Spring Top 25: Gators No. 1, Tech 13, Dawgs 14
We did our RE (Ridiculously Early) Top 25 back in January, just hours after Florida had won the BCS national championship. Now we’re done with spring practice and June will be here before we know it. So let’s do our Spring Top 25, which should give us enough to argue about between now and two-a-days in August.
Last season’s record and the previously rank in our RE Top 25 are in parentheses. So who did I leave out that belongs on this list?
Have a good weekend. See you Monday.
1—Florida (13-1, 1): Tim Tebow is back. The entire defense is back. There are no apparent weaknesses on this team. The only real concern is an Oct. 10 trip to LSU.
2—Texas (12-1, 2): Colt McCoy and the Longhorns will be motivated after coming up one-point short of a shot at the national championship last season. They meet Oklahoma in Dallas On Oct. 17 and travel to Oklahoma State on Oct. 31.
3—Oklahoma (12-2, 5): QB Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner, came back to school for another shot at the national championship.
4—Alabama (12-2, 4): Crimson Tide has to rebuild OL but defense should carry this team a long way.
5—Southern California (12-1, 3): QB Mark Sanchez left early and nine starters are gone on defense. So what? Trojans reload and win the Pac-10 again.
6—Virginia Tech (10-4, 8): The defending ACC champions came out of spring feeling good about defense, QB Tyrod Taylor.
7—Oklahoma State (9-4, 7): Georgia fans need to remember: QB Zac Robinson, RB Kendall Hunter, WR Dez Bryant. The Cowboys are very good.
8—Ohio State (10-3, 9): RB Beanie Wells left but QB Terrelle Pryor returns with eight starters on defense.
9—LSU (8-5, 6): Tigers bounce back with John Chavis as new defensive coordinator and Jordan Jefferson at QB.
10—Ole Miss (9-4, 16): Not sure if I’m totally on the Ole Miss bandwagon yet because LT Michael Oher and DT Peria Jerry are gone. Rebels do have a very good QB in Jevan Snead and a good schedule.
11—Oregon (10-3, 18): Mike Bellotti stepped down as head coach but Chip Kelly was the genius behind that offense. Will challenge Southern Cal in Pac-10.
12—Penn State (11-2, 21): People are telling me that Joe Pa might win the Big Ten despite losing 14 starters. We’ll see.
13—Georgia Tech (9-4, 13): There are some big holes to fill on the defensive line, but Paul Johnson’s offense will be even better in year two.
14—Georgia (10-3, 15): Still concerned about the defense and the running back position. The Sept. 5 trip to Oklahoma State is scary.
15—Florida State (9-4, 12): If the Seminoles can find a couple of receivers they will win the ACC Atlantic.
16—North Carolina (8-5, 14): Tar Heels also need some wide receivers but the defense (19 INT last season) will be very good.
17—TCU (11-2, 17): The Horned Frogs lost seven starters from the nation’s No. 2 defense but these guys are always good under Gary Patterson.
18—Boise State (12-1, 24): Broncos return QB Kellen Moore but have a tough opener with Oregon.
19—Utah (13-0, 19): QB Brian Johnson is gone but nine starters on defense return.
20—Texas Tech (11-2, 20): QB Graham Harrell is gone but Mike Leach always finds another quarterback to plug into his offense.
21—Cincinnati (11-3, NR): Only one starter returns on defense but QB Tony Pike is back on offense. Bearcats are still good enough to repeat as Big East champs.
22—East Carolina (9-5, NR): Sixteen starters, including QB Patrick Pinkney, return from the C-USA champs.
23—California (9-4, 22): RB Jahvid Best is the nation’s leading returning rusher. Seven starters are back on defense.
24—Notre Dame (7-6, NR): I’m not convinced the Irish are that good but the schedule, other than Southern Cal on Oct. 17, is very manageable.
25—Kansas (8-5, NR): With quarterback Todd Reesing coming back, the Jayhawks will challenge Nebraska for the Big 12 North.
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No BCS
May 15th, 2009
8:33 am
Not bad, but Alabama at number 4? Not only do they have to replace an OL, they also have a new quarterback. Bama loses first game to Virginia Tech and probably one or two more later in the season. Bama should be around 15. I’m not on the Ole Miss bandwagon yet either. I’d put them between 15 and 20. Penn State is ranked a little too high but agree with the “people” that they’ll beat Ohio State in Happy Valley and win the Big Ten again. Georgia has a lot of star power to replace…I’d put them between 20 and 25. It will be interesting to see where Florida State ends up with all the media attention surrounding the fate of Bobby Bowden’s wins. However they finish though I’d say this season is Bobby’s last. Lastly, Notre Dame should not be ranked at all. Southern Cal will clober them and I’d bet even Michigan hands them a 14 point loss this year. Like everyone else, you have Notre Dame on this list based on name alone.
Eric
May 15th, 2009
8:34 am
I think maybe UAT should be ranked just below Utah.
Eric
May 15th, 2009
8:39 am
Is Auburn still in the SEC?
Maddog
May 15th, 2009
8:40 am
I’m usually just interested in where UGA is ranked, and how the top 10 looks, but Ole Miss at #10? I think they’ll be good, but not top 10.
David
May 15th, 2009
8:44 am
I agree with most but Oklahoma St at #7? Yes they have a good offense with all the starters returning but they gave up a TON of points and there offense was playing against Big 12 defenses. See Ole Miss vs TT…
William
May 15th, 2009
8:45 am
Oklahoma lost all 5 starters on the OL. Bradford may be good, but if the OL is exceptional, it’ll be hard to complete passes laying on his back.
Steve
May 15th, 2009
8:46 am
How can you put F$U in the top 25, much less 15th in the country? Is this a going away gift for Bobby? At least you remember to put Oklahoma in your top 25 this year. I guess that is an improvement over last season.
Atlanta Gator
May 15th, 2009
8:48 am
TONY BARNHART—-Just for fun, I posted three Youtube.com video links last night of “growling gators,” and 12 hours later that post is still awaiting “moderation,” whatever the heck that means:
“Atlanta Gator Your comment is awaiting moderation. May 14th, 2009. 8:17 pm.”
Given all the vile garbage that the AJC sees fit to permit some bloggers to post, this seems, well, a little bit inconsistent. Can you please explain what the AJC’s current “moderation” policy is, please, so everyone on your Mr. CFB blog understands? Did the Youtube video links, harmless though they clearly are, trigger some sort of automated censorship function?
F-Dawg
May 15th, 2009
8:48 am
Opening at Oklahoma State…not exactly a cupcake.
bank walker
May 15th, 2009
8:54 am
There is no way bama should be in at #4. Everything else looks peachy.
Kiffinisatosser
May 15th, 2009
8:57 am
Ole Miss will sink like a rock and be out of the Top 25 by Mid-October. They have good skill position players on O and a decently stout D but their O line play will let them down. Snead is overrated and does not perform well when pressured. Sadly (or not!!) he will be severely pressured all season long.
hop
May 15th, 2009
8:58 am
okla state has no defense at all. they will not finish in the top 20 at season end,and alabama team destroyed by utah!
toney.. you have got to be kidding
the dawgs will defeat okla state just has ole miss beat texas tech.
this big 12 conference does not play any defense.
they will not score over 20points at most on the improved dawg defense.
Kiffinisatosser
May 15th, 2009
9:00 am
Bama ain’t got no qwataback….another year of a twitchy houndstooth will be had 6 feet under the Bear’s tombstone.
stoopid
May 15th, 2009
9:01 am
USC is #5???!!!! They lose their whole team, including their starting veteran QB, they have no proven upcoming QB and more than 9 starters gone and they get put in at #5?? I call BULLSHI*!!
RD
May 15th, 2009
9:04 am
yaaaaawn….you’re really out on a limb there Tony. This is the most “safe-play” preseason poll I have seen yet. Obviously Florida should be #1, and a mix of USC, Texas, and Oklahoma should be at the top. Georgia Tech will not score 45 on Georgia again…Tech’s defense better fill the holes on the D line, or their higher ranking than UGA will look darn silly.
Ole Miss will surprise us all…don’t be surprised when they show up in Atlanta come December.
Roswell Ed
May 15th, 2009
9:05 am
Good morning folks!!!
Did y’all miss me?
I think at some point last year there were about 15 Roswell Eds. Well this is the real me and I can tell you that AU doesn’t belong in the top 25——YET. Don’t forget that we were a QB away from being pretty good last year.
Enough of that. If you want to see what I’ve been up to and my daily musings please visit my website
http://www.BigEdsBlog.com
Started it a couple of weeks ago and I think y’all will luv it!!
Enjoy.
Danny
May 15th, 2009
9:06 am
Atlanta Gator
This is a football forum, not Animal Planet.
CharlotteGator
May 15th, 2009
9:07 am
Not sure LSU is the biggest concern. Tough game for sure, but it being pegged as their biggest game and the team’s desire to make up for the last visit to Baton Rouge will have them singularly focused. The bye week ahead of that game for us is HUGE as well.
I’m more concerned about the UGA game given that they have the bye week before and I could see our team not being as up for that game as they’d need to be. Ask Georgia if it’s possible to lose that game w/ the superior team. The Gators have won some games this decade they had no business being in (the Lito Sheppard return game, the Terrance Edwards drop, etc.).
The USCe game could be interesting as well. I remember that loss up there in Spurrier’s first year and I can see something stupid/crazy happening again.
I know we have a setup for great leadership and focus, but at the end of the day, they’re still college kids. Anyone remember how focused we were in college?
RxDawg
May 15th, 2009
9:07 am
So a UGA team, with a bye the week before that is pretty much flying under the Radar, isn’t a “real concern”? Love it, keep it coming
By week
May 15th, 2009
9:09 am
UGA had a bye week before the Tech game and we know how that turned out….
RxDawg
May 15th, 2009
9:10 am
P.S. I’m not usually overconfident about winning football games. However, we will stomp the cows out of the boys at OSU. Mark it down. The Big 12 is pretty soft as a football conference.
mightyKC
May 15th, 2009
9:10 am
he must have been joking…no Gator fans are worried about the pups.
All bark and no bite.
DawginLex
May 15th, 2009
9:11 am
Bama way too high. LSU too high. Okie state too high. Ole Miss about right but should be the highest ranked SEC west team by year end. SEC east is a 2 horse race with Fla/UGA.
Atlanta Gator
May 15th, 2009
9:16 am
Yes, Danny, I know. I will try to restrict my use of Youtube video links to the two-legged variety of Gators in the future.
RAMBLE ON!!!
May 15th, 2009
9:16 am
Over ranked…Bama, Ohio St., ND.
Under ranked…Ole Missy, UNC, Utah.
NANCY PELOSI IS THE BIGGEST LIAR ON PLANET EARTH!!! (Tony you said Fridays were open for anything)
RxDawg
May 15th, 2009
9:19 am
Atlanta Gator, It’s probably because it’s an outside link. On other forums and blogs, people will sometimes post up links to sites containing viruses and keyloggers. It can get pretty ugly in the wild wild west of the internet.
Atlanta Gator
May 15th, 2009
9:19 am
Roswell Ed—-Your blog posts will simply not be the same without your selective use of BOLD type in this new AJC blog environment. Glad you’re back—-it wasn’t the same around here without you.
JB
May 15th, 2009
9:19 am
Dawgs go 9-3 and finish 15 th or so….They will beat Tech..Book it…
stoopid
May 15th, 2009
9:20 am
dawgs had a bye week before the UF game in 07 and we all know how that turned out!!
I was hopin for a topic on Spurriers comments bout CUM… any UF trollers on here have an opinion on what the ol’ ball coach had to say bout urban lyer??
m
May 15th, 2009
9:20 am
Tony…you are the biggest sec homer gomer there has ever been. 4 sec teams in the top 10…what a crock. And how in the helle can alabammmer be ranked #4 and ahead of a Utah team that beat the crap out of them.
The sec is the most overhyped and overrated conference in history. Last year the sec top to bottom was the weakest in history…and it is not much better this year.
The sec is the chan gomer gailey of conferences….thank God and Greyhound he is gone.
JB
May 15th, 2009
9:21 am
Ramble on………WE AGREE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Atlanta Gator
May 15th, 2009
9:21 am
RxDawg—-Weirdly, the blog filter would let me post the video links one at a time, but not all three in a single post. My original post at 8:17 last night is still awaiting “moderation.”
Bama Dawg
May 15th, 2009
9:23 am
Roswell Ed – Still and Idiot!
RxDawg
May 15th, 2009
9:24 am
Well, maybe not. I see Ed’s post went up just fine. *shrugs*
JB
May 15th, 2009
9:24 am
speaking of Pelosi, how’s this “CHANGE” working out for everybody ? ( it is open line Friday)
Roswell Ed
May 15th, 2009
9:30 am
BAMA DAWG—Still and idiot? What the f does that mean?
I agree– Nancy Pelosi is a big fat liar.
http://www.BigEdsBlog.com is virus free unlike your mother!!
CharlotteGator
May 15th, 2009
9:30 am
Ol’ ball coach’s comments are what they are. At this point I feel like anything that gets said about Urban or the Gators has to just go by the wayside. When you’re at the top, people are going to take shots and do what they can to come get you or at least bring you down. I feel like the Gators need to enjoy the current level of sustained success with a little class but also an honest assessment that it’s unrealistic for it to last forever (see basketball). Responding to every dig, criticism, etc while we’re trying to do some unprecedented stuff is a waste of time.
ThaMan
May 15th, 2009
9:33 am
How many times did I here “puppies annihilate Tech last year. How did that work out? BOOK IT. UGA fans should never us the word “book”, no matter the definition.
azcat225
May 15th, 2009
9:33 am
Just to keep things in perspective, particularly given some of the juvenile and barely-literate comments posted already, let’s keep Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich in our thoughts and prayers. Throw all the bricks you want at me, folks, but it’s just a game.
dawg68
May 15th, 2009
9:35 am
Everybody knows defense wins or looses games (ask UGA), FLA. deserves to be #1 I hate to admit that, but to rate Tech #13 and UGA behind Tech is a joke. Their defensive line needs to be rebuilt and UGA has 3 defensive lineman back from injury will have a big impact, besides Willie’s job is on the line this year. Everybody will study the LSU game and design schemes similiar to stop this offense. Tech will probably lose 4 to 5 games this year and especially their last game of the year at thr “trade school field”
ThaMan
May 15th, 2009
9:36 am
How did those preseason rankings work out last year? It was all good until the “BAMA BLACKOUT”! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
bigdawg01
May 15th, 2009
9:36 am
I will keep my Freedom, Money, and Guns. All the rest can keep the “change”. Pelosi needs to burn.
M,
Will you please go away and take the LAMEST saying “God and Greyhound” BS with you. You are completely irrelevant and a total d-bag.
srr
May 15th, 2009
9:37 am
The SEC is like every other BCS conference — the teams don’t like to play other BCS schools on the road — and when they do, they lose more often than they win.
Oklahoma State at Stillwater will be a very difficult game for the Dawgs.
RAMBLE ON!!!
May 15th, 2009
9:41 am
Most ethical congress evah!!!
HAH!!!
Is a lie, really a lie, when everyone knows it’s a lie, and the person telling it knows everyone knows it’s a lie?
I never thought I’d say it, but to steal someone’s handle, “I’d rather be a dawg than a democrat”.
Admit it Tony, this is the first time evah, that you haven’t had a preseason ranking without UTenn and Awbarn in the top 25. You are making small strides on you bias.
Roswell Ed
May 15th, 2009
9:41 am
What’s more uncomfortable?
Being waterboarded or listening to Pelosi’s excuses about what she knew about waterboarding?
The LOONEY LEFT????
http://www.BigEdsBlog.com
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
9:43 am
Roswell Ed, welcome back.
Bama Dawg, I really hate to say it, read your post. Proofread when possible, and I don’t obey that commandment nearly enough either.
Zombie Erk Russell
May 15th, 2009
9:46 am
There are no brains here. None. I need to eat… need to eat…
Must. Find. Brains.
Hey, does anyone have a link to Mensa’s home page?
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
9:46 am
For once, at least while sober, I will say something political. I would rather be waterboarded long enough to give up the Original Recipe at that KFC where me and my fellow dawg graduates work, than be stuck in a room with that woman for ten minutes. Why doesn’t she blink, creepy.
Sickened
May 15th, 2009
9:46 am
I’m sick of the left-wingers also. When are we gonna invade another country & start torturing again?
Huh?
May 15th, 2009
9:49 am
After getting my share of humble pie last year I make no predictions. I will only say that Oklahoma State is the least of my worries. Its out of conference, on the road, and against a top 10 team. As long as we make a respectable showing we could drop that game and it wouldn’t make or break the season. I don’t think we lose though. Mark Richt teams thrive in games like this. Plus, they are an overrated Big 12 patsy with no defense. Couldn’t resist.
No, as usual, I am more worried about the SEC slate for Georgia. If we beat OSU we could be poised for a letdown the next week against South Carolina. I’m sure LSU is a little tired of getting smacked around by us and will bring the A game. Tennessee is in Knoxville and only a week after LSU. And when was the last time we beat Auburn a mindboggling FOUR years in a row? It just doesn’t happen. As for the Gators: Foggettaboutit. It ain’t happening folks. The bye week will surely make it less painful than last year, but barring some catastrophic Gator injury a win is out of the question. I’m sorry.
We could be in for a rough year. Thank god and greyhound we’ve still got Tech to smack around. That will be fun. Can’t wait to see how they deal with that spotlight. I think they choke per the usual. Thanks.
Otto
May 15th, 2009
9:49 am
Preseason rankings working out…now it is on UF and Bama. It is way to early for rankings which I really loathe because if the preseason top 2 run the table then they’re a shoe in for the title even if someone else does as well.
OU’s OL really hurt I don’t understand why Bradford didn’t leave unless he really didn’t want to go to Detroit (can’t blame him there)
Any of the top 10 could go all the way. The reduced scholarships has really turned the seasons into a toss up.
IMO the NCAA needs to up the scholarships by 15 for the BCS schools and move these non BCS teams into their own division with a playoff.
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
9:50 am
Pakistan looks like a nice fight. They even have nukes just to make it fair.
Otto
May 15th, 2009
9:51 am
What is the big deal about Chavis? Has anyone watched his prevent defense against the Cali teams the past 2 years. He makes CWM look aggressive.
azcat225
May 15th, 2009
9:52 am
Oh, and add my welcome back to your list, Roswell Ed.
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
9:54 am
I think the Gators go all the way with the Pope conferring Sainthood to our blessed T-bow at halftime. That ought to boost the ratings.
RAMBLE ON!!!
May 15th, 2009
9:55 am
Sickened, when Obama gets caught with an intern and needs to deflect the the 15% of the media that’s not in his pocket.
gtforever
May 15th, 2009
9:57 am
GT is NO top 20 team….. They had NO defense last year when they had some players. Imagine what is going to happen this year, when they play a harder schedule… The offense can score, but they will not be able to carry the load every game. We only have ONE gimme game this year with JS. Coach will have a hard time trying to better the record from last year…. Time will tell.
Ken Keller
May 15th, 2009
9:59 am
DJ Fluker will fill in admirably at LT in place of Andre Smith. Trent Richardson will be as good as Glenn Coffee at RB and Greg McElroy will open up attack at QB with same blueprint as JPW last season: eliminate turnovers and put ball in Julio’s hands. Defense will be best in SEC. Bama over undefeated Florida in SEC championship. Meyer bolts to Notre Dame in 2010.
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
10:00 am
RambleOn, it was no intern, it was a tele-prompter writer.
jabster
May 15th, 2009
10:00 am
COFH will be good this year. Road to Tampa goes through the ATL when the Hokies visit. That FSU game in Tally is going to hurt. Paybacks to UNC and UVA. I predict 10-2 or 9-3, with one of those losses being to FSU. If we can beat VT we’re going to Tampa.
Dean
May 15th, 2009
10:00 am
I’ll give this my vince Dooley impression. “We are just very honored to be considered worhty of the top 25. I can’t believe they actually think we may be good enough to finish as high as number 14. Golly, there are alot of tough teams on the schedule. Everyone overlooks Vandy and Kentucky but those teams are world beaters just like everyone else on the schedule. We will be very lucky to win half of our games, but maybe with a little luck and extra effort our boys can eak out an extra win here and there.”
Kiffinisatosser
May 15th, 2009
10:00 am
Roswell Ed has been too busy building his Kodi Burns action figure collection to post on here.
Actually, maybe they should invent a new genre of toy specifically for Kodi called the “inaction figure”.
RAMBLE ON!!!
May 15th, 2009
10:01 am
Cuz, how bout Darfar, they pose no threat to us and it will make George Clooney happy.
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
10:05 am
Our agreeing on things is getting out of hand RambleOn, maybe I will come over to the Dark Side with you. I hear you can get a bowl of soup in downtown Atlanta with my UGA degree.
Spike
May 15th, 2009
10:05 am
I hate to say it, but the Gators deserve to be #1 preseason. But have you all seen that panty waist schedule they have?
Kiffinisatosser
May 15th, 2009
10:06 am
Am sure George Clooney makes a lot of Vol fans happy.
I have actually heard that Ed Orgeron turns into Ed Margerine every time he sees George Clooney on the TV.
Stumpy's Bear
May 15th, 2009
10:08 am
Drop Georgia to #20, Ole Miss to to Georgia’s #14 spot, Tech to #10, and are Alabama and VT really going to be top 6 good?
Monte Kiffin
May 15th, 2009
10:09 am
Lane, didn’t I tell you to make your bed?!
Cuz
May 15th, 2009
10:09 am
Why wasn’t Charleston Southern ranked in the top 25?
Monte Kiffin
May 15th, 2009
10:11 am
Lane, if you don’t play nice with Ed. i’m going to have to call Mrs. Orgeron and tell her not to let him come over to the stadium any more.
FloridaManiac
May 15th, 2009
10:13 am
Charleston Southern is actually seriously underrated. They are a power int he making in the Eastern Coastal Tidewater Conference. Phil Steele say they could go to a bowl.
ThereIsADoddinHeaven
May 15th, 2009
10:15 am
Bama and Ole Miss in top 10…over rated. LSU under rated should be in top 10 around 8. Bama lost too much offensively and the D will be very good but they will lose several games because they will lack firepower. Ole Miss will score but they want be able to stop the run and will lose for the complete opposite reasons of Bama.
Most over rated team on your list OSU! No way the Cowboys are a top 10 team. In fact, probably not even top 20. Say 22nd… You only put them in the top 10 in the effort to motivate your Dawgs to prepare. They will have a good offense but they simply lack the defensive strength to win against UGA, UT, Okie, TT or for that matter Nebraska. Shoot even Kansas and Missouri are likely as good. Is four or five losses worthy of a top 10 team???
UGA at 14 is also way too optimistic. Losses to USC, UF, LSU, GT and potential losses to ASU, UT, AUB, Shoot even Vandy and Ark have the potential to beat this team. RB position looks very iffy…Only one quality WR unless another develops and then there still will be a lack of depth. The secondary with Allen leaving looks suspect…shall I continue? Special teams? Defensive Line especially with the illegal druggies dropping out? If this is a top 15 team it shows either media bias (nothing new) and/or the best coaching job of Richt’s tenure. Otherwise, even coaching is suspect. With his talented teams should he not be able to perform higher?
Dawg Fud
May 15th, 2009
10:17 am
Yes, Tony we realize OSU is very talented and very good. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.
Monte Kiffin
May 15th, 2009
10:17 am
Lane, I know it’s embarrasing but at some point you are going to have to take showers with the other boys after practice.
Roswell Ed
May 15th, 2009
10:18 am
I’ve been playing my Coleco Electronic Football game. Remember the vibrating one?
And Kodi Burns and Chris Todd are my QBs.
When Todd winds up the ball just falls there behind him and when Burns throws the ball it always hits the other team!!!
Trade School Junkie
May 15th, 2009
10:20 am
GT at 13 seems about right. UGA at 14 is laughable.
UGA with lose to OKst, Ark, and LSU, even before Urban lays another whooping on CMR. Thats 4 right there. And that doesnt count USC, KY or Auburn which UGA barely beat in 2008, even with 24 & 7. No, 2009 will look like a 7-5 or 6-6 season coming up for CMR. And for good measure, GT is going to D-E-S-T-R-O-Y UGA in Atlanta. GT won games in 2008 with an alomst all Freshmen and Sophmore roster. If you mutts couldnt do it with 24 & 7, what could possibly make you think you’ll do it in 2009?
No, 2009 is gonna be a thing of beauty: GT 56 UGA 18.
UGA bloggers will disappear after FL delivers loss #5 for the season. Its gonna be a great Fall, watching mutts crapping their pants, and throwing CMR under the bus.
JB
May 15th, 2009
10:22 am
Charleston Southern is a bunch of high school players that no one in Div 1 wanted. it’ll be a killing and that AD should be ashamed at UF, Hell, even my Dawgs are trying to upgrade their OOC games.
Even Tech has now helped out our strength of schedule…LOL Road kill to a game….
Miles
May 15th, 2009
10:23 am
Gators #1…Texas #2…not bad Mr. Banhart…not bad at all…pretty damn good!
Kiffinisatosser
May 15th, 2009
10:26 am
I would rather play Colleco than Madden 2009. Then again I wear a thin tie and my wife’s dress have shoulder pads too.
What you need is the Gus Malzahn Colleco upgrade package. The Burns blip runs for its life and then throws long incompletions every play.
JB
May 15th, 2009
10:27 am
Dodd in Heaven…….I’ve got a thousand now that say’s Dawgs don’t lose 7. I know you hate us, but speak with your mind and not out your ass….
GT
May 15th, 2009
10:29 am
I wonder after watching the draft how good those players Tech lost really were. I thought they were very good but obviously some pro scouts differ, which is why I am thinking the defense for Tech is coached very well and will do fine. Taylor is one of the best freshmen safeties Tech has ever had. Tech has a way of hiding good players. Dwyer should be paraded for national honors after being ACC offensive player of the year his sophomore year last year, but I am feeling nothing for him out there. This is bad for the individual but great for the team. Georgia suffers to much expectation and it cost them national championships.
Ok. State is showing the world that money is the answer to a great college football program. That team is financed by T. Boone and while a school like Tech is under constant rule violations that you would expect from a football factory OSU is floating in money and sailing through all inspection like a preacher on Sunday morning. That right there is why the NCAA is no friend to college football.
One last question why is Gary Patterson not working for someone on the east coast. He has taken some of the worst conditions, unlike an Ok State and turned it into a nation powerhouse with very little notice from the national press. With all the opening in the SEC especially Auburn’s what does this guy do in a interview that turns schools off on him?
Gator teeth man
May 15th, 2009
10:30 am
Charleston Southeren is full of some slobber nockers. Dont let their small name fool you. Maniac is correct.
North Ave Dude
May 15th, 2009
10:37 am
mutts:
please explain exactly how you expect to beat OKSt, Ark, LSU, FL, hell, even USC or KY without 24 & 7. Seriously. And forget the GT game. Jackets will crush mutts in 2009. Stafford’s passing game C-A-R-R-I-E-D that team last year. No, by Oct 1st you’ll be talking about 2009 as a “rebuliding year.” LOL
JB
May 15th, 2009
10:41 am
GT……I too am amazed at the ball players that turn up at Tech. It’s a credit to the coaching over there.
These guys come out of nowhere and become good players. Tech, I will admit, gets very little hype from the paper or the media in general, although after last year that is changing some. Trust me, all Dawg fans are aware of Paul Johnson……good year last year….
it’ll be interesting to see what year two brings.
Drew-G-A
May 15th, 2009
10:48 am
I agree with your list for the most part Tony, I do think it’s funny how you say your still not sure about some teams, but yet still have them a little higher than they probably should be, but for the most part good list. I AM NOT DRINKING THE OLE MISS KOOL-AID. I predict LSU will win the west, their defense is gonna be scary with Jon Chavis there. As a UGA fan I’m more scared of them on the schedule this year than if we had to play Bama again.
george
May 15th, 2009
10:48 am
Georgia at 14???????????????????? HA HA HA HA no good running backs,suspect at best QB, 1 good wr and after that NOTHING, and even mr. college football says he has worries about the defense. PLEASE give me a break. Losses at Ok st, at GT, and UF. Home losses to LSU, and either USC or AU. That all adds up to a 7-5 record and a trip to the music city bowl.
CG
May 15th, 2009
10:48 am
Ole Miss should be higher than #10. For the first time in over 35 years, they have the coaching to live up to the hype.
Nativebird
May 15th, 2009
10:52 am
I guess all the Mountain West hula-bulew was just that, huh. and Yes, definitley AGREE. Just static.
If Tebow can keep his team’s head out of the clouds, Gators repeat. Chomp, Chomp.
rss3166
May 15th, 2009
10:56 am
Everybody is jumping on the Ole Miss bandwagon. It reeks of Georgia a year ago. How did that turn out? They will be good but they don’t have the talent across the board to win the west. And Nutt always manages to lose a game or two he shouldn’t.
JB
May 15th, 2009
11:00 am
george, that’s how we want you to think of us bro…….The players on Georgia’s team were wanted by every SEC power house. I hope you bring that outlook to the game….I printed your post and mailing to my neighbor who’s son is a student trainer and told to to blow it up and post in the weight room the week of the game. i don’t think we will OVERLOOK you this year. Nothing you say……
Frozen_Gator
May 15th, 2009
11:00 am
A 15th preseason ranked f$u team with an average QB,no proven WR or Backs, predictable defense, and a coaching staff in turmoil should win the ACC Atlantic?????? Wow, that must a very weak conference this year.
jason
May 15th, 2009
11:02 am
Rosewell Ed,What’s more uncomfortable?
Being waterboarded or listening to Pelosi’s excuses about what she knew about waterboarding?
The LOONEY LEFT????
http://www.BigEdsBlog.com
That was priceless. Dude I read the AJC blogs all the time. Good to see you back with your Zingers.
tidefan2
May 15th, 2009
11:02 am
I’m loving the way all the posters are saying Bama is over rated and have no quarterback. McElroy will be as good or better than JPW. With the defense Bama will have, they won’t have to score a lot of points to win anyway.
Mac
May 15th, 2009
11:03 am
Yes, they will. It’s because Meyer is the present day Bear Bryant and Tebow is the best player in all of college football.
Mikey
May 15th, 2009
11:05 am
Rumor has it that Charleston Southern is not drinking the kool aid. They fully intend to go into the swamp and score at least 3 points.
Troy will follow them the next week and score at least 3 more on the mighty invincible Teebo’s and Coarch Urban Meyers.
Afterward, ESPN will be slobbering all over the Points for(over 100) and points against(6)the mighty invincible Teebo’s and Coarch Urban Meyers team.
They will show the graphic over 100 times in the week leading up to the Lame Kitten massacre otherwise known as UT vs. UF on September 19.
I know I will be sitting like a zombie absorbing all the karma from ESPN as I can.
In closing I would like to gradulate the gator.
go gator.
rainman
May 15th, 2009
11:11 am
Poor UGay, they just can’t stand the fact that they are the inferior program in Ga. — maybe they could condense the playbook to match their intelligence. I laugh when they talk about GT’s defense being weaker. The D-line will have some new faces, but overall should be sound (Derrick Morgan was our best D-lineman last year). The linebackers and the secondary will absolutely be better. As to the offense — I think the over/under is 400 yds. rushing against the half-breeds.
Barry
May 15th, 2009
11:17 am
Hey Y’all:
The Gators will be something to deal with. Let’s be honest. They will be playing some real exciting football this year. And of course our Georgia Bullldogs will be in the hunt. But man the sleeper will be those Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket. If they get their defense upgraded where the likes of teams like LSU do not dominate them in bug games they are going to be a terror, especially iwth that exciting offense that they run. They are mre than a threat every game.
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Trade School Junkie
May 15th, 2009
11:19 am
Barnhart is worried about OKSt???????? As if that’s all there is to worry about???? ROTFLMAO. I guess he’s trying to kiss arse to all his uga readers. serioulsy, UGA is gonna get HAMMERED this year.
Losses to:
1. OKSt (LOss: OKSt is on a title run, and UGA is victim #1)
2. USC (UGA only won 14-7 at home even with 24 & 7)
3. Ark (Loss: Petrino Rising)
4. AzSt (Probably a win)
5. LSU (Loss: Beatdown at home)
6. TN (Possible win)
7. Vandy (Possible win)
8. FL (hahahahahahahahaha)
9. TennTech (Homecoming…lots of p**ed off fans show up)
10. Auburn (Possible win, but doubtful)
11. Kentucky (Loss)
12. GT (GT 500 yds rushing and 4 INTs: GT 56 UGA 18 in a laugher)
Reality Check
May 15th, 2009
11:20 am
Overall, the rankings are logical based on last year, but I think Alabama is rated high based on losing quarterback and #1 Offensive lineman in draft. How LSU manages to continue to be ranked so high every year after losing record in conference is still a mystery to me. They had as bad or worse defense than Georgia last year. Changing DC’s must mean an awlful lot. As a Georgia fan we should probably start out in the 20-25 range until we prove last years defensive let down is a fluke. I am not ready to throw in the towell based on meaningless scrimmage spring game, I do beleive we have some quality running backs to plug in and also Joe Cox is an upgrade over 2006 when we started Joe T. The talent base on paper is as good as it has ever been under CMR so everyone predicted a total collapse is way off base in my opinion. It sounds from some blogs we have the talent of North Dakota State so why should we show up. I have posted before and echo JB’s prediction of 9-3, but would not be surprised at 10-2 or 8-4.
GT is a little overrated based on chick bowl embarrassment, but overall year 2 for coaches show significant improvement especially on offensive side which tech has unconventional offense. As they recruit players more suited to the option based system their Offensive production should be more consistent. The DL for tech is a concern since they are now in NFL camps.
North Ave Dude
May 15th, 2009
11:23 am
Face it mutts, its already over befor eit begins.
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