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

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

No argument. But even so, it is Sparty.
Usually, the meltdown comes after Notre Dame.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

No really....Mississippi State?

Sorry, I'm over it now.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

okie state beats mizzou and still isn't ranked by some above mizzou? sorry but it's wrong.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

both skeds aren't exactly top-shelf, so let's throw that argument out the window (even though mizzzou struggled to beat buffalo at home).

head to head. okie state wins at mizzou. if that isn't the number one tie-breaker, what is?

we have to stop saying, "if this plays out ..." yadda yadda.

right now they have the same record, and osu won at columbia. what more do you want?

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

Actually, I believe OSU is still undefeated.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

Can't throw that out the window. Missouri's schedule so far is significantly better. They beat a then-ranked Illinois team at home and they crushed Nebraska (a so-so team) in Lincoln. Those wins are far better than anything Oklahoma State has done ... except of course for the win in Columbia.

I don't think the head-to-head win means the Cowboys have done more this year than Missouri. They haven't. They might yet, and if they do, the head-to-head will give them an edge if it comes down to that.

But right now, you can't use it as a tiebreaker. They've done less this year than Missouri, at least in my opinion.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

an opinion i respect.

illinois is pedestrian this season, and the illini couldn't even beat minnesota at home (hi, zeke).

illinois was only ranked cuz it won at michigan, but that's only tantamount to okie state winning by 4 touchdowns at wazzu.

plus, nebraska still is not that good.

it's fun to argue this. let's put our arguments in the darkroom and see what develops.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

I'm sorry. What did you say?

Too busy staring at your side saddle...

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

I'll agree with that.

Another way to look at it. Mizzou was 20 spots ahead of Oklahoma State (or whatever it was). OSU's win is good enough to move them up, say eight spots and Mizzou's loss dropped them eight.
That still leaves four spots between the two.

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

Alabama's sort of the same way.
Bammers can bitch that they should be No. 1, but No. 2 from unranked is a helluva leap. Texas was higher in the poll and beat a No. 1 team....

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

what about mount union?

 

Re: 2008 SportsJournalists.com college football poll -- WEEK 7 10/13, Pg. 61

They gave up football.