Phil Steele Pre-Season Top 40 - UCF #17
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Best part....
"UCF is the highest-ranked Group of Five team in Steele's preseason poll and he believes Gus Malzahn's squad has a chance to get to the New Year's Six."
This is the year to do it. We would not be assigned to the Fiesta or Peach Bowl. Our first trip to Cotton Bowl most likely.Best part....
"UCF is the highest-ranked Group of Five team in Steele's preseason poll and he believes Gus Malzahn's squad has a chance to get to the New Year's Six."
Couple of take aways, Phil has UCF ranked higher than Tennessee and Texas.
Maybe he's been paying attention long enough at this point to make a good prediction... but I've never thought much about Steele's expertise on UCF. This prediction of 17 is the most optimistic I would be. More likely 30-25 range. Maybe as low as 40.
The talent is there but we'll have to wait and see how it all comes together. Happy to be starting the season with SC State but not happy with having to play Louisville in the 2nd week. I do love Gus, Twill, and the rest of the gang so I hope they're making it happen. Now we need TMo to increase the salary pool to match the upper 1/4 of the new Big 12. Jim Knowles (DC at OKST was making $1.9 million but Twill is making $600 k. I'm sure the rest of the assistants are (relatively) underpaid and we know the staff has fewer numbers than a lot of big time programs.
The talent is there but we'll have to wait and see how it all comes together. Happy to be starting the season with SC State but not happy with having to play Louisville in the 2nd week. I do love Gus, Twill, and the rest of the gang so I hope they're making it happen. Now we need TMo to increase the salary pool to match the upper 1/4 of the new Big 12. Jim Knowles (DC at OKST was making $1.9 million but Twill is making $600 k. I'm sure the rest of the assistants are (relatively) underpaid and we know the staff has fewer numbers than a lot of big time programs.
Steele has been statistically most reliable for over two decades. I think he does his due dilegence on teams as opposed to espn or athlon who predictably put UsC/Miami/Texas in top 10 annually just to see them fall
Im sure there are fans of usc/texas talking lots of trash about him now as they see us ahead of them
It's not that they're lazy, it's just that you have to sell preseason magazines and early season games. Maximum early season ROI is fooling those huge fanbases into thinking their team is super awesome regardless of the truth. Then you adjust to the hotter teams and pull in the casual fans.
He seems to be the most accurate preseason wise. He actually visits the schools and talks to coaches. Gets a good feel on newcomers plus watches film for returners.
| Phill Steele's 2022 Preseason Top 40 1 Alabama 2 Ohio State 3 Georgia 4 Clemson 5 Michigan 6 Utah 7 Notre Dame 8 Oklahoma 9 Texas A&M 10 Oregon 11 Pitt 12 Miami 13 NC State 14 Baylor 15 Oklahoma State 16 USC 17 UCF 18 Texas 19 Wisconsin 20 Iowa 21 UAB 22 Penn State 23 Michigan State 24 Wake Forest 25 Cincinnati 26 BYU 27 Tennessee 28 UCLA 29 Air Force 30 Ole Miss 31 Boise State 32 Florida 33 Louisville 34 Houston 35 Kentucky 36 Arkansas 37 Minnesota 38 Kansas State 39 Appalachian State 40 Fresno State |
Thats 7 future B12 teams in the top 40 (not counting tex/ou)…if we do land oregon theres 8
A TE for Oregon just died. Not sure if he was a starter.
Very sad news. ESPN reporting that he struck his head at an area known for cliff jumping and natural water slides. Played in fourteen games last season.
He wasn't so accurate in 2021. About 50% of the teams he had in the top 25, didn't finish in the top 25.
That sounds decent to me.He wasn't so accurate in 2021. About 50% of the teams he had in the top 25, didn't finish in the top 25.
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