College Football Live Pre-Season Top 25
- Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:12 AM
- Written By: Erin Jentz
College Football Live revealed its pre-season top 25 poll. How did the Big XII teams fare?
1. Oklahoma
9. Oklahoma State
11. Texas A&M
20. Texas
23. Missouri
I wholeheartedly agree with OSU’s and A&M’s rankings. Both ended the season with a ton of hype. Oklahoma State finished the regular season with a close shoot out with OU, and A&M went on an improbable but amazing run after three mid-season back-to-back losses. While I would have ranked Mizzou higher, I understand why the voters put them at the bottom of this list. Blaine Gabbert is a significant loss, but I expect to see Mizzou climb the ranks early in the season. Oh, and Texas just got a pity invite to this party.
Oklahoma’s No. 1 spot surprised me. Last season, the Sooners were solid but not exactly spectacular. With messy play against a less-than-mediocre Texas squad, with losses to Mizzou and A&M, and with an incredibly anti-climatic bowl game against UConn, the Oklahoma 2010 season didn’t exactly leave an exciting impression on me. Of course, the Sooners should be a top 10 team, but No. 1? I don’t buy it.
