“Unfortunately, the media picks are usually wrong. Some media guy said, ‘I’m going to pick you guys to win.’ I said, ‘Please don’t. Please don’t. Pick Georgia, pick Georgia,’ but he picked us anyway,” Spurrier said at the team’s media day.MORE: Spurrier pokes bear | Playoff Road Map | Petrino at UL
Based on last year’s track record, Spurrier’s sentiments are right. In 2013, Ohio State is the only division champion among the major conferences the preseason media day polls got right.
Here’s a look at the Power 5 conference picks from 2013, the end result and this year’s picks. Should these schools be on alert?
ACC
2013 pick: Clemson over Miami 2013 result: Florida State 45, Duke 7 2014 pick: Florida State over Miami MORE: Fisher preaches ‘attitude of domination’
Big Ten
2013 pick: Ohio State over Michigan 2013 result: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 242014 pick: Ohio State over Wisconsin MORE: Cook among 10 Heisman sleepers
Big XII
2013 pick: Oklahoma State 2013 result: Baylor 2014 pick: Oklahoma MORE: Cowboys underrrated in 2014?
Pac-12
2013 pick: Oregon over UCLA 2013 result: Stanford 38, Arizona State 142014 pick: Oregon over UCLAMORE: Ducks No. 2 in Sporting News’ Top 25
SEC
2013 pick: Alabama over Georgia 2013 result: Auburn 59, Missouri 42 2014 pick: Alabama over South Carolina
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