Tennessee being ranked 10th is laughable. They haven't beaten anyone in forever.

(08-04-2016 12:20 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  Navy is incredibly overrated. They almost lost their HC for no good reason and they lost virtually every skill position starter from 2015.

South Florida will win the East this season though.

I'm just happy to get votes. It took us a few weeks to even receive votes last year despite ending 2014 as a ranked team.

Didn't Navy lose their QB who knew how to run the triple option to perfection? that is not easy to replace

(08-04-2016 07:38 PM)bluecrew Wrote:  Tennessee being ranked 10th is laughable. They haven't beaten anyone in forever.

No it's not. They return ALL 11 on offense and 9 on defense from a 9-4 team that was leading OU deep in the 4th quarter, lost to UF on a crazy play at the end of the game, lost to Arkansas by 4, and was leading Bama (at Bama) with 2 minutes to go in the game.

Basically, if they learn how to close out games last year they are playing in the SEC title game for a chance to go to the national title game.

(08-04-2016 08:12 PM)jgardne Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 12:20 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  Navy is incredibly overrated. They almost lost their HC for no good reason and they lost virtually every skill position starter from 2015.

South Florida will win the East this season though.

I'm just happy to get votes. It took us a few weeks to even receive votes last year despite ending 2014 as a ranked team.

Didn't Navy lose their QB who knew how to run the triple option to perfection? that is not easy to replace

Yep, and they lost 10 in total from the offense.

(08-04-2016 02:55 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 02:48 PM)mem-x Wrote:  College football polls are as worthless as a helmet on a Kamikaze pilot. Just ONE of the things which make the game a joke ... along with all the cheating and selective rules enforcement.

They aren't "worthless" because the initial poll sets the narrative for "good" wins early in the season. Teams can lose a few games early and still remain ranked or teams that are unranked can drop an early game (even close) and not sniff the top 25 for weeks.

I really wish all polls would wait for four weeks until they were released.

These coaches voting are too busy to spend time researching the changes made in teams and what to expect them to preform coming into the season. I'm surprised to see Baylor at 21. They have lost a few starters on offense but their defense is still strong.

(08-04-2016 04:09 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 02:55 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 02:48 PM)mem-x Wrote:  College football polls are as worthless as a helmet on a Kamikaze pilot. Just ONE of the things which make the game a joke ... along with all the cheating and selective rules enforcement.

They aren't "worthless" because the initial poll sets the narrative for "good" wins early in the season. Teams can lose a few games early and still remain ranked or teams that are unranked can drop an early game (even close) and not sniff the top 25 for weeks.

I really wish all polls would wait for four weeks until they were released.

I believe that is what the Harris Poll tried to do.

Yeah, but they basically just let the AP and USA today poll do all the heavy lifting and parroted them with minor tweaks.

(08-04-2016 11:42 AM)fsquid Wrote:  I bet Fuente gave us that vote.

He gets a vote, so possible. Houston, Tulsa and Cincy also get votes. Freeze does not get a vote.

Norvell gets a vote.

(08-04-2016 01:40 PM)btiger Wrote:  good to see tennessee and ole miss up there near the top.

This is why you should no longer post here.

(08-04-2016 12:25 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:55 AM)cbhstiger Wrote:  Anyone else surprised at how much love Navy is getting? I also thought USF would get some more votes.

Ole Miss surprises me. Losing Nkimdeche's, Tunsil, and Treadwell are pretty big losses. I know Kelly is back at qb, but OM wasn't nearly the team w/o Robert and Tunsil on the field.

Ohio State lost so much. I guess they think Urban is a miracle worker. Should be 15-20.

LSU is another. In the last 8 seasons they have outperformed their preseason ranking only twice. In 6 of the last 8 seasons they have finished 14th or worse (twice unranked).

I think Louisville is criminally under rated. They bring back 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense from a 8-5 team that lost their first 3 when breaking in a frosh qb. It will be interesting because they get FSU in game 3 and Clemson in game 5.

(08-04-2016 11:44 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:41 AM)tigerlands Wrote:  Man, that is a high ranking for Flagship. The have Oklahoma St. and Cincinnati early so we will see were they stand.

Houston returns a lot on offense. Lost some on defense but damn that offense is good.

Going for an early season pat on the back.

(09-17-2016 10:01 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 12:25 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:55 AM)cbhstiger Wrote:  Anyone else surprised at how much love Navy is getting? I also thought USF would get some more votes.

Ole Miss surprises me. Losing Nkimdeche's, Tunsil, and Treadwell are pretty big losses. I know Kelly is back at qb, but OM wasn't nearly the team w/o Robert and Tunsil on the field.

Ohio State lost so much. I guess they think Urban is a miracle worker. Should be 15-20.

LSU is another. In the last 8 seasons they have outperformed their preseason ranking only twice. In 6 of the last 8 seasons they have finished 14th or worse (twice unranked).

I think Louisville is criminally under rated. They bring back 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense from a 8-5 team that lost their first 3 when breaking in a frosh qb. It will be interesting because they get FSU in game 3 and Clemson in game 5.

(08-04-2016 11:44 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:41 AM)tigerlands Wrote:  Man, that is a high ranking for Flagship. The have Oklahoma St. and Cincinnati early so we will see were they stand.

Houston returns a lot on offense. Lost some on defense but damn that offense is good.

Going for an early season pat on the back.

Don't hurt your hand trying to pat yourself on the back

(09-17-2016 10:01 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 12:25 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:55 AM)cbhstiger Wrote:  Anyone else surprised at how much love Navy is getting? I also thought USF would get some more votes.

Ole Miss surprises me. Losing Nkimdeche's, Tunsil, and Treadwell are pretty big losses. I know Kelly is back at qb, but OM wasn't nearly the team w/o Robert and Tunsil on the field.

Ohio State lost so much. I guess they think Urban is a miracle worker. Should be 15-20.

LSU is another. In the last 8 seasons they have outperformed their preseason ranking only twice. In 6 of the last 8 seasons they have finished 14th or worse (twice unranked).

I think Louisville is criminally under rated. They bring back 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense from a 8-5 team that lost their first 3 when breaking in a frosh qb. It will be interesting because they get FSU in game 3 and Clemson in game 5.

(08-04-2016 11:44 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(08-04-2016 11:41 AM)tigerlands Wrote:  Man, that is a high ranking for Flagship. The have Oklahoma St. and Cincinnati early so we will see were they stand.

Houston returns a lot on offense. Lost some on defense but damn that offense is good.

Going for an early season pat on the back.

Shouldn't the early, self-congratulations require you getting all your predictions right? Early season observations say you missed on Ohio State and UTK. So you got like 4 out of 6 correct. D grade?