SEC Preseason Magazine Consensus

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National Top 25
 
Athlon  Lindy  Sure fire  TSN  Phil Steele   Street&Smith  CBS  
1 Southern Cal 210 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
2 Louisiana State 200 3 2 2 2 2 4 2 
3 West Virginia 191 5 4 3 4 4 2 4 
4 Michigan 186 8 3 4 3 5 5 3 
5 Texas 177 2 5 5 6 6 8 8 
6 Florida 161 6 11 9 5 14 6 5 
7 Virginia Tech 159 9 8 6 7 9 9 10 
8 Wisconsin 157 4 6 17 8 16 3 6 
9 Louisville 155 13 9 7 9 7 10 7 
10 Oklahoma 137 7 10 - 13 3 7 9 
11 Ohio State 116 12 13 14 17 15 15 15 
12 UCLA 109 15 22 11 10 21 17 12 
13 California 106 11 12 20 12 - 11 14 
14 Penn State 97 17 - 12 15 10 13 22 
15 Tennessee 95 20 7 15 18 25 21 16 
16 Georgia 92 16 17 - 14 11 16 20 
17 Texas Christian 86 25 15 8 20 23 23 17 
18 Auburn 78 21 23 23 16 - 14 11 
19 Nebraska 75 18 25 10 23 22 20 24 
20 Rutgers 73 10 16 - 19 - 19 18 
21 Hawaii 62 19 19 18 - 12 - 25 
22 Florida State 60 - 21 24 11 8 - - 
23 Arkansas 54 - 14 - - - 12 13 
24 Texas A&M 51 23 18 22 - 20 - 21 
25 Boise State 37 - - 21 22 - 25 19

2007 Preseason Consensus
 
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 Athlon Lindy Surefire TSN  Phil Steele Street & Smith CBS
East 
1 Florida 11½ 1 2 2 1 3½ 1 1 
2 Tennessee 16½ 3 1 1 3 3½ 3 2 
3 Georgia 17½ 2 3 4 2 1½ 2 3 
4 South Carolina 25½ 4 4 4 4 1½ 4 4 
5 Kentucky 35 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 
6 Vanderbilt 41 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 
West 
1 Louisiana State 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
2 Auburn 19 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 
3t Alabama 22 3 4 2 3 2 4 4 
3t Arkansas 22 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 
5 Mississippi State 38 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 
6 Mississippi 39 6 6 5 5 6 5 6
 
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oklavol said:
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 Athlon Lindy Surefire TSN  Phil Steele Street & Smith CBS
East 
1 Florida 11½ 1 2 2 1 3½ 1 1 
2 Tennessee 16½ 3 1 1 3 3½ 3 2 
3 Georgia 17½ 2 3 4 2 1½ 2 3 
4 South Carolina 25½ 4 4 4 4 1½ 4 4 
5 Kentucky 35 5 5 4 5 6 5 5 
6 Vanderbilt 41 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 
West 
1 Louisiana State 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
2 Auburn 19 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 
3t Alabama 22 3 4 2 3 2 4 4 
3t Arkansas 22 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 
5 Mississippi State 38 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 
6 Mississippi 39 6 6 5 5 6 5 6
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Interesting. That third to last poll has a tie between Georgia and South Carolina for first in the SECE.
 
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I did not realize Phil Steele has the Vols at #25. I also notice he has South Carolina at#13. Most magazines you can throw out the window but Phil Steele puts some work into it and he's pretty darn accurate.
 
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Its all moot until around week 3. Most teams schedule cream puffs there first couple games and real play for most teams dont come until week 3.
 
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ruslt said:
Yeah, we aren't worried. we remember Tenn and Cals last years preseason ranks. We also remember what happened when we meet.
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Well it must be nice to have a team that doesn't change at all from the last year or lose any key players. I guess if you beat us last year that precludes us from ever beating you. :dunno: Good point, sorry, forgot about last year.:thumbsup:
 
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The pre-season rankings are, to some extent, the result of previous years, which featured a high pre-season ranking, followed by a much lower (or not listed) post-season ranking.

It would appear that those who make such predictions have come to the opinion that the Vols are no longer the conference and national power that they used to be.
 
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Teddyhead said:
Well it must be nice to have a team that doesn't change at all from the last year or lose any key players. I guess if you beat us last year that precludes us from ever beating you. :dunno: Good point, sorry, forgot about last year.:thumbsup:
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Nice sarcasm. It's a good thing you didn't lose anyone key like Marshawn Lynch, or your 3 best defenders. That would be awful. And obviously you did forget about last year.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
The pre-season rankings are, to some extent, the result of previous years, which featured a high pre-season ranking, followed by a much lower (or not listed) post-season ranking.

It would appear that those who make such predictions have come to the opinion that the Vols are no longer the conference and national power that they used to be.
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:yes:
 
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...and with regard to the UT - Cal game, it would be a waste of paper to wipe your arse with the pre-season rankings.
 
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Teddyhead said:
Well it must be nice to have a team that doesn't change at all from the last year or lose any key players. I guess if you beat us last year that precludes us from ever beating you. :dunno: Good point, sorry, forgot about last year.:thumbsup:
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least you got that cleared up
 
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Teddyhead said:
Well it must be nice to have a team that doesn't change at all from the last year or lose any key players. I guess if you beat us last year that precludes us from ever beating you. :dunno: Good point, sorry, forgot about last year.:thumbsup:
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My point being preseason rankings are pointless. Rankings prior to mid season are really pointless. Us beating you last year has no bearing on us beating you this year, but we sure as hell hope it does.
 
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kptvol said:
Nice sarcasm. It's a good thing you didn't lose anyone key like Marshawn Lynch, or your 3 best defenders. That would be awful. And obviously you did forget about last year.
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Yes it would be awful, and yes I did forget about last year. I think everyone has tried to put that aberration behind them and concentrate on doing what they need to do to play competitive football THIS YEAR. I always hear all this whining about how tough the SEC is and then teams like Arkansas and you guys got blown out last year by OOC schools. In the case of Penn St., they really suck. I'm not talking trash I am just stating a simple fact that might be a little provocative to some of you. Cal would destroy Penn St.
 
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ruslt said:
My point being preseason rankings are pointless. Rankings prior to mid season are really pointless. Us beating you last year has no bearing on us beating you this year, but we sure as hell hope it does.
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:thumbsup:
 
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Teddyhead said:
Yes it would be awful, and yes I did forget about last year. I think everyone has tried to put that aberration behind them and concentrate on doing what they need to do to play competitive football THIS YEAR. I always hear all this whining about how tough the SEC is and then teams like Arkansas and you guys got blown out last year by OOC schools. In the case of Penn St., they really suck. I'm not talking trash I am just stating a simple fact that might be a little provocative to some of you. Cal would destroy Penn St.
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Tennesse hasn't been blown out by an OOC opponent recently. You have. Your game last year was not an aberration. You've lost to every good team you've played (and some crappy ones) since 2003. Now go get ready for that epic Bears-Wildcats rematch. Maybe there is an Arizona board upon which you can spew your garbage.

And Tennessee would destroy Arizona.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
The pre-season rankings are, to some extent, the result of previous years, which featured a high pre-season ranking, followed by a much lower (or not listed) post-season ranking.

It would appear that those who make such predictions have come to the opinion that the Vols are no longer the conference and national power that they used to be.
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They also continue to overrate California.

Phil Steele has the most imagination when doing preseason rankings, and he also digs deeper than the other magazines. He's also the most accurate. He obviously gets standings wrong and overrates/underrates teams. However, if you only trust him for his preseason mags, he's the best.

His weekly betting advice, though, is nothing worth reading.
 
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