DO
NOT MISS THE POINT: NationalChamps.net
is proud to once again present
our annual Early Bird College
Football Breakdown (eighth season).
For those of you concerned with
the rankings and the fact this
#16 team is better than that
#9 team, then YOU ARE MISSING
THE POINT! Our presentation
was created as nothing more
than a rough guide for listing
whether key players return or
depart as evident in our depth
chart formatting. So many of
the selections are evidently
interchangeable and will adjust
continuously until next season
arrives.
So
sit back, unbutton those tight
pants from your holiday dinners
and leftovers, and take this
preview for what it's worth.
We think you will gain much
more by realizing that the rankings
and their explicit accuracy
are not the primary goal. This
is not about predicting where
these teams will finish by season's
end, a flaw in logic many assume
- it is about where each deserves
to be ranked as the season starts.
However, in the eighth season
of compiling this Early Bird
Preview, NationalChamps.net
has eerily predicted a very
close result to what the official
polls will show come August.
Returning starters and key losses
are not hard to figure out.
Unpredictable at this point,
though, is just how early NFL
departures and bowl game results
tend to change these rankings
more than any other aspect.
We rank what we know and take
the rest in stride.
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COMPLETE
2009 PREVIEW COMING THIS SPRING
Please
check back this spring when
NationalChamps.net releases
our entire 2009 College Football
Preview... complete with full
depth charts, analysis from
our writing staff, rankings,
unit power ratings and lots
of new digital photos. |