Preseason Coaches Poll Out

[BabyIrish]

I know this is random and probably not deserving a comment, but Penn State #25?!? I would have never considered them for any vote let alone in the top 25, oh well, most will work itself in due time.

 

[IrishLax]

Georgia, Florida and Texas behind Auburn = really funny.

 

[clashmore_mike]

I know this is random and probably not deserving a comment, but Penn State #25?!? I would have never considered them for any vote let alone in the top 25, oh well, most will work itself in due time.

They will drop out rather quickly once Bama rolls them in Happy Valley.

 

[Veer option]

They will drop out rather quickly once Bama rolls them in Happy Valley.

That beat down will be like a UFC fighter against a gaggle of half-wit blind kids.

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

Preseason polls are useless. They should wait until a game is played at the earliest.

 

[Buster Bluth]

They will drop out rather quickly once Bama rolls them in Happy Valley.

Penn State will more than likely start the season 8-1 and ranked in the top ~12 before their stretch run.

 

[GreatGolson]

Good, right where i predicted. If both teams are unbeaten MSU vs ND could be a top 10 matchup

 

[Blaise]

They should not release polls till week 3

 

[Seanthornton]

Ultimate Penn St. Hater Preseason polls are useless. They should wait until a game is played at the earliest.

AMEN BROTHER !!! WHO GIVES A TURKEY ??


KEEP THE FAITH !!!

GO IRISH !!!

 

[GreatGolson]

Preseason polls are useless. They should wait until a game is played at the earliest.

Yes but at this point the football deprived masses need something to discuss other than the god-awful "swag" threads. No offense to any involved

 

[TDHeysus]

#18-#22 is a good spot for ND to be in; within striking distance of BCS games, and low enough to get some wins before national attention focuses on a 'TOP10 ND team'.

All they need to do is go out and win games and its all there in front of them, cant ask for more than that.

 

[GreatGolson]

10 spots from the auto-bid. B-Keezy's boys got this one fellas

 

[GO IRISH!!!]

Georgia, Florida and Texas behind Auburn = really funny.

Hey, whatever became of your poll you were putting together?

 

[Veer option]

Hey, whatever became of your poll you were putting together?

x2

 

[tankjeep]

Take a look at VaTechs' schedule this year. It is absolutely pathetic.. Even though they lost a lot offensively, there is a very good chance they run the table. Maybe they lose to Miami or Clemson and maybe we pound them in a BCS bowl. That would be nice for me b/c I work with a Hokie fan and he is insufferable.

that's what i keep hearing too....from plenty of va tech fans where i live, right in the heart of it. but phil steele has expressed the same sentiment, so you can't blame them.

 

[tankjeep]

Yes but at this point the football deprived masses need something to discuss other than the god-awful "swag" threads. No offense to any involved

haha, i'm with ya there. i am so antsy for this season to start it's riddickulous....and yeah, i went there....that guy.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Matt Hinton (aka Dr. Saturday) thinks ND is a dark horse NC contender. He's ranked us #12 in his preseason poll.

12. NOTRE DAME. The offseason buzz in South Bend — or should that be the offseason angst? — was all about the offense. Who's going to be the starting quarterback? Could receiver Michael Floyd manage to navigate the legal and institutional thickets standing between his drunk driving arrest in March and his return to the starting lineup? Is there finally a back on hand good enough to ditch the maddening running back-by-committee approach of the last four years? The answers: a) Dayne Crist, b)Yes, yes he can; and c) Reply Hazy, Ask Again Later. Seriously, the offense is going to be fine.
But last year's late surge over the last four games had a lot more to do with the return of the defense on the heels of embarrassing losses to Navy and Tulsa. High-scoring Utah managed all of three points in South Bend, as did Army a week later in Yankee Stadium; USC's only touchdown in the regular season finale came on a four-yard "drive" following asn Irish fumble. In the same game, the Trojans came away with just three field goals on drives beginning deep in Notre Dame territory, all set up by Irish turnovers, and ND covered the vast majority of a 7-play, 77-yard drive for the game-winning touchdown on the ground. Miami's only touchdowns in the bowl game came in the fourth quarter, long after the door had been shut on a serious comeback bid. If eight returning starters pick up where they left off, the Irish ought to be favored to win at least ten of their first eleven games, and the standby "Wake Up the Echoes" headlines will out in force by Halloween.