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Oklahoma Tops Preseason BlogPoll

Buckeye CommentaryAug 17, 2008

Here is my preseason ballot. The only change is the addition of Wake Forest and the deletion of California.

1OklahomaGood โ€“ Dominant offensive line, Sam Bradford, fast defense; Bad โ€“ Running backs coming off injuries
2Ohio StateGood โ€“ Heisman-contending tailback, dominant linebackers and shut down corners; Bad โ€“ NCG hangover, suspensions
3Southern CalGood โ€“ Scary defense, endless supply of running backs; Bad โ€“ Injured Sanchez, uncertainty at WR
4GeorgiaGood โ€“ Unbelievable running game, tremendous secondary; Bad โ€“ Sturdivant injury and suspensions
5MissouriGood โ€“ Top 5 offense, underrated defense; Bad โ€“ Target on back, depth
6FloridaGood โ€“ Unstoppable offense with Tebow and Harvin; Bad โ€“ Horrible pass defense, tons of ACL injuries!
7ClemsonGood โ€“ Best offensive backfield in the nation, loaded secondary; Bad โ€“ Will they crumble under expectations again?
8LSUGood โ€“ Offensive and defensive lines are amazing; Bad โ€“ Ivy league quarterback and no known leaders
9TexasGood โ€“ Muschamp will help D, the offense is always good; Bad โ€“ Who is the RB?
10WisconsinGood โ€“ Loaded at RB, TE, and D-line; Bad โ€“ Uh, quarterback?
11Texas TechGood โ€“ Best passing game ever?; Bad โ€“ The defense is average. Does it matter?
12West VirginiaGood โ€“ White and Devine should be awesome behind five returning linemen; Bad โ€“ New coaching staff, defense lost playmakers
13AuburnGood โ€“ The defense will be superb again. Bad โ€“ Do they have a quarterback and receivers for their new offense?
14Penn StateGood โ€“ The defensive line is fantastic with Maurice Evans, great trio of receivers; Bad โ€“ Who is lining up in the backfield?
15KansasGood โ€“ Reesing is back and the linebackers are very solid; Bad โ€“ No running back.
16TennesseeGood โ€“ Defensive back seven is good and RB Foster will produce; Bad โ€“ Crompton needs to improve
17OregonGood โ€“ Great secondary and nice offensive line; Bad โ€“ Whoโ€™s the quarterback?
18Boston CollegeGood โ€“ Excellent defense, solid receivers; Bad โ€“ No proven running backs, poor special teams
19IllinoisGood โ€“ Juice Williams and the offensive line; Bad โ€“ Linebackers and running backs need work
20Brigham YoungGood โ€“ The offense should score tons of points with Max Hall and Co.; Bad โ€“ the defensive back seven needs some work
21Arizona StateGood โ€“ Rudy carpenter and the receivers will be great ifโ€ฆ; Bad โ€“ the offensive line can block after giving up 55 sacks last year
22South FloridaGood โ€“ Grothe is back and should have more talent around him; Bad โ€“ The defense lost a lot but returns George Selvie on the edge
23PittsburghGood โ€“ LeSean McCoy is the real deal and the defensive line should be the Big Eastโ€™s finest; Bad โ€“ Quarterback and offensive line issues could hold McCoy and the offense back
24Virginia TechGood โ€“ Experience at quarterback behind a nice offensive line; Bad โ€“ No proven playmakers on offense; Glennon is a bit of a liability
25Wake ForestGood โ€“ A surprisingly good defense and Riley Skinner under center; Bad โ€“ Zero receivers will lead to unbalanced offense
Dropped Out: California