Check out Brian’s commentary… at MgoBlog… good info about the first poll of the 2008 season.
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I’m sticking with Drew unless someone outright wins it ahead of him. He’s better than people give him credit for, and it won’t matter who is back there if the line doesn’t hold up. Let him have his shot at a great Senior year.
Okay guys, I’ve listened to the input and I made a couple of changes…
I bumped Georgia down to #3. Everyone seems to have injuries right now, but UGA has a lot of talent and should overcome it. West Virginia got moved up to #11. I’m in wait and see mode for them, but #13 was a little low, and if they start winning they’ll move up quickly. Ohio State remains 4th because they are a bunch of chokers, and they’ll be lower after they lose to USC on September 13.
Have faith though, this will sort itself out a couple of weeks into the season.
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida |  25 |
| 2 | Southern Cal | 24 |
| 3 | Georgia | 23 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 22 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 21 |
| 6 | Missouri | 20 |
| 7 | Clemson | 19 |
| 8 | LSU | 18 |
| 9 | Texas | 17 |
| 10 | Kansas | 16 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 15 |
| 12 | Auburn | 14 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 13 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 12 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 11 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 10 |
| 17 | Illinois | 9 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 8 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 6 |
| 21 | Oregon | 5 |
| 22 | South Florida | 4 |
| 23 | Boise State | 3 |
| 24 | Penn State | 2 |
| 25 | Florida State | 1 |
Listen I have no idea who Seeking Sui is, nor do I know much about Palestra.net. What I do know is that Will Maetzold sent me this link of a rocking song shot inside Doak Campbell Stadium by a local Tallahassee band, Seeking Sui. It has Seminole football highlights, and if you pay attention you’ll get a preview of the new video board (although I think the video display is superimposed).
The Democrat has a good article on FSU’s new swagger. We’ve heard this all before, but is it different this time? Check out what Drew Weatherford has to say, especially about, “trying to get rid of the garbage that was on our team that was pulling people down.”
I can’t help but wonder though, does swagger matter when it comes to wins?
Hi readers… this year I’ve been invited to join the Blogpoll and I’m giving ScalpEm.com readers the opportunity to be heard in the poll week in, week out. I’ve put together my Preseason Top 25 for you guys to pick at this week, my revised ballot will be submitted at the end of the week if necessary.
Here it is, without comment up front. I’ll defend it later in the comments if necessary.
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 25 |
| 2 | Florida | 24 |
| 3 | Southern Cal | 23 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 22 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 21 |
| 6 | Missouri | 20 |
| 7 | Clemson | 19 |
| 8 | LSU | 18 |
| 9 | Texas | 17 |
| 10 | Kansas | 16 |
| 11 | Auburn | 15 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 14 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 13 |
| 14 | Brigham Young | 12 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 11 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 10 |
| 17 | Illinois | 9 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 8 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 6 |
| 21 | Oregon | 5 |
| 22 | South Florida | 4 |
| 23 | Boise State | 3 |
| 24 | Penn State | 2 |
| 25 | Florida State | 1 |
If you didn’t catch my first edition of “ranking the other websites” then check it out. I did it back in January, and I’m doing it again as we head towards the football season.
Tomahawk Nation -Is it dead? There is no regular posting there, even with the improved SBNation layout.
NoleDigest.com -The ugly layout means it’s hard to navigate. For all I know it has the best information out there, but I just don’t bother trying to find it.
Scott Carter’s Seminoles Report (Tampa Tribune) - Scott is a reporter for the Tampa Tribune. I like his style, but like I said last time, it needs to be more frequent with more pertinent information.
Garnet And Great - One of Rich Halten’s babies. If you haven’t read it, check it out. And if you wonder which came first G and G or Warchant’s Where Are They Now? It was Rich and G and G.
Warchant.com - It’s the most popular for sure, but everything is “premium” content. Funny, you can find most of it for free elsewhere. Sometimes before it shows up on Warchant. That said, it has the largest community of fans, and is worth a daily look.
Nolefans.com - EVERY STAT YOU’LL EVER NEED. Thanks guys!
ChantRant - Another one of Rich’s websites. I like to think of ChantRant as the “cerebral” FSU website. Rich always has interesting angles on the topics he posts, and is one of the FSU bloggers that isn’t afraid to question the status quo. I’m all for that!
NoleSports.com (Tallahassee Democrat) - The Democrat continues to bring more and more coverage to the fans. Although I don’t always think it’s the best article, or the freshes angle, they have tons and tons of content that’s free. I can’t argue with that, nor would I want to.
Seminoles.com - The official site of Florida State. If you want the official word, head over there. If you want insider photos, like of the Doak Campbell Stadium improvements, head over there.
Andrew Carter’s Chopping Block (Orlando Sentinel) - All I can say is, Andrew Carter can’t keep up this pace. If he does, he’s going to burn out halfway through the season. While that’s bad for him, it’s good for Seminole fans. Carter has been burning up his blog with practice updates, interviews and bonus coverage you can’t find at the Orlando Sentinel’s regular sports page. Kudos to Andrew. It’s my favorite FSU blog.
Too new to be eligible:
FSUncensored - All I’m going to say is that is has a lot of potential, but the site design needs some work. Get past the red and yellow and read the content. There’s some good stuff. If they keep it up, they’ll be highly ranked in this list.
Others not mentioned:
There are a few other blogs out there that I choose not to include, simply because they’ve either caused problems here at ScalpEm, they’re just basically a rehash of press releases, or their blog isn’t ususally about FSU (Jordi don’t take offense) or I don’t know about them. If it’s the latter case, send me an email to let me know about your site.
Where does ScalpEm rank? It’s my favorite (duh). What do you guys think? Does it suck? Is it in the middle? Most importantly though, I hope it inspires others to get started, and that it pushes all the FSU related websites to cover things they might not otherwise cover. Keep it up fellow bloggers! And as always, writers are welcome here too, just email me about a writers account and we can get you heard by the over 500,000 visitors ScalpEm has hosted in the last year.
Yes or no? With two FCS opponents, do the Noles have to win 9 this year to “improve” over their 7 wins last year?
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Is an 8 Win Season An Improvement?
- Yes (56%)
- No (44%)
Total Votes: 54
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Do You Participate In An Office Pool?
- No (52%)
- Yes (48%)
Total Votes: 27
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