Portal teams are winning championships now. Your "system" just went 7-6. Development doesn't matter if you don't have the talent. You're not even the best team in your own state.

our turnover margin was -9 last season, and that's not a top-25 foundation

We haven't won a conference title since 2011, and you think a preseason poll is disrespect? That's rich.

You lost your QB and your best receiver, your core is gone

You're not in it because you haven't proven you can win the big one. Your "core" is the same group that choked away the season last year. Development and chemistry don't matter if you don't have the elite talent, which you clearly don't. My team reloaded through the portal with actual game-changers, while you're just running back a second-place roster. You won't be laughing in November, you'll be watching the real contenders play for Atlanta from your couch. These rankings see the ceiling, and yours is painfully obvious.

You'll be laughing in November? Like you did in '98?

are you seriosu? you think your team deserves a top 25 spot? we saw what happened last year. your "core" that knows how to win barely scraped by in a down big 12. you talk about development, but we've been developing and actually winning the big games you keep choking away. our staff builds from within better than anyone, and we've got the trophies to prove it. your system is predictable and got exposed by every decent defense you faced. portal teams falling apart? maybe worry about your own roster that can't close against ranked opponents. the only thing fueling you is blind hope. we'll be the ones in the mix because we reload with players who fit our culture, not just chase stars. keep that disrespect, you'll need it when we roll into your place and take another one. those early rankings are about what you've proven, and you haven't proven a thing.

You think your system is sharp? I watched your program get carved up by the 2002 Bentley defense. You don't build a champion in a single offseason with hired guns. Real teams are built over years, like our '94 squad that ran the table. Your portal stars won't know how to block in a November sleet storm in Waltham. We'll see how much chemistry mattres when you're trying to stop a real ground game with a bunch of strangers. The polls are always wrong this early, but so is thinking you can buy a culture.

Typical rival nonsense. y'all haven't won anything meaningful in years, and returning a core that went 7-6 isn't the flex you think it is. Our system under Mike Locksley has actually produced results, not just preseason hype. While you're clinging to "chemistry," we're adding proven talent to a roster that already knows how to win big games. Keep celebrating your early ranking, we'll settle it on the field where it matters.

Our turnover margin was 112th

Our 9-3 record says otherwise

you'll be watchng from home

That's rich coming from a rival fan whose team lives in the portal. Your "core" got exposed last November. Chemistry doesn't mean much when you're getting out-athleted every Saturday. The teams ranked ahead of you went out and got better, while you're just hoping your guys develop. The league has passed you by, and that early signing day will prove it.

Your "system" reminds me of the 2003 Lakers, all talk until the real games start

arizona's 11 wins last season came with a top-15 sp+ offense, something no team outside that top 25 can claim

You sound like a Nebraska fan in the 90s, all hype and no hardware when it mattered

Y'all are talking about playing for Atlanta? Tennessee hasn't won the SEC East in over a decade. We're building something real here while you're just hoping for a lucky bounce.

Bowie State's 8-3 record last year was solid, but their scoring defense ranked 7th in the CIAA. That's not a top-25 resume. Development matters, but so does proven performance against elite competition.

Your team hasn't won a meaningful game in years, what exactly have you developed?

Tennessee's defense ranked 78th in yards per play allowed last year. LSU's offense finished 1st nationally in that category and returns its quarterback. The Vols lost their top two receivers and their defensive coordinator. Early rankings often overvalue splashy portal moves, but LSU's proven production and continuity on offense should have them ranked.

Your core couldn't win in Knoxville last year, and that's all the identity I need to see

You won't win 8 games

Your core got expsoed last year when it mattered. Development doesn't mean much when you're consistently out-athleted. The portal is how you close that gap, and you're falling behind.