Athlon's Way Too Early 2018 TOP 25

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  1. Motorcity Gator

    Motorcity Gator Well-Known Member

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    Never too too soon to look forward to next year: ( especially when your team this season just plain sucked )

    https://athlonsports.com/college-football/early-college-football-top-25-2018
     
  2. Terry O'Keefe

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    Gators back in the top 25! :wink:
     
  3. Motorcity Gator

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    Yes... we squeak in to this list at #25.

    That's a nod to Mullen and the coaching staff he has assembled already.

    That plus the addition of early enrollee Emory Jones is cause for optimism in Gator Nation.

    I thought the top 5 looked pretty strong but I do question Michigan at #7 until they can get the Qb figured out.
     
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    Perry is the future for the Canes and as much as I loved the heart of Rosier he just didn't have the talent to execute but a fraction of Richt's game plan. I'm fairly sure we never completed a pass across the middle the entire season. Perry was redshirted this season but all indications are that he is the second coming of Michael Vick...Still #5 is pushing it a bit, we will have to see...
     
  5. Tennessee Tom

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    Tennessee is off the radar... Just where we like to be at the beginning of the season. :wink:
     
  6. Stu Ryckman

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    Grades;

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2018/01/10/grades-all-130-fbs-teams-2017-season-including-alabama/1020414001/
     
  7. Terry O'Keefe

    Terry O'Keefe Well-Known Member Administrator

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    The grades thing makes no sense to me, for instance the Irish are a B+ not terrible of course, but a team that was unranked to start the season, and rose as high as the top 5 and finished with a New Years Day Bowl win over a SEC team and ranked #11 in the AP. Seems like an A.

    While Mich State who the Irish beat, and who had our same record and who was also unranked to start the season ( I think) , but had 10 wins, and also a good Bowl win...gets that A. Not sure why.
     
  8. Stu Ryckman

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    Yeah...kinda like coming out with rankings. :lol: :?