2010 College Football Blogpoll Ranking: Week 1 Draft - Boise State #1 Because They Earned It
by Jon Johnston on Sep 7, 2010 7:01 AM CDT
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PrintAfter careful consideration, I've decided to rank Boise State #1. Why? Because they earned it. They traveled across the country and essentially beat a good home team with a top ten ranking. Why shouldn't they be ranked #1?
Fans don't want to see Boise State ranked that high because they're afraid the Broncos won't lose the rest of the season, and will end up in the national title game, so the argument to keep them #2 (behind Alabama) really has nothing to do with how good the Broncos are - it has to do with their conference and their schedule.
Boise State keeps passing the tests college football throws at them. They consistently beat the best teams they play. I honestly don't know what else fans expect them to do.
So, Alabama drops to #2, at least this week. I also downgraded Oklahoma for struggling against a lousy Utah State team and Florida for not having an offense against a team they should have easily destroyed. I didn't think Texas was that impressive against Rice - their offense, specifically their rushing offense, has to improve for them to be successful this season.
I'm not sold on Nebraska at #4, but the Huskers test comes in a couple weeks.
I thought Arizona looked impressive against Toledo, and Michigan moves into the rankings because they beat a ranked team at home. I'm not sold on Michigan, but someone has to occupy the 21-25 positions, and if you have a better choice, then let me know.
You know how this works. If you think I'm off or wrong about something, let me know, make your case, and I'll change my ballot before it goes final.
Corn Nation Ballot - Week 2
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise St. Broncos |  3 |
| 2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |  -1 |
| 3 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
| 4 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 |
| 5 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners | -4 |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns | 1 |
| 8 | TCU Horned Frogs | 2 |
| 9 | Florida Gators | -3 |
| 10 | Oregon Ducks | 1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech Hokies | -6 |
| 12 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
| 13 | Miami Hurricanes | -- |
| 14 | Penn St. Nittany Lions | -- |
| 15 | Utah Utes | 9 |
| 16 | Florida St. Seminoles | 1 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | -1 |
| 18 | Georgia Bulldogs | 2 |
| 19 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2 |
| 20 | Auburn Tigers | 3 |
| 21 | BYU Cougars | -- |
| 22 | Oregon St. Beavers | -7 |
| 23 | Arizona Wildcats | -- |
| 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -- |
| 25 | Michigan Wolverines | -- |
| Dropouts: Pittsburgh Panthers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, LSU Tigers | ||
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Jon, not a bad start at all. If we are taking into account only performance, then you definitely need to put Oregon in top 2-3. Absolutely no mistakes on Saturday. I also think Notre Dame needs to be in your top 15 somewhere. As does Auburn.
Not sure about OU, Texas, and Florida in top 10 but not sure who to replace with. I like Nebraska as a top 10 but not #4.
Finally, don’t discount Oklahoma State. They looked very strong in all phases. Maybe a bone to Kansas State as a top 20. Both beat BCS AQ teams.
I might agree with that
Holy crap, I was surprised by Oregon. Weren’t they supposed to fall over and die without Masoli?
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Boise State showed a weakness in their secondary
Va Tech took them deep several times, and we’re talking about a team that doesn’t pass the ball very often
I don’t see how you can downgrade Alabama after a dominant win over San Jose State. You’re giving Boise credit for being a ranked team at a neutral site (this game was not in Blacksburg), when the only ranking done was in the preseason. You’re basically moving Boise to #1 because they were overrated in the preseason and put inside the top 5. That simply doesn’t make any sense to me.
I would drop texas, because they were unimpressive, and TCU’s win over Oregon State wasn’t enough to boost them in the rankings. I would also move Penn State up; either Penn State or Alabama is going to be #1 after next weekend when they play each other.
Really? B.S. at #1 is just BS.
I can’t believe that you thought B.S. looked like a #1 team last night.
You must have been napping during that game, Jon.
what I saw
was a pretty decent team make a come back when they needed to against a Bud Foster defense that’s always good regardless of who’s playing in it.
Granted…. two calls that were kind of iffy, but they still made the plays they needed when they needed them.
And given that most everyone else is playing body bag games, why not give Boise State (and VaTech) credit for having the guts to play each other in the opening game????
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That's the way I see it
Once those other teams play somebody, then they get to jump over Boise St. But not before.
by Cheeseandcorn on Sep 7, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
about Boise State’s ranking. I would put TCU at #4. Nebraska and all below would drop 1 one position.
Meh. It's early
and hardly anyone’s played anyone yet. The one good thing about the BCS is the official poll doesn’t come out until October, which allows for at least a little correcting of pre-season bias from last year. Right now, we’re all guessing, even the guys who get paid a helluva lot more than any of us.
I don’t think you dropped Oklahoma nearly far enough. I can’t fathom how anyone has them in the top 10 at all right now; they could wind up being the 2002 Nebraska squad all over again. I hope I’m wrong, because I like Bob Stoops and I think he’s a good coach, but I just have a feeling this is going to be a hard, hard year in Norman.
My top 10, FWIW:
1. Bama
2. Boise State
3. Ohio State
4. TCU
5. Oregon
6. Texas
7. Nebraska
8. Iowa
9. Florida
10. Wisconsin
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— Martin Luther
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I think Bama deserves the benefit of the doubt. I also don’t think we looked like a top 5 team against WKU. I was there and boy did our D look slow and weak. Our d line was getting blasted in the 2nd half. I may be a pessimist (just ask my wife) when it comes to big red football but I would have dropped us in the poll not moved us up.
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