College Football BlogPoll Ballot (Week 14): I'm Going to be More Popular in Idaho Than in Alabama This Week
by T Kyle King on Dec 6, 2011 8:01 AM EST
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PrintOne of the many interesting things about this time of year is that, although the BlogPoll deadline is the same as it is any other week, the need for immediacy otherwise is absent, as there is no upcoming game for which to prepare. That being the case, I have elected to present this week’s top 25---as always, I started from scratch, so ignore the arrows, which are meaningless---without comment. Here, in my estimation, are the teams that are most deserving (or, in some cases, least undeserving) of being ranked:
Dawg Sports Ballot - Week 15
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Boise St. Broncos |
 1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys |
6 |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
 -2 |
| 5 | Wisconsin Badgers |
12 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks |
-2 |
| 7 | Stanford Cardinal |
-2 |
| 8 | TCU Horned Frogs |
11 |
| 9 | USC Trojans |
3 |
| 10 | Michigan St. Spartans |
5 |
| 11 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
-5 |
| 12 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-5 |
| 13 | Clemson Tigers |
8 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
-4 |
| 15 | Kansas St. Wildcats |
-1 |
| 16 | Baylor Bears |
4 |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines |
-1 |
| 18 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 19 | Oklahoma Sooners |
-6 |
| 20 | Georgia Bulldogs |
-12 |
| 21 | Houston Cougars |
-10 |
| 22 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
2 |
| 23 | Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | -- |
| 24 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
-2 |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | -- |
| Dropouts: BYU Cougars | ||
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If any of those rankings strike you as odd, feel free to inquire about my reasoning in the comments below. I may, or may not, publish a posting later in the week justifying my rationale, anyway, but, if any part of that has you scratching your head, feel free to ask, and I’ll explain my reasoning as best I can.
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12 spots down ?
Not sure I agree with that. Especially with M.State at 10….What am I missing here ?
by Ogeechee River Dawg on Dec 6, 2011 8:10 AM EST reply actions
I'm at the office now, so I'll be addressing questions when I get home this evening.
However, I wanted to take a moment to address an issue I tried to address in the posting itself. No one is “12 spots down.” I start from scratch every week; I did not look at last week’s ballot when compiling this week’s ballot. Teams are ranked relative to one another based upon their resumes, which change weekly, but they are not ranked relative to where they were ranked a week ago. The up and down arrows are meaningless, and ought to be ignored completely. I didn’t move anyone up or down, I started fresh, and they fell where they fell. Where they happened to fall a week ago is immaterial.
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Oh..Ok.... I missed reading it in your post to begin with..
Am still not quite over the a$$ whipping we got in the 2nd half Sat night…lol….We sure showed a lot of promise for the future in the first half !!
Thanks for all your great post !!
by Ogeechee River Dawg on Dec 6, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Don't think of it as 12 spots down
Think of it as 8 spots down from where we should have been.
Wisconsin #5 and Sparty gains 5 for losing. Well, Kyle you certainly are the gadfly of the Blog Poll.
Didn't even notice that about MSU...
And why was Boise State #2? Are you really Chris Petersen?
GATA!
YEAH BOISE AIN'T EVEN A STATE PAAAAWWWWWWWLLLL
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 6, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Seems consistent
With the way other coaches ranked UGA. However, I don’t think playing in the conference championship should impact our rank. I think Ludakit has said on the podcast before that there should be built in protection for teams that play in their conference’s championship.
And yet
Kyle has VT ranked six spots ahead of us, for reasons only God and Kyle know. VT’s best wins are GT and Virginia. I suppose Virginia is “better” than Auburn, until you look at the teams Auburn had to face and the teams Virginia had to face. Let’s see, Auburn lost to LSU, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, and Clemson. How dare they!
Thus, Auburn is a better win than UVA. If only I could see a UVA/Auburn show down…
Also, why are we behind Nebraska? Our three losses: South Carolina, LSU, and Boise State. Their three losses: NW, Michigan, and Wisconsin. They’re getting way too much credit for beating Penn State the week the Sandusky/Paterno fiasco broke.
Seriously, we’re punished twelve spots for losing to the #1 team in the country? It’s the only explanation, for many of the teams that “jumped” us didn’t do a darn thing last Saturday. I realize teams don’t technically drop and you start from scratch each week, but the only difference between UGA a week ago and UGA today: losing to LSU.
For shame!
GATA!
Yep, Kit and I discussed the fact that losing a bonus game against the #1 team and going backwards was crap.
If somehow SC went and got killed, we would have remained ranked around 13ish, instead, we lose 5 spots.
That don’t make no sense.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
Yes, to some degree, because they influence next season. They also influence bowls - which is why we arent in the Cap One.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
If this was the actual ranking that came out of the BCS...
… I can only imagine the number of Muscle Hamster/Honey Badger mashup/hype videos that would have been posted at And the Valley Shook over the next month.
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by vineyarddawg on Dec 6, 2011 8:55 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I feeling 20 is too low for UGA and 13 is too high for Clemson.
These are two teams with the same record and both beat Auburn, but UGA played USC tougher at home than Clemson did on the road, and Tech beat Clemson in Atlanta, while UGA handled business in Bobby Dodd.
Really, I like the way Clemson responded by beating an overrated VT team, but UGA is simply a better team than Clemson is. Both look like they’ll be fine next year.
FWIW, I think 11-15 is about right for USC. If we beat Nebraska, then I’ll contend that we are a Top Ten team.
- FOW
Also, however unfortunate the final score of the SECCG was for UGA,
I was extremely impressed with the first half play. I just think LSU is that good. I know the feeling of getting blown out in the SECCG from last year, it doesn’t feel good. But keep your heads up Dawgs, that’s a darn good team that beat you.
- FOW
by skandrewj62j on Dec 6, 2011 9:16 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Cheers.
I hope I can come around to that thinking after the bruise turns green.
by first and thom on Dec 6, 2011 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
230pm EST according to Michael Carvell AJC
Article about Keith Marshall recruiting drama
"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." Thomas J. Jackson
Yeah I read that article
Seems like we might lose him to Clemson.
I don't know
AJC is notorious for spinning a story in the most controversial light possible. Even if they know he’s a Georgia lock, they’ll insist Clemson is close. I’m not saying they’re lying, but to take it with a grain of salt. I just don’t trust AJC reporting, I guess.
FWIW, dawgnationESPN does have similar information, only they’re not stressing the potential of losing him to Clemson. They still think he’s probably gonna end up at Georgia.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 6, 2011 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Well apparently it was close
He said he went to sleep undecided, and woke up a Dawg. And just for the record, that was totally not because I drove over to Raleigh last night from Chapel Hill and held a stereo outside his window saying “Go Dawgs” all last night. YOU CAN’T PROVE IT.
Of course, if it is teh AJC, nothing good happens for UGA.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
Speaking of AJC
They already have an article out about how disastrous Georgia’s recruiting class would be this year if we whiff on Marshall. The suggestion is that Georgia does not have plan B. Umm….Todd Gurley is plan B. Yes, they want both, but you can’t tell me that Georgia will be completely done with recruiting without one guy. Sensationalism at its finest.
As for my prediction, the guy grew up a Georgia fan and was a Georgia lean all along. He stated previously the only thing he was hesitant on was Richt’s job security. Well, that’s taken care of. I just feel like he’s been a Georgia lean for way too long for Clemson to come in late and change his mind. Hope I’m right.
by Swarles_Barkley on Dec 6, 2011 10:32 AM EST reply actions
They said the same thing last year about Crowell. They said the same thing two years ago about DaRick.
I want linemen, every year. Year after year.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
I don't usually comment on T Kyle's polls, and ranking teams isnt my thing, however,
I think in terms of resume rankings Alabama’s one loss is much better than BSU’s one loss. And Bama’s SOS is much better than BSU’s SOS. So, I don’t get putting BSU ahead of Bama, nor Ok St.
That being said, I could care less about Bama being in the MNC and think it’s a farce.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
kinda weak trolling. I mean, drop them to like 15 or more. )
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
They already don't like you in Alabama, so nothing lost.
I think my ballot would look very different. But like the BCS I feel at this point, if you are not 1 or 2 it doesn’t matter where you are.
by hbtd on Dec 6, 2011 1:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
All good questions, folks. Thanks for the feedback.
Given the number of legitimate issues that have been raised, I plan to author an explanatory posting for publication later in the week. Your patience is appreciated; it’s just a busy time.
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Well...
At least you’re getting recognition for your anti-bias toward our Dawgs!
http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/12/7/2617776/bcs-rankings-2011-oklahoma-state-alabama
GATA!
Hey Tankertoad
Bama’s SOS better Than BSU, ?Yeah all those non Conference powerhouses you played Boise does not play FCS schools to "pad their wins.Bama always does. . Thanks T Kyle King for the fairness and class of Dawg Nation. Your welcome at UBNUG anytime..
Let me reply in redneck, as you seem to think I am that stupid.
Yea, BSU;s opponents aint shit, and I dont know why y’all even think you could hang in the SEC. Sure, y’all beat Jawja, but what if you had to play Arky, Bamer, and LSU too?
Y’alls crazy to to think your rocky conference is da S E C.
Enjoy your gambling bowl out dare in Vergas.
Crazy sobs.
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"The ball ain't heavy." Herschel Walker
Truth Hurts?
Figures, I just hope Les Miles and LSU sticks to to youall again. WAR EAGLE
Wow...
In a way, I feel honored being trolled by a Boise State fan. Heck, we were even trolled by Arky and Bama fans leading up to the SEC Championship game.
Seriously, one only trolls teams one is jealous of and/or secretly admires…
I doubt skipit is trolling Miss. State boards.
skipit, while you’re banned, I thank you, for it means we’re back!
GATA!
by Jman781 on Dec 7, 2011 5:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for the nonconfrontational parts of your first comment, skipit, . . .
. . . but not for the rest of your contributions. Your second comment made no sense. When will we be facing LSU again? Why would you quote the battle cry of the rival we beat by 38 points? Are you mistaking us for Alabama fans?
Oh, and, FYI, it’s “OBNUG,” not “UBNUG.”
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