USA Today Coaches Poll

[Mike Garland]

Texas comes in at #24.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Texas comes in at #24.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/polls/

Well, it's more generous than Paul Myerberg's #45

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/07/29/texas-charlie-strong-2014-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13307317/?AID=10709313&PID=6146964&SID=ctjozy5hdnh9

 

[Lukus Alderman]

Anything is fair until we see them on the field. Heck, with how difficult our schedule is, I might be happy being ranked #24 by the end of the year.

 

[Juan]

We play No. 3, No. 7, No. 10, and No. 21

Also OSU, TCU, and BYU are in the "received votes" category.

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

We play No. 3, No. 7, No. 10, and No. 21

Also OSU, TCU, and BYU are in the "received votes" category.

But, somehow aggie's schedule is tougher than ours #SECmyth

 

[PropositionJoe]

But, somehow aggie's schedule is tougher than ours #SECmyth

agree with your point about the SEC myth, but to be fair, based on that poll, A&M plays #s 2, 5, 9, 13, and 19. 

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I'm lumping ND with ACC:

SEC - 7

PAC - 6

B1G - 4

Big 12 - 4

ACC - 4

 

[Matt Cotcher]

I don't have any significant problems with the rankings. My 3 gut reactions - 

1. Auburn is too high.

2. South Carolina is too high.

3. Iowa being unranked is a major oversight. If you look at their schedule, the Hawkeyes could go 11-1 even if they're a mediocre football team. Mark it down, Iowa will go unbeaten for the first 2 months (at least) and they will shoot up in the rankings regardless of SOS.

 

[Aaron Carrara]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011

!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

 

[texasdobbs]

agree with your point about the SEC myth, but to be fair, based on that poll, A&M plays #s 2, 5, 9, 13, and 19.

And #'s 170, 1005

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

I'm lumping ND with ACC:

SEC - 7

PAC - 6

B1G - 4

Big 12 - 4

ACC - 4

That'd be a mistake since Notre Dame only plays 4 ACC teams. Did Swofford get played, or what?

http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nd-m-footbl-sched.html

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I think USC is the dark horse team to win the PAC this year.  Early test Week 2 at Stanford and a trap game traveling east to Chestnut Hill the week after.  No Oregon on the schedule this year.  Good starters but depth an issue. 

 

[Bevostuntdouble]

But, somehow aggie's schedule is tougher than ours #SECmyth

#SECmotherf'inMYTH!

 

[streettopeschel]

i don't think we can argue where we're ranked at this point. frankly after 4 years of 'bleh', a new staff and uncertainty at QB, being ranked at all is more a function of name recognition than any real merit.

But i'll take it and hope we've earned it, and more, by end of year.

 

[Matt Cotcher]

I think USC is the dark horse team to win the PAC this year.  Early test Week 2 at Stanford and a trap game traveling east to Chestnut Hill the week after.  No Oregon on the schedule this year.  Good starters but depth an issue. 

I know Sark knows the conference well, but it's still hard to imagine a first year coach and staff winning the Pac 12. It's going to be highly competitive out West this Fall. Too many disadvantages for a first year group (players/coaches/schemes).

Then again...Auburn last year.

Okay, I'll give you "dark horse", but that's a stretch, IMO. 

 

[monarch]

it's time to go to work!

 

[echeese]

I think USC is the dark horse team to win the PAC this year.  Early test Week 2 at Stanford and a trap game traveling east to Chestnut Hill the week after.  No Oregon on the schedule this year.  Good starters but depth an issue. 

Really?

Don't see them getting past Stanford or UCLA.. . .and Zona St is no slouch. . . 

But I'm not a fan of Sark. . .interesting that Petersen gets' UDub a nod. . . 

Mizzu has to feel robbed early.

Word is many are uber impressed with OU's D. . . .I'm curious if anyone knows why?

Granted held Bama 6 points under their season average . ..with 5 turnovers . ..KSU scored their season average .. . 

What have they returned that has made their D that much better than last year?

 

[primal defense]

Well, it's more generous than Paul Myerberg's #45

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2014/07/29/texas-charlie-strong-2014-preview-roster-depth-chart-schedule-football-four/13307317/?AID=10709313&PID=6146964&SID=ctjozy5hdnh9

I like 45, it's more fun to go into the season as an underdog.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

Really?

Don't see them getting past Stanford or UCLA.. . .and Zona St is no slouch. . . 

But I'm not a fan of Sark. . .interesting that Petersen gets' UDub a nod. . . 

Mizzu has to feel robbed early.

Word is many are uber impressed with OU's D. . . .I'm curious if anyone knows why?

Granted held Bama 6 points under their season average . ..with 5 turnovers . ..KSU scored their season average .. . 

What have they returned that has made their D that much better than last year?

LOL...You know I'm an UCLA fan, but trying to be objective.  I really think USC has a chance to win the South this year, and maybe upset Oregon for PAC championship.

IMO, I believe Stanford will have a 4 loss season.  And I'm a huge Stanford fan too! 

USC has talent.  The question is depth.  

After Orgeron took over, only losses 10-14 against ND and 14-35 against UCLA.  Big wins however against Stanford and Arizona.