2018 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll & Rankings Prediction

[B_dub]

Oklahoma goes 15-85 in their annual 100 game series versus Wisconsin.

I like it.

UT@Norman needed to be humbled. 85 losses to Wisconsin will do it.

Are yall ever going to step up and quit being Oklahoma’s bitch like the rest of the conference? I remember when a win over Texas actually helped your resume years ago.

 

[WizardHawk]

A very fair analysis. I see UW, USC and then about 7 teams vying for table scraps. I just think we be the best of the worst (or is it the worst of the best?).

Throw Utah up there as a scary team as well and anyone who dismisses or forgets Stanford and what Love brings to the table might end up in a world of hurt.

I expect another wild ride in the Pac to the CCG this year. Hopefully we can all avoid major injury and see the best shot each team has week in and week out.

 

[Bedlam131]

Oklahoma could return every starter besides Baker and we would be better than you. I don't know whether you underrate Baker, overrate Kyler, or underrate Wisconsin, but we would probably win something like 85 out of 100 games on a neutral site.

 

[romeo212000]

Oklahoma could return every starter besides Baker and we would be better than you. I don't know whether you underrate Baker, overrate Kyler, or underrate Wisconsin, but we would probably win something like 85 out of 100 games on a neutral site.

 

[Across The Field]

SC, Washington, Utah, Stanford .... Oregon as a Dark Horse. Any of those teams could win it imo. Arizona will be solid also.

Other than Washington, only USC has any sort of actual shot at the playoff. Utah and Arizona are middle of the road teams, and Oregon probably isn't much better. Stanford is a fringe top 25 team.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Other than Washington, only USC has any sort of actual shot at the playoff. Utah and Arizona are middle of the road teams, and Oregon probably isn't much better. Stanford is a fringe top 25 team.

Utah has a QB this year and if they don't do their usual November fade they could win the South and possibly the conference. Stanford is a tough call as is Zona.

 

[Across The Field]

Utah has a QB this year and if they don't do their usual November fade they could win the South and possibly the conference. Stanford is a tough call as is Zona.

If Utah wins your conference, that's a really bad sign of how things went down at Washington and USC. That'd be like Purdue winning the B1G.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

If Utah wins your conference, that's a really bad sign of how things went down at Washington and USC. That'd be like Purdue winning the B1G.

Obviously you don't follow PAC football.

 

[romeo212000]

Obviously you don't follow PAC football.

Nobody does. That shit doesn’t even start to 10 eastern time.

 

[8085sooner]

Bet A&M ain't happy after the money they paid.

Oh, and no way Wisconson > Oklahoma.

aTm
Pre Season rankings


#1 To Be Announced plaque or They will take credit for OU, because Schmitty was OU Strength coach 2017.

So in Aggyville. aTm is #6 and riding the Sooners coat tails

 

[Across The Field]

Obviously you don't follow PAC football.

Dude, I've followed all of college football for years. Your statement has no substance.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Dude, I've followed all of college football for years. Your statement has no substance.

If you followed PAC football you'd know there's media writers that have Utah winning the South division although most have them finishing 2nd behind SC. If Utah stays healthy they have a chance to win that division.

 

[Across The Field]

If you followed PAC football you'd know there's media writers that have Utah winning the South division although most have them finishing 2nd behind SC. If Utah stays healthy they have a chance to win that division.

I am not saying that isn't true, but it would be a really bad thing if they did. They were 7-6 last year for a reason. Again, they're probably about as good of a team as Purdue right now.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

I am not saying that isn't true, but it would be a really bad thing if they did. They were 7-6 last year for a reason. Again, they're probably about as good of a team as Purdue right now.

Utah has sent a fvkload of players to the NFL these past five years and other than their usual November slide, they've been one of the better teams in the conference. This year they have a solid QB and as always a solid defense. Seriously ... Perdue?

 

[Across The Field]

Utah has sent a fvkload of players to the NFL these past five years and other than their usual November slide, they've been one of the better teams in the conference. This year they have a solid QB and as always a solid defense. Seriously ... Perdue?

They were also 7-6 last year. Statistically they were pretty on par with Purdue last year, and Purdue is on the rise. They've got a great coach and return a lot of key pieces from a team that lost 4 of their games by a TD or less. Both teams sounds similar in their 2018 projections, but of course Purdue has a much tougher schedule. Nonetheless, having a team go from 7-6 to conference champ speaks pretty poorly of the conference as a whole.

 

[Olyduck]

They were also 7-6 last year. Statistically they were pretty on par with Purdue last year, and Purdue is on the rise. They've got a great coach and return a lot of key pieces from a team that lost 4 of their games by a TD or less. Both teams sounds similar in their 2018 projections, but of course Purdue has a much tougher schedule. Nonetheless, having a team go from 7-6 to conference champ speaks pretty poorly of the conference as a whole.

does it though? Ohio State 2001-2002. Big 10 finished 4 ranked teams 3 in double digit wins 2 BCS bowls.

 

[963BUSC]

A very fair analysis. I see UW, USC and then about 7 teams vying for table scraps. I just think we be the best of the worst (or is it the worst of the best?).

I see Stanford as having a good shot, but probably the toughest schedule with SC and Washington dodging each other regular season. But with the ? at QB for SC I'd have Stanford ranked higher at the start of the season.

 

[Olyduck]

alabama did it 2007 7-6 to 2008 12-2 in the SEC with 4 ranked 3 in double digit wins. 2 BCS including National Champ

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Washington went 6 - 6 in 2015 and 12 - 2 in 2016 including a CFP appearance.

 

[WizardHawk]

They were also 7-6 last year. Statistically they were pretty on par with Purdue last year, and Purdue is on the rise. They've got a great coach and return a lot of key pieces from a team that lost 4 of their games by a TD or less. Both teams sounds similar in their 2018 projections, but of course Purdue has a much tougher schedule. Nonetheless, having a team go from 7-6 to conference champ speaks pretty poorly of the conference as a whole.

Stats from teams in one league do not compare with teams from another. They have basically no commonality.

I'm not saying Utah is a world beater, but they always play solid defense and play top teams well. They beat WV last year, USC the year before, Michigan the year before, etc.

Their issue for a few years has been lack of depth which could hurt them again. They can't sustain the same injuries top recruiting programs can.