By Dan Harralson
Today as we all know, the preseason Coaches' Poll was released. It was much expected that Alabama and Ohio State would start number's one and two. After seeing the poll and the teams placed at number three and four; it is an easy assumption that college football is down this season. Florida and Texas are the 'golden boys' of college football, but there are some facts to their establishment. It is a joke two teams that lose over-hyped quarterbacks and are ranked in the top four. Two teams that were embarrassed, by a team that won the national championship, and to a coach that is just now putting his stamp on a full roster (Nick Saban.) Florida is deserving of a number six ranking. After Alabama and Ohio State, Virginia Tech and Boise State deserve to have the limelight. I can see where the Gators could be ranked fifth overall, due to their talent coming back. Texas should at least be behind Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Florida (and that's being generous to the 'Horns.) There is something that poses special voting benefits towards coaches and media voters regarding Florida and Texas. Urban Meyer has earned his top three preseason rankings to a degree, but Mack Brown has not. Coach Brown is still living off a Vince Young unbelievable, fourth-down national championship run. Brown has underachieved coaching the great state of Texas, which makes me believe he does not deserve a top four ranking. This preseason poll really suggests that Alabama will be playing Ohio State in Glendale. With two heavy favorites in Boise State and Virginia Tech below the 'golden boys', it tells you how this seasons landscape will be. I really think our panel on The Sports Times Network has a more unbiased, fair, and logical preseason poll (located on the side of the page.) Below is the USA Today's 2010 Preseason Poll:
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
3 Florida
4 Texas
5 Boise State
6 Virginia Tech
7 TCU
8 Oklahoma
9 Nebraska
10 Iowa
11 Oregon
12 Wisconsin
13 Miami (FL)
14 Penn State
15 Pittsburgh
16 LSU
17 Georgia Tech
18 North Carolina
19 Arkansas
20 Florida State
21 Georgia
22 Oregon State
23 Auburn
24 Utah
24 West Virginia
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 135, Houston 76, Brigham Young 66, Arizona 65, Mississippi 48, Clemson 44, Stanford 41, Connecticut 40, Notre Dame 38, South Carolina 38, Washington 26, Missouri 23, Navy 12, Oklahoma State 11, Boston College 10, Michigan State 10, Arizona State 6, California 6, Texas Tech 5, South Florida 4, Texas A&M 3, Temple 2, Northwestern 2, Mississippi State 1, Nevada 1, Northern Illinois 1, Central Michigan 1, Southern Methodist 1,
