AP voters have it right: Florida (No. 5) getting more votes than defending national champions LSU (No. 7). LSU is talented as usual, but basically has no experience outside of its head coach this year.
AP voters are mostly right: Putting Georgia at No. 1. I don't think any of us will disagree that Georgia's sickly awesome this year. But, then again, all of those expectations are a hard thing to manage. They get this high ranking, in large part, because of their decapitation of Colt Brennan slash Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl.
How impressive is that... really? (I did see the eighth-string Mr. Brennan throw some fine slant patterns in the fourth quarter of the Redskins' preseason game the other day.) We'll find out.
AP voters will be surprised: I think the success of "other votes" mainstays, Michigan State, Fresno State, Utah and Wake Forest are going to shake up the poll. (One of the keys to the success of the Utes and Wake? Experience. All of Wake's guys are red-shirted their freshman year and everyone on Utah, because of the Mormon mission thing, is, like 38.)
AP voters are mostly wrong: Penn State at No. 22. Late-period Joe Pa essentially guarantees this: 7-5, the Alamo Bowl and, apparently a ranking the following year. How Penn State continues to sneak into the preseason polls despite being the poster child of Big Ten mediocrity is baffling.
AP voters are smoking crack: Texas Tech at No. 12, Clemson at No. 9, and, of course, Missouri at No. 6. One more thing, I hate Notre Dame as much as the next guy. But for a team to land the second-best recruiting class and return its QB and many other starters this year and get only two votes in the poll is lame. I still think they are the Yankees of football, but Notre Dame is going to be much better this year. Mark my words.
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