Final AP Poll and Kirk H. already putting Sooners in top 5 pre-season

by chrisabo on Jan 8, 2010 12:51 PM CST

Unfortunately, for the first time since 1999, we fall into the "Others Receiving Votes" category in the final AP poll. We finished 1 point (typical) outside of the top 25, right behind West Virginia who received 91 points. Five losses is not in and of itself apparently a barrier to being included in the poll as Clemson finished 24th in the poll after not being ranked before the bowl season. I guess a win over a SEC powerhouse like Kentucky is what pushed them over the top? Or less snarky, maybe it was their win over Miami (40-37 in OT) that gives them the nod. All in all, a disappointing way to finish a very disappointing season as I had hoped that we would maybe sneak into the polls.

Our five losses came to the following ranked teams (all final AP ranks):

#2 - Texas - 16-13

#12 - Brigham Young - 14-13

#14 - Nebraska - 10-3

#19 - Miami - 21-20

#21 - Texas Tech - 41-13

Final AP Poll at ESPN

Clemson' five losses came to the following teams (all final AP ranks):

#6 - TCU - 14-10

# 13 - Georgia Tech - 30-27, 39-34 (ACC Championship game)

UNR - Maryland - 24-21

UNR - South Carolina - 34-17

Also, Kirk H. puts us in the pre-season top 5 for next year.

Another feature from ESPN - "Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25" puts us at a somewhat more plausible (in my mind) #12.

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3rd seems a bit optimistic.

by SoonerDutch on Jan 8, 2010 6:37 PM CST reply actions

I am going to go with

Grossly optimistic.

I’d put us in the 10-15 range. We have talent and if we can avoid costly injuries this year and Beal/Lewis come back, that range is reasonable and puts us in Title Game position.

Boomer Sooner!

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by Jubanator14 on Jan 8, 2010 6:48 PM CST up reply actions

NYTimes Quad Blog also has a "Way Too Early Top 10 for 2010"

We are not on it. The way that I see it, the major problems we had on offense will be somewhat mitigated – I mean the o-line has to be better, but any gains we make on that side of the ball appear to be balanced out by the heavy losses that we will take on the defensive side of the ball.

With our schedule and just how things have been working out the past couple of years, I could see us having another long season with 3+ losses.

by chrisabo on Jan 8, 2010 9:41 PM CST reply actions

As we are always trying to find the positive in everything

OU did end the season on a two game winning streak against ranked teams

by ccmachine on Jan 8, 2010 10:01 PM CST reply actions

Texas Fans, Get Over it

I love how Texas fans are lighting up the boards about how they would have won if McCoy had played. Yet, they said all OU fans were whining about Bradford going down. How the tables have turned…
whybedumb -

by whybedumb on Jan 8, 2010 11:04 PM CST reply actions

landry jones had 6 games to get experience, gilbert had 3 hours. i see your point though, and you just may have won with bradford in.

by Displaced Longhorn on Jan 9, 2010 6:28 PM CST up reply actions

Why doesn't Brown pull his starters and let

Gilbert get some experience? Stop running up the score. Brown is classless.

by SoonerDutch on Jan 10, 2010 12:28 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Wait a minute......

2008 TT – OU game ring a bell? Don’t pull the punches or anything but you are seriously jaded if you think that Stoops isn’t doing the same thing.

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by KWashburn on Jan 11, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions

I was attempting to be sarcastic. Apparently it didn't work out.

by SoonerDutch on Jan 13, 2010 11:36 AM CST up reply actions

Noted.

I’m still pushing for a sarcastic font.

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Without Questions; There are limited Resources...

by KWashburn on Jan 16, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

That is the greatest idea anyone has ever had.

And I’m being 100% serious.

by SoonerDutch on Jan 16, 2010 10:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Normally I love Herbstreet

and I love the fact he had us at #3. But that’s over-rated. I think due to a fairly easy schedule OU could be around 10th in the country next year. We do have a lot of holes to fill and not that much depth. I like our WR’s and expect them to be better. I expect Landry Jones to be more consistent. But Franks and McCoy hurts on D.

I’d point out that Boise State, returns 21 of 22 starters as well. Too bad they won’t get any respect until they join the Mtn West (assuming BYU and Utah stay to make the MWC a BCS caliber conference)

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by Redhawk on Jan 9, 2010 12:05 AM CST reply actions

i used to like kirk herbstreit alot.

he had many good things to say about some of the better non aq bcs teams. when he finished his final rankings they were some small errors on his part. he put some aq bcs teams ahead of the non aq bcs teams. teams that did not deserve to be that high. open voting, it’s a bi-th.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 24, 2010 5:18 PM CST up reply actions

I'm tired of the the recruiting slump that Stoops has been in over the years

We always have a top ten recruiting class but why can’t we maintain a top three status….I’m tired of the game loses because of the lack of depth that we constantly struggle with.

We should have won three national championships in the last decade. Is it Stoops being to cocky?

We are an elite college and I understand retooling years …..but losing 6 bowl games is too much. Losing one or two players due to injury shouldn’t hurt us ….EVER!

I don’t how much we need to pay the elite stars…..let’s do it and hide it like the Florida’s, USC’s, Texas’………..

Sooner fan since the 70’s…….Go sooners!

by buccanator on Jan 11, 2010 12:27 PM CST reply actions