Easy Thinking

I really like Penn State the more I look at their personnel. I'm tempted to move them up to No. 2 in my power rankings, behind Wisconsin. Clark will be fine at QB, and the defensive line is stacked. The Lions should be second or third in the league."

Wrap: Adam Rittenberg
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I don't know what to think of Notre Dame because there are so many questions on offense. I like the defense and I think it has the team speed and talent to execute Teneta's system, but the offense was so bad last season that it's difficult to predict it being dramatically better. I have a really tough time believing that it with be 2006 better."

Wrap: Graham Watson
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Nolan's mishandling of the QB situation last season nearly cost him his job. His decision not to install Smith as the starter from early in camp might also cost him his job. We might think of it this way: If Nolan is going to go down, he's going to do it his way. He's not going to be beholden to any notions about what might be fair to Smith if he thinks another QB gives him a better shot. "

Wrap: Mike Sando
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