1) Texas (with or without VY, Mack is a proven winner) 2) USC (barely lost, Booty or bust) 3) Ohio State (strong offense, reloading a little on defense) 4) LSU (40-3, whew just in time) 5) West Virginia (Did you see those *freshmen* dominate UGA!?!)
Texas Penn State LSU Ohio State West Virginia I think that if Bush and White turn pro, USC will be in trouble...
Won't Tennessee be in there somewhere, since they're always expected to do well? Boy, did they fall hard! Speaking of UT, what happened to "Baby Vick?" Remember that black QB Ut had that started ahead of Ainge last year before he got unseated? I think his number was 7 or something...
It would not have looked funny at all. Several 10 win seasons under his belt as of that point. Hell, several 11 win seasons.