Overvalued/Undervalued (CFB wk 1)

Value

Preseason rankings don't really tell how good a team will be. You need at least four games to see who the team really is. Real action against real competition really shows if the players and coaching are working as one to achieve that ultimate goal. So every week I am going to find ten teams that are overvalued and undervalued for college and the pros. The rankings will be not be in order, just based on what i saw on the field and the media hype. Tell me if you agree or disagree and hopefully everyone likes it. And here we go:


Overvalued:

1. Florida Gators. There is no way this team should be ranked in the top team. Granted they have played better of late but they have struggled in all of their wins. Yes they blasted Kentucky but they have owned them in the swamp the last two decades. This team is struggling to find their offensive identity. There will have a chance to prove everyone wrong when they roll into Alabama on Saturday night.

2.Oklahoma. There my championship pick but they aren't acting like a team that wants to play in the championship game. The Sooners have been playing to the level of their competition (with FSU being the lone exception). They have put teams away like Air Force or Cincinnati when they have them beaten. When you constantly play down to the level of lesser opponents at some point its going to catch up with you.

3.LSU. There is no way that LSU should be 4-0 but they are. But if a team could be the worse 4-0 team you have ever seen then the Bayou Bengals fit the bill. Their offense under Les Miles and Gary Crowton is nearly the worse in all of college football. For instance, their are 120 college football teams and LSU offense ranks 118. Jordan Jefferson just looks confused at the quarterback position. The Tigers have play makers with speed but they can barely get out of their own way. On the flip side the reason why they are undefeated is their defense. That side of the ball is playing lights out and is covering up for the offense's mistakes. LSU will get exposed in the SEC, just a matter of time. Or Maybe Patrick Patterson can continue to save the day and season for the Tigers.

4.Texas. Its easier to say Texas after they just got ran over by UCLA. But the Longhorns started the season highly ranked and have struggled with the tougher opponents they faced. Just getting by Texas Tech and then UCLA coming into Austin and just shutting down the Horns. For as great as they were with McCoy under center, they always had a balance with the run game, and that seems to be lacking this year. Mack Brown needs one of those young backs to step and take some of the pressure off Gilbert if the Longhorns have a chance to beat Oklahoma on Saturday.

5.Michigan. I know Robinson is tearing it up on the football field. I know Rich Rod will probably be back next year. I know they are playing better but in all reality the Wolverines have not played a soul. They will get to a bowl game this year and most likely give Ohio State a better game than in years past. Uconn, Notre Dame, Umass and Bowling Green are not real quality opponents. They actually struggled in three of those games. Their tough Big Ten schedule will truly show if this team is a contender.

Undervalued

1. TCU. No one pays attention to TCU and yet they are in better position than Boise St. to crash the championship game. Horned Frogs have the schedule and a tough conference but yet they dropped to 5th in the polls. The Horned Frogs will be fine overall. They play their best under the radar.

2.Nebraska. Nebraska is the best team in the Big 12 conference. They are dominating opponents with their offense and the defense. They had a minor hiccup over the weekend but they will be fine. Most of the Big 12 talk has been about the Sooners and Horns, Nebraska gets their shot at Texas for the final time at home in two weeks. Maybe after that game the rest of the country will know that the Blackshirts are back.

3.Stanford. Luck is the best quarterback in the country and Stanford is a team that no one seems to pay attention to. Not only are they undefeated but they have simply crushed the people they have played. The Cardinal have their biggest test this weekend taking on offensive juggernaut Oregon. Winning that game would put the Cardinal in prime position to win the Pac-10. I think Luck should be the first qb taken in the draft. Some trivia for you: Name the last Stanford quarterback taking first overall in the NFL draft.

4. Arkansas. They should have beaten Alabama. That's all I have to say. Mallet has to play better in big games.

5. South Carolina. The old ball coach can have redemption by knocking off Alabama in a couple of weeks. Who knew Steve Spurrier knew what a running game was. He has gone away from the Fun N' Gun and went to running an offense that compliments his players.

The NFL rankings will be coming tomorrow.