NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks on prior to the All State Sugar Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 1, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

ESPN reporter thinks four teams should be ahead of Alabama in preseason poll

Not everyone is onboard with the Tide being the preseason No. 1

The Preseason Coaches poll was released on Thursday afternoon, and the Alabama Crimson Tide came in as the No. 1 team in the country. Despite losing quarterback Jake Coker and running back Derrick Henry on offense, many expect the Tide to win both the SEC and the National Title. However, there is one ESPN reporter who isn't riding the Alabama hype train. ESPN's Heather Dinich, who covers college football and the College Football Playoff, tweeted on Thursday that she thinks Alabama should actually be behind LSU, Clemson Florida State and Oklahoma.

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The take isn't all that outlandish if you think about it — the quarterback position is pretty up in the air at the moment, and the Tide is returning just five starters on defense. She had some of these points in her responses to people her questioned her notion.

We'll see if Alabama comes out looking like the No. 1 team in the country. The Tide opens 2016 against the No. 17 ranked USC Trojans from AT&T Stadium on Sept. 3.