Sooners Check In At Number 3 In Athlon Sports Pre-Season Top 25
by Jubanator14
on Jun 2, 2008 11:02 PM CDT
Here at Crimson and Cream Machine, we have a little saying, "It is never too soon to talk Sooner Football." Sticking to that, Athlon Sports has been releasing their team by team pre-season Top 25 since May 1, with the Number 1 team coinciding with the release of their Pre-Season magazine June 4th.
Today was number 3 and that is where our Sooners check in. Athlon had this to say about the Sooners:
Oklahoma reloads with elite talent once again behind sophomores Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray. Add in one of the nation's best offensive lines that returns intact and an always stout defense, and the Sooners should be playing in the New Year once again.
The rest of the Top 25 after the "jump"
- Ohio St. Buckeyes or Florida Gators
- Ohio St. Buckeyes or Florida Gators
- Oklahoma Sooners
- USC Trojans
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Missouri Tigers
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- Auburn Tigers
- LSU Tigers
- Clemson Tigers
- Texas Longhorns
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Kansas Jayhawks
- BYU Cougars
- Arizona St. Sun Devils
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Oregon Ducks
- South Florida Bulls
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Penn St. Nittany Lions
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Fresno St. Bulldogs
Some things that really jump out to me about the Top 25 by Athlon:
- The Big 12 and SEC are very well represented, with 5 teams from each conference.
- No Miami, Florida St., Notre Dame, or Alabama in the Top 25. It is almost a sure bet that at least one of them would be ranked in the Pre-Season at least.
- While the top 2 spots have yet to be announced, it is very safe to assume Florida & Ohio St. will fill those spots.
- BYU looks like they will be this years Boise St. being ranked 14 in the Pre-Season.
So there you guys have it, the Sooners are yet again a Top 5 team and the Big 12 is just as loaded as the SEC. Who do you think will be number 1, Ohio St. or Florida? What are your way too early National Championship Game prediction?
Athlon Sports Pre-Season Top 25 [AthlonSports.com]
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Here's a Good Question
Where would you rather see Oklahoma ranked? Top 5 with all the media hype or lower in the rankings where they have to work their way up?
by ccmachine on Jun 2, 2008 10:35 PM CDT 0 recs
Start High
I would always much rather control our own destiny. Especially with the negative media perception we have with the bowl losses now.
by WoodrowWilson on
Jun 3, 2008 9:03 AM CDT
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Lindy's
Lindy’s is also out and they started us at #4.
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by WoodrowWilson on Jun 3, 2008 9:04 AM CDT 0 recs
2008 Big 12 Conference Preview
Check out where The Rivalry, Esq. ranks the Sooners.
by FranzJM on Jun 3, 2008 9:33 AM CDT 0 recs
Ohio St. is Number 2
So that means that Florida is the number 1 team according to Athlon. If I were picking an SEC team as number 1 it would almost have to be Georgia but this is why we have pre-season polls.
by Jubanator14 on Jun 3, 2008 12:23 PM CDT 0 recs
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