Preseason college football rankings are out!

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Ilmater
How the fsck did Kansas get a vote in the USA Today poll and Missouri didn't? Missouri will pound them into the ground this year.

Maybe Kansas's coach decided to vote for Kansas as #25?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Ilmater
How the fsck did Kansas get a vote in the USA Today poll and Missouri didn't? Missouri will pound them into the ground this year.

Maybe Kansas's coach decided to vote for Kansas as #25?

Yeah, maybe....however there are some coaches that vote for a school at #25 preseason simple to thank them for starting their careers. Look at Duke's lone vote. That's from Steve Spurrier as a thank you card when he coached at Duke.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Yeah, maybe....however there are some coaches that vote for a school at #25 preseason simple to thank them for starting their careers. Look at Duke's lone vote. That's from Steve Spurrier as a thank you card when he coached at Duke.

All the more reason that preseason rankings should be banned. So little of it is based on real perceptions of what might happen. Too much is based on self-promoting, frienships, or even promoting your opponent so when you beat them you look better or if you lose to them you aren't harmed much.

I personally would ban voting at least until the 4th week of the season - if not later.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Yeah, maybe....however there are some coaches that vote for a school at #25 preseason simple to thank them for starting their careers. Look at Duke's lone vote. That's from Steve Spurrier as a thank you card when he coached at Duke.

All the more reason that preseason rankings should be banned. So little of it is based on real perceptions of what might happen. Too much is based on self-promoting, frienships, or even promoting your opponent so when you beat them you look better or if you lose to them you aren't harmed much.

I personally would ban voting at least until the 4th week of the season - if not later.

I doubt a no. 25 vote here and there will affect the outcome. And coaches know that they have to vote without any conflicts of interests. Any obviously inaccurate voting will not be tolerated. I think that preseason voting should be eliminated for the simple reason that teams at the top will likely stay at the top. If the top three teams in the preseason all go undefeated, the top two will likely make the National Championship game. However, people like some kind of official rankings early on, to see where their team stands.

 

[shuan24]

Originally posted by: GeneValgene
UT is overrated as usual <sigh>

<--- (UT alum and diehard Longhorn fan)

you must not know anything about football. There's good reason ut's number 2 on that list.

 

[ShowdOWN]

another LSU fan in da house!

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: drum
Go Blue

anticipating heading back to the Big House. was lucky enough to be @ the Mich State game last year.

HAIL TO THE VICTORS

 

[Hammer]

TEXAS...

FIGHT!

 

[isildur]

nope, I def saw that game (UM v Texas).

young tore them an even bigger hole than ginn did.
score was way closer than the game was - he tore them up.

hopefully he won't put on that kind of show 9.10 in the shoe

<fingers crossed>

edit:

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: Mill

Originally posted by: eplebnista
War Eagle!!!

Fvcking A right!

 

[Oscar1613]

Originally posted by: eplebnista
War Eagle!!!

i think you mean war eagle plainsman tiger

 

[Falloutboy]

lots of michigan fans here ...god I might have to spring for college gameday this year

**EDIT**
anyway to tell what games your local aff is going to play on sept 3?

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: isildur
nope, I def saw that game (UM v Texas).

young tore them an even bigger hole than ginn did.
score was way closer than the game was - he tore them up.

hopefully he won't put on that kind of show 9.10 in the shoe

<fingers crossed>

edit:

Actually I was at the game and I remember Michigan up by 10 in the 4th quarter. Anyone who says this game was a slughter or domination is smoking something. Neither defense could stop the other team, and as I expected it came down to who had the ball last.

Worst part was, I could see from where I was that the last second FG kick was on course to go wide - it was actually deflected into the uprights.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Fight on SC

 

[shuan24]

Originally posted by: Mani

Originally posted by: isildur
nope, I def saw that game (UM v Texas).

young tore them an even bigger hole than ginn did.
score was way closer than the game was - he tore them up.

hopefully he won't put on that kind of show 9.10 in the shoe

<fingers crossed>

edit:

Actually I was at the game and I remember Michigan up by 10 in the 4th quarter. Anyone who says this game was a slughter or domination is smoking something. Neither defense could stop the other team, and as I expected it came down to who had the ball last.

Worst part was, I could see from where I was that the last second FG kick was on course to go wide - it was actually deflected into the uprights.

awesome...so it's like Michigan beat themselves!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: bobbybe01

Originally posted by: nick1985
....and rankings still mean nothing.


/thread

what is so confusing? Rankings dont mean anything.

Tell that to the Auburn fan...

 

[toekramp]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: Son of a N00b
sweet thx!
LETS GO V-TECH (I have a friend that played for them)

VT is going down the first game to NC State.

i'd laugh really hard at this if we hadn't lost to them last year

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: JoPh
ohio state ranked a little to high?

Nope, right where they should be. Go Bucks!

 

[alexjohnson16]

Originally posted by: Nick5324

Originally posted by: JoPh
ohio state ranked a little to high?

Nope, right where they should be. Go Bucks!

Its a shock to look at your profile and see your from Columbus.

There is no way OSU is a top 5, possibly even top 10 team right now.

Oh well, I'll just let it be... We'll be seeing you in Columbus on Sept. 24, and Drew Tate will rip your defense apart...

 

[shuan24]

OSU isn't even going to make it past Sept. 10 in the top 10.

 

[amoeba]

going to the OSU vs UT game on sept 10.

should be badass.

 

[kalster]

usc vs texas in the rosebowl, usc wins by 2 touchdowns

 

[kalster]

lot of people are picking Ohio State to be in the BCS title game, interesting, OSU vs Texas should be a great game

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
Game of the Season could be OSU vs. Texas. that could have huge outcomes in the long run.

Agreed, I'm salivating over that one. i'm thinking of heading down to Cbus to do some tailgating that weekend, but with the price of gas.... might not be worth it.

 

[Train]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude

Originally posted by: JoPh
ohio state ranked a little to high?

No, Michigan is ranked too high. Ohio State routed them, Texas slaughtered them, and they're top 5?

Its like a tradition, Michigan is ALWAYS overrated. The last time they actually finished higher than thier preseason rank was in 97 when they went undefeated.