AU Consensus #4 Preseason

[DKW 86 7,431]

http://preseason.stassen.com/consensus/2006.html#national

FYI.

CTT, please remind the guys that preseason means nothing!

[abrnfanatc 6]

Hopefully 2003 is still in everyone's minds and they still have a bad taste in their mouths from the COB. Having a cool and collected QB like Cox will take them a long way, and if Herring and company can get the D to gel, it could be another special year.

[Ryan Sanders 123]

#4.. Seems a little low to me.. they never see the amazing talent we have here. We have a damn fullback looking at heisman for christ sake... oh wait, that is UAT. Anyway.. I like that. Sounds good.. lets get this shiznit going with a win over Washington State.

[SouthLink02 8]

Wow...TSN doesnt even have us in the Top 25?

I am sorry but what a f-ing joke

[TigerOne 1,148]

#4 is too high, besides it doesn't mean squat. CTT can show that he has become

a better coach by stressing to the team and fans that these rankings are nothing but a distraction. The team needs to prepare like they are always the underdog,

or they will be.

[quietfan 233]

Wow...TSN doesnt even have us in the Top 25?

I am sorry but what a f-ing joke

244393[/snapback]

That was one of the first things I thought, SL: Georgia is way too low, IMO.

[WarTim 3,456]

Wow...TSN doesnt even have us in the Top 25?

I am sorry but what a f-ing joke

244393[/snapback]

ANY "POLL" should include UGA. You are correct slink.

[DKW 86 7,431]

Slink nailed it. not there is too stupid for words.

[tgr4lfe 220]

DKW, will you please copy and paste the rankings....dang gov't firewall!!!

Remember that Q & A with Cox, he mentioned how many of the guys were around for the 2003 season. That makes me think they are going to have their heads on straight and come out ready to prove they deserve that recognition.

[DKW 86 7,431]

Best I can do for now.

Rank-Team-Total Points-Consensus Rank-Athlon-Lindy-TSN-Steele-Gold Sheet

1 Oklahoma 136 1 7 9 1 1

2t Notre Dame 135 2 1 1 7 9

2t Ohio State 135 4 2 2 8 4

4 Auburn 131 9 8 3 2 2

5 Southern Cal 129 3 6 6 4 7

6 Texas 126 7 4 7 5 6

7 West Virginia 121 6 3 5 17 3

8 Florida 112 5 5 8 20 5

9 California 99 8 9 13 16 10

10t Florida State 98 17 12 10 10 8

10t Louisiana State 98 11 10 4 21 11

12 Louisville 95 10 13 19 3 15

13 Miami-Florida 89 14 16 14 6 16

14 Michigan 86 13 11 17 11 17

15 Iowa 75 16 25 11 15 13

16 Virginia Tech 70 21 20 16 9 19

17 Georgia 67 15 14 - 14 14

18 Clemson 52 12 18 24 18 -

19 Tennessee 51 20 - 18 12 23

20 Texas Tech 46 22 24 20 - 12

21 Utah 42 23 15 - 23 21

22 Texas Christian 37 18 17 21 - -

23 Oregon 34 19 23 23 25 -

24 Nebraska 33 25 22 22 22 -

25 Arizona State 28 24 19 - - 22

Others receiving votes:

Rank-Team-Total Points-Consensus Rank-Athlon-Lindy-TSN-Steele-Gold Sheet

26 Penn State 26 - 21 15 - -

27 Alabama 19 - - 25 - 18

28 Arkansas 18 - - - 13 -

29 Boise State 12 - - - 19 -

30 Navy 11 - - - - 20

31t Boston College 7 - - - - 24

31t Purdue 7 - - - 24 -

33 Georgia Tech 6 - - - - 25

34 unranked 0 - - - - -

[AUslug 1]

Interesting that Chokelahoma edged out TOSU and the Domers, afterall I thought that ESPN already declared those two in the National championship game.

[GoAU 1,600]

#4 is too high, besides it doesn't mean squat. CTT can show that he has become

a better coach by stressing to the team and fans that these rankings are nothing but a distraction. The team needs to prepare like they are always the underdog,

or they will be.

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I have to disagree with you about the fact that it doesn't mean squat. I will agree that I don't particularly care for pre-season rankings, but in the system we use in college football they mean everything - look at our '04 team - the only thing that prevented us from playing USC was a lower pre-season ranking than OU.

I agree that the coach needs to keep his players grounded and focused - but I personally like a high ranking and the hype that comes with it - it's free recruiting.

[AUHansel 0]

#4 is too high, besides it doesn't mean squat. CTT can show that he has become

a better coach by stressing to the team and fans that these rankings are nothing but a distraction. The team needs to prepare like they are always the underdog,

or they will be.

244408[/snapback]

it actually means a lot. it's a lot easier to climb 3 spots than try to climb like 18 or whatever it was in 2004. I know that we shouldn't look at the big picture here because that killed us in 03, but that doesn't mean we can't use the ranking to our advantage like OU and USC in 04

[tigerfan1234 0]

All I want to see is #1 at seasons end. It's about time Auburn gets to sit in the King's chair fro awhile.