Happy Monday,
So, let's look back at Campus Confidential's Top 25 and I'll give you some more thoughts on it.
- Teams that almost made the cut: Miami, TCU, Auburn, Oregon State. If I had known Brian Toal would be out for the season with injury, I would have ranked TCU in the Top 25.
- Ordering Nos. 2-5 was not easy. It could have easily been No. 5 LSU, No. 4 Michigan, No. 3 Florida, No. 2 Texas. This actually was the toughest part of the countdown.
- Again, USC is head and shoulders above everyone else.
- The most glaring disparities between Campus Confidential and the Coaches' Poll was the placements of Oklahoma and Texas A&M. I knew I would catch heat for the Aggies, but I really believe they will surprise the doubters this year. As for Oklahoma, I can't argue that they're a Top 10 team.
- Virginia Tech's right tackle broke his leg in practice and will miss about half the season. Honestly, I think this could bump them out of the Top 10. We'll see how the new depth chart looks. But if someone else goes down on that line, it's in big, big trouble.
- So the coaches really don't like Oregon's football team, but they like Auburn. I honestly think if Auburn and Oregon played on a neutral field, Oregon would rake up a lot of points -- more than the Tigers could match.
- We'll talk Heisman as we get closer to September 1, but naturally Darren McFadden will be up there. So will John David Booty. But I think names you might not be expecting: Limas Sweed and Chris Wells.
So we have less than a month until kickoff. I'm working on my list of the 10 best players in the country. I'll try to finish that today and publish it tomorrow morning. Also, I'm going to work on getting some coaches on the phone to answer 5-10 questions about the coming season. If you'd like to hear from a specific coach, let me know and I'll put a call in. When I confirm, I'll let you know so you can throw ideas at me for questions. I've only put a call in to Southern Cal so far and should be getting Pete Carroll in about two weeks.
I'm working the day shift for the next two weeks, so drop me an email or comment to talk football. It's slower during the days here!
Comments (3)
adam abramson rules
The Hokies have barely had a competent offense for the past three years and have either won the ACC or come pretty darn close. They can have a fully healthy starting line; I still dont trust Glennon. I like Ike! The defense and special teams will keep them afloat this year as always. BTW, your brethren in Philadelphia throw one heck of a party for incoming freshmen. Though one completely horrified me when I had to explain to him what Gameday was.
Isn't that a sign of a weak football team, when the loss of one player can do that much damage to your rankings?
But, for the record, I think some handsome commenter tipped you off to the fact that Toal would be out this season.