2009 BP Poll - week seven

[ttk]

Well, for starters I'm trying to figure out how Houston could be 19th and 25th at the same time.

Good catch

Sorry, "brah", but I guess I don't take kindly to some kid who starts ripping on other people's polls without posting one of his own.

Oklahoma has been more impressive in their three defeats - largely played with a backup QB - than some "ranked" teams (which obviously impress the hell out of you) beating up on crap teams with their full lineup.

Boise State is a classic example. Oklahoma toyed with Tulsa, beating them 45-0 without Bradford. Boise hangs on 28-21 and I'm supposed to believe there are only 3 teams better than Boise?

Meanwhile, several "ranked" teams have built gaudy records playing garbage while OU has lost 3 games (all away from home) by 5 points - total - against teams that are 17-2. Is it really that outrageous for someone to believe they might be the 25th best team in the country? Is it really that tough for you to consider that possibility? Does it really need to be explained to you?

Apparently, the answer to all three questions is "yes".

If we want to get into ridiculous caricatures of somebody's position, I'll play along for one last post. I'll keep it short because I can tell a kid like you is thin-skinned.

It's great that you are impressed by a team that can't win a big game. BYU was dominating Oklahoma before Bradford went out, and maybe that was BYU playing out of their minds, and Oklahoma playing poorly. My ranking has nothing to do with beating up on cupcakes and more about who I think would win in a given matchup. You're right though -- Oklahoma does know how to lose impressively. I guess that personally I think there are at least 25 teams they would lose impressively to. There's nothing I've seen from them to think they wouldn't lose impressively to those 25 teams.

Yes, Boise looked very unimpressive in their victory over Tulsa. I guess where you and I differ is that I feel that the good teams are the ones that can play poorly and still win most of them, whereas you think that the good teams are the ones that know how to lose every time they face a team with a pulse.

Hope to see you continue to follow my posts around here though.

 

[WyoBuck]

1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. USC
5. LSU
6. Penn State
7. Miami
8. Cincinatti
9. Oklahoma State
10. Iowa
11. Georgia Tech
12. Virginia Tech
13. Oregon
14. Ohio State
15. Oklahoma
16. Boise State
17. TCU
18. Houston
19. BYU
20. Utah
21. Pittsburgh
22. West virginia
23. South Carolina
24. Kansas
25. Wisconsin

 

[BB73]

Good catch





If we want to get into ridiculous caricatures of somebody's position, I'll play along for one last post. I'll keep it short because I can tell a kid like you is thin-skinned.

It's great that you are impressed by a team that can't win a big game. Boise State was dominating Oklahoma before Bradford went out, and maybe that was Boise State playing out of their minds, and Oklahoma playing poorly. My ranking has nothing to do with beating up on cupcakes and more about who I think would win in a given matchup. You're right though -- Oklahoma does know how to lose impressively. I guess that personally I think there are at least 25 teams they would lose impressively to. There's nothing I've seen from them to think they wouldn't lose impressively to those 25 teams.

Yes, Boise looked very unimpressive in their victory over Tulsa. I guess where you and I differ is that I feel that the good teams are the ones that can play poorly and still win most of them, whereas you think that the good teams are the ones that know how to lose every time they face a team with a pulse.

Hope to see you continue to follow my posts around here though.

You Left Coast folks are supposed to be able to distinguish between all those ranked non-BCS-AQ conference teams that start with a B.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

The 2009 BP Week Poll - Week Seven

01. Alabama 612 (15); beat Tennessee, 12-10
02. Florida 601 (8); beat Mississippi State, 29-19
03. Texas 582 (2); beat Missouri, 41-7
04. Southern Cal 542; beat Oregon State, 42-36
05. Cincinnati 482; beat Louisvile, 41-10
05. Iowa 482; beat Michigan State, 15-13
07. Miami 457; lost to Clemson 37-40 (OT)
08. Boise State 431; beat Hawaii, 54-9
09. Louisiana State 414; beat Auburn 31-10
10. Texas Christian 407; beat #16 Brigham Young, 38-7
11. Georgia Tech 386; beat Virginia, 34-9
12. Oregon 360; beat Washington, 43-19
13. Penn State 336; beat Michigan, 35-10
14. Oklahoma State 318; beat Baylor, 34-7
15. Virginia Tech 286; bye week
16. Brigham Young 241; lost to #10 Texas Christian, 7-38
17. Ohio State 194, beat Minnesota, 38-7
18. Houston 181; beat SMU, 38-15
19. Pittsburgh 148; beat #25 South Florida, 41-14
20. Utah 132; beat Air Force, 23-16
21. Texas Tech 93; lost to Texas A+M, 30-52
22. South Carolina 92; beat Vanderbilt, 14-10
23. West Virginia 80; beat UConn, 28-24
24. Oklahoma 46; beat Kansas, 35-13
25. South Florida 44; lost to #19 Pittsburgh, 14-41


Others receiving votes: Nebraska 36; Arizona 36; Kansas 34; Wisconsin 18; Mississippi 13; Notre Dame 13; Central Michigan 10; Auburn 9; Tulsa 6; Boston College 6; Oregon State 4; California 3; Arkansas 2; Georgia 2

Still receiving no votes: Michigan 0

 

[Bucklion]

Only 25 ballots...let's get them in people.

Surprised to see Auburn get 9 votes after losing to Kentucky. Otherwise I think the poll looks about right, considering the week that just happened.

 

[ttk]

You Left Coast folks are supposed to be able to distinguish between all those ranked non-BCS-AQ conference teams that start with a B.

The funniest thing is I was seeing that big Y on Max Hall's helmet in my head while I was writing that, too. :! Sorry about that!

 

[THEWOOD]

How in the world is Cincy 5?

 

[Nutriaitch]

crap! i forgot to even put a poll together.

damn bye week threw off my entire outlook on life.

i need a drink