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Posted on 11/12/2014 6:07:26 AM PST by C19fan
Top 10:
1: Miss State
2: Oregon
3: FSU
4: TCU
5: 'Bama
6: ASU
7: Baylor
8: THE Ohio State University
9: Auburn
10: Ole Miss
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Pardon my ignorance... But the top four play off? Or is it 8?
Top four.
Another year and Alabama is clearly over ranked. But we’ll find out this weekend just how much over ranked they are :-)
Many observers, including those who should know better, have questioned the weekly release of these rankings especially in October ie somewhat early in the season.
In reality it’s a clever ploy by the committee. They have watched the NCAA basketball selection shows in which one set of rankings (or bids) is issued one time only and the poor chairman is crucified on live TV even after giving out a generous haul of 68 spots.
This committee has only 4 bids to issue and by giving the teams and themselves a weekly sneak preview they are desensitizing all concerned. By the time the final ie the only meaningful rankings are issued the outrage engine will be largely out of gas. The #5 team will receive a bit of sympathy but little more and the committee, a political body, will have escaped a politician’s worst nightmare: being made to answer personally for a group decision.
Methinks Nebraska should be moved further up the food chain.
1. The rankings don’t really matter right now
2. Their #5 ranking may as well be #25....currently they’re on the outside looking in
3. ‘Bama is square in the middle of the pack, with the 1 loss teams. Three ranked higher, three below.
Luckily there’s a game to play Saturday. Who knows...if ‘Bama beats the #1 team in the nation, they may go up a few slots :)
Correct, but the Big10 ever since they crapped on ESPN with their own network they’ve been down and out. Meanwhile the SEC hype machine started it’s own network with the SEC. Nope no inbred nepotism there.
Sort of funny the Big 10 = 14 was so eager to bring in joke programs like Maryland and Rutgers when nobody cares about those programs or college football in the NE Corridor. I grew up in NY Metro and if you were even a college football fan you support Notre Dame.
True. Alabama can clearly make their case this weekend. While everyone complains...Oh the SEC is so tough...that same hype gives them opportunities no one else has.
For example, there’s no one for Ohio State to play to make their strong case other than last week’s game.
When you signature win is against a mediocore U you are not going any higher.
Me? Old guy who misses "BIG 8" football!
Hail State!
While that map only tallies people that ‘like’ college football on facebook, it is 100% true in my experience. Like you said, the NE is NFL territory all the way unless you played football for one of the colleges there. I lived near DC for a bit, and Saturdays were for yardwork (or lacrosse, blech), while Sunday was gameday.
Having grown up in Alabama and only having the Falcons and Saints as nearby NFL teams, it was always Roll Tide or War Eagle in the fall.
For decades I looked forward to watching Nebraska vs. Okla on day after TG. All changed now. And for the worse, IMO.
The state of Alabama has a population less than metro Houston, Texas but has two (consistently) nationally ranked teams, Alabama & Auburn.
The rivalry in the Iron Bowl (Alabama - Auburn) between these two teams is greater than that between Texas & A&M.
Don’t I know it. My siblings graduated from Alabama ;)
I will be watching and pulling for State’s “A” team.
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