ETS Top 25 - No. 20-16

No need for too much explanation - here's how ETS sees No. 20-16 heading into this season with a little help from our friends at YouTube.

No. 20 - TCU

Gary Patterson has built one of the most solid, under-recognized programs in the nation down in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs are a preseason runaway favorite to win the Mountain West, and several supporters are starting BCS buzz. The kicker in that plan might be a Sept. 8 trip to Austin to face Texas, but be on upset watch.

For those prepared to say "what has TCU ever done?," allow me to refer you to the following video of someone you might have heard of from his purple days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bB-BYgB1YM

No. 19 - Nebraska

For all the tradition Husker fans try to cram down the throats of America, give the Huskers their due. They return a formidable team but a hellacious schedule that includes ACC champ Wake Forest on the road, Pac 10 champ USC at home, tough Big 12 teams Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Kansas State at home, as well as Mizzou and Texas on the road.

Not to mention, the Huskers pin their hopes and complex pro style offense on Sam Keller, who must earn the trust of his teammates - something he failed to do in his time at Arizona State.

Nebraska and Texas A&M played an epic in College Station last year, and although it will pain Mizzou fans to see the Huskers win, take solace in the fact that Aggie CB Jordan Peterson just had a touchdown stolen from him. Call it karma for the Will Franklin incident.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD2nrEUG9QA

No. 18 - MIZZOU

Why do I have the Tigers one spot ahead of Nebraska? One simple fact: the home team has won the battle for the Missouri-Nebraska Bell for the last four years. Nebraska will be in Columbia on national TV at night in 2007. The schedule sets up perfectly for the Tigers outside of opening Big 12 play with Nebraska, OU and Texas Tech. Chase Daniel leads an offense returning 97 percent of the yards from last year's eighth-ranked unit. If the defense can stop the run and the team can avoid sleeper games on the road at Kansas State and Colorado, big things could be brewing in CoMo.

For proof of Daniel's competitive fire and the team's response, look no further than the play he makes on 3rd-and-18 here (57 seconds into the clip).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rcqK2X7Exo

No. 17 - Penn State

Anthony Morelli and the Nittany Lions should be rolling into 2007, especially after a 20-10 win in the Outback Bowl against Tennessee last season. "Linebacker U" may see its next great in MLB Dan Connor. Penn State will have to travel to the Big House to meet Michigan, but Wisconsin and Ohio State must both make the trip to Happy Valley to meet Zombie Nation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT9t8eCm470

No. 16 - UCLA

UCLA is the sexy pick for "team most likely to make Les Miles shut the hell up" (trademark ETS). One season removed from creating unparalleled BCS chaos with a home upset of USC, the Bruins are legit players in the Pac 10 scene and should give Cal a run at the No. 2 spot in the conference. A midseason home date against Notre Dame will showcase on a national stage what to expect from the Bruins in the second half of the season.

Looking at the following clip, it's very apparent that when John David Booty throws left and his pass gets tipped, upsets follow (i.e.: OSU and UCLA).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHbBhvHXLBo