wow. i seem to be bad news for teams i pick(oregon, fsu, tennessee, oklahoma) but whatever. im getting better. hope this newest pudge poll will help you. and yes, there are some big changes this week.
25. Michigan(2-0 lw= NR) ok i dont really think that the wolverines are back to the big time just yet, and never ever will a win over notre dame get you there. BUT they did beat nd and they were 3-9 last year. they already have 2 wins this year. frosh qb tate forcier could be richrod's new pat white but better of course.
24. Cincinnati (2-0 lw=NR) and no i dont have them in here just because the reds are already out of the playoffs. but they started out the year beating rutgers and then routing some directional school, but mainly its because i really like their head coach brian kelly and i think that he has done a pretty solid job thus far at cincy. they have a decent schedule this year. @rutgers, @oregon state, west virgina, @south florida, fresno state, uconn, illinois. i know that none of those teams are world beaters, but they are all decent and depending on how the bearcats do, i could see them getting the bcs nod from the big least. excuse me. big east.
23. Kansas (2-0 lw=23) ok the jawhawks keep winning, but they havent played anybody yet. and they wont until the end of the month. but i do think that they are a good enough team to stay in my top 25.
22. UNC (2-0 lw=20) i just dont give the tarheels enough credit i guess, but it took a uconn turnover on downs to seal the win for them at the end of the game. a 12-10 game at that. as one of my former teachers used to say "points off" agreed?
21. Nebraska (2-0 lw=22) the cornhuskers have a chance to make a stand this weekend against vatech and really make some moves up the pudge poll. this will be the first time that the D has been tested seeing how they have only given up 12 pts in the first two wins against nobodies.
20. Utah (2-0 lw=21) the utes play the ducks in a make or break game for both teams. bad news- the utes are on the road. good news- the ducks arent as good as promised.
19. Oregon State (2-0 lw=19) i think im ready to trade the beavers for the cal bears. i have nothing good nor bad to say about them. and everybody likes cal...so maybe ill join in.
18. Miami (1-0 lw=NR) basically i swapped them for the seminoles. won a thrilling game to start the year. qb jacory williams leads the hurricanes in their chase back to average. tough games coming up against gtech, vtech, and oklahoma. good luck.
17. TCU (1-0 lw=18) the hornedfrogs actually played a game and guess what, they moved up!
16. Cal (2-0 lw NR) heres the deal. Cal shouldve been in my top 25 all along. sorry i just overlooked them, kinda like steve spurrier overlooking tebow on his allsec ballot. they have scored over 50pts each game. junior qb kevin riley is completing over 75% of his passes and heisman darkhorse jahvid best has 300 yds and 3tds already. my bad. next 3 weeks are killer. @minnesota, #oregon, then host usc.
15. Georgia (1-1 lw=16) well qb joe cox finally had his coming out party last week against sc. defense still looks pretty shaky giving up 37 pts to putrid gamecock offense. injuries are mounting for the dawgs as they have lost LT sturdivant and DT lott are both done for the year.
14. Oklahoma State (1-1 lw=7) classic lastgame/nextgame theory case hear. they were def looking back to last week's win over georgia and got beat by houston. credit to houston for getting the win, but its losses like this one that will keep the cowboys for winning anything worth while. still have great weapons, just cant put it together.
13. Ohio State (1-1 lw=9) i mean really? did it suprise anybody that they lost? it was ohio state playing in a big game on the national level. im so sick of hearing about the freaking big ten and how great of a football conference it is. they dont have any good teams and dont ever win big games. if they cant be a team with a true freshman at qb, at home, with a lead, in the 4th qtr. then they just cant do it. but they probably finish with a good record and play bcs. and get beat by another good team. i hate ohio state. jim tressell=ok. pryor=hes ok too. the rest suck.
12. Oklahoma (1-1 lw=14) credit to stoops and the boys for bouncing back big time and getting a 64-0 win. if sam bradford doesnt come back i think they might be in for a long season. still several tough games remaining and while this week is a step up from last(tulsa up from idaho state) we will see when they travel to miami in two weeks.
11. BYU (2-0 lw=13) the cougars of byu continue to climb in the pudge poll. upsetting oklahoma and trashing tulane. they really have a lot of tools on offense and their D is def good enough to help out. schedule sets up nicely for them. look for them in my top ten soon.
10. Georgia Tech (2-0 lw=12) i mean ill be honest. i like gtech. i love the triple option that they run. and the game on thursday was sick against clemson. both teams played really well and the yellowjackets got the win. they play on thursday again this week in a big game against miami. oh and hey if they throw it, they are throwing it to #8. hes got 197 yds and theyve only throw for 224. haha.
9. Virgina Tech (1-1 lw=11) i have the hokies a little bit higher than most of the nationl media, but then again i think that they are still a very good team. they bounced back after a very tough loss to bama and thrashed marshall by 42 pts. nebraska this week and miami the next will determine if the hokies are for real or not.
8. Boise State (2-0 lw=10) well, i know that the broncos upset the ducks and then beat miami of ohio like a drum, but the shine is starting to fade. and is it really an upset of the ducks if boise state turned out to be the better team and were playing on their blue turf home field? i see them falling very soon even if they keep winning. no real reason except weak schedule. and dont cry to me about the bcs. play in a real conference, and by that i mean one with a championship game.
7. Penn State (2-0 lw=8) they have won both. they have only given up 7pts in both. they played nobodies in both. and now that ohio state choked again...their schedule is starting to look weaker and weaker by the week..haha. maybe michigan can prove to be a valuable foe..but we will see.
6. LSU (2-0 lw=5) yeah theyve dropped in the poll, and theyve won. but i just think that bama is better thats all. a west coast scare and beating vandy dont really get you much, a good team but 3rd best. in the west.
5. Alabama (2-0 lw=6) saban is a winner. he recruits well, coaches well, and wins. too bad he does it at alabama. schedule is kinda light for the next couple of weeks and we will see if bama can put some distance between them and the rest of the west. travels to ole miss in 4 weeks...
4. Ole Miss (1-0 lw=4) coach nutt may finally have the team to beat. and i think that he needs to send a personal thank you note to d-line coach ed orgeron for getting all of his players. too bad things dont look good right now for the rebels. two tough road trips (i dont care who you play in the sec its tougher on the road.) then a visit from bama...
3. Texas (2-0 lw=2) well. a win on the road at wyoming isnt exactly worth as much as a win on the road at ohio state. i still think that texas is a very good team and will more than likely play florida for the national title. they have outscored opponents 100-30 and jordan shipley is on his way to winning wideout of the year. no joke. a white kid best wideout in the nation, at least based on his stats.
2. USC (2-0 lw=3) if you want to talk about stats hear are some for you. 90yds to go. less than 5minutes left to go in the game. more than 100,000 hostile fans, and a true freshman at qb. the odds dont add up very often for success...but if you have matt barkley id at least think about it. i like usc and coach pete carroll. but i want to give them credit for getting hte ball to their best player no matter what the cost. handoff, throw to, or just snap it to him. him of course is new do it all super back joe mcknight. see you at the heisman ceremony.
1. Florida (2-0 lw=1) you can stop reading now. but in case you dont, take this for what its worth. they have yet to score less than 50 pts. they have not given up a touchdown. (for some reason i dont think that this will change this week-unless EB gets his hands on the ball somehow) oh chew on this too. tebow is averaging 10yds per attempt. attempt, not completion. mainly cause my math isnt that good. to qoute lane kiffin "when i look at their D i see 11 nfl players. when i look at their offense i see more play makers than anybody else. and then they have maybe the greatest college quarterback ever" enough said.
teams out- oregon, fsu, notre dame, iowa.
also receiving votes this week- houston, west virginia, ucla
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It could get ugly in Gainesville this Saturday, but at least we are only 30 point underdogs. and I don't care what people say, tebow can throw the football with the best of them.
ReplyDeleteone more thing, cincy is definitely a quality team with a fantastic coach. they were overlooked last year and expected to finish dead last in the Big East and look what happened, they won the conference and made it to the Orange Bowl.