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2008 Preseason and Regular season Polls

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The Top 25 In Both.

Lindy's
  1. USC
  2. LSU
  3. Michigan
  4. West Virginia
  5. Texas
  6. Wisconsin
  7. Tennessee
  8. Virginia Tech
  9. Louisville
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Florida
  12. California
  13. Ohio State
  14. Arkansas
  15. TCU
  16. Rutgers
  17. Georgia
  18. Texas A&M
  19. Hawaii
  20. Wake Forest
  21. Florida State
  22. UCLA
  23. Auburn
  24. Boston College
  25. Nebraska
Athlon
  1. USC
  2. Texas
  3. LSU
  4. Wisconsin
  5. West Virginia
  6. Florida
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Michigan
  9. Virginia Tech
  10. Rutgers
  11. California
  12. Ohio State
  13. Louisville
  14. Georgia Tech
  15. UCLA
  16. Georgia
  17. Penn State
  18. Nebraska
  19. Hawaii
  20. Tennessee
  21. Auburn
  22. Oregon State
  23. Texas A&M
  24. Miami (Florida)
  25. TCU
  • Notre Dame Is Ranked 38 In Athlon's, and 36 In Lindy's Finally the Irish get a ranking that fits.
There you go! :)
If you want me to include any articles on any of the teams just post back in this thread!
 
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Heres Their Article On Ohio State from Athlon.

National Forecast: 12
Big Ten Prediction: 3

Offense: Troy Smith performed wizardry virtually every week of the 2006 regular season for Ohio State, but the magic ran out in the BCS national title game against Florida, as his eligibility. With the hocus pocus clearly gone as wells as playmakers Ted Ginn Jr., Anthony Gonzalez and Antonio Pittman -- the Buckeyes are going to have to go back to out-executing and overpowering opponents in the trenches. They appear to have the offensive line to get things going with behemoths Alex Boone and Steve Rehring -- who are both 6'8" and over 320 pounds -- back to man the left side and another 300-pound-plus bruiser, Kirk Barton, still entrenched at right tackle. However, those three and tight end Rory Nicol represent the entirety of starters returning to the offense. Barton is the unit's only starting senior.

The new faces behind the blockers are fresh and exciting, especially at tailback -- where 6'1" 225-pound Chris "Beanie" Wells will move into a workhorse role. The powerful sophomore will be OSU's primary weapon on offense this year. True freshman Brandon Saine offers a speedy change of pace.

At Receiver, the cupboard isn't as bare as one might expect. Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline are crafty, sure-handed performers, and the coaches think Ray Small, the team's most natural flanker, can keep defenses honest as a vertical threat.

Smith's successor, who appears to be junior Todd Boeckman, is tall and aggressive, but he could continue to get a push from Robbie Schoenhoft or even Antonio Henton, a Smith clone who is still raw.
 
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Thanks for the info. on Athlon....I only have lindy's at the moment. Rep. will be on the way when the "man" stops trying to keep me down.


Agreed on Notre Dame but after reading through some of Lindy's there are a lot of people drinking the Michigan kool-aid. Another thing it looks like if we somehow lose to Washington(don't think it will happen) it is going to kill us nationally because in Lindy's they pick them to be #66 and finish 8th in the Pac-10.
 
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Wells4Heisman;859106; said:
The new faces behind the blockers are fresh and exciting, especially at tailback -- where 6'1" 225-pound Chris "Beanie" Wells will move into a workhorse role. The powerful sophomore will be OSU's primary weapon on offense this year. True freshman Brandon Saine offers a speedy change of pace.
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Mo can't get no love?
 
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Defense: The winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award, middle linebacker James Lauriniaitus is a nice focal point in the epicenter of OSU's 4-3 defense. He'll have plenty of help, too. Former junior college All-American Larry Grant appears primed for a bang-up season on the strong side, and weak-side backer Marcus Freeman, the team's second-leading tackler behind Laurinaitis last season, is an All-Big Ten candidate in his own right.

The defensive front has to replace three departed standouts, including Quinn Pitcock, yet still flaunts loads of talent and depth.

Athletic end Lawrence Wilson appears ready to step right in and make an impact. If Wilson performs to his ability, he will provide a perfect bookend to Vernon Gholston, who led Ohio State with 8.5 sacks last season. Todd Delinger, Doug Worthington and Dexter Larimore all could be in line for breakout prize recruit Robert Rose can help on the interior or at end.

The secondary still needs an identity but boasts shutdown corner Malcom Jenkins and the fast-developing Kurt Coleman, who should nail down one of the safety spots.
 
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Specialists: Placekicker Aaron Pettrey and punter A.J. Trapasso could be big keys to the success of the Buckeyes. If they become reliable performers, coach Jim Tressel can better manage field position and hang his hat on his defense. Saine and Jenkins could be exciting return men but aren't likely to make anyone forget about the record-setting Ginn.

Final Analysis: With only a handful of returning starters on each side of the ball and without some of the most electrifying skill position players in program history, Ohio State has its work cut out for it if it is tor return to the top of the Big Ten and the BCS bowl equation. Still, the Buckeyes should be able to negotiate a relatively soft schedule if Boeckman emerges and the secondary holds up.

2007 Schedule W = Win | L = Loss | Games In Bold with * Equal Swing Games. |
S. 1 Youngstown State W
S. 8 Akron W
S. 15 at Washington W
S. 22 Northwestern W
S. 29 At Minnesota W
O. 6 at Purdue W
O. 20 Michigan State W
O. 27 at Penn State *
N. 3 Wisconsin *
N. 10 Illinois W
N. 17 at Michigan *

Man, That wasn't fun to type that but Enjoy! :biggrin:

 
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Lindy's has Chris Wells as number 7 in the top running backs.
They have Kirk Barton as number 8 in the top tackles.
They have Vernon Gholston as number 9 in top defensive ends.
They have James Laurinaitis as number 1 in the linebackers.
They have Marcus Freeman as number 12 in outside linebackers.
They have Malcom Jenkins as number 7 in Top Cornerbacks.

They have Ohio State's Offensive Line as number 10 in top 10 offensive lines.

They have Ohio State's Linebackers as number 3 in the top 10 Linebacker cores.

And in national recruiting they have Ohio State as 15.

Thats it for now. :oh:
 
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Wells4Heisman;860807; said:
Lindy's has Chris Wells as number 7 in the top running backs.
They have Kirk Barton as number 8 in the top tackles.
They have Vernon Gholston as number 9 in top defensive ends.
They have James Laurinaitis as number 1 in the linebackers.
They have Marcus Freeman as number 12 in outside linebackers.
They have Malcom Jenkins as number 7 in Top Cornerbacks.

They have Ohio State's Offensive Line as number 10 in top 10 offensive lines.

They have Ohio State's Linebackers as number 3 in the top 10 Linebacker cores.

And in national recruiting they have Ohio State as 15.

Thats it for now. :oh:
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:io: NEVER LEAVE A FELLOW BUCKEYE HANGING......EVER!
 
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I have the Lindy National, Athlon National, and Phil Steele National mags.

I have the Athlon Big 10 mag.

I'll be getting the Sporting News Big 10 edition as well.

If anyone wants any rankings or information from any of the ones I stated I have, just drop a post.
 
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