:huh: man this can't be foreal we smash the #14 team in the nation, and we can't even crack the top 25
I was looking to see where Ga Tech was placed. They stayed in because of ranking etiquette. The AJC has the LSU ranked #6 in their 2009 Preseason poll. The respect for the Tigers should be restored.
Final Coaches poll Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1. Florida (60) 13-1 1,524 2 2. Southern California 12-1 1,393 T4 3. Texas 12-1 1,389 3 4. Utah (1) 13-0 1,375 7 5. Oklahoma 12-2 1,333 1 6. Alabama 12-2 1,157 T4 7. TCU 11-2 1,114 11 8. Penn State 11-2 1,091 6 9. Oregon 10-3 1,011 13 10. Georgia 10-3 904 17 11. Ohio State 10-3 874 10 12. Texas Tech 11-2 867 8 13. Boise State 12-1 809 9 14. Virginia Tech 10-4 740 19 15. Mississippi 9-4 620 24 16. Missouri 10-4 549 24 17. Cincinnati 11-3 493 12 18. Oklahoma State 9-4 480 14 19. Oregon State 9-4 407 25 20. Iowa 9-4 250 NR 21. Brigham Young 10-3 248 16 22. Georgia Tech 9-4 219 15 23. Florida State 9-4 217 NR 24. Michigan State 9-4 179 18 25. California 9-4 116 NR Dropped out No. 20 Northwestern (9-4, lost to then-No. 23 Missouri 30-23 OT in Alamo Bowl), No. 21 Pittsburgh (9-4, lost to then-No. 25 Oregon State 3-0 in Sun Bowl), No. 22 Ball State (12-2, lost to Tulsa 45-13 in GMAC Bowl). Others receiving votes West Virginia (9-4) 101; Tulsa (11-3) 68; LSU (8-5) 65; Northwestern (9-4) 63; Nebraska (9-4) 62; Pittsburgh (9-4) 38; Arizona (8-5) 21; Ball State (12-2) 14; Rice (10-3) 14; Boston College (9-5) 6; Rutgers (8-5) 5; Kansas (8-5) 3; Kentucky (7-6) 3; Connecticut (8-5) 2; Houston (8-5) 1.
based on the AJC having LSU ranked #6 in their 2009 Preseason poll, we can already see the respect is back I think the preseason poll will reflect the fact that voters will conclude 2008 was merely a blip on the radar for LSU football
