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Don't fall asleep on these 6 teams in 2008

By Todd McShay
Scouts Inc.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A year ago, we targeted a sleeper school that failed to go bowling in 2006 from each of the Big Six conferences. Those six teams -- Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Vanderbilt -- combined for a 45-30 record in 2007 after a 29-43 mark the previous season. Of the six, Kansas and Illinois delivered the goods with BCS bowl berths, while Vandy, Pitt and Arizona failed to produce winning seasons. So, which teams are capable of pulling off a similar feat this fall? Here's my ...

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