Returning Starters
Offense: 7
Defense: 8

Key Player
Offense: Antonne Smith (RB)
Defense: Everett Brown (DE)

Key Losses
Geno Hayes (LB)

2007 Key Stats
7-6 (4-4)
Rushing Offense: 127 Yd/Game (91)
Passing Offense: 241 Yd/Game (47)
Scoring Offense : 23 Pt/Game (90)
Rushing Defense 116 Yd/Game (22)
Passing Defense: 245 Yd/Game (85)
Scoring Defense: 22 Pts/Game (34)
Sacks Allowed: 1.69/Game (T-41)

Schedule/Early Prediction
Sept. 6: Western Carolina
Sept. 13: Chattanooga
Sept. 20: Wake Forest
Sept. 27: @ Colorado (Jacksonville)
Oct. 4: @ Miami
Oct. 16: @ NC State
Oct. 25: Virginia Tech
Nov. 1: @ Georgia Tech
Nov. 8: Clemson
Nov. 15: Boston College
Nov. 22: @ Maryland
Nov. 29: Florida

Italics: Loss- I’m convinced. E-Mail me your hate.

Summary

This is a Florida State football team that has fantastic talent throughout defense and is in a rebuilding process on the offensive side of the ball. Many FSU fans will tell you they don’t deserve to be in the top 25, but well, I disagree. For once being the Florida homer I am I have to say that this is a FSU team very capable of surprising teams this year. Do I see a 11…12 win season out of the Noles? Not by a long shot, and I shall explain after the jump.

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Returning Starters
Offense: 7
Defense: 7

Key Player
Offense: Rudy Carpenter (QB)
Defense: Troy Nolan (S)

Key Losses
Brandon Rott (OT)
Robert Gustavis (OG)
Mike Pollak (C)
Julius Orieukwu (OT)
Zach Krula (OT)
Robert James (LB)

2007 Key Stats
10-3 (7-2)
Rushing Offense: 137 Yd/Game (77)
Passing Offense: 262 Yd/Game (34)
Scoring Offense : 37 Pt/Game (37)
Rushing Defense 116 Yd/Game (21)
Passing Defense: 228 Yd/Game (61)
Scoring Defense: 22 Pts/Game (31)
Sacks Allowed: 4.23/Game (117)

Schedule/Early Prediction
Aug. 30: Northern Arizona
Sept. 6: Stanford
Sept. 13: UNLV
Sept. 20: Georgia
Oct. 4: @ California
Oct. 11: @ USC
Oct. 25: Oregon
Nov. 1: @ Oregon St.
Nov. 8: @ Washington
Nov. 15: @ Washington State
Nov. 28: UCLA
Dec. 6: @ Arizona

Italics- Loss, I’m convinced. E-Mail me your hate.

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Returning Starters
Offense: 10
Defense: 7

Key Player
Offense: Ryan Mathews (RB)
Defense: Ben Jacobs (LB)

Key Losses
Marcus Riley (LB)

2007 Key Stats
9-4 (6-2)
Rushing Offense: 210 Yd/Game (14)
Passing Offense: 208 Yd/Game (71)
Scoring Offense : 32 Pt/Game (32)
Rushing Defense 181 Yd/Game (85)
Passing Defense: 226 Yd/Game (56)
Scoring Defense: 27 Pts/Game (60)
Sacks Allowed: 1.38/Game (22)

For those new to the statistical side of things, anything in parenthesis is the respective teams official NCAA Ranking in that specific category.

Schedule/Early Prediction
Sept. 1: @ Rutgers
Sept. 13: Wisconsin
Sept. 20: @ Toledo
Sept. 27: @ UCLA
Oct. 4: Hawaii
Oct. 11: Idaho
Oct. 25: @ Utah State
Nov. 1: @ Louisiana Tech
Nov. 7: Nevada
Nov. 15: New Mexico State
Nov. 21: @ San Jose State
Nov. 28: @ Boise State

Italics: Loss- I’m convinced. E-Mail me your hate.

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