george kaplan
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A few thoughts:
USC played great, but only sporadically. They're going to have to play at full intensity, or else they're going to stumble.
I spent July in Ann Arbor taking some classes, and so was mildly rooting for them. But I can't help but be happy when a team gets punished for scheduling a cupcake. I wish all cupcakes would win their games. I realize that not everyone is going to schedule Notre Dame's level of opponents, but going to I-AA is just slimy, IMO and deserves to backfire. It's only too bad that Texas escaped their near-upset. :frowning:
I don't think the problem with Notre Dame is the QB so much, as the offensive line. The greatest QB in the world isn't going to look good if the o-line just let's the defenders rush through unimpeded.
Pre-season polls may have problems, but if you think they're going away you're more deluded than a voter who puts Michigan at #1 today. There's a better chance of getting a playoff system than seeing polls not start up til October.
For myself, I don't have the knowledge to make any preseason rankings, and I do realize that one week is only one week, but here's my current top 10:
1 - LSU
2 - Oklahoma
3 - Georgia Tech
4 - USC
5 - Ohio State
6 - California
7 - Nebraska
8 - Texas
9 - Florida
10 - Georgia
USC played great, but only sporadically. They're going to have to play at full intensity, or else they're going to stumble.
I spent July in Ann Arbor taking some classes, and so was mildly rooting for them. But I can't help but be happy when a team gets punished for scheduling a cupcake. I wish all cupcakes would win their games. I realize that not everyone is going to schedule Notre Dame's level of opponents, but going to I-AA is just slimy, IMO and deserves to backfire. It's only too bad that Texas escaped their near-upset. :frowning:
I don't think the problem with Notre Dame is the QB so much, as the offensive line. The greatest QB in the world isn't going to look good if the o-line just let's the defenders rush through unimpeded.
Pre-season polls may have problems, but if you think they're going away you're more deluded than a voter who puts Michigan at #1 today. There's a better chance of getting a playoff system than seeing polls not start up til October.
For myself, I don't have the knowledge to make any preseason rankings, and I do realize that one week is only one week, but here's my current top 10:
1 - LSU
2 - Oklahoma
3 - Georgia Tech
4 - USC
5 - Ohio State
6 - California
7 - Nebraska
8 - Texas
9 - Florida
10 - Georgia