The 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
With the 2021 season behind us already, it's time to start breaking down what 2022 has in store.
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Wonder if this came out before CROD, Square, the Ohio St 4 star transfer and Others committed to coming back?The 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
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ND works their way into the Top 10 by name recognition alone. God knows by this time next year, they’ll get the shit kicked out of them in the playoffs or in their bowl game.
Exactly!!! Overrated almost every year. Lots of alter boys doing pre-season rankings!
N C State?
Wow.
But they pitched 9 wins in the mighty ACC!!
And they did the year prior!
Wow.
But they pitched 9 wins in the mighty ACC!!
And they did the year prior!
I did a double take on that one too. They do return 18 starters. I guess that’s the reasoning.
I generally believe in recruiting rankings, and NC State just hasn’t been averaging high enough to reasonably hope for a Top 10 finish.
But they play in the ACC . . . .
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According to the article it mentions C Rod returning and also has Henry-Young in the New Addition portion so sounds like he is up to date on who is returning. I guess he just doesn't think that highly of us and that is typical. Turning the culture around within the media that we aren't the old UK football has proven to be the biggest obstacle for Stoops and staff.
One step at a time: the next step . . . an actual pre-season ranking!
To his credit, there are still a few unknowns. If Rosenthal returns, that’s an immediate boost to our O-Line. One that could bump us ahead of Arkansas. A couple more names on the defensive side we are waiting on will help too. He basically had us 5th best in the SEC and 2nd in the East, can’t ask for much better than that at this point. Let’s see how the off-season shakes out, and maybe we are top 20 when the real preseason polls come out.
He has us with 7 returning starters on offense. If you remove Wandale, Darian and Ali who we know are gone then he apparently assumes only 1 of seniors Fortner and Dotson or junior Rosenthal departs. With that said I am not sure if Fortner and Dotson can be super seniors or not.
I am pretty sure Fortner is out of eligibility.
It shows #21 to me this morning. 3 of the top 4 are SEC...ridiculous.
At this point with UK we are reaching new heights, but how do we close the gap with a UGA or Bama? We just have to keep recruiting better and have to start beating TN & FL in the SAME season.
At this point with UK we are reaching new heights, but how do we close the gap with a UGA or Bama? We just have to keep recruiting better and have to start beating TN & FL in the SAME season.
what is it with college football writers and South Carolina?
You are asking Kentucky to find the answer to this question that can't be answered by
Notre Dame
Penn State
Michigan
Miami
Texas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas A&M
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Southern Cal
Why is it in any way reasonable to ask our historically losing program, with next to zero home base top recruits, to be national title level before those traditional national power programs i listed?
Let's worry about beating Florida week 2 & starting 2022 4-0, ok?
Preseason summary i saw so far:
- The Sporting News: No. 12
- Bleacher Report: No. 18
- 247Sports: No. 20
- The Athletic: No. 21
- ESPN: No. 21
- Fox Sports: No. 21
- Sports Illustrated: No. 21
- Athlon Sports No. 22
The 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25
With the 2021 season behind us already, it's time to start breaking down what 2022 has in store.
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Can't believe they actually have us ranked #21 in a preseason poll. I guess we are starting to finally make some headway with the media.
They must buy a crapton of preseason magazines. Only reason they are so consistently overhyped Jan-Aug without factual basis whatsoever
Spencer Rattler was a disaster in 2021. But he will be better at USCJR, with worst O line & skill position, MUCH worst OC coaching, playing the best defenses on the planet? That math don't add up.
Based only on the Netflix show Rattler seems to be a horrible teammate.
That is fair. I do not think beating UT & FL in the same season once in my lifetime is asking too much.
I am pretty realistic, do not really see us winning a national title or even SEC title in my lifetime.
I think the question is fair. He wasn't downing the coaches or over expecting. Just asked a simple question, how do you ever compete with those two? The answer now as you said we can't. But is there any way to get there. Not asking this season, but the future. Even 5 years down the road. A&M has found a way to get the #1 recruiting class, but even that may not help as long as Bama and UGA are a close 2nd and 3rd
Another one. Pretty safe to say we will be consensus top 20 2022 preseason. Doesn't mean much, but good to have that label talking now to 2023 & 2024 recruits. Sell that we are winners and are gonna stay winners.
I saw one poll from Dennis Dodd at CBS. He ranks 7 SEC teams including USCjr, but not Kentucky. I don't get it.
Those rankings make those at FL & at Ole Miss road trips early on less daunting on paper. They still both have talent though and a lot of it.
Dodd's ranking are just straight up stupid. Not including UK, fine, no bigbdeal. But putting LSU, Tennessee, USCjr in it instead? Idiotic.
Thankfully most media doing these are more thoughtful and intelligent
A big question left to be answered is who Kiffin gets from the portal to be his 2022 QB. That'll determine how tough our trip to The Grove will be.
Or maybe he doesn't? Some whispers online he is pushing himself to NFL openings?
That's just Dodds and CBS Sports. They don't get much attention anymore, so they have to fake/pander their way through it
Man I’m not sure. Returning Heisman QB and a pissed off Saban. They may go scorched earth.
Love our position but I question the whole list based on where they're placing UT, UF, AND Auburn.
I might take the field too.
Bama will certainly be in the mix with the level of talent they stockpile. But even with the Heisman winning QB they put themselves in a number of situations that nearly cost them the playoffs this year. They lost the A&M game (who should be formidable again next year), and was in a precarious position against LSU, and should have lost to Auburn. Bama got some fortuitous bounces in those games otherwise they would have been playing Baylor in the Sugar Bowl.
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