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Rob Brown General

Thursday on The Morning Wrap, myself, Ryan Bonifant and Marc Ryan drafted our top thirty collegiate programs. We based our picks on not only the success of the programs on the field, but of the ability to recruit, the money from the boosters, the coaching staffs in place, and the traditions and histories of the programs. The draft’s purpose was essentially for the three of us to create a super-league to do battle with the other two superleague’s created through the draft. Then, once the season was over, we’d have a playoff to determi……… oh, sorry about that.

The pecking order went as follows for the draft:

1.) Ryan Bonifant
2.) Rob Brown
3.) Marc Ryan (not Ryan.)

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1.) Ryan Bonifant - The University of Southern California

It’s tough to argue with USC at the first pick, although they might be interchangeable with my pick at number two. USC has owned the Pac-10 for this entire decade, and continute to pump out draft classes loaded with top-round talent. Add in their set of national titles, as well as their participation in (in my opinion) what might’ve been the best National Championship game in history, and you’ve got a whole handful of fantastic BCS bowl game appearances. And on top of that, they might have the best set of boosters this side of South Bend, Indiaiana. And don’t forget - their coach has the best active winning percentage of all coaches (with over 100 games coached.)

2.) Rob Brown - The University of Florida

This pick was simple for me: the team that didn’t get picked first between USC and UF was going here. Urban Meyer is arguably the best coach in college football. Tim Tebow is running the offense with Johnny Brantley - the best statistical quarterback in Florida high school history - waiting in the wings. You’ve got yourself a running back stable that isn’t going to lose talent -they’re continuing to reload. You’ve got a defense that not only is reloading 10 of 11 starters, but has the ENTIRE set of backups coming back (which means they’re set for the NEXT year as well.) And if Urban Meyer isn’t the best coach in college football, he’s no further down than two behind Pete Carrol.

3.) Marc Ryan - The Oklahoma University

Another team with a very strong argument, and if they were able to win a BCS game they would probably have been able to outrank Florida - but three is very appropriate for the Sooners. They’ve played for five BCS bowl wins this decade, including championship attempts against Florida and Louisiana State. They’ve also had disappointing losses to Boise State and others, but this is one of those occassions where quantity overwhelms quality: PLAYING for five is probably better than playing in one and winning it .. maybe. Bob Stoops is continuously listed amongst the top handful of coaches and for good reason. He’s continusly putting out fantastic teams with Heisman talent and huge point totals. Had he won one or two of those five, he would’ve jumped up. But, it is what it is.

4.) RBo - University of Texas

This was a toss-up as well, with Texas and Oklahoma playing it off for the four spot - and it’s once a situation where quantity won over quality. Texas has played for less titles and BCS games, however, were the other half - and the winning half - of (again, in my opinion) the best championship game in history. Mack Brown has put out some high quality NFL picks as well as a Heisman trophy winner (Ricky Williams.)

5.) RBr - The Louisiana State University

This one might have been a bit early as some other teams - invluding one from the SEC - that could’ve gone here, and coincidentally, this is where the draft starts to get …. interesting. The Louisiana State University has won two national titles, and a handful of BCS games as well. Last year was a struggle for them, but Les Miles has this team on the fast track to success once again. They smoked Georgia Tech, a very good ACC team, to end the season, and it took Alabama - last year’s SEC runner up - a fantastic overtime and a handful of LSU turnovers to win that football game. Add on top of that one of the most supportive fanbases in college football, and you’ve got a program that’s probably going to be back in the title hunt sooner rather than later.

6.) MR - The University of Alabama

Another tough one to argue, but Alabama’s success has been more recent than in a long time - in fact, last year was probably the defining year of the Crimson Tide this decade - which ended with a loss to the mighty Florida Gators in the South Eastern Conference and then a shocking upset loss to the (granted, 12-0 at the time) Utah Utes. It’s been quite a while since Alabama has sniffed a national title, but people seem to think they’re getting closer by the day. And of course, Nick Saban is considered one of the best coaches in the game - and the fan support garnered by Alabama is rivaled only by Notre Dame and USC.

7.) RBo - The Ohio State University

While they might get the first pick overall in the “best dressed coach” draft, they end up checking in at #7 in the program draft. Ohio State has gotten chances - mainly against SEC teams - and failed. However, they’ve won a BCS game, and gave #3 Texas all they could handle in last year’s BCS game as well. Ohio State has also gotten tons of NFL talent on the table, and has another one of the top coaches in the game in Coach Sweater Vest.

8.) RBr - The University of Georgia

This is where we all started differing in opinions. I looked at Michigan here - because without last year, UM has looked pretty solid - as well as started thinking about some ACC teams as well. But then I realized Georgia, despite last year’s disappointing season, had still won a couple of SEC titles and been in contention for a #1 seeding. This one was relatively easy for me.

9.) MR - The University of Michigan

A lot of people raised eyebrows here, but I had to disagree - I think this was a good pick for Marc Ryan. Sure, Michigan was disappointing last year. Very disappointing. Very very disappointing. Very very ver… you get it. But, think about it: if you remove last year, Michigan is a team that has consistently turned in top 10 teams, and 10 win seasons, year after year. Ohio State has owned them as of late - one more reason the Buckeyes are ranked at seven ahead of them. That being said: the maize and blue have had some great years and despite whether you think Lloyd Carr should or should not be the coach there still, it’s easy to see why Michigan eeked into the top ten.

10.) RBo - The University of Oregon

This is probably where the reaching really started, as both Marc Ryan and I both raised an eyebrow at Ryan’s pick. But, Oregon is a team who has found a few ten win seasons, as well as given USC a few games. While they haven’t seen a BCS game yet, they seem to get closer and closer every year, and with people like Phil Knight, CEO of Nike, pumping cash into the system, you know their program and facilities are beyond first class.

11.) RBr - Virginia Tech

Beemer ball. You can say it to any fan in the country, and people know what you mean. The coach at VTech has developed his own system to winning games -and it’s worked. While VTech has had some disappointing losses the last few years, they opened the decade playing Florida State for a title, with Michael Vick as the quarterback, and have since dominated the ACC and been one of the causes for both the ‘Noles and Miami to have dropped off and had trouble returning to dominance.

12.) MR - The Florida State University

A handful national championship appearances with two wins. A streak of conference championships that may never be equaled in the ACC, SEC, or any major conference. A streak of weeks in the top ten with the same stipulation. A coach who’s arguably the greatest of all-time, a coach in waiting who’s a two time national champion. Perhaps the greatest defensive coordinator in college football history. All still in play. I would’ve picked FSU earlier, but then again, no draft ends up the way you want it to.

(I’ll be giving just the name and the picks from here on out. Make your comments as you wish!!)

13.) RBo - Pennsylvania State University