Rankings Thread ft. SEC bias

[Spaces]

I'm doing that thingy that Harp did where he ate soup out of his imaginary bowl except they're chips that are on my shoulder. 

[CNS]

where are we (opinions of the great minds here) going to be ranked by the media?

gonna say 21

"also receiving votes"

[OregonSmock]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

oregon state beavs tho

[Skipper44]

I am positive the SEC conference run analytics on schedules to give their elite teams the best chance to play in the NCG.
Their schedules are designed to be easy and have stretches of puds to stay healthy.

LSU may be the only thing that can stop another All SEC title game in the national title game - there are almost no other losable games on A&M or Bama's schedule

[Skipper44]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

oregon state beavs tho

Did they finish the year with the backup QB last year and the starter will be back?

[PowercatPat]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

Add USC to that list.

[scottwildcat]

I'm doing that thingy that Harp did where he ate soup out of his imaginary bowl except they're chips that are on my shoulder. 

He wasn't eating soup 

[puniraptor]

I'm doing that thingy that Harp did where he ate soup out of his imaginary bowl except they're chips that are on my shoulder. 

He wasn't eating soup 

Obviously biscuits and sausage gravy.

[cas4ksu]

is it absolute bullshit that we aren't ranked in the top 10? indubitably, I feel.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

is it absolute bullshit that we aren't ranked in the top 10? indubitably, I feel.

biggest snub job since we got left out in 2006.

[DQ12]

One of my favorite writers, Drew Magary from Deadspin, wrote this yesterday about preseason rankings. I think he does a good job of concisely explaining why perception matters. The first part is a question from a reader:

Q: Is there anything worse in the entirety of sports than college football's preseason rankings? It's an excuse for writers to jack off high profile teams without having to justify it with what those teams have actually done on the field, and it becomes it's own weird circular logic. Teams get ranked highly because they're perceived as good, and being ranked highly causes them to be perceived as good. Also there are no consequences for them being wrong. When Michigan lost to Appalachian State, the story was "WHAT AN INCREDIBLE UPSET", not "Wow, Michigan kind of sucks, maybe we shouldn't have put them in the top 5"

eff preseason rankings

A:  The worst part is that, if you're ranked too low, you basically have to dig out of them. Being perceived as good means you basically get a head start in the race for the title, and any losses are more likely to be forgiven. But you happen to be an awesome football team NOT named Alabama and you're ranked #25, you have to pray that everyone else loses, and you can't lose yourself because a #1 team losing is a fluke, and a #25 team losing is a form of validation.

The playoff that CFB is planning is perfect because it'll have a compelling playoff and an undisputed champ, but it'll be exclusive enough that we can all still complain about the thing in CFB that we like complaining about.    Yesterday 3:31pm

[AbeFroman]

Northwestern and Wiscy pre-season ranked?   

Add USC to that list.

And Nebraska. Lost 70-0 in your championship game last year, then go BLOWN THE eff OUT against Georgia? Top 20 team next season!

[CNS]

I don't get why there even are rankings before like game 4 or 5 of the season.

I mean, other than hype, story lines, etc.  It is stupid to me that teams gain advantage in the actual outcome of the season due to the hype machine that has been created to increase rev.

[OregonSmock]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

oregon state beavs tho

Did they finish the year with the backup QB last year and the starter will be back?

Yep, both guys will be back next year.  Their best player is on the d-line, though. 

[eastcat]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

oregon state beavs tho

Did they finish the year with the backup QB last year and the starter will be back?

Yep, both guys will be back next year.  Their best player is on the d-line, though.

Jordan Poyer is gone, Will hurt in the P12 with the west coast pass happy offenses.

[Skipper44]

Oregon won't be as good this year as last. Lost a lot on defense and Kelly called all plays/ran offense. New former OC hasn't done much of anything other than watch Kelly work his magic.

oregon state beavs tho

Did they finish the year with the backup QB last year and the starter will be back?

Yep, both guys will be back next year.  Their best player is on the d-line, though.

Riley is to DITR Pro style QBs what OB is to Dual Threat QBs

[TCUHornedFrog]

Missed this before I started my thread.  TCU will take care of LSU for the Big IIX

[ben ji]

Missed this before I started my thread.  TCU will take care of LSU for the Big IIX

I sure hope so...is fields out for this game?

[TCUHornedFrog]

Missed this before I started my thread.  TCU will take care of LSU for the Big IIX

I sure hope so...is fields out for this game?

Yes, team rules violation.  That sucks, but the defense isn't what I'm worried about with going into that game.  We have to score points to win that game and that's where the difficulty is when you play LSU.