Hello, old friend. Thanks to Bobby Petrino going all Ruff Ryder with his mistress coworker, still awaiting moral ruling on that NCAA, we got to enjoy the company of John L. Smith again. A move that has paid entertaining dividends earlier than expected as Louisiana-Monroe upset an overrated Arkansas in the regular polls. The Razorbacks didn't make the cut last week, however you will see lots of wild swings throughout the early season in the BlogPoll. Find the ballot after the jump and remember, questions, corrections, suggestions and objections are always welcome.

Black Shoe Diaries Ballot - Week 2

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
2	USC Trojans	--
3	South Carolina Gamecocks	--
4	Michigan St. Spartans	--
5	Clemson Tigers	--
6	West Virginia Mountaineers	--
7	LSU Tigers	11
8	Virginia Tech Hokies	--
9	Texas Longhorns	--
10	Ohio Bobcats	--
11	Florida Gators	--
12	Ohio St. Buckeyes	2
13	Georgia Bulldogs	6
14	Northwestern Wildcats	10
15	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	1
16	Louisville Cardinals	-4
17	Tennessee Volunteers	-4
18	BYU Cougars	-3
19	Baylor Bears	-2
20	UCLA Bruins	--
21	Oklahoma Sooners	--
22	Kansas St. Wildcats	--
23	Oregon St. Beavers	--
24	Arizona Wildcats	--
25	Oregon Ducks	--
Dropouts: Nebraska Cornhuskers, Central Florida Knights, Miami Hurricanes, Nevada Wolf Pack, Colorado St. Rams

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

Congratulations to the Pac 12 for actually scheduling a largely respectable out-of-conference schedule for the most part and being rewarded for it. Don't expect it to last, but it deserves applause nonetheless. The Big Ten's early season performance? Less deserving of applause. Games of note this week include: BYU at Utah, Florida at Tennessee, Southern Cal at Stanford and Notre Dame at Michigan State.

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