PhillyGirl, I usually only hear the ESPN guys talking about the AP rankings, not SI, so that's where the difference comes in for me, I guess.
I don't have AP preseaon on my wall, but I was only commenting on how Alabama incenses so many preseason prognosticators and the loathing they have for us only means one thing...we're beating up on people year in and year out!
Yay!
Thanks for the input as to SI, didn't realize that.
Like I said though, the BCS is the one that counts these days, and it doesn't come out til 6th (?) week, so....
there again, there will be behind the scenes discussions on how Alabama 'might not measure up' in 2013.
You know, it's really better for us to not be ranked #1 until it really matters.
The big head gets teams in big trouble...hoping that happens to ND in a few weeks.