Rnk | Lindy's | Athlon |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | TBA |
2 | Boise State | TBA |
3 | Ohio State | TBA |
4 | Texas | TBA |
5 | Florida | TBA |
6 | Wisconsin | TBA |
7 | TCU | TBA |
8 | Virginia Tech | TBA |
9 | Oklahoma | TBA |
10 | Iowa | TBA |
11 | Nebraska | TBA |
12 | USC | TBA |
13 | North Carolina | TBA |
14 | Pittsburgh | TBA |
15 | Oregon | TBA |
16 | Arkansas | Wisconsin |
17 | Georgia Tech | Arkansas |
18 | LSU | Pittsburgh |
19 | West Virginia | North Carolina |
20 | Miami | Connecticut |
21 | Georgia | Missouri |
22 | Cincinnati | Auburn |
23 | Houston | Penn State |
24 | Penn State | LSU |
25 | Utah | Clemson |
The problem with these magazines--among so many others--is that they hit stores in early summer, even though much can change in the two months before actual kickoff. But their business model has worked, and continues to work, for one major reason: By early summer--after recruiting dies down, spring practice is done, and the spring games weren't quite as exciting as we all though they would be--fans are so incredibly parched for the real season to start, $8.50 or so is nothing compared to the thirst-quenching splash of college football it can buy.

Also, Lindy's preseason All-America teams named Penn State's senior offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski to the first team. So take that for what it's worth.
But I think both rankings for Penn State are a bit low, despite my blatant homerism here. I'll give you that there are questions about this team, but are they any worse than, say, the questions on Alabama's defense? This will all get worked out as the summer goes on, or at least until Phil Steele* releases his magazine and totally PWNS every other college football preview annual on the rack.
*Disclaimer: I do write for PhilSteele.com
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After buying Phil Steele's magazine a couple of years ago, I vowed to never again waste my $$$ on any other preview magazine. If more people who get suckered in by Athlon/Lindy's would join Phil Steele's Facebook page and understand just how much effort/analysis he puts into his magazine, they would all do the same.
ReplyDeletePhil's magazine has been the most accurate preseason annual the last 10 years, so says Stassen.
ReplyDeletehttp://preseason.stassen.com/prediction-accuracy/2010-10yr.html