2015 FBS Polls

[longliveautrydenson]

What's the point of polling if you're not going to punish OSU for squeaking by a MAC team at home? I'm going to be pissed if they are anything close to a consensus #1.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I'd go...

Ohio State
Michigan State
TCU
Georgia
Baylor
ND
LSU
Ole Miss

But...good hell the weight assigned to SEC Road wins, especially against Bama is ludicrous. 7-8 spots is too much, but 10 is SEC drunk...

I'd go
MSU
TCU
OSU
UGA
ND
LSU
Ole Miss
Baylor

I just think you gotta drop OSU now. They haven't looked great all year yet.

 

[IrishFanJMercy]

I think we are deserving of a top 10 ranking but where I'm not sure. What scares me going forward are teams with good passing QB's (USC, Clemson, Stanford maybe) the db's haven't shown me anything yet this year. And if GT's QB was a better passer it would have been ugly yesterday. Where have colemon watkins been? I have yet to see their names called? They can't be any worse than what we've looked out there? Russel looks a lot slower compared to 2012, Luke doesn't look like the same guy as last year? Also at LB why isn't nyles Morgan getting a few snaps a game? He looked great at times last year? If alize jones is struggling to catch passes why not throw ST brown in there ?

 

[MNIrishman]

Stanford beats #6 on the road and doesn't get any love. Their only loss was to 18 Northwestern on the road. That sounds comparable to Alabama's resume right now.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I think we are deserving of a top 10 ranking but where I'm not sure. What scares me going forward are teams with good passing QB's (USC, Clemson, Stanford maybe) the db's haven't shown me anything yet this year. And if GT's QB was a better passer it would have been ugly yesterday. Where have colemon watkins been? I have yet to see their names called? They can't be any worse than what we've looked out there? Russel looks a lot slower compared to 2012, Luke doesn't look like the same guy as last year? Also at LB why isn't nyles Morgan getting a few snaps a game? He looked great at times last year? If alize jones is struggling to catch passes why not throw ST brown in there ?

Stanford does not have a good passing QB. And if GT had a good passing QB he wouldn't have been at GT and we wouldn't have stacked the box and dared them to throw. It was the triple option. The defensive game plan would never be to play the pass. Russel looks a step off of what I think we all expected, but hell he was gone for an entire season. It took a few games for him to get in to the swing of things. Luke is the best DB on our roster and has look great almost all year. Alize and St Brown don't even play the same position. Both are true Freshman. Jones has 3 catches for 19 yards on the season. Oddly enough our other TE's only have a total of 3 catches for 19 yards. I don't think he's a problem at all. He has exactly half of our TE's total catches and yards. As a true freshman.

 

[wizards8507]

This is what the SEC does... Now Ole Miss will lose to someone and that team will jump into the top 5... It's a rotating door of we don't beat anyone but ourselves so it must mean the last team to win must be the best

If the SEC team that "dethrones" the previous SEC flavor of the week is also undefeated, I don't think there's a ton of room to complain. It's much more egregious that both Baylor and TCU are ahead of us. Both have looked mediocre at best, and downright awful at times. Even if Ole Miss comes out at #1 this week, I think Ohio State, Baylor, and TCU are much greater slaps-in-the-face. So yes, the polling is all kinds of fucked up. But the most fucked up elements really have nothing to do with the SEC.

 

[wizards8507]

Stanford beats #6 on the road and doesn't get any love. Their only loss was to 18 Northwestern on the road. That sounds comparable to Alabama's resume right now.

What are you talking about 18 Northwestern? And who says Stanford didn't get any love? Neither poll is out yet.

 

[BeauBenken]

I think we are deserving of a top 10 ranking but where I'm not sure. What scares me going forward are teams with good passing QB's (USC, Clemson, Stanford maybe) the db's haven't shown me anything yet this year. And if GT's QB was a better passer it would have been ugly yesterday. Where have colemon watkins been? I have yet to see their names called? They can't be any worse than what we've looked out there? Russel looks a lot slower compared to 2012, Luke doesn't look like the same guy as last year? Also at LB why isn't nyles Morgan getting a few snaps a game? He looked great at times last year? If alize jones is struggling to catch passes why not throw ST brown in there ?

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[dad4aa]

I'd go
MSU
TCU
OSU
UGA
ND
LSU
Ole Miss
Baylor

I just think you gotta drop OSU now. They haven't looked great all year yet.

I don't think it will happen...but you are spot on with this statement.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

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CBS right now has:

1) OSU
2) MSU
3) TCU
4) Baylor
5) Ole Miss
6) Georgia
7) ND

* this is their poll, not an official one

 

[irishff1014]

Baylor isn't better then Georgia or Ole Miss

 

[dad4aa]

If the SEC team that "dethrones" the previous SEC flavor of the week is also undefeated, I don't think there's a ton of room to complain. It's much more egregious that both Baylor and TCU are ahead of us. Both have looked mediocre at best, and downright awful at times. Even if Ole Miss comes out at #1 this week, I think Ohio State, Baylor, and TCU are much greater slaps-in-the-face. So yes, the polling is all kinds of fucked up. But the most fucked up elements really have nothing to do with the SEC.

This makes no sense. If TCU or ND or anyone outside of the SEC was 15th and undefeated and beat Alabama, no one would expect them to potentially jump 10 spots. But because it was an SEC team the beat Alabama...they DESERVE to jump 10 spots? This is exactly the type of thinking that proves the SEC bias.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

2015 FBS Polls

Baylor isn't better then Georgia or Ole Miss

Agree. I think the hype for Ole Miss is far more warranted this year than last year too. I'm not arguing if they jump ND, which all signs are pointing towards. They will lose at some point. Just TCB on the field.

 

[NDRock]

This makes no sense. If TCU or ND or anyone outside of the SEC was 15th and undefeated and beat Alabama, no one would expect them to potentially jump 10 spots. But because it was an SEC team the beat Alabama...they DESERVE to jump 10 spots? This is exactly the type of thinking that proves the SEC bias.

Didn't Auburn drop 12 spots after barely beating an FCS school last week? I think results this early in the season can dictate big swings in rankings. I would have no problem if a #14 jumped into the top 5 after beating the #2 team, on the road. SEC or not.

 

[wizards8507]

This makes no sense. If TCU or ND or anyone outside of the SEC was 15th and undefeated and beat Alabama, no one would expect them to potentially jump 10 spots. But because it was an SEC team the beat Alabama...they DESERVE to jump 10 spots? This is exactly the type of thinking that proves the SEC bias.

Jumping spots is NOT how the polls are supposed to be conducted. You need to throw out the previous week's poll when you look at this week's poll, especially this early in the season. I'm not saying "they should jump ten spots," I'm saying completely ignore last week's polls and place teams where they belong. Not "where they belong adjusted for where they were last week regardless of whether last week was just horribly wrong."

Didn't Auburn drop 12 spots after barely beating an FCS school last week? I think results this early in the season can dictate big swings in rankings. I would have no problem if a #14 jumped into the top 5 after beating the #2 team, on the road. SEC or not.

Exactly. Auburn got hammered for that. Hopefully Ohio State gets the same treatment, though I doubt it. If the polls shake out like most of the projections have them, there's ZERO SEC bias in it. The bias is Ohio State and Big 12 bias for some reason that I can't fathom.

 

[Irish YJ]

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.

 

[dad4aa]

Didn't Auburn drop 12 spots after barely beating an FCS school last week?

Apples and Oranges. We are talking about jumping into the top 5 and over other undefeated teams that are also winning against power 5 schools.

I would have no problem if a #14 jumped into the top 5 after beating the #2 team, on the road. SEC or not.

That's NOT what I said. I stated the only 15th ranked team that would jump 10 spots is an SEC team. Obviously this is my opinion and I have no way to see if it is true. But, based off of past polls, the only teams that make those big of jumps are the SEC. If you read my post you would see that is what I said. I did not say I have a problem with the jump. I said I do not believe any other undefeated team outside of the SEC that beat Alabama would not jump that much.

 

[phgreek]

I'd go
MSU
TCU
OSU
UGA
ND
LSU
Ole Miss
Baylor

I just think you gotta drop OSU now. They haven't looked great all year yet.

i agree...I was trying to guess what a poll might look like with all the biases, but some sanity w/regard to SEC.

 

[phgreek]

This one makes a little sense to me...

Ed Feng's Week 4 College Football Playoff Standings Predictions | Bleacher Report

 

[NDRock]

That's NOT what I said. I stated the only 15th ranked team that would jump 10 spots is an SEC team. Obviously this is my opinion and I have no way to see if it is true. But, based off of past polls, the only teams that make those big of jumps are the SEC. If you read my post you would see that is what I said. I did not say I have a problem with the jump. I said I do not believe any other undefeated team outside of the SEC that beat Alabama would not jump that much.

Fair enough but I believe the only top 10 ranked team (Auburn #6) that would drop 12 spots after winning a game is an SEC team. Let's see how far Ohio State drops after beating an FCS school by 7.

 

[GATTACA!]

This one makes a little sense to me...

Ed Feng's Week 4 College Football Playoff Standings Predictions | Bleacher Report

Alabama still ahead of us because of a "quality loss" lol fuck that.

Also Baylor should be like #12 everyone in the top 10 would throttle them.

 

[BeauBenken]

This one makes a little sense to me...

Ed Feng's Week 4 College Football Playoff Standings Predictions | Bleacher Report

What? ...How?

 

[dad4aa]

Fair enough but I believe the only top 10 ranked team (Auburn #6) that would drop 12 spots after winning a game is an SEC team. Let's see how far Ohio State drops after beating an FCS school by 7.

Not far enough...

 

[bkess8]

This one makes a little sense to me...

Ed Feng's Week 4 College Football Playoff Standings Predictions | Bleacher Report

Not sure how it makes sense to you, sure doesn't make any sense to me!

 

[bkess8]

I'd go...

Ohio State
Michigan State
TCU
Georgia
Baylor
ND
LSU
Ole Miss

But...good hell the weight assigned to SEC Road wins, especially against Bama is ludicrous. 7-8 spots is too much, but 10 is SEC drunk...

Agree with this one, imo as long as you don't drop tOSU out of the top 4 I'm fine with it. You have to beat the champ to be the champ that is unless they lose then their gone.

 

[BeauBenken]

For me It would be:

1. MSU
2. OSU
3. ND
4. Georgia
5. Baylor
6. Ole Miss
7. TCU
8. LSU
9. UCLA
10. Bama
11. FSU
12. Clemson
13. OU
14. Oregon
15. A&M
16. Utah
17. Zona
18. USC
19. West Virginia
20. Northwestern
21. Georgia Tech
22. Wisconsin
23. OK State
24. Stanford
25. Tennessee

Put together in 5 minutes so not perfect, but I don't think it's too bad.

 

[koonja]

Already hedging for the SEC after Bama's loss:

https://twitter.com/davidpollack47/status/645637637311696896

 

[dad4aa]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

 

[koonja]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

I honestly don't have a problem with that. Yes, it sucks that we're the only team playing legit opponents, but these teams have looked good when they did play a big opponent, outside of OSU who looks like they've lost something, but they're simply not coming off of #1 IMO. Their schedule is pathetic.

 

[bkess8]

Herbie's top 4...

OSU
LSU
Ole Miss
MSU

What a joke!!

Herbie just goes with who's coming off the hottest win to fill his top 4, that is why you see LSU and Ole Miss in there.

It's only week 4 coming up and Herbie has no say in the situation! A lot of time left!