Preseason Warmup

Preaseason Ranking often differ highly from the final rankings. Injuries, busts, breakthroughs and coaching all determine how far a team will go. With that in mind, here are the opening preseason rankings for the 2008 season. Time will tell who will remain in the Top 25, and who will fall into the depths of the average.

Preseason Top 25:
1. Georgia
2. Oklahoma
3. Ohio State (BTG)
4. USC
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Missouri
8. West Virginia
9. Wisconsin (tbuck)
10. Texas (Tearz49ers)
11. Clemson
12. Texas Tech
13. Penn State
14. Arizona State
15. Kansas
16. Auburn
17. Virginia Tech (mvick721)
18. Illinois
19. Tennessee
20. BYU
21. South Carolina
22. Alabama (tacobama)
23. Oregon
24. Cincinnati
25. Wake Forest

Heisman Watch:
1. Tim Tebow
Strengths - Incredibly Athletic, Very Strong, Playmaker and Hard Worker
Cons - Arm strength is very average, accuracy less than desireable, Great Athlete, Average QB


Outlook: Depends on how far the Gators go, as well as how well Tebow plays. Harvin and Tebow could steal votes from each other.

2. Chris "Beanie" Wells
Strengths - Breaks a lot of tackles, Powerful runner with great speed
Weaknesses - Injury Prone, Shaky hands in terms of catching the ball.


Outlook: Depends ultimately on BTG's stick skills.

3. Percy Harvin -
Strengths - Speed, Hands, Vision, Playmaking ability
Weaknesses - Injuries, Strength, Size

Outlook: Depends ultimately on whether he can stay on the field and if Tebow can get the ball to him.




4. Chase Daniel
Strengths - Throwing Accuracy, Vision
Weaknesses - Height, Throwing Power is above average but not elite




Outlook: Missouri's passing offense should give him the opportunity, it is up to Daniel to capitalize.


5. Michael Crabtree
Strengths - Hands, Playmaking, Physical build, Speed
Weaknesses - Awareness, Route Knowledge, Texas Tech Passing System dilutes significance of numbers



Outlook: Crabtree will certainly put up the numbers, but will it be enough to overcome the "product of a system" argument?