Preseason Blogpoll: Your guess is as good as mine, and probably better

don’t really think BSU deserves #1 unless they prove themselves on the field this year against all comers. That is hard to say for a long time BSU homer [ I sat in the freezing fog that day When the guys took down grambling…. it was glorious, even if we couldn’t talk by the end of the game], but I would definitely go with them at # 2 as far as the rest of the poll goes…….yawn…….I only love the Bronocs all else is fluff

All the way this year
                        Go BRONCOS

 I am so so so so so excited for football to start, that first weekend of college football- the wait will be unbearable….waiting……………………………………………………..

Just steal Andy Staples’ top 25 and worry about this after some games are played.

NR Oklahoma. Yes, this is Phil Steele’s No. 1 team in 2010. Yes, I did not rank them in the preseason BlogPoll. Yes, I’m strangely happy about it.

Rec’d

to Texas and Florida imo. I would go:

1. Bama
2. Ohio State
3. Boise State
4. Texas
5. Florida

… all of which are completely irrelevant to how well a team actually plays

1. Boise State (returns 20 of 22 starters from best team in 2009)
2. TCU (runner-up to last year’s “true” nat’l champ)
3. Florida (coach & raw talent puts them over the rest of Top 10)
4. Iowa (they’re still underappreciated & have the experience to continue to surprise)
5. Virginia Tech (only the #1 defense in nation can stop their running attack)
6. Ohio State (good, but will fail against Iowa)
7. Oregon (#1 PAC-10 again – controversy will give team something to prove)
8. Bama (too tough for any team to repeat)
9. Pitt (best Big East team that is overshadowed by Big 10, SEC)
10. Wisconsin (return entire offensive line; will finally live up to potential)
11. Stanford (it won’t be long ‘til Harbough is scooped up…)
12. Miami (will find more consistency in ’10 than ’09)
13. Florida State (team will begin to break free of the old man’s shadow)
14. Penn State (team will continue to be shackled by JoPa’s conservative approach)
15. Texas (fans will begin to appreciate just how good Colt McCoy actually is/was)
16. Oregon State (will lose Civil War again… still no Roses for the Beavs)
17. Navy (much better than many give credit for… run system to perfection)
18. Georgia Tech (ACC is a difficult conference to get momentum in)
19. U of South Florida (So much talent in the state of Florida…)
20. North Carolina (Get used to baseball-like final scores)
21. LSU (they’re tired of being overshadowed by Florida & Bama, but have a ways to go)
22. Nevada (the WAC is not a D3 conference)
23. Connecticut (watch out for another rising program)
24. Houston (get used to basketball-like final scores)
25. Michigan (RichRod will be coaching for his life)

Texas typically ranks lower in the Harris than coaches or computer polls where the BCS is concerned. There are many, many, many anti-Texas Harris appointees. See 2008.

With that said, I think you need to sprinkle in a set of Carolinas (North and South) in the top 15 and an Auburn in the 18-22 range.

Agree with your 20-25 AP ouster list except USC. If we are to include them (which we should since they are fielding a team), they are definitely a top 8 squad. I don’t care who is coaching them.

I also think Wisconsin is not getting enough top 10 run. I’d put them in there ahead of Penn State.

As for the Broncos, yep, you guys are a top 5 squad. Good luck this year.

I have the exact thinking you have Kevan (or MKing, whoever is writing this article).

You should earn your ranking, and that’s what BYU did by going Whatever-2 last season. If were us and we did that well the previous season, I would want to be ranked that high as well.

The ONLY thing I would change is have BSU #3 over Florida, because we all know it was Craig James who put them there at the end of the season.

I know MKing may disagree with me, but throughout the season, I would do my rankings something like this:

excuse the big-televen refernce… they had a lot of teams in a conference division to show as an example, that’s the ONLY reason why they’re dispalyed
Just like in conference play, except rank them via division now. If 120 Div 1-A teams play for the first week (they don’t, some have byes, some play Div1AA opponents), then half of them will lose. The highest any losing team would be ranked after that week would be 60th. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. It will be confusing at first, but that’s why we shouldn’t be ranking teams until the 4th week of college football anyway. If you heave 8 undefeated teams by week 4, then they’re ranked 1-8. that’s the only time judgement would come into play… ranking those 1-8.. then ranking 9-13 for the 1-loss teams, etc, etc, and so forth.

you know me… :-)