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Posted on 7/31/14 at 6:55 pm to Colonel Flagg
I agree on Alabama being rated too high, but I am constantly amazed by how much stock people put into not having a returning starter at QB.
Alabama has won 2 national championships with 1st year QB's. They won their 3rd against ND who had a 1st year QB.
Auburn won a national championship in 2010 with a 1st year QB.
Florida State just won a national championship with a 1st year QB and they beat a team who was starting a 1st year QB that played a different position at another school.
Alabama has won 2 national championships with 1st year QB's. They won their 3rd against ND who had a 1st year QB.
Auburn won a national championship in 2010 with a 1st year QB.
Florida State just won a national championship with a 1st year QB and they beat a team who was starting a 1st year QB that played a different position at another school.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:14 pm to Colonel Flagg
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Why isn't AU #2?
Because the coaches don't think they'll pull as many lucky wins out of their asses this year.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:18 pm to 5 Deep
PAC-12 is going to be good this year... To the detriment of the PAC-12 
Kind of nervous for ASU being ranked. If we can finish being ranked at the end of the season, that'd be great. Defense will be pretty porous although the offense should be one of the top in the nation.
Kind of nervous for ASU being ranked. If we can finish being ranked at the end of the season, that'd be great. Defense will be pretty porous although the offense should be one of the top in the nation.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:48 pm to RTR America
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Alabama has won 2 national championships with 1st year QB's. They won their 3rd against ND who had a 1st year QB. Auburn won a national championship in 2010 with a 1st year QB. Florida State just won a national championship with a 1st year QB and they beat a team who was starting a 1st year QB that played a different position at another school.
Why isn't everyone just starting first year QBs? That's obviously how you win championships. Saban couldn't even see that he should've benched McCarron for having too much experience last year
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:52 pm to 5 Deep
No Ragin' Cajuns huh.. *balls up, shoots trash basket*
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:53 pm to RTR America
How many of those teams won a national championship with a true freshman LT?
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:55 pm to wildtigercat93
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Why isn't everyone just starting first year QBs? That's obviously how you win championships. Saban couldn't even see that he should've benched McCarron for having too much experience last year
To take that as the point I was making is just being ignorant. I was just saying to act like it can't be done is annoying. You'd obviously prefer to have a more experienced guy, but we've seen in the past couple of years it really isn't that huge a detriment to a team, especially if the surrounded pieces are really good.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 7:56 pm to JJ27
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How many of those teams won a national championship with a true freshman LT?
O-Line is probably our biggest question mark tbh, much more than QB. Mainly the reason I probably wouldn't have us nearly ranked as high.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 8:18 pm to craigbiggio
Michigan unranked sounds about right. 
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:08 pm to Buttermilk Pancakes
Anyone see the others receiving votes?
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@ClayTravisBGID: Arkansas's one top 25 vote has to be Bret Bielema, right?
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:02 pm to OhFace55
We going to da shhhhiiiiiipppp.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:05 pm to RTR America
quote:
I agree on Alabama being rated too high, but I am constantly amazed by how much stock people put into not having a returning starter at QB.
Alabama has won 2 national championships with 1st year QB's. They won their 3rd against ND who had a 1st year QB.
Auburn won a national championship in 2010 with a 1st year QB.
Florida State just won a national championship with a 1st year QB and they beat a team who was starting a 1st year QB that played a different position at another school.
Those championships came courtesy of an experienced O-line and a stout defense.
Hmm...who's going into the season this year with a similar set-up?
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:28 pm to LSUbacchus
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Notre Dame at 17 is a joke. As is Texas even in the top 25.
Name recognition absolutely pisses me off. I hope they get the breaks beaten off of them.
eta...while I like some discussion about it, it's absolutely ridiculous for a poll to come before week 6.
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 8/1/14 at 2:54 am to LSUintheNW
well the polls don't matter when it's decided on the field now
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:02 am to chalmetteowl
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well the polls don't matter when it's decided on the field now
The polls will still influence the playoff committee. I don't put much stock in the coaches poll though, as I believe most coaches delegate poll duties to subordinates.
It's cool to see who is ranked where in a preseason poll because it means CF is just around the corner, but I don't put any worth in the polls until about 4 or 5 games into the season.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 8:03 am to chalmetteowl
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Polls don't matter
Bull. shite.
Bama starting highly over ranked is huge. It allows for a much greater margin of error. If they lose a game, the lowest they will drop is 6. Meanwhile if another team started the year at the back end or out of the top 25 and they drop a game at the wrong time, they have no shot of making the playoffs.
Let's say Washington runs the table and loses to Oregon State. They're probably out even if they win the PAC. On the other hand Bama loses to LSU, but wins out. They'll get the nod because they lost on the road. Plus like I said they'll only need to move up 2 slots to make it back to the top 4.
This post was edited on 8/1/14 at 8:06 am
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:19 am to JJ27
Being in the top 4 of the polls doesn't mean much anymore
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:39 am to 5 Deep
From finishing #5 last season to unranked at the start of this season. Alright then.
Posted on 8/1/14 at 10:44 am to chalmetteowl
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well the polls don't matter
keep telling yourself that....
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