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Week 10 Blog Poll (The Ballot Of The Smoking Musket)

No movement up top, but a ton of movement in the upper-to-middle tier of teams.  This week is bound to likely not move the top either, barring a WVU upset of Cincinnati on Friday night or Alabama falling in a trap game at Mississippi State (a real possibility).

Here are my other thoughts:

  • I still believe Cincinnati is the best of the unbeatens out of the top three.  While their defense looked a little suspect against UConn, they have one of the most dynamic offenses in the country.  Their schedule also gets much tougher, so if they win out, I believe they will be in a position to take the national championship spot should one of the top three stumble early.
  • Did my best to keep Oregon above USC and USC above Ohio State.
  • Iowa finally got exposed, and with their starting QB out for awhile, I dropped them like third period French.
  • Pitt at #8?  Yuck.  But they're playing extremely well.  Great running game and strong in the trenches.  Remember when WVU used to be strong in the trenches?
  • Utah is getting 17 points at TCU this weekend.  That seems awfully high.
RankTeamDelta
1 Texas
2 Alabama
3 Florida
4 Cincinnati
5 TCU
6 Boise State 1
7 Georgia Tech 3
8 Pittsburgh 4
9 Utah 4
10 Miami (Florida) 4
11 LSU 2
12 Oregon 4
13 Southern Cal 2
14 Ohio State 6
15 Houston 1
16 Arizona 1
17 Penn State 6
18 Oklahoma State 1
19 Iowa 13
20 Wisconsin 4
21 Brigham Young 1
22 South Florida 1
23 Virginia Tech 2
24 Stanford
25 Auburn
Last week's ballot

Dropped Out: Notre Dame (#18), California (#21).

Remember, if I've made any glaring mistakes, I have until tomorrow morning to alter my ballot. Let me know your thoughts and try to convince me if you must. Have at it.

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Oregon State

The more I think about it, the more I want to move Oregon State into the top 25. Afterall, their three losses are to Cincinnati, USC, and Arizona, all ranked teams.

by Dr. Charley West on Nov 10, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

COLLAROS

is starting for Cincinnati according to ESPN.com. i guess they’ll only throw for 550 yards then.

by WVUDDS08 on Nov 10, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Honestly...

I’m not sure who I would rather see them start. Collaros has been on fire.

by Dr. Charley West on Nov 10, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t want Collaros even a little bit, he is a fucking beast, I may have a slight man crush on him. A running QB with an arm is not good news for this defense, could get ugly early and stay repulsive.

I am trying to get a picture of Collaros’ girl, she is every bit a 12. Prick.

by EatSchmittPitt35 on Nov 10, 2009 12:28 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Last time a team was this much an underdog

was 3-9 Pitt a few years ago when they came to OUR house…we all know how that turned out.

It’s possible.

KEN

by KENH on Nov 10, 2009 1:56 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

That was 4-7 Pitt who finished 5-7. And they were 28 point dogs, not 10.

by The 25314 on Nov 10, 2009 3:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Iowa/PSU

I get the argument about losing their starting QB, but I’d still leave Iowa ahead of PSU given their head to head result, and the fact that Iowa now has only one loss, with wins over ranked Wisconsin and Arizona, while PSU has nothing on their resume’ even close to that. You can drop Iowa if/when they get blown out at OSU this weekend.

by Country Roads on Nov 10, 2009 2:59 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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