Today's Tulsa World article "national magazine editors weigh in on OU" revealed what I had hoped. The Sooners are ranked a high of No. 17 (Athlon) and a low of No. 21 (Lindy's). I think that is exactly where this squad should begin. There is ample opportunity for ranking improvement, which I hope is a motivating factor for a team that ended up at 8-5 last season while getting kicked in the teeth by Clemson in yet another bowl game that most thought OU would win. Note: Tennessee isn't rank too far behind the Sooners, so that makes the game in Knoxville even more important if the Sooners expect to move up. OU is picked "no higher" than 3rd in the Big XII which comes at no surprise. I admittedly am relying on what is fast becoming a foggy memory for more recent events, but I think that OU has performed better than expected in those seasons when they were ranked outside the preseason Top 10. Maybe I'm wrong, but it sounds better than dropping from a Top 5 or 10 team. The composite ranking of three magazines (Sporting News being the third) have OU at NO. 19 with TCU at NO. 2 and Baylor tied with Auburn at NO. 4. Plenty of room for improvement and perhaps a little relief for the OU coaching staff, but I doubt they would admit it.
I like the Sooners' early preseason rankings
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Medic007
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Agreed on all points. Preseason ranking rely of previous year hype on not so much on upcoming year reality. Too many question marks for this season to warrant anything higher than upper teens and twenties.
Soonersincefitty
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Yep, much easier to ascend to the upper, top five at the beginning than to crater and have to do it mid season...actually it's damn near impossible these days.
Ranked. Not ranked. It is irrelevant to me, and it should be for the guys on the team. Win and everything will take care of itself.
Soonersincefitty
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BC, dad gum ya.
You need to quit that night job and hang out here more.
Just saying...
You need to quit that night job and hang out here more.
Just saying...
Ranked. Not ranked. It is irrelevant to me, and it should be for the guys on the team. Win and everything will take care of itself.
Medic007
Sooner starter
Last year was the first year of the final four. All the talking heads were bragging about how OSU made the cut over TCU or Baylor. Fact is Alabama and FSU didn't show me anything during that playoff. Go to an 8 team playoff...........JMO
