Proofreading - 10/12/09

by Ivory Tower on Oct 12, 2009 12:01 PM EDT

Another week, another poll. Before we publish our ballot, we like to do a little proofreading. We call it that because the Blogpoll is supposed to be based on resumes, and not just on preseason hype or, heaven forbid, the status quo voting, where no team gets dropped unless they lose, that we all should have left back in 2004.

Anyway, before we post our combined ballot, I drop a a ballot-blob on the readership for comments and criticisms. Teams are not, necessarily, listed in any specific order, just in general amorphous categories. This is what polling would be if it had been invented by Democrats. So, get clicky, but don't get mad when you get to the end. I'm just as disappointed as the rest of you.

Undefeated National Title Contenders

ALABAMA

FLORIDA

TEXAS

This is pretty elementary now, right?

Enjoy your $13 million, but somebody needs to lose for you to get a real shot.

V. TECH

BOISE

CINCY

MIAMI

USC

TCU

The team that makes me most nervous about high inclusion is Miami, who couldn't find their own nuts in that Virginia Tech game. However, their consistent wins over other good/living teams is enough to overcome my trepidation

Your early season embarrassment weighs on me.

IOWA

OREGON

All wins over Top 5 teams aside, these two miracle babies are being treated like they were, somehow, not the biggest embarrassment to their respective conferences in Week 1.

Your resume has a flaw, which will bite you again, I think.

LSU

OHIO STATE

SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA TECH

BYU

OK STATE

HOUSTON

This is where it gets really amorphous. How do you read, for example, South Carolina? Or BYU? These are teams whose wins and losses are looking worse and worse as the season moves along.

Thanks for nothing, winners.

SOUTH FLORIDA

KANSAS

PENN STATE

WISCONSIN

AUBURN

NEBRASKA

Until further notice, these remain the teams in poll purgatory, where winning teams with little or no substantive experience go (see how Ole Miss only meets one of those criteria?). The writers may have dropped Auburn and Wisconsin from their polls (and I'm sure Penn State will rocket up to number 4 in a few weeks), but beating a couple of average teams is, apparently, good enough right now.

Do I have to do this again?

NOTRE DAME

This makes me so mad, I could eat nails and crap bullets. Somebody please tell me how I can get to twenty-five without these clowns.

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I think

Bama will destroy Florida in the SEC Championship game, giving Tim Teabag one final shot at a better “I’m so sorry” speech. Florida will be so dazed and confused at losing this final game, they won’t even consider turning the speech into a plaque for hanging on a wall.

If the National Championship were right now, and the SEC Championship game over with the above outcome, it’d be Alabama and Texas. But you know Texas has a loss coming.. if not this coming weekend against Oklahoma, it will be in 3 weeks vs. Oklahoma State – maybe in 6 weeks vs. Kansas.

Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. - H. L. Mencken

by BimBamOleMissByDamn on Oct 12, 2009 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

Nebraska

has a one point loss to Virginia Tech on the road. If you’re going to accept the Hokies, what’s up with spitting on us?

For comparison’s sake – Houston gave up a crapload of points to an unranked crap team.

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by Jon Johnston on Oct 12, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

Well, hello there...

Never thought I’d see a Nebraska fan here… For what it’s worth, I agree with you, Ivory Tower’s ballots are ri-damn-diculous.

by Whiskey Wednesday on Oct 12, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Nebraska still has a resume problem

That problem is they haven’t beaten anybody that makes me care. Resume ballots are intended to be self-correcting. If Nebraska keeps winning, they’ll move up. That loss to Virginia Tech may have only been by a point, but it was a loss nevertheless. The Turkeys, meanwhile, have some big-time wins to go with that one loss.

Destroying your traditions since [YEAR REDACTED].

by Ivory Tower on Oct 12, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

With that in mind...

I don’t think that anyone remembers Iowa’s embarrassing week one. They did win and they have continued to do so ever since. They are treated well because they improve.

I think the Nebraska fan is right and his team should at least be moved to “flaw” category.

by Role Player on Oct 12, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions