We are honored again this year to be invited to be a voter in the CBSSports.com College Football BlogPoll.
The BlogPoll is a collection of 101 voters (bloggers) who represent schools from across the country from all conferences. Walking on Sunshine will be casting the RazorBloggers ballot and posting it here each week throughout the season for discussion. And, as always, your commentary can impact our weekly rankings.
You can see the complete BlogPoll over at CBSSports.com. Note the bloggers, with a #34 ranking, are giving the Hogs more ‘love’ than the AP or coaches’ polls.
So, without further ado, here’s our preseason ballot:
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 13-1 | 1 | Meyer, Tebow go for third NC in four years. |
| 2 | Texas | 12-1 | 4 | 16 Starters and QB Colt McCoy give Horns NC hopes. |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 5 | Stoops Looking to replace 4 starters on the O-Line. |
| 4 | USC | 12-1 | 3 | Damian Williams may be best WR in NCAA. |
| 5 | Alabama | 12-2 | 6 | Entire Tide defense returns from 12-2 season. |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 15 | A season opening win over Alabama would be huge. |
| 7 | LSU | 8-5 | NR | Look out…the future is now with QB J. Jefferson. |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10-3 | 9 | Soph QB Pryor gives Buckeyes some offense. |
| 9 | Penn State | 11-2 | 8 | Gets Ohio St. and Iowa at home…JoePa still kicking. |
| 10 | Oklahoma St. | 9-4 | 16 | WR Dez Bryant gives ‘Pokes a “Go-To Guy”. |
| 11 | California | 9-4 | NR | HC Tedford, Bears welome back 15 starters. |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 22 | 18 starters back has HC Paul Johnson buzzing. |
| 13 | Mississippi | 9-4 | 14 | When expectations are high, HDN usually crashes and burns. |
| 14 | Boise St. | 12-1 | 11 | Broncos may run the table…2009′s BCS buster??? |
| 15 | TCU | 11-2 | 7 | HC Gary Patterson is 11-5 vs. BCS Teams. |
| 16 | Miami (Fla.) | 7-6 | NR | HC Randy Shannon slowing building ‘Canes back. |
| 17 | Georgia | 10-3 | 13 | Some rank UGA higher, but QB Cox uninspiring. |
| 18 | North Carolina | 8-5 | NR | Butch Davis has assembled best D-Line in country. |
| 19 | Illinois | 5-7 | NR | The Fighting Zookers are led by QB Juice Williams. |
| 20 | Arkansas | 5-7 | NR | Why is Petrino smiling so much these days??? |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9-4 | NR | HC Pelini, Huskers are Big 12 North favorites. |
| 22 | BYU | 10-3 | 25 | OU should be on upset alert vs. BYU in Arlington. |
| 23 | Florida St. | 9-4 | 21 | ‘Noles jacked for opening weekend game vs. Miami. |
| 24 | Oregon St. | 9-4 | 18 | RB Jacquizz Rodgers most electric player in Pac-10. |
| 25 | Iowa | 9-4 | 20 | Talented defense returns 8 starters for Hawkeyes. |
| Others considered: Oregon, Michigan St., Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Clemson, UCLA, Arizona, South Florida, Southern Miss, Kansas, West Virginia, South Carolina, Colorado. | ||||
Can't argue, nice selections.
That's what's great about the first month. There are always several top twenty teams that are there on reputation and form that crash and burn when the lights come on and several overlooked teams that are powerhouses just waiting to show their stuff. Each year is so different in college football.
You do get the feeling that the hogs coaches and players are just waiting to shock the world. They do seem to believe in themselves.