Every summer since 2007 I have created an intricate set of college football predictions for each upcoming season.  This year is no exception, as I will be using my blog over the next few hours to publish my 17th annual college football preview guide which will contain 18 entries in all.  Without further ado, here are the teams I am predicting to disappointment this season.  These teams are ordered in the relative disparity between my picks and the experts average while also taking into account the significance of each pick.

	Disappointment teams	My Predictions:	Experts Predictions:
1	Oregon State	54th in nation (-37); 7th in Pac-12 (-2)	17th in nation; 5th in Pac-12
2	Kansas	86th in nation (-38); 14th in Big 12 (-5)	48th in nation; 9th in Big 12
3	Syracuse	88th in nation (-36); 14th in ACC (-4)	52nd in nation; 10th in ACC
4	Washington State	111th in nation (-62); 11th in Pac-12 (-4)	49th in nation; 7th in Pac-12
5	Tulane	65th in nation (-35); 4th in AAC (-1)	30th in nation; 3rd in AAC
6	UCLA	56th in nation (-31); 8th in Pac-12 (-2)	25th in nation; 6th in Pac-12
7	Illinois	60th in nation (-19); 5th in Big Ten West (-2)	41st in nation; 3rd in Big Ten West
8	Kansas State	36th in nation (-18); 5th in Big 12 (-2)	18th in nation; 3rd in Big 12
9	James Madison	102nd in nation (-25); 6th in Sun Belt East (-3)	77th in nation; 3rd in Sun Belt East
10	San Jose State	106th in nation (-15); 9th in MWC (-5)	91st in nation; 4th in MWC

I perennially underrate the Beavers, and this year I am going one step further and making them my # 1 disappointment team in the country. I just don’t have the confidence in a D.J. Uiagaleleli turnaround like a lot of people do. If you struggle at the quarterback position when you’re surrounded by All-American running backs, receivers, and lineman, how much better can you really play with less talent around you? The Beavers won’t be terrible in 2023, but I don’t think they come close to contending for the conference crown like many experts are calling for.