 Tech finishes 21 in the AP |
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 Jan 8 2008, 12:31 PM
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Tech 21
Texas 10 and Kansas, who went 12-1 and beat the then #3 team in the country in a BCS bowl game, doesn't finish in the Top 5. Idiot voters Just guessing on next year's preseason Top 5, but it will probably look something like this: 1. USC 2. WVU 3. Mizzou 4. LSU 5. OU USC will be #1 because every voter in the country has a hard-on for them, fair or not. WVU will be #2 based on the fact they blew out OU. Plus White, Slaton, and Devine will be back. Mizzou is returning everyone as well. I don't know who all LSU is returning, but Perriloux getting half a season of work in should convince voters to rank em pretty high. Plus they're the defending champs. OU will probably round out the top 5 since they really weren't even supposed to be as good as they were this year. Next year was supposed to be their year, since Bradford and a lot of the other starters were freshmen. I personally refuse to rank them higher than 5 after the egg they laid against West Virginia. I initially had Texas at #4 before Charles and Finley left. Now I wouldn't rank them in the top 15. I really wanted to stick KU in the top 5 until I realized they play both UT and OU next year. --------------------   |
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Jan 8 2008, 12:35 PM
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hopefully tech can do something next year, but we'll have to beat the crappy teams (colorado) first
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Jan 8 2008, 12:40 PM
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That seems to be our theme... Lose two games we're not supposed to lose, win 1-2 games we're not supposed to win. It'd be nice to break out of that habit.
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Jan 8 2008, 12:51 PM
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we are long overdue for a UT win. 2002 was a good year, but that was many moons ago. big money, no whammies 2008
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Jan 8 2008, 01:21 PM
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I can't believe Kansas didn't rank higher.
And OU at #5? Give me a break. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 8 2008, 01:48 PM
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i bet a&m begins the season ranked. 20ish
and we'll be unranked. it never fails. -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 8 2008, 01:59 PM
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Jan 8 2008, 02:06 PM
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Preseason rankings are so stupid. They're always wrong. And the previous year's preseason rankings always seem to get mysteriously lost. I'd love to see the 2007 preseason rankings, if anyone can find them.
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Jan 8 2008, 02:47 PM
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Off of ESPN.com
PRESEASON AP Top 25 1. USC (62) 0-0 1,622 2. LSU (2) 0-0 1,511 3. West Virginia (1) 0-0 1,396 4. Texas 0-0 1,375 5. Michigan 0-0 1,371 6. Florida 0-0 1,276 7. Wisconsin 0-0 1,192 8. Oklahoma 0-0 1,166 9. Virginia Tech 0-0 1,148 10. Louisville 0-0 1,031 11. Ohio State 0-0 876 12. California 0-0 790 13. Georgia 0-0 782 14. UCLA 0-0 605 15. Tennessee 0-0 571 16. Rutgers 0-0 560 17. Penn State 0-0 542 18. Auburn 0-0 519 19. Florida State 0-0 392 20. Nebraska 0-0 377 21. Arkansas 0-0 376 22. TCU 0-0 283 23. Hawaii 0-0 256 24. Boise State 0-0 187 25. Texas A&M 0-0 162 And Now AP Top 25 1. LSU (60) 12-2 1,620 2. Georgia (3) 11-2 1,515 3. USC (1) 11-2 1,500 4. Missouri 12-2 1,347 5. Ohio State 11-2 1,346 6. West Virginia 11-2 1,342 7. Kansas (1) 12-1 1,303 8. Oklahoma 11-3 1,139 9. Virginia Tech 11-3 1,096 10. Texas 10-3 962 10. Boston College 11-3 962 12. Tennessee 10-4 904 13. Florida 9-4 685 14. Brigham Young 11-2 654 15. Auburn 9-4 648 16. Arizona State 10-3 587 17. Cincinnati 10-3 566 18. Michigan 9-4 508 19. Hawaii 12-1 460 20. Illinois 9-4 443 21. Clemson 9-4 353 22. Texas Tech 9-4 308 23. Oregon 9-4 253 24. Wisconsin 9-4 202 25. Oregon State 9-4 110 -------------------- Brandon....you're the reason I'm pro-choice.
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Jan 8 2008, 03:20 PM
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modified to read easier: (and work boredom
 )actual rank, preseason rank 3 1. USC 1 2. LSU 6 3. West Virginia 10 4. Texas 18 5. Michigan 13 6. Florida 24 7. Wisconsin 8 8. Oklahoma 9 9. Virginia Tech NR 10. Louisville 5 11. Ohio State NR 12. California 2 13. Georgia NR 14. UCLA 12 15. Tennessee NR 16. Rutgers NR 17. Penn State 15 18. Auburn NR 19. Florida State NR 20. Nebraska NR 21. Arkansas NR 22. TCU 0-0 19 23. Hawaii NR 24. Boise State NR 25. Texas A&M top 15 picks which ended up unranked were barely .500 Louisville (10) 3-4 / 6-6 BigE Cal (12) 3-6 / 7-6 Pac10 UCLA (14) 5-4 / 6-7 Pac10 actuals who weren't even in their top 25: #4 Mizzou B12 #7 Kansas B12 #11 Boston College ACC #14 BYU Mwest #16 Arizona St Pac10 #17 Cinci BigE #20 Illinois Big10 #21 Clemson ACC #22 Texas Tech B12 #23 Oregon Pac10 #25 Oregon St Pac10 |
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