Phil Steele's Top 10 Leaked With Oklahoma Number One
by Jeremy Mauss on May 27, 2010 11:10 AM PDT
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PrintESPN's Pat Forde is important enough to receive an advance copy of the Bible of college football by Phil Steele and as any smart person would do they leak the rest of his countdown, and the top ten is pretty shocking. Phil is releasing his top 30 countdown each day but thanks to Twitter here is the rest of his countdown.
22. West Virginia
21. South Carolina
20. Florida State
19. Georgia
18. Penn State
17. Arkansas
16. Notre Dame
15. Auburn
14. Iowa
13. Virginia Tech
12. North Carolina
11. Texas
Before we get to the top ten (tease, I know), but Steele is on his own for having Notre Dame in his top 25 which could repeat in last years mistake of having the Irish over ranked. Other rankings that are differing from the norm are Virginia Tech being lower and North Carolina much higher.
Now onto the top 10.
10. Oregon
9. Miami
8. USC
7. Florida
6. Boise State
5. Nebraska
4. TCU
3. Alabama
2. Ohio State
1. Oklahoma
The obvious ranking abnormality is that Oklahoma is number one, and an overlooked ranking is that TCU is fourth and ahead of Boise who is at sixth. Miami, Nebraska and USC are quite high as well, but Phil Steele is rarely way off base. He has his usually two to three teams who are off base which is pretty good.
Back to Oklahoma, not really sure how they can be the favorite to be number one. They return only four defensive starters, lost three players to the NFL in the first four picks and (yes, Sam Bradford did not play much), four in the first round, and overall they lost seven players overall to the draft. They were 8-5 and did finish strong by shutting out their rival Oklahoma State and beating a good Stanford team.
The Sonners may challenge for the Big XII title, but they also could be in the Insight.com bowl with three or four loses.
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okie at number 1 is a joke. even tcu ahead of boise when they beat us and are returning .....
21/of 22 players is kinda weird. i think boise should be higher but tcu is about right. bob stoops must have paid off someone? lol. usc being that high is a joke too. notre dame at 16. i’ll bet they won’t even win 8 games this year.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 27, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow
Oklahoma at 1 spot has me scratching my head, TCU/BSU ranked that high is nice, but should have BSU ahead of TCU. Bama should be 1 from the get go…
It was all just a dream...
Am I the only one that still thinks TCU should have beat Boise State last year?
TCU was “deer in the headlights” in that game. If the TCU team that played Utah shows up in that game, TCU wins. Not to take anything away from the Broncos, I think they should be preseason top 3 or 4 but I still believe TCU is a better team.
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by Michael Rueckert on May 27, 2010 1:07 PM PDT reply actions
it came down to two plays. the boise punter making that perfect pass......
and that tcu wide receiver mistiming his jump in the end zone for what would have been an easy td.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 27, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Kyle Wilson
and the Boise secondary were amazing. Boise was better that day, and I think were the better team by a little. Had TCU not been slow out of the gate they probably could have won.
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by Jeremy Mauss on May 27, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
that is why i want utah to get the bcs bowl game. tcu was nervous and it showed.
utah just came right out of the gate firing on all cylinders in their past bcs bowl games. it’s utah’s year this year.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think this is our year.
10-3 again is a reasonable expectation for this Utah team, but we’re replacing a lot of defense.
NEXT YEAR, however, is a totally different story. Here’s next year’s Utah team (with some predictions from me):
QB: Wynn, JR (third-year starter)
RB: Shakerin, JR (first-year starter)
OL: Cullen, SR (second-year starter) or Percy T, SO (second-year starter)
OL: Brenner/Stevens, JRs (second or third-year starter)
OL: Sai or Jones, JRs (no matter who it is, a first-year starter)
OL: Brenner/Stevens, JRs (second or third-year starter)
OL: Bergstrom, SR (third-year starter)
WR: Matthews, JR (second-year starter)
WR: Christopher, JR (second-year starter)
WR: Lee, SR or Fitzgerald, JR (first-year starters)
TE: Moeai, JR (third-year starter)
So that’s 8/11 returning starters on O, and then the D:
DL: Shelby, SR (fourth-year starter)
DL: Siliga, SR (third-year starter)
DL: Kruger, JR (third-year starter)
DL: Talimaivao, SR (third-year starter)
LB: Williams, SR (third-year starter)
LB: King, SR (third-year starter)
LB: Fehoko, SO (second or third-year starter) or Martinez, SR (third-year starter)
CB: Burton, SR (third-year starter)
CB: Black, JR
SS: Washington or Spikes, both would be Sophs and first-year starters
FS: Bird, SR or Payne, SO (whoever wins the job this year will start again in 2011).
That’s 9/11 on D, replacing only one CB (and maybe not even that) and SS. If 2010 Utah is as good as I think they’re going to be, 2011 Utah should be absolutely special.
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by displacedute on May 27, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We better be good, we have a tough schedule
If no conference expansions happen, Utah plays TCU, BYU, Boise State and Pittsburgh on the road plus Oregon at home.
If the MWC invites Boise I’ll assume that gets switched to a home game because I really doubt Utah would play TCU, BYU & Boise on the road every other year.
If Utah gets invited to the Pac-10, we’ll have an even tougher schedule and a lot to prove in our first year.
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by Michael Rueckert on May 27, 2010 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ouch!
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by Jeremy Mauss on May 27, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, if Utah gets invited to the PAC 10 we might have an easier schedule.
The top 3 teams in the PAC 10 are USC, Oregon and . . . Cal? We’re already playing Oregon, so would you rather face TCU and BYU on the road or USC and Cal? I’d rather face USC and Cal. Plus the PAC 10 will be at 12 teams, so we might not even have to face both of them.
Of course, we’ll probably keep the BYU series and we’ll have to play Boise regardless. Either way, it’s a tough schedule in 2011. But luckily, it looks like we’ll be ready for it.
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by displacedute on May 28, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
yes i agree tcu and byu are tougher on the road then over-rated (usc) and cal.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
i'm much more optimistic than you. if utah only wins 10 i would consider that
a setback. at least 11-2 and if we beat pitt like i think we will it could be a dream season. pitt is breaking in a new qb on the road at 4700 feet. not very mobile and no ncaa experience. i think we could win by 10 -14 points. if we do that it would set the tone for the season.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
We lost a lot of defense.
There are 4 possible losses in this year’s schedule: TCU, Pitt, Notre Dame, and BYU. Now, if we split those then we’ll be 11-2 (after our bowl game trouncing of some PAC 10 team). But we could lose three of those and I’d still be satisfied. Expecting to win more than 10 games is a recipe for disappointment. More than 10 is gravy.
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by displacedute on May 28, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
notre dame and byu. byu by the end of the season will have many injuries imo
fsu is going to beat down on whoever is the byu qb. that game won’t even be close. just like brian johnson last game went with them. we destroyed them. n.d. breaking in a new coach and a new system with a qb who had reconstructive surgery on his knee and is going to run a spread offense. those are two wins in my book. the pitt game i allready explained. yes the tcu game will be tough but i see our offense much better and their defense has gotten softer without hughes and washington who made just about every play in the game with boise.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we CAN win every game.
But I don’t expect us to do it. There are a lot of tough games. Notre Dame is football royalty, even with a new system and the loss of a lot of offensive talent. BYU is preseason top 25 for a reason. Same with Pitt in the top 15 and TCU in the top 10. We’re playing @ AF and they’re always tough for us. SDSU and UNLV should both be vastly improved. I won’t be disappointed with 10-3.
I’d put our chances of success as follows:
Pitt: 65%
UNLV: 90%
@ UNM: 95%
SJSU: 99%
@ IA State: 80%
@ Wyoming: 80%
CSU: 90%
@ AF: 70%
TCU: 50%
@ Notre Dame: 70%
@ SDSU: 80%
BYU: 65%
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by displacedute on May 28, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
i think byu is 95% and i'm not kidding. n.d. at 85% and royalty and notre dame ended twenty years ago.
i could see them come into the game with their third string qb. i’m not trying to start anything either but i’m more optimistic than you. it all depends on the pitt game. if we manhandle them it’s going to be a great season as long as their are not injury’s to the teams better players. especially the defense but utah is loaded on offense.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
byu coming in with a third string qb.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Injuries to BYU
Not sure that will happen, who knows. But since BYU is a huge rival the game has to be close.
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by Jeremy Mauss on May 29, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
brian johnson last year we crushed them. when i look at teams
i see two things first. the coach and does the team have a qb with any ncaa experience. i think i read that byu will start heaps. i just can’t see him(the team) win more than 7 games this year. utah has two qb’s with ncaa experience. it won’t even be close this year.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 29, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Utah has a realistic shot of being favored in every game except TCU (unless something happens to them). Notre Dame may be favored just because of the name and it is in South Bend. As a Ute fan my self if the team goes 10-3 I would be fine with that.
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by Jeremy Mauss on May 29, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow wow wow
Steele normally is pretty realistic, but this seems like a semi-fantasy to me.
To have Notre Dame in the rankings after losing Jimmy Clausen is absurd.
I don’t understand why he still has USC in the top 10.
I have no idea why Boise St. is behind TCU. They return 21/22 starters and beat Boise St. last year in the Fiesta Bowl.
Oklahoma at No. 1????? That’s just ridiculous, they lost way too much talent from an OK team that went 8-5 last season. Bama should be No. 1 with Boise St. right behind them. Ohio State does have Terelle Pryor, but he is way overrated. Miami and Florida also are too high. The offense for Florida ran through Tim Tebow and now that he is gone, FLorida will have a bad offense. I don’t see why Miami is even that high anyway.
UNLV is going all the way this year!
i used to get phile steele's publication every year but i do my own homework now.
he used to say how accurate his picks were against the competition. i think the competition is going to beat mr. steele this year.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
good chance
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by Jeremy Mauss on May 27, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Steele putting Boise State as low as 6 probably means he thinks they lose to either Virginia Tech or Oregon State
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by Michael Rueckert on May 27, 2010 7:10 PM PDT reply actions
How do they do it?
All these teams that ‘should’ beat Boise State. Makes me feel all these know it alls from around the country are NOT PAYING ATTENTION. It’s not magic boys and girls, the Broncos are for real. By all means keep underestimating them, and see how it works out for you.
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