Dennis Dodd has USF 12th in Post Spring Top 25 Power Rankings

[jasonb56]

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-power-rankings-florida-state-alabama-jockey-for-no-1-post-spring/

 

[Mama_Bull]

I believe he was the first national sports writer, about 15 years ago, to put USF in his top 25.

 

 

[Azmodi]

At number 12, that's a stretch. I like his thinking but, being that high to start the season we should have loftier goals.

[Ionbull]

1 hour ago, Azmodi said:

At number 12, that's a stretch. I like his thinking but, being that high to start the season we should have loftier goals.

To be fair he had USF at #10 in his way to early predictions; so he technically docked them two spots in this iteration. 

I don't care if the pollsters over-rank USF. For the lofty expectations, being apart of the top 25 club is a huge W in rankings over the course of the season. It's clear that getting in to the top 25 club is extremely difficult for a G5 school, especially one with a weak SOS. Need to go back and look at how many G5s started the year ranked and what that meant for their season; sans Houston 2016.

[Azmodi]

7 minutes ago, Ionbull said:

To be fair he had USF at #10 in his way to early predictions; so he technically docked them two spots in this iteration. 

I don't care if the pollsters over-rank USF. For the lofty expectations, being apart of the top 25 club is a huge W in rankings over the course of the season. It's clear that getting in to the top 25 club is extremely difficult for a G5 school, especially one with a weak SOS. Need to go back and look at how many G5s started the year ranked and what that meant for their season; sans Houston 2016.

I meant only that if we start the season at number 12, we should be hoping to be within the top 4 at seasons end and not just an Also ran bowl game.

Edited May 2, 2017 by Azmodi

[Ionbull]

3 minutes ago, Azmodi said:

I meant only that if we start the season at number 12, we should be hoping to be within the top 4 at seasons end and not just an Also ran bowl game.

Ah gotcha. Reading comprehension after five is a wash at best

[Azmodi]

1 minute ago, Ionbull said:

Ah gotcha. Reading comprehension after five is a wash at best

I hear you, "Happy Hour" is on my mind as well.

[footnfan1]

That is some nice recognition. 

[Bull Matrix]

This has us nervous now 

[USFBulls12]

We need to be overranked this off-season and start the season in the Top 15 because with our schedule we won't be moving up very far very quickly and need to crawl one position at a time right from the beginning of the season as teams ahead of us lose.