I think we will be ranked top 15, the game vs arky really hurt us, but i think the pollsters will see what we did to GT and realize this team really will have a shot at the SEC CG next year
He has Florida #1, Bama #5, Ole Miss #12... and Notre Dame #18. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3818270
Rivals has Florida #1, LSU #5, Bama #8, Ole Miss #14, and Notre Dame #23 http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1144&CID=898567
So now we have a 4 (Corso), 5 (Rivals), 6 (AJC), and 9 (ESPN dude) for LSU. That isn't bad at all folks. Georgia just got a lot easier to beat at their place with Stafford and Moreno gone. I think the same thing for Bama as far as being somewhat downgraded. Florida is a home game and they probably won't have Harvin. Still figures to be our toughest test. Ole Miss won't be easy, that's for sure. But it's payback time.
Here are the odds that I lifted from a cnnsi.com article, which were lifted from the site name listed below: Here is the list of BetOnline.com’s 2009 BCS Championship odds: USC 4-to-1 Florida 5-1 Oklahoma 7-1 Texas 8-1 Ohio State 9-1 Florida State 15-1 Virginia Tech 15-1 Georgia 20-1 Miami ( Fla ) 20-1 LSU 20-1 Alabama 25-1 Notre Dame 25-1 Oregon 30-1 Penn State 30-1 Texas Tech 30-1 Nebraska 40-1 Georgia Tech 40-1 North Carolina 40-1 West Virginia 40-1 Illinois 50-1 Tennessee 50-1 Oklahoma State 60-1 Missouri 60-1 Utah 60-1 California 60-1 Wisconsin 60-1 Michigan 60-1 Iowa 75-1 Kansas 75-1 South Carolina 75-1 TCU 100-1 Arkansas 100-1 Michigan State 100-1 Cincinnati 100-1 Boston College 100-1
John Adams of the Knox News Sentinel has LSU #13 The link: http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2009/jan/10/expect-more-of-the-same-for-sec-in-2009/?partner=RSS
They're also replacing both starting tight-ends who are excellent blockers. Needless to say we should be able to force them to beat us in the air next year. With our young secondary having some experience under their belt.. I don't see that happening.