SportingNews.com's Top 50 CFB Teams

[Tidefan73]

For anyone that might be interested, SN will be profiling its top 50 CFB teams over the next few weeks in preparation of the upcoming season...WOOT WOOT!!!

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...c.php?t=430186

Here is the list in reverse order:

No. 50 Connecticut

No. 49 Georgia Tech

No. 48 Texas A&M

No. 47 Oregon State

No. 46 Purdue

No. 45 N.C. State

No. 44 Oklahoma State

No. 43 UCLA

No. 42 North Carolina

No. 41 Ball State

No. 40 Nebraska

No. 39 South Carolina

No. 38 Miami

No. 37 Colorado

No. 36 Cincinnati

No. 35 Florida State

No. 34 Tulsa

No. 33 Boise State

No. 32 Utah

No. 31 California

No. 30 Mississippi State

No. 29 Penn State

No. 28 Notre Dame

No. 27 Michigan State

No. 26 Pittsburgh

No. 25 Fresno State

No. 24 Wake Forest

No. 23 Alabama

No. 22 Tennessee

No. 21 South Florida

No. 20 Texas Tech

No. 19 BYU

No. 18 Michigan

No. 17 Arizona State

No. 16 Auburn

No. 15 Oregon

No. 14 Wisconsin

No. 13 Virginia Tech

No. 12 Kansas

No. 11 Texas

No. 10 Illinois

No. 9 Florida

No. 8 West Virginia

No. 7 Clemson

No. 6 Missouri

No. 5 LSU

No. 4 Oklahoma

No. 3 Southern Cal

No. 2 Ohio State

No. 1 Georgia

[chippewastud79]

How are they going to put Ball State in there when Central Michigan won the league last year and has damn near the entire team coming back?

[Tidefan73]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

How are they going to put Ball State in there when Central Michigan won the league last year and has damn near the entire team coming back?

I didn't say they were the smartest picks!!

[kgoings]

40th for Nebraska is fair considering what they did last year, I think they will be much better....but preseason 40th is fair.

[taltos]

Going to be some real pissed off Boston College fans plus Notre Dame in the top 50? Give the guy who made the list a drink.

[Tidefan73]

Originally Posted by taltos

Going to be some real pissed off Boston College fans plus Notre Dame in the top 50? Give the guy who made the list a drink.

I think he may of already had one....too many!!

[troutbreath]

How about those Deacons at #24? Could be a great year for WFU -- get FSU early (during suspensions) and Clemson at home on Thursday night.

[BigDawgFan]

I hope UGA is as good as the writers think they are. Football season is getting closer!!

[BamaDoc77]

Originally Posted by BigDawgFan

I hope UGA is as good as the writers think they are. Football season is getting closer!!

they will be. *sigh*

[Tidefan73]

Originally Posted by BamaDoc77

they will be. *sigh*

, but I can live with Gawga being a good team this year...I've always liked them and I think Richt is a class act. Bama played them really tough last season and I hope with the improved talent and depth, we might pull off the victory this year!!!

[troutbreath]

Bama needs to whip Clemson in week 1. That will do the nation a great service. We are all counting on yo.

[Tidefan73]

Originally Posted by troutbreath

Bama needs to whip Clemson in week 1. That will do the nation a great service. We are all counting on yo.

I think that Clemson game will be a defining moment on how the rest of the season will be. It's gonna be a tough game, they're returning almost the entire team. I have faith that Bama will pull out the win, but it will be really close. Saban is brining in the talent he needs to run the team the way he wants and the freshman that will be playing in that game will need to play the games of their lives for Bama to have a chance.

Just three words left.....Roll Tide, Roll!!!

[troutbreath]

How is Bama's D? I have no doubt they will be able to score on Clemson, but stopping them might be a different matter. Davis and Spiller are solid in the backfield. Harper is a pretty good QB, but I would stop the run and make him beat me if I were the opposing coach.

[Tidefan73]

Originally Posted by troutbreath

How is Bama's D? I have no doubt they will be able to score on Clemson, but stopping them might be a different matter. Davis and Spiller are solid in the backfield. Harper is a pretty good QB, but I would stop the run and make him beat me if I were the opposing coach.

They'll have issues on D this year. MLB is a true sophomore, though he started all last year. Will probably start another true freshman at LB again this year. DL will be ok, but the backfield might have some issues...might see a few freshman starting.

[clampdown]

at least 6 wins that all I want, to hell with rankings, just give me Bowl games and more recruits. Thanks for the rankings.