Been hibernating a while, starting to get back out there.
College football has been fun this season. One discussion point early on was AP poll voting. I think it all works itself out once we get to the end of the season, but there was some silliness being called out early.
Anyway, got me to thinking if a bunch of dopes get to vote in the AP poll, maybe this dope could give it a try and make my own rankings. It's been a fun exercise, a couple pages worth of scribbles in a notebook each week and enhances that week's viewing experience a bit too.
Figured at this point I'd post here for a bit of "personal accountability" and put it out there since it was the criticism of AP voters that got me thinking on this (and maybe to add on to what's been a fun new mid-week hobby for me).
3 criteria/personal decisions I gave myself:
- Wait until October to make 1st poll (this below is the 5th iteration now)
- Cut it at Top 20 (with 12 team playoff no need for me to spend extra time parsing #22vs23vs24 etc)
- Include (at least) 1 G5 team each week since they'll get a bid.
| Rec | Next | Notes | ||
| 1 | Ohio St | 7-0 | v PSU | |
| 2 | Indiana | 8-0 | @ Md | |
| 3 | Alabama | 7-1 | -- | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 8-0 | -- | Still expecting a stumble, but good win. |
| 5 | Georgia | 6-1 | v Fla | Hate to say it, but Gunner Stockton is a winner. |
| 6 | Vandy | 7-1 | @ Texas | I know I'm "too high" on them but it's a damn good football team |
| 7 | Oregon | 7-1 | -- | (These guys might actually be phony as hell) |
| 8 | GA Tech | 8-0 | @ NC St | SOFT schedule; they'll go 11-1 without having to do much |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 7-1 | v S Car | Should win out; we'll see |
| 10 | Miami | 6-1 | @ SMU | |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | @ K St | |
| 12 | BYU | 8-0 | -- | |
| 13 | Louisville | 6-1 | @ VT | Very good team; I probably like them better than GT |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 5-2 | @ BC | |
| 15 | Tennessee | 6-2 | v Okla | Hanging around but I expect they'll fade |
| 16 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | @ Utah | |
| 17 | Pitt | 6-2 | @ Stan | Really coming on lately |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 6-2 | @ Tenn | Probably too high; the yolo boy QB will drag them out soon |
| 19 | Iowa | 6-2 | -- | Actually playing pretty solid ball |
| 20 | Navy | 7-0 | @NTx | Undefeated troops get the G5 nod until they ain't |
"Keeping an eye on" (in no order): Houston, UVA (phonies), Washington, Nebraska (not really), San Diego St, Boise, AAC competitors
Fuck michigan.
