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Sloop, I think you've been down in Miami too much, you need to calm down. I think this thread could've taken a reasonable route with discussion, but name calling has won over. No one wants to read that.
 
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:roll1: takes 2 to tango



the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs

to get this back on track somehow....

this might be more ridiculous than any of your yankee rants. what about notre dame? should they always be ranked preseason? penn state? florida? USC?
my point was teams like notre dame, penn state, and florida have had dominant seasons/eras......but now are not top 10 material. so your theory is flawed. according to you, the best teams should be in the top 10 automatically.....well a couple years ago these teams would be in the top 10 automatically. do they deserve it?

how about USC a few years ago. they wouldnt have been anywhere near the top 10. do they deserve to be left out now?
 
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Seriously guys ... shut the fuck up. :biggrin:

You're both pretty likable guys when you're not talking to each other. So either ignore each other or bury the hatchet. We're Buckeye fans here first and foremost, let's find some common ground to stand on. Your pissing match about stuff unrelated to the Bucks is making you both look silly. Find a way to move past it ... please.
 
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Sloppy I have some thoughts....

Oklahoma and scUM (among others, including us) should be pre-season Top 10 every year. There's no reason why not:
I do not agree with you logic 100%, as far as the traditional teams should be ranked in the top 10 every year. I believe that the previous years record along with returning players and stability of the program, not to mention schedule should determine the top 10 or top 25 every year.

From your post, it seems like you are saying that regardless of those things I mentioned above, that Oklahoma, Michigan, LSU, USC and a host of others deserve a top ten ranking....I don't agree at all and I think the majority of the posters here would agree.

On the other hand let me say that I am fully aware that the people who vote in these polls do not always look at the things I mentioned above, but they look at who is traditionally ranked in the top 10 and because of this you have the cases like....Auburn last year...Washington every year.....your logic is wrong.

I guess while I was typing my post, the issue has been dropped, sorry for beating a dead horse all.
 
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to BN44820, I'd like to add....

bucknuts44820 said:
I believe that the previous years record along with returning players and stability of the program, not to mention schedule should determine the top 10 or top 25 every year.
And you have to account for how many starters/players a team loses to the NFL. Look at OSU, we lost a NFL record number of players to the NFL. That is probably why we aren't ranked in the top 5. Are we better then 9, Hell Yes! But that's how it is!
 
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bucknuts44820: "From your post, it seems like you are saying that regardless of those things I mentioned above, that Oklahoma, Michigan, LSU, USC and a host of others deserve a top ten ranking"

First off, you're misinterpreting what I said. I said the traditional powers CONSISTENTLY deserve a pre-season Top 10 ranking. I'm not talking about 2004 alone.

But, taking into account the factors you mentioned: 1.) previous years record, 2.) returning players, 3.) stability of the program, and 4.) schedule, who deserves to be in the Top 10 more consistently than the traditional powers?

1.) Previous years record: scUM, USC, Oklahoma, etc. Don't they always have a good record? Previous, current, and future? scUM was 10-3 last year, USC was 12-1, and Okalhoma was 12-2. Those don't warrant a pre-season Top 10 the next year?

2.) returning players: This one I don't buy. Brett Basanez is listed as a returning starter for Northwestern. Justin Zwick is NOT a returning starter for Ohio State. Does this mean that Basanez is better than Zwick? Does this mean that Basanez will have a better season than Zwick? Does this mean that Northwestern will be better than OSU? No. Most of the talent in the nation is in scUM, OSU, Miami, etc. A freshman DB for Miami could be (and probably is) worlds better than a Senior DB at Fresno State. Its just the way it is.

3.) stability of the program: Can you give me a reason why West Virginia or Utah is more stable than any of the top tier schools I mentioned?

4.) schedule: Because a Big East team plays nobody that means they're better than Oklahoma? Don't think so. Sure, WVU plays nobody, but they ARE nobody themselves. WVU may be the favorite in the BE, but is it a world shocking upset if they lose to Pitt? to UConn? No way. And schedule or not, if they're ranked ahead of scUM because of it, its a joke. scUM in West Virginia, a neutral field, and especially in Ann Arbor, would lather the 'Eers by 3 Touchdowns.

Everything I said comes back to this: the traditional powers should be given the benefit of the doubt in the pre-season rankings until proven otherwise. Go back and look at the past 10 to 15 years. How many of the schools I mentioned finish out of the Top 10 in the Final poll in favor of a non-traditional power? The Final Top 10 is always filled out by Miami, FSU, Florida, Oklahoma, Nebraska, etc. If it always finishes that way, I don't see why its such a travesty to have it start that way in the pre-season polls.

"because of this you have the cases like....Auburn last year...Washington every year.....your logic is wrong."

Whoever said Auburn and Washington are traditional powers?? Not me. People who ranked these teams high WENT AGAINST my logic and tried to pick a sleeper team like the Tigers # 1 when clearly they weren't on the level of the traditional powers like USC and Oklahoma. Right there you just backed up my argument.

"I think that kind of post is uncalled for on this board......grow up a little bit Sloopy"

Butt out of this until you know the facts. If you take issue with me on this, send me a PM and keep it off the board.
 
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I don't like the fighting back and forth either...but we have all been guilty at one time or another.

The thing that concerns me in this thread is the editing by people other than the post authors...when did this ever happen on BP?? We've split threads, moved to other forums, or simply let it roll.

Hopefully this isn't a pattern forming...I'm pretty sure that isn't what Clarity wants
 
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I'm also pretty sure Clarity doesn't want to see vulgar name-calling no matter what forum it's in either. I don't think we have a Personal Attack forum where posters are allowed and even encouraged to rip others.

Some of these forums have gotten really out of hand with the childish bickering and I don't see any problem with the edit.

Just my $.02.
 
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sears: "Some of these forums have gotten really out of hand with the childish bickering and I don't see any problem with the edit."

Coming from an EDITEE and not an EDITOR, I was glad the posts got waxed. I think the mods did a good job.
 
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Post editing by mods/admins is rare. I think it's a good way to send a firm message to both the affected posters--and others--of what's going over the line. This board gives us way more freedom to speak our minds than Bustnuts, while still maintaining a degree of civility.

Back to the subject. Oklahoma has, in my mind, accomplished enough and has built itself back up as a program to warrant very high preseason rankings. But, as someone else suggested in this thread (and as I have also in the past), I'd like to see initial ranking come out about mid-season. But, that doesn't sell subscriptions or put asses in front of TV sets, so we'll never see the end of pre-season/early-season rankings.
 
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osugrad21 said:
I don't like the fighting back and forth either...but we have all been guilty at one time or another.

The thing that concerns me in this thread is the editing by people other than the post authors...when did this ever happen on BP?? We've split threads, moved to other forums, or simply let it roll.

Hopefully this isn't a pattern forming...I'm pretty sure that isn't what Clarity wants


It's tough grad, some things do deserve to be edited, but where to draw the line on things that REALLY need to be and things that might jsut be nice to. I could care less about the language really, but I hate seeing threads ruined by personal arguements especially ones from other boards.
 
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I don't like the fighting back and forth either...but we have all been guilty at one time or another.

agreed....i just cant condone of internet name calling....thats just horrible.... thank goodness i always keep my cool... :biggrin:

to the point of the thread....all of this whose ranked where stuff in early september just doesnt matter...

what really pisses me off is when tOSU is undefeated and ranked second and they lose to scum and fall to 8th.....meanwhile undefeated florida loses to florida state and falls from second to third.....or oklahomo loses to kstate and lsu back-to-back and falls all the way to third....thats bullshit....
 
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OU dropping 2 and falling 2 places is bad.. But Minnesota waxing Toledo and dropping is worse...

PSU beating Indiana in 1994 and dropping is worse as well.

The subjective nature in which the national champ is picked smacks of other sports with specious champions.. Gymnastics, Figure Skating.....
 
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