2008 Preseason Coaches Poll is out

[Furmanski]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm


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Preseason poll​

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Rank ​

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Record​

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Points ​

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Final 2007 rankings​

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1.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Georgia (22) </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-2​

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1,438​

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3​

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2.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Southern California (14)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-2​

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1,430​

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2​

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3.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Ohio State (14)
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11-2​

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1,392​

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4​

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4.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Oklahoma (3) </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-3​

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1,329​

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8​

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5.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Florida (5)</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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1,293​

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16​

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6.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>LSU (3) </TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

12-2​

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1,163​

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1​

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7.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Missouri
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12-2​

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1,143​

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5​

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8.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>West Virginia</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-2​

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1,008​

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6​

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9.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Clemson</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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999​

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22​

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10.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443 height=14>Texas</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123 height=14>

10-3​

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979​

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10​

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11.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Auburn</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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888​

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14t​

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12.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Wisconsin</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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747​

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21​

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13.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Kansas</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

12-1​

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714​

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7​

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14.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443 height=15>Texas Tech</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123 height=15>

9-4​

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644​

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23​

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15.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Virginia Tech</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-3​

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568​

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9​

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16.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Arizona State</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

10-3​

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560​

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13​

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17.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Brigham Young</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

11-2​

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547​

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14t​

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18.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443 height=18>Tennessee</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123 height=18>

10-4​

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506​

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12​

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19.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Illinois</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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422​

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18​

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20.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Oregon</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123>

9-4​

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399​

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24​

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21.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443 height=12>South Florida</TD><TD class=inside-copy align=right width=123 height=12>

9-4​

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350​

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NR​

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22.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Penn State
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9-4​

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313​

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25​

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23.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Wake Forest
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9-4​

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203​

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24.​

</TD><TD class=inside-copy width=443>Michigan
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9-4​

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112​

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19​

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25.​

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Fresno State ​

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9-4​

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91​

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NR​

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy align=right colSpan=5> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy vAlign=center bgColor=#990000 colSpan=6 height=15>Others receiving votes</TD></TR><TR><TD class=inside-copy colSpan=6 height=81>
Alabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1.
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[Dawoofdaddy]

Michigan ranked, eh?

:wink:

 

[CoachCB]

I notice "FSU" made the top 25!! :nohead:



(Here I go again!).....


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[Cappin'Guru]

Tennessee at #18. I expect them to stay right around there! If the can go lossless in September, that would be beautiful. Sadly, I think its damn near impossible for these boys!

Rocky Top Tennessee!

The Guru

 

[everythingthatsgreen]

congrats buddy on being #1

 

[Furmanski]

congrats buddy on being #1

Hopefully you will be saying the same thing at the end of the season.

:nohead:

 

[everythingthatsgreen]

Hopefully you will be saying the same thing at the end of the season.

:nohead:

:missingte i know i won't be saying it on 9/14

 

[Furmanski]

:missingte i know i won't be saying it on 9/14

Yeah yeah yeah...the 'Co.cks are gonna be treated to a beat down this year.

 

[everythingthatsgreen]

as long as it stays UNDER

 

[Furmanski]

as long as it stays UNDER

Haha....like the past 13 games or something retarded like that. Normally the easiest play of the year!

 

[everythingthatsgreen]

off top of my head, don't think its gone over 40 points since 1997

 

[buddygurt]

where's duke's 1 vote ?

 

[tech1515]

where's duke's 1 vote ?

Was the first thing I looked for haha...wonder where it is does spurier not like Cutcliff or something

 

[Furmanski]

off top of my head, don't think its gone over 40 points since 1997

This was from last year's game that I posted...took me a while to find it.

http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=508617

 

[DesertDevil]

I was a senior at ASU in the student section the last time a preseason #1 team came rolling into Tempe. Nebraska's winning streak came to an end and the goalposts went for a nice ride down Mill Avenue.

How does the turf taste Scott Frost?

Just like Jake the Snake back in the day, Rudy Carpenter is a fiery competitor. Jake took his lumps for 3 years, so did Rudy. Rudy gets it done. Deja Vu.

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF HEAT!

 

[GoSooners]

Beano Cook's take on number 1 Georgia:

POSTED 7:08 a.m. EST, July 31, 2008
"IF GEORGIA GOES 13-0 THEY SHOULD BE IN THE SUPER BOWL"
As he is wont to do, ESPN's resident college football historian Beano Cook engaged in a bit of hyperbole on his weekly college football podcast this week. Said Cook of Georgia fans saying they expected their team to go undefeated, "If Georgia goes 13-0, they should be in the Super Bowl."
But, as Cook is also wont to do, he made a good point: It would be extraordinary for the Bulldogs to make it through that 2008 schedule without a loss.
Obviously, playing eight SEC opponents is going to be difficult, and if they win their division they'll also play a ninth game for the conference title. But the non-conference schedule is tougher than the Dawgs are used to, with a trip to Arizona State on September 20 and the Georgia Tech rivalry on November 29, a week before the SEC Championship Game.
Even Central Michigan on September 6, which Georgia scheduled with the intention of giving itself an early-season cupcake, is no walkover: CMU is the two-time defending MAC champion, with most of its top players back. I'm not saying Central Michigan will beat Georgia, but I am saying Georgia can't just treat the game as a scrimmage.
So, yes, if Georgia runs the table and then wins the SEC Championship Game, they'll be in the BCS title game, and that might not even be their toughest test. My own prediction: The Bulldogs will be in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game, but they won't be there with an unblemished record.​

 

[OTK]

LSU is a little high IMO, and I would have USC as the #1 team, but overall that is a good list. Alabama or South Carolina should be ranked over Fresno St though, and possibly Michigan.

 

[asudevil88]

I was a senior at ASU in the student section the last time a preseason #1 team came rolling into Tempe. Nebraska's winning streak came to an end and the goalposts went for a nice ride down Mill Avenue.

How does the turf taste Scott Frost?

Just like Jake the Snake back in the day, Rudy Carpenter is a fiery competitor. Jake took his lumps for 3 years, so did Rudy. Rudy gets it done. Deja Vu.

WELCOME TO THE HOUSE OF HEAT!

I was there too.

Unfortunately, Jake had a lot better line than Rudy does. I believe 4 of those guys played in the NFL. Let's hope DE has things staightened out. It can't get worse, right?

 

[DesertDevil]

I was there too.

Unfortunately, Jake had a lot better line than Rudy does. I believe 4 of those guys played in the NFL. Let's hope DE has things staightened out. It can't get worse, right?

Jake had a great team around him his senior year. But in Jake's freshman through junior season's, the Devils went 15-18. ASU was not even ranked in the top 25 going into that 1996 season.

The O-Line pass protection last year was horrible now doubt. Rudy was sacked something like 55 times.

Erickson knows what he is doing. You will see a different philosophy on offense this year. More 4 wide out sets with 3 step drops.

7 starters return on offense, 7 on defense. The WR core will be sick.

I have a feeling this defense is going to be outstanding as well. Look for a couple of JC transfers to come in and really make a difference on both sides of the ball.

 

[BigPapaPat]

#9 Ill take it I cant wait for Aug 30th in the Georgia Dome!!!