9/11/2006

BLOGPOLL BALLOT, WEEK 2/2006

Rank Team Delta
1 Notre Dame —
2 Ohio State —
3 Auburn 2
4 Southern Cal —
5 West Virginia 1
6 Louisiana State 1
7 Texas 4
8 Iowa —
9 Florida —
10 Louisville —
11 Nebraska —
12 Virginia Tech 3
13 Michigan 4
14 Alabama 2
15 Georgia 6
16 Texas Tech 3
17 Florida State 5
18 Oklahoma 8
19 Penn State 6
20 UCLA 4
21 Wisconsin 3
22 Tennessee 8
23 TCU 2
24 Pittsburgh 2
25 Miami (Florida) 2

Dropped Out: Iowa State (#20), Cal (#22).

Discussion: Yes, I would take Notre Dame in a Fiesta Bowl rematch right now.
Sticking with Iowa at #8 because (a) I’m a homer, (b) Drew Tate would not have thrown four picks, even though that first pick wasn’t Manson’s fault, and (c) that was the greatest goal-line stand I’ve ever seen. Dropped Cal even though they played well against Minnesota because . . . just because. I’m not sure they’re a top-25 team. Wisconsin drops due to poor execution. Ditto Tennessee. Iowa State drops because in two games they’ve shown little offensive greatness. Really wanted to get Rutgers in the top 25, but Pitt’s accomplishments thus far are a little more compelling. Who saw that coming after last season? Leave your snide comments for my consideration; my ballot doesn’t have to be final until tomorrow night-ish.

Posted by Mark @ 1:50 pm | | Permalink
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3 Comments »

  1. Despite their record, I still think Syracuse is one of the toughest places
    to play. I didn’t move you guys down for that win. I think Rutgers is a little
    better than Pitt at this point, though.

    Comment by Johnny — 9/12/2006 @ 4:15 am

  2. Errr, if you’re dropping teams to poor execution, why move Texas Tech up three spots? They almost lost to UTEP!

    Comment by Jammer — 9/13/2006 @ 1:23 pm

  3. Well, see, I think UTEP is pretty good. Although maybe I only feel that way because Mike Price has gotten me so much Web traffic over the years . . .

    (Yup. Still getting at least one hit a week for Destiny Stahl.)

    Comment by Mark — 9/13/2006 @ 1:59 pm

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