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

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

Oh, there's enough data out there to have a decent one. And that aside, the sport relies on the AP poll for much of its allure, as I detailed several pages back.

 

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

ahem.. I'd settle for a Week 6 poll...

 

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

It's bedtime here... forgot everyone isn't on my time, dammit...

 

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

pole taker.

 

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

Here ya go with my latest. Shred away.:

Oct. 6
1. LSU
2. Oklahoma
3. Alabama
4. Missouri
5. Penn State
6. Texas
7. Texas Tech
8. BYU
9. Vanderbilt
10. Utah
11. Georgia
12. Florida
13. Southern Cal
14. Oklahoma State
15. Boise State
16. Northwestern
17. Ball State
18. Tulsa
19. Kentucky
20. TCU
21. Cincinnati
22. Ohio State
23. Minnesota
24. Virginia Tech
25. Auburn

 

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

I've been curious about this myself. Yes, Kansas looked bad early, but it won. Meanwhile som who claim Kansas shouldn't be ranked because it's beaten no one significant are putting in Minnesota. I guess I've underestimated Montana State.

 

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

Della, a gripe:

Please do not refer to USC as "Southern Cal." It is Southern California or USC. Years ago, the school sent out a release specifically asking media outlets to refrain from calling it Southern Cal. They did not listen, of course . . . .

To me, it creates a myth of an affiliation with Cal. That school, aka UC Berkeley, is the flagship of the University of California system, which also includes UCLA and others. When the media calls one school "Cal" and another "Southern Cal" that implies a connection between the public system flagship and the private school in South central L.A. that charges an exhorbitant amount of tuition.

Thank you.

Oh, no beefs with your poll otherwise.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

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

Top 15 is respectable. After that...um, interesting.

 

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

you know, pio, if it weren't for the whole kidnap, key thing a coupla nights ago, i'd so disagree with you.

i won't, but by god i want you to know what i'm going to be thinking for the next two minutes ...

 

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

if you read what what's his name wrote, you'd know america doesn't count to 25 any more.

 

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I know I give more love to the undefeateds that just about everybody but to me, not losing a game in this day and age is tougher than ever, regardless of the schedule and those teams deserve to be recognized -- just look at the losses some teams have already suffered. But I have no qualms about saying that if/when Ball State and Tulsa get that first loss, they will sink like a stone whereas if Northwestern loses to Penn State, they won't. But if they lose to Indiana, they'll drop hard.

 

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

Mine (with last week's rank next to it):

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

Out: South Florida (14), Wisconsin (20), Fresno State (21)