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College Football Lightning Roundtable: Coach Firings, Bowl Games, And ... UAB Predictions?

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See our Lightning Roundtable's conference predictions part one and two and local rivalry game predictions, plus tons of Peach State college football previewage here.

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  • First three coaches to get fired: Tim Brewster, Minnesota; Ron Zook, Illinois; Ralph Friedgen, Maryland (Doug of SBN ATL), Todd Dodge, North Texas; Butch Davis, UNC; Ron Zook, Illinois (Chris of Barrel of Rum)
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  • First coach to quit: Bobby Petrino, Arkansas (Jason of SBN ATL -- "'I'm very happy to suddenly be the Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator *does Seahawk dance, accepts Maryland job*"), Dennis Erickson, Arizona State (Doug -- "I would say Petrino, but I don't think there'll be an open job attractive enough for him to jump for"), Rich Rodriguez, Michigan (Chris)
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  • Georgia bowl: Outback (Chris, Doug), Capital One (Jason)
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  • Georgia Tech bowl: Champs Sports (Doug, Jason), Orange (Chris)
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  • Chick Fil A Bowl winner: Miami (Chris, Doug, Jason, Jon) [Editor's note: Bizarre.]
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  • Chick Fil A Bowl loser: South Carolina (Chris, Doug, Jason), Arkansas (Jon)
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  • Will Doug's beloved UAB go to a bowl: Yes (Chris, Doug), Why not (Jason)
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  • Georgia State's margin of loss at Alabama: 47 (Chris), 49 (Doug), 58 (Jason), Loss? (Matt of SBN ATL)
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Photographs by coka_koehler used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.