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Interesting article.....
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:47 pm
by T REX
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview07 ... id=2980407
Most Overrated and Underrated of the last ten years.....
Criteria is easy....where did they start and where did they end up......while not highly scientific just preseason discussion:
Most overrated
1. Florida State (-63)
2. Tennessee (-58)
3. Washington (-42)
4. Miami (-35)
T5. Ohio State (-34)
T5. Nebraska (-34)
7. Florida (-33 1/2)
8. Michigan (-25)
9. Texas (-24)
10. Clemson (-22)
Underrated
1. Washington St. (+51)
2. Boise State (+48)
3. Oregon (+32 1/2)
4. Arkansas (+26)
5. Wisconsin (+23)
6. Louisville (+20)
7. TCU (+18)
T8. Boston College (+17)
T8. Iowa (+17)
T8. Maryland (+17)
A piece from the article....I laughed.....
"
Big 12 teams were the most overrated during the last 10 years. Only three teams included in the survey -- Iowa State, Kansas State and Texas Tech -- improved their overall ranking. Nebraska, Texas and Texas A&M were the league's most overrated teams. "
The most obvious observation I made was that there are much bigger expectations at the bigger schools which make them ranked higher year to year.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:27 pm
by TheChief
Yes, FSU certainly has to be number one on that list. How many times did the P/S polls indicate that the previous season was a bad fluke and that they would return to their dominant past?
I think our talent was not terribly overrated, but the execution and coaching skills that were administered, created a situation that was conducive to failure.
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:46 pm
by L45B
Funny. Of the ten teams on the overrated list, 8 of them still have at least .5 MNCs in the last decade. Guess how many MNCs for the underrateds?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:28 pm
by BlindRef
This is absurd.
Michigan has a national title, 5 big ten titles and haven't misses a bowl. They have one of the highest winning percentages of the last 10 years....more info and better said here:
http://bestofcollegefootball.blogspot.c ... cally.html
Plus everyone knows Notre Dame owns the title Most Overrated mo matter what year it is.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:15 am
by Killian
BlindRef wrote:This is absurd.
Michigan has a national title, 5 big ten titles and haven't misses a bowl. They have one of the highest winning percentages of the last 10 years....more info and better said here:
http://bestofcollegefootball.blogspot.c ... cally.html
Plus everyone knows Notre Dame owns the title Most Overrated mo matter what year it is.
Holy shit, was that even fucking english? :)
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:47 am
by T REX
UF facilities at 7??????
THAT is a joke especially with UGA at 5. He's an idiot.
Your article is worthless.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:36 am
by BlindRef
Killian wrote:BlindRef wrote:This is absurd.
Michigan has a national title, 5 big ten titles and haven't misses a bowl. They have one of the highest winning percentages of the last 10 years....more info and better said here:
http://bestofcollegefootball.blogspot.c ... cally.html
Plus everyone knows Notre Dame owns the title Most Overrated mo matter what year it is.
Holy shit, was that even fucking english? :)
HA HA...that is awful. I need to not respond when I am angry and in a hurry.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:13 am
by L45B
Dirty Program Rank? Psshhhh. Please. Based on what? Heresay?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:31 pm
by Danimal
BlindRef wrote:This is absurd.
Michigan has a national title, 5 big ten titles and haven't misses a bowl. They have one of the highest winning percentages of the last 10 years....more info and better said here:
http://bestofcollegefootball.blogspot.c ... cally.html
Plus everyone knows Notre Dame owns the title Most Overrated mo matter what year it is.
The article just compares preseason expectations to what they end-up doing. The high expectatations for a Michigan are hard to live up to every year so you are more likely to end-up on the negative side. It isn't like Mich was alone, there are a lot of big names in that overrated category, including my 'skers.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:06 pm
by the_ouskull
Thank GOD for Danimal being back. I needed that.
the_ouskull
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:12 am
by RadioFan
the_ouskull wrote:Thank GOD for Danimal being back. I needed that.
1st, and 2nd
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:21 am
by War Wagon
the_ouskull wrote:Thank GOD for Danimal being back.
He left?
No matter, rack the dude.
Good takes, and hotties to boot. I'm drawn to a Danimal post like no other.
But just so's you know, Cornfan... you're gonna' get plungered in Columbia this year.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:02 pm
by Terry in Crapchester
T REX wrote:UF facilities at 7??????
THAT is a joke especially with UGA at 5. He's an idiot.
Your article is worthless.
Not to mention that attempting to rank Notre Dame in any survey where "conference titles" and "conference toughness" are considered "objective" categories is a pretty worthless endeavor as well.
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:53 pm
by Hurrigangstah
miami is gonna win the national champeonship dis year
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:57 pm
by Mr T
Didnt need to see an article to know that trixie. We have been in a slump for a while now, yet the writers kept ranking us high preseason.
FTFY
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:44 pm
by T REX
Wasn't a jab at FSU obviously....since UF is seven on teh list. Just board fodder, that's all.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 6:19 pm
by Cicero
Not shocked to see FSU atop the list. Although it's not FSU's fault the voters ranked them higher than they should.