Pre-Season Polls

[DesignatedT]

AP Top 25
1 Florida State (57) 1496
2 Alabama (1) 1361
3 Oregon (1) 1334
4 Oklahoma (1) 1324
5 Ohio State 1207
6 Auburn 1198
7 UCLA 1106
8 Michigan State 1080
9 South Carolina 1015
10 Baylor 966
11 Stanford 885
12 Georgia 843
13 LSU 776
14 Wisconsin 637
15 USC 626
16 Clemson 536
17 Notre Dame 445
18 Ole Miss 424
19 Arizona State 357
20 Kansas State 242
21 Texas A&M 238
22 Nebraska 226
23 North Carolina 194
24 Missouri 134
25 Washington 130

USA Today Coaches Poll
1 Florida State (56) 1543
2 Alabama 1455
3 Oklahoma (3) 1382
4 Oregon (1) 1314
5 Auburn 1271
6 Ohio State (1) 1267
7 UCLA 1085
8 Michigan State 1050
9 South Carolina (1) 1009
10 Baylor 965
11 Stanford 955
12 Georgia 905
13 LSU 833
14 Wisconsin 654
15 USC 627
16 Clemson 535
17 Notre Dame 509
18 Arizona State 358
19 Ole Miss 346
20 Texas A&M 266
21 Kansas State 257
22 Nebraska 228
23 North Carolina 175
24 Texas 143
25 Washington 142

[DMX7]

Surprised Texas isn't in the AP Top 25 poll, but there right where they belong in the coach's poll.

[DMX7]

That's right sweetheart! I'm always excited!

Aaahhhh... fuck it! Thank God and thank Dr. Pepper!!!

[DesignatedT]

According to the new AP Poll that came out today:

The SEC has 8 teams in the top 25.

A&M plays 3 top ten teams.
A&M plays 6 top 25 teams.

OU plays 1 top ten team.
OU plays 2 top 25 teams.

Baylor plays 1 top ten team.
Baylor plays 2 top 25 teams.



Power 5 Conference Breakdown
SEC - 8
PAC 12 - 6
Big 10 - 4
ACC - 3
Big 12 -3

[DMX7]

pre-season polls... boring.

[Blake]

pre-season polls... boring.

[Pelicans78]

LSU is too high.

[The Reckoning]

enjoy it aggies. that's the highest you'll be this year.

[benefactor]

Yeah...these are pretty useless tbh. Not much is known until about week 6.

[djohn2oo8]

enjoy it aggies. that's the highest you'll be this year.

Let Aggy pump up the SEC to have them exposed again this bowl season.

[DesignatedT]

Let Aggy pump up the SEC to have them exposed again this bowl season.

The SEC was 7-3 in bowls last year. The best of any conference. The Pac was 6-3, The big12 was 3-3, The ACC was 5-6 and the big 10 was 2-5.

Nice try though.

[djohn2oo8]

The SEC was 7-3 in bowls last year. The best of any conference. The Pac was 6-3, The big12 was 3-3, The ACC was 5-6 and the big 10 was 2-5.

Nice try though.

CROFL SECfan used to brag about nothing but championships up until last year. Now it's all about bowl records :lol

[Sisk]

CROFL SECfan used to brag about nothing but championships up until last year. Now it's all about bowl records :lol

Up until the end of the 7 straight MNC's? :lmao

Really got us there.

[Sisk]

enjoy it aggies. that's the highest you'll be this year.

Where's Texas?

[DesignatedT]

CROFL SECfan used to brag about nothing but championships up until last year. Now it's all about bowl records :lol

I was just disproving your idiotic statement of "the SEC will be exposed again this bowl season"

It's a cute little myth yall have come up with to giggle about behind closed doors and to make yourselves feel better about the shitty conference you're in, but it's not true so I'm not sure why I see so many Horns keep repeating that idiotic statement.

[djohn2oo8]

I was just disproving your idiotic statement of "the SEC will be exposed again this bowl season"

It's a cute little myth yall have come up with to giggle about behind closed doors and to make yourselves feel better about the shitty conference you're in, but it's not true so I'm not sure why I see so many Horns keep repeating that idiotic statement.
It's funny to see Aggy prop up the SEC when they struggled to beat Duke in the chick fil a bowl. All about that inferiority complex

[djohn2oo8]

Up until the end of the 7 straight MNC's? :lmao

Really got us there.

You really need to stop. Bragging about titles won before you were even in the conference. That's right up there with claiming 100 year old titles...lol

[FkLA]

jesus christ is there a dumber poster than dumbjohn on ST? his posts are cringeworthy tbh.

[DesignatedT]

It's funny to see Aggy prop up the SEC when they struggled to beat Duke in the chick fil a bowl. All about that inferiority complex

Yeah, I wish we dominated our bowl performance like y'all did last year.

wait.

[djohn2oo8]

Yeah, I wish we dominated our bowl performance like y'all did last year.

wait.
Even with a Heisman winner Aggy still couldnt.

[Clipper Nation]

Up until the end of the 7 straight MNC's? :lmao

Really got us there.
How many of those did Aggy win?

[Clipper Nation]

You really need to stop. Bragging about titles won before you were even in the conference. That's right up there with claiming 100 year old titles...lol
:lol

[Sisk]

It's funny to see Aggy prop up the SEC when they struggled to beat Duke in the chick fil a bowl. All about that inferiority complex

Did we win?


You really need to stop. Bragging about titles won before you were even in the conference. That's right up there with claiming 100 year old titles...lol

Facts are facts.


jesus christ is there a dumber poster than dumbjohn on ST? his posts are cringeworthy tbh.

He holds that title right now, that's for sure.


Even with a Heisman winner Aggy still couldnt.

Did we win? Did Texas?

[djohn2oo8]

Best Aggy can do in the SEC is brag about beating Duke while Missouri is busy making the SEC championship :lol

[DesignatedT]

Best Aggy can do in the SEC is brag about beating Duke while Missouri is busy making the SEC championship :lol

You're not very good at this tbh.

[Sisk]

Best Aggy can do in the SEC is brag about beating Duke while Missouri is busy making the SEC championship :lol

Dodging questions as usual.

[djohn2oo8]

You're not very good at this tbh.

Sounds like Aggy winning when it matters.

[djohn2oo8]

Dodging questions as usual.

I already gave you the credit you need to brag about beating Duke.

[Clipper Nation]

How many of those did Aggy win?
Dodging questions as usual.

[Sisk]

Dodging questions as usual.


0. I avoid reading your posts, tbh. No one gives a shit about Boise.

[djohn2oo8]

0. I avoid reading your posts, tbh. No one gives a shit about Boise.

Boise has more BCS wins than Aggy

[Clipper Nation]

0.
Yet you're bragging like Aggy won all of them :lol

And :lol at Aggy thinking they're relevant because they wasted two years of one Heisman winner.... UT still owns TexasPERIOD

[DMX7]

You're not very good at this tbh.

Actually that was pretty good. A middle of the pack Big XII team was in the SEC title game while Aggy's most hyped player ever almost lost the Chicken Sandwich Bowl... to Duke... Ouch!

[Clipper Nation]

Boise has more BCS wins than Aggy
KANSAS has more BCS bowl wins than Aggy :lol

[DMX7]

KANSAS has more BCS bowl wins than Aggy :lol

So dose Louisville.

And so does Hawaii. :lmao

[Sisk]

Yet you're bragging like Aggy won all of them :lol

And :lol at Aggy thinking they're relevant because they wasted two years of one Heisman winner.... UT still owns TexasPERIOD

Recruiting sure says otherwise.


Actually that was pretty good. A middle of the pack Big XII team was in the SEC title game while Aggy's most hyped player ever almost lost the Chicken Sandwich Bowl... Ouch!

So now that Missouri team was the same one that was in the B12? The 2012 A&M team was the same as 2011? Showing you don't know how fast CFB changes, per usual.

[DMX7]

Yet you're bragging like Aggy won all of them :lol

And :lol at Aggy thinking they're relevant because they wasted two years of one Heisman winner.... UT still owns TexasPERIOD

Aggy winning % vs. UT: 31%

[Clipper Nation]

Recruiting sure says otherwise.

Eternal scoreboard backs me up.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnGgxBc9nAs

4-10 all-time against Turdfaggot :lmao

[Sisk]

Aggy winning % vs. UT: 31%

don't forget it either... The past is all you'll have, especially with Strong at the helm.

[Clipper Nation]

don't forget it either... The past is all you'll have, especially with Strong at the helm.

Strong = more BCS bowl wins than Rumlin

[DMX7]

Strong is a damn fine coach. He has a BCS bowl win as a head coach and two BCS national titles as an assistant. How many BCS bowl wins or crystal footballs does Aggy have?

[Sisk]

Strong is a damn fine coach. He has a BCS bowl win as a head coach and two BCS national titles as an assistant. How many BCS bowl wins or crystal footballs does Aggy have?

None. The same amount as Strong will win at Texas.

[DMX7]

None.

I rest my case.

... and I'll trust coach Strong's track record over your opinion. The guy builds winners -- it won't happen overnight, but he is proven.

[Sisk]

... and I'll trust coach Strong's track record over your opinion. The guy builds winners -- it won't happen overnight, but he is proven.

You do that.

[rjv]

i'm not sure what the purpose of the AP pre-season poll is but if it serves as a prediction of where it thinks teams may end up at the end of the season then the current top 25 is pretty accurate imho. fsu and bama may very well wind up playing for the title. and currently baylor is the best team in texas. longhorns are way too beat up and will be starting anew so i think they'll just miss getting into the top 25 while a young aggie team could crack the top 25 by the end of the season.

[Blake]

I don't see A&M in the top 25.

Bad defense, no Johnny.

[Blake]

I do think it's silly that Tech isn't in the top 25 after returning a lot of the team that beat Arizona St in the last game.

But that's nothing new for tech in preseason polls. They'll bounce in and out like usual during the season.

[rjv]

I don't see A&M in the top 25.

Bad defense, no Johnny.

that's possible as well. 7-5 or 8-4 is the most probable outcome but the latter would probably keep them potentially in the top 25 if they won their bowl game. it will be iffy.

[Blake]

I'm seeing a best case scenario of 6-6 for the Ags.

The conference schedule is brutal.

[The Reckoning]

Where's Texas?


where will texas be should be the question. i'm more optimistic for them than aggies. however, texas has one of the worst schedules in the leagues. and aggies are gluttons for punishment while chanting S-E-C.

[DesignatedT]

I think A&M will go 8-4. I'm not very confident about the game @SC but if we can somehow pull that one off, then that would set up a nice platform for the season. Win or lose though I still think A&M makes it to 8-4.

I got Texas going 5-7 and Texas Tech going 8-4.

[djohn2oo8]

Lol at the predicitions of 8 and 4. They will be lucky to win 5 games.

[Clipper Nation]

I'm seeing a best case scenario of 6-6 for the Ags.
So, business as usual in Crap Station?

[DesignatedT]

Lol at the predicitions of 8 and 4. They will be lucky to win 5 games.

$100.00 bet? Who has more wins at the end of the season.. A&M v Texas.

[djohn2oo8]

$100.00 bet? Who has more wins at the end of the season.. A&M v Texas.

Deal.

[DesignatedT]

Deal.

Bowl game is included obviously. A tie is a tie. I'll do paypal or a check whatever you prefer. :tu

[djohn2oo8]

PayPal is fine

[The Reckoning]

I got Texas going 5-7 and Texas Tech going 8-4.


imo if Ash, Malcolm Brown, and J Gray stays healthy and Strong really does improve the defense, UT is the big XII dark horse.

i don't see a&m doing well with manziel and mike evans gone unless someone really steps up.

[DesignatedT]

I'm not worried about the offense. A&M has more weapons now with Noil, Seals-Jones & Clear than they did last year at the receiver spot. Our RB staple rivals anyone in the nation and our O-line won't have much dropoff. It might take a few games for everything to start clicking but the offense will be fine and we will put up points.

Defense is another story. The two guys arrested for burglary (Claiborne and Golden) were two of our top 5 defenders going into this season and those departures hurt 10x as much as losing Evans does (just because how stacked we are at the wr spot).

Saying that, we had absolutely zero pass rush last year and we should be able to develop some of that this season with Hall having a year under his belt and Garrett coming in extremely polished already. We are young in the secondary but have some talent in the back. There will be mistakes made in the passing game but the added pass rush should help improve that unit. LB and DT play can't get much worse than last year and I'm sure it will be somewhat improved but being able to stop the power running game is still the most worrisome aspect of our team. Teams like LSU, Bama, Aub, SC should have a field day running the ball much like last year. Actually glad we drew Mizzou from the East this year since they most likely won't have a very formidable run game.

[DMX7]

I got Texas going 5-7

You're either trolling (though you're not smart enough to know how to deliberately) or just a damn fool. How about a friendly wager over a one year Spurstalk forum ban? They win 5 or less and I'm out, they win more than 5 and you're out.

[rjv]

i see texas going 7-5. (tech game for me is a toss up at this point but i'm giving it to tech since they have home field).

[DMX7]

I don't know how Aggy will do. The non-conference schedule is a complete joke -- 4 absolute free wins there and outside of the SEC's best few teams, the rest of the conference is nothing special.

[rjv]

not sure either though i have them winning all their home games with the exception of the LSU game and then i have them beating arkansas in a neutral site and mississipi state on the road but clearly these are the games along with ole miss and mizzou at home that will make the difference between a winning or losing record. i'm giving them those games cause i'm a homer and that puts them at 8-4. if the defense shows no improvement (which would surprise me) or if the QB is so erratic it negates an outstanding OL and solid skill positions then 6-6 could happen. special teams is also solid so that would help in a close game. horns and ags are gearing to have similar seasons and both have significant question marks. baylor rules the state for now.

[Blake]

You're either trolling (though you're not smart enough to know how to deliberately) or just a damn fool. How about a friendly wager over a one year Spurstalk forum ban? They win 5 or less and I'm out, they win more than 5 and you're out.

No, i like you guys. Bans suck.

How about a college skin bet instead

[Blake]

i see texas going 7-5. (tech game for me is a toss up at this point but i'm giving it to tech since they have home field).

Tech's run defense is a mystery again

[DesignatedT]

You're either trolling (though you're not smart enough to know how to deliberately) or just a damn fool. How about a friendly wager over a one year Spurstalk forum ban? They win 5 or less and I'm out, they win more than 5 and you're out.

How do you have them finishing?

[DMX7]

How do you have them finishing?

more than 5 wins. 8 minimum.

[Thompson]

I don't know how Aggy will do. The non-conference schedule is a complete joke -- 4 absolute free wins there and outside of the SEC's best few teams, the rest of the conference is nothing special.


According to the new AP Poll that came out today:

The SEC has 8 teams in the top 25.

A&M plays 3 top ten teams.
A&M plays 6 top 25 teams.

OU plays 1 top ten team.
OU plays 2 top 25 teams.

Baylor plays 1 top ten team.
Baylor plays 2 top 25 teams.



Power 5 Conference Breakdown
SEC - 8
PAC 12 - 6
Big 10 - 4
ACC - 3
Big 12 -3

I think it's funny you like to denigrate our current non-conference schedule. Your conference schedule is a joke - and you're still not getting 8 wins.

[leemajors]

I think it's funny you like to denigrate our current non-conference schedule. Your conference schedule is a joke - and you're still not getting 8 wins.

:jack so silly. Both conferences have pretty good teams at the top. Neither conference schedule is easy.

[DMX7]

and you're still not getting 8 wins.

You wish, scrub. Expect a bump of this thread a few months from now.

[Sisk]

more than 5 wins. 8 minimum.

Outline it. Are you beating OSU, Baylor, or OU?

[DMX7]

Outline it. Are you beating OSU, Baylor, or OU?

There are plenty of toss up games, and so there are plenty of ways to get to 8 wins.

If I'm forced to choose how it may happen, then I would go with something like this:

North Texas - W
BYU - W
(Neutral Site) UCLA - L
at Kansas - W
Baylor - W
(Neutral Site) Oklahoma - L
Iowa State - W
at Kansas State - L
at Texas Tech - W
West Virginia - W
at Oklahoma State - L
TCU - W

But again, there are multiple ways to get to 8 wins.

[Blake]

That's a very optimistic outlook on the season

[DMX7]

We won 8 games last season with Case McCoy at the helm, a horrific bowl draw against Oregon, and a inter-season coordinator change.

The over/under on wins for Texas (NOT including the result of a potential bowl game) is 7 1/2 according to BOVADA. It seems far from "very optimistic" to me to think that with or without a bowl game victory, they'll reach 8.

[rjv]

There are plenty of toss up games, and so there are plenty of ways to get to 8 wins.

If I'm forced to choose how it may happen, then I would go with something like this:

North Texas - W
BYU - W
(Neutral Site) UCLA - L
at Kansas - W
Baylor - W
(Neutral Site) Oklahoma - L
Iowa State - W
at Kansas State - L
at Texas Tech - W
West Virginia - W
at Oklahoma State - L
TCU - W

But again, there are multiple ways to get to 8 wins.

at this point i have to go with baylor and tech gets the nod due to home field. but i have texas beating k-state. other than that i have the same results for texas for a record of 7-5. eight wins is optimistic but at least reasonably so.

[The Reckoning]

There are plenty of toss up games, and so there are plenty of ways to get to 8 wins.

If I'm forced to choose how it may happen, then I would go with something like this:

North Texas - W
BYU - W
(Neutral Site) UCLA - L
at Kansas - W
Baylor - W
(Neutral Site) Oklahoma - L
Iowa State - W
at Kansas State - L
at Texas Tech - W
West Virginia - W
at Oklahoma State - L
TCU - W

But again, there are multiple ways to get to 8 wins.


they'll beat okstate but lose to baylor

[Flintstones32]

If Sparty gets by Oregon in week 2, then with the Braxon Miller injury, I think they have a legit chance at making the 4 team playoff. Pretty weak conference schedule. Will probably have to beat Wisconsin in the big ten title game, who they do not play in the regular season.

[DesignatedT]

If Sparty gets by Oregon in week 2, then with the Braxon Miller injury, I think they have a legit chance at making the 4 team playoff. Pretty weak conference schedule. Will probably have to beat Wisconsin in the big ten title game, who they do not play in the regular season.

I was thinking about this yesterday, would Michigan State have been the fourth team in the playoff last year? I can't remember. I know it would have been Florida State, Auburn and Bama but forgot who else it would have been.

[rjv]

If Sparty gets by Oregon in week 2, then with the Braxon Miller injury, I think they have a legit chance at making the 4 team playoff. Pretty weak conference schedule. Will probably have to beat Wisconsin in the big ten title game, who they do not play in the regular season.


i'm not ruling out ohio state just yet although the spartans have a solid chance.

[DesignatedT]

Iowa is a sleeper in the big10

[Blake]

If Sparty gets by Oregon in week 2, then with the Braxon Miller injury, I think they have a legit chance at making the 4 team playoff. Pretty weak conference schedule. Will probably have to beat Wisconsin in the big ten title game, who they do not play in the regular season.

Yup.

If big 10 didn't have a conference title game, I'd say Sparty would be a virtual lock for the playoffs.

[The Reckoning]

I was thinking about this yesterday, would Michigan State have been the fourth team in the playoff last year? I can't remember. I know it would have been Florida State, Auburn and Bama but forgot who else it would have been.


yeah i think it would have

[NFO]

If Sparty gets by Oregon in week 2, then with the Braxon Miller injury, I think they have a legit chance at making the 4 team playoff. Pretty weak conference schedule. Will probably have to beat Wisconsin in the big ten title game, who they do not play in the regular season.

I think they have to win that Oregon game to get into the playoff. Even with the Braxton injury I still think that Nov 9th game will be tough for Sparty, but they should win. Their conference scheule is weak and they need J.T. Barrett to play lights out to keep Ohio State undefeated until Nov 9th if Sparty wants a chance at the playoff. They should be able to beat Wisky in tht title game. Pretty much hinges on the Oregon game. They can lose that game and still get in, but the loss would have to be close, a blow-out loss would really hurt their case.

[DesignatedT]

New updated AP top 25:

The full AP Top 25:

1. Florida State (38), 2-0
2. Oregon (16), 2-0
3. Alabama (1), 2-0
4. Oklahoma (2), 2-0
5. Auburn, 2-0
6. Georgia (1), 1-0
7. Texas A&M (2), 2-0
8. Baylor, 2-0
9. Southern Cal, 2-0
10. LSU, 2-0
11. Notre Dame, 2-0
12. UCLA, 2-0
13. Michigan State, 1-1
14. Mississippi, 2-0
15. Stanford, 1-1
16. Arizona State, 2-0
17. Virginia Tech, 2-0
18. Wisconsin, 1-1
19. Kansas State, 2-0
20. Missouri, 2-0
21. Louisville, 2-0
22. Ohio State, 1-1
23. Clemson, 1-1
24. South Carolina, 1-1
25. BYU, 2-0

[DesignatedT]

Lol at the predicitions of 8 and 4. They will be lucky to win 5 games.


$100.00 bet? Who has more wins at the end of the season.. A&M v Texas.


Deal.


Bowl game is included obviously. A tie is a tie. I'll do paypal or a check whatever you prefer. :tu


PayPal is fine

Better hope Texas wins and WVU takes us down or I'll be waiting on that $100 dumbjohn :tu

[djohn2oo8]

According to the new AP Poll that came out today:

The SEC has 8 teams in the top 25.

A&M plays 3 top ten teams.
A&M plays 6 top 25 teams.

OU plays 1 top ten team.
OU plays 2 top 25 teams.

Baylor plays 1 top ten team.
Baylor plays 2 top 25 teams.



Power 5 Conference Breakdown
SEC - 8
PAC 12 - 6
Big 10 - 4
ACC - 3
Big 12 -3

:lmao preseason polls