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4. Louisville Cardinals
Previous rank: 8
"Is there a hotter athletics department in the country than Louisville right now? "

Should be in the Big 12.

Skipper44 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:01:05 PM »

Quote from: MadCat on April 29, 2013, 12:40:43 PM

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Oh, look: there's Texas ...

you realize they ended the year ranked #18 right?
I guess I didn't.

one of the few b12 teams to win their bowl game #thankyoutexas

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:03:17 PM »

Quote from: lopakman on April 29, 2013, 12:56:03 PM

4. Louisville Cardinals
Previous rank: 8
"Is there a hotter athletics department in the country than Louisville right now? "

Should be in the Big 12.

They would have not been 6-6 at best last year had we taken them instead of West Virginia.

PowercatPat · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:36:21 PM »

Texas being the highest ranked Big 12 team is a joke and so is OSU at #1. Bama would destroy them.

Spaces · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:40:26 PM »

Ohio State has the easiest football schedule in the history of the sport and could easily go undefeated again. But cats!

PowercatPat · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2013, 01:51:13 PM »

Quote from: Spaces on April 29, 2013, 01:40:26 PM

Ohio State has the easiest football schedule in the history of the sport and could easily go undefeated again. But cats!

This is a fact. They beat one team that finished the season ranked in the coaches poll, and that would be NU who lost their conference championship game by almost 40 points.

Shacks · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2013, 07:11:05 PM »

Quote from: Spaces on April 29, 2013, 01:40:26 PM

Ohio State has the easiest football schedule in the history of the sport and could easily go undefeated again. But cats!

Just looked up Ohio State's schedule and I can confirm this, their schedule next year is absolute garbage. Outside of Wisconsin and @Michigan they play nobody. If they aren't 13-0 heading into the title game they are failures.

Winters · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2013, 07:18:19 PM »

AbeFroman · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2013, 08:40:43 PM »

Really looking forward to watching OSU losing to (insert SEC champion) by 40 points.

DQ12 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:23:18 PM »

It's kind of bullshit that the top team with the easiest schedule is ranked number 1 to start the season, yeah? I mean, being ranked 1 in the polls pre-season goes a long way in ensuring that you're at the front of the "teams with 1 loss" line down the road.

So basically, tOSU has the easiest schedule, and will in all likelihood, be number 1 if they happen to drop a game against some joke Big 10 team.

Also, it rocks being given a nice deal of pre-season credit during a rebuilding year. Sustaining success this year (8+ wins) would mean a ton for the strength of our program.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #17 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:26:13 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on April 29, 2013, 11:23:18 PM

It's kind of bullshit that the top team with the easiest schedule is ranked number 1 to start the season, yeah? I mean, being ranked 1 in the polls pre-season goes a long way in ensuring that you're at the front of the teams with 1 losses line down the road.

So basically, tOSU has the easiest schedule, and will in all likelihood, be number 1 if they happen to drop a game against some joke Big 10 team.

Also, it rocks being given a nice deal of pre-season credit during a rebuilding year. Sustaining success this year (8+ wins) would mean a ton for the strength of our program.

Great post.

bones129 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 29, 2013, 11:29:33 PM »

I'm OK, at least for now, with 20th. Gives us a chance to stealth our way up the rankings, week by week.

Panjandrum · « **Reply #19 on:** April 30, 2013, 12:13:21 AM »

Quote from: bones129 on April 29, 2013, 11:29:33 PM

I'm OK, at least for now, with 20th. Gives us a chance to stealth our way up the rankings, week by week.

Man, I'd do cartwheels with Top 20. Even #20.

Shacks · « **Reply #20 on:** April 30, 2013, 12:28:03 AM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on April 29, 2013, 11:23:18 PM

It's kind of bullshit that the top team with the easiest schedule is ranked number 1 to start the season, yeah? I mean, being ranked 1 in the polls pre-season goes a long way in ensuring that you're at the front of the "teams with 1 loss" line down the road.

So basically, tOSU has the easiest schedule, and will in all likelihood, be number 1 if they happen to drop a game against some joke Big 10 team.

Also, it rocks being given a nice deal of pre-season credit during a rebuilding year. Sustaining success this year (8+ wins) would mean a ton for the strength of our program.

They were 12-0 last year (also against a trash schedule, but still), returned most of their team and have one of the best head coaches in college football, so I don't particularly have a problem with Ohio State being a preseason #1. If they lose at all they should have no business finishing the regular season in the top five though.

felix rex · « **Reply #21 on:** April 30, 2013, 03:53:37 AM »

Quote from: Panjandrum on April 29, 2013, 11:26:13 PM

Quote from: Dlew12 on April 29, 2013, 11:23:18 PM
It's kind of bullshit that the top team with the easiest schedule is ranked number 1 to start the season, yeah? I mean, being ranked 1 in the polls pre-season goes a long way in ensuring that you're at the front of the teams with 1 losses line down the road.

So basically, tOSU has the easiest schedule, and will in all likelihood, be number 1 if they happen to drop a game against some joke Big 10 team.

Also, it rocks being given a nice deal of pre-season credit during a rebuilding year. Sustaining success this year (8+ wins) would mean a ton for the strength of our program.

Great post.

It WAS a good post. Thanks, Dlew.

Benja · « **Reply #22 on:** April 30, 2013, 04:42:39 AM »

Here's k states spring wrap insider dealy from that article. Its probably already been posted but meh

20. Kansas State Wildcats
Top commit: C Dalton Risner. He's tough and rugged, just like LHC Bill Snyder likes 'em. For some reason, Risner has not received the attention he deserves in this class, but he also is one of the few true centers.
Top target: OLB Jimmie Swain. The Wildcats are riding high in Kansas City after winning the Big 12 championship and Swain would be a big recruiting victory over rivals Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, who are all chasing the 6-3, 218-pound linebacker hard.
Spring storyline: Never deviate from the plan. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Same process, same results, very little flash. The juco ranks will continue to be a high priority, but the reality is that recruiting for KSU in the fall will be more difficult if the Wildcats aren't as successful on the field.
Bold prediction: Is there anything bold about these guys? Possibly the best coach in America will once again surprise on the field and sign fewer juco players than high school players in the 2014. I guess that is somewhat bold.

Pett · « **Reply #23 on:** April 30, 2013, 09:32:51 AM »

Getting that respect finally. '04 was ranked preseason #13 though

<----- Not making comparos. There is no comparison between the '13 & '04 O-Line's

Katpappy · « **Reply #24 on:** April 30, 2013, 10:08:09 AM »

Quote from: Pett on April 30, 2013, 09:32:51 AM

Getting that respect finally. '04 was ranked preseason #13 though <----- Not making comparos. There is no comparison between the '13 & '04 O-Line's

The '04 problem was that we couldn't keep our 4/5 star recruits that committed early. Synder says that why we had bad seasons in '04
and '05. He changed his recruiting philosophy because of this issue.