Any football handicappers on this forum? Rankings are out. If anyone is intersted in handicapping games here this fall, lets get a thread going on that when the season starts....lot more fun losing 50 bucks on a game than losing a grand on Lehman Brothers long because an economic number came out and the bid dropped 50 cents before you could hit it. Atleast on college games you can blame the stupid quarterback for throwing it to the wrong team or something. Texas is ranked 2? Yeah right Oklahoma will crush them! ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESPN.com School '01 Rec. Pts. Final '01 Comment 1. Miami (Fla.) (34) 12-0 1,444 1 No repeat champ since '94-95. 2. Texas (9) 11-2 1,399 5 Can Simms lead the 'Horns to a Fiesta? 3. Oklahoma (11) 11-2 1,397 6 Defense isn't the question in Norman. 4. Florida State (7) 8-4 1,357 15 Bobby and the boys are back. 5. Tennessee 11-2 1,255 4 Ad-visor-y: Fullmer rules SEC roost 6. Colorado 10-3 1,010 9 Buffs could run to Big 12 title. 7. Florida 10-2 972 3 Ten starters back but not the head coach. 8. Nebraska 11-2 951 7 QB Jammal Lord replaces Eric Crouch. 9. Washington 8-4 914 19 WR Reggie Williams is a must-see. 10. Michigan 8-4 894 20 Best of the Big Ten in another down year. 11. Georgia 8-4 858 25 'Dawgs nipping at heels of UT and UF. 12. Ohio State 7-5 761 NR Eight home games a huge help. 13. LSU 10-3 749 8 Is QB Matt Mauck the answer? 14. Washington State 10-2 748 11 Never posted back-to-back 10-win seasons. 15. Oregon 11-1 663 2 Another billboard. Another banner year? 16. Virginia Tech 8-4 550 18 RB Lee Suggs needs to be healthy. 17. Louisville 11-2 378 16 QB Dave Ragone is one of nation's best. 18. Michigan State 7-5 371 NR Seven of first eight are at home. 19. Southern California 6-6 349 NR What passes for football in L.A. 20. Maryland 10-2 315 10 Are there seconds in Fridge Fever? 21. Marshall 11-2 280 21 QB Byron Leftwich is Heisman caliber. 22. South Carolina 9-3 213 13 Lou Holtz continues to amaze. 23. Wisconsin 5-7 210 NR WR Lee Evans should return for Big Ten. 24. Penn State 5-6 206 NR Eight home games = happier valley. 25. N.C. State 7-5 174 NR Philip Rivers may be ACC's best QB. Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (158), Auburn (150), UCLA (114), Kansas State (110), Boston College (85), Brigham Young (84), Georgia Tech (70), Syracuse (66), Illinois (55), Oregon State (54), Clemson (46), Purdue (45), Utah (44), Fresno State (42), Mississippi (41), Arkansas (40), Colorado State (39), Southern Mississippi (23), Iowa State (22), Stanford (21), Notre Dame (18), Hawaii (14), Arizona (12), Iowa (11), Texas Tech (11), Boise State (7), Pittsburgh (7), North Carolina (4), Toledo (4), Virginia (3), Minnesota (2), West Virginia (2), Louisiana Tech (1), UNLV (1), Wake Forest (1).
As long as Simms is QB at tu, OU will win. He's choked in every big game he's played in at tu. OU needs to work on the offensive line to protect better than last year and the defense should be on par with last years squad. Can't wait to see the Red River Shootout and three straight. Boomer Sooner Later, Cracked