Preseason Top 25

[CajunBillsBacker]

Here are links to preseason top 25 predictions from sportsline.com and nationalchamps.net.

 

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/8245608

 

http://nationalchamps.net/2005/earlybird/index.htm

 

For you Penn St. fans, you guys actually appear in one of these rankings! What I find amusing is how much both of these links differ in their ranking for Iowa, #2 on Sportsline.com, and #13 on NC.net? I think #2 is to high, but #13 is way to low. I'd fit them somewhere's between 5-10.

[runner]

The lower the better.....The Hawks love being in that underdog role.

[Tux of Borg]

You can recruit Derrick Williams, Justin King and a bunch of other studs but it won't make a difference. Joe Paterno will not coach that team to a bowl game in 05.

[CBusBillsFan]

Look out for the Bucks this year. With the new AD in town all this NCAA investigation stuff will slowly fade out and we can get back to football. Troy Smith will bounce back and Ted Ginn Jr will amaze all! Combine that with the support here in Columbus, I think the Bucks have a real chance at the title this year. Plus, could you imagine a USC-OSU Rose Bowl for a national championship?

[Adam]

I'd have to put Oklahoma at #1....I think the loss of Chow will really hurt USC's chance of a repeat

[R. Rich]

You can recruit Derrick Williams, Justin King and a bunch of other studs but it won't make a difference.  Joe Paterno will not coach that team to a bowl game in 05.

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You may be right. I don't know if one recruiting class can make things magically better. Then again, maybe this class is talented enough to right the ship. Time will tell. Personally, I still think they're another year away, since there's so much uncertainty on offense. Defensively, they're deep and talented, so that's a plus.