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2008 Preseason and Regular season Polls

When it's all said and done...I get all the magazines, and it has nothing to do with whether or not they are right or wrong...since most of them are biased towards the "in" conferences...or teams...

No surprises this year.

I agree with Calibuck...

but it will come full circle...and as so eloquently stated by Taosmen...

If they win...it all takes care of itself...
 
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OmahaBeef;878483; said:
With all of the information already on the internet, is buying these magazines worth it?

I like having the information handy to take places if need be, but if you aren't into the whole "scene" then probably not.

Also, I keep them as part of a collection. They go in the Buckeye room.
 
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Blade

Michigan gets nod: Wolverines picked ahead of Buckeyes

By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER


The appetite for college football in this part of the country is beyond voracious, and what feeds that beast until the first kickoff six weeks from now are the preseason publications.

These thick and colorful journals are painfully detailed packages of statistics, personnel and projected finishes. They are compiled in March, finalized in April, printed in May, and then hit the bookstands in June and July.

Then the debate ensues.

This is the fodder that fills the breech and allows college football fans to exchange volleys that are fueled only by speculation. The lone common ground in the top yearbooks for 2007 is that Southern California is No. 1 - beyond that there is little solid consensus.

Michigan, 11-2 last season when it went 7-1 in the Big Ten, losing only that 42-39 shootout to Ohio State, is predicted to finish ahead of the Buckeyes in 2007 by all of the major publications.

The general agreement is that Big Ten defending champion Ohio State, 12-1 overall and 8-0 in the conference last season, lost too much when graduation and early exits for the NFL claimed Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Troy Smith, two-time 1,000 yard running back Antonio Pittman, and talented wide receivers Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez.

Street & Smith's and Athlon did not like the Wolverines or the Buckeyes to win it all in the Big Ten this year, going instead with Wisconsin, a 12-1 team in 2006 and one that plays Ohio State and Michigan on back-to-back weekends in early November.

Continued......
 
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Rivals has tOSU at #10 in their preseason rankings.

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Coach: Jim Tressel | Staff
In 2006: 12-1, 8-0; Lost to Florida 41-14 in BCS national championship game.
Returning starters: Offense: 5. Defense: 6.
Key losses: QB Troy Smith, RB Antonio Pittman, WR Ted Ginn Jr., WR Anthony Gonzalez; DT Quinn Pitcock
2007 breakdown: Top 10 players | Outlook | Offense | Defense | Special teams | Coaching | Schedule

Top 10 players:
1. LB James Laurinaitis
2. DB Vernon Gholston
3. CB Malcolm Jenkins
4. RB Chris Wells
5. T Kirk Barton
6. LB Marcus Freeman
7. DE Lawrence Wilson
8. WR Brian Robiskie
9. T Alex Boone
10.LB Larry Grant


Cont'd ...
 
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Here's the Athlon tOSU preview at SI's online site.

si.com/athlon/preview/ohiost

Heisman winner Troy Smith has moved on and so have his favorite weapons ? one of college football?s biggest game-breakers, his sticky-fingered receiving counterpart and a big-game performer who was threatening to join the Ohio State pantheon of tailbacks.

So what are the Buckeyes to do in 2007 without the likes of Smith, Ted Ginn Jr., Anthony Gonzalez and Antonio Pittman? Go back to the basics on offense and start smacking people on defense, of course.

Coach: Jim Tressel (7th season, 62-14)
2006 record: 12-1 (Lost to Florida in BCS National Championship)
Big Ten finish: 8-0 (1st)
2006 I-A offensive rankings:
Rushing: 26th (169.9 ypg)
Passing: 45th (214.7 ypg)
2006 I-A defensive rankings:
Rushing: 15th (98.3 ypg)
Passing: 30th (182.2 ypg)

Cont'd ...
 
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