just eight interceptions while Irons went from
backup tailback to starter and led the SEC in
rushing. This season, the loss of the top three
receivers will be tough to overcome but there
is plenty of young talent that will be asked to
contribute right away. Courtney Taylor is the
only senior starter and he will be the go to guy.
The other big concern is lack of depth along the
offensive line. Three starters are back but the
second team is made up of three sophomores and
a redshirt freshman. All in all, the unit does
not expect to dropoff much.
Returning Starters
on Defense – 6 Auburn will be pegged
as one of the top defenses in the conference yet
again. The Tigers finished 19th in the country
in total defense last year and they are once again
strong from front to back. The front seven lost
five players to graduation but it is still extremely
experienced with four seniors leading the way.
The best player is Will Herring, who is the starting
strongside linebacker after starting the last
three years at safety. He is such a good athlete
that he will likely be an All-SEC selection yet
again despite a position change. The secondary
brings back both corners and depth at safety is
strong which allowed Herring to move up. The biggest
concern isn’t on the field but on the sidelines
as Will Muschamp will be the Tigers third defensive
coordinator in the last three years.
Schedule
- Auburn gets the edge over LSU because of the
schedule. The non-conference portion is extremely
easy with Washington St., Buffalo, Tulane and
Arkansas St. being four easy wins. The best part
is that those games are spread out and not bunched
together at the start of the season. The SEC slate
is obviously difficult but the four toughest games
are all at home, which is the exact opposite of
LSU. Home games against LSU, Florida, Arkansas
and Georgia are all winnable which likely would
not be the case if they were on the road. The
road slate starts easy with Mississippi St., South
Carolina and Mississippi being the first three
with the Iron Bowl at Alabama being the toughest
of the bunch to close out the year.
You can bet on…
Yes, the Tigers have a difficult SEC schedule
but this team has gone 16-1 within the conference
over the last two seasons and with the difficult
games all being played in Jordan-Hare Stadium,
going undefeated in the conference is not all
that implausible. Some breaks will have to their
way but this team is strong throughout and will
make it tough for anyone else out of the West
to catch them. Auburn has had a winning ATS record
in three of the last four years, going 30-17-1
against the number over that span. This includes
a 15-6-1 ATS mark over the last two years but
trying to keep up that pace will be difficult.
Expect to see some big numbers being given by
the Tigers as the public is well aware of their
recent success and will be riding it out as far
as it possibly can.
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