jmblue

September 25th, 2022 at 2:32 PM ^

No surprise.

#5 Clemson struggled more than we did, needing two OTs to beat Wake Forest.

#6 Oklahoma lost.

#7 USC needed a last-minute TD to escape Oregon State.

#8 Kentucky scraped past 1-3 Northern Illinois by one score.

The Fugitive

September 25th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^

In fact, most of the top 25 did not cover vs the spread

UGA, Michigan, Penn State, Clemson, Tennessee, Kentucky, NC State, Oklahoma (L), USC, BYU, Oregon, Ole Miss, Miami (L), Pitt, Texas (L), Arkansas (L)

Utah, Washington, Bama, Ohio State, TA&M (W) vs Arkansas, and Baylor covered.  

rob f

September 25th, 2022 at 2:35 PM ^

How the actual phuck is Staee still getting honorable mention recognition (13 pts) in the poll? 

That team looks so awful they may end up going 3-9 by season's end.

Perkis-Size Me

September 25th, 2022 at 3:21 PM ^

Surprised we didn’t move down to five. Clemson’s defense may have given up a ton of points, but they still went on the road and beat a ranked team. Michigan struggled to put away an unranked team at home. I wouldn’t have been upset if they’d swapped spots.

bronxblue

September 25th, 2022 at 3:26 PM ^

This is also a Clemson team that was in first-half dog fights with La Tech and Georgia Tech, so I think the voters are taking that into account.  And per SP+ Maryland is considered a better team than WF and that was the case coming into the game as well.  Wake has an amazing offense but an atrocious defense and them being ranked had more to do with preseason rankings and inertia than an accurate assessment of their play this season.  

turtleboy

September 25th, 2022 at 3:22 PM ^

I genuinely cannot fathom NCStates ranking, and Kansas not being ranked. NCState beat Texas Tech, and 3 terrible football teams, and are in the top 10. Kansas has beaten West Virginia, Houston, and Duke. Pitt is ranked for losing to Tennessee. Wtf?

SD Larry

September 25th, 2022 at 3:23 PM ^

# 4 makes sense at this point.  Room for improvement.  Bama and OSU not invincible this year.  Agree with others here Minnesota earned their way into top 25.  Oregon State might deserves some respect whipping Boise and giving USC all they could handle.  Wonder how much Georgia played their starters vs. Kent State.  Beat Iowa !

A2Townie

September 25th, 2022 at 3:43 PM ^

I'm good with this. Close games happen. But in all truth I don't feel like we were ever in true danger yesterday.  I never had any heart palpitations. Not like the Rutgers game last year in which we legit could of lost. Go Blue!