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Things that I want/need to see this season....
SEC:
LSU- The forward pass. Once September ended, the QB's could not complete it at a 50% clip. It even got to the point where calling a pass play, the best they would hope for was an incompletion against Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. Why can't the Tigers get a good passing QB? Since JaMarcus Russell left in 2006, Mettenberger was the only real passing threat. Matt Flynn was ok, but no one feared him.
Auburn- Stop someone in conference play. After only allowing 7 points to LSU (see above) in their first conference game last year, the Tigers allowed 38, 35, 31, 41, 34 and 55 to finish up their conference schedule.
Arkansas- Beat one of the big boys on the road. Razorbacks haven't beaten a ranked opponent on the road since 2010. They will get a few chances this year (road games @ Tennessee, Bama, LSU, Mississippi). With their power running game, it is possible and they should get one this year.
Ole Miss- A QB that won't keep both teams in the game. Bo Wallace made some great plays the last few years, he also made some completely boneheaded plays too. There is too much talent in the WR's to only have a 22-14 TD/INT ratio. The end of the LSU game (or the game as a whole) is a reason why Rebels fans should be excited for a new QB.
Big 10:
Ohio State- Unity and Focus. Unity meaning that whoever wins the QB competition between Barrett and Jones, the team is 100% behind the decision and there is no split in the locker room. Focus meaning that it is so hard to repeat, and with the already rocky start with the suspensions (and potentially more coming) that these guys don't slip up against someone they should easily roll over.
Michigan State- Beat a quality team out of conference not named Notre Dame. Spartans get Oregon at home this year and they actually won their last OOC home game vs. a ranked team other than ND (Boise in 2012, 1st game post Kellen Moore ranked #24 and finished unranked), but they need this type of win to take them from a 'good' team to a Playoff contending team.
Penn State- Protect the QB. Hackenberg was sacked 44 times last year. Some of them were his fault as early in the year he struggled to find someone to replace his go-to guy Allen Robinson, but the O-line struggled all around only averaging 2.9 YPC also. It's not often PSU gets an NFL caliber QB, so it would be in their (and his) best interest to keep him upright.
Indiana- Replace Tevin Coleman's production. Coleman was responsible for over 2200 yards from scrimmage and was their only offensive threat. He is now gone, in comes UAB transfer Jordan Howard, but if he is slow to learn the offense or can't repeat his 1600 yards from last year, this team is lifeless on offense and an auto fade.
Nebraska- Be better without Bo Pelini. Personally, I don't think they can. At least not for a while with a new offense and different philosophy all around. Only Pelini and Nick Saban won 9 or more games every year from 2008-2014.
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