Who *SHOULD* be #1?

Their NFL passing attack will finally end the SEC's reign of terror.  The only problem I see is the possiblity of playing Oregon twice.  If USC's secondary depth issues pop up, those are going to be coinflip firework shows.

Morris to Treadwell with a brick wall line and pounding RBs will pick up the torch in 2014.

There has been way too much emphasis on schedule strength in discussions of pre season rankings. How good a team is and how tough or easy their schedule are independent.

I think we should always be #1.  I'm in favor of Michigan never losing a game.   I don't understand why other schools can't accommodate this request.

Their tears would be so much sweeter after losing in the Big House.

Indiana

should always be preseason #1 in my opinion.

I think USC is a bit overrated and Oklahoma might sneak-up this year because they were such a dissapointment last year. 

Michigan. If you aint first you're last.

Clearly.

Based on the USC we saw by the end of last season, and given that they team returns most starters -- plus a few that played at half-strength, plus Redd -- I'd have to go with them. Barkley, as a senior, should be awesome. And their schedule borders on soft. Their toughest road game is at Stanford, and their only top-10 opponent is Oregon (in LA).  

Fortunately, despite their ability to land so many blue-chippers, I think they'll take a step back over the next couple years. The scholarship reductions will impact the Trojans' depth. Teams can't be great without a deep bench.

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Alma College.

Stongest team on the OL and DL. USC has the flashy skill players, but they have some major question marks on the DL. Alabama has to replace a lot of players in their defensive back seven, but they have the talent waiting in the wings.  USC has little depth at OL and DL.

When I clicked on this thread, I thought it was another discussion about who should wear the #1 jersey. 

They should just wait till the 6th week of the season before introducing the polls.

Preason polls are awful, and then you have the majority of the voters who won't drop a team unless they lose, it's just a mess.

The one thing the BCS got right was its decision to not rank teams until well into the season. Pre-season rankings are, in addition to wild guesses, hopelessly unfair. Inevitably, many or most voters will err in favor of teams that are highly ranked from the start -- because, hey, look how highly everyone else ranks them.

 

but if Michigan can't get in the NC game I want to see an Oregon USC rematch.

I agree with USC as number one, of course a couple more injuries then they are in trouble.

What bothers me about this is a team that was supposedly slammed by the NCAA comes off of their bowl ban as the number 1 team in the country - just doesn't seem right to me.