USA Today College Football Coaches' Poll

[king cranium maximus IV]

Here.

Two quick thoughts:

- Six teams received first place votes.
- Spurrier didn't vote for Duke.

ed. note: fixed to remove ESPN

 

[trifectarich]

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Until November, all this is meaningless.

 

[dixiehack]

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LSU is way overrated.

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

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LSU is way overrated.

LSU is pretty interesting- they're still loaded on D and will have a solid running game. Usually that's enough to win the SEC. But then, yeah, the QB situation. Yikes. @ Auburn and @ Florida could be some serious trouble, and the home game against Georgia will be another tall order.

 

[CitizenTino]

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Until November, all this is meaningless.

I would strongly disagree with that. Consider what happened to Auburn a few years ago when it ran the table during the regular season but got left out of the title game thanks, in part, to how low it started the year in the rankings. The lower you are ranked in the opening poll, the less your fate is in your own hands all year.

That's why I don't think any of these polls should come out until at least three or four weeks into the season. You're establishing the pecking order for determining a champion before anybody even sets foot on the field.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

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There's already a poll out?

They might as well put a poll out for college football 2009. It would be just as meaningful.

 

[andyouare?]

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So Georgia is the pick for the team that will beat OSU in this year's title game. Interesting.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

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LSU is way overrated.

So is Duke.

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

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So Georgia is the pick for the team that will beat OSU in this year's title game. Interesting.

Yeah, the way this is going, I look forward to Vanderbilt kicking tOSU's ass in the 2018 BCS Championship Game.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

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Georgia may be the first major college team I've ever heard of having four consecutive road games without a bye week.

That's one hell of a brutal schedule. Don't write off the trip to ASU either. East coast teams typically play terribly when they have to travel that far.

 

[Barsuk]

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Georgia will not win the national championship.

LSU has no QB ... and no business at No. 6.

Missouri will find some way to screw it up, probably by losing to some schlub team like Iowa State.

If Ohio State <s>plays in</s> gets killed in the national championship game again, something must be done to change the system immediately.

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

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Georgia will not win the national championship.

Yeah, the schedule is too nuts. I'd be shocked if they lost less than two games. Nothing to frown upon, and it could easily get them another BCS at-large bid, but I'm not expecting a championship.

 

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

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Oklahoma - lose your bowl game by three touchdowns, move up 4 spots!

And why is Michigan ranked ?

 

[Barsuk]

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Georgia will not win the national championship.

Yeah, the schedule is too nuts. I'd be shocked if they lost less than two games. Nothing to frown upon, and it could easily get them another BCS at-large bid, but I'm not expecting a championship.

Precisely my reasoning. Of course, two-loss SEC champs have a knack for finding their way into the BCSNCG, so who knows?

 

[ScribePharisee]

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Oklahoma - lose your bowl game by three touchdowns, move up 4 spots!

And why is Michigan ranked ?

They won't be there in January. OU that is.

 

[times38]

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And why is Michigan ranked ?

because the Big Ten is horrible and they should still win eight games even with the horror show they're going to be putting on the field.

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

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Georgia will not win the national championship.

Yeah, the schedule is too nuts. I'd be shocked if they lost less than two games. Nothing to frown upon, and it could easily get them another BCS at-large bid, but I'm not expecting a championship.

Precisely my reasoning. Of course, two-loss SEC champs have a knack for finding their way into the BCSNCG, so who knows?

Yeah, unfortunately I don't see college football being as bonkers as last year...so two losses won't cut it.

 

[times38]

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I really can't see anyone other than Oklahoma - and maybe the USC-OSU winner - going undefeated. so there will still be a slot for a team with a loss.

 

[KP]

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Didn't ESPN bail on this poll a couple years ago?

 

[GB-Hack]

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Didn't ESPN bail on this poll a couple years ago?

Yes, although it does still have its name on the basketball poll.