Preseason top 25.

[BigOrangePassion1]

they are last years pac-10 champion in a year where USC started a true freshman and the rest of the pac-10 had corpses as qbs and a year where all their hard games were at home.

And they finished 2nd the yr before. And they were on there way to walking away with another the yr before that when their heisman candidate went down late.

 

[volconomist]

is? Yes they are inferior. Last yr they werent.

So you want to play semantics, eh?

So they lose their starting, underachieving, QB, and thier standout RB. Sound Familiar.

I'll be honest, your supposed knowledge of the future, which you pass off as fact is amazing. Please tell me the Pick 4 for today, I got a hell of a student loan bill coming due soon.

 

[SamQB7]

And they finished 2nd the yr before. And they were on there way to walking away with another the yr before that when their heisman candidate went down late.

Oregon is a good team whether he people on this board want to admit it or not. Not saying we wont beat em but they are a good team.
Posted via VolNation Mobile

 

[BigOrangePassion1]

Oregon is a good team whether he people on this board want to admit it or not. Not saying we wont beat em but they are a good team.
Posted via VolNation Mobile

They are clearly at least the second best program in the pac 10. A far cry from ole miss who is nowhere near that in the SEC.

 

[salutethehill]

VT for the National Championship? Might be a stretch. It runs through the SEC as of 2006. When was the last time an ACC school played in the NC game? (Iirc Miami wasn't in the ACC when they played Ost)
Posted via VolNation Mobile

You know that for every SEC team in the NC, there's an OOC team in it, too, right? I said VT might even PLAY for the NC. It's common knowledge that whomever their SEC opponent is will actually WIN the NC.

 

[volnation2217]

1. Alabama
2. Ohio St.
3. Florida
4. Boise St.
5. Texas
6. Oregon
7. Virginia Tech
8. TCU
9. Georgia Tech
10. Iowa
11. Oklahoma
12. USC
13. Wisconsin
14. Pitt
15. Penn St.
16. Nebraska
17. LSU
18. Miami
19. Auburn
20. Arkansas
21. BYU
22. North Carolina
23. West Virginia
24. South Carolina
25. Utah

 

[droski]

And they finished 2nd the yr before. And they were on there way to walking away with another the yr before that when their heisman candidate went down late.

sweet jesus. once again THEY TIED FOR SECOND PLACE. They only went to the holiday bowl because they have a bigger fanbase than oregon state. as for 2007 almost doing things doesn't mean squat in football. lots of teams have almost won the pac-10 over the years.

 

[salutethehill]

VA Tech's 2010 schedule:

Boise State in Landover Maryland
James Madison
East Carolina
@ BC
@ NC State
Central Michigan
WF
Duke
GA Tech
@ NC
@ Miami
VA

A few tough games, but managable for a good team that returns a lot. It wouldn't be far-fetched to see them in the NC.

 

[droski]

They are clearly at least the second best program in the pac 10. A far cry from ole miss who is nowhere near that in the SEC.

cal has more wins since tedford has taken over and oregon state isn't far behind. if they win the pac-10this year yes they would be the second best program. but what the hell do you mean by "at least."

 

[SamQB7]

VA Tech's 2010 schedule:

James Madison
East Carolina
@ BC
@ NC State
Central Michigan
WF
Duke
GA Tech
@ NC
@ Miami
VA

A few tough games, but managable for a good team that returns a lot. It wouldn't be far-fetched to see them in the NC.

That is a joke of a schedule.
Posted via VolNation Mobile

 

[salutethehill]

That is a joke of a schedule.
Posted via VolNation Mobile

Whoops, left off game # 1, which is a real game-changer.

vs. Boise State in Maryland.

Sorry.

If they can beat Boise St., they'll be favored in every other game this year.

 

[BigOrangePassion1]

sweet jesus. once again THEY TIED FOR SECOND PLACE. They only went to the holiday bowl because they have a bigger fanbase than oregon state. as for 2007 almost doing things doesn't mean squat in football. lots of teams have almost won the pac-10 over the years.

wrong again. They beat Oregon state which means they finished second. Im sure oregon state was 1 win away from the rose bowl because they had a bigger fanbase than USC too right? No because they beat USC, which would have given them the pac10 championship.

 

[salutethehill]

Now that I saw that, I'm looking forward to that VT/BSU game. That should be a doozy.

 

[BigOrangePassion1]

That is a joke of a schedule.
Posted via VolNation Mobile

its missing boise state. They will have a good record and be highly ranked but probably fall apart at the end.

 

[droski]

wrong again. They beat Oregon state which means they finished second. Im sure oregon state was 1 win away from the rose bowl because they had a bigger fanbase than USC too right? No because they beat USC, which would have given them the pac10 championship.

wrong. outside of the rose bowl that's not the way pac-10 bowls work. if cal had won one more pac-10 game that year (for instance) it would have gone to the holiday bowl because of it's fanbase despite the fact that oregon state beat them. i'm not sure why you think you are some sort of pac-10 expert. how old are you exactly? 14? 15?

 

[utkell65]

Ok if you want some preseason top 25 action, I'll give it a shot.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Boise State
5. Florida
6. TCU
7. Nebraska
8. Texas
9. Oregon
10. VA Tech
11. Iowa
12. Wisconsin
13. USC
14. UNC
15. Miami
16. FSU
17. Arkansas
18. Pittsburgh
19. Georgia
20. Georgia Tech
21. LSU
22. Houston
23. Oregon St
24. UConn
25. Penn St

45. UT- Even if we finish 7-5 it won't get us into the top 25. I still say we finish 6-6.

 

[cotton]

we should have been a better team than our record last yr. I dont expect us to lose twice to inferior teams and beat noone better than us
Posted via VolNation Mobile

You keep saying this, but I don't understand it. What makes us better than the teams we beat, the fact that we beat them? What makes us better than the teams that beat us?

I am confused.

 

[volconomist]

You keep saying this, but I don't understand it. What makes us better than the teams we beat, the fact that we beat them? What makes us better than the teams that beat us?

I am confused.

I asked for clarification, and received none. Maybe you'll be the belle of the ball, and he'll answer you.

 

[cotton]

I asked for clarification, and received none. Maybe you'll be the belle of the ball, and he'll answer you.

I asked yesterday, too. I'm not clear yet.

 

[BigOrangePassion1]

You keep saying this, but I don't understand it. What makes us better than the teams we beat, the fact that we beat them? What makes us better than the teams that beat us?

I am confused.

auburn and UCLA at their best werent as good as tennessee at their best.

 

[TXA&M07]

Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

 

[droski]

auburn and UCLA at their best werent as good as tennessee at their best.

and you rate a team on how they play at their best? consistency isn't relavant? and whose to say that bama (as an example) didn't play like crap rather than tenn playing really well?

 

[TrueOrange]

and you rate a team on how they play at their best? consistency isn't relavant? and whose to say that bama (as an example) didn't play like crap rather than tenn playing really well?

he also says we're oregon's big test; that if they beat us they're pretty likely to go undefeated.....

 

[BearCat204]

auburn and UCLA at their best werent as good as tennessee at their best.

:jpshakehead: So would I be correct in saying that you are convinced that football games are played on paper?

 

[cotton]

auburn and UCLA at their best werent as good as tennessee at their best.

I would like to know your reasoning behind this statement. In my opinion, Auburn looked to be slightly better, UCLA about the same. Were we better than both of them in '08 as well?