10/9/2007
BLOGPOLL BALLOT #8a
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | — |
| 2 | Ohio State | — |
| 3 | California |  1 |
| 4 | Boston College | 5 |
| 5 | South Florida | 2 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 6 |
| 7 | Florida | 1 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 3 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 7 |
| 10 | West Virginia | — |
| 11 | Missouri | 6 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 9 |
| 14 | Kentucky |  8 |
| 15 | Illinois | 11 |
| 16 | Hawaii | 2 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 12 |
| 18 | Kansas | 8 |
| 19 | Virginia | 5 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 5 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 2 |
| 22 | Southern Cal | 19 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 3 |
| 24 | Auburn | 2 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 1 |
Dropped Out: Georgia (#14), Texas (#15), Rutgers (#20), Kansas State (#21), Purdue (#23).
Discussion: Finally got to drop some of the underachievers in the poll. Still a few seats on the Brian Kelly Greatness Express, but hurry. I hate having ASU in the top 10, but it’s hard to argue they don’t belong there. I fear I’m now underrating Illinois just because they’re a Big Ten team. Andrew, I listened to you, but honestly, if I could think of another team to put at #25, I would . . . I really don’t believe in Tennessee.
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As an Illini fan, Illinois does not deserve to be any higher than you put them until it shows it can put away a few more teams that it should beat. Consider this week’s game against Iowa as a test - if they come out of Iowa City with a 10+ point win, they’re for real. If they look soft (or God forbid, lose) then they’re still at best only a #16-20 team.
Comment by Dave — 10/9/2007 @ 8:48 am
… I should add that you guys are totally a trap game for us.
Comment by Dave — 10/9/2007 @ 8:49 am
Bah. If you can score 14 points, you can beat the Hawkeyes.
Comment by Mark — 10/9/2007 @ 8:57 am
i hear your concern about tennessee and, believe you me, i am no tennessee fan (i grew up a Georgia fan and graduated from Michigan). i don’t know that i’m particularly sold on them either but
1) i can’t possibly justify UGA over UT after the game saturday so if you think UGA is deserving of the spot, then shouldn’t UT be at least as deserving? that’s really my point: if you’re going to rank UGA, you have to rank UT higher, imo.
2) seriously, who else can you think of to put there? possibly Colorado, who beat #6 Oklahoma and lost to #9 ASU and unranked FSU. Speaking of whom, FSU, who lost the first game of the season to Clemson and has won 4 straight since (albeit to less-than-elite foes). I don’t think teams like Indiana and Texas A&M are all that good.
Comment by andrew — 10/9/2007 @ 9:12 am