Athlon Football Top 25 Rankings

#2
#2
i see notre dame getting alot of run . in lindys preaseason poll they have them as there #1 ... i dont see it...maybe im blind or something ,, does anyone else agree ?????
 
#3
#3
Notre Dame will be okay... Decent offense I suppose. They lost a lot of talent, and there's not really a whole lot for Weis to use for a couple years. I see Notre Dame as a 20-25 team.
 
#6
#6
Should be. This year should be interesting... There's no teams you can really pick out and say they will dominate. There's 10-15 teams on that list I say could concievably win the national championship.
 
#8
#8
It usually goes in cycles. Two years ago it was a pac-10 team, last year a big 12 team, I'm expecting this year to be either a SEC team or a Big 10 team to win an NC.

Probably Ohio State and either Florida or LSU. FSU has been down for a couple of seasons, its about time for FSU to turn the corner I'm not expecting them to win an NC.
 
#9
#9
Don't be too high on Ohio State, they lost 9 starters on defense and before you say look at their offense just remind yourself that Jim Tressel calls the shots.

Also, watch how Troy Smith plays without Santonio Holmes this year, I know every one likes lil' gin, but Holmes was their best receiver last year.

The locals up here still complain about Smith’s want to run before throwing the ball downfield. Smith will pass up intermediate passes, 15-30 yard range to make the safe run call which I would not doubt Tressel tells him to do so that the offense does not risk a turnover.

Ohio State will always be a defensive first team under Tressel. That is how he was at Youngstown State and that is how he has been during his tenure at Ohio State.

Tressel's Maxims: 1.) Special Teams 2.) Defense 3.) Field Position 4.) If the offense scores that is an added bonus.

Ohio State is a terrible road team and they have to go to Texas and Iowa before their defense has a legitimate shot at continuity.

Ohio State will win the lil' 11, aka big 10, but nothing more.....................
 
#10
#10
I noticed that Athlon has Clemson #12. Ummm, Isn't that kind of high? They lost their QB and some key defensive starters from last year. Does Tommy Bowden have that kind of talent in Death Valley?
 
#11
#11
(OrangeEmpire @ May 26 said:
Don't be too high on Ohio State, they lost 9 starters on defense
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That's what I was going to say. They lost some really good defensive players.
 
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