doc4aday 1,887 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I do not see Ole Miss winning more than 8 games. Georgia will not win more than 8 games. LSU will not win more than 10 games. UT will win 10-11 games. UF will win 10 games. TAMU will not win more than 8 games. Turds will go 10-2 and will not make the championship game. After this, things get a little fuzzy tonight for me. MSU will win 7 games. Porkers will win 8 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VipersStrike1 230 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 6 hours ago, Auburn2Eugene said: Wow 3 voters at #11! Thats incredible! No. 3 voters ranked us in the Top 25. Vingle ranked us #11. So of the 22 votes we received, Vingle was responsible for 15 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn2Eugene 2,317 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 7 minutes ago, VipersStrike1 said: No. 3 voters ranked us in the Top 25. Vingle ranked us #11. So of the 22 votes we received, Vingle was responsible for 15 of them. The James Crepea (or however you spell his name) tweet that was posted says 3 of the 61 AP voters voted Auburn at 11 Thats why I said what I said. If I am misunderstanding that tweet, I apologize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk 6 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 A win gets us in top 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle1983 2,185 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Biggest thing that stands out to me about the teams in the top 10 are the fact that many have question marks at the QB position. Big question marks that can really shake things up. I only see about 2 or 3 of those teams with defenses that can possibly carry them throughout the season and where they'd likely be fine if their QBs can just manage the game for them. Bama & Michigan are the first to come to mind. FSU should have a good defense as well but i'm not sure if it will be enough against Clemson. FSU is too high IMO. So is LSU and OU often craps the bed against a team they shouldn't lose to. Going to be an interesting season b/c as stated before a lot of teams are breaking in new QBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle1983 2,185 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 3 hours ago, doc4aday said: I do not see Ole Miss winning more than 8 games. Georgia will not win more than 8 games. LSU will not win more than 10 games. UT will win 10-11 games. UF will win 10 games. TAMU will not win more than 8 games. Turds will go 10-2 and will not make the championship game. After this, things get a little fuzzy tonight for me. MSU will win 7 games. Porkers will win 8 games. UT better beat FL before i believe the hype. They have not won many big games and until they do...i'm not buying it. I still think Ole Miss wins a lot of games. Kelly alone counts for several wins. They're not the bottom feeder any longer and are bringing in some good talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUEngineer2016 407 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 just win baby, win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,110 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I see Ole Miss having a big drop off. But to everyone else's point, none of these polls matter. Today is actually the first day I even bothered to look at a poll. These polls will dramatically change on September 4th. This is also worth noting this is exactly the same position (I believe down to the number) Auburn was in, in August of 2013... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 12 hours ago, GBAU83 said: I figured Tennessee to be a good team and win the East, just didn't see them starting at #11 in the poles. And doesn't Georgia start with a ranked North Carolina? Could make Kirby Smart's first game not so well - wouldn't hurt my feelings if Chizik's defense put a hurt on the dawgs. Only SEC team I want to win on the 3rd is AU. The hell with the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Week 1 top 25 games. Gonna be a lot of movement in first week. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 CHAR (0-0) 7:00p ET ACCN 19 LOU (0-0) APP (0-0) 7:30p ET SECN 9 TENN (0-0) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 FURMAN (0-0) 7:00p ET BTN 12 MSU (0-0) NWST (0-0) 7:30p ET FSN 23 BAYLOR (0-0) K-STATE (0-0) 9:00p ET FS1 8 STAN (0-0) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 3 OU (0-0) 12:00p ET ABC 15 HOU (0-0) BGSU (0-0) 12:00p ET BTN 6 OSU (0-0) HAW (0-0) 12:00p ET ESPN 7 MICH (0-0) RUTG (0-0) 2:00p ET PACN 14 WASH (0-0) 5 LSU (0-0) 3:30p ET ABC WIS (0-0) 16 UCLA (0-0) 3:30p ET CBS TXA&M (0-0) MIA-OH (0-0) 3:30p ET ESPU 17 IOWA (0-0) SELOU (0-0) 3:30p ET FSN 21 OKST (0-0) UCD (0-0) 5:00p ET PACN 24 ORE (0-0) 18 UGA (0-0) 5:30p ET ESPN 22 UNC (0-0) UMASS (0-0) 7:30p ET SECN 25 FLA (0-0) 20 USC (0-0) 8:00p ET ABC 1 ALA (0-0) SDAKST (0-0) 8:00p ET FSN 13 TCU (0-0) 2 CLEM (0-0) 9:00p ET ESPN AUB (0-0) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 10 ND (0-0) 7:30p ET ABC TEXAS (0-0) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 11 MISS (0-0) 8:00p ET ESPN 4 FSU (0-0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,924 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 What did the AP preseaon polls look like this time last year and where did those top 25 teams end up at the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VipersStrike1 230 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 10 hours ago, Auburn2Eugene said: The James Crepea (or however you spell his name) tweet that was posted says 3 of the 61 AP voters voted Auburn at 11 Thats why I said what I said. If I am misunderstanding that tweet, I apologize The tweet statements appear to run together, but there's a period in between the two statements. 3 of 61 AP voters ranked Auburn. No. 11 ranking by @MitchVingle is biggest margin between individual's vote & actual rank in entire AP poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle1983 2,185 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 2015 AP Poll Preseason AP Poll Ranking Team 1 Ohio State 2 TCU 3 Alabama 4 Baylor 5 Michigan State 6 Auburn 7 Oregon 8 USC 9 Georgia 10 Florida State 11 Notre Dame 12 Clemson 13 UCLA 14 LSU 15 Arizona State 16 Georgia Tech 17 Mississippi 18 Arkansas 19 Oklahoma 20 Wisconsin 21 Stanford 22 Arizona 23 Boise State 24 Missouri 25 Tennessee Here is a complete look at the final AP Top 25: Rank Team Record Points 1 Alabama 14-1 1,525 2 Clemson 14-1 1,464 3 Stanford 12-2 1,360 4 Ohio State 12-1 1,342 5 Oklahoma 11-2 1,270 6 Michigan State 12-2 1,227 7 TCU 11-2 1,098 8 Houston 13-1 1,050 9 Iowa 12-2 981 10 Mississippi 10-3 975 11 Notre Dame 10-3 953 12 Michigan 10-3 911 13 Baylor 10-3 820 14 Florida State 10-3 630 15 North Carolina 11-3 563 16 LSU 9-3 546 17 Utah 10-3 499 18 Navy 11-2 465 19 Oregon 9-4 391 20 Oklahoma State 10-3 372 21 Wisconsin 10-3 332 22 Tennessee 9-4 260 23 Northwestern 10-3 203 24 Western Kentucky 12-2 128 25 Florida 10-4 126 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 1 hour ago, keesler said: What did the AP preseaon polls look like this time last year and where did those top 25 teams end up at the end of the season? I think #6 stumbled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTIGERinSC 69 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Ohio State had 12 players selected in the first four rounds of the NFL Draft, the most by a single school in the modern era (since 1967) and they are in the top 10? They must be stockpiled with talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsome_Tiger11 19 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 23 hours ago, johnnyAU said: How is Washington a top 15 team after going 7-6? https://www.reddit.com/r/CFB/comments/4yydw9/why_is_washington_so_high_in_the_ap_poll/ The comments in this thread gives a pretty good breakdown of why they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abw0004 10,110 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/08/alcom_all-access_why_are_prese.html#incart_river_index Interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,885 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 On August 21, 2016 at 10:41 AM, The Plainsman said: 3 of top 5.. 4 of top 11.. 5 of top 18.. The path is set Yep! If we keep winning we'll be at the top, no doubt about it. That schedule is ridiculous! Almost half of our games are against the top 18 in the country. Exactly 1/3 of our games are against the top 11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,818 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The good thing is that these days early in the season teams can jump like crazy after a big win. Seems like just a few years ago in a scenario where an unranked AU beats #2 Clemson we would start at the bottom of the top 25. Now with the playoff committee in place, these voters try to reflect what they think the CFP would do and if we beat Clemson we could shoot up in to the top 15 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 10 hours ago, Tiger said: The good thing is that these days early in the season teams can jump like crazy after a big win. Seems like just a few years ago in a scenario where an unranked AU beats #2 Clemson we would start at the bottom of the top 25. Now with the playoff committee in place, these voters try to reflect what they think the CFP would do and if we beat Clemson we could shoot up in to the top 15 or so. With the schedule we have I expect we will have to win a couple big early season games before we see a move. Considering how we are ranked, a win over Clemson won't do too much for us.....probably just out of the top 25 though even after week one, some rated teams will be opening up 0-1. Probably need to beat Clemson and TAMU to make any kind of serious move but voters will still be waiting on the LSU game. These polls count for nothing but by the time the official polls are out, we have a chance to be well into the second 10 JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerOne 1,140 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 don,t blow it Gus with stupid play calling or misuse of talent. This is our chance otherwise load up the BMW. a National Championship game at home to start the season. We believe you are a better coach that dabo "i am a bammer" so go out and prove it. The leash with JJ maybe long but with the fans its about one week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,818 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 12 hours ago, AU64 said: With the schedule we have I expect we will have to win a couple big early season games before we see a move. Considering how we are ranked, a win over Clemson won't do too much for us.....probably just out of the top 25 though even after week one, some rated teams will be opening up 0-1. Probably need to beat Clemson and TAMU to make any kind of serious move but voters will still be waiting on the LSU game. These polls count for nothing but by the time the official polls are out, we have a chance to be well into the second 10 JMO I actually disagree with the bolded part. In 2014, to start the season Texas A&M was ranked 21 and clobbered #9 South Carolina. Following the win, TAMU jumped all the way up to #9. That is the type of jump I could see us making if we pull off the upset. I could see us jumping up to around #15 or so as Clemson has a lot of respect in their corner right now. As far as your last sentence, I agree with you 100%. These other polls are essentially just sports talk radio topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 12 hours ago, AU64 said: With the schedule we have I expect we will have to win a couple big early season games before we see a move. Considering how we are ranked, a win over Clemson won't do too much for us.....probably just out of the top 25 though even after week one, some rated teams will be opening up 0-1. Probably need to beat Clemson and TAMU to make any kind of serious move but voters will still be waiting on the LSU game. These polls count for nothing but by the time the official polls are out, we have a chance to be well into the second 10 JMO Totally disagree. Beating last year's national title contender is nothing to sneeze about especially when they have the heisman favorite. The polls would definitely include Auburn if Auburn beats Clemson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 21 minutes ago, Tiger said: I actually disagree with the bolded part. In 2014, to start the season Texas A&M was ranked 21 and clobbered #9 South Carolina. Following the win, TAMU jumped all the way up to #9. That is the type of jump I could see us making if we pull off the upset. I could see us jumping up to around #15 or so as Clemson has a lot of respect in their corner right now. As far as your last sentence, I agree with you 100%. These other polls are essentially just sports talk radio topics. Not disagreeing with your points but just wanted to mention... Keep in mind that TAMU was a media "darling" following the rise of JFF the previous two years. The media WANTED them to be good. However, remember what happened to them after that game. They weren't.... They were just an example of the overhype machine that is the national media (led by BSPN). Same goes for Clemson right now. They are a national media darling coming into this year. They love Watson, Dabo and the fact that they DIDN'T beat BSPN's beloved Tyde but DID give them a run so they are propping them up coming into the season. I'm not saying the "Clemson love" isn't garnered...we won't know until we're well into the season...but still, you get my point. Now..flip-side. Auburn. Plenty of evidence over the years/decades that shows AU will have to EARN their rankings as the year goes. I don't think any of the yearly stories need to be rehashed here but two that stand out, for sure, 1983 & 2004... Plus it's a common thread on this board that there's only 1 team in the SEC that the media would put into the playoffs with 2 losses or if there was another SEC team already in the playoffs...and that team ain't Auburn. So, we shall see what happens should our beloved Tigers beat those silly Tiger knock-offs but personally, I won't be surprised if AU barely cracks the top 25 if it's a close victory. If it's a CONVINCING victory? ....then that might be another story! War Eagle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,818 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 9 minutes ago, AUsince72 said: Not disagreeing with your points but just wanted to mention... Keep in mind that TAMU was a media "darling" following the rise of JFF the previous two years. The media WANTED them to be good. However, remember what happened to them after that game. They weren't.... They were just an example of the overhype machine that is the national media (led by BSPN). Same goes for Clemson right now. They are a national media darling coming into this year. They love Watson, Dabo and the fact that they DIDN'T beat BSPN's beloved Tyde but DID give them a run so they are propping them up coming into the season. I'm not saying the "Clemson love" isn't garnered...we won't know until we're well into the season...but still, you get my point. Now..flip-side. Auburn. Plenty of evidence over the years/decades that shows AU will have to EARN their rankings as the year goes. I don't think any of the yearly stories need to be rehashed here but two that stand out, for sure, 1983 & 2004... Plus it's a common thread on this board that there's only 1 team in the SEC that the media would put into the playoffs with 2 losses or if there was another SEC team already in the playoffs...and that team ain't Auburn. So, we shall see what happens should our beloved Tigers beat those silly Tiger knock-offs but personally, I won't be surprised if AU barely cracks the top 25 if it's a close victory. If it's a CONVINCING victory? ....then that might be another story! War Eagle! You know, I don't fully disagree you. TAMU was the darling and the media latched on to Kenny Trill immediately (for about 5 minutes) and overhyped them. But even with history being against AU when it comes to the polls, Gus has/had reversed that (for a little bit at least). We should not have been ranked so high to start 2015. Prior to this past season the media loooved Gus. CGM, and his offensive accumen, was the main reason we were ranked so high to start last year. Gus being viewed as a favorable in the eyes of the media (compare to how ESPN treated Tubs after he railed on them for being biased towards certain conferences) was also the reason we were still ranked at the end of 2014 -- we were the only 5 loss team in the top 25. But either way, I'd be ecstatic whether or not we jump into the rankings at all after week one because it would mean we are 1-0! All this is jmo obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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