Blogpoll Week 15 Draft Ballot Comment Count

Tim

There were only a few games this week, so not a whole lot of explaining to do. Comment away.

Comments

Tim

December 6th, 2010 at 10:43 PM ^

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.

mGrowOld

December 6th, 2010 at 11:03 PM ^

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. 

Tim

December 6th, 2010 at 11:33 PM ^

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).

Mgobowl

December 7th, 2010 at 12:14 AM ^

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.

Tim

December 7th, 2010 at 9:22 AM ^

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.

betheballdanny

December 7th, 2010 at 1:25 PM ^

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.