According to 1620 The Zone ESPN

[Nexus]

^^

[knapplc]

That carries about as much weight as our collective predictions though, right?

[Nexus]

Yeah, not really surprising either way. Bottom line is we have to show up every week to earn our keep. Ratings is nice and all, but actually winning games is another thing altogether.

[Minnesota_husker]

Doesnt mean much other then we dont have to climb as much. If we win our first 5 games(should be 5-0) and they win their first 5(Texas Tech and Oklahoma might be tough)

 

but if we are both 5-0, we are talking 2 top 5 teams maybe. Gameday!?!?!?!

[mmmtodd]

...and in other news, the Saber Toothed Tiger has been confirmed to be extinct.

 

I think if youre a Boise State type team, they do carry some weight unfortunately. A big time BCS school, it doesnt matter. We win our games, we'll be in the spot at the end of the year we need to be.

[EbylHusker]

It matters if you're comparing schools with similar records. Like if more than two BCS teams go undefeated or none are undefeated but several have 1 loss.

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

It matters if you're comparing schools with similar records. Like if more than two BCS teams go undefeated or none are undefeated but several have 1 loss.

And it can have some effect on recruiting

[TheCheshireCat]

Might not be accurate or meaningful at all, but it looks better to have us at #9 than out of the top 25. Especially when recruits see that we're projected that high. Might not help much, but it can't hurt.

[EbylHusker]

There is definitely "something" about the top 10 in people's minds, since we place such high importance on multiples of 10.

[Touchdown Tommie]

Lets not forget that Ole Miss was ranked in the top 5 or ten at the beginning of this year.....i i nice to possibly be getting some respect again.

[Deafy1289]

Doesnt mean much other then we dont have to climb as much. If we win our first 5 games(should be 5-0) and they win their first 5(Texas Tech and Oklahoma might be tough)

 

but if we are both 5-0, we are talking 2 top 5 teams maybe. Gameday!?!?!?!

 

We dont play either one of those teams next year but texas could be gameday.

[HSKRNOKC]

Biggest thing to me about being that hi early is we could lose one and still climb back up.

[Vince from ShamWOW]

I heard this same segment on USC. They were interviewing a reporter from ESPN. He said ESPN will have NU ranked number 9 in their 2010 Pre-Season rankings.

 

I realize it doesn't mean much - however this is the offseason and there's not much to discuss.

[Minnesota_husker]

Doesnt mean much other then we dont have to climb as much. If we win our first 5 games(should be 5-0) and they win their first 5(Texas Tech and Oklahoma might be tough)

 

but if we are both 5-0, we are talking 2 top 5 teams maybe. Gameday!?!?!?!

 

We dont play either one of those teams next year but texas could be gameday.

I never said we did. I said Texas plays TT and Oklahoma in their first 5 games. I am more talking about if both teams will be 5-0 entering the game.

[cscott2win]

It's just nice getting some recognition even if the first game is 7 1/2 months away!!