oldschoolcapper said:
Don't you think bringing in a new coach at LSU is a GOOD reason for not putting them at #2? Miles has never been anywhere were the fans are as crazy as they are in LSU.
YES! You are right. You make a valid argument. But I sorta do my pre-season polls differently. Especially the top 5 or top 10. I put more value on TALENT and CREDIBILITY. USC, OU, LSU for example have had recent success, so they earned credibility as elite teams. There are others too. I know what a team did last year doesn't really have anything to do with this years team. I don't really care. But that alone is not enough. I also look at the currect talent. Texas is loaded with talent, LSU as well, with maybe LSU having more, but unlike Texas, LSU has earned more credibility. Therefore, I think the 2nd most talented team in the country should be #2 who BTW has a lot of credibility. Now this is pre-season and I am very volatile with my rankings. After week 1 etc, I might change and I certainly don't believe a team should stay in front ONLY because they were already ranked above. If that team has done something that isn't worthy, and the team behind them has done more, I believe it is ok to jump the team in front.
All in all, I don't think putting a lot of weight on talent is a bad way to come up with your rankings. We all know LSU is loaded with talent. But they also have question marks and that is a reason they are not ahead of USC. Talent for the most part, wins out.
Scott,
Who would you place in front of Auburn and Georgia? This is actually the most talented defense that Auburn has had since the late 80s....(talent-wise better than last year's #1 defense in the country, but with a new DC) so who would you move ahead of Auburn and Georgia???maybe Arizona St. and Cal???
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Good question. After taking closer look, they might be ok there. I def. would accept an argument for them to be there, especially AU because of last season. I just don't understand why so many SEC teams get ranked so highly and then at the end of the year you look back see they never deserved that pre-season ranking. But like i just said, after looking it over and thinking about it, they are ok at their ranking. ALTHOUGH you could switch them with a bunch of other teams. Lets say I think they are on par, but I could not make a better argument for the other teams to be ranked ahead of UGA and Auburn. So I have to say I was somewhat wrong with that statement and leave them where there at!
I would say these 2 teams should be ranked ahead........
Louisville
Purdue (because of schedule not as a team)
13. Georgia
14. Louisville
15. Auburn
16. Purdue
17. Texas A+M
18. Arizona St.
19. Boise St.
20. California
21. Texas Tech
22. Boston College
23. Virginia
24. Alabama
25. Pittsburgh
