2010 College Football Ranking: Blogpoll Week 3 Draft - The Establishment Reasserts Itself
by Jon Johnston on Sep 13, 2010 8:29 AM CDT
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Alabama looked dominating in their 24-3 win over Penn State, although the Nitts would have been in the game had they had a more experienced (less mistake-prone) quarterback. I admit, I wasn't as impressed with 'Bama's defense as I thought I would be.
Ohio State - I was impressed by their speed, and how well they performed against Miami's defense. And yes, SEC folks, I mentioned "speed" relative to a Big Ten team, even one I don't personally care for all that much.
The Crimson Tide and Buckeyes move back into #1 and #2 this week because that's how well they performed against good teams, and that's how it goes.
What boob said that Oklahoma would lose their home winning streak? Me? Well, they get rewarded for pounding the snot out of Florida State, and because the ‘Noles were so ill-prepared, screw 'em, they drop from the polls.
I'm normally not going to penalize a team that's ranked below tenth for losing to a top ten team, but when you get your asses kicked so badly that your players are hanging their heads in shame on the sidelines, it's time to leave.
Iowa, dominating win over Iowa State, although it may mean little to nothing.
Big Movers:
Oregon drops six places. Why did that happen? I'm not sure what to do with them. They screwed around a long time with Tennessee, but then blew their doors off. So, help me out there (I did move them up last week, obviously after input from loyal readers).
Sakerlina beat Georgia, and I take that as a good win.
Michigan's win over Notre Dame is really a salute to Denard Robinson. The guy is a freak. Otherwise, 18th-25th is really just a crap shoot. Does Missouri deserve to be ranked? Houston?
You know the drill.
Corn Nation Ballot - Week 3
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide |  1 |
| 2 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | 2 |
| 3 | Boise St. Broncos |  -2 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners | 4 |
| 5 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2 |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | -- |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns | 2 |
| 8 | TCU Horned Frogs | -3 |
| 9 | Oregon Ducks | -6 |
| 10 | Florida Gators | -- |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers | 1 |
| 12 | Miami Hurricanes | 2 |
| 13 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
| 14 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 10 |
| 15 | Utah Utes | -- |
| 16 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 3 |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats | 6 |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers | -- |
| 19 | Auburn Tigers | 1 |
| 20 | Michigan Wolverines | 5 |
| 21 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 22 | Oregon St. Beavers | -- |
| 23 | California Golden Bears | -- |
| 24 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 25 | Houston Cougars | -- |
| Dropouts: Virginia Tech Hokies, Florida St. Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Bulldogs, BYU Cougars | ||
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Overall, not too bad
-I’d personally have Boise a little lower in light of VT’s rather obvious mediocrity but then again, I’m what they call “a hater” so take that with a grain of salt.
-Move Oregon to the top 5. That is a damn good team. They outscored Tennessee 35-0 in the second half. Could the Huskers do that right now?
-No drop for Penn State? Yeah, it was against Alabama on the road, but they never had a chance. I’d say they belong in the 17-20 range until they prove otherwise, one way or the other.
That’s all that really jumped out at me. The one that I’m by far the most adamant about is Oregon in the top 5 though. That squad is playing lights out. I’d take them against anybody in the country except Bama and tOSU right now.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
I watched the Iowa game.
I was surprised to see that they didn’t pass Nebraska in the AP or Coaches’ Polls. I think you have it about right.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on Sep 13, 2010 11:18 AM CDT reply actions
Good Start
I thought Texas struggled a fair bit against a nobody; I’d rate them lower. I think in light of Virgina Tech’s loss to a Div II you have to go back and say Boise REALLY struggled against a team that lost to Div II? BSU has proven nothing and probably won’t the rest of the year.
I'd put Oregon somewhere around #5
Probably right in front of Iowa. They’re legit – more so than Texas and Nebraska at this point.
Oregon rising.
I know they messed around with Tennessee for a while, but this is a team traveling almost across the whole country for a late game in a traditional SEC powerhouse stadium. Granted, the team they played there wasn’t great, but Oregon has a history of starting flat in early road games (see Boise State 2009).
Why the drop for TCU? 62-7 seems a pretty convincing win in a week others were struggling mightily.
I put NU somewhere 8-10 or so. Here’s hoping they smash Washington early and keep their feet on their neck for the rest of the game (tortured grammar notwithstanding). Bo and Carl have both noted we need to get up to full speed more quickly – time to get disciplined and take the next step to fulfilling our not-inconsiderable potential.
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
Huh? Iowa beats Iowa St and Oregon drops? No love for Mr. All World Robinson and the Wolverines?
South Carolina over Denard Robinson?
Question
does Boise State really drop just because Virginia Tech lost to James Madison?
Keep in mind other teams here. Don’t we get into the chain process here – where Minnesota lost to South Dakota but Michigan lost (hypothetical down the road several weeks) to Minnesota therefore Michigan doesn’t deserve to be ranked.
That’s my problem in just dropping Boise State because their opponent lost to an inferior opponent.
And aren’t you guys wanting Boise State dropped because they’re Boise State and you still resent their weak schedule? :)
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Oh, I admit it
And because of my dislike for the smurf turfers, I’m more than happy to point out that their only win on the year was a game in which they barely won on a neutral field against a team that is now 0-2, out of the top 25, and losers to an FCS school.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
I'm okay with Boise State up there.
They’ve proven themselves worthy of the spot, IMO. They consistently show up for big games against AQ conference foes. I’m surprised no one has commented on Va Tech losing a tough game to BSU, then having to get back up to speed for JMU five days later. Sure, they should have won it going away, but getting a team ready that quickly can be tricky, especially after a close loss.
"...when the devil says to you: do not drink, answer him: I will drink, and right freely, just because you tell me not to."
— Martin Luther
No doubt
Virginia Tech would beat JMU 9 out of 10 times they played, but still the fact that they LOST to them seriously damages their credibility as a championship caliber team.
I’m not going to argue that VT is a bad team, but this game was about 80% of Boise’s resume to play for the national title. They badly needed VT to go say…11-2 and win the ACC title this year. If VT were to do that, 33-30 might be considered a positive for Boise’s resume. As it stands, they have a 3 point win over a currently unranked (and now in hindsight, clearly overrated). Their only chance now is to destroy Oregon State (and I’m talking 3 touchdown margin of victory, minimum) and then obviously don’t let any WAC team come within 30 points of them all year. Even then, I think any 1 loss SEC, Big 10, or Big 12 team should get the nod over them. Their schedule this year is even worse than last year. Not their fault that VT laid an egg, but imo we can’t rank teams based on how good one of their opponents should have been.
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
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