And the College Football season begins!!!

[fett527]

Because, the number one rule of this wonderful ranking system is that you don't drop a team in the rankings when they win big, even against the worst team in the country.

Yeah, I was just hoping for a legitimate reason. Also why there shouldn't be any rankings until October at least.

 

[drothgery]

Why? OSU rolls over a MAC team picked to win their conference and beats the number 2 team in the country and they shouldn't get any 1st place votes? USC will have beaten Hawaii and Arkansas. Big deal.

I've always been of the opinion that unless a team's suffering a massive talent drop-off after winning a national championship, they're #1 until someone at least proves they're vulnerable. After winning two straight, that's even more true.

 

[Crothian]

I've always been of the opinion that unless a team's suffering a massive talent drop-off after winning a national championship, they're #1 until someone at least proves they're vulnerable. After winning two straight, that's even more true.

But teams play a cream puff schedule for the most part. USC will still be number one, but its okay if not everyone votes for them.

And Ohio ties Pitt at 7!!

 

[Dungannon]

Ahh, sometimes I hate my work schedule. I miss out on 95% of the college football games.

 

[Crothian]

only one game matters this weekend, Texas OSU.....

 

[Dungannon]

And I'll be working during it.

My choices tomorrow are:
Notre Dame vs. Michigan on ABC
Clemson vs. Maryland on ESPN
Kansas St. vs. Marshall on ESPN2
Army vs. Boston College on ESPN Classic
Tulsa vs. Oklahoma on CSN

I have to leave for work at 3 so I'm gonna miss everything else.

 

[drothgery]

But teams play a cream puff schedule for the most part. USC will still be number one, but its okay if not everyone votes for them.

It's okay if they honestly can make a case that Texas (honestly, I'd have far fewer problems with Ohio State getting #1 votes than with Texas; the Buckeyes are much better against teams with roughly equivalent talent than the Longhorns) is better than USC. But that's not what's going on, I'd bet; it's just Texas-state homer-ism and a few people who think that USC can't possibly win three titles in a row (which, even if true, doesn't mean they're not the best team right now).

 

[Crothian]

It's okay if they honestly can make a case that Texas (honestly, I'd have far fewer problems with Ohio State getting #1 votes than with Texas; the Buckeyes are much better against teams with roughly equivalent talent than the Longhorns) is better than USC. But that's not what's going on, I'd bet; it's just Texas-state homer-ism and a few people who think that USC can't possibly win three titles in a row (which, even if true, doesn't mean they're not the best team right now).

Well, it is a biased system as we learned first hand last year with Texas getting the bump over Cal.

 

[fett527]

I saw Ohio beat Pitt!!!!!!!!! 16-10 Wow. Pitt is going downhill fast.

(I was at Great American Ballpark watching the Reds lose last night and didn't watch)

 

[fett527]

I'll be watching ND v M and of course...


GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!