AUpreacherman22 3,888 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Auburn starts preseason AP #12. link Quote 1 Alabama (52) SEC Record: 14-1 PV Rank 2 Points 1,513 2 Ohio State (3) Big Ten Record: 11-2 6 1,414 3 Florida State (4) ACC Record: 10-3 8 1,396 4 USC (2) Pac-12 Record: 10-3 3 1,325 5 Clemson ACC Record: 14-1 1 1,201 6 Penn State Big Ten Record: 11-3 7 1,196 7 Oklahoma Big 12 Record: 11-2 5 1,170 8 Washington Pac-12 Record: 12-2 4 1,150 9 Wisconsin Big Ten Record: 11-3 9 926 10 Oklahoma State Big 12 Record: 10-3 11 889 11 Michigan Big Ten Record: 10-3 10 881 12 Auburn SEC Record: 8-5 24 880 13 LSU SEC Record: 8-4 13 784 14 Stanford Pac-12 Record: 10-3 12 695 15 Georgia SEC Record: 8-5 - 690 16 Louisville ACC Record: 9-4 21 629 17 Florida SEC Record: 9-4 14 624 18 Miami (FL) ACC Record: 9-4 20 492 19 South Florida The American Record: 11-2 19 327 20 Kansas State Big 12 Record: 9-4 - 317 21 Virginia Tech ACC Record: 10-4 16 240 22 West Virginia Big 12 Record: 10-3 18 207 23 Texas Big 12 Record: 5-7 - 173 24 Washington State Pac-12 Record: 8-5 - 133 25 Tennessee SEC Record: 9-4 22 114 Others receiving votes: TCU 98, Utah 85, Notre Dame 65, Boise St. 37, NC State 26, Northwestern 25, Pittsburgh 23, Oregon 21, Houston 19, Colorado 18, UCLA 9, San Diego St. 9, BYU 5, Appalachian St. 4, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan St. 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Okay, I tried and failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,566 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyTiger 2,894 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Here's how Auburn ended up at No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, per @colpolltracker https://t.co/RzTt9M1Mqk pic.twitter.com/McDYvtPv8x — Josh Vitale (@AUBlog) August 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,888 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks Mods!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Michigan over AU again... Stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyTiger 2,894 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Watch out for Wisky to potentially run the table until the B1G CG. They play the easiest schedule of any Power 5 team, only Michigan at Camp Randall is of consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucanucktiger 1,794 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Longest stretch since 1983-90 Auburn started with expectations this high for this many years in a row. Popular belief - mostly media - says we do not do well when expectations are high but we produced mostly terrific final results between 1983 - 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,754 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 ^Hey, neither poll ranked is in the top 10, so we're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,888 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Michigan and Oklahoma jump out at me as overrated. I don't think Clemson is is the 5th best team right now, but imho the the defending champs deserve a top 5 rating anyway. I think 12 is a pretty good spot for us to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg0017 726 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, AUpreacherman22 said: I think 12 is a pretty good spot for us to start. Agreed. IMO (I know coaches would disagree; they'd be lying) teams prepare a little harder for an opposition that's ranked in the top 5 than top 10 than top 15, etc. So I'm guessing some teams won't take Auburn as seriously as if we were even a few spots higher. But I think #12 definitely gives us room to lose a game (or two, really) and have time to climb back into the CFP. Ideally we go 13-0 and there's no doubts about it, but it's always nice to have any margin for error. So #12.. well I'm not offended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,995 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 15 minutes ago, djg0017 said: Agreed. IMO (I know coaches would disagree; they'd be lying) teams prepare a little harder for an opposition that's ranked in the top 5 than top 10 than top 15, etc. So I'm guessing some teams won't take Auburn as seriously as if we were even a few spots higher. But I think #12 definitely gives us room to lose a game (or two, really) and have time to climb back into the CFP. Ideally we go 13-0 and there's no doubts about it, but it's always nice to have any margin for error. So #12.. well I'm not offended No team is going to take us lightly . This is a fallacy . Especially considering we are the arguably the #2 team in the SEC. What team on our schedule do you think won't take us seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djg0017 726 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, DAG said: No team is going to take us lightly . This is a fallacy . Especially considering we are the arguably the #2 team in the SEC. What team on our schedule do you think won't take us seriously? No, no. Never said they won't take us seriously and definitely not lightly. Just that they expect more from the #1 team than the #10 team and so on. Just looking on the bright side of not being ranked #5 or so. Not all our opponents will be as high on our team as we on this forum are -- some probably think we are overrated. But Bama at #1? Nobody is expecting anything less than the best team in the country from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle 9,064 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I don't think Michigan is overrated. They've got plenty of talent - 61% 4 and 5 star players. They are well coached. They don't play an exceedingly difficult schedule. They finished no. 10 in the final AP rankings after a three-loss season. That's probably where they will end up again. 11 is a good spot for them, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We are in a good spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 5 hours ago, ValleyTiger said: Josh Vitale ✔@AUBlog Here's how Auburn ended up at No. 12 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, per @colpolltracker http://www.oanow.com/sports/college/auburn/football/auburn-ranked-no-in-preseason-ap-top-poll/article_7ba88ac8-867d-11e7-9b3b-0b9ee87684a2.html … Dave Reardon needs to get out of Hawaii more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corchjay 5,311 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 2 hours ago, gr82b4au said: We are in a good spot. Thanks Gus lol. Just kiddin old friend just sounded like Gis each press conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,673 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 8 hours ago, WFE12 said: Michigan over AU again... Stupid. You gotta think about it from an outsiders perspective. Michigan's had better wins than us since Harbaugh has came in. He's had better records. We've flopped 3 straight years in expectations, while they've overperformed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82b4au 5,568 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 31 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: You gotta think about it from an outsiders perspective. Michigan's had better wins than us since Harbaugh has came in. He's had better records. We've flopped 3 straight years in expectations, while they've overperformed. Man I really hope we finally live up to high expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUwent 3,754 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said: You gotta think about it from an outsiders perspective. Michigan's had better wins than us since Harbaugh has came in. He's had better records. We've flopped 3 straight years in expectations, while they've overperformed. Technically we overperformed expectations last year, even if it didn't feel like it.http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2016/07/auburn_picked_to_finish_xxth_sec_west_media.html I think it goes without saying that we were a pick six away from most people considering last year a "successful season." I wonder what would have happened that afternoon in Athens had we ran a formation of JF3 under center surrounded by combinations of Cox, Stove, Martin, Kerryon, and Truitt, optioning it every play. (Michigan did sort of underperform expectations--I think they were the best team in the nation over the first half of the season, but man, talk about a team with bad luck.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war3ag13 15 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 I have no complaints with this at all. Some fans are wary of being ranked highly, and I get that being too high puts a lot of pressure on the team. However, being too low can hinder you moving up as well (see 2004). I think this is the sweet spot. Remember, we control our own destiny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Knight 514 Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Put us lower! Unranked is fine by me! Lord knows we have bad experiences with expectations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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