College Football

[Train]

USA Today Poll came out friday...

1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,438
2. USC (14) 0-0 1,430
3. Ohio State (14) 0-0 1,392
4. Oklahoma (3) 0-0 1,329
5. Florida (5) 0-0 1,293
6. LSU (3) 0-0 1,163
7. Missouri 0-0 1,143
8. West Virginia 0-0 1,008
9. Clemson 0-0 999
10. Texas 0-0 979
11. Auburn 0-0 888
12. Wisconsin 0-0 747
13. Kansas 0-0 714
14. Texas Tech 0-0 644
15. Virginia Tech 0-0 568
16. Arizona State 0-0 560
17. Brigham Young 0-0 547
18. Tennessee 0-0 506
19. Illinois 0-0 422
20. Oregon 0-0 399
21. South Florida 0-0 350
22. Penn State 0-0 313
23. Wake Forest 0-0 203
24. Michigan 0-0 112
25. Fresno State 0-0 91

Athlon Sports:

1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Geaorgia
6. Missouri
7. West Virginia
8. Auburn
9. LSU
10. Clemson

Lindy's:

1. Georgia
2. USC
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Missouri
6. Florida
7. LSU
8. Texas
9. Clemson
10. West Virginia

Sporting News:

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. USC
4. Oklahoma
5. LSU
6. Missouri
7. Clemson
8. West Virginia
9. Florida
10. Illionois

College Football News:

1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. Florida
4. Oklahoma
5. USC
6. LSU
7. Wisconsin
8. Missouri
9. Texas Tech
10. West Virginia

Phil Steele:

1. Florida
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. USC
5. Clemson
6. West Virginai
7. Missouri
8. USF
9. Georgia
10. Penn State

EDIT: ESPN Power Poll Released:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/...s&source=ESPNHeadlines

1. Georgia
2. USC
3. Ohio State
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. Missouri
7. Clemson
8. West Virginia
9. LSU
10. Auburn

EDIT 8/20/2008:

AP Top 25
1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,528
2. Ohio State (21) 0-0 1,506
3. USC (12) 0-0 1,490
4. Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1,444
5. Florida (6) 0-0 1,415
6. Missouri 0-0 1,266
7. LSU 0-0 1,135
8. West Virginia 0-0 1,116
9. Clemson 0-0 1,105
10. Auburn 0-0 968
11. Texas 0-0 966
12. Texas Tech 0-0 786
13. Wisconsin 0-0 771
14. Kansas 0-0 707
15. Arizona State 0-0 631
16. Brigham Young 0-0 590
17. Virginia Tech 0-0 578
18. Tennessee 0-0 509
19. South Florida 0-0 496
20. Illinois 0-0 483
21. Oregon 0-0 366
22. Penn State 0-0 293
23. Wake Forest 0-0 227
24. Alabama 0-0 89
25. Pittsburgh 0-0 85
Others Receiving Votes
South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.

 

[Shooks]

#24 GO BLUE!

 

[Nitemare]

LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

 

[YoungGun21]

#19 hehe

Illini football ranked? Wow I can't believe how well Zook has turned this program around!

 

[skim milk]

SEC > *

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

Phil Steele claims to have the "most accurate" preseason rankings 9 years running. But he sorta cherry picks which stats he uses to compare. USF at 8?

Geaorgia does have like 5 top 20 opponents on the road... could pick up 3 losses very easily.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: Nitemare
LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

Phil Steele claims to have the "most accurate" preseason rankings 9 years running. But he sorta cherry picks which stats he uses to compare. USF at 8?

Geaorgia does have like 5 top 20 opponents on the road... could pick up 3 losses very easily.

yeah and even with 5 losses they'd still be better then USF, Penn State, Missouri and any non-BCS conference school

They are returning a shitload of talent off arguably the best team in the best conference last year

 

[Gibsons]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: Nitemare
LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

Phil Steele claims to have the "most accurate" preseason rankings 9 years running. But he sorta cherry picks which stats he uses to compare. USF at 8?

Geaorgia does have like 5 top 20 opponents on the road... could pick up 3 losses very easily.

yeah and even with 5 losses they'd still be better then USF, Penn State, Missouri and any non-BCS conference school

They are returning a shitload of talent off arguably the best team in the best conference last year

Doesn't matter, unfortunately. Georgia's schedule is brutal, and even if they get through it with just one loss they'll likely be watching some combination of USC/OSU/Ok play for the mnc.

 

[TheVrolok]

I'm not huge on pre-season rankings.. can anyone explain to me who Phil Steele is?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: Nitemare
LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

Phil Steele claims to have the "most accurate" preseason rankings 9 years running. But he sorta cherry picks which stats he uses to compare. USF at 8?

Geaorgia does have like 5 top 20 opponents on the road... could pick up 3 losses very easily.

yeah and even with 5 losses they'd still be better then USF, Penn State, Missouri and any non-BCS conference school

They are returning a shitload of talent off arguably the best team in the best conference last year

Doesn't matter, unfortunately. Georgia's schedule is brutal, and even if they get through it with just one loss they'll likely be watching some combination of USC/OSU/Ok play for the mnc.

and you can thank the BCS once again for not having the best teams play for a Championship.

 

[EvilYoda]

LOL, Michigan is still in the top 25...I love it! Bring on Utah! (Although this whole west coast thing is totally going to screw me over...whoever heard of waking up before 10AM for a football game unless it was explicitly to drink!?)

 

[xeemzor]

Ohio State will obviously be #1 this year. I promise I'm not in any way influenced by the fact that I'm currently a student at OSU, it's just a fact On a different note, anyone looking to buy Michigan vs OSU tickets this year?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Ohio State will obviously be #1 this year. I promise I'm not in any way influenced by the fact that I'm currently a student at OSU, it's just a fact On a different note, anyone looking to buy Michigan vs OSU tickets this year?

You really think OSU can beat USC @ USC?

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Train

Originally posted by: Nitemare
LOL, Athlon Sport and Phil Steele ranking Georgia that low....

Phil Steele claims to have the "most accurate" preseason rankings 9 years running. But he sorta cherry picks which stats he uses to compare. USF at 8?

Geaorgia does have like 5 top 20 opponents on the road... could pick up 3 losses very easily.

yeah and even with 5 losses they'd still be better then USF, Penn State, Missouri and any non-BCS conference school

They are returning a shitload of talent off arguably the best team in the best conference last year

Doesn't matter, unfortunately. Georgia's schedule is brutal, and even if they get through it with just one loss they'll likely be watching some combination of USC/OSU/Ok play for the mnc.

I doubt it, whoever wins the SEC, (assuming thay have 2 or less loses) is pretty much guaranteed to be in the BCS title game. The winner of the USC/Ohio State game sept 13th will likely be the other attendee... assuming both finish out with one loss or less. Unless OK goes undefeated, but I dont see them doing that.

 

[ed21x]

I bet you Cal will start the season with an amazing 7-0 run, beating top ranked teams, getting everyone's hopes up, and then lose to some sh!tty team that previously had now wins. Then we will lose every subsequent game after that, drop from the rankings, and bears fan will once again be disappointed.

 

[Killerme33]

Yeah #16. Except we have to play Georgia (#1).

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: Shooks
#24 GO BLUE!

If they can find a quarterback, they'll be OK. For once I think they're underrating U of M, which is just opposite of what's been going on the last few years.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Shooks
#24 GO BLUE!

:thumbsup:

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Ohio State will obviously be #1 this year. I promise I'm not in any way influenced by the fact that I'm currently a student at OSU, it's just a fact On a different note, anyone looking to buy Michigan vs OSU tickets this year?

You really think OSU can beat USC @ USC?

I, for one, will likely be very drunk that day/hungover and punishing my body (day after 21st), so I will either me celebrating like mad, or extremely angry and throwing things.

September 13th here we come! Cannot wait for that game! It being at USC is going to make it a very interesting game.

 

[rocadelpunk]

i'm glad there's an osu bar in scottsdale

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Yeah, I have always had a Bulldog for my avatar for a reason. Go Dawgs!!!

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Unless Georgia can manage their schedule undefeated (and the schedule remains tough, ie the supposed good teams they play don't crap out), I'd bet the winner of the OSU @ USC game is #1 the rest of the way.

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Not even UGA fans think UGA can run through that schedule, have you looked at it?

ASU
South Carolina (Spurrier is our kryptonite)
Alabama (Saban is bringing them along)
Tennessee (Fulmer and the Vols always play us tough)
LSU (they could put a corner at QB and still be tough)
Florida (Tebow vs our suspect defense)
Auburn (jesus, do we ever get a break?)
Ga Tech (probably will suck, but a rivalry game nonetheless)

I'm not sure the New York Giants could run that schedule undefeated.

That said, we do have the most talented & experienced offense in the NCAA this year. It all rides on how consistently good our defense is, mostly.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I'm not sure the New York Giants could run that schedule undefeated.

LOL, the Miami Dolphins could run that schedule undefeated. Never try to make such a statement bridging the gap between college and the pros, you'll just make yourself look ridiculously silly.

 

[imported_Devine]

Oregon #20!!! W00T!