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Lost Lettermen is counting down and ranking all 124 FBS college football teams from best to worst by comparing each to a well-known song. We will examine one team per day through the summer in the lead up to the 2012 season. Today’s team: The San Diego State Aztecs.
Overview:
2011 Record: 8-5
Head Coach: Rocky Long
Returning Starters: 10 (5 offense, 5 defense)
Key Players: QB Ryan Katz, CB Leon McFadden
Schedule:
9/1: @ Washington
9/8: vs. Army
9/15: vs. North Dakota
9/22: vs. San Jose State
9/29: @ Fresno State
10/6: vs. Hawaii
10/13: vs. Colorado State
10/20: @ Nevada
10/27: vs. UNLV
11/3: @ Boise State
11/10: vs. Air Force
11/24: @Wyoming
Skinny
The Aztecs have kept the momentum going after the departure to Michigan of coach Brady Hoke, who led SDSU to nine wins and a bowl victory in 2010. They kept it going in 2011 under Rocky Long, making a second straight bowl apperance for the first time in school history. In 2012, the Aztecs will lose heralded RB Ronnie Hillman and QB Ryan Lindley. We’re not so sure that SDSU will make a third straight bowl in what looks to be a transition year – in more ways than one.
Consider that San Diego State will move to the Big East in 2013. Yes, that’s right – the Southern California school in the Big East, which, admittedly, is no longer centric to the Eastern seaboard. But we are still reminded of the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Going Back to ‘Cali.” Because, you know, the Aztecs soon will spend a lot of time making trips back, back to Cali, Cali afrer long road trips. In the meantime, the Aztecs will lay their heads in the Mountain West for one more season.
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FBS 124 Countdown
#124: UTSA is … Rebecca Black’s “Friday”
#123: UMass is … Clay Aiken’s “Invisible”
#122: South Alabama is … Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”
#121: Texas State is … Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out?”
#120: New Mexico is … Double Take’s “Hot Problems”
#119: Florida Atlantic is … Rammstein’s “Du Hast”
#118: Memphis is … Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog”
#117: Akron is … LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out”
#116: UNLV is … Wayne Newton’s “Remember When”
#115: UAB is … Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”
#114: MTSU is … Jessica Mauboy’s “What Happened to Us?”
#113: Tulane is … The Game’s “My Life”
#112: Idaho is … Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart”
#111: Buffalo is … Bruno Mars’ “Don’t Give Up”
#110: UL Monroe is … Bubba Sparxxx’s “Ugly”
#109: Rice is … Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor”
#108: Central Michigan is … Kid Rock’s “Only God Knows Why”
#107: Colorado State is … Aaliyah’s “Try Again”
#106: Miami (OH) … is Nick Lachey’s “What’s Left of Me”
#105: New Mexico State is … Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”
#104: Fresno St. is … Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping”
#103: Indiana is … John Mellencamp’s “American Fool”
#102: Troy is … Ruben Studdard’s “Flying Without Wings”
#101: Army is … Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”
#100: San Jose State is … The Mamas & The Papas “California Dreamin”
#99: North Texas is … Kanye West’s “New Day”
#98: UTEP is … Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Better Days’
#97: Ball State is … Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”
#96: Duke is … The Fugees’ ‘Killing Me Softly’
#95: Eastern Michigan is … Britney Spears’ “Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman”
#94: Boston College is … Aerosmith’s “Dream On”
#93: Maryland is … Evanescence’s ‘Wake Me Up Inside’
#92: Kansas is … Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Charlie’
#91: Oregon State is … Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin”
#90: Ole Miss is … Waka Flocka’s “Grove St. Party”
