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<blockquote data-quote="Augusta_Jacket" data-source="post: 831529" data-attributes="member: 1191"><p>A few points:</p><p></p><p>1. Preseason polls are predictive and are based off a programs recent history, returning QBs (or talented replacements), schedule, and a variety of other factors that have an impact on a teams season. There is no way to foresee significant injuries, either to your team or your opponents. We can argue about how "accurate" they are, but generally speaking, the top 10 in a poll at the preseason is likely to have at least 2 of the playoff teams in it.</p><p></p><p>2. Everyone knows that the preseason poll is predictive, but as the season goes on the datasets are pretty predictive and accurate on who will win a game. Sure, the any given Saturday is always in effect, but generally speaking, upsets are news because they are upsets. The odds that Texas A&M finishes better than Bama this season are slim, yet they won a thriller of a game Saturday night. It's also very possible that we finish with a worse record than UNC, yet we pounded them. Good teams get beat by lesser teams every season. (See NIU game for example)</p><p></p><p>3. I can't find anyone who predicted UNC would dominate this year. Most polls had them winning the Coastal, but given the returning Heisman candidate QB, Miami's recent struggles, and VT and Pitt not being proven, it was a safe choice. I did find this quote though (emphasis mine): </p><h3>1. North Carolina Tar Heels</h3><p><strong>Quick Take:</strong> UNC will be one of the <em>it </em>teams going into the season with the flashy offense and a ton of experience – there’s not a game on the slate it can’t win. <strong><em>However, the program has only won more than eight games once since 1997 – it’s not going to be a walk to an ACC Championship appearance.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augusta_Jacket, post: 831529, member: 1191"] A few points: 1. Preseason polls are predictive and are based off a programs recent history, returning QBs (or talented replacements), schedule, and a variety of other factors that have an impact on a teams season. There is no way to foresee significant injuries, either to your team or your opponents. We can argue about how "accurate" they are, but generally speaking, the top 10 in a poll at the preseason is likely to have at least 2 of the playoff teams in it. 2. Everyone knows that the preseason poll is predictive, but as the season goes on the datasets are pretty predictive and accurate on who will win a game. Sure, the any given Saturday is always in effect, but generally speaking, upsets are news because they are upsets. The odds that Texas A&M finishes better than Bama this season are slim, yet they won a thriller of a game Saturday night. It's also very possible that we finish with a worse record than UNC, yet we pounded them. Good teams get beat by lesser teams every season. (See NIU game for example) 3. I can't find anyone who predicted UNC would dominate this year. Most polls had them winning the Coastal, but given the returning Heisman candidate QB, Miami's recent struggles, and VT and Pitt not being proven, it was a safe choice. I did find this quote though (emphasis mine): [HEADING=2]1. North Carolina Tar Heels[/HEADING] [B]Quick Take:[/B] UNC will be one of the [I]it [/I]teams going into the season with the flashy offense and a ton of experience – there’s not a game on the slate it can’t win. [B][I]However, the program has only won more than eight games once since 1997 – it’s not going to be a walk to an ACC Championship appearance.[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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