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SonnyShackelford said:

Future Power Rankings: Outside looking in
Travis Haney, ESPN Staff Writer

There were four newcomers to the 2015 Future Power Rankings, our Insiders’ three-year projection for the best teams in college football. TCU (12), Tennessee (16), Ole Miss (22) and Arizona State (25) all joined the top 25. So there’s room for change from year to year.

Which programs have the best chance to climb into the 2016 edition of the Future Power Rankings? Here are the top contenders to trend upward, beginning with the most likely:


1. Washington Huskies (FPR: 33)

This three-year projection is squarely centered on the track record of Huskies head coach Chris Petersen. Petersen, entering his second season at U-Dub, went a ridiculous 92-12 at Boise State. The competition level is ramped up in the Pac-12, granted, but so is the level of talent Petersen has at hand.

In addition to 92 wins at his previous stop, Petersen won eight games in his first season in Seattle; his predecessor, Steve Sarkisian, won eight games once in his five years (his final season). So, it’s a better start for Petersen than perhaps perceived.

The university resources and the recruiting turf are well above average -- certainly better than the landscape Petersen experienced, and thrived, in at Boise. There are compelling reasons to believe the Huskies will climb by 2017, even in a division that includes Oregon and Stanford. Petersen is No. 1.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/insider/post?id=4349

SonnyShackelford said:

Future Power Rankings: Outside looking in
Travis Haney, ESPN Staff Writer

There were four newcomers to the 2015 Future Power Rankings, our Insiders’ three-year projection for the best teams in college football. TCU (12), Tennessee (16), Ole Miss (22) and Arizona State (25) all joined the top 25. So there’s room for change from year to year.

Which programs have the best chance to climb into the 2016 edition of the Future Power Rankings? Here are the top contenders to trend upward, beginning with the most likely:


1. Washington Huskies (FPR: 33)

This three-year projection is squarely centered on the track record of Huskies head coach Chris Petersen. Petersen, entering his second season at U-Dub, went a ridiculous 92-12 at Boise State. The competition level is ramped up in the Pac-12, granted, but so is the level of talent Petersen has at hand.

In addition to 92 wins at his previous stop, Petersen won eight games in his first season in Seattle; his predecessor, Steve Sarkisian, won eight games once in his five years (his final season). So, it’s a better start for Petersen than perhaps perceived.

The university resources and the recruiting turf are well above average -- certainly better than the landscape Petersen experienced, and thrived, in at Boise. There are compelling reasons to believe the Huskies will climb by 2017, even in a division that includes Oregon and Stanford. Petersen is No. 1.

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/travis-haney/insider/post?id=4349