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Preseason Ranking Means Nothing. Really.
Published 8 days ago by Massey at Buckeye Commentary
... avoid mention of the public sentiment while giving us a perfunctory breakdown of rosters and returning starters. But Dennis Dodd could not resist. Sure, he ranks the Buckeyes #1, but you cannot help but wonder why after he pans the Buckeyes schedule and takes a shot at Todd Boeckman. Seriously, you would think he lost a bet with the way he describes the Buckeyes. ...

It’s Optimism, Not More Meaningless Lists
Published 8 days ago by Chas at Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue
After a while, you do have to convince yourself of that. I mean, otherwise, yet another revised top-25 list for college football in May would be, well, filler or just a waste of time. That — that just can’t be. From the Viacom empire, Dennis Dodd at CBS Sports revises his top-25 and moves Pitt down a spot to #22. The feel good vibe from the West Virginia win hasn’t diminished yet. Dave Wannstedt might finally be putting it together. Tailback LeSean McCoy was a freshman All-American who surpassed some of Tony Dorsett’s freshman numbers. Linebacker Scott McKillop led the nation ...

Rebutting the Buckeye Backlash Again
Published 6 days ago by T Kyle King at Dawg Sports
... * Dennis Dodd tosses out the phrase "against my better judgment," revealing his true colors in spite of the fact that he ranks Ohio State No. 1 while offering this explanation: ...

Isn’t it a little soon for rankings?
Published 3 days ago by Vince Marotta at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... are indicative of what’s going on in College Football. So why is it that in May, every National media outlet finds it necessary to rank college football teams based on their Spring practices? Isn’t that a little too early? They do it, so I’ll tell you about it. Here’s where ASU ranks in several Spring Football polls… Stewart Mandel - SI.com has ASU ranked #16 Matt Hayes - Sporting News has ASU ranked #17 Dennis Dodd - CBS Sports has ASU ranked #18 Mitch Harper’s College Football ...

2008 Post Spring Aggregate College Football Poll
Published 24 hours ago by moneyline at The Money Line Journal
I created this list by combining the post spring pre-season rankings of Mark Schlabach, Dennis Dodd, Gary Lloyd , Matt Hayes , The Star Telegram, and David Gladow into one poll. Points were distributed in the same fashion that they are awarded for the actual AP and Coaches polls, which is 25 for a 1st place vote, 24 for a 2nd, and so on down the line. If you are curious as to how each individual journalist voted then click the links above. The idea here isn’t to come back and bash these opinions 8 months from ...