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O-ver-RA-ted CLAP! CLAP! CLAP CLAP CLAP!

The preseason BlogPoll roundtable is up over at MGoBlog, and this week we're looking at who is overrated and who is underrated in the initial BlogPoll. First, here's a look at the BlogPoll and our ballot:

  BlogPoll   RBR's Ballot
1. Southern Cal 1. Southern Cal
2. LSU 2. Western Virginia
3. Michigan 3. LSU
4. Texas 4. Texas
5. West Virginia 5. Michigan
6. Oklahoma 6. Oklahoma
7. Florida 7. Penn State
8. Virginia Tech 8. Hawaii
9. Wisconsin 9. Florida State
10. Louisville 10. Cal
11. Ohio State 11. Florida
12. Cal 12. Wisconsin
13. Penn State 13. Ohio State
14. Georgia 14. Georgia
15. Auburn 15. Louisville
16. UCLA 16. Tennessee
17. Tennessee 17. Virginia Tech
18. Florida State 18. South Carolina
19. Nebraska 19. Nebraska
20. Arkansas 20. Alabama
21. Rutgers 21. Rutgers
22. South Carolina 22. TCU
23. Hawaii 23. Auburn
24. Oregon 24. UCLA
25. Texas A&M 25. Boise State

Now, this is a preseason poll, so knowing who is over- and underrated is impossible until at least a few weeks into the season. I doubt there will be a lot of fluctuation in my ballot the first week or two since most everyone will be playing season opener cupcakes and the possibility of an upset doesn't seem likely. That being said, here are a few nitial thoughts on glaring overrationism:

* Florida at #7? With no defense to bolster an offense that struggled to blow out anyone but the lowliest of OOC cupcakes (and tOSU of course, hee hee)? I'm not entirely comfortable with their ranking of #11 in our own ballot, but that's a lot more reasonable than being listed in the top ten.

* LSU at #2, I just don't know. OTS made a compelling argument that they are the fourth best team in the country and their schedule almost certainly precludes them from running the table, but this is a preseason ranking based mostly on expectations, so whatever.

* Louisville at #10 seems a little high to me, too. I think there will be a fairly painless transition from Petrino to Kragthorpe, but there will be some growing pains, and a three game stretch of at West Virginia, at USF, and vs Rutgers isn't the easiest way to end the season.

* Arkansas should not be ranked. I don't care how great McFadden is, this team is ready to implode after all of their offseason troubles, Marcus Monk will be MIA the first month of the season, the defense loses Marcus Harrison on the d-line indefinetely after a felony drug arrest, and the offense will be dragged kicking and screaming back to the run run run punt for three quarters and then let Matt Jones run around and make up stuff in the 4th Nutt-bone, except there's no Matt Jones anymore.

Thoughts on the underrated:

* Alabama isn't ranked, that's a mistake, and that isn't homerism talking. Okay, maybe it is a little.

* No Boise State? And Hawaii at #23? Either of these teams could finish undefeated, and the other could be 11-1 by season's end. Their respective strength of schedule kind of sucks, but they should be higher (or included, in Boise's case).

Now it's y'all's turn to let us know who you think is over- and underrated in the BlogPoll in the comments.

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who the hell knows anymore
i've seen so many preseason top 25's at this point.  however i definitely agree with you regarding hawaii and boise.

by gerry dorsey on Aug 27, 2007 9:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this may have nothing to do with this
I am not a fan of the over-rated clap clap clap clap clap cheer. Why you ask? Because whether or not that team your team just walloped was overrated or not, it just immediately takes away from what your team just accomplished.

by RunBama on Aug 27, 2007 10:16 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OVERRATED (clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)
I love that cheer.  Not quite the sting that Rammer Jammer has, but still was great to hear two years ago when we played florida...
"FAILURE" - When your best just isn't good enough

by BamaReturns07 on Aug 27, 2007 10:36 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I love that you can hear it in NCAA 08
I started a Texas Tech dynasty last week and beat Texas 35-7 last night, and it was loud and clear in the background.

by Todd on Aug 27, 2007 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arkansas
I agree with you 100% about Arky....I just didn't see this large talent-gap between our guys and theirs in last years game.  Especially considering that, statistically speaking, we ran all over them in their house.

Of course, I also thought Florida was way over-rated before last season...so, grains of salt are recommended....

by sandman227 on Aug 27, 2007 12:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

O-ver-rat-ed chant
Y'all will be glad to hear that, during the fourth quarter of GT's win over highly-ranked-in-the-preseason Auburn, I personally began the "O-ver-RA-ted *CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP" chant.

by Jeff on Aug 27, 2007 12:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Alabama
Shouldn't be ranked at all. They will end up ranked by season end though.

Arkansas gets the nod due to last year, which is all pre-season polls are about.

Boise plays in a shitty Conf. and won a miracle game against OU. If they were ranked maybe a 25 spot should be awarded. Hawaii has pretty much the same team back and couldn't even beat Bama in a down year.

Both VT and Wisconsin should be ranked higher. Watch Wisconsin Run the table in the big 10.

by DaHammer on Aug 27, 2007 12:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hawaii...
...would've beaten us had we played later in the season. They got better as the season went on and we got worse.

I also agree that Alabama shouldn't be ranked. Let's earn the ranking on the field not off of our historic name.

Roll Tide!

by Nico2.0 on Aug 27, 2007 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ranked opponents
So long as Ark, Georgia, and Fla st. are ranked when we beat em', I'll be happy; and a 5-0 Bama team will be sitting pretty in the pools too.

by tempebamafan on Aug 28, 2007 1:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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