Maize
Hall of Famer
Posts: 21,340
Joined: Mar 2004
Reputation: 555
I Root For: Athletes First
Location:
|
LINDY'S PRESEASON TOP 25
1. USC
2. Texas
3. Michigan
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. Tennessee
7. Ohio State
8. Florida St.
9. LSU
10. Va. Tech
11. Louisville
12. Miami
13. Purdue
14. Georgia
15. Iowa
16. Texas A&M
17. Auburn
18. Oregon
19. Pittsburgh
20. Boston Col.
21. Texas Tech
22. Alabama
23. Fresno St.
24. UCLA
25. Penn St.
Now if Mikey T would have gotten off his duff in 2002 he could have still had Miami, BC and VPI to go with Pitt and UofL. Those 5 with WVU, Syracuse and UConn would have made one hellva All Sports league.
<a href='http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/index.php?page=college&story_id=051205c1_giminotop25&page_number=1' target='_blank'>Lindy's Top 25</a>
|
|
05-12-2005 09:00 PM |
|
The Knight Time
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11,286
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation: 93
I Root For:
Location:
|
Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
|
|
05-12-2005 09:04 PM |
|
Maize
Hall of Famer
Posts: 21,340
Joined: Mar 2004
Reputation: 555
I Root For: Athletes First
Location:
|
The Knight Time Wrote:Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
Do you know what, for the FIRST TIME EVER I agree with you.
|
|
05-12-2005 09:08 PM |
|
TexanMark
Legend
Posts: 25,637
Joined: Jul 2003
Reputation: 1326
I Root For: Syracuse
Location: St. Augustine, FL
|
The Knight Time Wrote:Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
UTEP? Who besides Fresno State did they beat last year? They lsot to a very mediocre Colorado team in the Bowl. I'm not an UTEP believer, yet.
<a href='http://www.cfbnews.com/wac/UTEP.htm' target='_blank'>UTEP 2004 Recap</a>
|
|
05-13-2005 09:12 AM |
|
TopCoog
Heisman
Posts: 6,940
Joined: Dec 2003
Reputation: 19
I Root For:
Location:
|
Mark, The same could be said about Louisville. The only really good team they played beat them.
|
|
05-13-2005 10:11 AM |
|
The Knight Time
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11,286
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation: 93
I Root For:
Location:
|
TexanMark Wrote:The Knight Time Wrote:Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
UTEP? Who besides Fresno State did they beat last year? They lsot to a very mediocre Colorado team in the Bowl. I'm not an UTEP believer, yet.
<a href='http://www.cfbnews.com/wac/UTEP.htm' target='_blank'>UTEP 2004 Recap</a>
Well Texan, if this poll was for LAST year then your idea may have a point.
The fact is that UTEP is bringing back most of their team, they have a rising star at QB in Jason Palmer, and Mike Price seems to have a winning formula.
They damn near beat Boise State last year which in my opinion was a top 5 team. Beating Fresno State is impressive also.
Also, if you're judging this year's rankings from Bowl Games LAST YEAR then you coud make the case that Pitt has no business in the top 25 after being dismantled.
I undoubtedly think UTEP is a -PRESEASON- top 25 team. Whether or not that lasts in the season will be seen. Personally I think USM and Memphis will be the top 25 teams.
|
|
05-13-2005 10:24 AM |
|
The Knight Time
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11,286
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation: 93
I Root For:
Location:
|
TopCoog Wrote:Mark, The same could be said about Louisville. The only really good team they played beat them.
Um, Boise State and Memphis were pretty damn good.
Dismantling a good Houston team was pretty good as well.
|
|
05-13-2005 10:26 AM |
|
TexanMark
Legend
Posts: 25,637
Joined: Jul 2003
Reputation: 1326
I Root For: Syracuse
Location: St. Augustine, FL
|
The Knight Time Wrote:TexanMark Wrote:The Knight Time Wrote:Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
UTEP? Who besides Fresno State did they beat last year? They lsot to a very mediocre Colorado team in the Bowl. I'm not an UTEP believer, yet.
<a href='http://www.cfbnews.com/wac/UTEP.htm' target='_blank'>UTEP 2004 Recap</a>
Well Texan, if this poll was for LAST year then your idea may have a point.
The fact is that UTEP is bringing back most of their team, they have a rising star at QB in Jason Palmer, and Mike Price seems to have a winning formula.
They damn near beat Boise State last year which in my opinion was a top 5 team. Beating Fresno State is impressive also.
Also, if you're judging this year's rankings from Bowl Games LAST YEAR then you coud make the case that Pitt has no business in the top 25 after being dismantled.
I undoubtedly think UTEP is a -PRESEASON- top 25 team. Whether or not that lasts in the season will be seen. Personally I think USM and Memphis will be the top 25 teams.
They were blownout by ASU, lost to a 4-8 Tulsa team, and played a ridiculously easy schedule.
They may make the Top 25 this year but I'm not a believer until they defeat a solid team (Memphis, USM) and win a bowl game vs a decent foe. UTEP literally has no Top 25 teams on their 2005 schedule.
|
|
05-13-2005 10:54 AM |
|
L-yes
Heisman
Posts: 5,596
Joined: Apr 2004
Reputation: 67
I Root For:
Location:
|
TopCoog Wrote:Mark, The same could be said about Louisville. The only really good team they played beat them.
Good stuff. :laugh:
We laid a 70 point bomb on a victorious bowl team. Ran the conference gauntlet unscathed, fell at Miami FL in the closing seconds and defeated a top ten team in the Liberty Bowl and suddenly we're comparable to UTEP. Last I checked UTEP had one marginal season in recent history. You're so predictable TC.
|
|
05-13-2005 11:49 AM |
|
cuseroc
Super Moderator
Posts: 15,261
Joined: Mar 2005
Reputation: 546
I Root For: Syracuse
Location: Rochester/Sarasota
|
The Knight Time Wrote:TexanMark Wrote:The Knight Time Wrote:Couple things-
I think Penn St. has no business being there. I think Bama is a questionable choice as well.
UTEP should be in there. They return nearly their entire team from what was a good team last year.
No Boise State? The Broncos return nearly their ENTIRE offense and their defense is re-vamped this year. I think that's the biggest snub so far.
I also think Iowa is a much better team than a 15.
UTEP? Who besides Fresno State did they beat last year? They lsot to a very mediocre Colorado team in the Bowl. I'm not an UTEP believer, yet.
<a href='http://www.cfbnews.com/wac/UTEP.htm' target='_blank'>UTEP 2004 Recap</a>
Well Texan, if this poll was for LAST year then your idea may have a point.
The fact is that UTEP is bringing back most of their team, they have a rising star at QB in Jason Palmer, and Mike Price seems to have a winning formula.
They damn near beat Boise State last year which in my opinion was a top 5 team. Beating Fresno State is impressive also.
Also, if you're judging this year's rankings from Bowl Games LAST YEAR then you coud make the case that Pitt has no business in the top 25 after being dismantled.
I undoubtedly think UTEP is a -PRESEASON- top 25 team. Whether or not that lasts in the season will be seen. Personally I think USM and Memphis will be the top 25 teams.
You bring up some valid points Knight, but Pitt actually played and beat some better teams than Utep did.
|
|
05-13-2005 12:26 PM |
|
TopCoog
Heisman
Posts: 6,940
Joined: Dec 2003
Reputation: 19
I Root For:
Location:
|
L Yes....Boise was way over rated, they were not close to being a top 10 team, hell, they gave up 70 to san Jose State. Putting 70 on a team that played in the BFE bowl doesn't count. You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
|
|
05-13-2005 12:41 PM |
|
Maize
Hall of Famer
Posts: 21,340
Joined: Mar 2004
Reputation: 555
I Root For: Athletes First
Location:
|
TopCoog Wrote:L Yes....Boise was way over rated, they were not close to being a top 10 team, hell, they gave up 70 to san Jose State. Putting 70 on a team that played in the BFE bowl doesn't count. You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
It doesn't matter what you think, feel or whatever. Every poll at the end of 2004 has Louisville in the Top 10. We are in a much better situation today then we were even 5 months ago.
You are stuck in Conference Dead On Arrival, you are stuck in the 4th worse Non BCS league in this country right behind the MWC, MAC and WAC. C-DOA is only better then the Sunbelt and right now that is even debatable.
Just be glad that you still have Memphis because if it wasn't for the Tigers your best bowl would be the GMAC.
|
|
05-13-2005 12:45 PM |
|
The Knight Time
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11,286
Joined: Sep 2003
Reputation: 93
I Root For:
Location:
|
Maize Wrote:TopCoog Wrote:L Yes....Boise was way over rated, they were not close to being a top 10 team, hell, they gave up 70 to san Jose State. Putting 70 on a team that played in the BFE bowl doesn't count. You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
It doesn't matter what you think, feel or whatever. Every poll at the end of 2004 has Louisville in the Top 10. We are in a much better situation today then we were even 5 months ago.
You are stuck in Conference Dead On Arrival, you are stuck in the 4th worse Non BCS league in this country right behind the MWC, MAC and WAC. C-DOA is only better then the Sunbelt and right now that is even debatable.
Just be glad that you still have Memphis because if it wasn't for the Tigers your best bowl would be the GMAC.
I was agreeing with you until this moronic rant :rolleyes:
|
|
05-13-2005 01:33 PM |
|
SwamiEER
Water Engineer
Posts: 25
Joined: May 2005
Reputation: 0
I Root For:
Location:
|
If you want to know why the raid happened, look no further than this poll. Are there any original ACC teams outside of FSU ranked?
The ACC knew they were falling behind the Big East and if they didn't do something it would be them falling apart. Swafford had the sack to get it done, Mike T didn't.
|
|
05-13-2005 02:18 PM |
|
Cat's_Claw
All American
Posts: 4,606
Joined: Mar 2004
Reputation: 3
I Root For:
Location:
|
TopCoog Wrote:L Yes....Boise was way over rated, they were not close to being a top 10 team, hell, they gave up 70 to san Jose State. Putting 70 on a team that played in the BFE bowl doesn't count. You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
Yeah, lets be realistic. Louisville finished in the Top 10. They beat Boise State, who was ranked in the Top 10. They ran roughshod over, arguably, the 6th or 7th best conference in America and fell in the closing seconds to a national power, Miami. And, last I checked, just because YOU don't think it count doesn't mean it doesn't count. Because, quite frankly, nobody cares what you think when they're talking about the national polls.
|
|
05-13-2005 05:45 PM |
|
CardinalJim
Welcome to The New Age
Posts: 16,476
Joined: Apr 2004
Reputation: 2968
I Root For: Louisville
Location: Staffordsville, KY
|
TopCoog Wrote:L Yes....Boise was way over rated, they were not close to being a top 10 team, hell, they gave up 70 to san Jose State. Putting 70 on a team that played in the BFE bowl doesn't count. You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
You see Yune, I mean TopCoog, thats your problem when it comes to Louisville football, Louisville basketball, any sport with Louisville in front of it, YOU can't be realistic. You shuffle over to the Big East board and try to sell the idiotic notion that EVERY sportswriter and EVERY football coach in the Nation was WRONG about Louisville football last fall. Let me pause here for the laughter to subside :laugh: :laugh: Care to retract your statement, didn't think so... Stop the phucking presses somewhere in the sh*thole of Texas is the only phucking person in the country that knows a damn thing about college football :laugh: :laugh: Move over Beano Cook, here comes TopCoog....
|
|
05-13-2005 07:03 PM |
|
CardHouse
1st String
Posts: 2,323
Joined: Nov 2003
Reputation: 53
I Root For: UofL
Location: Lou, Ky, USA, Earth
|
TopCoog Wrote:You guys gave up bucket loads of points last year. lets be realistic for a change.
Even after the Liberty Bowl and all the bowl games were calculated, UofL still was #24 in the nation in scoring defense, and #15 in total defense.
TopPoop, your hate for UofL clouds your mind of the facts.
<a href='http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/natlRank.jsp?div=4' target='_blank'>Final NCAA football stats</a>
|
|
05-14-2005 01:37 PM |
|