Site says Georgia No. 21, Tech unranked going into 2011
If Georgia finishes higher than a 21st in the rankings next season, Aaron Murray will have a lot to do with it.
It seems to be a race every year which media outlet can get its college football preseason rankings out first — kind of like which department store decorates for Christmas first.
Well, a site called NationalChamps.net has established the new standard: It just came out with its 2011 rankings, and we haven’t even made it out of recruiting. Or the bowl season. Or December.
Georgia fans — you’ll neither be thrilled nor surprised. Georgia Tech fans — get ready to rumble.
The No. 1 ranked team on NationalChamps.net’s rankings is Oklahoma, followed by Alabama, LSU and then the two BCS title game opponents, Oregon and Auburn (is Cam Newton coming back or something?).
The Dogs are ranked 21st, which seems about right given the uncertainty on defense and the offensive line and the likely departure of A.J. Green to the NFL.
Then there’s Georgia Tech, which didn’t make the site’s top 25 — or even the top 50.
The only fan base probably more upset is USC’s. The Trojans checked in at No. 43, just behind Air Force, Kentucky and Northwestern. Enjoy, Lane Kiffin.
Preseason rankings mean little even in August. So you can imagine how little weight they carry nine and a half months before kickoff. But they do say something about perception. In this case, the perception is that the Dogs have something to prove and the Jackets’ 6-6 record this season is far closer to reality than the ACC title they won last year.
Do you agree? I’m heading out to Athens Tuesday morning to chat with Mark Richt, so I figured this would be a nice warm-up to a college football column later. What are your early — really early — thoughts on next season?
Below are NationalChamp.net’s rankings, including links to brief analysis.
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2011 Top 25
Click on each team for breakdown
1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. Louisiana State
4. Oregon
5. Auburn
6. Ohio State
7. Arkansas
8. Missouri
9. Stanford
10. Texas A&M
11. Oklahoma State
12. Michigan State
13. Wisconsin
14. Boise State
15. Nebraska
16. Virginia Tech
17. TCU
18. Florida State
19. South Carolina
20. Notre Dame
21. Georgia
22. Connecticut
23. Mississippi State
24. Michigan
25. Tulsa
Teams 26-50 depth charts included
26. West Virginia
27. Arizona State
28. Florida
29. Utah
30. Penn State
31. Texas
32. Maryland
33. Miami FL
34. Clemson
35. Pittsburgh
36. SMU
37. Tennessee
38. Miami OH
39. North Carolina State
40. Air Force
41. Kentucky
42. Northwestern
43. Southern California
44. Navy
45. Baylor
46. San Diego State
47. Iowa
48. Boston College
49. Southern Miss
50. Brigham Young
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489 comments Add your comment
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:35 am
Wr Jacket…………News flash…..Everybody’s L’s were the result of defense !
Moonpie
December 21st, 2010
10:35 am
WRJacket,
Great stats against Uga. Only problem is stat’s dont win games-score does!
1-9 in last 10!
I know yall Techies love moral victories!
1eyedJack
December 21st, 2010
10:36 am
Is Chip Towers on vacation? I’m having a 10 @ 10 withdrawal.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:37 am
And Yes, Tech is about to become just a schedule filler in The ACC, as where my Dawgs are now. Let’s see who comes out of it first….we are about to lose our coach, so we have hope. Johnson will probably be at Tech 4-5 more suffering years !
Dawg Tired
December 21st, 2010
10:37 am
Actually things could really be worse, I could be as dumb as wesleywhatwhat. On second thought, that’s that very likely either.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:38 am
Nothing to report so Chip took off. Dawgs haven’t sniffed a commitment since Aug. 16th.
Moonpie
December 21st, 2010
10:38 am
1eyedJack,
Yes he has checked out on vacation-Last week
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
10:38 am
“dawgtired”, check your dictionary, i don’t think u know what socialist means.
but i forget – you’re a uga fan. u don’t know what a lot of words mean.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:39 am
Tech should go to Div 2 when Johnson leaves. That where the talent level will be, just say’n.
gomdawg
December 21st, 2010
10:40 am
Joey , a team is never made up with just 2 or 3 great player it takes team work, you must not be a dog fan or you would know what we have coming back next year , so get on the band wagon or get the hell off we don’t need supporters like you .
Dawg Tired
December 21st, 2010
10:40 am
WR Jacket. News-flash: Our defense is horrific. Bragging about a team’s offensive stats against one of the absolutely worse defenses in the entire country indicates desperation.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:41 am
You’re either a Engineer from Tech….or you’re nothing Dawgtired……….In Their world, Which is humorless…..and mostly womanless…..
1eyedJack
December 21st, 2010
10:41 am
O’ ye of little faith!
Dawg Tired
December 21st, 2010
10:42 am
WWW – Thanks for the confirmation.
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
10:44 am
lol, dawgtired needed me to confirm that he doesn’t know what words mean? glad i could help, d-bag.
enjoy another 6-6 season next year.
now back to work. those port a potties aren’t going to clean themselves.
Jess
December 21st, 2010
10:44 am
With Murray at QB, Dogs won’;t ever finish in the top 25. He’s a .500 type of QB, this year’s 6-6 is a good example. He just chokes against teams with winning records.
I suspect Richt will bench Murray and start Lemay, who is a winner. In that case, #21 seems a little low.
Dawg Tired
December 21st, 2010
10:44 am
JB _ Actually I’m a life long Dawg fan and former season ticket holder until I moved out-of-state. Just making observations. After all, I do watch the games.
Yellow Fuzz
December 21st, 2010
10:45 am
What was that poll that had georgia ranked 3rd in the nation this preseason?
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gomdawg
December 21st, 2010
10:46 am
Let’s get behind our team or fine yourself another team to pull for. WE will be back just wait and see.
We are loaded with talent.loaded,loaded, loaded.
Dublin Dawg
December 21st, 2010
10:47 am
Yellow Fizz:
The same poll that had you AH’s ranked in the top 20.
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Dawg Tired
December 21st, 2010
10:47 am
WWW – We couldn’t be 6-6 without Tech on the schedule. Don’t get so upset. As a socialist, you should be pleased with Universal Healthcare being mandated by the feds. Enjoy it while you can.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
December 21st, 2010
10:48 am
@Booweevil
But colorado didn’t lose to your garbage team did they? GT also beat the best UGA team maybe it ever had since 1980. You have selective memory it appears as you were the #1 team in the nation in 08 and what happened when GT rolled into athens? You got pasted in the 2nd half and lost!!!! I love when ugay fans like you put your foot in your mouth. Your post was as brilliant as a crack dealer doing business in front of a police station! Idiot
8 STRAIGHT BELONGS TO UGAY!! THERE IS NO (OF) IN 8 STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dublin Dawg
December 21st, 2010
10:48 am
Hey Yellow Jizz:
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Tosh.No
December 21st, 2010
10:49 am
LOL, lots of butt hurt tech fans in here today. Favorite quote was wesley what what (fell dumber for even typing that) saying tech fans are focused on being successful. So hows that working out for you, sitting here crying all day on the internet?
gomdawg
December 21st, 2010
10:50 am
JESS YOU ARE STUPID, JUST STUPID, A. MURRAY IS A GREAT QB,HE WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST QB GEORGIA HAS EVERY HAD.
Joe Tech
December 21st, 2010
10:50 am
Hey dawgs:
Glad you could beat us with your first string qb.
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
10:50 am
lol. loser. not a socialist, but i wouldn’t expect u to know the difference as u keep showing us just how big a moron u r.
how sad a life u mist live, that u can only feel better by pretending people are socialists so u can hate them. pulling for the ol bulldogs not enough for ya these days, huh? i guess my life would be pretty miserable if i was a bulldog fan/socialist hater in 2010 as well.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:52 am
Leach at Maryland not good for Tech……Or Fisher at FSU………….Duke and Wake and NC State always there for an exciting noon game and win at the flats…..Good place for a Fish Fry….LOL
Joey
December 21st, 2010
10:52 am
gomdawg, I expect I know at least as much about UGA as you or any other Dawg fan. I’m just not delusional, and I remember what our offense looked like without AJ in our first 4 games.
A UGA supporter doesn’t have to go Woo Hoo!, we’re gonna go 11-1 and win the BCSC!! On can be a supporter, and still be critical.
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
10:52 am
tosh.no, i’m doing just fine. thanks for asking. no crying here – just pointing out haw retarded uga fans would have to be to think for a second that uga will end up ranked next year.
and if u honestly thing uga fans are more successful than gt fans on average, i wanna live in your pretend world for a while, so i can smoke whatever u have in your crack pipe.
Dawg H8R
December 21st, 2010
10:53 am
This is as assinine as kunservative outlets announcing everything kunservative as GREAT and everything liberal as THE END OF THE WORLD!
My Gamecocks at #19? Jawja at #21? This is a joke right? Buttsniffer Bill King concocted this myth didn’t he? Gamecocks won the SEC EAST and buttsniffers think THEY have shot next year!
What if ... so, this is why and UGA/Big 10
December 21st, 2010
10:53 am
If a frog had wings, it could fly. Also, in 2010, if Caleb does not fumble vs Colorado and if Ealey does not fumble in three of the first four SEC games ( all at the 3 yd line ) maybe UGA wins them and had that happened ………………….UGA easily would have been 9-3, instead of 6-6. 2010 is over anyway. Next !!
This is why UGA is ranked # 21 for 2011. “Experts” look at the future team details.UGA’s O line will be about the same and the D ought to be improved. Aaron Murray is AA potential or most certainly All SEC. AJ’s departure will allow other kids to really work harder knowing he is gone and now, they can become impact players. Marlon Brown and the kid from Paulding County ( Chris Conley? ) and Wooten and Tavarres King and the 30 or 40 tight ends that UGA has back, will have to pick it up. Frankly, the UGA tight ends were in 09 and 2010 under utilized.
As for playing a U of Michigan or Ohio State ……………..I recall in 65 when UGA handled them in Ann Arbor with them ranked # 1. I also recall the 93 Citrus Bowl vs Robert Smith and # 6 Ohio State and the Michigan State games with Andre Rison in the 88 Gator Bowl and years ago in the Capital One. All UGA wins, rather handily. Not to mention the UGA pounding of the Purdues and the Wisconsins of the Big Ten, very recently.
This recent UGA vs Big 10 record shows that UGA loves playing them. All UGA wins they were and over many years to validate that fact. Penn. State did handle a very fine UGA team in 82 or 93 palying in the Sugar Bowl for the NC. Game could have gone either way.
Merry Christmas SEC lovers.
Joe Tech
December 21st, 2010
10:54 am
Hey Dumb Dublin Dawg, there are two e’s in Shreveport MORON. You out to know. You had the time of your life there last year. Hahahahahahahahahaha
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
10:54 am
and tosh.no, don’t get me started on how dumb your name is. no one here has that kind of time.
actually, moonpie and dogtired seem to have a lot of time on their hands. ask them
UGA is Just Fine...
December 21st, 2010
10:54 am
Giving a 2011 preseason ranking at this point is about as useful as a cooler in an igloo.
SERIOUSLY?! And it’s not about where UGA or any other team is ranked, there is just too much unknown data on these teams to make an accurate assessment.
1. What juniors are staying or going
2. Several HC/assistant positions are still to be determined
3. Incoming recruits/JUCO player signings
4. Bowl injuries- an unfortunate reality
Take UGA, UF, and AU for example since they’re in our backyard.
UGA- next year’s fortunes haven’t been as tied to a single recruiting class as any in recent memory. SC proved last year what a difference having a homerun RB can do. Could Crowell be that type of back if he comes to UGA?
UF- How about what OC Muschamp brings in? It could be the difference in Brantley staying or leaving and/or what kind of success UF has next season.
AU- here’s the most obvious one – Cam Newton returns then they are easily a top 10 team, he bolts for the NFL they’ll do good to even crack the top 25 by season’s end.
2011 preseason poll in Dec = garbage.
JB
December 21st, 2010
10:55 am
REAL SUCCESSFUL TECH ALUM not on the blog, just say’n…….What Firm is Reggie Ball with…..We are going to build a new warehouse, and I’m trying to find him………………………………………………………….I mean to sweep it, not design it…….LOL
Tosh.No
December 21st, 2010
10:55 am
You got a lot of hate little man, why don’t you stop running your mouth. Maybe go buy a fancy new car with all that money you make cause you’re so successful being a tech grad and all. Might make up for that small penis you obviously have.
/So scared of internet tough guys.
ARdawg
December 21st, 2010
11:00 am
Well, it’s obvious the North Avenue Jr. High of Tech hopefuls is out for Christmas break. Hello Nerds
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
11:00 am
tosh.no – lol. “internet tough guys”?
wow. how pathetic do u look that you’re intimidated by someone pointing out you have a retarded name AFTER you tried to make fun of their name?
and then u go and bring penis size into it? lol. dayumn. i think someone is projecting, in a very obvious fashion. my apologies to your wife. now why did u have to tell the whole internet u feel inadequate about your penis size? i mean, thanks for the laugh, but now i kinda feel BAD for u.
Jess
December 21st, 2010
11:02 am
UGA needs to try and beat a team with a winning record, instead of bigger goals. Murray led Dogs in 2010, worst in Richt’s coaching career, couldn’t beat a single winning team. Thank goodness the Murray era is finally over.
Lemay.
Tosh.No
December 21st, 2010
11:03 am
So maybe if the girls have finished yapping, there can be some actual football talk in here.
Obviously these rankings are useless. Definately have to wait until next year after signing day to determine where anybody will be. Who knows what could happen. Definately think Auburn won’t be in there, not sure about UF or Bama. Bama was lacking this year, so its no surprise Saban is advising them to stay if they are not top 15 draft picks. UT may be a little better, that team was real young this year. UGA will definately be better, but how much better is yet to be seen. Tech, if Vad Lee is as good as the little bit of hype, they may have a decent team. SC stays about where they are this year, minus the SEC Championship invite.
Jess
December 21st, 2010
11:03 am
6-6 team, who only won games aginst teams like La Lafayette, Venderbilt, and Idaho State.
Give me a break, Murray is horrible.
Simon
December 21st, 2010
11:04 am
These rankings are so important. They help recruiting, help sell out season tickets, couldn’t be anything during the off-season more important.
It's a shame...
December 21st, 2010
11:04 am
…only douchebags comment on these blogs. The AJC should really adopt a long in format to keep the high school kids and trolls to a minimum.
Tosh.No
December 21st, 2010
11:05 am
LOL, this guy’s still got jokes. Seriously bro, you need a life. Keep it up though, we’re all having a good laugh at your attempts to make yourself feel like a big man.
Jerry
December 21st, 2010
11:05 am
aGREE, Murray’s time leading the team was a disaster of epic proportions.
Maryland my Maryland and GT, shrimp plates
December 21st, 2010
11:06 am
Leach can go out and find two ( he always has two or three ) great QBs that will throw the ball on first down or 15th down for 45o yds and 42 first downs and that will change the ACC for the better.
In the recruiting area that MD has ……………….Pennsylvania is fertile ground and Leach will find the talent there and over in Ohio plus Virginia and MD and he will within two years have Marland making some noise. He will not employ any D ………………that might be his only negative, however, in his recruiting area he will find some D talent. Afterall, one of GT’;s greatest D players in the 69, 70 era was big Rock Perdoni from Pennsylvania. Leach will find some D talwent over there.
What this move means for GT ………………..CPJ is going to lose more games now, as his teams do not now or ever play pass D. Period. This MD move is very, very bad for GT. Leach can recruit and did so in Texas over UT and A&M and OK and the rest. He is another GT threat for this one reason.
Today’s kids want to play in a wide open attack and CPJ’s simple little BONE O, will only attract running QBs that will have no MFL value. This is CPJ’s Achilles Heel. See sad lil broken up Nesbitt.
Enjoy Shreveport and UGA will be loving those Memphis BAR B Q ribs and Blues, baby.
Oh yeah, Shoney’s has a great two for one shrimp meal deal on I-10 at Stadium Drive.
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JB
December 21st, 2010
11:06 am
Au fan…..Was the 180K for one year….or both? Just asking.
Jerry
December 21st, 2010
11:07 am
Murray is winless aginst winning teams in his career. Probably why the rankign #21 was so low.
wesleywhatwhat
December 21st, 2010
11:08 am
life lesson #783 for uga fans:
only douchebags call people they don’t know “bro”.