2009 sj.com College Football Poll -- FINAL POLL PG 25!!!!!

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Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/5/2009 Page 13

I see what you did there, Slappy. :-*

Wisconsin's loss was to Ohio State on the road. It's not like the Buckeyes drummed them out of the Horseshoe, Wisconsin was in that game for quite a while.

Of the one-loss teams I put behind Wisconsin: Penn State lost at home to Iowa, Pitt lost to Duke-losing NC State, Rutgers to Cincinnati at home, Notre Dame to Michigan, Missouri to Nebraska at home, Tulsa at Oklahoma, Idaho at Washington. None of them have a win that is better than any one Wisconsin win, in fact, nearly all of them have wins over far inferior teams to Wisconsin. Shit, Idaho might have the best win resume out of all of them.

And all of their losses are worse, save perhaps Rutgers, though the Scarlet Knights were badly beaten on their home field. Wisconsin lost in Columbus.

West Virginia has an argument over Wisconsin, but a weak and unconvincing one. They lost at Auburn. Wisconsin and WestByGod each pounded on bullshit I-AA competition (West Virginia over Liberty, Wisconsin over Wofford).

But when you compare West Virginia's Division I wins (East Carolina, Colorado, at Syracuse, combined record: 6-11) to Wisconsin's (Northern Illinois, Fresno State, Michigan State, at Minnesota, combined record: 12-10), the Badgers have the edge. Plus, a loss at Ohio State is slightly less damaging than a loss at Auburn.

In other words, my rationale is based on logic, whether you agree with that logic or not is up to you, but cram the fanboi BS!

 

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Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/5/2009 Page 13

You're just mad because Ball State will get its first win over Eastern Michigan!

 

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Posting my ballot for the first time all year.
As a first-time voter, I wanted the season to shake out a little before posting.

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Virginia Tech
5. Ohio State
6. Boise State
7. USC
8. LSU
9. Oregon
10. Oklahoma State
11. Cincinnati
12. Kansas
13. Miami
14. Oklahoma
15. Iowa
16. Penn State
17. TCU
18. Georgia Tech
19. BYU
20. South Florida
21. West Virginia
22. Nebraska
23. South Carolina
24. Ole Miss
25. Central Michigan

GOING OUT
20. Missouri
21. Auburn
23. Wisconsin
25. Georgia

EYE ON
Houston
Utah
Notre Dame
Pitt

 

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Had the biggest problem with spot 25.... A lot of it was deck chairs on the Titanic...
Team Pvs
1. Florida 1
2. Texas 2
3. Alabama 3
4. Virginia Tech 7
5. Boise St. 5
6. USC 8
7. Ohio St. 9
8. Iowa 10
9. TCU 6
10. LSU 4
11. Miami 14
12. Penn St. 11
13. Cincinnati 12
14. Nebraska 15
15. Kansas 13
16. Oregon 16
17. Oklahoma St. 17
18. South Florida 19
19. Oklahoma 20
20. BYU 22
21. Utah NR
22. Ole Miss 18
23. Georgia Tech NR
24. South Carolina NR
25. Wisconsin 25

Fell out: Georgia (pvs 21), Auburn (23), Missouri (24).

 

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ME? You have that confused with Hank Scorpio... Now if it was Western, which beat Toledo, which beat Colorado, which hasn't really beaten anyone, I'd be mildly upset

 

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1. Florida (Pvs: 1)
2. Texas (2)
3. Alabama (3)
4. Virginia Tech (5)
5. Southern Cal (6)
6. Boise St. (7)
7. Ohio St. ( 8 )
8. BYU (10)
9. Cincinnati (11)
10. TCU (9)
11. LSU (4)
12. Miami (20)
13. Iowa (22)
14. Oklahoma St. (12)
15. Georgia Tech (13)
16. Kansas (14)
17. Utah (15)
18. Oklahoma (16)
19. Penn St. (19)
20. South Florida (24)
21. Oregon (25)
22. South Carolina (UNR)
23. Nebraska (UNR)
24. Houston (UNR)
25. Notre Dame (UNR)

South Carolina, Nebraska, Houston and Notre Dame replace Georgia, Ole Miss, Missouri and Auburn.

Did a whole lot of shaking things up. Jumped Miami and Iowa into the top 15 and dropped other teams behind them that, looking back, I had ranked too high.

 

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Damnit Bubbs, can't you keep your MAC fanbois straight?


And when the Cardinals lose to the mighty Beagles, they might as well just fold it up and go Division I-AA.

 

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1, Florida
2, Alabama
3, Texas
4, Virginia Tech
5, USC
6, Texas Christian
7, Boise State
8, Cincinnati
9, Iowa
10, Louisiana State
11, Ohio State
12, Oregon
13, South Florida
14, Miami
15, Oklahoma
16, Kansas
17, Penn State
18, Georgia Tech
19, Oklahoma State
20, Brigham Young
21, Pittsburgh
22, Notre Dame
23, West Virginia
24, Nebraska
25, Central Michigan

I rarely do it, but I jumped Alabama over Texas. Tide's win against a resurgent Virginia Tech team is better than any Texas win so far.

And Central Michigan debuts. Chipps lost to Arizona (19-6) of the Pac-10 but beat the team (Michigan State) that beat the team (Michigan) that was unbeaten at the time. And I think CM could beat any other candidate for No. 25 (Wisconsin or Stanford or Ole Miss or Mizzou or Michigan or Utah), so why not?

 

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I thought about switching Bama and Texas but decided not to because neither win was that impressive. That may not be a good reason to some ... oh well.

 

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Bama was not impressive last night -- at least on offense. Defense was solid, but also exposed Jevan Snead as a fraud Qb of a fraud team not seen since the days of Darrell Bevell.
And Bama's offense was horrid. McElroy was like the second coming of John Parker Wilson...
I think if the two teams played as they did on Saturday, Florida would beat Bama soundly. Having said that, I also think Bama didn't play like it has this season.