[Sports] Because it's Never Too Early

[Taxman]

ESPN has already put out a top 25 list for next season's College Football. :x
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=2281099

1. Texas Longhorns
2. Ohio State Buckeyes
3. West Virginia Mountaineers
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5. USC Trojans
6. LSU Tigers
7. Florida Gators
8. Oklahoma Sooners
9. Miami Hurricanes
10. Oregon Ducks
11. Michigan Wolverines
12. Auburn Tigers
13. Penn State Nittany Lions
14. Louisville Cardinals
15. Cal Bears
16. Virginia Tech Hokies
17. Georgia Bulldogs
18. Florida State Seminoles
19. Alabama Crimson Tide
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers
21. UCLA Bruins
22. TCU Horned Frogs
23. Arizona State Sun Devils
24. Iowa Hawkeyes
25. South Carolina Gamecocks

Yet other ESPN guys will continue to bitch that there should be no rankings at all until at least the fifth week of the season.

[Gunter]

I don't think there should be ratings until around the 4th or 5th week as well.

But having said that, I'm pretty happy with OU being ranked 8th. If they can build up and keep a healthy offensive line and make improvements on their secondary then they have all the tools to be a great team.

They have a tough schedule next year. They play at Oregon, have Washington at home, then of course there's October 7th, the Red River Shootout.

I hate when college football season ends.

[Taxman]

I don't think there should be ratings until around the 4th or 5th week as well.

But having said that, I'm pretty happy with OU being ranked 8th. If they can build up and keep a healthy offensive line and make improvements on their secondary then they have all the tools to be a great team.

They have a tough schedule next year. They play at Oregon, have Washington at home, then of course there's October 7th, the Red River Shootout.

I hate when college football season ends.Washington, I doubt will be a big problem. Texas and Ohio State would be my picks as the best also, but since they play each other early on, chance of them meeting in the Championship game are extremely slim.

[Gunter]

Washington, I doubt will be a big problem. Texas and Ohio State would be my picks as the best also, but since they play each other early on, chance of them meeting in the Championship game are extremely slim.

Most of the Longhorn's chances are going to depend on whether Vince Young decides to go to the NFL or stay for his senior year. If he stays then their chances are good, if not then I believe they'll have to go to a freshman qb and it could take a few games to get him worked into the system.

[Frozen Sooner]

Agreed that Texas' hopes depend on VY coming back. I'm kind of thinking he will. They put something in the water in Austin.

Depending on OU's line, 8 is either too high or too low. If we can cobble something together on the OL, OU is a contender. If line play is as inconsistent as it was this year, top 25 is about as good as we'll get.

[Ray G.]

No way does Vince Young come back. He just became one of the top picks in the draft, maybe even moving past Leinart.

[Frozen Sooner]

No way does Vince Young come back. He just became one of the top picks in the draft, maybe even moving past Leinart. Mack Brown has never had a player leave early, including: Ricky Williams Nathan Vasher Derrick Johnson The Fake Roy Williams Chris Simms Cedric Benson Most of those guys were top 5 caliber picks after their junior years (except for Simms, I guess)

[Frozen Sooner]

Washington, I doubt will be a big problem. Texas and Ohio State would be my picks as the best also, but since they play each other early on, chance of them meeting in the Championship game are extremely slim. Washington is the epitome of everything that can be terrible about a football team. Flat-out awful. I can't believe I thought Ty Willingham was a good coach. Sad for Dad. He's a U-Dub season ticket holder. When we play the return game in Seattle in 2008 I'm SO there.

[Taxman]

Most of the Longhorn's chances are going to depend on whether Vince Young decides to go to the NFL or stay for his senior year. If he stays then their chances are good, if not then I believe they'll have to go to a freshman qb and it could take a few games to get him worked into the system.This is what people said about USC when Carson Palmer left. Texas is a loaded team, and shouldn't be counted out prematurely.

[Gunter]

This is what people said about USC when Carson Palmer left. Texas is a loaded team, and shouldn't be counted out prematurely.


Definitely not counting them out, but their offense could suffer the first few games with a freshman qb. Especially a big game like Ohio State, that's a tough situation for a new qb to be involved in.

[Frozen Sooner]

This is what people said about USC when Carson Palmer left. Texas is a loaded team, and shouldn't be counted out prematurely. Colt McCoy suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks. Trust me on this: Texas doesn't have a QB on campus that's ready for the big time. Snead looked good in the AAA game today, though.

[Gunter]

Looks like Vince is going pro. He announced it today at 3 PM.

That really hurts the Longhorns chance of repeating as champs.

Looks like next year is going to be wide open.