Fox Sports: LSU #5 on the early Top 10 for 2013

http://www.foxsportssouth.com/01/08...3/msn_landing.html?blockID=846417&feedID=3796

by Cory McCartney (he's a Heisman voter and he was a college football writer for Sports Illustrated for 7 years before going to Fox Sports in October)


#5 LSU

"The depth at running back with Jeremy Hill (755 yards and 12 TDs), Kenny Hilliard (464 yards and six TDs), Michael Ford (392 yards) and Alfred Blue (270) and a defense that, despite a mass exodus that leaves at least six starting jobs open, still boasts experience at every level will make the Tigers elite.

What could set LSU apart is Zach Mettenberger, who showed flashes of being the QB the Tigers thought they were getting but struggled in the Chick-fil-A Bowl loss to Clemson. At this point he’s an uncertainty, but if he finds consistency LSU figures to be in the title mix."

Here's the Top Ten:

SEC
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
5. LSU
6. Texas A&M
9. South Carolina

Pac
3. Oregon (in 2013, they play Tennessee)

Big Ten
4. Ohio State

Independent
7. Notre Dame (in 2013, they play Oklahoma, Stanford, USC, Michigan, Arizona State, Michigan State, etc)

ACC
8. Clemson (in 2013, they play Georgia and South Carolina)

Big East
10. Louisville

Here's your top 15 active streaks in the weekly Top 25 of the AP Poll, the teams in bold made his early preseason Top 10, the others didn't...

81 -- Bama
64 -- LSU
60 -- Oregon
48 -- Oklahoma
47 -- South Carolina
47 -- Stanford
29 -- Clemson
27 -- Kansas State
25 -- Georgia
19 -- Florida State
16 -- Florida
16 -- Ohio State
15 -- Notre Dame
12 -- Oregon State
10 -- Texas A&M

 

Louisville deserves their spot. Notre Dame at #7 is stretching a bit. Texas A&M should be higher than #10.

 

so im assuming this guy ranks on how good the team will be not on how good the season will be. lsu plays 3 of his top 10 plus uf and tcu.

 

I'm sorta surprised we would be ranked that high with all the guys leaving early......but I'll take it.

 

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