One thing that has become evident through the first two weeks of the college football season, preseason polls are more overrated than some of the teams that are over ranked. Teams inferior to them in the rankings upset Clemson, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

East Carolina came into the season unranked and picked to finish second in the Conference USA. Yet they have upset two teams from BCS Conferences, Virginia Tech and West Virginia, two teams that looked appeared to be destined for BCS bowl bids.

Clemson was supposed to be the best team in the Atlantic Coast Conference and yet they were blown out by 24 points to Alabama, a team many figure to be the fifth or sixth best team in the Southeastern Conference.

The way East Carolina played the last two weeks, they would definitely be in my top five if I were voting. 

With eye-opening upsets such as these, the question has to be asked. What is the purpose of a preseason poll?

In my mind, it's just an opportunity to give teams a number based on how they finished the previous season coupled with the caliber of returning starting players. This could explain why the Ohio State Buckeyes came into the year ranked No. 3, yet the team that beat them for the national championship, LSU Tigers, came in at No. 7.

Now no system is perfect (e.g. BCS) and the games still have to be played. That's why there is so much parity in college football and each game means so much.

You never know how good a team is going to be until they play a few games. Most teams play cupcakes the first two weeks of the season (e.g. Oklahoma, Ohio St.) and sometimes come out flat, making them look overrated.

I say rank the teams after the first four weeks. Make the players go out and earn No. 1 for their school. If you don't cloud certain teams with all the hype of being in the top 10 (Clemson), then they don't buy into it themselves and end up being blown out by what looks like a lesser team on paper.

The way East Carolina played the last two weeks, they would definitely be in my top five if I were voting. They took on the bigger schools and took them down, much like David took out Goliath. To do it two weeks in a row, including going to the hostile environment of West Virginia, makes it even more impressive.

In addition, Georgia and its fans should thank the Tennessee Volunteers for their No. 1 preseason ranking as well. If it wasn't for the Vols 35–14 thrashing, Georgia may have not finished the season as strong as they did.

That loss woke up the entire 'Peach State' and the Bulldogs would go on to defeat Florida in thrilling fashion, dominate the Auburn Tigers by 25 points and make the Hawaii Warriors look like a high school team. I'm sure Vol fans everywhere are accepting the Bulldogs quiet thank yous.

Heisman Watch:

1. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
2. Chase Daniel, QB, Missouri
3. Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
4. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
5. Mark Sanchez, QB, USC

Tebow is obviously the favorite as he looks to become the second player in college football history to win the Heisman two straight years. If Sanchez can hold up, he would be the fourth Trojan to win the award since 2002.