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

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

Everything from the No. 15 spot downward is absolute, unmitigated crap.

1. Texas
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Boise State
5. TCU
6. Cincinnati
7. Iowa
8. Oregon
9. LSU
10. Utah
11. Georgia Tech
12. Houston
13. Pitt
14. Penn State
15. Oklahoma State
16. BYU
17. Miami
18. USC
19. Ohio State
20. Notre Dame
21. Wisconsin
22. California
23. Arizona
24. South Florida
25. Rutgers

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

Spots 4-7 are not easy right now. Neither is 1-3 for that matter. Or 8-16. Or 16-25.
Team Pvs
1. Alabama 1
2. Florida 2
3. Texas 3
4. Boise State 4
5. TCU 7
6. Iowa 5
7. Cincinnati 6
8. LSU 8
9. Oregon 10
10. Penn State 11
11. Georgia Tech 12
12. Utah 14
13. Houston 16
14. Pitt 17
15. USC 9
16. Miami 18
17. Ohio State 21
18. Oklahoma State 13
19. Notre Dame 24
20. Oklahoma 23
21. Cal NR
22. Wisconsin NR
23. Arizona NR
24. Virginia Tech 15
25. South Florida NR

Fell out: Ole Miss (pvs 19), West Virginia (20), South Carolina (22), Navy (25).

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

I notice absolute, unmitigated crap is ranked 21st this week.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

My poll:

1. Florida 1
2. Texas 2
3. Bammy 3
4. Cinci 4
5. TCU 5
6. Iowa 7
7. Boise St. 8
8. Oregon 11
9. LSU 10
10. Penn St. 12
11. Georgia Tech 13
12. Pitt 15
13. Houston 14
14. USC 6
15. Ohio St. 17
16. Utah 20
17. Miami 19
18. Oklahoma St. 11
19. Arizona 24
20. Cal NR
21. South Florida NR
22. Virginia Tech 16
23. BYU 23
24. Oklahoma 25
25. Wisconsin NR

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

slappy had it. i just didn't pick up the whole thing on the cut and paste.

25, byu

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

HATER!

I also noticed Wisconsin is showing up in everyone's else polls this week too, proving I was way ahead of my time. I am the Velvet Underground of pollsters.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

Wiscy's not in my poll.

And Rutgers?

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

I'm not even going to try and defend Rutgers as a team that would be deserving of a vote in a normal year, but someone had to get the No. 25 spot. They have two losses, both to somewhat decent teams. I won't rank Oklahoma or Virginia Tech ahead of them, both are way too inconsistent and haven't done much of squat in games of import, so why not Rutgers?

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

I've become somewhat of a Rutgers fan the last few years; they were a laughingstock when I was growing up, and now the Knights are bona fide. They lost 3 tremendous offensive weapons (QB and 2 WR) who helped them to 3 straight bowl wins. I want to see the Knights continue to build their program. Schiano is getting there.

That said ...

Oklahoma's 3-touchdown win at 1-loss Kansas is better than any Rutgers win. Oklahoma has lost 3 games by 5 points.

Virginia Tech ... eh, they're a bumbling bunch.

Rutgers has played Howard and Texas Southern. So throw away those 2 wins. I'm apt to say throw away the win against Florida International, although FIU is D-I; but, it was only 23-15, in Piscataway.

They lost by 32 to Cincy but played 1-loss Pitt pretty tough in a 24-17 loss. Savage the rookie QB is starting to grow his wings. Rutgers' win at UConn was its best win of the season.

If you go by wins based off the schedule, Temple is more deserving of the 25th slot than is Rutgers. The Owls have won 6 in a row, including a pretty impressive against Navy. I didn't see that happening.

Anyhoo, it's all subjective.

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Neat story about Jasper Howard and his best friend Tim Brown, the WR who went 81 yards in the final seconds to lift Rutgers over UConn in Saturday's thriller. Sometimes it's crazy how things are all tied together.

http://trentonian.com/articles/2009/11/01/sports/college/doc4aed0a0724901638690017.txt

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

To me, Oklahoma has had their shot and have failed everytime. At some point, three losses have to matter, even if they were close losses. I think voter's are giving them too much of a benefit of the doubt based partly on past history. As for beating KU, that win is taking on less and less importance as the Jayhawks plummet to Earth.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

The thing we both agree on is that slots 15 to 25 are a crapshoot; just a bunch of December bowl games.

 

Re: 2009 SportsJournalists.com College Football Poll -- 10/26/09 Page 16

Just noticed the Pac-10 has more AP ranked teams than the SEC.