Attached below is the first draft of my week one BlogPoll ballot for your review and comment. With respect to what follows, I will offer a few general observations:
- Because not all teams have played legitimate competition, my starting point for this week’s ballot was my preseason ballot. Next week, there likely will be more movement than there was this week.
- As I noted in last night’s comment thread, I generally left teams more or less where they were if they did more or less what they were expected to do. Teams that exceeded expectations were rewarded; teams that failed to meet expectations were punished.
- Poor offensive performances (such as those by Florida, Iowa, and Texas) caused teams to drop; poor defensive performances (such as those by Auburn, Houston, and Oklahoma) caused the perpetrators to suffer, as well.
- I feel completely vindicated in my decision not to rank either the USC Trojans or the Wisconsin Badgers.
- My brother-in-law, Travis Rice, feels completely vindicated in his annual proclamation that, every time a pollster ranks the Pittsburgh Panthers, an angel loses its wings.
- We had this discussion when Appalachian State beat the Michigan Wolverines, but, no, I can’t rank Jacksonville State.
Dawg Sports Ballot - Week 2
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide | -- |
| 3 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
| 4 | Oregon Ducks |
 4 |
| 5 | TCU Horned Frogs |
2 |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
5 |
| 7 | Penn St. Nittany Lions |
7 |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
 -2 |
| 9 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
-4 |
| 10 | Miami Hurricanes |
7 |
| 11 | Utah Utes | -- |
| 12 | Florida Gators |
-8 |
| 13 | BYU Cougars | -- |
| 14 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
-5 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
3 |
| 16 | Fresno St. Bulldogs | -- |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
4 |
| 18 | Georgia Bulldogs | -- |
| 19 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 20 | Houston Cougars |
-1 |
| 21 | Arizona Wildcats |
2 |
| 22 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 23 | Oklahoma Sooners |
-8 |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies | -- |
| 25 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| Dropouts: Pittsburgh Panthers, North Carolina Tar Heels, LSU Tigers, Auburn Tigers, Washington Huskies, Clemson Tigers, Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | ||
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I wish to stress that this is a BlogPoll ballot draft. Your comments, questions, constructive criticisms, and persuasive cases are welcome and openly solicited.
Go ‘Dawgs!