BLOGPOLL TOP 25: Sunday Bloody Sunday
by BracketCat on Nov 29, 2011 6:06 PM CST
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PrintWell, missed my deadline again, but considering the BCS has rendered the last two weeks of the regular season virtually irrelevant ("Every Game Matters," my ass) and everyone's ballot is essentially the same as last week, only with an Arkansas slide downward, not sure it really matters.
My Week 14 SB Nation BlogPoll ballot, again posted without comment, follows after the jump.
The major talk this week, of course, is the coaching carousel. Sunday was one of the bloodiest firing days I've seen, with no fewer than 10 coaches losing their jobs in a 36-hour period, not to mention a certain Syracuse assistant basketball coach. On the heels of that, we got a little Urban renewal in Columbus, Ohio.
None of those teams will be found in my ballot, of course. And certain readers will be glad to see a particular green-and-white Big Ten team took a bit of a tumble this week.
The waiting list for Week 14 comprises BYU, Cincinnati, Ohio and West Virginia, in no particular order.
Bring On The Cats Ballot - Week 13
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 3 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 4 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
 1 |
| 5 | Boise St. Broncos |
1 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
1 |
| 7 | Houston Cougars |
1 |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
1 |
| 9 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
5 |
| 10 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
 -6 |
| 11 | USC Trojans | -- |
| 12 | Kansas St. Wildcats | -- |
| 13 | Wisconsin Badgers |
7 |
| 14 | Michigan St. Spartans |
-4 |
| 15 | Oklahoma Sooners |
4 |
| 16 | Georgia Bulldogs |
-1 |
| 17 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 18 | Michigan Wolverines |
-5 |
| 19 | Baylor Bears |
2 |
| 20 | Clemson Tigers |
-2 |
| 21 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 22 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
-6 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois Huskies | -- |
| 24 | Arkansas St. Red Wolves |
1 |
| 25 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles |
-1 |
| Dropouts: West Virginia Mountaineers, Tulsa Golden Hurricane | ||
SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings
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So, I have a new stupid idea.
And you know that since it’s MY stupid idea, it’s got to be an incredibly stupid idea indeed.
LSU/Oklahoma State: BCS Championship Game.
Alabama/K-State: Sugar Bowl
Arkansas/Oklahoma: Cotton Bowl
SHOWDOWN. BRAGGIN’ RIGHTS.
Of course, we’d have to win 14-0 on a defensive TD and blocking one of Alabama’s threeve FG attempts and returning it for a score.
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by jonfmorse on Nov 29, 2011 7:20 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Jon,
your lineup should go viral. I’ve often wished the B/12 and SEC would have entered into a bowl arrangement with the Sugar similar to the B!G’s and Pac’s arrangement with the Rose.
Screw the BCS. The SEC and Big12 are almost always #1 and #2.
And have the runner up play in the Cotton every year. But alas, not enough tv sets in the midwest.
oh hail the Purple and White
haha
But alas, not enough tv sets in the midwest
The real reason we let Texas think this is their conference.
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by Anon_the_younger on Nov 29, 2011 7:55 PM CST up reply actions
Arkie lost to the overwhelming #1 in the country (but by a lot) so they drop like a stone?
I don’t think anyone else outside of a hot and working OSU team could do any better than Arkie, so I must respectfully disagree with your dropping Arkie so far. I’d have them behind OSU, but that’s it.
Oh dear God, am I now and SEC homer too? NOOOOOOOOOO!
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
Yes, you are. :-)
Actually, though, it is fair. They are a two loss team now. I would agree they should probably be above South Carolina and Oregon, but I know next to nothing about the Gamecocks so I’ll refrain from excessive criticism.
Would you like some Freys with that?
by ChrisP Wildcat on Nov 30, 2011 7:49 AM CST up reply actions
I know the Steve Superiors are without their best player (their RB) and have a rookie QB
But they’ve managed to use an amazingly pathetic SEC East to come in second, even though they beat the first place team head to head.
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
Yes, but Clemson gave them another win over a ranked team.
Now they have two, which is one more than the Cats have.
Umm...Texas, Baylor and Missouri makes three for the Cats.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
I think he means in his poll.
He only has Baylor ranked.
Would you like some Freys with that?
by ChrisP Wildcat on Dec 1, 2011 10:39 AM CST up reply actions
Oh I see.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
USC has a VERY good D. And their backup RB seems to be for real.
They just took a good Clemson team out behind the woodshed.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
Their freshman QB has been solid too
"If you don't want to work, become a reporter. That awful power, the public opinion of the nation, was created by a horde of self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditch digging and shoemaking and fetched up journalism on their way to the poorhouse." - Mark Twain
Arky was also hurt significantly by Auburn falling out of the rankings.
Now the Hogs only have one win over a ranked team, not two. Dinged them significantly in the two-loss team rankings.
They are certainly better than VaTech and Boise St.
For that matter, so is Oregon. We have come to the place where we allow the actual W-L column speak more than strength of schedule. Not surprising perhaps, but I for one don’t like it. VaTech is an imposter and Clemson was most of the year. Arkansas has flaws on their offensive line and defense but they beat VaTech, BSU, and S.Car 9 times out of 10 this year.
If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
Don't go over the top for Arky...
lest we forget how they slipped by A&M. If the Aggies don’t go into the half and stab pins in their own voodoo dolls they should have won that game. After that game Arkansas definitely seemed to get better until LSU gave them a thorough beat down in Death Valley.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
Oh the humanity...
think of the children.
/sarcasm
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will. - Vince Lombardi
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