LINDY’S PRESEASON TOP 25 IS OUT
So lets start the debating. The beauty of preseason top 25 lists like this one…. and the one we will do as well…. is that they are all going to be horribly wrong, but no one will really remember which pundits did a real good job of picking 1-25. Upon first glance, picking USC number 1 is the easy and obvious choice, but you will see some other picks bound to stir some controversy, such as picking Florida over Tennessee in the SEC and Florida State over Miami and Virginia Tech in the ACC. The one that really jumps out to me is puting Penn State in the top 25 when they’ve done nothing in the last few years to earn that respect…. especially when it means Boise State didn’t even make the cut. Athlon Sports, who is rolling out their predictions one at a time, obviously disagrees too. Well, that’s part of the fun of College Football.
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People really need to get off this whole love affair that they have with Texas. Last time I checked…you have to pass to be successful in today’s college football and Vince Young hasn’t shown me that he can pass the ball. Plus they don’t have Ced Benson to rely on in the running game this year. I know Vince can run around back there better than most other college QB’s but that isn’t going to get you a run at the national championship. It’s sad what one bowl game on national TV can do for a player.
Comment by Neil — May 12, 2005 @ 4:17 pm
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Good post Neil. I think you are dead on that Texas needs to prove both that they can replace Benson and that they can beat Oklahoma before they should be getting number 2 attention.
Comment by Anonymous — May 12, 2005 @ 4:36 pm
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I’ll dissent. Texas has as good a shot as anyone this year. Gene Chizik on the defensive side means their d will improve from last year-a frightening thought for the Big 12. Their greatest liability is offensive playcalling, but they are loaded, loaded, loaded. Hard to pick against them. Of course, they could blow the Ohio State game and just have another 10 win season with a nice bowl. Which would be very Mack Brown of them…
Comment by Anonymous — May 13, 2005 @ 11:59 am
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I don’t disagree with that sentiment. They certainly have a shot, as does Michigan, Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami, USC, ect…. Talent has never been a question. I just think that they need to beat Stoops before they are ranked in front of him in a pre-season publication. It will happen eventually as Fulmer was able to take two from Spurrier…. but I need to see it happen before I’ll say its their year.
Comment by Anonymous — May 13, 2005 @ 12:07 pm