I'm submitting Barking Carnival's Preseason BlogPoll wild ass guess entry soon and the final step in my mailing it in research was to consult three of the gridiron Oracles I most respect.
This is partly motivated by a real interest in their opinions, as EDSBS's Spencer Hall writes the defining blog for the humid bog, Black Heart Gold Pants' Adam Jacobi and Hawkeye State are always wise to the Big 10 Polaks, now resurgent, shiny, and resplendent after a redemptive bowl season, and college football guru Phil Steele writes with the ironclad credibility suggested by the overuse of exclamation points, conveniently shaded truths, and acronyms.