The rankings are out!!!

Coaches rank Buckeyes No. 1, ahead of Longhorns
SportsTicker


McLean, Va. -- Despite having to replace nine starters on defense, Ohio State on Friday was named the No. 1 team in the USA Today preseason college football poll.

Coming off a 10-2 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre Dame, the Buckeyes received 28 of 63 first-place votes and 1,487 points from Division I-A coaches.

Ohio State has to overhaul its defense with the graduation of several stars, including the entire starting linebacking trio of A.J. Hawk, Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel. But the Buckeyes have talented players waiting in the wings, and they return nearly all of their key players on offense, including quarterback Troy Smith and wide receiver and return specialist Ted Ginn Jr., both Heisman Trophy candidates

Rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2539278)

Your Pre-Season Top 10

1. Ohio State (28 ) 0-0 1,487
2. Texas (11) 0-0 1,378
3. USC (1) 0-0 1,348
3. Notre Dame (9) 0-0 1,348
5. Oklahoma (13) 0-0 1,320
6. Auburn (1) 0-0 1,206
7. West Virginia 0-0 1,202
8. Florida 0-0 1,054
9. LSU 0-0 1,037
10. Florida State 0-0 874

My Trojans start at #3 and my Wolveries are sitting at #15. UCLA another team I follow appears to be unranked. :(

Oh well 2 out of 3 ain't bad. :thumb

My Trojans start at #3 and my Wolveries are sitting at #15. UCLA another team I follow appears to be unranked. :(

Oh well 2 out of 3 ain't bad. :thumb

I didn't see my Illini in there....LMAO!!!! Maybe in five years or so. :bang But we are getting better. At least on the recruiting front. We are starting to get in some very good players. Just going to take some time. Im just damn sick of it! :tears

I didn't see my Illini in there....LMAO!!!! Maybe in five years or so. :bang But we are getting better. At least on the recruiting front. We are starting to get in some very good players. Just going to take some time. Im just damn sick of it! :tears

They hated Ron Zook down here in Florida, but I thought he was a brilliant choice for Illinois. The guy is an excellent recruiter and given 1-2 years to bring in his own guy he can start to make a splash. I think this year will be a transition year again, but I think you will start to see some results come 2007 and 2008. :thumb

Penn State being #19 is complete ********. So is Florida being #8.

The Gators are going to be the **** this year.

Chris Leak = Heisman

Penn State should be like #7.

Chris Leak = Heisman

Highly unlikely. Leak isn't a good fit in Meyer's system. I do think Florida will be improved as history suggests in Meyer's second year in a system, but I don't think he is a very good fit in their system.

Trent, why you gotta rain on my parade????

Trent, why you gotta rain on my parade????

Oops sorry man. :tears



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The rankings are out!!!

Coaches rank Buckeyes No. 1, ahead of Longhorns
SportsTicker


McLean, Va. -- Despite having to replace nine starters on defense, Ohio State on Friday was named the No. 1 team in the USA Today preseason college football poll.

Coming off a 10-2 record and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre Dame, the Buckeyes received 28 of 63 first-place votes and 1,487 points from Division I-A coaches.

Ohio State has to overhaul its defense with the graduation of several stars, including the entire starting linebacking trio of A.J. Hawk, Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel. But the Buckeyes have talented players waiting in the wings, and they return nearly all of their key players on offense, including quarterback Troy Smith and wide receiver and return specialist Ted Ginn Jr., both Heisman Trophy candidates

Rankings (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2539278)

Your Pre-Season Top 10

1. Ohio State (28 ) 0-0 1,487
2. Texas (11) 0-0 1,378
3. USC (1) 0-0 1,348
3. Notre Dame (9) 0-0 1,348
5. Oklahoma (13) 0-0 1,320
6. Auburn (1) 0-0 1,206
7. West Virginia 0-0 1,202
8. Florida 0-0 1,054
9. LSU 0-0 1,037
10. Florida State 0-0 874

Notre Dame is taking it this year LADIES:nod