Week One Blogpoll Draft
by CrossCyed on Aug 15, 2008 5:00 AM CDT
in Iowa State Football
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So here's my initial week one BlogPoll ballot. For the unknowing:
So, in a poll that's meant to be descriptive, based on team strength, and based totally on results that have yet to happen, here's my whack at the proverbial piñata.
| Rank | Team | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | It may be boring, but they do appear to be the most talented team out there thus far. Matthew Stafford may not be the best quarterback out there, but a guy like Knowshon Moreno should certainly help him out in that regard. |
| 2 | Ohio State | |
| 3 | Oklahoma | A team that should be carried by their all-world offensive line. Sam Bradford was a damn good freshman, and that should continue. |
| 4 | Southern Cal | How good can they be without Sanchez at quarterback? If the issue reappears during the middle of the season, can a guy like Mitch Mustain figure it out in the Pac 10? |
| 5 | Florida | |
| 6 | Missouri | I could have put Mizzou anywhere between 1 and 10. I don't think they're the most talented, nor will I ever trust Gary Pinkel, but, dammit, I love Chase Daniel, and their defense was quietly underrated last year. They missed Pig Brown at the end of the year. |
| 7 | LSU | I'm a pretty big Les Miles fan, and I have a feeling they'll survive without flawlessness at QB. |
| 8 | Texas | |
| 9 | Auburn | |
| 10 | Clemson | I suppose an ACC team had to show up eventually. |
| 11 | West Virginia | West Virginia could very well be this year's Michigan, falling to obscurity. Not thinking they made the right choice for head coach. |
| 12 | Kansas | While last year was a fluke, Kansas should still be "good." Not great, but still good. |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | |
| 14 | Texas Tech | I'll believe in Pirate Leach as soon as he wins the South. |
| 15 | Tennessee | |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Just not thinking the Big 10 is that good outside of Ohio State, nothing new.... |
| 17 | Illinois | ...though the Zooker can pull in talent. If they get a good solid QB someday, watch out. |
| 18 | Oregon | |
| 19 | Penn State | |
| 20 | Arizona State | |
| 21 | Brigham Young | I'll always need to be sold on BCS-busters/mid-majors. |
| 22 | Wake Forest | I love Jim Grobe. |
| 23 | Utah | |
| 24 | Rutgers | The Scarlet Knights either get too much love or too little love for my liking.... |
| 25 | South Florida | ....whereas the Bulls just usually get too much for my liking. |
So, yeah, comments are appreciated. I can edit this bad boy for a while.
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Who the hell knows?
I always thought we should wait a couple of weeks before releasing any polls that have an effect on the BCS but I don’t think they added the BlogPoll to the formula yet so I’ll make a few comments.
I wouldn’t be shocked to see Tech sneak past UT in the South but it seems like people are saying that every year. It takes some luck and good timing to win the south when you have two national giants in your division.
Two Mountain West teams is kind of bold but I actually think they’re both going to be pretty good from what I’ve read.
Big 12 and SEC have 10 of your top 15. There are going to be some powerhouse matchups within these conferences.
Are you ranking Ohio State that high because you think they’re the 2nd best team or because they’ll roll through the Big 10 and end up there anyway? It seems like a lot of pollsters end up with a self-fulfilling prophecy by trying to “predict” where they’ll end up and then making that exact same thing happen on the basis of that prediction. Then they’ll all whine about how overrated they were when they get hammered in the title game.
Jesus
I guess you’re right about a glut of SEC and Big 12 teams.
As far as Ohio State, I don’t usually give the Big 10 a lot of love, but Ohio State just tends to be one of the top teams in the country.
Big 12-SEC
And you can actually make a pretty good case for all of them to be up there. It will be tough for all of them to actually finish that high just because some of them will have to lose to each other but both conferences seem to be at the top of their game right now.
Georgia...
has to fall a little I think. They obviously don’t have the maturity or leadership totally intact, with all of the arrests/suspensions. Now they’re left tackle goes down for the season on an already questionable OL? I think Georgia starts 3rd, tied with OU. OSU and USC get the top 2 spots, although I think USC is prime for another 2 loss season with QB issues and no real proven WRs.
I think Utah and BYU could be in the teens…
-Jmac
I ultimately think
by the end of the season, OU could be #1. But they always have a couple games (usually including the bowl game) where they just piss it down their legs.
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