Category Archives: HLS Top 25 – 2007/08

The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Week 5: Does It Really Matter After 1 and 2?

We were tempted to throw Duke in here just because, after 1 and 2, can it really be said that any of the remaining 23 are playing “exceptional football?” Can you really look at any other teams and say, with … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Week 2: “Don’t Blame Me” Edition

Somehow our voters couldn’t see it in their hearts to completely wipe Auburn off the face of our Top 25 this week, despite the fact that they lost to a commuter school. Don’t blame me, if I could have cast … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Week 1

One, two, three, four, five! Well, we’ve got 1 full weekend of college football in the books. And 3 of the 4 HLS pollsters have submitted ballots. If the 4th pulls one together, this may change a bit, but I … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #1 – Southern Cal

You had to see it coming, right? I mean, it only makes sense now that people at ESPN or some other MSM locale are comparing the Poodle to Rockne. Last year, SoCal was merely good. Very good, yes, but still … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #2 – Texas

By the time I got around to writing the top 5 of the HLSTNHT25-PE, I stopped reading as much Phil Steel and started going more by memory because the programs are pretty well known commodities.  But now I’m at #2 … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #3 – LSU

When Ohio State soundly defeated the Irish in their BCS game 2 seasons ago (despite ND being “in it” pretty much until the end), it was pretty clear that Ohio State was going to be a buzz-saw during the 2006 … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #4 – West Virginia

In lieu of the usual wit and insight, I give you the lyrics to “Take Me Home Country Roads.” Cherish them. Sing them loudly. And drunkenly. Always drunkenly. Almost heaven, west virginia Blue ridge mountains Shenandoah river – Life is … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #5 – Florida

Despite Urban Meyer’s poaching habits, the Gators aren’t so loaded with talent that they can just “reload” rather than “rebuild.” But if this is a “rebuilding year,” where they get to start somewhere in the top-10, I’ll take it. The … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #6 – Michigan

Before I get into the preview of the Skunkbears, I’d just like to point out a little tidbit I heard on ESPN Radio today provided by Michigan (sucks!) Alum Dana Jacobson. Apparently she had just finished an interview with Llloyd … Continue reading

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The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition: #7 – Virginia Tech

Last year, Frank Beamer and the boys went thru the bizzaro-world of the ACC, winning 10 games, beating Miami, and yet still failing to appear in the ACC’s BCS berth. Frankly the ACC wasn’t what it normally is and neither, … Continue reading

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