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52hoova Ballot for 2018 Preseason

Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Aug. 17, 2018, 4:08 p.m.

Overall Rationale: If you came to look at my poll to call me an idiot:    1. Let me assure you, I am fully aware that I am an idiot.    2. It is a preseason poll -- we know very little at this point and it doesn't matter at all. 

Rank Team Reason
1 Alabama Crimson Tide Death, taxes, etc.
2 Georgia Bulldogs Only games that weren't 2+ touchdown wins last season: a 1 point win on the road against Notre Dame (10-3, #11) with a true freshman QB starting the second game of his career, a 6 point win in the Rose Bowl against OU (12-2, #3) and the Heisman winning QB who has the two highest single season passer ratings in the history of college football, and a 3 point loss against the machine ranked ahead of them. They return one of the best true freshman QBs in recent memory.   Recruiting classes 2016-2018 ranked 6th, 3rd, 1st. 
3 Clemson Tigers Best defensive line in the country. Been one of the best teams in the country the past three years. 
4 Michigan State Spartans (DISCLAIMER: Probably going to be higher than most people on Michigan State, I am aware of that) They went 10-3 last season, finishing ranked #15, and they return 92% of last year's production, more than any other team in the country. Mark Dantonio has proven his coaching ability, finishing with 10+ wins 6 of the past 8 seasons. 
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Really good team last year, and they are returning a lot this year. They have a pretty damn brutal schedule though, so their win total at the end of the season may not accurately reflect how good they are. 
6 Wisconsin Badgers Chryst has given us no reason to doubt he can get Wisconsin to 10+ wins. A lot to replace, but I'm assuming they have some under-recruited mid-westerners to fill roster holes. 
7 Washington Huskies Two good seasons in a row, a proven coach, and a stud QB returning. 
8 Auburn Tigers Auburn hasn't shown they can string two good seasons together in the past decade... but here I am, thinking this is the year they buck the trend despite playing Washington OOC, @ Mississippi State, @ Georgia, and @ Bama. 
9 Ohio State Buckeyes Obviously talented. Putting them here for now because their coaching situation is up in the air (who are we kidding? They are going to bring Urban back, they don't give a shit)
10 Miami Hurricanes Good team last year, returning a pretty nice amount of production per Bill C, and a proven coach. 
11 Oklahoma Sooners Not 100% confident in Lincoln Riley without an other-worldly good QB. We'll see. 
12 TCU Horned Frogs Gary Patterson.
13 Penn State Nittany Lions Have been solid for 2 straight years. Have a really good coach. But also lost one of the best RBs in the country. 
14 Stanford Cardinal They have a running back who is pretty good. 
15 Michigan Wolverines This feels about where they should be, based on some decent success in Harbaugh's first two years followed by a down season from which they are returning most of their players. 
16 USC Trojans Losing a LOT from last year, but they always have good enough athletes to compete. 
17 West Virginia Mountaineers Will is a good QB. Dana has sweet hair. 
18 FAU Owls ALL ABOARD THE LANE TRAIN!!!
19 UCF Knights Pros: returning some really good players from an undefeated season.    Cons: losing a really good coach from an undefeated season.   
20 Arizona Wildcats Tate and Sumlin were a match made in heaven. 
21 Iowa State Cyclones Betting on Campbell this season. Blind faith.
22 Mississippi State Bulldogs Good team last year, but they're losing a fantastic coach and also their star quarterback was last seen with his foot dangling off his leg like like a bandanna-bindle hanging off the end of a hobo's stick. 
23 Oklahoma State Cowboys Three top 15 seasons in a row, and a proven head coach... but they rank 120th out of 130 in returning production. Gonna have to wait and see how the new guys do. 
24 Boise State Broncos Just feels right having them about here.
25 South Carolina Gamecocks No clue, honestly. 

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