SI Preseason Top 10

[BuckeyeNation27]

Oh, the irony

irony? we won our last TWO games jerk.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

G8erBait: Big difference in being ranked #3 and being ranked #8. A 4-loss team being at #8 isn't all that unusual, but a 5-loss team at #3 is a rare animal to be sure.

 

[tibor75]

Are SI's rankings meant to be a preseason take on the teams, or a prediction of where they will ultimately finish?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Are SI's rankings meant to be a preseason take on the teams, or a prediction of where they will ultimately finish?

Shouldn't they be one and the same?

 

[buckeyeboy]

but how exactly is UT overrated when Florida gets a qualifing remark? if you want to say texas is overrated fine, but Florida has had every bit the "problem" winning with tallent as texas has. cant we at least get a qualifier?

Agreed.

Oh, the irony

And this coming from a USC fan. Now THERE is some irony.

 

[indianacane02]

1. USC
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. scUM
5. Tennecheat
6. Cryami
7. OU
8. OSU
9. Vtech
10. Georgia


cryami and oklahoma have no clue who will start and no one has taken any snaps at quarterback.

We don't know? I thought Larry Coker announced after Spring Ball that Kyle Wright was the starter?

 

[daddyphatsacs]

Florida was 7-5 last year. OSU was 8-4. Both OSU (vs Michigan) and Florida (at FSU) had big wins at the end of the regular season last year. The only difference in the 2 teams is that OSU got to play Oklahoma State in a Bowl game while Florida played Miami. I think both OSU and Florida were similar last year in terms of how their season played out. I think both Florida and OSU should be ranked similar to each other, and for the most part they are.

One difference.........Florida fired their coach, and now a new one (although he is very good) has a new system to install. Meyer has proven to do good things, but he won't have that Florida squad at #3 at seasons end.

Point two...Tressel has won a national title coaching for a highly demanding school........Meyer has not. I'm not saying that Urban will not be a great coach at Florida, I'm just saying that he has not proven to me that he can coach a major program. He will not be sneaking up on people like he has in the past.......until he shows me that he can adjust....then I'll be sketchy of him at Florida.

 

[methomps]

And this coming from a USC fan. Now THERE is some irony.

Sorry, don't see it.

 

[buckeyeboy]

Sorry, don't see it.

Exactly.

 

[sandgk]

Just how in the fuck does Florida go from a 7-5 team to #3 in the country? Do they really think Meyer is going to make that much of a difference that fast?

Do all the SI experts really think LSU has just gone away?

 

[osufootball727]

Here's the whole Top 25:

1. USC
2. Texas
3. Florida
4. Michigan
5. Tennessee
6. Miami
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. Virginia Tech
10. Georgia
11. Louisville
12. Iowa
13. LSU
14. Texas A&M
15. Florida State
16. Boise State
17. Cal
18. Auburn
19. Fresno State
20. Arizona State
21. Pitt
22. Purdue
23. Bowling Green
24. Colorado
25. Wyoming

Other Big 10 Teams:
30. Penn State
33. Minnesota
39. Michigan State
40. Wisconsin
55. Northwestern
69. Illinois
87. Indiana

 

[Taosman]

National media is in love with Meyer! Young coach with a media friendly offense, high powered. Florida has talent , but does it fit Meyers style and who will have to adjust first? And the SEC! You could go 8-3 and be a hell of a team! Clearly, some teams and coaches get more love based on style points! Look at Florida's schedule. They could be out of SEC contention after 3-4 weeks!

 

[rocketman]

Shouldn't they be one and the same?

It should be, but I think CFN confused everyone (everyone = those who can't read) when they posted up their top 25 list based on what they look like coming out of spring practices, putting LSU at #2 or something like that.

 

[buckeyeboy]

National media is in love with Meyer!

Maybe, but the real love affair is between the national media and USC. I don't want to hear another person say the word "dynasty" following their winning 1 and a half NC's.