FSU picked to win it all by the media

Link here. And of course we know the media is all-knowing. Evidently an 88-member panel had the foresight to pick FSU to win it all, for the 13th year in a row, even with Miami. Here's how they voted (first place votes in parenthesis):

Place,Points,Team,1st place votes
1...925...FSU (49)
2...913...Miami (36)
3...697...UVA (2)
4...664...Clemson (1)
5...653...Maryland
6...511...VaTech
7...509...NC ST
8...365...Georgia Tech
9...273...Wake Forest
10..184...UNC
11..114...Duke

Folks, looking at the points, the media clearly sees 3 tiers:

Tier 1: FSU/Miami
Tierr 2: UVA/Clemson/MD/VT/NCST
Tier 3: GT/WF/UNC/Duke

That's my interpretation - no respect. Seven bowls in a row, a more experienced QB and one of the top defenses in the league apparently don't mean much. Here's the rub - we finished last year beating expectations and ended the year on a positive note. The expectations this season are almost WORSE than they were last year.

So will we be happy beating expectations or will we be happy beating last year's record? Obviously the league is very different so schedule is no longer a direct comparison.

In my book, here's how I see it:
1-4 wins.......ticked off
5-6 wins.......disappointed
7-8 wins.......a solid year in the new league
9-11 wins......outstanding