Jarrett's Top Ten
Jarrett Hairston | Staff Writer
Welcome to the 2002-2003 football season. Whim's
sports section has compiled a group of our own columnists to pick the top 10 NFL
Teams and College Football teams every week.
Jarrett's picks:
TOP NFL TEAMS
(From week one performances and preseason events)
1. New England - Pittsburgh got taken to the woodshed Monday night by the
Patriots.
2. Miami Dolphins - I know they only played the Lions this week, but they
were the most impressive team on Sunday.
3. Tennessee - They beat the Eagles... which isn't easy.
4. Denver - I was surprised to see them manhandle the Rams liked they did on
Sunday. Wow! Denver will make the playoffs this year.
5. Oakland - 34 to 17 over the Seahawks. Look out for the Raiders, they're
my sleeper pick Super Bowl this year.
6. Washington - Spurrier is lighting up the scoreboard... 31 points? He
probably thinks that's a low scoring game.
7. Green Bay - They did an outstanding job Sunday beating Michael Vick and
the Atlanta Falcons.
8. San Diego - Beating Cincinatti wouldn't normally get you in the top 10,
but there were so many close games on Sunday that I had to put them in here
somewhere.
9. Indianapolis - Edgerrin James is back and that spells trouble for
defensive coordinators around the league.
10. Chicago - great passing from Jim Miller. David Terell is coming into
his own.
Top 10 College Teams
1. Miami - beat Florida 41-16... In the Swamp. Best team right now,
period.
2. Texas - I am not too impressed with Chris Simms at this present time.
3. Tennessee - Clausen is making more plays than mistakes.
4. Florida State - Looks like they have a very, very fast defense this
year.
5. Michigan - Playing at Notre Dame this week, which means Navarre will have
his work cut out for him against the stout defense of the Irish.
6. Oklahoma - I don't know why they are ranked so high. Tulsa gave them a
run for their money and Alabama could have won that game if they wanted
to.
7. Nebraska - Penn State will be a pretty good challenge for them this week.
We will see if Jamal Lord is the real deal.
8. Virginia Tech - The Hokies were idle this week, but Marshall is coming to
town and they will be fired up with another national audience watching.
9. Ohio State - They play Washington State this week. They will challenge
for the Rose Bowl this year.
10. Florida - I feel sorry for Ron Zook. I don't think Steve Spurrier or
Vince Lombardi could have saved the Gators from the thrashing compliments of
the Hurricanes.
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