Vols ranked No. 10 in USA Today Coaches Poll

[Neyland Law Vol]

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1998 Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25
1 Ohio State (31)
2 Florida State (10)
3 Nebraska (12)
4 Florida (1)
5 Michigan (4)
6 Kansas State (1)
7 UCLA (3)
8 LSU
9 Arizona State
10 Tennessee
11 North Carolina
12 West Virginia
13 Penn State
14 Syracuse
15 Texas A&M
16 Colorado State
17 Washington
18 Georgia
19 Virginia
20 Wisconsin
21 Southern Miss
22 Auburn
23 Michigan State
24 Notre Dame
25 Arizona

Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings 1990 to 1999 - College Football News | College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

I could care less about polls but Clemson being above us is annoying. Not like we just trashed them in a bowl game or anything.

Clemson has earned alot of street cred in the last 10 years. In many non-Vol eyes we have yet to prove we were not a one hit wonder.

 

[Dudleys87]

Biggest position in football is a question mark for 3 of the top 4.

LSU is hit or miss

And Tennessee beat Clemson but they’re ahead somehow.

When FSU beats LSU I don’t want to hear another peep from the Brian Kelly reach around club.

 

[Noni]

Its happening!

1998 Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25
1 Ohio State (31)
2 Florida State (10)
3 Nebraska (12)
4 Florida (1)
5 Michigan (4)
6 Kansas State (1)
7 UCLA (3)
8 LSU
9 Arizona State
10 Tennessee
11 North Carolina
12 West Virginia
13 Penn State
14 Syracuse
15 Texas A&M
16 Colorado State
17 Washington
18 Georgia
19 Virginia
20 Wisconsin
21 Southern Miss
22 Auburn
23 Michigan State
24 Notre Dame
25 Arizona

Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings 1990 to 1999 - College Football News | College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates

Wouldn't that be something?!!

 

[ENGRVOL]

Its happening!

1998 Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25
1 Ohio State (31)
2 Florida State (10)
3 Nebraska (12)
4 Florida (1)
5 Michigan (4)
6 Kansas State (1)
7 UCLA (3)
8 LSU
9 Arizona State
10 Tennessee
11 North Carolina
12 West Virginia
13 Penn State
14 Syracuse
15 Texas A&M
16 Colorado State
17 Washington
18 Georgia
19 Virginia
20 Wisconsin
21 Southern Miss
22 Auburn
23 Michigan State
24 Notre Dame
25 Arizona

Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings 1990 to 1999 - College Football News | College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates

and following orange bowl appearance and the loss of a star qb and top wr to the draft

 

[OrangeTsar]

The love LSU is getting is a little confusing to me. They went 10-4 last year getting smoked by UT and giving up 50 to UGA. They lost a close one to FSU. They blew out a very mediocre Purdue team in the bowl game that was missing key players. They won a pretty weak SEC west last year imo. Maybe they'll be worth the hype but I'm not seeing it.

It is 80% Brian Kelly love. The pundits will never want to admit their longstanding over estimation of him. They are very invested in the narrative that a coach from outside the SEC can come in here and teach us bumpkins about real hard nosed yankee football

 

[HarderKnox59]

But, but....they have true sophomore Kade Klubnick......

Someone please post a photo of his mom and dad. Didn't get enough of them during the Orange bowl.

 

[84Volfan]

Bama’s roster is always loaded, but I feel like they are missing, or have question marks at some very important positions. The only way they come in at 3 is based upon name alone. A lot of people talk about how they only lost games by 4 points or whatever. They were also very fortunate to not have been 8-4 or 7-5, and that’s with 2 of the best players in college football last year.

Without Young they would have got skull drug by Tenn

 

[Sarms58]

The love LSU is getting is a little confusing to me. They went 10-4 last year getting smoked by UT and giving up 50 to UGA. They lost a close one to FSU. They blew out a very mediocre Purdue team in the bowl game that was missing key players. They won a pretty weak SEC west last year imo. Maybe they'll be worth the hype but I'm not seeing it.

I think they have a decent shot at repeating in the west. They started slow last year - new coach, new system and lots of new players. But they seemed to wake up after we humbled them. They went 10-4 starting two true freshmen on the OL. I think they will shock FSU in the opener - sort of a revenge game. Their biggest challenge is the same as ours - playing Bama in T town. Their other road games are at Ole Miss, at Miss State and at Missouri. If they beat FSU they could be undefeated when they travel to play Bama.

 

[Sarms58]

It is 80% Brian Kelly love. The pundits will never want to admit their longstanding over estimation of him. They are very invested in the narrative that a coach from outside the SEC can come in here and teach us bumpkins about real hard nosed yankee football

I think he's just an old school coach who plays physical football. He had tough physical teams at ND but always lacked the super athletes at the skill positions. He's got more talent on this year's LSU squad than on any of his past ND teams.

 

[Nerwen Aldarion]

Fine with it, I like being underrated. Let them sleep on us, worked out well last year

 

[TheVolsFrog]

Fine with it, I like being underrated. Let them sleep on us, worked out well last year

I don't mind being the under dog but they way we beat Clemson and punished their QB in front of his parents should've had them below us.
I think that's what ticks me off the most. The Orange Bowl wasn't even close and we have the QB and WR that did it coming back.

 

[sami]

Being ranked below Penn St., Florida St., and Clemson is patently ridiculous. Even LSU is very debatable, but the QB has been hyped to such a degree that he has nowhere to go but down.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Preseason polls are meaningless. But it’s fun for bragging rights I guess and media talking points. Michigan is WAY too high and so is Clemson.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Preseason polls are meaningless. But it’s fun for bragging rights I guess and media talking points. Michigan is WAY too high and so is Clemson.

Michigan has a 1 game season.

 

[OrangeTsar]

Preseason polls are meaningless. But it’s fun for bragging rights I guess and media talking points. Michigan is WAY too high and so is Clemson.

Which means we have to sit and wait for that one game whilst they sit on their unjustifiable ranking

 

[BigBadVol]

I live about an hour from Tuscaloosa and I think I can almost hear the howls of rage from the local Elephant Brains once they saw they were ranked behind Michigan

LMAO!

 

[tennesseeduke]

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[HighRockvol]

Same Clemson team we whooped in front of us and Florida state and Penn state in front we have a better roster than both

 

[OrangeTsar]

Same Clemson team we whooped in front of us and Florida state and Penn state in front we have a better roster than both

Clemson is another of those teams that keeps coasting based upon a few good seasons in the past.

 

[FlyFishnVol]

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UT beat 3 teams ranked higher,

 

[VFL-82-JP]

UT beat 3 teams ranked higher,

And we'll beat 'em again if we need to.

Go Vols!

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Which means we have to sit and wait for that one game whilst they sit on their unjustifiable ranking

I try to remind myself that we were unranked going into last year and made it all the way up to number one.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Who's the first to fall out of the T10, FSU or LSU?

FSU

 

[Orange931]

Its happening!

1998 Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25
1 Ohio State (31)
2 Florida State (10)
3 Nebraska (12)
4 Florida (1)
5 Michigan (4)
6 Kansas State (1)
7 UCLA (3)
8 LSU
9 Arizona State
10 Tennessee
11 North Carolina
12 West Virginia
13 Penn State
14 Syracuse
15 Texas A&M
16 Colorado State
17 Washington
18 Georgia
19 Virginia
20 Wisconsin
21 Southern Miss
22 Auburn
23 Michigan State
24 Notre Dame
25 Arizona

Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25 College Football Rankings 1990 to 1999 - College Football News | College Football Predictions, Analysis and Updates

Been saying most of the offseason that this team will be ALOT more well rounded than last year with our pickups in the portal. Not gonna be shocked in the slightest if we win it all.