Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
The Gators lost a lot of big-time contributors after the 2009 season: Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Riley Cooper, Luis Murphy, Brandon Stamper, Carlos Dunlap, <a href="http://gatorenvy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13124">Maurkice Pouncey</a>, Aaron Hernandez, Jermaine Cunningham ... they're all gone. The Gators have a ton of new players, but one thing they aren't missing is respect. All of the top college football magazines have the <a href="http://gatorenvy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13120">Florida Gators in the Top 10</a>. A year ago the Gators were the consensus #1 in every single poll... with a new QB at the helm and concerns of Urban Meyer's health it feels pretty good to be Top 10.
Here are the Gators rankings according to each magazine.
<b>Athlon</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Ohio State; 3. Southern California; 4. Boise State; 5. Oklahoma; 6. <b>Florida</b>; 7. Nebraska; 8. Texas; 9. Oregon; 10. Virginia Tech.
<b>Lindy's</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Boise State; 3. Ohio State; 4. Texas; 5. <b>Florida</b>; 6. Wisconsin; 7. Texas Christian; 8. Virginia Tech; 9. Oklahoma; 10. Iowa.
<b>The Sporting News</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Ohio State; 3. Boise State; 4. Miami, Fla.; 5. <b>Florida</b>; 6. Texas Christian; 7. Nebraska; 8. Wisconsin; 9. Texas; 10. Oklahoma.
<b>Phil Steele</b></u>: 1. Oklahoma; 2. Ohio State; 3. Alabama; 4. Texas Christian; 5. Nebraska; 6. Boise State; 7. <b>Florida</b>; 8. Southern California; 9. Miami, Fla.; 10. Oregon.
So you can see we are in the No. 5-7 range. The Alabama Crimson Tide are rightfully No. 1 in most polls... coming off a BCS Championship. The Gators get to play Alabama during the regular season this year, so we will have our shot at revenge and upsetting the favorite to win it all.
What do you think of the Top 10 rankings? Are the Gators about where you'd expect them? Are they too high? Too low? Post a comment and let me know your thoughts.
Here are the Gators rankings according to each magazine.
<b>Athlon</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Ohio State; 3. Southern California; 4. Boise State; 5. Oklahoma; 6. <b>Florida</b>; 7. Nebraska; 8. Texas; 9. Oregon; 10. Virginia Tech.
<b>Lindy's</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Boise State; 3. Ohio State; 4. Texas; 5. <b>Florida</b>; 6. Wisconsin; 7. Texas Christian; 8. Virginia Tech; 9. Oklahoma; 10. Iowa.
<b>The Sporting News</b></u>: 1. Alabama; 2. Ohio State; 3. Boise State; 4. Miami, Fla.; 5. <b>Florida</b>; 6. Texas Christian; 7. Nebraska; 8. Wisconsin; 9. Texas; 10. Oklahoma.
<b>Phil Steele</b></u>: 1. Oklahoma; 2. Ohio State; 3. Alabama; 4. Texas Christian; 5. Nebraska; 6. Boise State; 7. <b>Florida</b>; 8. Southern California; 9. Miami, Fla.; 10. Oregon.
So you can see we are in the No. 5-7 range. The Alabama Crimson Tide are rightfully No. 1 in most polls... coming off a BCS Championship. The Gators get to play Alabama during the regular season this year, so we will have our shot at revenge and upsetting the favorite to win it all.
What do you think of the Top 10 rankings? Are the Gators about where you'd expect them? Are they too high? Too low? Post a comment and let me know your thoughts.
