SportsHoopla Week 8 Top 25 Discussion Thread

[theSabanator20]

Discuss polls here.

 

[theSabanator20]

My New Year's 6 (does not reflect my current ranking, they may change)

Peach(Semi): Alabama vs. Michigan
Fiesta(Semi): Washington vs. Clemson
Rose: Ohio State vs. Utah
Cotton: Boise State vs. Baylor
Sugar: Texas A&M vs. West Virginia
Orange: Nebraska vs. Louisville

Playoff Title: Alabama vs. Washington

Possible AT LARGES: Western Michigan, San Diego State, Houston, Navy, USF, Memphis, Troy, Toledo
Possible ACC: North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh
Possible B1G: Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State, Northwestern
Possible BXII: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU
Possible SEC: Auburn, LSU, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee
Possible PAC12: Colorado, Washington State

 

[Podunkparte]

Did you watch the Clemson and Ohio St games?

How the hell does Clemson jump to 2 after lucking into a win against unranked NC state, while Ohio St beats #9 Wisconsin and falls to 6?

 

[theSabanator20]

Did you watch the Clemson and Ohio St games?

How the hell does Clemson jump to 2 after lucking into a win against unranked NC state, while Ohio St beats #9 Wisconsin and falls to 6?

SportsHoopla Week 8 Top 25 Discussion Thread

 

[Podunkparte]

Your ranking of Clemson and Ohio St is dumb here as well.

Better?

 

[theSabanator20]

Your ranking of Clemson and Ohio St is dumb here as well.

Better?

That's your opinion.

Look at SOS and you'll see Clemson has been facing average to above average competition almost every week.

Clemson opp over .500
Auburn
NC State
GT
Louisville
Troy

Ohio State opp over .500
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Wisconsin

 

[TigersBleaux]

That's your opinion.

Look at SOS and you'll see Clemson has been facing average to above average competition almost every week.

Clemson opp over .500
Auburn
NC State
GT
Louisville
Troy

Ohio State opp over .500
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Wisconsin

You ranked UNC over FSU... makes perfect sense. But then you ranked South Florida over both of them. Lost on that one.

 

[theSabanator20]

You ranked UNC over FSU... makes perfect sense. But then you ranked South Florida over both of them. Lost on that one.

Only because USF has one loss, the others have two. And I could see USF going 10-2 or even 11-1. They might lose vs. Navy, but on paper they should cruise to a 10 win season and AAC Title appearance.

 

[mutiger]

Volsbound you have Boise St ranked and they have played nobody but won't rank Western Michigan for same thing?

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Volsbound you have Boise St ranked and they have played nobody but won't rank Western Michigan for same thing?

We're just that good

 

[tnapucco]

Volsbound you have Boise St ranked and they have played nobody but won't rank Western Michigan for same thing?

You have Ole Miss ranked.

I really don't think you have any reason to criticize another poll.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Did you watch the Clemson and Ohio St games?

How the hell does Clemson jump to 2 after lucking into a win against unranked NC state, while Ohio St beats #9 Wisconsin and falls to 6?

We've been doing rankings since the day I joined this site, and this guy isn't new, but doesn't understand the concept of the discussion thread. Shame his ass until he gets it.

 

[wazzu31]

Volsbound you have Boise St ranked and they have played nobody but won't rank Western Michigan for same thing?

They beat the Pac 12 leader

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

They beat the Pac 12 leader

 

[BTSBuckeye]

That's your opinion.

Look at SOS and you'll see Clemson has been facing average to above average competition almost every week.

And Clemson has struggled in at least 3 of those games ...

Mean while Ohio State has two of the best road wins in the country and you place them 6th ...

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Volsbound you have Boise St ranked and they have played nobody but won't rank Western Michigan for same thing?

He does need to rank Western Michigan though because he has South Florida ranked

South Florida doesn't have a single win that's near as good as Western Michigan's Northwestern win

and South Florida looked like a steaming pile of garbage against Florida State

how has that been forgotten? I was the first person to rank South Florida this year but that simply was an awful performance and they have to do more to show that they might not be that bad

 

[mutiger]

You have Ole Miss ranked.

I really don't think you have any reason to criticize another poll.

Ole Miss is clearly a Top 25 team. They have lost close games to Bama, FSU and Arkansas

 

[Smart]

You have Ole Miss ranked.

I really don't think you have any reason to criticize another poll.

What about Ole Miss' performance suggests they don't belong ranked? I felt terrible putting them at 25 honestly, because last night was debatably their worst performance and they still looked just as good as Arkansas (my #15) in their house.

Honestly, I think the SEC West is sneakily underrated. Outside of the cellar dweller Mississippi State, none of them have a bad loss and they have several incredible performances. I think it's entirely possible that those are 6 of the best 20 teams in the country.

 

[theSabanator20]

1. Alabama
2. Ohio St
3. Washington
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Texas A&M
7. Louisville
8. Baylor
9. Nebraska
10. West Virginia
11. Wisconsin
12. LSU
13. Auburn
14. Houston
15. Arkansas
16. Florida St.
17. Western Michigan
18. Boise St
19. Oklahoma
20. Florida
21. Utah
22. South Florida
23. Ole Miss
24. Colorado
25. Navy

There's no way you have FSU ranked at 16, and Oklahoma ranked, and not have UNC in the top 25.

UNC beat FSU on the road. Which had not been done for years.

Who has Oklahoma beaten? TCU has no defense. Texas has no defense. KState is a joke. They got destroyed at home by Ohio State(with perfect field conditions) and got handled by Houston.

UNC lost to VT at home in a monsoon and lost to a healthy Georgia team with Nick Chubb at full speed.

2 road wins vs. ranked teams in FSU and Miami. Also beat Pitt.

FSU has wins over USF, Miami, and Ole Miss, respectively. But they got gangbanged by Louisville. And probably still would today.

Overall:
UNC - great wins, average losses
FSU - great wins, great losses
Oklahoma - great losses, average wins

UNC>FSU>Oklahoma by all accounts.

 

[The Future Modal]

I can't believe Washington State isn't ranked yet.