Blogpoll Week 4...or is it 5?
by BSD on Sep 23, 2008 10:00 AM EDT
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I can't remember which. Does the preseason count as week one? I dunno.
This week I watched Penn State stop my heart for 15 minutes. Then they said "psyche!" and completely annihilated Temple with a 31 point second quarter. I caught the first quarter of the Florida-Tennessee game, and really, that's all anyone needed to see. How Phil Fulmer worked a contract extension this year is beyond me. So I switched over and caught the final three quarters of the Michigan State-Notre Dame game. Then I watched bits and pieces of the Wake Forest and Florida State during the commercials of the LSU-Auburn game which turned out to easily be the best game of the bunch. I also watched West Virginia lose in overtime to Colorado last Thursday. Now on to the ballot.
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cal | -- |
| 2 | Florida | -- |
| 3 | Oklahoma | -- |
| 4 | LSU |  3 |
| 5 | Georgia | -- |
| 6 | Missouri |  2 |
| 7 | Texas | 1 |
| 8 | Penn State | -- |
| 9 | Wisconsin | -- |
| 10 | Texas Tech | -- |
| 11 | Alabama | 1 |
| 12 | Brigham Young | 2 |
| 13 | Auburn | 2 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 6 |
| 15 | Utah | -- |
| 16 | South Florida | -- |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 1 |
| 18 | Boise State | 8 |
| 19 | Illinois | 2 |
| 20 | Clemson | 4 |
| 21 | Colorado | 5 |
| 22 | Oregon | 9 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 3 |
| 24 | East Carolina | 7 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 1 |
Dropped Out: Kansas (#19), Iowa (#22), West Virginia (#23), Fresno State (#25).
Movin' On up
LSU - Going on the road and winning against another solid SEC team deserves a few spots in the polls.
Ohio State - Terrelle Pryor has the Buckeye offense moving again. We'll see how he does against Big Ten competition. But I like their chances with him better than without him.
Movin' On Down
Auburn - But not much. In my opinoin you shouldn't drop much when you lose to a team ranked higher than you. I mean, you were expected to lose, right?
Oregon - Is there any team that plays with our emotions more than Oregon? Just when you start to think they're good they go out and lay an egg. It must suck to be a Duck fan.
East Carolina - The win over West Virginia doesn't look so impressive anymore, and I never thought the win over Virginia Tech was impressive. Oh yeah, and they lost to NC State.
Kansas - Kansas? I'm not sure why I left them off the poll. I guess I never like them. What the heck is Rock Chop Jay Hawk mean anyway?
Iowa - Way to go, Kirk. We're trying to build some Big Ten mojo here and you lose to Pitt. During a yellow out no less. Remember when everyone thought this guy was going to be our next coach?
Welcome to the Dance
Boise State lands at #18 after taking Oregon behind the woodshed.
Colorado debutes at #21 after knocking off West Virginia in overtime.
Nebraska shows up at #23 because they are 3-0 and I have to put someone there.
Northwestern sneaks in at #25 because they are 4-0 for the first time since 1676 and they kind of think they're good. I'm just feeding their delusion a little bit so the fall back to reality is that much more fun to watch.
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It's not Rock Chop Jayhawk
It’s Rock Chalk Jayhawk…
by mgr135 on Sep 23, 2008 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, its a chant about limestone...
created by the science club. Allllrighty then.
pinkertonpark.com - you owe yerself a laugh.
by rahpsu92 on Sep 23, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the northwestern vote
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
by Kevin HD on Sep 23, 2008 10:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just don't understand.
Where are Michigan and Notre Dame?
I’ve been meaning to post that for a few weeks and kept forgetting.
by DrDetroit on Sep 23, 2008 10:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Notre Dame
has their own ranking system, where they are always #1. Just ask "Dr. (??wtf) Lou Holtz and Tom Hammond. They are #1 in Jesus eyes.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AP Poll
I couldn’t believe AP voters actually voted for ND this year.
I am guessing a lot of them look at final scores only when casting their ballots.
by DrDetroit on Sep 23, 2008 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They also
put Pitt in the preseason Top 25. Not much more to say there.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I not sure...
…that we’ve heard the last from Pitt this year.
They have their problems, but other than South Florida, which Big East team is clearly better than they are?
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 23, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Big East
is pretty bad as a whole. But with a gun to my head, I’ll take: South Florida, West Virginia, UConn, Louisville, and Cincy straight up against Pitt. Any day, any where. It looks like Syracuse and Rutgers are their only 2 “most likely” wins. Sure, they’ll win more than 3 games total, but I’d bet on 3 losses to those 5 teams. And its Pitt, so victories over Notre Dame and Navy aren’t a guarantee either. Pitt goes 7-5, with a stud RB, a sometimes serviceable D and thats it.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right
There are not a bunch guaranteed wins, but there are not many certain losses either.
They have nine games left, and they’ll have an even money chance to 8 of them. The Big East is so soft, they might still sneak through. Who is to day that 9-3 doesn’t put them in the BCS?
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 23, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the sake of the BCS
We all should hope Pitt doesn’t win the Big East. I’m sure Florida/Georgia/USC/Oklahoma/Mizzou/etc. would be REAL happy about having to forego a challenging matchup vs. a great team while settling for a dud against Pitt. My heart went out to Utah in the Fiesta Bowl a few years ago. And that Pitt team was miles better than this one is.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I a Pitt fan?
No, I would say that I am not a Pitt fan. I did go to Pitt for law school, and I still live in Pittsburgh, so I do keep an eye on them with a bit of interest. Generally I would say I’m ambivalent to Pitt football, but since most people here absolutely hate Pitt (and I have argued at length that there is no reason for any Penn State fan to hate Pitt), I can see how I would be labeled as “soft on Pitt”.
And that Pitt team (the BCS team) was miles better than this one is. Don’t bet on it. That Pitt team got hot (and lucky) late in a soft Big East and beat Notre Dame in South Bend, just like this team is set up to do. In terms of talent and schedule, I think that this team and the 2004 team are about a push.
Forego(ing) a challenging matchup vs. a great team while settling for a dud against Pitt. Well I suspect that Big East will be sending a representative to the BCS this year. That team will probably get killed, but that was not really my point.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 23, 2008 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My stance on Pitt as a PSU fan
Nah, I can’t say I hate them as a program. Do I root for their opponent each week? Yes, I do. I also live in the area (Wexford) and get Pitt shoved down my throat all season long. Hell, on Saturday night down at the South Side you would have thought Pitt just won the Big East title. But I root for losses simply because I have several friends who are Pitt fans that will scream til they’re blue that “PSU sucks, Pitt is awesome, JoePa craps his diapers” and think that “12-0” came with a trophy and banner, and other non-sensical stuff like that. Its nothing against their program, as I am too young to have lived through the era where it really mattered, so I don’t even remotely have that sort of hatred. Other than that, I simply look at that team objectively, and don’t see anything (outside of McCoy and McKillop) that is worth noting. They smell like a mediocre team that will occasionally give its fans something to get excited about.
Pitt of ‘04 had an offense, Pitt of ’08 has a great RB that they don’t know how to use properly (Stephens-Howling should get 2 carries per game), and no passing game to get the 8 guys out of the box.
If Pitt of ’04 (finished 8-4) and Pitt of ’08 are a push, then Pitt fans are going to be disappointed. Thats the same team that had to rally to beat Furman in OT and beat an awful Temple team by 5. Luck is going to be needed once again to win that conference with a handful of losses. They should probably just start scooping up tickets for the Meineke Car Care bowl now.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may be right
My point was that it’s too early to call their season a wash. They could realistically still get some wins and hang around the top of that league for most of the season.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 23, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They certainly could
My point is that if they don’t get much improved from the team that has showed up the first 3 times this season (worth noting that those were all home games), then their fate will be as stated above. 4-3 in conference is very realistic, but won’t get them much more than a December 27th bowl game. Not very inspiring for a team that said that this year was the year that they would break out.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
My current guess is Oklahoma plays USC for all the marbles in the title game. Rose selects Georgia to play Penn State. Fiesta selects Missouri to play the Utah/BYU winner. Sugar sends Florida vs. Wisconsin. And Wake Forest plays USF in the Orange. I’d bet South Florida wins that game.
by drothgery on Sep 23, 2008 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Georgia would be fun
And very realistic projections. I’m still sticking with Clemson as the ACC winner, I think USF wins the Big East by 2 games, and Mizzou gets over the hump and wins the Big XII over Oklahoma. USC will get inexplicably upset by someone like usual (Arizona, Oregon, AZ St., Cal) but still make the title game.
by blogue20 on Sep 23, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They also
as RUTS pointed out, have members who ranked ECU ahead of PSU even after losing to NC St. So there’s that.
Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries
by Kevin HD on Sep 23, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pitt in the Top 25
to start the season was not a bad vote.
They were supposed to be a very good team this year.
Now, Michigan in the top 25 to start the season, WTH were the Coaches thinking?
by DrDetroit on Sep 23, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recruitin'.
That and they weren’t bringing in an unknown entity at head coach like some programs do when hiring someone.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
by ech2os on Sep 23, 2008 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't quite agree
with tOSU… I mean, they won.
AT HOME.
AGAINST TROY.
By ONLY 18 POiNTS.
Er… Anyone else see this as slightly less impressive? I don’t see a 6 spot jump worthy of an 18 point win for those numbers.
by deihlba on Sep 23, 2008 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok
So look at the teams ranked in the five or six spots below them. Who is better?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Sep 23, 2008 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think its fine
They were still without Beanie and were playing a true Freshmen at QB.
by DrDetroit on Sep 23, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Troy
If you take a look at Troy’s historical scores, or if you’ve ever seen them play, you would not be too suprised that they gave Ohio State a bit of a game. In the past 4 seasons they have suicide game losses at Georgia (2007 by 10), Florida State (2006 by 7) and at LSU (2004 by 4). There are also a couple of upsets agasint BCS schools who thought they were bringing in Coastal Carolina as well, like Oklahoma State and Missouri.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 23, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was 1676 a typo?
Just curious was writing “4-0 for the first time since 1676” a typo, or did you mean 1976? Either way, you made me laugh, thank you.
by dawsonPSU10 on Sep 23, 2008 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was intentional.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Sep 24, 2008 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair
The Big Ten was in a down year in 1676. Plus, Ohio State’s coach had been savaged by natives prior to the NU game.
by Cairo on Sep 25, 2008 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was still Big Eight 1676
Michigan A&M had not joined the league yet.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
by jesse. on Sep 25, 2008 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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