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FearlessF

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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #70 on: August 06, 2019, 05:28:16 PM »
where did you think I learned all about these skills?

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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #71 on: August 06, 2019, 05:29:41 PM »
it's all funny until some "know it all" Buckeyes jump into the fray!

then it's HILARIOUS 
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« Reply #72 on: August 06, 2019, 05:32:14 PM »
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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #73 on: August 06, 2019, 05:34:57 PM »
it's all funny until some "know it all" Buckeyes jump into the fray!

then it's HILARIOUS
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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #74 on: August 06, 2019, 06:01:56 PM »
(Just so you know, despite what Fearless might believe about his own unique set of skills, the pot-stirring goes both ways, C0dubb ;) )
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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #75 on: August 06, 2019, 06:09:08 PM »
cbs top 130


1Clemson15-0
2Alabama14-1
3Oklahoma12-2
4Georgia11-3
5Ohio State13-1
6LSU10-3
7Michigan10-3
8Florida 10-3
9Texas10-4
10Notre Dame12-1
11Washington10-4
12Oregon9-4
13Utah9-5
14Texas A&M9-4
15Auburn8-5
16Iowa State8-5
17UCF12-1
18Wisconsin8-5
19Penn State9-4
20Syracuse10-3
21Virginia8-5
22Michigan State7-6
23Miami7-6
24Nebraska4-8
25Oklahoma State7-6
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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #76 on: August 06, 2019, 06:14:39 PM »
SI.com top 25

  • Alabama
  • Clemson
  • Georgia
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
  • Ohio State
  • Notre Dame
  • LSU
  • Oregon
  • Florida
  • Michigan
  • Washington
  • Texas A&M
  • Utah
  • UCF
  • Penn State
  • Auburn
  • Iowa
  • Wisconsin
  • Mississippi State
  • Michigan State
  • Virginia Tech
  • Iowa State
  • Nebraska
  • Stanford


first one to break from clemson #1 i've seen.

also texas #5?

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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #77 on: August 06, 2019, 06:57:43 PM »
Are any of these notably different?

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« Reply #78 on: August 06, 2019, 07:51:37 PM »
The other day I saw a composite preseason ranking across 25-30 polls (athlon, SI, coaches, yadda, yadda). I wish I had saved it to share here, because now I'm struggling to summon it by google. Of course ... it wasn't much more revelatory than the constituent polls we've already pasted here. Just neat to see the average is all.

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« Reply #79 on: August 06, 2019, 08:06:21 PM »
Alabama still has the most talented roster, as they have for going on 8 years or so now.  The TOTAL herd mentality of the preseason rankings is so lame.  If you're going to get nuts with even ONE poll in a season, shouldn't it be this one?  If you happen to think a consensus 4-8 team is going to go 8-4, put them 15th, shit.  



I've seen Florida anywhere from 5th to 10th......not a wide range.  I'd prefer 3rd to 17th or something, because that would at least include some diversity of thought.
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« Reply #80 on: August 06, 2019, 08:12:35 PM »
The other day I saw a composite preseason ranking across 25-30 polls (athlon, SI, coaches, yadda, yadda). I wish I had saved it to share here, because now I'm struggling to summon it by google. Of course ... it wasn't much more revelatory than the constituent polls we've already pasted here. Just neat to see the average is all.
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« Reply #81 on: August 06, 2019, 09:06:41 PM »
https://www.masseyratings.com/cf/compare.htm

Here's 18 rankings, mostly by obscure computer polls.  Lots of diversity of opinion, though.  It'd be good to compare these ranked by mean and compare them to the magazine mean rankings.
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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #82 on: August 07, 2019, 08:23:01 AM »
A computer poll preseason is bizarre to me.  What are the inputs?  Number of starters returning?

I guess they could take last year's finish and do something with starters returning, but or number of starts returning at each position, or something.

Quija board?

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Re: preseason polls coming out...
« Reply #83 on: August 07, 2019, 08:49:16 AM »
if there's a new coaching staff does the computer factor the previous season at the other school?
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