CBS post spring TOP 25

[FSUmanager]

Guess it just means we are the deepest conference.

amidoinirite big12er's?

 

[Codaxx]

TO be fair the SEC and Pac 10 both had 50% of the league win bowls.

 

[FSUmanager]

TO be fair the SEC and Pac 10 both had 50% of the league win bowls.

To be completely honest I do not worry about what conference wins more bowls games. As long as FSU wins their bowl game I am OUTSTANDING!

 

[jonvi]

TO be fair the SEC and Pac 10 both had 50% of the league win bowls.

I have no problem with the thought of the pac and the sec being on the same level.

 

[fordman84]

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I would have to look. Big 12 had 9 bowl teams out 10 that year. Might be a bigger accomplishment. But you beat a bunch of white kids in a bowl game named after a chicken sandwich, so you got that going for you

"that year"? You mean this last year? When you went 3-3 and somehow that is "9 bowl teams out of 10"?


great math, sip.

 

[fordman84]

To be completely honest I do not worry about what conference wins more bowls games. As long as FSU wins their bowl game I am OUTSTANDING!

I'm with ya, but seeing the jimmies get rustled is fun too.

 

[Codaxx]

"that year"? You mean this last year? When you went 3-3 and somehow that is "9 bowl teams out of 10"?


great math, sip.

that was the only year Big 12 guys said anything. Not a single Big 12 fan said much positive about the conference last year, but dont let that stop your meme

 

[Boise4Life]

This is how I see it:

SEC (still by quite a decent margin)
Pac 12
Big 12 (pretty damn close to the Pac)
Big 10 (still a bit of a decent amount behind the Big 12)
ACC (much better than it had been and somewhat closing the gap on the Big 10)
Everyone else

 

[fordman84]

that was the only year Big 12 guys said anything. Not a single Big 12 fan said much positive about the conference last year, but dont let that stop your meme

except for it being a running theme this entire passed season as well.

Carry on

 

[Codaxx]

This is how I see it:

SEC (still by quite a decent margin)
Pac 12
Big 12 (pretty damn close to the Pac)
Big 10 (still a bit of a decent amount behind the Big 12)
ACC (much better than it had been and somewhat closing the gap on the Big 10)
Everyone else

I think the PAC and SEC are coming together. Big 12 is behind and likely falling. I think the Big 12 has some amazing coaches that mask institutional short comings. Big 10 has population issues like the Big 12. ACC should rise once they decide to spend a little on football

 

[FSUmanager]

I think the PAC and SEC are coming together. Big 12 is behind and likely falling. I think the Big 12 has some amazing coaches that mask institutional short comings. Big 10 has population issues like the Big 12. ACC should rise once they decide to spend a little on football

Ding Ding Ding. We have a winner. Only VT, FSU, and Clemson spend enough money on coaching to be competitive with the other conferences' teams.

 

[Boise4Life]

I think the PAC and SEC are coming together. Big 12 is behind and likely falling. I think the Big 12 has some amazing coaches that mask institutional short comings. Big 10 has population issues like the Big 12. ACC should rise once they decide to spend a little on football

Which conference do you think is stronger right now between the Big 12 and Big 10?

 

[MarkOU]

1) Alabama - Overrated
2) Ohio State - Overrated
3) Florida State - Should be #1.
4) Oregon - good
5) Oklahoma - good
6) Auburn - good
7) Michigan State - Underrated.
8) South Carolina - good
9) LSU - Overrated
10) Stanford - good
11) Baylor - Underrated.
12) UCLA - Overrated
13) Kansas State - Overrated
14) Georgia - Overrated
15) Wisconsin - good
16) Southern Cal - Overrated
17) Arizona State - Underrated
18) Nebraska - good
19) Texas - Overrated
20) Notre Dame - Underrated
21) Cincinatti - meh ?
22) Texas A&M - good
23) Iowa - meh?
24) Duke - Where the love, underrated
25) BYU - meh?




I give this poll a 5/10.

 

[Boise4Life]

1) Alabama - too high
2) Ohio State - too high
3) Florida State - too low
4) Oregon - too high
5) Oklahoma
6) Auburn - too low
7) Michigan State - too low
8) South Carolina
9) LSU
10) Stanford
11) Baylor
12) UCLA
13) Kansas State - too high
14) Georgia - too high
15) Wisconsin
16) Southern Cal
17) Arizona State - too high
18) Nebraska
19) Texas - too high
20) Notre Dame
21) Cincinatti - shouldn't be ranked
22) Texas A&M - too high
23) Iowa - shouldn't be ranked
24) Duke
25) BYU

Clemson and Oklahoma State are missing. They should be in there.

 

[yeodonie]

Love how so many have all top 5 as "overrated" but don't have enough underrated teams to fill the void if the "overrated" teams were dropped.

 

[4down20]

I think the PAC and SEC are coming together. Big 12 is behind and likely falling. I think the Big 12 has some amazing coaches that mask institutional short comings. Big 10 has population issues like the Big 12. ACC should rise once they decide to spend a little on football

I agree that Pac12 caught up a good bit to the SEC last year.

Curious to see if it holds up this coming year.

The other conferences I see as being pretty even, and the Pac12 is just barely ahead of them.

 

[Boise4Life]

Love how so many have all top 5 as "overrated" but don't have enough underrated teams to fill the void if the "overrated" teams were dropped.

Here's my preseason top 5 which is consistent with who I thought was too high or too low.

1. FSU
2. Bama
3. Auburn
4. Michigan State
5. Oklahoma

Didn't exactly go out on a limb with those picks. Looks pretty similar to last year's end of year rankings. It obviously won't turn out that way, but that's about how I would personally put things to start. I think most people would swap Michigan State with Ohio State there and I could certainly see that.

 

[WhiteMamba]

1) Alabama - Overrated
2) Ohio State - Overrated
3) Florida State - Should be #1.
4) Oregon - good
5) Oklahoma - good
6) Auburn - good
7) Michigan State - Underrated.
8) South Carolina - good
9) LSU - Overrated
10) Stanford - good
11) Baylor - Underrated.
12) UCLA - Overrated
13) Kansas State - Overrated
14) Georgia - Overrated
15) Wisconsin - good
16) Southern Cal - Overrated
17) Arizona State - Underrated
18) Nebraska - good
19) Texas - Overrated
20) Notre Dame - Underrated
21) Cincinatti - meh ?
22) Texas A&M - good
23) Iowa - meh?
24) Duke - Where the love, underrated
25) BYU - meh?




I give this poll a 5/10.

Agree 100%

Let's remember it is Sports Illustrated

 

[KansasSooner]

Not really up on a lot of teams except my own which I think is rated entirely too high given the defense is supposed be the strong side of the team and they really weren't that good last year and T. Knight has yet to prove he can play an entire season like he did against one team in a bowl. I would like to think the offense can come together but it remains a big question mark going into next season.

 

[Codaxx]

I agree that Pac12 caught up a good bit to the SEC last year.

Curious to see if it holds up this coming year.

The other conferences I see as being pretty even, and the Pac12 is just barely ahead of them.

I am placing a bit of faith into the equation. Pac 10 was the ACC West of football spending for years. That fat contract changed things. PAC is spending money and bringing in coaches. Couple that with population trends heading out West, I think we are at the beginning of a upswing in strength by the PAC. May take a little while for that to come together. This is more of a 5 year projection.