🏈 Sporting News Preseason Top 25 for 2016

[252BAMA]

Sporting News unveils Preseason Top 25 for 2016

"The Sporting News is one of the first media outlets to release its Preseason Top 25 for 2016, and six SEC teams checked into the ranking, including No. 1 Alabama.


“Until someone — anyone — dethrones the Crimson Tide” was listed as the main reason the media outlet picked Alabama over Clemson."


Here’s Sporting News’ Preseason Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Baylor
6. Florida State
7. Ole Miss
8. Michigan
9. Stanford
10. Notre Dame
11. Michigan State
12. LSU
13. Tennessee
14. Houston
15. USC
16. Oklahoma State
17. Iowa
18. North Carolina
19. Oregon
20. Georgia
21. Washingon
22. Louisville
23. Arkansas
24. Texas
25. TCU


Sporting News unveils Preseason Top 25 for 2016

 

[bama alum]

Just as an aside, Texas at #24? Pretty lofty expectations considering how bad they were last year. Those meltdown threads are going to be pretty good!

 

[UAgrad93]

Just don't see the love for Ole Pi$$ there at #7. Think there will be some crashing back to Earth this season. I honestly think LSwho is getting that love at #12 based on Fournette on offense and the new DC Arande? that came from Wisconsin. I think Florida will surprise people IF McElwain has found him a QB not named Treon Harris.

 

[bama alum]

Just don't see the love for Ole Pi$$ there at #7. Think there will be some crashing back to Earth this season. I honestly think LSwho is getting that love at #12 based on Fournette on offense and the new DC Arande? that came from Wisconsin. I think Florida will surprise people IF McElwain has found him a QB not named Treon Harris.

del Rio appears to be the QB of UF's future.

 

[BamaFan334]

Just don't see the love for Ole Pi$$ there at #7. Think there will be some crashing back to Earth this season. I honestly think LSwho is getting that love at #12 based on Fournette on offense and the new DC Arande? that came from Wisconsin. I think Florida will surprise people IF McElwain has found him a QB not named Treon Harris.

Agreed. Ole Miss lost their best lineman, best receiver, best linebacker, and arguably their best defensive lineman, yet they are at #7? They haven't proven they can rebuild. They had one tremendous class of athletes and have yet to play a season without that group. They had a couple of decent runs in recruiting the last couple of years, I guess we'll just have to see if that translates to on the field performance.

 

[252BAMA]

Just don't see the love for Ole Pi$$ there at #7. Think there will be some crashing back to Earth this season. I honestly think LSwho is getting that love at #12 based on Fournette on offense and the new DC Arande? that came from Wisconsin. I think Florida will surprise people IF McElwain has found him a QB not named Treon Harris.

LSU returns 18 starters. Will go 11-1, losing only to Bama. If not Bama, then Arkansas the following week. Will not beat both.

SEC revision needed IMO:

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Baylor
6. Florida State
7. LSU
8. Michigan
9. Stanford
10. Notre Dame
11. Michigan State
12. Tennessee
13. Arkansas
14. Houston
15. USC
16. Oklahoma State
17. Iowa
18. North Carolina
19. Oregon
20. Georgia
21. Washingon
22. Louisville
23. Florida
24. Ole Miss
25. TCU

Dropped Texas, added Florida

 

[252BAMA]

Agreed. Ole Miss lost their best lineman, best receiver, best linebacker, and arguably their best defensive lineman, yet they are at #7? They haven't proven they can rebuild. They had one tremendous class of athletes and have yet to play a season without that group. They had a couple of decent runs in recruiting the last couple of years, I guess we'll just have to see if that translates to on the field performance.

Ole Miss will do well to go 7-5. 8-4 at best.

 

[#80]

LOL !! the barn no where to be seen.

 

[OldPlayer]

While I enjoy the admiration to put Alabama at #1 (or any previous national champ at #1 in the subsequent year), I don't see how. The logic of "they're #1 until somebody beats them" doesn't take into account the player losses, coaching losses or the improvement of other teams. Being #1 at the beginning of the season puts a target on their back that everyone wants to hit and will celebrate if they lose. I'd be more comfortable somewhere in the top 10.

 

[bamachine]

While I enjoy the admiration to put Alabama at #1 (or any previous national champ at #1 in the subsequent year), I don't see how. The logic of "they're #1 until somebody beats them" doesn't take into account the player losses, coaching losses or the improvement of other teams. Being #1 at the beginning of the season puts a target on their back that everyone wants to hit and will celebrate if they lose. I'd be more comfortable somewhere in the top 10.

Yep and Clemson gave us every bit of hell they could muster, they return almost everyone on offense, lose a few up front on D, no more than Bama does. I would just be happy if they reversed Bama and Clemson.

 

[BamaFan334]

Yep and Clemson gave us every bit of hell they could muster, they return almost everyone on offense, lose a few up front on D, no more than Bama does. I would just be happy if they reversed Bama and Clemson.

But the people they lost accounted for most of the stats. They lost their best corner, their entire defensive line, and their best receivers if I'm not mistaken. They have more holes to fill than we do. On the other hand, they do have the best quarterback in the country.