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Phil Steele's 2007 off-beat predictions....

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Welcome to a prediction page for the upcoming season. It is somewhat easy to forecast
teams to have more yards rushing or passing than the previous year and perhaps even the
past couple of years. On this page I will peer into my crystal ball and make some statements
that I think will happen in 2007 that have not happened in AT LEAST SIX YEARS and in some
cases 25 years or more. I will leave this up all year and keep in mind I am going out on a limb
with these so if I get more than half right, it should be a good year for this page.
VANDERBILT WILL GET TO THEIR FIRST BOWL GAME SINCE 1982 (25 YEARS)!!!

HAWAII WILL BECOME JUST THE 2ND TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE NCAA AND THE
FIRST IN 18 YEARS TO TOP 600 YPG ON OFFENSE!!!

KENT STATE WILL GET TO THEIR FIRST BOWL GAME SINCE 1972 (35 YEARS)!!!!

NEW MEXICO ST WILL GET TO THEIR FIRST BOWL GAME SINCE 1960 (47 YEARS!!!!).

BOSTON COLLEGE’S STREAK OF 7 STRAIGHT YEARS OF WINNING A BOWL GAME
WILL END THIS YEAR.

MISSOURI WILL WIN THEIR FIRST EVER BIG 12 NORTH TITLE (SHARED BIG EIGHT
TITLE IN 1969, WON THE BIG EIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OUTRIGHT IN 1960)

HAWAII WILL DEFEAT BOISE ST FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JOINING THE WAC.
(6 YEARS).

UL MONROE WILL WIN 6 GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1993 (14 YEARS!).

A SUN BELT TEAM WILL DEFEAT A BIG TEN TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

MEMPHIS WILL BE THE FIRST TEAM IN NCAA HISTORY TO GO FROM DOUBLE DIGIT
LOSSES TO DOUBLE DIGIT WINS THE FOLLOWING SEASON!!!

NAVY WILL WIN THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF’S TROPHY FOR A FIFTH STRAIGHT
YEAR MARKING THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS OCCURRED FOR THE MIDSHIPMEN.

DARREN McFADDEN WILL BECOME ARKANSAS’ ALL TIME CAREER LEADING
RUSHER. BEN COWINS HAS HELD THE RECORD FOR 29 YEARS.