This is how the top 25 will look giong into bowl season

[footballmoney]

The bold will not nearly do as well as you think. WVU UG TENN will be lucky to even have .500 records nevermind be in the top 25. I think one team on the rise will be Miami,FL and definatly ole miss. I like Ole miss to have 2 losses max going into bowl season. Good try but you are not even really close

LOL, Georgia at .500. Georgia has fielded teams with less talent in the last ten years and have never finished worse than 8-4. Tennessee has WKU,UCLA(improving) Ohio, Memphis and Vanderbilt at home. There are not going to be any "Wyoming" games this season. I think they are very capable to beat Auburn and South Carolina at home also. I think they win in at Kentucky to reach their 8 victory. West Virginia plays in the big east(inconsistant) and is probably the most likely to dissapoint.
Throw up your top 25 and we will see in December how we did!

[footballmoney]

Wouldnt Texas be above Penn St if they both go 11-1?

Correct you are! I should have done a little more proofreading before posting. I also didn't factor in the SEC championship game when projecting the records.

[Richkas]

*This is based on how they will finish, not where they deserve to be.

1. Florida 12-0
2. USC 12-0
3. Oklahoma 11-1
4. Penn State 11-1
5.Texas 11-1
6. LSU 10-2
7. Virginia Tech 11-1
8. Ohio State 10-2
9. Alabama 10-2
10. Boise State 12-1
11. Oregon Ducks 10-2
12. West Virginia 9-3
13. TCU 10-2
14.Georgia 9-3
15. Oklahoma State 10-2
16. Florida State 9-3
17. California 9-3
18. Notre Dame
19. Pitt 9-3
20. BYU 9-3
21. Ole Miss 8-4
22. Georgia Tech
23. Clemson 8-4
24. Tennessee 8-4
25. Utah 8-4

I love u man. Football rules

[footballmoney]

I love u man. Football rules

Here, here

[ZBOIZ]

@ georgia, vs florida, vs auburn, @ bama, @ ole miss, and even wash in wk 1 in seattle will be tougher than you think, lsu will lose at least 2 gms bubba because the qb situation is not solidified

next fukkin question

he'll no

they probably will loose 1 or maybe 2 since the SEC is tough but Florida will loose when they come to death valley!! And our QB play is solved. Jefferson had a very solid spring and a terrific bowl game to show that he can play in a big game situation. And at Washington will be a joke. That's a 41- 6 victory. We are loaded just like Florida and the rest of the top programs we showed that against G. Tech. We just had major problems in the locker room last year with the team not wanting Lee to start at QB

[ZBOIZ]

Those problems are over with a new defensive staff ! This will be a whole new team from last year. Don't get stuck on last year and forget about how dominant this program has been! The dominance will continue bet that! And it start at Washington. Like Miles said this team kept saying that there hungry this year! Were coming back for our national title

[footballmoney]

@ georgia, vs florida, vs auburn, @ bama, @ ole miss, and even wash in wk 1 in seattle will be tougher than you think, lsu will lose at least 2 gms bubba because the qb situation is not solidified

next fukkin question

0-13 Washington will improve, but not for a few years. Look at how they did against teams with speed last year. Sark can't improve them that quick. It will be ugly a lot like the Oklahoma game. Florida, @ Bamma and @ Mississippi will be their main test. Like USC, Lsu qb situation will be alright due to impressive D's.
You were right about USC being a dog at Ohio State though. USC money line!

[topcat]

So you have VT winning every game in conference, impressive. Because I know one thing for sure.....
Thursday Night, November 5th, 7:30pm in Greenville North Carolina, they will take a L take that to the bank. And if you are one of those that think we got lucky in Charlotte last year like the rest of the Hokies, we will leave no doubt that we are the better team after we lay the smack down on our home field.

i remember that game last year.it was close most of the game.what hurt was carolina having so many turnovers in critical moments in the game.carolina had a very young team at the time,and this year they should be more mature.the only thing i hate is our star wide receiver is gone.another upside i forgot to mention was butch davis had a great recruiting class.

[topcat]

Here we go again with USC going underfeated! It wont happen those guys will be struggling at the QBG position. Why is no one talking about that ? USC will struggle at that position. Anytime there's talk about a TRUE FRESHMAN has a good chance of starting thats not good. LOOK AT HOW PETE CARROL DISSED SANCHEZ FOR LEAVING...PETE KNEW HIS TEAM WOULD BE UP SHIT CREEK! HE EXPECTED SANCHEZ TO BE THERE 1 MORE YEAR TO TUTOR THAT TRUE FRESHAMN THATS COMING IN. I expect USC to loose when they TRAVEL to OHIO STATE!!

i believe you are right,or atleat it will be their toughest test.i know frankie rodriguez almost had a breakdown when prior chose ohio state over the wolverines.i cant wait to see him fit into the system.

[hoopster42]

But your rule doesn't apply to LSU right Z?

Only teams you don't like.

exactly. its fans like zboiz that make me hate their teams, the homer types are un-freaking-bearable. cannot wait to hear the excuses he comes up with when lsu loses a few gms. i told him last august that lsu was gona have problems and he said i was wrong. ummm, i was right.

[ZBOIZ]

exactly. its fans like zboiz that make me hate their teams, the homer types are un-freaking-bearable. cannot wait to hear the excuses he comes up with when lsu loses a few gms. i told him last august that lsu was gona have problems and he said i was wrong. ummm, i was right.

our qb has one year under our system and that true freshman USC has simply no experience. We will be better this year at the QB position. That white boy who we was struggling with is way behind the depth chart. We found our starter last year in Jordan Jefferson, who killed Georgia Tech in the chick filet bowl

[ZBOIZ]

Like I said earlier I expect us to loose 1 to 2 games this year

[AMBlai01]

Dude....you don't have a single team other than Boise and TCU that is not from a BCS conference in this list....there is little chance that it will end up this way. There will be a couple teams from smaller conferences that will make their way into the bottom of the top 25 just like every other year. A team with decent talent can go 11-1 or 12-0 in one of those lower conferences and easily be in the top 25 and often even the top 20.

[footballmoney]

Dude....you don't have a single team other than Boise and TCU that is not from a BCS conference in this list....there is little chance that it will end up this way. There will be a couple teams from smaller conferences that will make their way into the bottom of the top 25 just like every other year. A team with decent talent can go 11-1 or 12-0 in one of those lower conferences and easily be in the top 25 and often even the top 20.

Byu and Utah are from the Mountain West( a confrence I feel is better than the Big East). As many post have already mentioned their are a few flaws in the list. I am going to redo my list and spend quality time on it. In my next and final preseason top 25 there will be a confrence USA team. I don't think (I know) there will be no Top 25 teams from the MAC like Ball State last year because all play on the road against SEC and Big 10 types. I also don't think a Sun Belt team will land on the top 25.

[james4512]

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Penn ST
6. Ohio St
7. LSU
8. Alabama
9. California
10. Ole Miss
11. Virgina Tech
12. Oregon St
13. USF
14. Central Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia Tech
17. Miami FL
18. Oregon
19. Florida ST
20. Pitt
21. Tulsa
22. Auburn
23. Cincinatti
24. Rutgers
25. NC ST

I just did this off hand without any research so i dont know their records but i think the top 25 will be a little closer to this

[ttwarrior1]

tebo is overrated and they will lose one game, sec is gonna be even better this year. Also some team will finish undefeated and not even crack the top ten unless they win that bowl game.

[footballmoney]

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Penn ST
6. Ohio St
7. LSU
8. Alabama
9. California
10. Ole Miss
11. Virgina Tech
12. Oregon St
13. USF
14. Central Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia Tech
17. Miami FL
18. Oregon
19. Florida ST
20. Pitt
21. Tulsa
22. Auburn
23. Cincinatti
24. Rutgers
25. NC ST

I just did this off hand without any research so i dont know their records but i think the top 25 will be a little closer to this

Alright, we shall see in December. Top 10 looks good. Teams in bold I don't think finish in the top 25. Other questions-
No Boise State? They have finished high in the rankings the last few years. Not one Mountain West confrence team? Utah will take a step back but TCU and BYU (even maybe Utah) will be in the top 25 going into bowl season. Central Michigan at 14? You do know they play @ Arizona, @ Michigan State, and @ Boston College. They will probably run through the MAC undefeated but will not end in the top 25. 4 big east teams in the top 25? Oregon State at 12? Road games at USC, at Cal and at Oregon (they will miss out of the top 25 but not by much). Miami has abrutal schedule. @ Fla St, GT, @ VT, Oklahoma just to include a few of their rough games.

[james4512]

Alright, we shall see in December. Top 10 looks good. Teams in bold I don't think finish in the top 25. Other questions-
No Boise State? They have finished high in the rankings the last few years. Not one Mountain West confrence team? Utah will take a step back but TCU and BYU (even maybe Utah) will be in the top 25 going into bowl season. Central Michigan at 14? You do know they play @ Arizona, @ Michigan State, and @ Boston College. They will probably run through the MAC undefeated but will not end in the top 25. 4 big east teams in the top 25? Oregon State at 12? Road games at USC, at Cal and at Oregon (they will miss out of the top 25 but not by much). Miami has abrutal schedule. @ Fla St, GT, @ VT, Oklahoma just to include a few of their rough games.

yeah i didnt do any research at all. Its very possible to have 4 big east schools ranked, Uconn, WVU, Cinci, Pitt did it last year. I didnt know central michigans schedule was that tough, i just know they have like 10 of 11 back on offense or something. Miami was ranked in the top 25 last year and they will be twice as good as they were last year,

PS I'm a Georgia fan and losing the QB, RB, best WR i just dont see how we can do better than 7-5. The defense will be better but i see at least 3 double digit losses.

[old threads]

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Penn ST
6. Ohio St
7. LSU
8. Alabama
9. California
10. Ole Miss
11. Virgina Tech
12. Oregon St
13. USF
14. Central Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia Tech
17. Miami FL
18. Oregon
19. Florida ST
20. Pitt
21. Tulsa
22. Auburn
23. Cincinatti
24. Rutgers
25. NC ST

I just did this off hand without any research so i dont know their records but i think the top 25 will be a little closer to this

Ohio State to high and will not be a top 10 team this year. ND or Tech will make it into top 10.

[Cheme82]

*This is based on how they will finish, not where they deserve to be.

1. Florida 12-0
2. USC 12-0
3. Oklahoma 11-1
4. Penn State 11-1
5.Texas 11-1
6. LSU 10-2
7. Virginia Tech 11-1
8. Ohio State 10-2
9. Alabama 10-2
10. Boise State 12-1
11. Oregon Ducks 10-2
12. West Virginia 9-3
13. TCU 10-2
14.Georgia 9-3
15. Oklahoma State 10-2
16. Florida State 9-3
17. California 9-3
18. Notre Dame
19. Pitt 9-3
20. BYU 9-3
21. Ole Miss 8-4
22. Georgia Tech
23. Clemson 8-4
24. Tennessee 8-4
25. Utah 8-4

Take off Oregon, West Virginia, Florida St, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, and Utah.
Replace with Rutgers, UCLA, Nebraska, Miami Fl, and Illinois.

Move some people around and you will be correct.

[SBR_John]

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Penn ST
6. Ohio St
7. LSU
8. Alabama
9. California
10. Ole Miss
11. Virgina Tech
12. Oregon St
13. USF
14. Central Michigan
15. Notre Dame
16. Georgia Tech
17. Miami FL
18. Oregon
19. Florida ST
20. Pitt
21. Tulsa
22. Auburn
23. Cincinatti
24. Rutgers
25. NC ST

I just did this off hand without any research so i dont know their records but i think the top 25 will be a little closer to this

Nice list. Hard to see Okla and Texas 2 and 3 though they may deserve to be.

Texas is loaded to the gill on offense but very young but very talented on defense.

[JRS21386]

Not a bad prediction... I would take Auburn off the list

[solo1969]

it look's good, but i have"nebraska" at 15! (9-3).can easily be 10-2 with a couple of big plays from "helu" at missouri i think he is going to surprise alot of people around the country this year. i expect the cornhuskers off. line to be one of the best in ncaaf, go big red!

[head_strong]

tebo is overrated and they will lose one game, sec is gonna be even better this year. Also some team will finish undefeated and not even crack the top ten unless they win that bowl game.

I don't like Florida but even I have to say that is a pretty dumb comment.....
-1st College Football Player ever to Rush for 20TD and Pass for 20TD in a season: finished w/ 23 Rushing Touchdowns and 32 Passing Touchdowns.
-1st Sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy.

BCS National Champions: 2006-2007 & 2008-2009

2006:
SEC All-Freshman Team

2007:
Davey O'Brien Award Winner
Heisman Trophy Winner
Maxwell Award Winner
National Offensive Player of the Year
SEC Offensive Player of the Year
First Team All-SEC
Associated Press Player of the Year
ESPY Best Male College Athlete
Walter Camp Award Finalist
Manning Award Finalist

2008:
Heisman Finalist
Maxwell Award Winner
SEC Offensive Player of the Year
SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2008 SEC Championship Game MVP
Wuerffel Trophy Winner

Overrated???

[ZBOIZ]

Only time will tell with these polls

[sweetjones55]

Not sure why betting on NC State early would be a good idea, they have a history of getting off to slow starts.....
2005 lost 4 of first 6 games
2006 lost 5 of first 8 games
2007 lost 5 of first 6 games
2008 lost 6 of first 8 games
but then again they schedule their usual cupcakes to start the season at home, 2 of the first 3 games are against Murray State and Gardner-Webb (not even sure if you will be able to find a line against a pair of Division 1AA teams)

You can't use the past as a predictor for THIS team because they have the best QB they have ever had since Phillip Rivers. I think looking at the past as a predictor in college football can be so fatal it's not even funny. I mean if you were to look at a team like University of Miami and bet off their records from 01-04 in 05-09, you'd be looking realllll bad. College football teams change more year to year than any other team, minus NCAA basketball.

[head_strong]

I didn't go back as far as '01 like your Miami example, as far as I went back was '05.....if losing 20 out of the 1st 28 games over the past 4 seasons is not the definition of getting off to a slow starts I don't know what is, simply stating the facts. And to say Russell Wilson is the best QB they've ever had since Phillip Rivers is a bold statement, considering he only has had 9 career starts, with just 5 wins. You said yourself "looking at the past in college football can be so fatal it's not even funny" so to say teams won't game plan for him different after seeing him the 2nd time around is a joke. NC State is an average team in an average conference. They definitely set the schedule in hopes of getting off to a fast start, don't know of many teams that open the season with 4 straight home games, only true test being South Carolina.....followed by Murray State, Gardner-Webb and Pitt (who lost their best RB, leading WR, and “Mr. Automatic” K Conor Lee, most accurate kicker in the history of Pitt).

[Enforcer_23]

Penn State and Oklahoma above Texas ? Texas has an easy schedule.. will run everyone over in B12. Oregon cannot turn it around that quick. Tennessee blows horse cock.. Ole Miss will be as good or better this yr

[Enforcer_23]

Me too... Akron too.. They need to play some actual competition and Cincinatti could form into a pretty good rivalry in time... Cincinatti has put together some good programs

They are the real deal out in the BE. Pike still playing there ?

[head_strong]

Originally Posted by head_strong
So you have VT winning every game in conference, impressive. Because I know one thing for sure.....
Thursday Night, November 5th, 7:30pm in Greenville North Carolina, they will take a L take that to the bank. And if you are one of those that think we got lucky in Charlotte last year like the rest of the Hokies, we will leave no doubt that we are the better team after we lay the smack down on our home field.

i remember that game last year.it was close most of the game.what hurt was carolina having so many turnovers in critical moments in the game.carolina had a very young team at the time,and this year they should be more mature.the only thing i hate is our star wide receiver is gone.another upside i forgot to mention was butch davis had a great recruiting class.

Wrong Carolina buddy (EAST CAROLINA), hints the picture of TJ Lee blocking the punt to win. Our star wide receiver is not gone, actually we have about 5 of them. I also forgot to mention Skip Holtz had a great recruiting class. I'll be at the game in Chapel Hill September 19th to watch the Pirates handle business. This also marks the 4 straight year I've heard about Butch's great recruiting class and am predicting the 4th straight year of an underachieving average football team.

[DaColts]

The buckeyes and #2 pryor will be fun to watch and should tool thou the big ten. You guys talk about the schedule that is done years in ahead of time who know the cinn bearcats would be so good. They get there chance again.

[footballmoney]

incorrect. usc might open the fave in la-la land, but unless t pryor is hurt for osu, then the buckeyes will close the fave. but, i'm gona predict an opener of osu -1.5 and a close of osu -2.5. the public is aware of usc's youth at qb and on defense, goin into the horseshoe on a sat nite, nope, usc will not be favored. had sanchez come back, maybe they're favored, but with a new qb who has never started a gm, no way they are favored

Early line USC -6.5

[hoopster42]

Early line USC -6.5

FB, i believe this is one of those gm of the yr lines only offered at certain books and at low limits.

when the wk of the gm rolls around, i believe the opening line will be ohio st -1 or more

[footballmoney]

FB, i believe this is one of those gm of the yr lines only offered at certain books and at low limits.

when the wk of the gm rolls around, i believe the opening line will be ohio st -1 or more

Yep, it's from the Golden Nugget. USC -6.5 seems high to me. I really think by game time it will be USC -2.5. Who knows? Anyway GL with your chick dilemma!

[hoopster42]

Yep, it's from the Golden Nugget. USC -6.5 seems high to me. I really think by game time it will be USC -2.5. Who knows? Anyway GL with your chick dilemma!

FB, if you have access to the line, i would recommend taking OHIO ST +6.5 right now