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re: Preseason coaches poll released...LSU comes in at #13
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:01 pm to TIGERSby10
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:01 pm to TIGERSby10
Ole Miss has some star players returning in Chambliss and Lacy but who knows how Golding will do as HC. They will probably still be pretty good as long as Chambliss is QB, but I don’t see Golding holding the program to their current level moving forward.
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Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:06 pm to Tiger2tiga
Right in the middle, I'll take it.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:11 pm to Tiger2tiga
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12. Texas Tech
Who are they starting at QB? The way they acted during the whole Sorsby debacle, you'd think they were going to have to start a walk on.
12 seems kind of high even if they have an easy schedule.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:14 pm to Tiger2tiga
quote:
9. Oklahoma
10. Ole Miss
12. Texas Tech
14. USC
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:29 pm to Tiger2tiga
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Literally every other prognostication source I’ve seen whether it be a magazine, online, YouTube folks, whatever, have had us in the 8-10 range. This is disappointing.
It is a bit surprising.
Many will say it is because LSU has so many new players. But then you look at the teams ahead of LSU
Texas Tech lost multiple key players from last year's team. While they do have a top 10 portal class there is one GLARING question mark on their team? Anyone want to take a bet on what that is?
Alabama should have a pretty good defense, but they return almost no production on the offensive side. They only had two players make the preseason All SEC team (across all 3 teams) on the offensive side. And unlike everyone else ahead of them who either has a proven returning starter at QB or brought in a transfer with some history of success, Alabama is going with inexperienced in-house guys at QB.
Oklahoma returns quite a bit, but is there a lot of trust Venables does much with it? They obviously had enough moments last season to reach the CFP, but they played in a lot of close games that could have very easily gone the other way. Does the coin flip in their favor again this season? The SEC media picked OU 7th in the league. The coaches' poll has them 4th
Ultimately, it doesn't really matter where LSU is picked to start the season. But I do think you're seeing a little bit of personal bias against Kiffin here. Meaning that in a close call (which teams 8-13 probably are) the tendency is to lean against Kiffin out of personal dislike. Becuase even if you think LSU has to "prove it" because of so many new players (particularly on offense), I'd ask which coach besides maybe Cignetti has been better at largely turning the roster over from year to year yet continuing to produce? Ole Miss had the 5th most players of any school taken in the 2025 draft...including 5 in the first 100 picks. All Kiffin did reload in the portal and have a BETTER season the following year, led by a QB who had never taken a D-1 snap.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:32 pm to Rust
quote:Marcel Reed say it don't matter. He still gonna run wild against LSU.
Lost Klein as OC too and promoted Wiggins from within. Will he be a good OC? We’ll find out
Hopefully either Lane or Chris (Co-DC & LB Coach) can scheme a defense that can stop a running quarterback because Blake hasn't been able to do it yet.
MR be
Just try. Just go ahead and try. (To stay out of my Way; like the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz) LSU gonna be worn out after Ole Miss and I'm going to hit the Tigers up fo bout 150 again. Critically important that WW be 100% healthy for Ole Miss and A&M. Who is his backup that knows the reads and assignments (Gap Control) to stop it from happening again?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:35 pm to Tiger2tiga
preseason polls are strictly media garbage
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:58 pm to Tiger2tiga
What coach is actually watching every one of these teams play while also preparing all week for their own game? Lol
Dumbest poll in CFB
Dumbest poll in CFB
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:58 pm to DVinBR
LSU should be 8 or 9
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:59 pm to Tiger2tiga
I feel like #13 is the ranking where LSU was mostly placed at in the 2014-2018 seasons 
They don’t know what the hell LSU is capable of, but know there is talent
They don’t know what the hell LSU is capable of, but know there is talent
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:00 pm to Tiger2tiga
No poll should be released until 3 games into the season. Nothing is a bigger waste of time than debating a preseason poll.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:00 pm to tzimme4
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What coach is actually watching every one of these teams play while also preparing all week for their own game? Lol
Dumbest poll in CFB
Are you fricking stupid? You really think most coaches are actually casting these votes?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:01 pm to Shiftyplus1
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No poll should be released until 3 games into the season. Nothing is a bigger waste of time than debating a preseason poll.
That’ll never happen
It’s not a problem unless you actually buy stock in that the rankings even matter
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:02 pm to VermilionTiger
Tell me why it's called the "coaches poll" then?
But if your claim is its not made by the coaches then this is a fraudulent poll. Meaningless. Which makes it the dumbest poll in sports
quote:
The FBS Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools.
But if your claim is its not made by the coaches then this is a fraudulent poll. Meaningless. Which makes it the dumbest poll in sports
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:06 pm to tzimme4
Because a Sports Information Director poll doesn’t quite bring the same merit
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:08 pm to TopWaterTiger
quote:almost as easy as 2019
Wasn't the media saying LSU has an easy schedule this year?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:10 pm to skullhawk
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Too high: A&M
Too low: USC
Absolutely no one at this point knows. That's why this preseason poll stuff is garbage.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:12 pm to VermilionTiger
Then they should get rid of it. It's pointless.
Who actually makes an argument using the coaches poll as their source?
Who actually makes an argument using the coaches poll as their source?
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