Campus insider...#1...Clemson (strongly agree...loaded) Oklahoma LSU Tennessee Baylor Ohio state #7 Bama Houston FSU Michigan Stanford Michigan st #13 Iowa
2016 preseason polls popping up
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Where is Nebraska?
*Edit: I didn't even check, because I could not fathom Nebraska would be ranked in the Top 25. Seems odd to have Nebraska (25) ranked preseason.
Not sold on Michigan. Not sold on Tennessee. Not sold on Florida state. Not sold on Stanford (does anyone even realize how many seniors were on that offense and that seniors were the playmakers on that defense). If mccaffrey puts up similar numbers next year, he's hands down the Heisman and the best college football player of this era.
OSU will be the big question mark in the preseason rankings next year. You are correct, they could be challenging NFL records this year, but the roster is stacked. Granted though, it includes a ton of players that still have to prove themselves but they did rotate several of the younger players into the lineup all year long especially on the offensive and defensive lines. A perfect example is the DL's performance against ND. Keep in mind, they were without their 2 AAs (Washington and Bosa ejected very early) and another starter (Schutt) but their replacements really didn't miss too much of a beat.
I actually think Meyer relishes the role as the underdog. Should be an interesting season in the BIG. With OSU losing all they did, I think the preseason favorites will be Michigan in the East and Iowa in the West. But who knows. Could be a crazy season.
LSU too high, they need to find a QB
Tennessee has tons of talent, can they put it together for 12 games? Probably too high
Surprised Bama is so low...
Houston/FSU really? too high
Mich doesn't have a QB
Here's mine:
1 Clemson
2 OU
3 Bama
4 ND (they're always overrated, right?)
5 Ohio State
6 LSU
7 Baylor
8 Michigan State
9 Stanford
10 Iowa
11 Michigan
12 Florida
13 Tennessee
14 Houston
15 Florida State
16 USC
17 Oklahoma St
18 Ole Miss
19 Oregon
20 TCU
21 UCLA
22 Georgia
23 Nebraska
24 Washington State
25 Auburn
Tennessee has tons of talent, can they put it together for 12 games? Probably too high
Surprised Bama is so low...
Houston/FSU really? too high
Mich doesn't have a QB
Here's mine:
1 Clemson
2 OU
3 Bama
4 ND (they're always overrated, right?)
5 Ohio State
6 LSU
7 Baylor
8 Michigan State
9 Stanford
10 Iowa
11 Michigan
12 Florida
13 Tennessee
14 Houston
15 Florida State
16 USC
17 Oklahoma St
18 Ole Miss
19 Oregon
20 TCU
21 UCLA
22 Georgia
23 Nebraska
24 Washington State
25 Auburn
I think it could very well be Iowa/Michigan in the championship game. No more ties like 2004(last time either of us finished 1st).
TCU is one of the most overrated to me. They lose basically all their offense and mainly just return their absolutely pitiful defense, but are still top 15? Seriously?
I'd agree on Stanford. Mccaffrey is great, but with a new QB and without the big ole senior line.... it's gonna be hard for him to do it alone. You never know though.
How is Nebraska ranked? They lose somewhere around 12 starters don't they? And their d-line which kept them in games is gone...
I have no idea who they return besides Armstrong. I put a lot of weight on returning QBs. (I am really, really excited to see what CJB can do next season.) Nebby was better that their 6-8 record last season, the media likes them better than jNW and they should be better than Wiscy. I needed another B1G team near the bottom of the rankings and picked Nebby. I see them around 8-4 next year which is good enough for the bottom of the rankings.
Its very funny to read the ignorant Wisconsin and Nebraska fans on these previews ignoring the fact that Iowa's in the west.
Nebraska lost 7 games this year, lost arguably their two best players in DTs and still has Turnover Tommy at QB and have a coach who is below .500 over last 7 years.
Wisconsin loses the QB with most wins in program history, the leaders of their Defense and DC.
However, they all think Iowa's not even in the discussion for next year for the division.
Nebraska lost 7 games this year, lost arguably their two best players in DTs and still has Turnover Tommy at QB and have a coach who is below .500 over last 7 years.
Wisconsin loses the QB with most wins in program history, the leaders of their Defense and DC.
However, they all think Iowa's not even in the discussion for next year for the division.
GOOD
. The more doubters the better off we are imo. Stave impressed me in their bowl game, especially the way he played when they needed him and after he got his face stepped on, but I don't think he is a huge loss personally. I think he still had the "yips"
for a lot of this season. Also I think "wins by QB", is a HUGELY overrated stat. I don't think him or MSU's Cook are anything special personally.
It's not that funny to think Neb and Wisky both have decent shots at winning the West. Best team in Iowa history got out played by both Nebraska and Wisconsin lol. Just the way it is.
I think most Iowa fans would agree that this years team wasn't Iowa's best team. They just compiled the best record.
Iowa has finished the season ranked in the top 10 5 times since the last time Nebraska finished ranked in the top 10.
Outplayed by UNL? What game were you watching? Certainly not the best team in UI history.
West is gonna be a dogfight with Wisco, Nebby, Iowa, and maybe (maybe) NW in the mix. Hard to know at this point but no one of those teams stands out as better than the others, IMHO.
You can't blame Nebraska fans....to be able to count back to when they finished in the top 10 would require more than two hands so EVERY year it has only been 10 years since their last National Championship.
Thinking Wisconsin and/or Nebraska will have good years isn't the joke. The fanatics who think that they will run away with the division and that Iowa can't be the favorite in the division is what's funny.
There is no reason that Iowa should NOT finish ahead of those two next year based on what is returning. However, just like Iowa was picked to finished in bottom half of division this year, it's all about executing on the field for final results.
There is no reason that Iowa should NOT finish ahead of those two next year based on what is returning. However, just like Iowa was picked to finished in bottom half of division this year, it's all about executing on the field for final results.
I'd agree that Stave isn't a huge loss. However, Schobel, McElroy and Caputo are much bigger losses along with the Defensive Coordinator.GOOD
Stave impressed me in their bowl game, especially the way he played when they needed him and after he got his face stepped on, but I don't think he is a huge loss personally. I think he still had the "yips"
returning 8 starters on defense not named Ott is huge, a run defense that allowed 114.9 ypg for 15th best, and a scoring defense that allowed 18.5 ppg good for 15th in D1 should improve.
if IA gets Ott back this is what Ott meant to the defense, with Ott 22 sacks in 6 games, after Ott 8 sacks in 8 games.
the DL with Ott this season
DE RSSR 6'4 270 lb Ott if not replace him with Nelson
DE RSSO 6'8 270 lbs Nelson size abd speed of a TE, and slide RSSO 6'3 240 lb Hesse
DT RSSR 6'4 310 lb Johnson
DT RSJR 6'2 285 lb Bazata
vs the ending 2015 DL
DE SR 6'2 252 lb Meier
DE RSFR 6'3 240 lb Hesse
DT RSJR 6'4 310 lb Johnson
DT RSSO 6'2 285 lb Bazata,
either way the DL improves weight wise and experience wise. getting Ott back would be great but the DL still will be improved over the 1015 season.
not surprised to see IA in the top 15 at this point it will change after the NFL declaration deadline passes. then we will know is gone or returning.
Michigan is being ranked on NAME ALONE, losing 4 starting LB'rs and 2 backups off a defense that uses the 3-4 defense is a very big loss, losing a 5th year SR QB will be hard to do,
as he was brought in to cut down on turn overs by the QB. did this get solved? who knows at this time.
if IA gets Ott back this is what Ott meant to the defense, with Ott 22 sacks in 6 games, after Ott 8 sacks in 8 games.
the DL with Ott this season
DE RSSR 6'4 270 lb Ott if not replace him with Nelson
DE RSSO 6'8 270 lbs Nelson size abd speed of a TE, and slide RSSO 6'3 240 lb Hesse
DT RSSR 6'4 310 lb Johnson
DT RSJR 6'2 285 lb Bazata
vs the ending 2015 DL
DE SR 6'2 252 lb Meier
DE RSFR 6'3 240 lb Hesse
DT RSJR 6'4 310 lb Johnson
DT RSSO 6'2 285 lb Bazata,
either way the DL improves weight wise and experience wise. getting Ott back would be great but the DL still will be improved over the 1015 season.
not surprised to see IA in the top 15 at this point it will change after the NFL declaration deadline passes. then we will know is gone or returning.
Michigan is being ranked on NAME ALONE, losing 4 starting LB'rs and 2 backups off a defense that uses the 3-4 defense is a very big loss, losing a 5th year SR QB will be hard to do,
as he was brought in to cut down on turn overs by the QB. did this get solved? who knows at this time.
not even close to the best team in IA history,
best season yes, but best team that is laughable @ best.
way to many underclassmen, and way to many injuries. was CJ the best QB that is a RESOUNDING NO. twice he failed to pass for over 100 yards, the most embarrassing stat was CJ throwing for 97 yards vs Neb defense that was giving up over 290+ ypg.
the defense was without preseason All BT DE Ott, with Ott 22 sacks thru 6 games, without and using a RSFR Hesse 8 sacks thru 8 games.
that make Nebraska look even more pathetic that IA had a QB GO 0-9 on 3rd downs and a QB that only 97 yards passing against a defense that gave up 290+ ypg passing.
I think that would be very embarrassing to brag about outplaying a team in a loss.
Michigan is loaded... LB was their biggest question mark. Two studs already enrolled. And the QB, John O'Korn is a stud who has been in AArbor since last year. Jake coached up to the NFL...J O'Korn ready to roll.
Jake Christensen was a 'stud' too. No one really knows how a kid will work out until he gets on the field. That is why I put more stock into having a returning QB coming back more than any other position. If you know what you're going to get from your QB, you are already ahead of the game.
They have been saying this since the day of the game here in Omaha. With the state of the program they are now resorting to moral victories based on useless stats.
Iowa should be the preseason west winner with what they have coming back. I don't really see wisky doing well with that schedule and the loss of Aranda. Of course I think Nebraska can compete for the west, especially since it's year 2 of a new system and barely losing anyone on offense. I think next year the Black Friday game will be for the west
And u were the guy dogging Jake early...how'd that turn out?
Jake Christiansen? Was he the Conference rookie of the year passing for 28 TDs? A full year under a Harbaugh...he will be fine, a tad better than J Christiansen...not sold on Harbaugh yet?
Iowa made poor plays and choices in those 12 games, yet they still won......
Having a mediocre qb isn't giving a team a gift....its just having a mediocre qb.
Okkkk, Iowa basically coasted after Canzeri's second TD, and Iowa's defense shut down Wisconsin play after play, but keep telling yourself that. Did Wisconsin or Nebraska have better options at quarterback on the bench? Or maybe Iowa just got lucky in all 12 games, and that's why they dominated the turnover battle.
The most optimistic Iowa fans would not have predicted even a division title. The season was sort of an anomaly, but they won the games they were suppose to. And that is easier said than done, and things that have not even been remotely done in years past (with the exception of 13)
Please bet your life savings on a .500 season with a lot of Iowa's team coming back, with depth filling in after an injury riddled season.
Also, top 10 finishes>top 25 finishes.
Nope your just butthurt living in your moms basement. We beat Nebraska in every facet of the game-- no bad calls on penalties to blame it on/- you could post to you QB's 4 picks but decided to instead say you outplayed us... Wow not even close and for wisconsin... Did you watch the game??? Both defenses were terrific while both offenses were terrible yet we got the only TD. Other than that the game was totally even. I'd say you have very little idea of what your talking about.
Enjoy Nebraska!
You have two quarterbacks on a bad weather day:
1) decides to throw the ball every which way, put up yards but turn the ball over a LOT
2) is conservative, makes safe plays, doesn't gain many yards but keeps the defense in good position
In the Big 10, #2 is going to win more often than not. Being a great quarterback is not about who can throw the ball the farthest, its about making the SMART play at the right time.
Exactly. And those games are the first three conference games they play, followed by Iowa and Nebraska. Not to mention, they open with LSU. It's not unrealistic to think they may be 0-3 in the conference before their trip to Iowa City. Road games at MSU and Michigan, home game versus OSU.
He actually regifted that fumble as CJ "gifted" it to Stave first. We also "gifted" you 3 points early in the game, but you never regifted those to us. Cold blooded....
You owe us 3 points next year!
I guess at least you're not blaming the yips.
An LSU team that now has their DC
Your a whiny bitch. The only stat that matters is the score of the game.
Your team lost now go away DB!
