re: USA Today Coaches Pre-Season Poll...LSU No. 16

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Look for Ridley to go off in this game against that vaunted defense.

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I think what will get to UNC is the speed. You get past those big horses up front and it's a run to daylight. I think Russell Shepard destroys them by taking a couple little dink passes to the house.

we will always be 2nd to the bamers

What does not look right is no USC & N Dame. Regardless of the reason. NOT complaining.

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And Michigan.

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We know your not complaining either.

ETA: I predict ND will finish ranked, though.

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I would call that a product of scheduling. The bulk of the Big-10 doesn't play a meaningful OOC game (tOSU excluded).

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I'd say that's probably true of most BCS conferences, and definitely true of the SEC.

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Who ever does well in division play rises in the rankings regardless of the strength of the conference. The exact opposite happens in SEC play.

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Not sure what you mean by this. The teams that do well in SEC play do rise in the rankings. If you're referring to non-conference scheduling, the SEC is pretty much the same as any other conference, and probably worse than some.

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the Big-10 did well in bowls last year, but in the previous years they stunk. The big question is whether this last year was a "return to form" or a "statistical aberration". Based on the difficulties Big-10 teams had with lower echelon teams, I'm inclined to believe the latter.

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Over a fairly long period of time, the Big Ten and SEC have played pretty close to even in their head-to-head bowl matchups. The only area where there is a big difference is in BCS bowls, where the SEC has a significantly better record than pretty much any other BCS conference.

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LSUfan4444

How are you guys banging on OU? They'll likely win the big 12 and end up in the natl title game if tOSU screws up.

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Ummm, Texas Longhorns?

dum coaches, dum polls.
if dem coaches and writers would just read what the ranterds have to say about miles, then lsu would be unranked and miles would already be fired.
dem dum peoples,
dey gotta listen to peewee, eyetallion and gayboy.

Read the prior posts and many are spot on. The poll combines perceived strength of schedule, whose returning, and who is the coach.
The elite teams are reloading while all others have "some serious holes to fill."
Pelini deserves a great deal of credit for LSU's accomplishments during his tenure. Since his departure, LSU and Nebraska have been heading in opposite directions. Also, don't forget that his accomplishments came with Peveto and Mallory on staff

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Ohio St. #2 never cease to be over rated.

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I think they have what it takes to go undefeated. Again, smart voting by the pollsters.