BlogPoll: Our Preseason Top 25 (21-25)
Finally! We're done. Here's Big Red, El Diablo, the Red Gun, some Boilermakers and the Gator -- which, by the way, we're currently pitching as a Morning Zoo radio concept for the greater Bakersfield area.
From now on, you get one sentence max on these round-ups. Jeebus, I'm thirsty. Where's my Powerade Green Squall?
21. Nebraska
The Cornhuskers, uh, we mean Huskers, as it appears that the
"corn" has been convieniently dropped (who can blame them), but why
doesn't Nebraska just go by Big Red? It's equally awesome as a chewing gum, SNL
commercial, and slang for something filthy we can't discuss here without getting fined by the FCC. Gross. Ok, so don't expect big things from Big Red this year, unless
they get lucky as in Marlon
Lucky, a sophomore RB from Los Angeles with big-time talent.
22. Florida
This is the one we're probably most uncertain about. On
paper,
this team is solid, they've got a 2nd year coach (which is usually when
the truly great coaching hires start to pay off), and a 4-year starter
at QB. That being said, Florida the last few years just hasn't been
the same Florida they were under Spurrier. Whether it's coaching
weaknesses, a competitive SEC, or a decline in talent (or some combo of
the three), they've just been off. So we're basically pulling the
ultimate non-commit on this one -- we're putting Florida at #22, with
the caveat that they're the team we expect to move up the charts
fastest. We know -- it's garbage. But so are preseason rankings.
23. Arizona State
While we do feel bad for the dad that thinks his tuition is
well spent because his daugther is always off to The Library, that's part of
what makes this school great. Because as their shirts say, "Regadless
of our teams fate, you'll see us at the tailgate." But are the
supporters from the Valley of the Sun going to demand more than just
success at the QB spot? To start, they will need a defense that doesn't
look like this after the first quarter, if they want to tailgate on
the national stage.
24. Purdue
What better way to follow ASU than with a Boilermaker? BlogPoll officials ask us to NOT take schedule into consideration, and focus on
talent; that being said, Purdue doesn't have to play Michigan or Ohio
State this year. We tried to ignore that fact, but cmon. How can we not factor that into a positive for the
Boilermakers winning percentage?
25. Hawaii
Hawaii QB Colt Brennan's sister used to throw the rippingest
parties in high school (some of the first of our young lives, proud to say). And little 10 year-old Colt was usually pretty cool about running
to the keg to fill up your beer for you. And for that (not to mention
June Jones' super-cool-named Red Gun offense), we're going to go ahead
and give the Rainbow Warriors the #25 spot (aka "The Spurrier").
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