CBS Sports.com Blog Poll

by GopherNation on Sep 30, 2009 1:00 PM CDT Comment 18 comments

Blog Poll, this was submitted late so this is the first draft and final version for this week. After this past weekend and after winning the award for most boring ballot last week, I shook things up a little bit. I'm sure I am missing something so please use the comments to tell me how crazy this ballot is (or isn't). At the very least I can make the changes next week.

Rank	Team

1	Florida
2	Texas
3	Alabama
4	Cincinnati
5	LSU
6	Iowa
7	Virginia Tech
8	Boise State
9	Southern Cal
10	Ohio State
11	Penn State
12	Oklahoma
13	TCU
14	Georgia
15	Mississippi
16	Oklahoma State
17	California
18	Nebraska
19	Miami (Florida)
20	Michigan
21	Missouri
22	Notre Dame
23	Houston
24	Kansas
25	Georgia Tech

the end.

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Houston

Didn’t Houston beat Okie St at Stillwater? Are you going to pretend that game never happened? Do you believe that Penn St or Ohio St could withstand Houston’s #1 rated passing attack? I certainly don’t. The most impressive thing about Houston is that they keep shooting themselves in the foot and they still win. Just think what would happen if they played a penalty free and turnover free game.

by Garrick on Sep 30, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Agree 100%

It’s criminal to have an undefeated Houston below a 1 loss OKSt team. I also think Alabama should be #1 but that’s just my personal belief. Props for having Cincinnati rated high though.

by JRose on Sep 30, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions

It's only fair that Iowa gets

a good football ranking. Because they will finish dead last in basketball. Hell, they may even finish 12th and that is saying something.

by TheEvilProfessor on Sep 30, 2009 2:55 PM CDT reply actions

I KNOW

I can’t wait to watch them get pummeled in basketball.

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Sep 30, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions

The Hawkeyes have a basketball team?

by The Mexican't on Oct 1, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions

Not one that we'll admit to

It never gets to be easy

by chitownhawkeye on Oct 2, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I adjusted a little

but I’m not convinced that Houston is that rock solid.

After a bit head-to-head carries weight but it doesn’t mean everything. Should Washington be ahead of USC? Stanford beat Washington who beat USC so should Stanford be ranked?

what you say here can, and will, be used against you

by GopherNation on Sep 30, 2009 3:02 PM CDT reply actions

Head-to-head isn’t everything, but when it’s an unbeaten team with the head-to-head advantage (and another good win on top of that), there’s really no reason to vault the loser ahead. Nothing Oklahoma State has done, short of merely existing in the Big XII South and getting the resulting hype, trumps Houston’s win over them, and nothing Houston has done offsets that win negatively.

by SpartanDan on Sep 30, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Also, what has Oklahoma State done to deserve to be ranked at all? Other than having pre-season hype, what has OK State done? The only decent team they’ve played all year is Houston, and they lost

by BruinJD on Oct 1, 2009 2:40 AM CDT up reply actions

Well they did beat Georgia

and it wasnt that close.

by Jeffdu on Oct 1, 2009 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Criminal

That Houston is ranked so low. They have beat two teams no one thought they would and have yet to lose. They are playing a very legit schedule.

by rencito on Sep 30, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

Using Garrick's logic...

if the Utah State Aggies had avoided terrible passing, terrible running, bad defense, subpar special teams, and penalties, they would be amazing!
You can’t just take out something bad from Houston’s resume and ignore it. Maybe their team will continue to commit penalties and turn over the ball, because that’s who the team is!

by hapshaughnessy on Sep 30, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions

Still undefeated

with wins over Oklahoma State and Texas Tech.

How can you put them barely in the top 25?

by rencito on Sep 30, 2009 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Cincy Is Good But

Not THAT (#4) good.

by FortyYearCatFan on Oct 1, 2009 6:04 AM CDT reply actions

Wisconsin

I am getting the feeling that people that frequent this site are way too confident going into this Wisconsin game. This is a 4-0 team with a solid running game and a good-looking passing system. This wil not be easy but the positive ramifications of a win are huge. We need this game!!

by Texas Gopher on Oct 1, 2009 9:37 AM CDT reply actions

Agree it won't be easy...

…but our new confines seemingly give us more of an advantage than in the past. Also, Wisconsin has a few solid wins over Fresno and Michigan State, but they have a few cupcakes as well—and all of their games have been at home.

This will definitely be a new experience for Wisconsin. We obviously don’t have the largest stadium, but it may be the one with the most fans that hold them in contempt. Home sweet home for the Gophers.

I do like our chances, but we cannot let Wisconsin get off to a fast start in any manner. Any early setbacks will kill the homefield advantage.

by rencito on Oct 1, 2009 6:10 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah

Alabama should be number 1 at this point esp. if you have Vtech that high. Texas and Florida have yet to play a decent team (at least someone you would mention in the top 50 lol) Boise and Houston are way to low and wheres Oregon(they beat Cal by like 40) and there only loss is to Boise which really should be around 5. Georgia Miss Cal all too high and ND shouldnt be ranked. Other then that not bad

by Jeffdu on Oct 1, 2009 11:19 PM CDT reply actions