4:30 P.M. — Virginia Preps Ranks Top Football Programs of the Decade (21-25)

Virginia Preps ranks the top Virginia football programs of the decade: http://virginiapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=914&CID=834543

There aren't any local teams on this particular list, mostly because there is only one AAA school. And of course, it's the only one that gives us a big name like Percy Harvin.

At least Virginia Preps readily admits its flaws, writing, "We didn't give much thought to whether or not a team played A, AA or AAA because we only wanted to judge programs on their accomplishments against their own competition." If you're going to do something like this, you pretty much have to do it this way. But you are leaving out the most talented players and programs. Just because the Northern Region beats up on itself continuously, it shouldn't hampered its rankings. That's like saying that just because Utah went undefeated one year, that it trumps what say, a middle of the road SEC team like South Carolina has accomplished this decade. Maybe. But there's no doubt who would win nine years out of 10 though.