2015 FBS Polls

[koonja]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Seriously Coaches Poll? Auburn stays in but BYU, who lost to a higher ranked team on the road by 1, owns a better resume, is out? Get real.</p>— Bryan Driskell (@BGI_CoachD78) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_CoachD78/status/645640291253374976">September 20, 2015</a></blockquote>
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[mgriff]

1.MSU
2.Ole Miss (Say what you want but that was the most impressive game I've seen so far.)
3.OSU
4.Georgia
5.LSU
6.ND
7.UCLA
8.TCU

Three through eight you could mix up however you want. I'm really not high on TCU or Baylor though.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

1.MSU
2.Ole Miss (Say what you want but that was the most impressive game I've seen so far.)
3.OSU
4.Georgia
5.LSU
6.ND
7.UCLA
8.TCU

Spot on IMO. I like this list.

 

[wizards8507]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

Looks right to me. Honestly you guys need to wake up. It's not the SEC that's overrated this year. It's the Big 12.

 

[wizards8507]

1.MSU
2.Ole Miss (Say what you want but that was the most impressive game I've seen so far.)
3.OSU
4.Georgia
5.LSU
6.ND
7.UCLA
8.TCU

Three through eight you could mix up however you want. I'm really not high on TCU or Baylor though.

Spot on IMO. I like this list.

Word. The scary thing is that neither Baylor nor TCU actually play anyone besides each other to show how mediocre they are.

Hook 'em. Boomer Sooner. And whatnot.

 

[dad4aa]

1.MSU
2.Ole Miss (Say what you want but that was the most impressive game I've seen so far.)
3.OSU
4.Georgia
5.LSU
6.ND
7.UCLA
8.TCU

Three through eight you could mix up however you want. I'm really not high on TCU or Baylor though.

I may be the only one not so impressed with Ole Miss...yet. That is one great victory and I agree they played great. But one quality game in 3 does not justify that big of a jump. You work your way up as you have more quality wins and the teams in front of you have less quality wins or losses.

 

[dad4aa]

Looks right to me. Honestly you guys need to wake up. It's not the SEC that's overrated this year. It's the Big 12.

I agree with this part.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

2015 FBS Polls

Looks right to me. Honestly you guys need to wake up. It's not the SEC that's overrated this year. It's the Big 12.

IMO:

Big Ten= rated about right
Big 12= grossly overrated
SEC= slightly overrated
PAC 12= underrated
ACC= slightly overrated

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Word. The scary thing is that neither Baylor nor TCU actually play anyone besides each other to show how mediocre they are.

Hook 'em. Boomer Sooner. And whatnot.

Kansas has shown...

...well...

*sigh*

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

Which one is the joke? I'm honestly not sure.

 

[dad4aa]

Which one is the joke? I'm honestly not sure.

Too many double standards by everyone. If previous rankings don't matter than OSU should be out. They were losing again to Va Tech until their QB got hurt. They struggled again this week against No Ill. That does not show they are one of the top four teams in the country. Again, if previous rankings do not matter than neither does defending champ, new team...new year...you have to earn it.

If previous rankings do matter, one game does not jump you from 15 to 2. Does not matter how great a win unless the other 13 teams in front of you struggled. You want to prove you are one of the top 4 in the country, play a top opponent OUTSIDE of your conference. MSU is the only team I am 100% agreement with. Have looked good and beat a top Power 5 team.

Not sure what other three I would put in...probably ND would be one, but there is no way I would put four teams from two conferences when there are plenty of other teams playing well, with tougher schedules to date.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

Too many double standards by everyone. If previous rankings don't matter than OSU should be out. They were losing again to Va Tech until their QB got hurt. They struggled again this week against No Ill. That does not show they are one of the top four teams in the country. Again, if previous rankings do not matter than neither does defending champ, new team...new year...you have to earn it.

If previous rankings do matter, one game does not jump you from 15 to 2. Does not matter how great a win unless the other 13 teams in front of you struggled. You want to prove you are one of the top 4 in the country, play a top opponent OUTSIDE of your conference. MSU is the only team I am 100% agreement with. Have looked good and beat a top Power 5 team.

Not sure what other three I would put in...probably ND would be one, but there is no way I would put four teams from two conferences when there are plenty of other teams playing well, with tougher schedules to date.

I think the defending national champ with two returning QBs deserves some benefit of the doubt. I hope they lose multiple times. I just think they're a top 4 team.

 

[condoms SUCk]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

OSU- have not been nearly as impressive as I thought they would be, they may actually lose a regular season if they keep playing like they have been. They need to get the QB and the turnover issues resolved, IMO-not over all #1 but still top 4 due to the fact they are the defending champs...
LSU- Auburn is garbage amd if Fournette were to go down they would be in trouble, maybe top 10 but top 4, meh.
Ole Miss- They did NOT beat Alabama, Alabama helped Ole Miss beat them, turnovers, lucky plays that I may not see again in my life time, and inept QB play is what caused Bama's loss. Ole Miss is a fraud and will be exposed sooner or later.
MSU- IMO the are the only team in this top 4 that I have no issues with, IMO they are the true #1.

My top 4
MSU- best on field performance so far this season.....period
Georgia- killed their FCS opponent and took care of business against Vanderbilt and SCe. They most likely will win the the SEC East
ND-only team to be 3-0 against power 5 teams, have two lights out performances and one close call on the road.
OSU- Defending Champs, not impressive at all so far but when they get things figured out on O they will be tough.

 

[dad4aa]

I think the defending national champ with two returning QBs deserves some benefit of the doubt. I hope they lose multiple times. I just think they're a top 4 team.

Then we are anointing them as a top 4 team based off of last year and not off of their current performance. Btw, I agree with you and think they should be there since they are the defending champs. Until someone knocks you off, you are the champ. I have trouble with Ole Miss leapfrogging everyone because of one game. No matter how impressive people see it, it was just one game.

 

[wizards8507]

Then we are anointing them as a top 4 team based off of last year and not off of their current performance. Btw, I agree with you and think they should be there since they are the defending champs. Until someone knocks you off, you are the champ. I have trouble with Ole Miss leapfrogging everyone because of one game. No matter how impressive people see it, it was just one game.

You can't say "it's just one game" when it's only three weeks into the season. "Just one game" is 1/3 of all we know.

 

[Luckylucci]

IMO beating Bama in Bama is one of hardest things to do in the current college football landscape. I would have zero problem with them in the top 5. That D is real and it looks like they may have some O to back it up. LT is a beast.

They have a pretty easy road here on out so my money is that they are the representatives from the West.

I'm a little confused by you saying the D is real. They gave up 503 yards of offense and 37 points. If Bama corrects a few of the really stupid mistakes, that were unforced it would've probably been worse. The last time they played a decent offense was last year when TCU hung a bazillion points on them. So the last two times they've played against competent offenses, their D has been owned.

 

[Cackalacky]

Also I think Bama gifted them 24 points from TOs. That's what you have to do. Punish elite teams for being dumb. If Bama doesn't make those TOs it might have been different. I am in wait in see mode on Ole Miss still. Not sure they will be able to put together a full season.

 

[Luckylucci]

Also I think Bama gifted them 24 points from TOs. That's what you have to do. Punish elite teams for being dumb. If Bama doesn't make those TOs it might have been different. I am in wait in see mode on Ole Miss still. Not sure they will be able to put together a full season.

Not to mention that one of Ole Miss's TD's was complete fluke and garbage. 9 times out of 10 that's either an interception or an incomplete pass. However, they got 6 out of it. Basically the difference in the game when all was said and done.

 

[irishff1014]

I think we should be ahead of FSU

 

[dad4aa]

You can't say "it's just one game" when it's only three weeks into the season. "Just one game" is 1/3 of all we know.

So if this was the first game of the year you would move them all the way up? I would not. If preseason/early season polls exist, then use them. One game does not justify jumping over 13 other teams. I would say the same thing if it was Notre Dame who beat them. All of these teams were in front of you for a reason. Ole Miss came out and had a phenomenal game and they should jump those close to them that were not as impressive. If they play like that again next week, they move up again. Do not jump a team from 15 to 2 off of one victory. The rankings need to be earned weekly. If they don't look as impressive against Vandy, are you going to drop them several spots?

 

[dad4aa]

OSU- have not been nearly as impressive as I thought they would be, they may actually lose a regular season if they keep playing like they have been. They need to get the QB and the turnover issues resolved, IMO-not over all #1 but still top 4 due to the fact they are the defending champs...
LSU- Auburn is garbage amd if Fournette were to go down they would be in trouble, maybe top 10 but top 4, meh.
Ole Miss- They did NOT beat Alabama, Alabama helped Ole Miss beat them, turnovers, lucky plays that I may not see again in my life time, and inept QB play is what caused Bama's loss. Ole Miss is a fraud and will be exposed sooner or later.
MSU- IMO the are the only team in this top 4 that I have no issues with, IMO they are the true #1.

My top 4
MSU- best on field performance so far this season.....period
Georgia- killed their FCS opponent and took care of business against Vanderbilt and SCe. They most likely will win the the SEC East
ND-only team to be 3-0 against power 5 teams, have two lights out performances and one close call on the road.
OSU- Defending Champs, not impressive at all so far but when they get things figured out on O they will be tough.

Reps to you!!! Agree with ALL OF THIS.

 

[wizards8507]

So if this was the first game of the year you would move them all the way up? I would not. If preseason/early season polls exist, then use them.

I'm sorry are you telling me if it was week one and one team has a road victory at Alabama, you would NOT have that team as #1?

Preseason polls are notoriously shit. We absolutely should not be relying on them at all. If a team proves they're the best in the country, then they're the best in the country. They shouldn't be penalized because our prior week's assessment incorrectly evaluated them as less than elite. Prior polls have no value if you learn that the prior polls were just wrong.

Edit: And you seem to agree that TCU and Baylor are overrated, but their claim to top five status is built on NOTHING either has achieved this season.

 

[Luckylucci]

Out this in another thread but it might be more relevant here. ND becomes the first team since 2012 to win it's first 3 games of the season against Power 5 teams. It sounds like we are going to be discounted by injuries for what should be a really good early resume.

 

[phgreek]

What? ...How?

Treatment of Alabama and Ole miss seems closer to reasonable. Although Bama lost at home, which should yield more of a slip...it wasn't some violent knee jerk deal. Baylor...like everyone else at the top, gets the benefit of pre-season projections...they were idle, I can't see tumbling them from where they were last week....again if we were predicting what coaches and AP would do here...which is what I thought we were doing.

 

[koonja]

When does the committee put out its first ranking? After week 4, right?

I don't think they'll have OSU at #1. At least they shouldn't, but I guess they did that with FSU last year. If you're looking at just this year, OSU isn't #1, and I think there's a chance they don't start there.

 

[dad4aa]

I'm sorry are you telling me if it was week one and one team has a road victory at Alabama, you would NOT have that team as #1?

Preseason polls are notoriously shit. We absolutely should not be relying on them at all. If a team proves they're the best in the country, then they're the best in the country. They shouldn't be penalized because our prior week's assessment incorrectly evaluated them as less than elite. Prior polls have no value if you learn that the prior polls were just wrong.

Edit: And you seem to agree that TCU and Baylor are overrated, but their claim to top five status is built on NOTHING either has achieved this season.

Cannot argue SEC bias with an SEC biased person. Your entire argument is based on how unbelievable it is that someone beat Alabama at home and whoever does, they should be #1.

As many posters have stated, Alabama had a huge hand in beating themselves that game. And much like our 2012 run, Ole Miss had several lucky breaks...especially the TD catch on a stupid QB pass that 9 times out of 10 would have been intercepted. Ole Miss, IMO, did not dominate Alabama as much as Alabama played bad. Ole Miss earned the victory, but it is not like they went in and help Alabama to 150 total yards and owned the game from start to finish. They beat them at home with the help of bad play and lucky breaks.

 

[dad4aa]

When does the committee put out its first ranking? After week 4, right?

I don't think they'll have OSU at #1. At least they shouldn't, but I guess they did that with FSU last year. If you're looking at just this year, OSU isn't #1, and I think there's a chance they don't start there.

I thought it was week 6 like the BCS used to, but I could be wrong.

Hope you're right because OSU has not played like the #1 team in the country.

 

[phgreek]

When does the committee put out its first ranking? After week 4, right?

I don't think they'll have OSU at #1. At least they shouldn't, but I guess they did that with FSU last year. If you're looking at just this year, OSU isn't #1, and I think there's a chance they don't start there.

Will be interesting...If I had to guess, I'd still say Ohio State would debut at #1. I do think after next week, ND may debut as high as 5, as low as 7. If they beat Clemson and USC, they are entrenched in the top 3, and it should all come down to the Tree, who woke the hell up and punched condom in the throat.

 

[wizards8507]

Cannot argue SEC bias with an SEC biased person. Your entire argument is based on how unbelievable it is that someone beat Alabama at home and whoever does, they should be #1.

It has nothing to do with Alabama being in the SEC. I'd say the same thing if someone went into Ohio State and won. Or USC.

 

[wizards8507]

When does the committee put out its first ranking? After week 4, right?

I don't think they'll have OSU at #1. At least they shouldn't, but I guess they did that with FSU last year. If you're looking at just this year, OSU isn't #1, and I think there's a chance they don't start there.

I thought it was week 6 like the BCS used to, but I could be wrong.

Hope you're right because OSU has not played like the #1 team in the country.

Will be interesting...If I had to guess, I'd still say Ohio State would debut at #1. I do think after next week, ND may debut as high as 5, as low as 7. If they beat Clemson and USC, they are entrenched in the top 3, and it should all come down to the Tree, who woke the hell up and punched condom in the throat.

November 3 dudes. Week 9. Way after we put up or shut up against Clemson and USC.

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