Maxp
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I think LSU is a better team than USC, but I doubt Nebraska will be much competition.
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I actually think that LSU being voted #1 is the worst thing that could happen to us... Let the media and coaches continue underestimating them, keep showering USC with love and let the Tigers ride all the way to the Dome in January with that chip on their shoulder...
I'll use this as another time to state that to me is the downfall of preseason polling. It "locks" teams into spots they shouldn't be and forces other teams to go above and beyond to overtake them.
Couldn't have said it better.
The reason 1 vs. 2 matters is getting into the game in the first place. When you're #1, 2 teams have to jump you to knock you out of the game. When you're #2, only one team has to jump you to knock you out.
If Oklahoma or WVU (I'd say Florida, but that's going to take care of itself head on between LSU and UF) keeps beating people by 50 and start gaining ground, if LSU's #1, USC is the one getting knocked out first. If LSU is #2, LSU gets knocked out first.
That's why it's important.