2008 sj.com college football poll -- (1/9) Final Poll, Page 118

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

I've had that thought as well, but I haven't yet had a reason to just flat-out drop them down. That time will come within a few weeks, though: from late October through the week before Thanksgiving they play four consecutive Big 12 teams I put on my ballot this week.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

Welp, have at it.
1. Oklahoma
2. LSU
3. Alabama
4. Missouri
5. Texas
6. Penn State
7. USC
8. Auburn
9. Georgia
10. Florida
11. Texas Tech
12. South Florida
13. BYU
14. Utah
15. Kansas
16. Ohio State
17. Boise State
18. Fresno State
19. Wisconsin
20. Wake Forest
21. Oregon
22. Oklahoma State
23. Vanderbilt
24. Illinois
25. Virginia Tech

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

1. Oklahoma
2. Alabama
3. LSU
4. Penn State
5. Texas
6. Missouri
7. BYU
8. South Florida
9. Georgia
10. Southern Cal
11. Florida
12. Texas Tech
13. Utah
14. Wisconsin
15. Ohio State
16. Boise State
17. Kansas
18. Auburn
19. Virginia Tech
20. Oklahoma State
21. Wake Forest
22. Michigan State
23. Fresno State
24. Tulsa
25. Oregon State

TCU, Clemson, East Carolina and Nebraska vacate the premises in favor of my new bottom four.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

Paging Mystery Meat and Spnited...

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

Maybe I should have had Penn State higher. The next two weeks will show if they are worthy of the top-10.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

Just a question for all those leaving USC in the top 10: Why?

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 4 (9/22), Page 44

if you can name 10 other teams that you think could beat SC, be my guest ...

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 5 (9/29), Page 49

Letters are my bag, baby

By SLAPPY 4428
Poll Encount

On this crazy, goofy weekend filled with teams rising to the occasion and others dropping trou like Ned Beatty in Deliverance, the mail bag at the Casa de 4428 filled up quickly. We tried to answer as many as we could in the space allotted…
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Dear Mr. Slappy…

You are by far one of the wisest men on this board. How did you ever see USC losing to Oregon State coming on the college football thread?
H.G. Womack
Columbia, SC

I was far from the only one who saw that gem (unlike the magic 8-ball since dropped into the ravine), but also calling East Carolina’s ankle-grabber against N.C. State made it all the more sweet. This week’s special? Two: Iowa over Sparty and North Carolina over UConn.
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You always rag on the SEC voters for being fanbois. Have you noticed that there are four Big-12 teams in the top 10 and no one is making a big deal about it?
C. Boom
Birmingham, AL

Yes, I have. And no one is making a big deal about it here, because no one is making a big deal about it anywhere else. Less hype is more hype.
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HOW BOUT THEM BAMMERS? HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, COLLEGE BOY!
C.H. Lovefest
Grumpyville, AL

Interesting that you brought that up. Alabama has played well, especially when blackout referred not to the color of the Puppies clothing on Saturday night, but what the Tide did to the Doggies’ eyes. John P(U) Wilson could very well be this year’s Craig Krenzel or Eric Crouch – as long as the game plans are suited for his pea-shooter of an arm. What kills us here in Slappyland is the bandwagon jumpers. The same clods that would call radio shows at the beginning of the season and say the media is setting Satan up for failure because Bama’s ranked too high, are now walking around, clapping each other on the back and boasting “You see where we’re No. 2!”

When Bama loses, it – of course – will be the media’s fault for creating unrealistic expectations.
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How come Ohio State gets no love no more no how?
Finger T. Snap
Columbus, OH

Bothers me too. Ohio State isn’t a bad team and got beat by the best collection of football talent west of the Rockies and without a salary cap. But voters were so sick of seeing the Buckeyes in the BCSNCBFG that they seemed determined not to let them sniff a New Year’s Day or beyond bowl unless it’s a noon start.
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H-a-a-a-y! Does this settle, once and for all, that Wisconsin is now, always and forever a fraud?
Bob Wojohooski
Detroit, MI

Yes. Yes it does.
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Didja notice where College Gameday is this week? Great tie-in to ESPN's night game, isn't it?
V. Doria
Songbird, CT

Always about product placement and marketing, isn't it.
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Do you think Ball State is any good? Do ya, do ya, huh?
B. Fanboi
High Ground, IN

**sigh** Yes. In fact, I put them in the poll this week. A few people did. Beating Indiana is impressive – even if it’s Indiana.
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I told you clowns all along that Boise isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Why don’t you listen?
Stan Solo
Station, ID

Say what now?
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Did you ever think you’d see the day that Duke, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt would be 12-1? Academics and athletics CAN go together
G. Golly Gee
Egghead, OH

I did envision that day, yes. But I still haven’t won the lottery either and I have a better chance of that than they do of combining for 24-2.
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We can't bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell them stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I took the fairy to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe so I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on them. Give me five bees for a quarter you'd say. Now where were we, oh ya. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have white onions because if the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones.
J. Paterno
State College, PA

Ummm, thanks.

SportsJournalists.com COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
9/29/2008
RK. TEAM (1st) PTS Last
1. Oklahoma (36) 1256 2
2. LSU (6) 1179 5
3. Missouri (4) 1170 6
4. Alabama (4) 1152 10
5. Texas 1075 7
6. Penn State 973 12
7. USC 894 1
8. Texas Tech 867 9
9. BYU 831 11
10. Georgia 782 3
11. South Florida 775 13
12. Auburn 706 14
tie. Florida 706 4
14. Ohio State 623 16
15. Utah 581 17
16. Kansas 504 18
17. Wisconsin 417 8
18. Boise State 384 20
19. Vanderbilt 322 22
20. Fresno State 244 24
21. Oregon 226 NR
22. Virginia Tech 196 NR
23. Oklahoma State 194 NR
24. UConn 118 NR
25. Wake Forest 86 15
Also receiving votes: Michigan State 61, Illinois 48, Maryland 33, Northwestern 28, Tulsa 27, Ball State 22, Florida State 16, California 15, Kentucky 13, Notre Dame 13, TCU, 9, Georgia Tech 8, Mississippi 8, North Carolina 6, Arizona 4, Oregon State 2, Duke 1.



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Missing ballot in italics

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 5 (9/29), Page 50

Great stuff.

I love the Grandpa Simpson stuff, but to credit it to Joe Pa was genius.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 5 (9/29), Page 50

I'm a Ball state fanboi and shameless bandwagon jumper (most of the time, my Ball State football passion could be described as "limp dick"), but I maintain that Ball State won't be on my ballot until they're 8-0. At least.

In my mind, no MAC team can be included on a ballot without a win over a good BCS team until they've gone deep into their schedule.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 5 (9/29), Page 50

You sound like me trying not to rank Kansas a year ago. I jumped the gun with Ball State -- I like what the Cards have done, compared to the other teams I considered at No. 25.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 5 (9/29), Page 50

What team jumps out at me for being ridiculously high is Aubie... 12, no. 16-17, yeah.