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[JoeGator]

Mizzou_Fan, on 13 January 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Here are the predictions from Athlon Sports.

• Alabama Crimson Tide
  
• Ohio State Buckeyes
  
• Oregon Ducks
  
• LSU Tigers
  
• Georgia Bulldogs
  
• Florida Gators
  
• Texas A&M Aggies
  
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  
• Oklahoma Sooners
  
• Stanford Cardinal
  
• South Carolina Gamecocks
  
• Clemson Tigers
  
• Oklahoma State Cowboys
  
• TCU Horned Frogs
  
• Louisville Cardinals
  
• Florida State Seminoles
  
• Boise State Broncos
  
• UCLA Bruins
  
• Nebraska Cornhuskers
  
• Michigan Wolverines
  
• USC Trojans
  
• Texas Longhorns
  
• Wisconsin Badgers
  
• Oregon State Beavers
  
• Arizona State Sun Devils

I think that this is a pretty fair ranking. http://gamedayr.com/...ankings-athlon/

I'm pretty sure Ohio State and LSU have a mass exodus on defense, this offseason don't they?
Florida loses a lot too.

South Carolina is very underranked and I can't believe anyone would actually have the balls to rank USC.

Edited by JoeGator, 16 January 2013 - 01:49 PM.

[bmccall]

JoeGator, on 16 January 2013 - 01:47 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure Ohio State and LSU have a mass exodus on defense, this offseason don't they?
Florida loses a lot too.

South Carolina is very underranked and I can't believe anyone would actually have the balls to rank USC.

The media always has the balls to rank SoCal every year. If this still hasn't gotten through to you, when it does, preseason media polls will be much less stressful for you.


I'd say we might be kind of over-ranked. We lose our leading receiver and return man (Ace Sanders), lose 2 of our 3 starting safeties. And basically every linebacker with meaningful experience. As well as our best and most consistent O-lineman. Not to mention Lattimore.

[JoeGator]

bmccall, on 16 January 2013 - 02:29 PM, said:

The media always has the balls to rank SoCal every year. If this still hasn't gotten through to you, when it does, preseason media polls will be much less stressful for you.


I'd say we might be kind of over-ranked. We lose our leading receiver and return man (Ace Sanders), lose 2 of our 3 starting safeties. And basically every linebacker with meaningful experience. As well as our best and most consistent O-lineman. Not to mention Lattimore.

I'm retarded.

[JoeGator]

@GatorHater24

dick....

[GatorHater24]

JoeGator, on 16 January 2013 - 02:51 PM, said:

@GatorHater24

dick....

Edited by GatorHater24, 16 January 2013 - 03:33 PM.

[Gidnik]

Florida is way to high. Maybe 18 at best.

[smokeyone]

Is Todd Grantham really going to be the eagles DC? That with 11 starters (4 or more games) gone from UGA would be a huge mountain to overcome.

[GatorHater24]

smokeyone, on 16 January 2013 - 07:35 PM, said:

Is Todd Grantham really going to be the eagles DC? That with 11 starters (4 or more games) gone from UGA would be a huge mountain to overcome.

Heard some talk about that too, guess we'll have to see.

[cocky4ever]

smokeyone, on 16 January 2013 - 07:35 PM, said:

Is Todd Grantham really going to be the eagles DC? That with 11 starters (4 or more games) gone from UGA would be a huge mountain to overcome.

Apparently he's Chip Kelly's #1 target. I could be wrong but I see him taking it. With all the losses on that side of the ball it's going to be a huge rebuilding effort with that defense, and it's not often someone is offered a coordinator position in the NFL.

Sucks for UGA if true. It's pretty late in the game for recruiting and searching for a coach.

Edited by cocky4ever, 16 January 2013 - 07:49 PM.

[MrGamecockFan]

bmccall, on 16 January 2013 - 01:32 PM, said:

Why? Does Georgia plan to start regularly losing to NC State too?

awesome!

JoeGator, on 16 January 2013 - 01:47 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure Ohio State and LSU have a mass exodus on defense, this offseason don't they?
Florida loses a lot too.

South Carolina is very underranked and I can't believe anyone would actually have the balls to rank USC.

i think south carolina is just about where they need to be...personally, id have put them at 9 or 10, but 11 is fine with me.  with the loss of grantham, georgia should drop a few spots as well.

[JoeGator]

Gidnik, on 16 January 2013 - 05:12 PM, said:

Florida is way to high. Maybe 18 at best.

Our entire starting defense for next year has heavy playing time.
Not just mop up duty.

And for the fifth year in a row we are saying "the offense can't get any worse".

[Gidnik]

JoeGator, on 17 January 2013 - 07:02 AM, said:

Our entire starting defense for next year has heavy playing time.
Not just mop up duty.

And for the fifth year in a row we are saying "the offense can't get any worse".

your offense wouldnt be top 25 in the fcs

[JoeGator]

Gidnik, on 17 January 2013 - 08:11 AM, said:

your offense wouldnt be top 25 in the fcs

Yet we still won 11 games.

Gators are actually one of the most underrated programs since the 90s.
As in preseason v postseason rankings.

[Chainsaw Massaquoi]

Texas A&M as #1? One CBS Sports writer thinks so and between now and the first polls I'll venture to guess he won't be the last.  

1    Texas A&M (3)
2012: 11-2
Conference: 6-2    A new quarterbacks coach for Johnny Football (Jake Spavital). A rebuilt offensive line. A reborn 12th Man. Tailback Ben Malena averaged 5.9 yards per carry. The biggest questions are on defense, where things can only get better. Quality defensive linemen tend to gravitate toward the SEC.

2    Alabama (4)
Overall: 13-1
Conference: 8-1    No Georgia, no South Carolina, no Florida on the schedule. Maybe the best quarterback this side of Johnny Manziel. How many teams have signal-callers with two championship rings? The upset is that the Tide aren't ranked first but that Sept. 14 visit to College Station may be the only blemish. And the Tide will have plenty of time to recover.

3    Stanford (7)
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 9-1    

4    Ohio State (2)
Overall: 12-0
Conference: 8-0    

5    Oregon (8)
Overall: 12-1
Conference: 8-1    

6    Georgia (6)
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 7-2    Aaron Murray has to be motivated. If not for a tipped pass in the SEC Championship Game, the Dawgs may be the reigning national champs. An absolutely loaded offense returns. We'll know about Georgia right away. They kick off against Clemson and South Carolina.

7    South Carolina (11)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 6-2    The Jadeveon Clowney Heisman run is going to be a gas to watch. We've reached the point where a defensive player can win the Stiff Arm. Steve Spurrier has a contract extension and two quarterbacks he trusts. Come to think about it, the Gamecocks' run at the SEC is going to be a gas to watch.

8    Florida (5)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-1    The Sugar Bowl was bad. Real bad. Embarrassingly bad. It pointed up how the Gators are a potential top-five team but need to get the offense fixed to get to the next level. The Gators will continue to be a power back team. That's a good thing in the SEC. Big back Matt Jones replaces Mike

9    Clemson (14)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-1    

10    Notre Dame (1)
Overall: 12-1
Conference: N/A    

11    Louisville (24)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 5-2    

12    Texas (NR)
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 5-4    

13    Florida State (15)
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 8-1    

14    Oregon State (21)
Overall: 9-4
Conference: 6-3    

15    Boise State (20)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 7-1    

16    Northwestern (19)
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 5-3    

17    LSU (10)
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 6-2    Massive losses figure to make these Tigers a shadow of their former selves. A typically strong running game will help Zach Mettenberger. But trips to Georgia and Alabama will be tough. The receivers must overcome a bad case of the drops.

18    TCU (NR)
Overall: 7-6
Conference: 4-5    

19    Kansas State (9)
Overall: 11-2
Conference: 8-1    

20    Oklahoma (12)
Overall: 10-3
Conference: 8-1    

21    OK State (NR)
Overall: 8-5

22    Nebraska (13)
Overall: 10-4
Conference: 7-2    

23    Northern Illinois (17)
Overall: 12-2
Conference: 9-0    

24    Mississippi (NR)
Overall: 7-6
Conference: 3-5    Everything is trending up in Oxford. Big bowl win. Two-game winning streak. Twenty -- 20! -- starters back. How many teams can say they have two Nkemdiches on the roster? It may happen if Hugh Freeze can land No. 1 recruit Robert Nkemdiche to join his brother Denzel.

25    BYU (NR)
Overall: 8-5
Conference: N/A    

http://www.cbssports...knesses-why-not


I spared everyone the commentary for nonSEC teams.  They're in the article if you want them.

Edited by Chainsaw Massaquoi, 25 January 2013 - 08:02 PM.

[The Garnet King]

TrueGCFan, on 07 January 2013 - 11:44 PM, said:

Darkhorse nothing. USC will be picked to finish second in the pre-season. While I'm not predicting we win the East I will be disappointed if we don't.

I think on offense we have the potential to be very good. This will be the first time in a LONG time that we have a veteran O-line. That in itself is worth a lot. Even with ACE leaving, I think we still have a shot to have some really good WR's. Bruce has to play football though. Not sure how the QB situation is going to work out. I would think they will both play.

As for defense, not worried too much except for the LB's. That will be our weak link on defense.