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Hmmm...Is this preseason feeling the slightest bit familiar to anyone?
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:25 am
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:25 am
Prognosticators are all over the board, some don't even have us in the rankings. For fun, let's Look at Preseason 2003...Coming off of an 8-5 season with a Cotton Bowl loss to Texas.
Preseason 2003
Rank Team Total Ath SS SN PS CFN Ldy FA JF ATS GP CPA CNN SI
1 Oklahoma 349 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 2
2 Ohio State 340 3 5 2 1 1 3 1 2 5 4 4 1
3 Miami-Florida 329 2 2 5 7 2 2 3 6 3 6 2 3
4 Texas 319 7 3 8 3 3 7 4 8 1 2 3 4
5 Auburn 289 5 7 1 15 5 6 6 5 8 5 11 9
6 Kansas State 288 4 6 7 14 9 5 7 4 13 3 5 7
7 Michigan 278 10 4 4 4 16 4 8 - 2 7 6 13
8 Virginia Tech 263 14 10 15 6 6 14 5 3 7 9 14 6
9 Pittsburgh 233 9 9 19 5 8 12 11 - 9 16 13 12
10 Georgia 230 8 13 11 17 11 13 12 10 25 8 9 5
11 Southern Cal 219 6 15 6 10 7 8 - 9 - 13 7 10
12 Washington 212 12 8 9 9 - 17 10 - 11 11 12 14
13 Tennessee 190 24 12 16 8 12 9 - - 6 22 15 16
14 Louisiana State 184 18 20 13 11 14 11 17 - 23 17 8 20
15 Florida State 179 15 16 14 13 25 18 14 - - 10 10 11
16 N. C. State 176 11 17 23 16 15 19 9 7 24 - 16 8
17 Maryland 174 17 11 17 18 10 10 - - 18 20 17 18
18 Notre Dame 156 22 22 20 19 19 15 16 - 12 19 19 17
19 Virginia 145 23 18 10 - 17 21 13 - 14 - 18 15
20 Purdue 140 19 - 12 20 23 16 18 - 10 12 24 -
21 Wisconsin 127 13 19 25 21 13 - 20 - 15 - 22 19
22 Oklahoma State 70 - 21 22 - - - - - 19 18 - 25
23t Alabama 67 21 25 - - 22 25 - - - 15 - -
23t Florida 67 20 - - - 21 - - - 16 - 20 -
25t Arizona State 64 - 14 - - - 23 - - - 21 - 22
25t Nebraska 64 - - - 12 - - - - - 14 23 -
Preseason 2003
Rank Team Total Ath SS SN PS CFN Ldy FA JF ATS GP CPA CNN SI
1 Oklahoma 349 1 1 3 2 4 1 2 1 4 1 1 2
2 Ohio State 340 3 5 2 1 1 3 1 2 5 4 4 1
3 Miami-Florida 329 2 2 5 7 2 2 3 6 3 6 2 3
4 Texas 319 7 3 8 3 3 7 4 8 1 2 3 4
5 Auburn 289 5 7 1 15 5 6 6 5 8 5 11 9
6 Kansas State 288 4 6 7 14 9 5 7 4 13 3 5 7
7 Michigan 278 10 4 4 4 16 4 8 - 2 7 6 13
8 Virginia Tech 263 14 10 15 6 6 14 5 3 7 9 14 6
9 Pittsburgh 233 9 9 19 5 8 12 11 - 9 16 13 12
10 Georgia 230 8 13 11 17 11 13 12 10 25 8 9 5
11 Southern Cal 219 6 15 6 10 7 8 - 9 - 13 7 10
12 Washington 212 12 8 9 9 - 17 10 - 11 11 12 14
13 Tennessee 190 24 12 16 8 12 9 - - 6 22 15 16
14 Louisiana State 184 18 20 13 11 14 11 17 - 23 17 8 20
15 Florida State 179 15 16 14 13 25 18 14 - - 10 10 11
16 N. C. State 176 11 17 23 16 15 19 9 7 24 - 16 8
17 Maryland 174 17 11 17 18 10 10 - - 18 20 17 18
18 Notre Dame 156 22 22 20 19 19 15 16 - 12 19 19 17
19 Virginia 145 23 18 10 - 17 21 13 - 14 - 18 15
20 Purdue 140 19 - 12 20 23 16 18 - 10 12 24 -
21 Wisconsin 127 13 19 25 21 13 - 20 - 15 - 22 19
22 Oklahoma State 70 - 21 22 - - - - - 19 18 - 25
23t Alabama 67 21 25 - - 22 25 - - - 15 - -
23t Florida 67 20 - - - 21 - - - 16 - 20 -
25t Arizona State 64 - 14 - - - 23 - - - 21 - 22
25t Nebraska 64 - - - 12 - - - - - 14 23 -
This post was edited on 7/17/18 at 8:28 am
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Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:27 am to lsutigermall
That’s because Saban hadnt gone winless in the big ten
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:28 am to lsutigermall
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Coming off of an 8-5 season with the greatest coach in college football history
FIFY
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:28 am to lsutigermall
Yep, preseason prognostications mean about as much as me having small hands
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:28 am to lsutigermall
Yeah but Ed O is our coach.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:30 am to lsutigermall
ignore all predictions/chatter from the talking heads. They know less than we do.
Just wait to play the games, then we'll all know.
Just wait to play the games, then we'll all know.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:32 am to lsutigermall
I think 2010 is a better comparison. Went into the season ranked something like 23rd with no expectations. Started off to a 7-0 start and worked our way into the top 10. Lost a close one to cam newton then came back and beat bama. Should have been sugar bowl bound if not for the Arkansas loss last game of the season
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:32 am to lsutigermall
Yes has a 1998 vibe
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:38 am to lsutigermall
Man, that game with Georgia in 2003 is one I will never forget. They had to be top 10 by the time we played them, they were loaded. David Greene, David Pollack, and the whole team was loaded. I didn't realize Auburn started out the season ranked so high. I can't remember, how did our game go with Auburn that year?
Also, in regards to OP, that team was absolutely loaded with seniors, including a senior quarterback and had Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher and Will Muschamp, compared to the coaches we have now. **Only positive is I would rather Dave Aranda over Muschamp.
Also, in regards to OP, that team was absolutely loaded with seniors, including a senior quarterback and had Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher and Will Muschamp, compared to the coaches we have now. **Only positive is I would rather Dave Aranda over Muschamp.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:39 am to danfraz
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Yes has a 1998 vibe
I hope not. I thought our physiology was supposed to subconsciously repress negative memories but for some reason, I remember that one all too well. Wheels completely fell off of the bus after the GA and FL losses.
With that said, to me, this feels nothing like 1998
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:43 am to lsutigermall
Isn't it always a good thing if we are ranked lower preseason?
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:48 am to lsutigermall
Or, it could be similar to the 2014 season.
Ranked 13th in the preseason polls coming off a 9-3 season the year before and a 3rd place finish in the SEC West. The team had to replace its starting QB, top two WR's, and starting RB (who was a second round draft pick). The good news was that the 2014 team had the #2 ranked recruiting class coming in to help. 2018 has the number #15 ranked recruiting class coming in. Also, the 2003 team returned virtually everyone of note from the 2002 team (except at RB). Only 4 players were drafted from the 2002 team.
Point being, you could find a good season to compare things to or a bad season to compare things to. The reality, all seasons are independent of one another and we just don't know what 2018 will look like.
Ranked 13th in the preseason polls coming off a 9-3 season the year before and a 3rd place finish in the SEC West. The team had to replace its starting QB, top two WR's, and starting RB (who was a second round draft pick). The good news was that the 2014 team had the #2 ranked recruiting class coming in to help. 2018 has the number #15 ranked recruiting class coming in. Also, the 2003 team returned virtually everyone of note from the 2002 team (except at RB). Only 4 players were drafted from the 2002 team.
Point being, you could find a good season to compare things to or a bad season to compare things to. The reality, all seasons are independent of one another and we just don't know what 2018 will look like.
This post was edited on 7/17/18 at 8:52 am
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:51 am to lsutigermall
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with a Cotton Bowl loss to Texas.
You mean a Cotton Bowl loss to Roy Williams.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:52 am to lsutigermall
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14 Louisiana State
I doubt we will be ranked that high in the preseason poll. we'll probably be somewhere between 17-21
This post was edited on 7/17/18 at 9:38 am
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:54 am to TigerFanFromBama
We don’t belong 17-21. More like 24-28 The pollsters, like us, have zero clue about our entire offense.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:56 am to TigerFanFromBama
Posted on 7/17/18 at 8:58 am to lsutigermall
oh yeah, i'm definitely getting national title vibes this year. 
Posted on 7/17/18 at 9:59 am to atltiger6487
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ignore all predictions/chatter from the talking heads. They know less than we do.
That's so true. They're paid to know a little about a lot. How many times do you hear them spout nonsense or inaccuracies about our program? Pay them no mind.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 10:49 am to lsutigermall
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With that said, to me, this feels nothing like 1998
Head coach insulating himself with his buddies on staff, lack of returning production, many unknowns...seems pretty accurate to 1998 to me...hope I'm wrong
Posted on 7/17/18 at 10:55 am to danfraz
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danfraz
Don't worry. You are wrong.
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