{"id":1982,"date":"2011-12-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T15:21:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"top-5-busts-of-the-college-football-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2011\/12\/02\/top-5-busts-of-the-college-football-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 busts of the college football season"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the final week of the college football regular season approaches, we have pretty much everything ready to be set in stone. We know who the National Champion contenders are, we know who will fall short, and we know Alabama will be recruiting nothing but kickers this offseason. Some things we were able to accurately predict as well: We knew Andrew Luck could sling a ball, we knew Trent Richardson could squat a bus while outrunning another, and we knew Boise would fall at some point. Well, aren’t we just a bunch of fortune tellers huh? We now look at what we got wrong as we count down the top five busts of the year.<\/p>\n

5. Texas A&M<\/p>\n

The A&M Aggies were projected to compete with Oklahoma in the Big 12. With the future looking good in the early goings of the season, the 12th man had high expectations. Crushing back-to-back losses to OSU and Ark. were quite unfortunate. The Aggies lost 6 games this year and are moving to the SEC West next year to play with LSU, Bama, and Arkansas. I wish I could say the future looks bright, but it doesn’t.<\/p>\n

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4. Notre Dame<\/div>\n
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They were going to prove the Irish were back. They were going to prove Notre Dame was a contender. They were going to prove they could make shiny helmets. Well, at least they got one. After falling 0-2 to South Florida and Michigan, they had the crowds saying Hail Mary’s again. Notre Dame managed to go 8-4, but coach Kelly talked a big game and came up with a medium result.<\/div>\n
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3. Stephen Garcia<\/div>\n
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C’mon man. You’ve had 28 second chances. Stephen Garcia was reinstated again before the beginning of the season to lead the Gamecocks to a possible SEC East championship. After just a few games, the ol’ ball coach was tired of Garcia again and kicked him off. Again. Connor Shaw showed some light this year, though as the Gamecocks finished up the regular season 10-2 (6-2 SEC).<\/div>\n
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2. Oklahoma<\/div>\n
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Preseason No. 1. They had it all. They had the Heisman candidate QB. They had the receivers. They had the defense. And they had the experience. But Tommy Tuberville led his Red Raiders to a victory that wasn’t as close as the scoreboard said. Oklahoma later let RG3 throw for 479 and run for another 72. Add injuries to the list and Bedlam looks scary to the Sooners, who finished the year 9-2 (6-2 Big 12).<\/div>\n
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1. The BCS<\/div>\n
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Just look at what has happened again. We’re at the end of the season and we’re talking playoff format. Alabama, OSU, Stanford, Virginia Tech and Houston are all right there knock knock knocking on the Superdome’s door. Who’s going to get the invite and who will file a formal complaint? Again, what a season. Who would have predicted it? Not a single one. OK, maybe the BCS.<\/div>\n
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