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Blogpoll Week 15 Draft Ballot
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MGoBlog Ballot - Week 15
| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn Tigers | -- |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | -- |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs | -- |
| 4 | Wisconsin Badgers | -- |
| 5 | Stanford Cardinal | -- |
| 6 | Ohio St. Buckeyes | -- |
| 7 | Michigan St. Spartans | -- |
| 8 | Oklahoma Sooners | -- |
| 9 | Arkansas Razorbacks | -- |
| 10 | LSU Tigers | -- |
| 11 | Boise St. Broncos | -- |
| 12 | Missouri Tigers | -- |
| 13 | Oklahoma St. Cowboys | -- |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies |
 2 |
| 15 | Nevada Wolf Pack | -- |
| 16 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
2 |
| 17 | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
 -3 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
2 |
| 19 | Florida St. Seminoles | -- |
| 20 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
-3 |
| 21 | Mississippi St. Bulldogs | -- |
| 22 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
1 |
| 23 | Utah Utes |
1 |
| 24 | Central Florida Knights |
1 |
| 25 | Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | -- |
| Dropouts: Arizona Wildcats | ||
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There were only a few games this week, so not a whole lot of explaining to do. Comment away.
December 6th, 2010 at 10:32 PM | 
Boise St ahead of Nevada?
Boise St ahead of Nevada?
December 6th, 2010 at 11:18 PM |
At Nevada, In OT, after a
At Nevada, In OT, after a
At Nevada, In OT, after a couple fairly easy FG attempts went wide. The higher ranked team doesn't always win.
December 6th, 2010 at 11:43 PM |
I clicked "reply" planning to
I clicked "reply" planning to
I clicked "reply" planning to argue for Boise being ahead of Nevada, but outside of Virginia Tech's conference, championship, there isn't a whole lot.
I guess Nevada's loss is worse than Boise's (though that isn't really fair, because of the head-to-head). I'll take a closer look at that before submitting the final.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:03 AM |
Overall record even.
Overall record even.
Overall record even. Strength of schedule about even. Head to head Nevada wins so I don't know how they can be ranked behind them -previous polls nothwithstanding. To be consistent wouldnt you need to put Northern Illinois ahead of Miami given their better overall record even though they lost to Miami in the conference championship game?
One man's opinion anyway.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:33 AM |
It's not about "OMG THEY WON
It's not about "OMG THEY WON
It's not about "OMG THEY WON THE GAME" or vice-versa. One game does not a resume make.
Boise State's strength of schedule, assuming the teams are approximately even, is tougher with 11-2 Virginia Tech (a ranked team) on their schedule, and you could even argue that Oregon State is slightly better than Cal despite the same record, since one of the Beavers' losses was to TCU, not the weak-non-con Cal had outside of Nevada. Boise also averaged a 42.6-21.1 score on the year, to Boise's 46.7-13.0 score (including 3 shutouts).
I think you may have a point, and I'm certainly willing to look at it, but it's not a slam-dunk one way or the other (in which case I may have to agree with you and go with the head-to-head).
December 7th, 2010 at 1:14 AM |
Auburn over Oregon?
Auburn over Oregon?
I guess it doesn't really matter since the rest of the country has both of those teams 1-2 one way or another. I still think Oregon should be number 1.
December 7th, 2010 at 9:45 AM |
auburn
auburn
they do have a 13 win but i still think oregon is a better team.
Spartan's Alphabet: ADEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTUVWXYZ.
December 7th, 2010 at 10:22 AM |
Auburn has beaten 5 teams in
Auburn has beaten 5 teams in
Auburn has beaten 5 teams in this top-25 (one of them, twice). Oregon has beaten 1. I like Oregon as much as the next guy, but their resume isn't even close.
December 7th, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
That is true, but........
That is true, but........
.......the one team that Oregon beat, IMO, is better than the rest of the SEC.
I don't think the SEC teams have any really good defenses this year, regardless of how the stats play out.
It will be a very good MNC game this bowl season.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:10 PM |
IME, Oregon and Auburn are
IME, Oregon and Auburn are
IME, Oregon and Auburn are the two best teams in the country this year. That being said, I don't think the game will be very competitive; Auburn will roll the ducks
December 7th, 2010 at 11:45 AM |
Not to be picky but.......
Not to be picky but.......
as a Miami University grad, nothing is worse than seeing it referred to as Miami (of Ohio). Just my two cents.
December 7th, 2010 at 12:37 PM |
My sister's a Redhawk
My sister's a Redhawk
My sister's a Redhawk herself. The University (at east the athletic department) is OK with references that don't include "of," and they prefer Miami (Ohio), as it's portrayed by the blogpoll.
December 7th, 2010 at 2:25 PM |
Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Keep that "Dropouts" spot warm for them. They'll be visiting it on January 2.
And for the superstitious out there, consider this jinx to be so jinxy that it's a double-reverse jinx. Wait, I just made it a quadruple... OMG a sextuple...
/Shops for jinx video camera at Best Buy. Points said jinx video camera at a TV displaying that jinx video.
Boise St ahead of Nevada? You don't believe your lying eyes it seems........