No change in this week's top 9, but things got a little rocky for 6 of the 8 teams behind them. All those losses made for a tough decision on where to place the 2 and 3 loss teams.
It looks like TCU and Boise are going to do their best to help blow up the BCS standings and it will be interesting which power conference will get their second team shutout. We've always rooted for multiple undefeated teams to help prove how broke the system is and since Ohio State has their ticket punched, let the controversy begin.
Looking ahead, there aren't too many games that would classify as great this weekend and quite honestly, there's really only one game this weekend we care about. We know you just want to talk Michigan, but let us know if there are any teams we have out of whack.
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10-0. Colt McCoy tied the all-time mark for wins at QB with 42, after the Longhorns beatdown Baylor 47-14. Texas ran for 224 yards on the ground, while holding BU to just 6. Next up: Kansas, 8:00. | -- |
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10-0. Florida finished a perfect SEC season with a 24-14 win over South Carolina. Tebow threw for a score and ran for another, while the Florida D held the Gamecocks to 247 yards and forced 3 TO's. Next up: FIU, 12:30. | -- |
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10-0. Mark Ingram carried it 19 times for 149 yards and 2 TD's, as 'Bama took down Miss. St. 31-3. The Tide defense gave up just 213 yards and held the Bulldogs to 2-13 on 3rd downs. Next up: Chattanooga, 12:20. | -- |
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10-0. The Bearcats held off WVU Friday, 24-21. Isiah Pead ran for 175 yards and a score on 18 carries, while Tony Pike made his return by going 2/4 for 16 yards and 2 TD's and Zach Collaros went 17/24 for 205 yards. Next up: Illinois, 11/27. | -- |
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10-0. Destroyed Utah, 55-28, as the Horned Frogs racked up 342 yards rushing and only gave up 284 total yards to the Utes. With Wyoming and New Mexico left on the schedule, TCU should finish the season undefeated and make it interesting in the BCS. Next up: Wyoming, 2:00. | -- |
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10-0. It's easy to win when you force 7 TO's which is exactly what Boise did in their 63-25 win over Idaho. Kellen Moore was 22/32 for 299 yards and 5 scores, while Brian Reader threw 5 picks for Wyoming. Next Up: at Utah State, 9:30. | -- |
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10-1. Clinched a spot in the coveted ACC title game, by taking down Duke 49-10. Jonathan Dwyer rushed 14 times for 100 yards and 2 scores, while Josh Nesbitt threw for 195 yards and 2 TD's on 6 completions. Next Up: Georgia, 11/28. | -- |
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9-2. A win is a win and the 27-24 OT victory over Iowa punched OSU's ticket to the Rose Bowl. Boom and Zoom combined for 200 yards and 3 TD's, while Pryor managed the game once again, going 14/17 for 93 yards. Next up: Michigan, Noon. | -- |
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8-2. LaMichael James toted the rock 22 times, gaining 150 yards and 3 TD's, all in the first half, as Oregon beat ASU 44-21. ASU held the ball for more than 36 minutes, but managed just 211 total yards. Next up: at Arizona, 8:00. | -- |
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9-1. Held off a late rally by Notre Dame, to win 27-22 over the Irish. Dion Lewis continued his remarkable freshman campaign, rushing 21 times for 152 yards and a score, while Jonathan Baldwin caught 5 for 142 yards and a beautiful 36-yard TD. Next up: at WVU, 11/27. |  1 |
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8-2. Trailed 13-10 at the half, but held La. Tech to 3 points in the second half and won 24-16. Keiland Williams rushed 15 times for 116 yards and 2 second half TD's. The Tigers could only muster 105 yards passing, as Jarrett Lee completed just 7 of 22. Next Up: at Ole' Miss, 3:30. | 4 |
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9-2. Penn State turned it over 4 times in the first half, but came back to beat Indiana, 31-20. Bowman returned an INT 73 yards for a pick six and Evan Royster had 21 touches for 134 yards and 2 scores. Next up: at Michigan State, 3:30. | 4 |
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9-2. James Vandenberg played better than expected, thanks in large part to the O-Line. We didn't drop them too much, because their line play on both sides is outstanding. Next Up: Minnesota, Noon. |  1 |
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8-2. Patrick Levine returned an INT 21 yards in the 4th, to put the Cowboys up 24-10 and they held on to win 24-17 in Stillwater. OSU outrushed TT 243-50, to go along with 12 penalties and 3 TO's by the Red Raiders. Next Up: Colorado, Thursday 7:30. | 7 |
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9-2. Handed Michigan their 6th straight conference loss, 45-24. Scott Tolzien threw for 240 yards and accounted for 4 TD's, while John Clay added 151 yards on 26 carries. The Badgers outgained scUM 469-265. Next Up: at Northwestern, 3:30. | 4 |
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7-3. Demolished USC 55-21, as Toby Gearhart ran for 178 yards and 3 scores on 29 carries. The Cardinals forced 4 USC TO's, including 3 picks by The Kid, outscoring the Trojans 28-0 in the 4th. Next Up: California, 7:30. | 7 |
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8-2. Max Hall threw for 314 yards and 2 scores, as BYU beat New Mexico 24-19. The Cougars were held to just 41 yards rushing and were actually outgained 360-355 overall. Next Up: Air Force, 3:30. | 3 |
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8-2. Got throttled 55-21 at TCU. The Utes had 14 penalties for 110 yards and was just 4/15 on 3rd downs. Next Up: San Diego State, 4:00. | 4 |
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8-2. Lost on the road 37-32 at UCF. Case Keenum threw for 377 yards and 3 scores, but Brynn Harvey ran 35 times for 139 yards and 3 TD's. Next Up: Memphis, 1:00. | 2 |
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7-3. Jacory Harris threw for 319 yards, but was picked 4 times as Miami lost to UNC 33-24. Two of Harris's INTs were returned for touchdowns and TJ Yates threw for their only offensive TD. Next Up: Duke, Noon. | 7 |
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8-3. Ricky Dobbs toted it 26 times for 100 yards and 5 scores, as Navy rushed for 242 yards as a team in their 35-18 win over Delaware. Next Up: at Hawaii, 11/28 | 4 |
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7-3. Another WTF game from USC, giving up 469 total yards to Stanford in their 55-21 loss. Joe McKnight managed 142 yards on 16 carries, but the Torjans couldn't overcome their 4 TO's. Next Up: UCLA, 11/28. | 12 |
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7-3. CJ Spiller continued his spectacular season, by throwing, rushing and catching a TD in Clemson's 43-23 win over NC State. Clemson controls their own destiny in a date with G.Tech in the ACC title game. Next Up: Virginia, 3:30. | -- |
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7-2. Took down South Florida 31-0 on Thursday night. Joe Martinek ran for 128 yards and a score on 25 carries and the defense handed USF their first ever shutout. Next Up: at Syracuse, 3:30. | -- |
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7-3. Beat Washington 48-21, as Sean Canfield threw for 4 TD's. Jacquizz Rogers ran for 159 yards and 2 scores on 18 carries, while his brother James caught 2 scores. Next Up: at Washington State. | -- |
Dropped Out: Arizona (#18), South Florida (#22), West Virginia (#24). (Last Week's Ballot)
Comments
I think you have to keep Iowa ahead of PSU and I would reverse order the top 3. I don't hate Cincy, but I do think that TCU and Boise could probably take them on a neutral field, but I've seen very little from any of them.
will someone tell me how you get a blogpoll on your own blog??
Wow, ranking Navy over USC, never thought I'd see that this year. Seeing USC self-destruct makes me even more mad OSU gave that game away.
I have no issues with the rankings except for Cincinnati ahead of TCU. After watching them completely dismantle a solid Utah bunch, I'm convinced they can hang with any of the this year's big three, and maybe even beat them, especially with that defense. I can't say the same about Cincinnati.
We already saw Boise St. take apart Oregon, so there's no way Oregon passes them. What stuns me is the continued lack of respect Boise St. gets. It's almost like even if they beat a blue blood in a major bowl, that still wouldn't be enough. Wait, what?
On further review...how is Penn St. ahead of Iowa? Didn't Iowa completely wax Penn St. in Happy Valley? I don't care if their QB is hurt, they are still the 2nd best in the Big Ten, by far...certainly a more complete team than Penn St. is.
Errr, 27-24 OT victory for OSU.
I'm of the mind that LSU has no earthly business in the #11 spot; I'd probably slide them down to the bottom of teens. Their best wins are two losses to Bama and Florida; they have no wins over ranked teams, and struggled to put away LA Tech while playing at home.
According to Sagarins ratings, LSU is 0-2 against top 30 teams, and you have to go all the way down to PSU at #21 in the Sagarin ratings until you hit another 0-2 team. I'm not sure LSU would beat PSU on a neutral field, either. I think LSU should drop significantly.
Not be an Iowa homer but you have to swap iowa and penn state. Both have two losses and Iowa won at Happy Valley, played OSU much tougher in the shoe no less and while Penn State was playing Eastern Illinois in the non conference Iowa was waxing Arizona and blowing out Iowa State who frighteningly is still in the of hunt to win big 12 North.
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The final score of yesterday's game should have been more like 24-13 (sans the KO return which dropped a nuclear bomb on tOSU's momentum...). At any rate, Iowa looked like a much better team than PSU (proven by their win in Happy Valley).
Beanie for the Houndie...
Changes I would make, TCU at No. 4 ahead of Cincy. Move Georgia Tech and Ohio State up one each and drop Boise down to the No. 8 spot. Flip Flop Clemson and Miami since Clemson beat them in Miami.
Lastly.. for those that have been hating on the Buckeyes.. according to this poll the Buckeyes will have beaten four ranked opponents and lost to a 5th in the waning seconds. How many other teams can say that. Ahhhh, Roses do smell good - Sometimes and this is one of those times.
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TCU may beat Cincinnati, but I just don't see Boise State doing it. I know they beat Oregon, but that Oregon team that night, was not the same Oregon who beat USC. Boise State is a very solid team but I don't know that they are the 2nd or even 3rd best, in the Pac 10, Big 10, SEC, or ACC.
Basically, you gotta run the blog for a while, and publish good content regularly. Brian at mgoblog will post something over the summer asking for applications/suggestions for blogs, and you can say something to him then. It helps if you cover a team that doesn't have that many blogs doing the BlogPoll, but as long as you're putting out good stuff and you get a decent number of readers, you can usually get in.
I've been saying all year that LSU is NOT THAT GOOD, and on this very site I've been ripped for it. People always tell me that 2002-2003 is a great example of a team not having to win by much to be really good. I'm like yeah but not when you have a tough time with Washington, Mississippi State, Georgia, and now Louisiana Tech. There's no doubt in my mind PSU beats them in a bowl game.
+1 on that. In fantasy today I decided to start him. I said you know, he's been playing better lately, I think he's about to break out. Thank God I did because he anchored my winning team today!
I've always enjoyed getting on this site and reading comments and sharing my thoughts, and this year I've enjoyed it a bit less. This season had so much bitching and moaning that you would've thought this team only won three games. Then last night after a great game riding home from Columbus I hear some idiot on the radio say send Pryor and Tressel to Cincinnati and bring Kelly and Collaros up here. I thought that to be proposterous but after this year I think a large percentage on here may agree.
I'm not knocking or directing any criticism on anyone in particular or anything, but this team, though talented, was largely inexperienced, especially on offense. This team just won the Big 10 and beat 2 really good teams back to back to get there. The Big 10, while not the most dominant conference was much improved and to win the conference Ohio State beat 3 teams that would challenge for the top 3rd of any conference. Though the play calling has been frustrating at times, and Pryor was imperfect and certainly not the offensive player of the year, this has been one hell of a successful season. For what was supposed to be a year to get this team ready for a championship run next year, I say mission accomplished. They've been through some real wars this year and come out on top a couple of times. The offense has definitely matured along with it's future start QB.
I know this comment doesn't have much to do with the blog poll, but just the fact this team is number 8 in the blog poll and 10 in the BCS I think is quite remarkable considering all the adversity, and looking at comments all year on here you would think this team is much much worse.
Start QB was supposed to be star QB.
Sorta OT, but I clicked through to the BCS pdf thingy in Good Shizzy, and noticed that we've beaten three of the top 25 teams there, and lost to one - is there anybody else in that group with as good a resume?
Damn just a few weeks ago sxUM was riding high, doom and gloom about "the Game" and Bowl eligibility abounded, and now look at us....
I'm going out on a limb, but scUM's pass D TP stepping into his throws = 250 yds passing for TP. You heard it here first.
Taking all comments into consideration, we will move TCU ahead of Cincy, flip-flop Iowa and PSU and move Miami ahead of Clemson. Let us know by Wednesday if anything else needs changed.