Auburn ranked 15 by The Legends

You know, I like The Legends poll. It's a survey of several good and great retired coaches. They rank teams just like any other poll. I like their insights, though, and I'm a big believer in listening to what non-partisan coaches have to say. They've seen it all.

Here is your first Legends poll of the year:
* 1. USC (18)
* 2. Oklahoma
* 3. Georgia
* 4. Missouri
* 5. Florida
* 6. LSU
* 7. Texas
* 8. Alabama
* 9. Wisconsin
* 10. Penn State
* 11. Ohio State
* 12. BYU
* 13. Oregon
* 14. Texas Tech
* 15. Auburn
* 16. South Florida
* 17. East Carolina
* 18. Wake Forest
* 19. Utah
* 20. Kansas
* 21. Florida State
* 22. Arizona State
* 23. Illinois
* 24. West Virginia
* 25. Nebraska

Here is your panel: Frank Broyles (Arkansas), Lloyd Carr (Michigan), John Cooper (OSU), Fisher DeBerry (Air Force), Terry Donahue (UCLA), Vince Dooley (Georgia), Pat Dye (Auburn), LaVell Edwards (BYU), Hayden Fry (Iowa), Don James (Washington), Frank Kush (Arizona State), Dick MacPherson (Syracuse), Bill Mallory (Indiana), Tom Osbourne (Nebraska), John Ralston (San Jose State), John Robinson (USC), R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M), Bill Snyder (Kansas State), Gene Stallings (Alabama) and Virginia's George Welsh.