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2013 Preseason and regular polls

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UpNorth_Buckeye said:
There's no way either human poll, which is 2/3 of the BCS, would have that.
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Stanford has beaten four ranked PAC-12 teams so far (Arizona State, Washington, UCLA, and Oregon State). We are also idle this week, so we can't offset a Stanford win over #2 Oregon--regardless of how close the game is--with a blowout win of our own. Stanford is #6 in the AP, 101 points behind us (Coaches' Poll isn't out yet)...they will gain big points by beating Oregon. The question will be, how many points would they gain and how many would we lose simply by being idle?
 
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UpNorth_Buckeye said:
This. Although, with their remaining schedule IF they were to win out, I honestly don't know how you could argue them jumping us. At least until the B1G Championship, since they won't have a championship game.
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Because the BCS operates in a "what have you done for me lately" mentality. Baylor also is about to face 3 ranked teams in a row. The Bucks are taking on a bye week and two basketball schools. The voters have showed they give two shits less about the Buckeyes win streak after starting the year at #2 and finding ourselves helpless behind Oregon and Florida State. Winning out would leave both teams undefeated and the voters looking at style points - something the Bucks didnt have until Penn State.

Baylor has have more impressive wins over the entire year. The Bears closest game was a 10 point margin of victory over Kansas State. Outside of that game, they have consistently put up blowouts over their opponents whereas the Buckeyes key victory was a Saturday night showdown against NW; and the impressiveness is getting dimmer.

Im posting this in the eyes of the voters and a realistic expectations.
 
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BUCKYLE said:
If you were being realistic, you'd say not to get worked up over poll hypotheticals because most likely, there won't be more than a couple undefeated teams left at the end.
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Your opinion. And besides, all there needs to be is a few undefeated teams that will keep the Buckeyes out of the title game. Dont get worked up? Im not, this is a message board, its about opinions and relaying them in an objective manner. Im using the season in review to base my opinion on. Every week I go in hoping for a Baylor, Oregon, Alabama, and FSU loss like everyone else. However, the realistic side is that they are blowing teams out of the water and it doesn't matter what I hope for and think if the pollsters have their own opinions the following Sundays. Hope that teams lose, but expect them to win (aka. "crap in one hand, wish in the other").

Sorry if it hurts anyones feelings to be real but other teams are playing great football and a few have been dominant all season, and now for the last two weeks the Buckeyes finally are coming on but we don't have any good teams to left to showcase that against. No one outside of the midwest gives a crap about wins over Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan - unless it was basketball. I love my Buckeyes, I love watching them play, but I would be dumb to say that there aren't just as great teams out there playing high right now. You don't think Oregon and Alabama players know whats at stake in these games coming up? Im sure they are just as hungry to taste gold as the Buckeyes are.
 
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History says you're full of shit. As of last week, there was actually one less undefeated team than the same week the previous year. You know, the year where a one loss team playef for the title? And yeah, I call talking about a Baylor team that hasn't played the meat of their schedule jumping tosu "getting worked up".
 
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BUCKYLE said:
History says you're full of [Mark May]. As of last week, there was actually one less undefeated team than the same week the previous year. You know, the year where a one loss team playef for the title? And yeah, I call talking about a Baylor team that hasn't played the meat of their schedule jumping tosu "getting worked up".
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And history also says an SEC team will win it all and that if OSU plays an SEC team (or for the NC) we will lose. Screw history.
 
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Besides, why is it okay to think that the Buckeyes can play and beat ANYONE with the way they are playing right now, but teams like Baylor and FSU who have been playing that way all season we expect to lose in their upcoming games? Smells a bit homerish IMO.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Stanford has beaten four ranked PAC-12 teams so far (Arizona State, Washington, UCLA, and Oregon State). We are also idle this week, so we can't offset a Stanford win over #2 Oregon--regardless of how close the game is--with a blowout win of our own. Stanford is #6 in the AP, 101 points behind us (Coaches' Poll isn't out yet)...they will gain big points by beating Oregon. The question will be, how many points would they gain and how many would we lose simply by being idle?
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They will gain big points but we will aswell from every voter that doesn't have them jump us. Also they lost to Utah
 
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SEREbuckeye said:
Not a good attempt at trolling there, bud.

Coaches Poll is out:

1. Bama (54)
2. Oregon (5)
3. FSU (3)
4. Ohio State
5. Baylor
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It wasn't trolling. I don't know which teams will lose, but i'm confident a few will. You can think Baylor has somehow captured lighting in a bottle, but since they couldn't do it with RGIII, I'll remain skeptical. Oregon? Been there, done that. Don't believe the hype. I think FSU looked beatable, and they're probably a year away. But keep on sounding like Herbie. I can't get enough of his wisdom.
 
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