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Most overrated programs in college football
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:41 am
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:41 am
Inside the numbers: Most overrated programs in college football
Most overrated team over the last 5 seasons: Georgia
Except for 2001, Georgia has been in the preseason top 25 every year since 1998. It has not been in the final poll five of the last eight years. The biggest drop-off was 2013 when the Bulldogs were No. 5 at the start of the season and went 8-5. They also went 6-7 in 2010.
Since 1997, Georgia has been in the top 10 at some of the season in every year except four. However, it finished in the top 10 in just six.
Georgia has been ranked No. 1 only once since Herschel Walker’s Heisman Trophy season of 1982, the preseason poll in 2008. After an unimpressive 45-21 victory against Georgia Southern it was leapfrogged by USC, and slid down to No. 3 two weeks later before subsequently losing at home to No. 8 Alabama, 41-30. The Bulldogs finished 10-3 and No. 13 in the final poll.
The next four most overrated programs after the Bulldogs were LSU, USC, Arkansas and UCLA.
Most overrated team over the last 10 seasons: Georgia
See above.
Following the Bulldogs were Oklahoma, LSU, Nebraska, USC and Texas.
Most overrated team over the last 25 seasons: Nebraska
Things haven’t been the same since Tom Osborne left in 1997, and Nebraska has finished out of the top 25 four straight years for the first time since 1959-62 (Bob Devaney’s first year).
The Cornhuskers had a nice run at No. 1 through the first two months of the 2000 season under Frank Solich, but then stumbled at No. 3 Oklahoma and lost at No. 16 Kansas State. They finished 10-2 and ranked eighth.
Only once since then has Nebraska both been in the preseason top 25 and finished with a better ranking at the end of the season, 2009. It began at No. 24 and moved up to No. 14. It’s also the program’s best result since 2001.
The next four programs were USC, Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas, Tennessee and Notre Dame.
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Most overrated team over the last 5 seasons: Georgia
Except for 2001, Georgia has been in the preseason top 25 every year since 1998. It has not been in the final poll five of the last eight years. The biggest drop-off was 2013 when the Bulldogs were No. 5 at the start of the season and went 8-5. They also went 6-7 in 2010.
Since 1997, Georgia has been in the top 10 at some of the season in every year except four. However, it finished in the top 10 in just six.
Georgia has been ranked No. 1 only once since Herschel Walker’s Heisman Trophy season of 1982, the preseason poll in 2008. After an unimpressive 45-21 victory against Georgia Southern it was leapfrogged by USC, and slid down to No. 3 two weeks later before subsequently losing at home to No. 8 Alabama, 41-30. The Bulldogs finished 10-3 and No. 13 in the final poll.
The next four most overrated programs after the Bulldogs were LSU, USC, Arkansas and UCLA.
Most overrated team over the last 10 seasons: Georgia
See above.
Following the Bulldogs were Oklahoma, LSU, Nebraska, USC and Texas.
Most overrated team over the last 25 seasons: Nebraska
Things haven’t been the same since Tom Osborne left in 1997, and Nebraska has finished out of the top 25 four straight years for the first time since 1959-62 (Bob Devaney’s first year).
The Cornhuskers had a nice run at No. 1 through the first two months of the 2000 season under Frank Solich, but then stumbled at No. 3 Oklahoma and lost at No. 16 Kansas State. They finished 10-2 and ranked eighth.
Only once since then has Nebraska both been in the preseason top 25 and finished with a better ranking at the end of the season, 2009. It began at No. 24 and moved up to No. 14. It’s also the program’s best result since 2001.
The next four programs were USC, Oklahoma, Florida State, Texas, Tennessee and Notre Dame.
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Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:43 am to ALA2262
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:44 am to ALA2262
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However, it finished in the top 10 in just six.
See, this is exactly why Georgia is always rated highly in the preseason. 6 times is a lot compared to most programs. It's a safe pick.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:54 am to ALA2262
I thought Bama fans were above stuff like this.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:58 am to ALA2262
Obviously Oklahoma.
Georgia has loads of elite competition each year.
Oklahoma's elite competition is what? TCU, Baylor, Okie State?
Georgia may be underwhelming compared to preseason rankings but somebody has to lose in the SEC. Georgia just does it a little more than Florida.
Georgia has loads of elite competition each year.
Oklahoma's elite competition is what? TCU, Baylor, Okie State?
Georgia may be underwhelming compared to preseason rankings but somebody has to lose in the SEC. Georgia just does it a little more than Florida.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:01 am to Open Dore Policy
Auburm. 
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:10 am to BranchDawg
Georgia by far. It's even worse living near these mutts. They walk around like they are the Alabama of the East but in reality they are like a middle tier Big 12 school.
They lucked in some wins after Spurrier retired and the east was down, so they have a whole bunch of wins and nothing to show for it.
Tech has more national titles and a more recent one, but we don't go around pretending to be a superpower. Humble yourselves UGA.
They lucked in some wins after Spurrier retired and the east was down, so they have a whole bunch of wins and nothing to show for it.
Tech has more national titles and a more recent one, but we don't go around pretending to be a superpower. Humble yourselves UGA.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 9:12 am
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:12 am to ALA2262
Notre Dame
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:13 am to Bunyan
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Notre Dame
This. Every time. Notre Dame will be in the preseason top 25 every year mentioned and for the most part isn't even being talked about by the time November rolls around.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:17 am to ALA2262
Here's your answer:
Last season, a team beat a horribly overrated team (preseason top 10) in their season opener. That team was immediately vaulted from unranked to grossly overrated at 11.
Both teams finished 4-8 and 5-7 respectively.
Last season, a team beat a horribly overrated team (preseason top 10) in their season opener. That team was immediately vaulted from unranked to grossly overrated at 11.
Both teams finished 4-8 and 5-7 respectively.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:19 am to ALA2262
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Most overrated team over the last 5 seasons: Georgia
Agree with this but it is largely explained by comparing the fielded team vs the recruited team. And the recruited team has often been lacking where it matters most, in the trenches.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:27 am to CGSC Lobotomy
It was right there in the article.
"However, Notre Dame was last season.
The Fighting Irish were ranked 10th in the preseason, and not in the top 25 at the end of the year. Right behind them were Ole Miss, Michigan State and TCU, while amongst teams that were still ranked Tennessee fell the most from No. 9 to No. 22."
"However, Notre Dame was last season.
The Fighting Irish were ranked 10th in the preseason, and not in the top 25 at the end of the year. Right behind them were Ole Miss, Michigan State and TCU, while amongst teams that were still ranked Tennessee fell the most from No. 9 to No. 22."
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:27 am to ALA2262
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The Fighting Irish were ranked 10th in the preseason
My point exactly. The team that beat them in the season opener was IMMEDIATELY moved from unranked to 11th and proceeded to finish 5-7.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:28 am to Lacour
You would have to live in Georgia to understand.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:30 am to jj06
Upvote.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:32 am to ALA2262
What's up with all the gumps picking on us lately?
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 9:35 am
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:34 am to ALA2262
Tell us more about how much UGA fans are bothering you.
We're here to help.
We're here to help.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:34 am to GameCocky88
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This. Every time. Notre Dame will be in the preseason top 25 every year mentioned and for the most part isn't even being talked about by the time November rolls around.
I dunno. I mean Notre Dame just did play in a NC game in 2012. Yes they got beat but that Bama team was hella-tits good.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:36 am to DoubleDown
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I dunno. I mean Notre Dame just did play in a NC game in 2012.
Interestingly enough, Georgia was better than them that particular year.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:37 am to ALA2262
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Most overrated team over the last 25 seasons: Nebraska
Fair enough.
Most ovverated team IN the last 25 seasons:
2000 Alabama.
Ranked #3 in pre-season and we only won 3 games that whole season. I was a freshman at Bama and the bama-vs-other team and even bama-vs-bama fan fights were insane that year. Usually saw no less than 3-4 fights after every loss, home and away.
This post was edited on 7/6/17 at 9:39 am
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