BLOG POLL BALLOT
We’ve licked our wounds and moved on from the Alabama beat down. Now we can assess the college football landscape again. On to the Blog Poll!
We’ve surveyed the college football landscape… and it isn’t pretty.
1. USC. It took them a half to wake up again, but once they did they showed that they are still the best. One more slow start like this could find them dropping to number 2. It is not enough to coast on your laurels and talent in our poll, you have to produce.
2. Virginia Tech. Holding solidly in the #2 slot, but if Texas takes Oklahoma behind the woodshed (and Peterson plays) they could get jumped.
3. Texas. It’s put up or shut up time.
4. Georgia. Feels too high, but the people in front of them keep losing. They’ll get plenty tested before the year is out though.
5. Florida State. Their defense is scary to be able to do what they’ve done without any real semblence of an offense.
6. Alabama: Shula is doing his best to be coach of the year (except for having Prothro in too long). Probably the best performance of the week.
7. Ohio State. Sweatervest wearers of the world have united in support of this team.
8. Notre Dame. They looked great on offense, but I couldn’t help but wonder if they shouldn’t start using the spread option.
9. Cal. Still not tested, but they keep rising by default.
10. Tennessee. They survived Orgeron.
11. Miami. If they beat USF… and USF beat Louisville… then they must be on the right track… right?
12. Wisconsin. They keep badgering opponents into submission.
13. LSU. Can a team win on talent alone???? We’ll see.
14. Michigan State. Tough loss in overtime to their most bitter of rivals. Do they rebound?
15. UCLA. The offense was sluggish but they survived.
16. Arizona State: Two tough losses on the year against very talented teams. They need to be able to hold a lead to crack the top 10.
17. Florida: Licking their wounds. We’d put them lower, but we don’t want to steal the “Straight Bangin’” award from its rightful owner.
18. Boston College. Blue collar effectiveness.
19. Texas Tech. Not looking as good now that they are at least playing major conference opponents, even if it was Kansas.
20. Auburn: After a slow start, they are starting to roll again.
21. Louisville: Back on the right track.
22. Michigan: The top 25 seemed so wrong without them.
23. Penn State: Go Joe Go!
24. Georgia Tech. Better not lose to NC State this week.
25. Wyoming: Egads, no more Vandy. That opens the door to some mid-majors.
Under consideration:
UAB, Fresno State, TCU, Oregon and Idaho.
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Doc P says:
Orson your looking good in that pic or is that Stranko?
How can you drop Florida to 17 and have Tennessee 7 slots infront. Are you trying not to be a homer? And how can you have a two loss michigan and no undefeated Nebraska?
It will all sort it self out though with the Dawgs getting spanked this weekend by the Vols. And when its all said and done it will be an undefeated Va Tech playing an undefeated Texas with undefeated Alabama getting the giant “John Holmes” shaft.
October 4th, 2005 at 2:28 pm
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Stranko Montana says:
Florida behind Tennessee: I am unconvinced that the Vols would not have beaten the Gators if they played Clausen instead of Ainge. That is now corrected… unless they get pounded by Alabama too.
Nebraska still hasn’t played anybody and Bill Callahan is still the coach. They need at least one decent victory before they get consideration.
So if Texas will play V Tech… who is going to beat USC. I want you on record for this one Pedro.
October 4th, 2005 at 2:39 pm
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Doc P says:
I admit Stranko a USC loss does not seem possible. But did the 95 Gators look beatable before they ran into Tommy Frazier’s Cornhuskers.
While I do not think ND will be able to beat USC next week unless you get an unexpected snow storm. I do think UCLA may be able to in the last game. The two weeks immediately prior to that they play Cal at Cal and then Fresno State…at the end of the year you will have heisman talk, National Championship talk, dynasty talk, Reggie Bush going pro talk and when its all said done this will be a distraction that will get in their heads and USC will fall.
As far as Nebraska we’ll find out about them this weekend when they play Texas Tech. And about Michigan when they play Minnesota in the Big House.
October 4th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
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Stranko Montana says:
Agreed on Nebraska and Michigan… Perhaps we need Doc Pedro to give us a weekly upset special.
October 4th, 2005 at 3:45 pm
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paulwesterdawg says:
I would like to make a suggestion for not just your ballot. Not just for the Blog Poll. Not just for the greater Blogosphere.
No sir, I would like to make a suggestion that addresses a much broader audience. All humanity.
My suggestion. Ed Orgeron should have the word “The” added to his name going forward. As in:
“10. Tennessee. They survived The Orgeron.”
To leave off the “The” would imply that Ed Orgeron is human. Anyone with eyes can see that is clearly not the case.
He’s not a person. He’s a thing. Something out of a bad Dean Koontz book involving a secret lab and government agencies conspiring to build a man-beast-object-coach that kills with the force of his voice and the power of his breath.
Just a suggestion. But a big one.
October 4th, 2005 at 6:31 pm
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Nathan says:
Another person who has Auburn ranked ahead of GT – I do not, under any circumstances, understand this logic.
October 4th, 2005 at 7:29 pm
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Nathan says:
Also, KU has a terrific defense (maybe the best in the Big XII outside of Texas) – and it showed against TT. That was a nice win for the Raiders, I think they’ll open up a can a bit more when they play weaker D’s.
KU had 5 sacks against that rapid fire attack, that’s pretty darn impressive. Too bad their offense is unbelievably horribly bad and seemed intent on sabotaging the game any way they could.
October 4th, 2005 at 7:38 pm
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VOLPIMP says:
Thank You guys for considering UAB. They have a decent team down there, and nobody else has given them credit. They have some loyal fans as well, and anyone who thinks Hackney doesn’t have talent is a moron.
October 4th, 2005 at 8:04 pm
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Azher says:
You have to understand that Aurburn will cry and make a big fuss unless we pay them some lip service. do you remember “the people’s national championship” shit?
October 4th, 2005 at 8:26 pm
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Joey says:
Um, Westerdawg just won my life. From here on out, it’s The Orgeron. I’ve been giving Ed some good coverage all season, but that is really going to kick it up a notch. Bamn!
October 5th, 2005 at 9:58 am
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T. Kyle King says:
Gentlemen, I congratulate you on finishing second in the Straight Bangin’ Award standings, having been outdone only by Straight Bangin’ himself and having denied me even what the Bulldogs were able to enjoy in S.E.C. play in 2003: a runner-up finish as the immediate past winner.
To see credit given where credit is due, check out Kyle on Football at:
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=tkyleking&nextdate=10%2f6%2f2005+23%3a59%3a59.999
October 6th, 2005 at 1:12 pm