1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Florida State
4. Oregon
5. LSU
6. Oklahoma State
7. Boise St.
8. Stanford
9. Texas A&M
10. Michigan State
11. Arkansas
12. Wisconsin
13. Nebraska
14. West Virginia
15. Ohio State
16. Notre Dame
17. Georgia
18. Missouri
19. South Carolina
20. Texas
21. Arizona State
22. TCU
23. Virginia Tech
24. Florida
25. Mississippi State
Well, what do you think? First off, it is WAY too early to have a top 25. We just got done with the draft! All we have had is spring training; coaches don’t even have their rosters set yet! Why are we doing this? (Oh yeah, there’s a lockout in the NFL, that’s right. We don’t have anything better to do!) Nonetheless, people are already analyzing away, picking through it with a fine toothcomb, acknowledging every single detail, and it’s May! So, here’s my take on the pre-season top 25.
Boomer Sooner. The Oklahoma faithful have to be happy about this one. But I’m not sure I agree. Every year, even if Oklahoma doesn’t deserve it, it seems like they always have a top five ranking. But what have they shown us? They won the fiesta bowl. Yeah sure that’s great and all, but I hate to tell you they played Connecticut, a team that was slaughtered by a 7-5 Michigan Wolverines team. This is not the right spot for the Sooners.
Now, Alabama, that’s a solid pick, they’re good every year. What really baffles me is Florida State. You have got to be kidding me. Sure they had the top recruiting class, but do you really expect them to win anything with just some highly touted freshman? C’mon man. Next we have the Ducks, who should be ranked atop the polls. They have Lamichael James who is without a doubt the best running back in all of college football. Also, they have Darren Thomas coming back, who will be even better next year. Oregon is my pick (Besides the Wolverines) to win it all this year.
Let’s skip down a few. At the number nine spot we have Texas A&M. Since when is the number one team from Texas not named the Longhorns? I highly question this pick. Even more now because Jerrod Johnson was lost to the NFL this year.
Next we have the Spartans from Michigan State. Wait; is this the basketball pre-season rankings? Sure the Spartans had a Sparty Party in Ann Arbor this year, (and the won the big-ten) but that doesn’t vault them over the Wolverines this next year.
Next, we have the most hated team in the land, the Ohio State Buckeyes. They come in at the number 15 spot, and I must say that this is too high. They are going to lose many key players for the first five games this season, one of them being named Terelle Pryor. Also, they lose their head coach for the first five games. My prediction is that after the first five games they drop out of the rankings completely, and the Big Ten will be the Wolverines play ground once again.
At number 16, we have the Fighting Irish from Notre Dame. Wait, didn’t these guys lose to the 7-5 Wolverines last year. Didn’t they lose to them the year before too? Well, I’m here to tell you that Notre Dame will not return to the “holy land” of college football this season. They will lose to the Wolverines once again and stay out of the rankings for at least one more year.
If we scroll down we have Georgia, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, and Arizona State in the next five spots. Georgia will be hopeless this year without A.J. Green, and so will Missouri without Blaine Gabbert. South Carolina should be bumped up a few spots, especially with Marcus Lattimore running the ball for them. The Longhorns will hope to get over that dreadful season of year’s past, but sadly they will not. And Arizona State? You have got to be kidding me. What have they shown to land them a spot in the top-25?
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