Good to see State in the top 25. But is Iowa that good to be top 10 above Memphis with a quality win? Is Clemson at #1 suprising? Discuss
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Looks fine to me, but remember last year all the CFB Rankings turned out to be totally meaningless.
This is a weekly ESPN Rating grab for Tuesdays in Novemeber.
This is a weekly ESPN Rating grab for Tuesdays in Novemeber.
Agreed. It will be shaken up in the upcoming games for sure because of the match-ups. The big 12 will be left out though, weak SoS and they will all beat up on each other in the remaining games.
Pleased so far
The Comm. is a bunch of knowledgeable football people, that are actually studying this stuff, rather than some
writer types that just don't have a 17'n clue. (no Finebaums)
Bears at 18, The Comm. saw the 5 turnovers and the Manna from heaven scores that OM got against Bama.
Dogs at 20, should be there.
All of this will wash out.
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Rain or Shine, will not save the Mizzou Tigers.
The Comm. is a bunch of knowledgeable football people, that are actually studying this stuff, rather than some
writer types that just don't have a 17'n clue. (no Finebaums)
Bears at 18, The Comm. saw the 5 turnovers and the Manna from heaven scores that OM got against Bama.
Dogs at 20, should be there.
All of this will wash out.
------------------------------
Rain or Shine, will not save the Mizzou Tigers.
Michigan State doesn't have any real great wins either, except Michigan and that was a total fluke. TCU and Baylor also have pretty weak schedules, but agreeably both seem to be really good. Bama has a much harder schedule. The loss to the Bears is problematic though.
I'm surprised at Florida's ranking, especially relative to Bama.
UF has the best win of the 2 in OM. Bama's best two wins are Tennessee and Georgia, both of whom Florida beat.
When it comes to losses, UF lost at No. 2 LSU while Bama lost at home to No. 18.
I'd say UF's resume is as good as any 1 loss team's.
UF has the best win of the 2 in OM. Bama's best two wins are Tennessee and Georgia, both of whom Florida beat.
When it comes to losses, UF lost at No. 2 LSU while Bama lost at home to No. 18.
I'd say UF's resume is as good as any 1 loss team's.
Bingo! Exactly one of the reasons I have a problem with bama at 4. Their loss is not bad but great. Michigan state should be 4. They are undefeated and have the better win. I'm not too worried about Baylor or TCU at this point. Both still have Oklahoma, OSU and each other left to play. That will sort it self out. No justification for bama being there other than they want them to be.
I agree time will take care of it but tell me all the losses Baylor and TCU have. Also, tell me the good win that Bama has? And if you include tenn and Georgia please explain why Florida is not 4 rather than bama.
Finebaum has Baylor as #1, and complaining about the situation
You figure it out, I have zero respect for his ability to determine this stuff.
No respect at all.
You figure it out, I have zero respect for his ability to determine this stuff.
No respect at all.
Finebaum has a very limited knowledge of the game of football. He has parlayed his "shtick" into a national presence. For whatever reason it has worked. One of the better things he has going for him are his contacts. He has bamboozled a lot of folks, but he is not an analyst, just an analist..or ******* as it were
Bama should not be fourth right now. Michigan State and Florida should be ahead of them at the very least. Obviously that changes if they beat LSU though.
That being said, the committee proved last season that these weekly polls mean nothing until the final one. TCU won its last game 66-3 and dropped three spots somehow. After the Egg Bowl we were ranked behind Michigan State, but we jumped ahead of them a week later after both of our seasons were already over the week before. That changed our bowl destination too, since the highest ranked team that wasn't a conference champ was locked into the Orange Bowl.
I like that we are 20 in this poll. That's right about where I view us right now.
That being said, the committee proved last season that these weekly polls mean nothing until the final one. TCU won its last game 66-3 and dropped three spots somehow. After the Egg Bowl we were ranked behind Michigan State, but we jumped ahead of them a week later after both of our seasons were already over the week before. That changed our bowl destination too, since the highest ranked team that wasn't a conference champ was locked into the Orange Bowl.
I like that we are 20 in this poll. That's right about where I view us right now.
Iowa ahead of Memphis is absurd to me. If you look at side by side it's not close. Memphis has a win over Ole Miss and the best Iowa win is Wisconsin. Plus, the remaining Memphis schedule is far better than Iowa's.
MSU at #20 is accurate for us right now with a lot of room for upward movement if we finish strong.
MSU at #20 is accurate for us right now with a lot of room for upward movement if we finish strong.
Exactly. They may as well be ranking teams at random at this point. I think the committee did a lot of damage to its credibility last year. They should just do it like the basketball committee does. At the end of the season, announce who's in and who's out.
Memphis has a pretty impressive team. Their situation sorta reminds me of Tulane a few (maybe 20?) years ago when they finished 11-0 and as I recall, were ranked 11th in the nation because of a weak schedule. If somehow Memphis wins out, they should be higher because, as much as some of us may hate to admit it, the win over the Bears was pretty impressive. OM has a good team.
Pay no attention to the rankings now, or any other week until the end of the season. Here is what will happen:
Big 10 champion is in
SEC champion is in, unless it has 2 losses
Big 12 champion is in
4th spot goes to Clemson if they go undefeated. Possibly still in with 1 loss, but a 1-loss Notre Dame team or 1-loss PAC-12 champion could take that spot.
Big 10 champion is in
SEC champion is in, unless it has 2 losses
Big 12 champion is in
4th spot goes to Clemson if they go undefeated. Possibly still in with 1 loss, but a 1-loss Notre Dame team or 1-loss PAC-12 champion could take that spot.
I gave my thoughts on who was too high and low here. Let me know what you think.
http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2015/11/03/did-the-cfp-committee-get-it-right-week-1/
http://maroonandwhitenation.com/2015/11/03/did-the-cfp-committee-get-it-right-week-1/
I think you pretty much nailed it. A&M should get to 9 wins though, even though I'm far from impressed with them squeaking by South Carolina. Their home game vs. Auburn will be a cripple fight, but they should win. Then Western Carolina and Vandy will be easy wins before they get destroyed by LSU.
David Pollard must be blowing herbstreet. Can't stand either one of those 17s. KH never stops running his dick sucker about OOC....and never calls his own Buckeyes et al about In conference SOS. You'll never hear KB say anything about OSU having a 42 SOS.
Rece Davis is the only one that doesn't sound like a complete douche. He completely called the committee out on bama v UF ranking. Jeff Long came off as a complete 17tard.
Rece Davis is the only one that doesn't sound like a complete douche. He completely called the committee out on bama v UF ranking. Jeff Long came off as a complete 17tard.
Iowa beat a ranked Northwestern on the road.
Iowa beat a ranked Wisconsin on the road.
I don't think Iowa deserves to be in the top 4 even if they win out, but its not like they have beaten nobody.
I fully expect them to drop like a rock once they lose.
If they win out, they'll have beaten Ohio state or Michigan state. If they do that, they should be in
Not necessarily. For example, I could easily see a 1-loss LSU getting in over a 1-loss conference champion.
The Florida ranking is a little baffling to me. I agree it won't matter as long as they win out. They will be in for sure if they do. I wonder if they are giving consideration that their best win (OM) came with a player at the most important position in football on steroids. Just trying to understand it.
We'll see. I can easily see a 1-loss LSU that finishes 2nd in the West behind Alabama being one of the most deserving 4 teams. But I don't think the committee is going to put 2 SEC teams in the actual playoff at the end of the season. Look at last year. They ranked the teams throughout November, and then at the end they just said, screw it, we're taking 4 of the 5 major conference champions regardless of their rankings leading up till then.
Notable wins? How about the fact that they don't have a loss? That should be the minimum requirement for being in the top 4 at this point with as many unbeatens that are still remaining. Regardless, I agree that it will sort itself out eventually.