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

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by slappy4428, Aug 18, 2008.

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  1. Dickens Cider

    Dickens Cider New Member

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

    So is Northwestern. I'm not putting them in my poll.
     
    Dickens Cider, Sep 28, 2008
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  2. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

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

    buh, buh, they beat IU
     
    Write-brained, Sep 28, 2008
    #1166
  3. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

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

    Since I questioned somebody else's, here are mine:

    1-5: Oklahoma, Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Texas. Put Alabama ahead of LSU because the Tide clobbering at Georgia (it was 31-0 and 41-17) is better than LSU's best win, at Auburn. Tide's two most impressive wins have been on the road, and, this season, that's going to set teams apart.
    6-10: Very, very hard. Penn State, USC, Florida, Auburn, Georgia. When it came time to make up my mind, I just couldn't rank Texas Tech higher than any of those last four teams. Maybe the Red Raiders will prove me wrong over the next few weeks, but their history indicates a paper tiger. The Trojans stay ahead of Florida and Georgia because, a) they were my number one and b) at least they lost on the road. The Bulldogs take the biggest drop because they just haven't looked great all season. Injuries, surprisingly tight victories, there's something wrong there.
    11-15: Texas Tech, South Florida, BYU, Ohio State, Kansas. Now that Wells is back for OSU, we'll get a true idea of how good they really are/aren't.
    16-20: Utah, Boise State, Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, Oregon.
    21-25: Wake Forest, Illinois, Fresno State, Connecticut, Virginia Tech. Bad loss for the Demon Deacons, yes, but it happened to a lot of good teams this week. They've proven to be solid, they'll be ok in a weak ACC. I refuse to drop Illinois. Their two losses are to top six teams. Thought about Northwestern, with two decent road wins, but I want to see them against Michigan State in two weeks.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Sep 28, 2008
    #1167
  4. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

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

    Budcrew, can honestly justify having a crappy Tennessee team in the poll?

    Surely there is another handful or so teams worthy of that spot over the Vols.
     
    KYSportsWriter, Sep 28, 2008
    #1168
  5. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

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

    Tennessee has no votes in either the AP or ESPN polls. No team with a losing record does.
     
    slappy4428, Sep 28, 2008
    #1169
  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

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

    SEPT. 29
    1, mizzou (like kansas last year, never thought i'd live to see the day i voted missouri -- MISSOURI! -- No. 1)
    2, oklahoma
    3, lsu
    4, penn state
    5, alabama
    6, texas tech
    7, texas
    8, byu
    9, usc
    10, webby u. (here we go again, bulls: crest of the wave that breaks back to sea, or are you going to crash into the mix of contenders?)
    11, utah
    12, wiscy (why, wiscy, why? you'll never be more than that good miles davis song that could've been great but wasn't).
    13, florida
    14, oklahoma state
    15, kansas
    16, ohio state
    17, connecticut (winning at louisville might be the one they look back on one day and say, "that was when we believed we could compete with anyone, anywhere.").
    18, fresno state
    19, boise state
    20, georgia
    21, vanderbilt
    22, auburn
    23, virginia tech (might not lose again this season)
    24, wake forest (well, they still are the new black and gold standard of the ACC, but navy's triple-option is a bitch to defend)
    25, michigan state (don't overlook sparty running the conference table; don't know why, but a piece of me thinks he can)


    SEPT. 22
    1, usc
    2, georgia
    3, mizzou
    4, florida
    5, wiscy
    6, oklahoma
    7, lsu
    8, texas tech
    9, texas
    10, byu
    11, webby u.
    12, penn state
    13, wake forest (the new black and gold standard of the ACC)
    14, utah
    15, alabama
    16, okie state
    17, clemson
    18, kansas
    19, ohio state
    20, tcu
    21, fresno state
    22, nebraska
    23, auburn
    24, boise state
    25, vanderbilt

    SEPT. 15
    1, usc
    2, georgia
    3, mizzou
    4, florida
    5, wiscy
    6, oklahoma
    7, lsu
    8, texas tech
    9, texas
    10, auburn
    11, byu
    12, south florida
    13, oregon
    14, penn state
    15, wake forest
    16, east carolina
    17, utah
    18, alabama
    19, oklahoma state
    20, clemson
    21, kansas
    22, ohio state
    23, tcu
    24, fresno
    25, nebraska
     
    Songbird, Sep 28, 2008
    #1170
  7. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

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

    Tennessee in the top 25?

    That could be getting close to losing your poll vote.
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Sep 28, 2008
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  8. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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

    Uh, no.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Sep 28, 2008
    #1172
  9. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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

    And Connecticut.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Sep 28, 2008
    #1173
  10. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

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

    At least UConn's undefeated -- one of two undefeateds in a BCS conference -- and its last three wins are over teams from the ACC, Big 12 and Big East.
     
    Della9250, Sep 28, 2008
    #1174
  11. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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

    None of whom currently have a winning record. One of the weakest schedules in I-A so far.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Sep 28, 2008
    #1175
  12. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

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

     
    Songbird, Sep 28, 2008
    #1176
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