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Sporting News Unveils Preseason Top 25 For 2016

by TD Staff Reporter

April 26, 201626 Comments

Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports

LSU landed at No. 12 is Sporting News’ Preseason Top 25, which was released this week. Here is what they had to say about the Tigers in 2016.

quote:
The pressure is on Les Miles, and he knows it. The Tigers brought in Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, and LSU has nine starters returning on both sides of the ball. Heisman contender Leonard Fournette is the centerpiece, but the Tigers need more from quarterback Brandon Harris. Ole Miss and Alabama both visit Tiger Stadium this year. Miles is working with another roster flush with future NFL talent. He needs to deliver this time.

Complete Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Baylor
6. Florida State
7. Ole Miss
8. Michigan
9. Stanford
10. Notre Dame
11. Michigan State
12. LSU
13. Tennessee
14. Houston
15. USC
16. Oklahoma State
17. Iowa
18. North Carolina
19. Oregon
20. Georgia
21. Washingon
22. Louisville
23. Arkansas
24. Texas
25. TCU

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theBru

Rankings are for kids, you silly posters...winning on the field is the only thing that matters...

Reply•85 months

Ragin' Tiger

So we have 9 starters returning on both sides of the ball, a heisman contender at RB and a roster flush with future NFL talent, but he ranks us at #12? Does not make sense.

Reply•85 months

Bandits58

Ole Miss 7!!what a joke!

Reply•85 months

SirWinston

Lofty prediction, mates :cheers:

Reply•85 months

AtlantaLSUfan

LOL. They have no clue.

Reply•85 months

LetGeauxMyEggo

For a team returning some 18 starters and depth for days 12 seems a bit

Reply•85 months

genuineLSUtiger

We finish number fifteen with a trip to the Camping World Bowl in Orlando.

Reply•85 months

Mouche337

It's a preseason poll. Relax. What matters is where we rank at the end of the season. The goal is to be in the playoffs. We get there and we just might be looking at a shiny new trophy in LSUs trophy case.

Reply•85 months

Nix to Twillie

But didn't you hear? It's up to us, the fans on a sports message board, to help the team be ranked higher. If we criticize anything as less than perfect then we're hurting our preseason ranking by influencing voters!

85 months

Datbayoubengal

Ohio State, Baylor, Ole Miss, and Michigan St being ahead of LSU is the dumbest sh** I've seen recently.

Reply•85 months

little billy

Houston at 14 and Texas A&M unraked is great.

Reply•85 months

brlsu1988

Michigan St final game along with 10 starters returning must be why they are ranked so high.

Reply•85 months

brlsu1988

Michigan St final game along with 10 starters returning must be why they are ranked so high.

Reply•85 months

Black n Gold

Baylor got raped on these rankings.

Reply•85 months

Lacour

It's going to be the same thing as every year. Then there will be the cry of "we are too young" The Cub fans are made fun of for a reason.

Reply•85 months

Tiger Nation 84

Way to have faith

85 months

Barbellthor

It won't be the same because there will not be cries of "we are too young" because we will not be too young. Some players actually returned. Feels weird.

85 months

timm6971463

There is a warmish place waiting for you Les Miles haters !

Reply•85 months

Solo Cam

It's also moist. Tell Mrs. Timm6971463 thanks for that thing she did with her tongue.

85 months

timm6971463

I can say this very truthfully about the negatigers who think their criticism some how helps the team, in the real world you give our enemies ammunition, in this case lower rankings which play to the seasonal ending rankings !

Reply•85 months

Nix to Twillie

The fact that some people still believe that a team thrives or struggles based solely on the opinions of its fans is so stupid I don't know where to begin. Forget the end of last season, forget persistent QB issues, forget the lackluster 2015 defense, nope-it's all a message board's fault. I mean Wow.

85 months

Nix to Twillie

"think their criticism some how helps the team" Not a soul has ever thought this ever.

85 months

AlabamasSalaryCap

fair

Reply•85 months

Rickdaddy4188

Ole miss lost everyone of their top players and they are 7?

Reply•85 months

Mr_Coach Klein

Based on talent we're easily top 5. But I agree with their assessment, though we should be top 10.

Reply•85 months

Solo Cam

Terrible ranking but I agree with our analysis.

Reply•85 months