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BlogPoll Ballot Week 7... Official
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| Rank | Team | Snark |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Cal | Wavering a little bit here but Texas' marquee win over OSU is losing luster by the week. |
| 2 | Texas | I am required by law to include the words "monkey" and "back" and "off" in this section of the poll. So: BACK OFF, MONKEY! |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | What should have been a functional DNP against Marshall was close for a half, but given that their offense has always been bad I don't think it's particularly surprising or troubling. |
| 4 | Georgia | Okay. I'm a believer. Watching UGA throttle the Vols was impressive. There are a large number of giant angry defensive linemen in the SEC this year and Georgia appears to be playing 13 of them at once. |
| 5 | Alabama | DNP. |
| 6 | Florida State | Again a supposed functional DNP goes somewhat awry. |
| 7 | Miami | Functional DNP vs. Duke. |
| 8 | Michigan State | DNP. |
| 9 | Notre Dame | DNP. |
| 10 | Florida | Another wobbly day at the office for Leak. |
| 11 | Penn State | The offense is a tiny increment better and the defense is just as good, so Penn State is squeaking out wins instead of losses this year. |
| 12 | UCLA | Largely unsure of exactly what to do with these teams. |
| 13 | LSU | Functional DNP vs. Vandy. Sorry Vandy, but you lost to MTSU: functional DNP you are once more. |
| 14 | Boston College | Beat UVA soundly. |
| 15 | Cal | Shoulda won. Did not. |
| 16 | Ohio State | Ohio State was the one team I pegged exactly: despite Troy Smith's heroics against Michigan he's a far below average DI QB, and he's wasting Holmes, Ginn, and a spectacular defense all by himself. |
| 17 | Minnesota | I want chicken, I want liver, meow mix meow mix please deliver. |
| 18 | Auburn | DNP. |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 51 points to Northwestern. 42 points to BGSU. Michigan scores 20. Ugh. |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Fluky win over a flukily undefeated team. |
| 21 | Louisville | Crushed a not-awful UNC team. |
| 22 | Oregon | Er... now is the time on BlogPoll when we grab whoever's left. |
| 23 | Tennessee | Utterly dominated by Georgia. |
| 24 | Colorado | Put the nail in the A&M coffin; only loss to #7 Miami. |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | It's either them or some mid-major, and they have three wins over not bad teams, including Auburn, and one shoulda-won against NCSU. It's unfortunate that the Golden Tornado/DJL detente had harsh reality intervene. |
Dropped Out: Arizona State (#11, "a third loss will be met with harsh reassessment"), Michigan (#24)
Games I Saw: Michigan-Minnesota; PSU-OSU; UT-UGA; last bit of GT-NCSU
Help Requested: What should I do with Cal and UCLA? Any better suggestions for the tail end of the poll?
Update: Commenters make cases for UCLA and PSU so they rise a bit at the expense of LSU and BC.
