Ap Top 25 Heat Check Handling Preseason Expectations
Critics of preseason polls complain about setting artificial expectations, but it could be argued polls merely reflect expectations determined by factors such as the previous year’s record, recent recruiting and returning talent. The AP preseason Top 25 is out, and for the third straight year Alabama is No. 1. Nobody in Tucsaloosa needed a panel of 61 media members from around the country to tell them the Crimson Tide is expected to contend for a second straight national championship, and sixth under coach Nick Saban....