It Won't Be Long Now

In just a few weeks, that special, very exciting sports season will begin...collegiate football. That time of year is my absolute favorite for sports, especially when it involves the University of Michigan Wolverines. The USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll was just announced and I've posted it below for those that care and haven't seen it elsewhere.

I see the Wolverines are picked as eighth in the country...not too shabby. I wholeheartedly agree that this season will be an improvement over last year for Michigan (not an easy order) and offer hours of excitement for fans everywhere.

Let the (football) games begin!

Rank	Team (first-place votes)	Record	Points	Final 2011 rank
1.	LSU (18)	13-1	1,403	2
2.	Alabama (20)	12-1	1,399	1
3.	Southern California (19)	10-2	1,388	NR
4.	Oklahoma	10-3	1,276	15
5.	Oregon	12-2	1,258	4
6.	Georgia	10-4	1,061	20
7.	Florida State	9-4	1,055	23
8.	Michigan	11-2	1,023	9
9.	South Carolina	11-2	981	8
10.	Arkansas	11-2	948	5
11.	West Virginia	10-3	833	18
12.	Wisconsin	11-3	743	11
13.	Michigan State	11-3	717	10
14.	Clemson	10-4	598	22
15.	Texas	8-5	549	NR
16.	Nebraska	9-4	501	24
17.	TCU	11-2	499	13
18.	Stanford	11-2	497	7
19.	Oklahoma State	12-1	476	3
20.	Virginia Tech	11-3	461	17
21.	Kansas State	10-3	398	16
22.	Boise State	12-1	271	6
23.	Florida	7-6	250	NR
24.	Notre Dame	8-5	166	NR
25.	Auburn	8-5	66	NR