College Football Twitter Mailbag: Who's Overrated, Who's Underrated?

The Associated Press Top 25 is out, and that means it's time for college football fans to debate who's overrated and who's underrated, which we do in our latest college football Twitter mailbag.

Are Miami and West Virginia underrated? Are Alabama and Oklahoma State overrated? Join the discussion below.

padrickbrewer: Miami is way, way, wayyyyyyyyy underrated. A top 15 finish in 2009. Count it.
I wouldn't be surprised if Miami ends up better than the AP voters think (No. 35), but I think a Top 15 finish is a stretch. With Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Oklahoma as the first four games, we're going to find out a lot about the Hurricanes very early in the season. An 0-4 start is entirely possible, 2-2 would be a major accomplishment, 3-1 would mean you're right that the Canes are a Top 15 team, and 4-0 ... well, that's not going to happen.

Overall, I like what Randy Shannon is doing in Miami, but I think the Hurricanes are still one more year away. A Top 15 finish in 2010 strikes me as a very legitimate aspiration for the Canes, but in 2009 I don't see it happening.

leefgomila: Overrated- Ohio St, Alabama, Oklahoma St. Underrated- LSU, Florida St.
I definitely agree with you that Alabama is overrated. What Nick Saban did with the Crimson Tide last season was extremely impressive, but I really don't view them as a Top 5 team heading into 2009. And I agree with you about Oklahoma State as well. This is not a Top 10 team. Ohio State? I don't have a real problem with the Buckeyes at No. 6, although I think they're going to get spanked by USC in Columbus on September 12.

LSU is a good team, but I don't think they're underrated at No. 11. And as for Florida State? I don't know what to think of the Seminoles. I could see them being unbeaten when they face the Gators at the end of the regular season, or I could see them already having five losses by then.

TJ: Florida is #1 and always #1 no one in the Top 25 can beat them.
Florida is a clear-cut No. 1, but every team can be beaten, and I think Florida probably will be. With the SEC schedule, Florida State to end the regular season and then (possibly) the SEC title game and the BCS title game, I don't think Florida will go undefeated. That doesn't mean they won't win the national championship, though.

FBfollies: West Virginia should be a top twenty team. The Mountaineers will be good this year.
The AP voters have West Virginia relegated to the "others receiving votes" section, after Texas Tech and before Cincinnati. But I think West Virginia will be a Top 20 team when the season is over. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Mountaineers run the table in the weak Big East, and I think there's more talent left in Morgantown after the departure of Pat White than most people realize.

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