College Football News - Top 25

BtownJay · July 1st, 2005, 01:14 PM

CFN Preseason Top 25

1. USC - Duh, easy schedule means easy national championship again.
2. LSU
3. Tennessee
4. Miami
5. Ohio St.
6. Georgia
7. Michigan
8. Florida
9. Texas
10. Virginia Tech
11. Florida State
12. Oklahoma
13. Arizona St.
14. Boston College
15. Auburn
16. Purdue
17. California
18. Iowa
19. Virginia
20. Georgia Tech
21. Alabama
22. Pittsburgh
23. Minnesota
24. Clemson
25. Oregon St.

BtownJay · July 1st, 2005, 01:17 PM

IMO, they have Arizona State and Purdue up too high and Iowa too low.

But other than that i don't see anything that is too "off the wall".

Rusty, you've gotta love the pre-season ranking at least!

Mike · July 1st, 2005, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BtownJay

CFN Preseason Top 25

1. USC - Duh, easy schedule means easy national championship again.

Do you say that because they are in the Pac10

They should win it again

Aveosmth · July 5th, 2005, 09:59 AM

They have Iowa way too low!!!!! That's ridiculous, Iowa has a good shot of winning the big 10 this season.

KP · July 5th, 2005, 12:56 PM

Preseason polls are ridiculous, IMO. They should wait until after the first four games of the year to rank teams. The Rant did a weekly poll a couple years ago...maybe you guys will get lucky and the Rant will do it again.

Rusty27 · July 5th, 2005, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BtownJay

IMO, they have Arizona State and Purdue up too high and Iowa too low.

But other than that i don't see anything that is too "off the wall".

Rusty, you've gotta love the pre-season ranking at least!

I do,but the Vols will stumble somewhere along the way in that SEC schedule.

Rock · July 6th, 2005, 11:54 AM

That's the first poll I've seen Texas out of the top 5 in.....Rusty I think it's the year of the UT's, at least one of us need to be seeing Roses around New Years.......

Rusty27 · July 6th, 2005, 01:54 PM

I know I should be more optimistic,but I don't see how the Vols defensive secondary can improve enough in one season to win a championship.We better beat Spurrier at least.

Jackrabbit 49er · July 29th, 2005, 11:54 PM

I would rather have Iowa be ranked too low than too high and get royally screwed if OSU or Michigan should happen to beat them. The pollers always drop Iowa a lot farther after a loss than Mich or OSU, even when the loss is comparable.

HUSKERSnCUBS · August 1st, 2005, 12:54 AM

Hey Rock, even if Texas is good... They still have to play oklahoma a team they haven't beat in a while. If they get by that road block they should have a good chance with Vince Young. But until i see them beat Oklahoma I will not say they are going to win the Nat'l Championship.

HuskerPower · August 2nd, 2005, 04:42 PM

Texas will lose to USC in the national title game.

August 5th, 2005, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BtownJay

CFN Preseason Top 25

1. USC - Duh, easy schedule means easy national championship again.

Actually, I was reading one of the preseason college football mags, athlon I think, and they show that throughout the BCS years, the PAC 10 has the best record vs BCS teams. I used to think weak conference etc etc win/loss records comparatively tell a different story.

BtownJay · August 5th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xtinct

Actually, I was reading one of the preseason college football mags, athlon I think, and they show that throughout the BCS years, the PAC 10 has the best record vs BCS teams. I used to think weak conference etc etc win/loss records comparatively tell a different story.

Thats good for the Pac 10 and all, but USC still has an incredibly easy schedule this year. One tough game... @ Cal

9/3at Hawaii
9/17Arkansas
9/24at Oregon
10/1at Arizona State
10/8Arizona
10/15at Notre Dame
10/22at Washington
10/29Washington State
11/5Stanford
11/12at California
11/19Fresno State
12/3UCLA

Insanity · August 6th, 2005, 12:50 AM

But @ Oregon is never a walkover either.

Your scUMmers learned that a couple of years ago, Jay.

Anyway, Coaches poll came out today...and yes, it's jacked up.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...l/usatpoll.htm

1. USC (60) Duh.
2. Texas (2)...I wonder who gave them those two first place votes...
3. Tennessee...I have no problem with this, but they'll fall eventually anyway
4. Michigan...I didn't know teams with zero defense were thought this highly of
5. Oklahoma...Overrated
6. LSU...sounds about right
7. Virginia Tech...this works too, as long as Ronnie Mex's little brother stays out of trouble
8. Miami...I don't know what they did to deserve this spot
9. Ohio St....perfect
10. Iowa...also perfect
11. Florida...SEC sleepers
12. Florida St....Who knows what will happen now that God isn't quarterback
13. Georgia...not this good
14. Louisville...don't care
15. Auburn...don't care
16. Purdue...easiest Big Ten schedule in history
17. Texas A&M...your 2005 Big XII champs
18. Arizona St....will give USC a run
19. Boise St....don't care
20. Cal...don't care, but hope they beat USC
21. Texas Tech...everyone loves gimmicky offenses
22. BC...will get hammered in ACC
23. Virginia...don't care
24. Alabama...watch out for these guys
25. Pittsburgh...Dave Wannstedt...LOL
3 Ohio St. opponents in the top ten, and two of them come to Columbus. I can't wait for September 10th when the Buckeyes show off how great the Big Ten is this season. Texas won't be ranked #2 for long.

BtownJay · August 8th, 2005, 07:47 AM

No, of course Oregon is no walkover (that game SUCKED!!), and neither are some other teams on their schedule. So of course the COULD lose a game, it's still really highly unlikely.

Quote:

4. Michigan...I didn't know teams with zero defense were thought this highly of

Please explain what you mean by "zero" defense. They have one of the best D-lines in college football... plus their LB's are still very good. The only problem they have is in the secondary. Which I agree is a BIG concern, but also far from the zero defense that you are talking about. Looking through "Buckeye glasses" again I see.

July 1st, 2005, 01:14 PM	#1
BtownJay Join Date: 07-14-2004 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 28,779	College Football News - Top 25 CFN Preseason Top 25 1. USC - Duh, easy schedule means easy national championship again. 2. LSU 3. Tennessee 4. Miami 5. Ohio St. 6. Georgia 7. Michigan 8. Florida 9. Texas 10. Virginia Tech 11. Florida State 12. Oklahoma 13. Arizona St. 14. Boston College 15. Auburn 16. Purdue 17. California 18. Iowa 19. Virginia 20. Georgia Tech 21. Alabama 22. Pittsburgh 23. Minnesota 24. Clemson 25. Oregon St.

July 1st, 2005, 01:17 PM	#2
BtownJay Join Date: 07-14-2004 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 28,779	IMO, they have Arizona State and Purdue up too high and Iowa too low. But other than that i don't see anything that is too "off the wall". Rusty, you've gotta love the pre-season ranking at least!

July 5th, 2005, 09:59 AM	#4
Aveosmth Join Date: 01-28-2005 Posts: 241	They have Iowa way too low!!!!! That's ridiculous, Iowa has a good shot of winning the big 10 this season.

July 5th, 2005, 12:56 PM	#5
KP Join Date: 07-08-2002 Posts: 1,988	Preseason polls are ridiculous, IMO. They should wait until after the first four games of the year to rank teams. The Rant did a weekly poll a couple years ago...maybe you guys will get lucky and the Rant will do it again.

July 6th, 2005, 11:54 AM	#7
Rock Join Date: 07-09-2002 Posts: 375	That's the first poll I've seen Texas out of the top 5 in.....Rusty I think it's the year of the UT's, at least one of us need to be seeing Roses around New Years.......

July 6th, 2005, 01:54 PM	#8
Rusty27 Join Date: 07-15-2004 Location: Knoxville,Tenn. Posts: 29,241	I know I should be more optimistic,but I don't see how the Vols defensive secondary can improve enough in one season to win a championship.We better beat Spurrier at least.

July 29th, 2005, 11:54 PM	#9
Jackrabbit 49er Join Date: 09-20-2004 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 88	I would rather have Iowa be ranked too low than too high and get royally screwed if OSU or Michigan should happen to beat them. The pollers always drop Iowa a lot farther after a loss than Mich or OSU, even when the loss is comparable.

August 1st, 2005, 12:54 AM	#10
HUSKERSnCUBS Join Date: 06-25-2004 Location: Omaha Posts: 958	Hey Rock, even if Texas is good... They still have to play oklahoma a team they haven't beat in a while. If they get by that road block they should have a good chance with Vince Young. But until i see them beat Oklahoma I will not say they are going to win the Nat'l Championship.

August 2nd, 2005, 04:42 PM	#11
HuskerPower Join Date: 01-17-2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,163	Texas will lose to USC in the national title game.

August 6th, 2005, 12:50 AM	#14
Insanity Join Date: 10-26-2002 Posts: 540	But @ Oregon is never a walkover either. Your scUMmers learned that a couple of years ago, Jay. Anyway, Coaches poll came out today...and yes, it's jacked up. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/colle...l/usatpoll.htm 1. USC (60) Duh. 2. Texas (2)...I wonder who gave them those two first place votes... 3. Tennessee...I have no problem with this, but they'll fall eventually anyway 4. Michigan...I didn't know teams with zero defense were thought this highly of 5. Oklahoma...Overrated 6. LSU...sounds about right 7. Virginia Tech...this works too, as long as Ronnie Mex's little brother stays out of trouble 8. Miami...I don't know what they did to deserve this spot 9. Ohio St....perfect 10. Iowa...also perfect 11. Florida...SEC sleepers 12. Florida St....Who knows what will happen now that God isn't quarterback 13. Georgia...not this good 14. Louisville...don't care 15. Auburn...don't care 16. Purdue...easiest Big Ten schedule in history 17. Texas A&M...your 2005 Big XII champs 18. Arizona St....will give USC a run 19. Boise St....don't care 20. Cal...don't care, but hope they beat USC 21. Texas Tech...everyone loves gimmicky offenses 22. BC...will get hammered in ACC 23. Virginia...don't care 24. Alabama...watch out for these guys 25. Pittsburgh...Dave Wannstedt...LOL 3 Ohio St. opponents in the top ten, and two of them come to Columbus. I can't wait for September 10th when the Buckeyes show off how great the Big Ten is this season. Texas won't be ranked #2 for long.