ESPN Preseason Top 25

[ShotgunDawg]

Just released

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20210159/preseason-top-25-loaded-traditional-powers-top

1. Bama - Yup
2. Florida State - I guess. Not sure
3. Ohio State - Maybe. Can they score this year?
4. USC - Probably. I think Darnold is a little overrated with his windup arm action
5. Clemson - Maybe. Who is their QB?
6. Penn St - It's shamful that their program is already back to this level.
7. Oklahoma - Probably.
8. Washington - Maybe. I wasn't very impressed when I watched them last year.
9. Wisconsin - 3 Big 10 teams in the top 9? Uh, no
10. Oklahoma St - Bad conference. Record is always better than reality
11. Auburn Tigers - yup
12. LSU - Not convinced they are this good.
13. Michigan - Overrated this year. Still have no QB
14. Florida Gators - By default in SEC East
15. Stanford - Meh
16. Miami - Meh
17. Georgia - Meh, but default in SEC East
18. Louisville - Sirmon will screw this up real fast
19. Kansas State - Bad conference. Will have good record that is no indicative of team's ability
20. Texas - LOL. Why is Texas ranked here? How? What have they done?
21. South Florida - WAT?
22. Virginia Tech - WAT?
23. TCU - Bad conference. Record is propped up off bad schedule
24. Washington State - We'd beat them by 2 TDs
25. WV - Meh

Basically, the Big 12 is massively overrated here, with many other teams being ranked off playing a poor schedule. Thank God Notre Dame didn't sneak in.

IMO, on quality of team, no considering schedule, we would fit somewhere around 17.

[dawgman15]

A lot of these teams get ranked by name recognition, no matter how bad USC or Texas does they seem to always be preseason top 25.

[fader2103]

I actually think Texas might have a decent team this year.

[Hypnodawg]

Georgia is the one that absolutely gets me. In the last 8 years they have only finished ranked 3 times and was preseason ranked every time.
2016- psr(15) final(NR)
2015- psr(8) final(NR)
2014- psr(10) final(9)
2013- psr(4) final(NR)
2012- psr(7) final(5)
2011- psr(18) final(19)
2010- psr(22) final(NR)
2009- psr(12) final(NR)

[Jack Lambert]

Some of them are legit. Some of them are base on number of viewer ships. Many of them because ESPN are full of dumb asses.

[ShotgunDawg]

I actually think Texas might have a decent team this year.

But you could say that about 10-15 other teams as well.

We have just as good a chance as having a good year as them. Why aren't we ranked?

[missouridawg]

Washington State is going to win 9 games this year.

[ShotgunDawg]

Moral of the preseason rankings: to me, once you get outside the top 5 or 7 teams, college football is very flat

[Reason2succeed]

Preseason ranking are meant to sell mags and get people excited across the nation. If they put 4 SEC teams in the top 10 and only one Big 12 team on the entire top 25 they'd lose the entire middle of America as viewers by the end of September. By doing this they can act like the first couple of games are more important than they are in their tv advertising.

[TrapGame]

Ten of those will be replaced by week four or at the very least three or four of the ten will be barely hanging on the top 25.

[Tbonewannabe]

Just released

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20210159/preseason-top-25-loaded-traditional-powers-top

1. Bama - Yup
2. Florida State - I guess. Not sure
3. Ohio State - Maybe. Can they score this year?
4. USC - Probably. I think Darnold is a little overrated with his windup arm action
5. Clemson - Maybe. Who is their QB?
6. Penn St - It's shamful that their program is already back to this level.
7. Oklahoma - Probably.
8. Washington - Maybe. I wasn't very impressed when I watched them last year.
9. Wisconsin - 3 Big 10 teams in the top 9? Uh, no
10. Oklahoma St - Bad conference. Record is always better than reality
11. Auburn Tigers - yup
12. LSU - Not convinced they are this good. - too high but I could see them around 20
13. Michigan - Overrated this year. Still have no QB Harbaugh is a good coach and has recruited well
14. Florida Gators - By default in SEC East Either UGA or UF but not both, UK is going to beat one of these teams
15. Stanford - Meh
16. Miami - Meh
17. Georgia - Meh, but default in SEC East see UF
18. Louisville - Sirmon will screw this up real fast maybe top 25 but Sirmon is going to cause Lamar Jackson to play alot
19. Kansas State - Bad conference. Will have good record that is no indicative of team's ability I guess they will beat up on the other crap teams in the league
20. Texas - LOL. Why is Texas ranked here? How? What have they done? name team + Herman = Hype
21. South Florida - WAT? is this Joey Freshwater's team? amount of poon slain by Joey > Joey's wins as head coach
22. Virginia Tech - WAT? ACC = FSU, Clemson, VA Tech, and a bunch of bums
23. TCU - Bad conference. Record is propped up off bad schedule TCU has been up and down so maybe this is their up year
24. Washington State - We'd beat them by 2 TDs Is the Pirate still the coach?
25. WV - Meh Let's burn couches and do meth, and we are all out of couches

Basically, the Big 12 is massively overrated here, with many other teams being ranked off playing a poor schedule. Thank God Notre Dame didn't sneak in.

IMO, on quality of team, no considering schedule, we would fit somewhere around 17.

Too many Big 12 teams but I think the SEC beats up on itself this year. I think Bama and AU will be at the top and then a bunch in the middle with LSU, UF, and UGA taking the lead. I think us, Ark, A&M, UK, USCe, and UT are above Vandy, Mizzou, and UNM.

[ShotgunDawg]

Washington State is going to win 9 games this year.

Against who though?

Are we ranking teams or schedules?

[Dallas_Dawg]

ESPN going to be pumping that Bama-FSU game by making them 1 and 2.

[fader2103]

My Top 25 looks like..

1. Clemson- "To be the man, you go to beat the man" Gonna be hard to beat them with that Defense
2. Bama- Just having a new Offense Coordinator knocks them off for me from having the top spot.
3. Ohio State- Urban Meyer is a genius and with Kevin Wilson as the OC they are getting in the playoffs.
4. FSU- I think they are more than capable to getting to the top spot.
5. Penn State- Man James Franklin is a top 10 coach easily.
6. USC- Sam Darnold is the best QB this year, but injuries injuries injuries.
7. Oklahoma- I think consistency with Lincoln Riley helps out.
8. Washington- Chris Petersen...why hasn't a big name like Notre Dame or Texas thrown the bank at him.
9. Georgia- Best backfield in the nation.
10. Michigan- Jim Harbaugh is building something good here.
11. Auburn
12. Wisconsin
13. Kansas State- "Win it for Bill"
14. Florida
15. Oklahoma State
16. Louisville
17. Stanford
18. Virginia Tech
19. LSU
20. Texas
21. Miami
22. WVU
23. Western Michigan...I think the keep rowing the boat with out PJ
24. TCU
25. South Florida

[ShotgunDawg]

The entire system of ranking teams in college football is endlessly frustrating to me.

Thank God for the BCS & the Playoff system. Every year the preseason rankings are a snap shot into what college football looked like pre-2000.

Just an embarrassing overall system

[TrapGame]

Notice that Texas A&M is not in the top 25. I guess the Sumlin love is all gone now.

[Bully13]

Georgia is the one that absolutely gets me. In the last 8 years they have only finished ranked 3 times and was preseason ranked every time.
2016- psr(15) final(NR)
2015- psr(8) final(NR)
2014- psr(10) final(9)
2013- psr(4) final(NR)
2012- psr(7) final(5)
2011- psr(18) final(19)
2010- psr(22) final(NR)
2009- psr(12) final(NR)

I think anyone would be hard pressed to find more wasted resources and talent than UGA and Texas.

[ShotgunDawg]

We received votes in the Coach's Poll basically ranking 39th.

If we win our first 2 games, we'll be ranked in the 27th area & with a win over LSU, who is ranked 12th, we'll likely be 20 or 21

[ShotgunDawg]

Good article by Volken: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/columnist/dan-wolken/2017/08/03/big-ten-replaces-sec-as-most-overrated/533770001/

http://i.imgur.com/6ZQEjb8.jpg

[DawgPoundtheRock]

But you could say that about 10-15 other teams as well.

We have just as good a chance as having a good year as them. Why aren't we ranked?

I think that we could beat about a third of the teams that are ranked here, The problem is those teams may end up the season with a better record than us, and, hence a better ranking. Those teams don't have to play Bama, Auburn, LSU, UGA, Ark or ATM.

[FISHDAWG]

A lot of these teams get ranked by name recognition, no matter how bad USC or Texas does they seem to always be preseason top 25.

or either last years bowl performance

[tireddawg]

I think that we could beat about a third of the teams that are ranked here, The problem is those teams may end up the season with a better record than us, and, hence a better ranking. Those teams don't have to play Bama, Auburn, LSU, UGA, Ark or ATM.

You left off Miss. How could you leave off Miss?

[Mobile Bay]

It is shameful that Penn State even has a program anymore. It should have been ended, permanently.

[Howboutdemdogs]

I don't believe in preseason polls, it is a popularity contest. Plus, once you are in and playing cream puffs to inflate your record, it hard for a good team to play their way into the polls. Polls should not start until the 4 week. Preseason polls are early morning bathroom reading only.

[missouridawg]

Against who though?

Are we ranking teams or schedules?

Bump. Beat Auburn!