Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason

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DerHntr

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08/12/08 02:28 PM

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Rankings from USA Today preseason

1. Georgia (22) 0-0 1,438

2. USC (14) 0-0 1,430

3. Ohio State (14) 0-0 1,392

4. Oklahoma (3) 0-0 1,329

5. Florida (5) 0-0 1,293

6. LSU (3) 0-0 1,163

7. Missouri 0-0 1,143

8. West Virginia 0-0 1,008

9. Clemson 0-0 999

10. Texas 0-0 979

11. Auburn 0-0 888

12. Wisconsin 0-0 747

13. Kansas 0-0 714

14. Texas Tech 0-0 644

15. Virginia Tech 0-0 568

16. Arizona State 0-0 560

17. Brigham Young 0-0 547

18. Tennessee 0-0 506

19. Illinois 0-0 422

20. Oregon 0-0 399

21. South Florida 0-0 350

22. Penn State 0-0 313

23. Wake Forest 0-0 203

24. Michigan 0-0 112

25. Fresno State 0-0 91

/what say you?
//stolen from another site that ranks most overrated as: 1. VaTech 2. LSU 3. Michigan 4. Texas Tech 5. Illinois

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Fdawg

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08/13/08 10:55 AM

anyone that thinks ohio state is overrated this year is an idiot...they were a year ahead of schedule last year its not their fault no one else wanted to play for the championship
this year:
best rb in the country
best lb in the country
top 3 wrs back
5th year senior starting at qb
+ pryor
best coach in the country
possibly the best secondary in the country
throw in a senior K and P

say what you want but its hard to say a team like that is overrated

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Stansfield

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08/13/08 01:31 PM

Can someone post some stats on how accurate pre-season polls have been over the past 10, 20, 40, or so years?

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Stansfield

I found some info about 2007's preseason poll accuracy

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08/13/08 01:36 PM

*2007 Preseason Poll Accuracy vs. Final AP Poll*
Rank	Poll	Avg Err.	Unranked	Best Pick	Worst Pick
1	Year2	9.36	9	BC #15 (10)	USF #24 (35)
2	Coaches	11.12	11	Auburn #14 (15)	Florida #3 (13)
3	St. & Sm.	11.24	9	Clemson #22 (21)	Arkansas #12 (31)
4	AP	11.28	11	Oklahoma #8 (8)	TCU #22 (NR)
5	Consensus	11.60	11	Tennessee #12 (12)	California #15 (NR)
6	Blue Ribbon	11.72	10	BC #14 (10)	Arizona #23 (NR)
T-7	Athlon	12.24	10	Oregon St. #22 (25)	G. Tech #12 (NR)
T-7	Lindy's	12.24	10	Florida #11 (13)	Arkansas #14 (31)
T-7	CBS SL	12.24	10	Texas #8 (10)	Arkansas #11 (31)
10	Phil Steele	12.44	10	Oregon #18 (23)	S. Carolina #13 (NR)
11	TSN	12.92	11	Tennessee #18 (12)	Florida St. #11 (NR)
12	CFN.com	14.28	11	Clemson #18 (21)	G. Tech #10 (NR)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/28200-how-accurate-were-college-footballs-preseason-polls-in-2007

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Hector

HOLY CRAP...

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08/13/08 02:03 PM

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best rb in the country- Chris Wells- (I had to look up his name) there are about 5 RB in the SEC just as good or better
best lb in the country- up for debate
top 3 wrs back- so what, they couldn't run with LSU and won't run on USC this year
5th year senior starting at qb- was that the same qb that got smoked in the title game
+ pryor
best coach in the country- while Tressel is top ten he is not #1. Big exaggeration
possibly the best secondary in the country - possibly
throw in a senior K and P - who cares

My main point is as is everyone else's that has seen Big 10 football, it's not nearly as good as the SEC, PAC10, or Big12. It's slower, and OSU is the best they have to offer and they have been completely embarrassed for two years in the title game. To me you have to beat the best to be the best. I hate preseason rankings anyway- they suck.

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graddawg

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08/13/08 05:14 PM

Hector wrote:
best rb in the country- Chris Wells- (I had to look up his name) there are about 5 RB in the SEC just as good or better
best lb in the country- up for debate
top 3 wrs back- so what, they couldn't run with LSU and won't run on USC this year
5th year senior starting at qb- was that the same qb that got smoked in the title game
+ pryor
best coach in the country- while Tressel is top ten he is not #1. Big exaggeration
possibly the best secondary in the country - possibly
throw in a senior K and P - who cares

My main point is as is everyone else's that has seen Big 10 football, it's not nearly as good as the SEC, PAC10, or Big12. It's slower, and OSU is the best they have to offer and they have been completely embarrassed for two years in the title game. To me you have to beat the best to be the best. I hate preseason rankings anyway- they suck.

I'd like to see your list of 5 RBs in the SEC better than Wells. However, if you had to look up his name you probably don't follow college football outside the SEC anyway.

So maybe the new meaning of "Croomed" should be you just got your ass beat. And, given time, Sylvester is going to do it to you again. --Dan Wetzel

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Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/12/08 02:28 PM	DerHntr
UGa, LSU, Mizzou, Ohio State, Clemson....	08/12/08 02:38 PM	SLUdog
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/12/08 02:44 PM	Henry Kissinger
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/12/08 02:49 PM	Todd4State
As if preseason polls werent speculative enough.	08/12/08 02:50 PM	saltybulldog
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/12/08 03:08 PM	Henry Kissinger
LSU, LSU, LSU, LSU, LSU.......	08/12/08 03:26 PM	Goat Holder
My days of getting drawn into a Peaches argument are over....	08/12/08 04:08 PM	Goat Holder
How did you come to the conclusion....	08/13/08 09:05 AM	KennyB.fishingmississi...
Don't LSU fans have their own board?	08/12/08 07:59 PM	codeDawg
agree completely. talk about LSU til you are blue in the face for all i care.	08/12/08 08:49 PM	DerHntr
Get the corndog out of your ass .	08/13/08 09:01 AM	cowbell9
I was referencing the poster, not the post.	08/13/08 10:03 AM	codeDawg
Coach, I was disappointed when you didn't reply to my last thread	08/12/08 08:41 PM	bulldogbaja
If they lose 3 games then they are probably....	08/12/08 09:31 PM	SLUdog
As far as LSU	08/12/08 09:56 PM	Todd4State
Without a proven leader?...	08/12/08 04:10 PM	8Dog
Yes. Those two were great game managers and leaders.*	08/12/08 04:11 PM	Goat Holder
But you didn't know that until...	08/12/08 04:43 PM	8Dog
So you think Lsu and state are equal this year?	08/13/08 08:56 AM	RebelRichman.nafoom
OU, OSU, WV, AU, UW	08/12/08 09:07 PM	Chesusdog
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/13/08 10:55 AM	Fdawg
HOLY CRAP...	08/13/08 02:03 PM	Hector
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/13/08 05:14 PM	graddawg
Re: Top 5 Most Over-rated Teams...preseason	08/13/08 01:31 PM	Stansfield
I found some info about 2007's preseason poll accuracy	08/13/08 01:36 PM	Stansfield

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