A few college football predictions have been slowly seeping out around the edges of the college basketball season. (Caveat to all the people who would otherwise freak out: these predictions obviously mean next to nothing since it is the middle of the off-season, and there is almost no reason to put faith in to BS some guy just thinks up to meet an article deadline, and we have no clue what will happen any week in college football so I am not saying any of this will  come true). Nevertheless here’s a few “predictions” you may find interesting…

ESPN Magazine’s Bruce Feldman lists ten teams he believes can win a National Title within the next five years:

“#2 Va. Tech: Frank Beamer had a very young team in 2008 and it still won 10 games. The Hokies are dangerous and the time might be ideal to make a title run now as the ACC seems to be growing up. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is talented but still raw as a passer. His young receivers still need polish although TB Darren Evans is coming off a 1,265-yard rookie season and he’ll make things easier for everyone. You know as long as DC Bud Foster is around the Hokies will be salty on defense, but the vaunted special-teams units need to get back to form after having a very down season.”

In 25 predictions for 2009 ESPN’s Mark Schlabach gives the Hokies a couple good foodball plausabilities:

“# 6. Virginia Tech will beat Alabama to start the season The Hokies will open the 2009 season by upsetting Alabama in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome. The Hokies were one of the country’s youngest teams in 2008, and quarterback Tyrod Taylor and tailback Darren Evans will lead an improved offense. After beating Alabama, Nebraska and East Carolina, the Hokies will be legitimate national-championship contenders.” Note: At the time this article was written ECU was our 4th game of the season, it has now become a Thursday night game in November.

There are a couple bowl projection sites who believe they can throw shit at the wall pick the 2010 BCS Bowl participants:

“2010 Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs South Florida is one site’s projection. 2010 Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma is the other site’s pick.” And both sites project that Florida State will lock up an at-large bid to a BCS game in addition to VT’s automatic bid, probably because we don’t have to play them in the regular season this year.

And as I head to Vegas I think it is worth noting:

“Virginia Tech’s Current Sportsbook Odds To Win 2010 BCS Championship Game: 1/20” Which places the Hokies tied with 6th for best odds (behind Florida, Oklahoma, USC, OSU, and Texas) at this point in the off-season.

And somewhat unrelated: Seth Greenberg said he was “shocked and disappointed” after he learned that University of Virginia coach Dave Leitao agreed to resign - I am shocked and disappointed too - I was getting used to UVA being terrible at both basketball and football and this may mix things up.