Week 15 BlogPoll Ballot

by JohnRadcliff on Dec 4, 2011 6:47 PM EST in Blog Poll

Because 3-25 need love too.

Smoking Musket Ballot - Week 15

Rank	Team	Delta
1	LSU Tigers	--
2	Alabama Crimson Tide	--
3	Oklahoma St. Cowboys	--
4	Stanford Cardinal	3
5	Arkansas Razorbacks	-1
6	USC Trojans	--
7	Oregon Ducks	4
8	Boise St. Broncos	--
9	Wisconsin Badgers	6
10	Michigan St. Spartans	4
11	Georgia Bulldogs	-6
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	1
13	Kansas St. Wildcats	4
14	Michigan Wolverines	2
15	Baylor Bears	3
16	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3
17	Clemson Tigers	4
18	Virginia Tech Hokies	-9
19	TCU Horned Frogs	1
20	Oklahoma Sooners	-8
21	West Virginia Mountaineers	1
22	Southern Miss. Golden Eagles	--
23	Houston Cougars	-13
24	Cincinnati Bearcats	1
25	Penn St. Nittany Lions	-2
Dropouts: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

SB Nation BlogPoll College Football Top 25 Rankings "

Rationale after the jump.

If you've followed, you know I'm not one of the people that thinks Oklahoma St. is better than Alabama. They are an incredibly talented and devastating offense. Their defense was as well last night. But that hasn't been true all year. And that's really the only reason.

Great season for Stanford, but like just about everyone else in the top ten, they didn't capitalize on Alabama's one loss. I did have to move them back up over Arkansas. When I look back over the whole season, Stanford was the much more consistent team. USC should have won that game, but they weren't nearly as consistent as Stanford either.

Wisconsin should have been better than this. I would have loved to see them take on Alabama or LSU. The match up of their offensive line against what are easily the top two defensive lines in America would have been fun.

I would like to thank Clemson for doing what they did Saturday. It may not have seemed like a big deal to you. But it meant the world to me. The only disappointing thing is that we won't get a chance to play Virginia Tech in a bowl game.

West Virginia wasn't pretty, this week or most of the year. But they did manage to do what needed to be done. Better days are probably ahead for this team. But you can't be too disappointed in the final results.

I wonder if Penn State would have fared better this year without all the controversy. People certainly did need to be punished, but none of them were the players. I was tempted to put Arkansas State in, but didn't. Although they did beat as many top 25 teams as Virginia Tech.

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Alabama is bullshit...

if they’re better than OK State, whats the rational? OSU beat more ranked teams and beat more team with quality wins.. What else would they have to do to impress anyone?

You can’t just think the SEC is the best because of pas success or because they have the one best team. The SEC can’t can’t even fill all of its bowl slots! Vandy, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Florida, Auburn, and Miss State accounted for the non-Ark/LSU portion of Alabama’s schedule. The SEC teams they beat combined to go 47-60. So to say their impressive when you watch them, but then to in other years bitch about Boise… that’s this case. Their best win is Arkansas, whose best win is what, South Carolina? Texas A&M?!?

by beckett929 on Dec 4, 2011 6:56 PM EST reply actions

All they had to do to impress them is not lose to a 6-6 Iowa State team.

They are the best two teams so it is what it is. OSU could hold either one of those teams jock straps.
Their freakin defense is ranked 107 out of 120 teams. 107! Lol.

by burmbuster on Dec 4, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions

when Boise play that same schedule of wins/losses as Alabama

everyone go to town “well look at who they beat!”… you can’t have it both ways.

At some point punishing more for losses than rewarding wins is a bullshit way of doing it… Where’s the incentive to play anyone good? You can’t say “well the SEC is the toughest conference” because its not this year. Those Big 12 teams that OSU slaughtered for the most part, went 27-3 in ooc play (best of any conference since 1997!)

by beckett929 on Dec 4, 2011 7:05 PM EST up reply actions

but the only offense to do anything against LSU

was Holgorsen’s WVU offense that is still being learned….I’d like to see how they defend a team that really knows how to execute it well

by WVUIE97 on Dec 4, 2011 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

The BCS to SEC fans: it doesn't matter who you beat, just lose as little as possible

by beckett929 on Dec 4, 2011 7:07 PM EST up reply actions

Disclaimer: The Blog Poll Ballot by John Radcliff

doesn’t necessarily reflect the views of the Smoking Musket as a whole, especially spots 2-3, LOL :)

by WVUIE97 on Dec 4, 2011 7:16 PM EST reply actions

just a reminder

Dont get too upset. My views dont influence any sports information director that will actually decide your mythical national champion.

by JohnRadcliff on Dec 4, 2011 7:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions

nothing personal, John

its just been a few weeks of frustration about this.. think back to 2006 when Florida were whining about a rematch between Michigan and Ohio State

by beckett929 on Dec 4, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions

no worries

I hope it moves us one step closer to a playoff and one step further away from Beef O’Brady type bowls. Then maybe bball would be bigger in December and January.

by JohnRadcliff on Dec 5, 2011 10:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

whats the bigger joke?

an sec DIVISIONAL NC

or va tech in the bcs?

" Lord Stanley, scratch their names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Dec 5, 2011 8:12 AM EST reply actions

Va Tech

They got a pass from almost everyone all year long. I expect they will actually be good next year with a little experience under their quarterback’s belt. Did anyone catch what Dan Patrick had to say about WVU today? Just wondering if he had anything to say bout Tech and the ACC getting two BCS bids.

by JohnRadcliff on Dec 5, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions