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[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Alabama, Florida State, Clemson top new Top 25 | FOX Sports

Vols #8 in Fox Sports poll. Easily the highest ranked team in the East.

TCU and Michigan are too high. Ohio State deserves Bama respect and are too low. I think Baylor is way too low also.

 

[HialeahGator]

Roger Lewis, Cayleb Jones, Wilson, and North should all play a long time in the NFL.

I think Wilson needs to bulk up to play a Flex TE on the next level. Agree on the rest. Good NFL talent on that list.

 

[HialeahGator]

TCU and Michigan are too high. Ohio State deserves Bama respect and are too low. I think Baylor is way too low also.

Harbaugh has proven at Stanford that he'll field top 10 teams.

 

[The Breakerboy]

I think Wilson needs to bulk up to play a Flex TE on the next level. Agree on the rest. Good NFL talent on that list.

Oh yeah his ceiling is Alshon Jeffrey like at WR though.

 

[VolinArizona]

Roger Lewis, Cayleb Jones, Wilson, and North should all play a long time in the NFL.

Lewis is the only one I'm super confident in. North has the tools but has to prove it.

Wilson is slooooooow.

 

[Ericvol2096]

I was thinking the same...Ryan Karl, Robert Peace, Scott Gaylon...a bigger Nick Reveiz...and more athletic, more talented Christian Harris...those are definitely the comparisons that come to mind

Where have ya been Thunder?

 

[Ericvol2096]

Vols #8 on SI's list as well.

College football rankings: Oklahoma leads too early Top 25

1. Oklahoma
2. Bama
3. FSU
4. Clemson
5. Ohio St
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. VOLS
9. Notre Dame
10. Baylor

 

[Catbone]

lol. How many days until summer practice?

Not until July I think. Til then is voluntary workouts IIRC

 

[Catbone]

Vols #8 on SI's list as well.

College football rankings: Oklahoma leads too early Top 25

1. Oklahoma
2. Bama
3. FSU
4. Clemson
5. Ohio St
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. VOLS
9. Notre Dame
10. Baylor

LOL Notre Dame should be around 15-20th and Oklahoma around 5th. The rest is reasonable

 

[WarMachine]

Jumper needs to start this year. No question.

Lulz

 

[WarMachine]

Al Wilson was pretty freaking special. He set the bar high.

HG, you are a better Vol fan that lots of "Vol fans." Someone needs to find a cure for your gator love.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Vols #8 on SI's list as well.

College football rankings: Oklahoma leads too early Top 25

1. Oklahoma
2. Bama
3. FSU
4. Clemson
5. Ohio St
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. VOLS
9. Notre Dame
10. Baylor

Oklahoma a little too high but this one looks better.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Harbaugh has proven at Stanford that he'll field top 10 teams.

I don't disagree with top 10. I do with top 5.

 

[KBVol]

Agreed. I have an untrained eye but Kirkland seems like a one in a lifetime player.

"Once in a lifetime"? Taking it a little too far IMO. Incredibly bright kid, great athlete, but I didn't see anything that suggest he's a "once in a lifetime" type player....he was good as a freshman, but not great IMO. I can see DKJr growing into an All-SEC or even an All-American player. But "once in a lifetime"? Well over the top.

 

[KBVol]

I disagree with this statement.

You think DKJr has already shown to be better than JRM? Surely not.

 

[BigOrange15]

"Once in a lifetime"? Taking it a little too far IMO. Incredibly bright kid, great athlete, but I didn't see anything that suggest he's a "once in a lifetime" type player....he was good as a freshman, but not great IMO. I can see DKJr growing into an All-SEC or even an All-American player. But "once in a lifetime"? Well over the top.

Not great? I thought he was just about as good as can possibly be expected from a freshman.

 

[KBVol]

Not great? I thought he was just about as good as can possibly be expected from a freshman.

Thought we talking about not only "great", but "once in a lifetime" type player. You yourself just described him as "good". Big difference. Can/will he be great? Yes, absolutely. But was he a great, transformative player last year?....and the best linebacker even on his own team? Of course not.

 

[HialeahGator]

I don't disagree with top 10. I do with top 5.

A little high for my taste as well but Mich has good group of talent returning at TE, OL, RB and DL. Those groups are always strong under Harbaugh.

 

[jave36]

I don't disagree with top 10. I do with top 5.

OU being that high is the only one that seems way off to me.

 

[HialeahGator]

Ok, once in a decade type player is fine. Lifetime was excessive. I haven't seen a freshman backer plug the middle like Kirkland since Ray Lewis hit Miami. I don't think he'll be as good as Lewis but if he's 85% we've got an All American on our hands.

CJ Mosley and Katzenmoyer were damn good. Both were consensus Fr All Americans.

 

[HialeahGator]

HG, you are a better Vol fan that lots of "Vol fans." Someone needs to find a cure for your gator love.

Busted?

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

I'll be interested in seeing how Michigan does this year. My roommate is a big Michigan guy so I'm sure we will watch each others teams.

 

[Aesius]

Hubbs said DK Jr. will be the best MLB at UT since Al Wilson.

 

[BigOrange15]

Thought we talking about not only "great", but "once in a lifetime" type player. You yourself just described him as "good". Big difference. Can/will he be great? Yes, absolutely. But was he a great, transformative player last year?....and the best linebacker even on his own team? Of course not.

I'm not, he's not once in a lifetime player but at his position, to come in and play at the level he did as a freshman was great. From what I saw (and this is jmo) if he continues on his current trajectory, he'll be one of the all time UT linebacker greats by the time he leaves here. Again, jmo.

 

[jspvol76]

The Mayfield hype is growing exponentially.