JGS30 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I was cruising around some other CFB sites and noticed that Athlon is doing their Top 25 countdown over 25 business days. And so far no Nebraska or Kansas. In fact, they're down to #17 and it doesn't look like anyone from the North will be ranked. It's kind of sad really. I mean, I know we think highly of our teams, and I bet if you asked anyone of us we would rank KU and NU somewhere between18-25. But you have to wonder how the CFB world views the North outside our glass house. I think their view is pretty clear-they don't think much of us. Quote Link to comment
caveman99 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I was cruising around some other CFB sites and noticed that Athlon is doing their Top 25 countdown over 25 business days. And so far no Nebraska or Kansas. In fact, they're down to #17 and it doesn't look like anyone from the North will be ranked. It's kind of sad really. I mean, I know we think highly of our teams, and I bet if you asked anyone of us we would rank KU and NU somewhere between18-25. But you have to wonder how the CFB world views the North outside our glass house. I think their view is pretty clear-they don't think much of us. Yeah I saw that, it is interesting. Other ratings have NU anywhere from 18 to 26, with 25 or 26 seeming to be the more prevalent ranking. Interestingly enough most have KU lower than NU, but predictions for the North seem slighty in your, KU's, favor. Pre-season polls are funky, fun but funky. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I was cruising around some other CFB sites and noticed that Athlon is doing their Top 25 countdown over 25 business days. And so far no Nebraska or Kansas. In fact, they're down to #17 and it doesn't look like anyone from the North will be ranked. It's kind of sad really. I mean, I know we think highly of our teams, and I bet if you asked anyone of us we would rank KU and NU somewhere between18-25. But you have to wonder how the CFB world views the North outside our glass house. I think their view is pretty clear-they don't think much of us. Athlon sucks man. Last year, the had NU finishing in 4th place. Plus, they have Notre Dame ranked. That pretty much invalidates their entire rankings. Quote Link to comment
JGS30 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yep. Notre Dame has no business being ranked! It's garbage. Quote Link to comment
shyndy Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yep. Notre Dame has no business being ranked! It's garbage. lol i think its like, notre dame week on college football live. i watched it for like 5 minutes and they had a fan mail saying they are going to win it all, and one thing i remember them saying was, "could notre dame be undefeated when usc rolls into town?" NOOOOOOO! lol Quote Link to comment
huzkerbob Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yep. Notre Dame has no business being ranked! It's garbage. lol i think its like, notre dame week on college football live. i watched it for like 5 minutes and they had a fan mail saying they are going to win it all, and one thing i remember them saying was, "could notre dame be undefeated when usc rolls into town?" NOOOOOOO! lol + x = How I feel about Notre Lame! Quote Link to comment
SaturnDrew Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I was cruising around some other CFB sites and noticed that Athlon is doing their Top 25 countdown over 25 business days. And so far no Nebraska or Kansas. In fact, they're down to #17 and it doesn't look like anyone from the North will be ranked. It's kind of sad really. Maybe they are saving Nebraska for the #1 spot. Actually, better make that a double There. Good. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yep. Notre Dame has no business being ranked! It's garbage. I think that is something that just about every CFB fan (minus Notre Dame nutjobs) can agree on. Quote Link to comment
Hunter94 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Yep. Notre Dame has no business being ranked! It's garbage. lol i think its like, notre dame week on college football live. i watched it for like 5 minutes and they had a fan mail saying they are going to win it all, and one thing i remember them saying was, "could notre dame be undefeated when usc rolls into town?" NOOOOOOO! lol i will tell you this... if ND wins it all, there ain't a cow in Texas! Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 To be honest, it's not like they have a lot of reason to think highly of us. Yeah, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri did some good things in their bowl games, but other than that neither team really beat anybody they weren't supposed to. Besides, Nebraska (if ranked at all) will probably be in the 22-25 range. Quote Link to comment
SouthBayHusker Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Back in 1998 they had Nebraska #2 - F**k I guess they overated frank solich and now 11 years after were finally recovering. Quote Link to comment
Danimal Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I think ND's meh sched plays into their rankings. With their talent and experience they should be favored in every game except USC. If they do worse than 9-3 Charlie should get canned. Quote Link to comment
huskertim Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I usually buy the Athon pre season rag every year. It's a good read, but they generally aren't high on the Big Red IMHO. I wouldn't be suprised to see us mostly in that 18-25 range in Lindy's, SI, Sporting News and others, but it's not uncommon for these various publishers to be pretty far apart this early. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 WHUUUUT?????? NU comes in at #16. http://www.athlonsports.com/college-footba.../no-16-nebraska Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Ouch, NU comes in at 16 and now all the people that were freaking out and threating to never read Athlons again are going to look kinda silly. Quote Link to comment
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