theeohiostate Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 1. Ohio State 2. Oklahoma 3. Florida 4. Georgia 5. Southern California 6. Missouri 7. Louisiana State 8. Virginia Tech 9. Kansas 10. Clemson 11. West Virginia 12. Texas Tech 13. Illinois 14. Texas 15. Wisconsin 16. Tennessee 17. Auburn 18. Arizona State 19. South Florida 20. Penn State 21. Connecticut 22. Virginia 23. Boise State 24. Florida State 25. Ball State http://www.nationalchamps.net/2008/earlybird/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ranking lost it's creditablity when they refer to LSU as Louisiana State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWPFFL BrianW Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Ranking lost it's creditablity when they refer to LSU as Louisiana State. What do you have against your official school name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 What do you have against your official school name? More importantly. For a man that refers to the Southeastern Confernce as SEC, what's the point ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Florida is ranked too high unless there is serious improvement in the defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 What do you have against your official school name? Not sure but it drove LSU fans crazy all year when CBS announcers would refer to LSU as Louisiana State. You would have thought as many games as that CBS crew did this season with LSU they would have caught on. Guess it's like TCU fans prefer TCU over Texas Christian University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 Florida is ranked too high unless there is serious improvement in the defense. Not many will be surprised by this high of a ranking, especially with a Heisman winner at QB. The Urban Meyer-led Gators will be savvy and swaggering as almost every unit returns intact. The Gators had a huge turnover this past year on defense, and they will again lose two safeties that truly had everyone’s back. But the trial-by-fire that forced this year’s learning curve on D will pay dividends next season with nine starters returning. The only thing seemingly working against them is the fact that most of the country is now running similar versions of the spread - Florida used to have a unique version, but Meyer’s innovative approach is now in fad, so defenses are better geared for it. Still, superior athletes like Brandon James, Percy Harvin and dual-phenom Tim Tebow will continue to keep the ball moving with their balanced effectiveness, regardless of the opponent. Non-cons Miami and Hawai’i – both at home - look manageable. Trips to Knoxville (won SEC East) and Auburn, who has beat UF the past two times, are true challenges, and home tilts with national title hopeful LSU, South Carolina and FSU are no gimme’s. The superior recruiting classes seen here lately have so much talent waiting in the wings, a Florida J.V. team would do nearly as well. This past season was not supposed to be the year the Gators would defend a national championship with all of the youth being served. The expectations for 2008 are quite the opposite. With 9 starter back, I'd imagine they'll be improved and that offense is scary good. SEC will be good, I'm picking Georgia next season though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I wonder if this would have been posted by TOS if anyone other than his mighty Buckeyes were at the top of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeohiostate Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 I wonder if this would have been posted by TOS if anyone other than his mighty Buckeyes were at the top of the list. Of course Actually i was STUNNED to see the Bucks atop any list. When goggling to find any preseason rankings, I was guessing we'd be around 5 or 6, but #1 I don't buy it at all, we have to travel to USC in week 3, where we'll likely loose , so I don't see how that isn't factored into the equation. IMO, USC followed by Georgia should be the top 2 in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWPFFL BrianW Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Not sure but it drove LSU fans crazy all year when CBS announcers would refer to LSU as Louisiana State. You would have thought as many games as that CBS crew did this season with LSU they would have caught on. Guess it's like TCU fans prefer TCU over Texas Christian University. I guess I don't understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Not sure but it drove LSU fans crazy all year when CBS announcers would refer to LSU as Louisiana State. You would have thought as many games as that CBS crew did this season with LSU they would have caught on. Guess it's like TCU fans prefer TCU over Texas Christian University. Any of you guys call me Francis...I'll kill ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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