Pre Season Rankings & Reviews

[MeanGreen61]

#83 San Jose State

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-923

Who is No. 82?: With his obsession of all things pirate, this university may be a logical home for Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach.

[MeanGreen61]

#82 East Carolina

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...olina/#more-924

Who is No. 81?: John Candy’s character in “Volunteers” was an alum of this university

[gangrene]

#82 East Carolina

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...olina/#more-924

Who is No. 81?: John Candy’s character in “Volunteers” was an alum of this university

Washington State.

[MeanGreen61]

#81 Washington State

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-925

Who is No. 80?: One of the A.C.C.’s original six teams, this university has won seven conference titles, but none since the 1970s.

[MeanGreen61]

#80 North Carolina State

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/0...state/#more-926

Who is No. 79?: This university is located in the lightning capital of the United States.

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

FAU?

I've read that Florida is the lightning capital of the country. So it must be either FAU or UCF since FIU has long been chosen, The four Florida BCS programs are probably Top 50.

[NT91]

USF... How is Tampa considered south fl?

Edited June 10, 2008 by NT91

[MeanGreen61]

#79 Central Florida

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...orida/#more-928

Who is No. 78?: A yellow fever epidemic cancelled this team’s 1897 season, one of only two years in its 114-year history that this program has not fielded a team.

[MeanGreen61]

#78 Mississippi

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...sippi/#more-929

Who is No. 77?: The great Bo Schembechler coached this university’s freshmen team in 1955, technically his first head coaching job.

[Censored by Laurie]

Bowling Green. Good Lord Sweet Jesus, maker of us all, rest the soul of the great Bo.

[MeanGreen61]

#77 Bowling Green

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...green/#more-930

Who is No. 76?: In 1926, as the starting quarterback and student body president, John “Button” Salmon, lay dying following a car accident, he implored his teammates to “Bear down,” inspiring the university’s fight song.

[untcampbell]

Site of another heart-breaking NT road loss to a BCS team, the University of Arizona.

Down 7-6 with 2:30 left in the first half, we drive 61 yards to the UA 19 yard line. With :02 seconds left in the half, UA blocks a field goal attempt, and returns it for a TD.

Seems like another game-changing event occurred later in the game.

Scott

[MeanGreen61]

#76 Arizona

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...izona/#more-931

Who is No. 75?: Like a middle-school social studies teacher, the Countdown is checking your knowledge of current events: a former head coach at this university was just tapped as the first head coach of the burgeoning Georgia State football program, set to begin play on the Football Championship Series level in 2010.

[MeanGreen61]

#75 Kentucky

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...tucky/#more-932

Who is No. 74?: This team’s nine wins in 2006 were the second most in program history, and the most since 1968.

[FirefightnRick]

Site of another heart-breaking NT road loss to a BCS team, the University of Arizona.

Down 7-6 with 2:30 left in the first half, we drive 61 yards to the UA 19 yard line. With :02 seconds left in the half, UA blocks a field goal attempt, and returns it for a TD.

Seems like another game-changing event occurred later in the game.

Scott

What about our wide reciever headed for the endzone only to have it stripped from behind at the goal line, then Patrick Cobbs leaping over the goal line on another drive on 4th down and the refs marking him down at the 1. Replay clearly showed the ball made it over. That game should have been a blowout.

Rick

[MeanGreen61]

#74 Ohio

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-ohio/#more-933

Who is No. 73?: This university holds the N.C.A.A. record for most points scored in a game, dropping 222 on poor old Cumberland in 1916.

[UNTflyer]

Who is No. 73?: This university holds the N.C.A.A. record for most points scored in a game, dropping 222 on poor old Cumberland in 1916.

Easy. GA Tech

[MeanGreen61]

#73 Georgia Tech

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-tech/#more-935

Who is No. 72?: This university has won more than half as many men’s basketball championships (5) as it has played in bowl games (9).

[greenminer]

#73 Georgia Tech

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-tech/#more-935

Who is No. 72?: This university has won more than half as many men's basketball championships (5) as it has played in bowl games (9).

Hoosiers

[MeanGreen61]

#72 Indiana

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/

Who is No. 71?: The lesser of two Trojans in the F.B.S.

[Mean Green 93-98]

#72 Indiana

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/

Who is No. 71?: The lesser of two Trojans in the F.B.S.

I might have expected Troy to be a little higher.

[MeanGreen61]

#71 Troy

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...-troy/#more-937

Who is No. 70?: Four of this program’s five bowl appearances have come since 2003, all under its current coach.

[MeanGreen61]

#70 Memphis

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...mphis/#more-938

Who is No. 69?: Though one of two A.C.C. coaches with N.F.L. head coaching experience, this university’s coach is the only one to have led a team to both an N.F.L. playoff game and an F.B.S. bowl game.

[UNTLifer]

#70 Memphis

http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/1...mphis/#more-938

Who is No. 69?: Though one of two A.C.C. coaches with N.F.L. head coaching experience, this university’s coach is the only one to have led a team to both an N.F.L. playoff game and an F.B.S. bowl game.

North Carolina

Edited June 20, 2008 by UNTLifer

[Mean Green 93-98]

Kentucky

Lifer, Kentucky is SEC.