BlogPoll Ballot: Week 1
The first weekend of the 2007 college football season is finally in the books, and oh what a weekend it was. Of course everyone knows what happened to the Wolverines and much of the nation is grateful for the thorough spanking Georgia Tech gave to Notre Dame but what’s really significant is that we finally have some film to back our BlogPoll ballot. There was a lot of movement between the final preseason rankings released last week and what we came up for this week and it starts with Michigan.
We’re not sure where the Wolverines will skid to in the AP or Coaches poll, but they’re completely off of our ballot. They’ll get a chance to get back in, but they also have just as much of a chance to go 1-2 over their next 3 unless Lloyd rights the ship. In the meantime, H20-3 needs a nickname for Armanti Edwards and fast. That guy is sick. Speaking of Appalachian State, we did want to vote them in — perhaps even in the top 15, but were unable to find them on our ballot.
There are quite a few quality teams that are just on the cusp of getting on the ballot. Georgia Tech embarrased Notre Dame, but then again who doesn’t these days. THC summed up the game pretty well: "Charlie Weis made Chan Gailey look like Vince Lombardi". Michigan State looked very un-Michigan State-like lighting up the scoreboard with 45 first half points on the way to a 55-18 victory over UAB and TCU could be a sleeper upset at Texas this week.
As always, you can check the ballots of every voter and the final version is due Wednesday morning, so get your thoughts in by Tuesday night if you think we got it wrong.
| 1 |  |
You know you’re good when a 38-10 win is considered sluggish. | – |
| 2 |  |
6 INTs helped carry the offense against the overmatched Croomers. | – |
| 3 |  |
542 yards of offense on the way to 62 points — most since 2001. | – |
| 4 |  |
Tebow can’t throw? 13/17 for 300 and 3 TDs says differently. |  2 |
| 5 |  |
79 points and the new skill players are on a roll. | 3 |
| 6 |  |
Donovan leads the way (3 pass TD, 1 rush TD) to quality win over WSU. | 1 |
| 7 |  |
An overmatched opponent, but boy does Brohm and company look good. | 4 |
| 8 |  |
The biggest question coming in was answered with Boeckman’s performance. | 2 |
| 9 |  |
Cal had to employ rocket-powered shoes to stay on the field with an SEC club. | 3 |
| 10 |  |
You needed an onside kick recovery against Arkansas State. For that, you drop. |  5 |
| 11 |  |
ECU was game, but Va Tech came through on an emotional day. | 2 |
| 12 |  |
Solid opening win and props for playing a BCS team when most of the elites looked to the FCS. | 2 |
| 13 |  |
Bell had a monster game and Harbough’s team got blitzed, but Mike Hart has to be feeling worse today. | 4 |
| 14 |  |
It was Buffalo, but Rice’s Heisman campaign is off to a good start (184, 3 TD) | 2 |
| 15 |  |
A home shutout is a wonderful way to start a season. | 3 |
| 16 |  |
Two late scores bailed Coach Click-Clack’s squad out against a mediocre K-State team. | 1 |
| 17 |  |
I don’t care who you are playing. 49 points in the first half is pretty fresh. | 3 |
| 18 |  |
Fulmer has a good football team and will bounce back. Props to the Vols for scheduling this series. | 5 |
| 19 |  |
The Huskers beat Nevada the way you’re supposed to beat a Nevada. | 2 |
| 20 |  |
McFadden’s off to a rip-roaring start, including a 42-yard touchdown toss. | 1 |
| 21 |  |
Bear Saban is off to a fine start after demolishing Western Carolina 52-6. | 4 |
| 22 |  |
Waiting to see the Noles for the first time tonight. | 1 |
| 23 |  |
Northern Colorado is not as bad as some of the teams that faced the big programs opening week. | 1 |
| 24 |  |
After beating Louisiana-Lafayette by only 14 points, the OBC is promising "a whole bunch of lineup changes". | – |
| 25 |  |
Thrilling win over Illinois could set the tone for a suprising season. | NR |
DROPPED OUT: Michigan (#4)
Looks fair, Florida looks great again, arghhh
beautiful. just beautiful. michigan dropping out. haha.
I wonder if Michigan drops out of the top 25, will it be the largest drop in the polls ever?
the shitty thing is that michigan has made the big ten as a whole look bad, i’m a huge buckeye fan & i want LLLLLLLLLLoyd carr fired. he just gives sec fans fuel for their fire saying we (big ten) are overated!
Michigan dropping completely out of the rankings??? That was a number 1, twice defending national champion they lost to. Granted it was in the Big House. Therefore, I dropped Michigan just a few spots, albeit also one level, in my rankings:
Football Championship Subdivision rankings:
1. Appalachian State
2. Montana
3. North Dakota State
4. Youngstown State
5. New Hampshire
6. James Madison
7. Northern Iowa
8. Michigan
9. Illinois State
10. McNeese State
We drop in both polls? Is this a slap to the conference due to UM losing to AppyState? Is this a slap for playing a 1AA team in our opener? I know it is early and I don’t know if we should be ranked much higher than 10 at this point but I am not afraid of VT or Georgia. It will all shake out soon enough I guess.
It may be a reflection of the conference as a whole. Doesn’t matter. In D1 football, all you gotta do is win.
This goes back to what you said Saturday Harold, if Ohio State wins all of their games, they will be in the BCS title game every time. The mix up in the top ten starts this week, with a couple of big games. Perhaps Miami can pull the upset over Oklahoma and VT over LSU, then we can move into the top ten.
If a Pac 10 team, an SEC team and a Big 10 team all go unbeaten this season (not probable, but possible), who do you think gets left out this season?
Thanks Michigan.