The Preseason Polls are F'n Stupid, But Here We Are Thread

[markstanco 12,573]

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I still have faith- but they gotta get their shit together and take it one step at a time.

Sounds like a post game interview

[Hank_Hill 18,802]

Looking at historical results when the conference championship structure, current coaching regime at both schools, and players on the teams are all completely different seems pretty dumb as fuck. 

[LTtxfan 49,161]

Ok ??? 

 

 

[Armybrat 40,831]

LSD is a heckuva drug.

[ztejas 43,418]

Russillo does a top 12 every week and had OU 3 and Texas 5. Then he talked with Todd McShay who thinks that OU outplayed us but that we're still the better team and likes us in a rematch. 

But yeah the season is over because... um... Charlie Strong lost a lot of games or some shit. 

[LonghornSean 3,994]

Just get rid of the dumb coaches poll

AFCA Coaches Poll 10/15

 

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	UGA(58)	7-0	1590	-
2	MICH(4)	7-0	1516	-
3	OSU(1)	6-0	1429	-
4	FSU	6-0	1390	-
5	WASH	6-0	1325	1
6	PSU	6-0	1302	1
7	OU(1)	6-0	1260	-
8	TEX	5-1	1078	3
	ALA	6-1	1078	2
10	UNC	6-0	1038	2
11	ORE	5-1	989	3
12	MISS	5-1	849	1
13	ORST	6-1	809	1
14	UTAH	5-1	704	2
15	TENN	5-1	663	2
16	USC	6-1	606	7
17	DUKE	5-1	590	1
18	ND	6-2	572	3
19	LSU	5-2	482	1
20	MIZ	6-1	368	5
21	LOU	6-1	309	6
22	AFA	6-0	196	NR
23	IOWA	6-1	192	NR
24	TULN	5-1	112	NR
25	UCLA	4-2	70	3

 

Others receiving votes: James Madison 67, Clemson 54, Florida 29, Fresno State 21, Washington State 20, Arizona 13, Wyoming 12, Miami 12, Oklahoma State 12, Maryland 11, Kentucky 9, Liberty 5, Kansas State 5, UNLV 4, Texas A&M 4, West Virginia 3, Kansas 1, Memphis 1

Dropped from rankings: Washington State 19, Kentucky 23, Kansas 24

[troph 24,783]

I don’t see that much to object to that won’t work itself out over time. We stand a solid shot at #5 needing the PAC or ACC champ to drop a game and we could be in if we run the table. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Lol tied with a team we beat by 10 on the road at night. Makes sense

[LonghornSean 3,994]

5 minutes ago, troph said:

I don’t see that much to object to that won’t work itself out over time. We stand a solid shot at #5 needing the PAC or ACC champ to drop a game and we could be in if we run the table. 

Texas tied with Bama, USC two spots ahead of ND would be a couple major complaints I have. The coaches’ voting patterns are incredibly formulaic.

[Nicole44 22,059]

Air Force should move into to 25 and UNC should move up a notch or two at least. USC should take a tumble. Their schedule only gets more difficult. But Air Force is playing solid ball and is undefeated. Should be in it.

[nbmishoid 949]

This may be the year SEC, ACC, PAC, and B1g all produce unbeaten champs.  Bx12 possible also, but if we sit at 12-1 we have to argue schedule against FSU.  Nah, won’t happen.

[DaysOff 7,947]

These dumbfuck sec honks that put every sec team on their ballot because sec. Who the fuck still had aggy on their ballot. Can't wait to get in on that next year.

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

I’m surprised they didn’t go ahead and vault UNC in with the other undefeateds.  It’s a bit of an outlier as well. Especially with their next 3 being so winnable before they get Duke and Clemson.  Mack should have them 9-0 going into that Duke game at home, before going to Clemson.  

Edited October 15, 2023 by Pato del Muerto

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

3 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

I’m surprised they didn’t go ahead and vault UNC in with the other undefeateds.  It’s a bit of an outlier as well. 

UNC shouldve lost to App State. UNC is dogshit

[Mr. Drummond 2,198]

Alabama beat aggy @ aggy - no change

Alabama barely beats ark at home - moves up.

Clearly the voters value a win at home over ark than they do a win at kyle.   

[Mother mopar 3,318]

Texas moves up 1 to #8 in the AP poll. OU and Pedo state down 1 to make for Washington at #5

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Texas is number 8 in the AP poll, with Oregon 9, UNC 10, and Bama 11

[Nicole44 22,059]

3 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

Texas moves up 1 to #8 in the AP poll. OU and Pedo state down 1 to make for Washington at #5

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll


 

17. Tennessee

18. USC

19. LSU

should all three be swapped with 

20. Missouri

21. Louisville 

22. Air Force

Tennessee played an ugly game v aggy. And the HC gets a lot of jokes but he’s now beaten three of the 5 remaining MNC active coaches. Not bad. Missouri is better. Just a straight swap where Missouri is 17, Louisville is 18 (could make a case Tulane is better) and Air Force is 19. Maybe LSU higher than USC.

 

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

2 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

17. Tennessee

18. USC

19. LSU

should all three be swapped with 

20. Missouri

21. Louisville 

22. Air Force

Tennessee played an ugly game v aggy. And the HC gets a lot of jokes but he’s now beaten three of the 5 remaining MNC active coaches. Not bad. Missouri is better. Just a straight swap where Missouri is 17, Louisville is 18 (could make a case Tulane is better) and Air Force is 19. Maybe LSU higher than USC.

 

Louisville just got drilled by previously 1-4 Pitt.  They are lucky to still be ranked.

[chainsaw 9,864]

I'd like to know who voted OU first

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

1 minute ago, chainsaw said:

I'd like to know who voted OU first

Nobody

[Sgt Hulk 13,714]

AF higher. Lsu ranked is a joke.  Oregon is prob better than us right now. But it’s close 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

3 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

AF higher. Lsu ranked is a joke.  Oregon is prob better than us right now. But it’s close 

We would throttle Oregon lol

[texifornia 56,901]

53 minutes ago, nbmishoid said:

This may be the year SEC, ACC, PAC, and B1g all produce unbeaten champs.  Bx12 possible also, but if we sit at 12-1 we have to argue schedule against FSU.  Nah, won’t happen.

At about this time every year, this comment pops up. And every year, at least half of those teams get tagged with a loss and 1-loss teams make the Playoff. College football is college football.

[Nicole44 22,059]

6 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Louisville just got drilled by previously 1-4 Pitt.  They are lucky to still be ranked.

Only reason they are there is bc ND. And overall record. USC is going to fall hard 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Just now, texifornia said:

At about this time every year, this comment pops up. And every year, at least half of those teams get tagged with a loss and 1-loss teams make the Playoff. College football is college football.

This. Lots of losses left to be handed out. 

[LTtxfan 49,161]

21 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

Texas moves up 1 to #8 in the AP poll. OU and Pedo state down 1 to make for Washington at #5
https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

 

[Sgt Hulk 13,714]

11 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

We would throttle Oregon lol

Yeah you’re right. What was I thinking.  We are obviously the best 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Just now, Sgt Hulk said:

Yeah you’re right. What was I thinking.  We are obviously the best 

Ah yes, what was I thinking. Oregon is obviously a power house because they needed a fucking miracle to escape Texas Tech and have beaten 0 ranked teams this year. Fucking unbeatable. 

[hornbri 1,396]

1 hour ago, troph said:

I don’t see that much to object to that won’t work itself out over time. We stand a solid shot at #5 needing the PAC or ACC champ to drop a game and we could be in if we run the table. 

I like to imagine Washington, North Carolina, Big 10 team, and Alabama wins the SEC with Texas sitting right there. 

Then somehow Texas costing the SEC a spot in the playoffs the last year in before joining. 

And then Texas meets Mack Brown the Championship game. While I am daydreaming. 

Edited October 15, 2023 by hornbri

[Nicole44 22,059]

Pretty much AP got top ten right. It’s 11-25 that’s a hot mess. But I guess they don’t care? Lol.

[Surly Bevo 24,908]

21 minutes ago, hornbri said:

I like to imagine Washington, North Carolina, Big 10 team, and Alabama wins the SEC with Texas sitting right there. 

Then somehow Texas costing the SEC a spot in the playoffs the last year in before joining. 

And then Texas meets Mack Brown the Championship game. While I am daydreaming. 

Mack will lose to his ACC OU (FSU)

[Wulaw Horn 19,068]

11 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

Mack will lose to his ACC OU (FSU)

Probably. Would like to see him run the table (as long as it doesn’t hurt us) but they aren’t very good and will find a loss or three along the way. 

[Sgt Hulk 13,714]

39 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Ah yes, what was I thinking. Oregon is obviously a power house because they needed a fucking miracle to escape Texas Tech and have beaten 0 ranked teams this year. Fucking unbeatable. 

Ahhh yes the transitive properties of Math in college football. No way we’d lose to a team that struggled against SMU Cincinnati and faced absolute dogshit schedule. 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

1 minute ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Ahhh yes the transitive properties of Math in college football. No way we’d lose to a team that struggled against SMU Cincinnati and faced absolute dogshit schedule. 

Well let's see. Oregon is historically a paper tiger. They have beaten nobody of value this year. Meanwhile Texas has beaten #3 Alabama on the road at night and a ranked Kansas team with a last second loss to #5 OU. Advantage Texas. So like you said originally, no Oregon is not better than us right now. 

[perfectchaos007 6,628]

Texas and OU are the only ranked Big12 teams and none of the other Big12 teams are even knocking on the door.

[gmr548 16,576]

We would throttle Oregon lol

Ah yes, what was I thinking. Oregon is obviously a power house because they needed a fucking miracle to escape Texas Tech and have beaten 0 ranked teams this year. Fucking unbeatable. 

Well let's see. Oregon is historically a paper tiger. They have beaten nobody of value this year. Meanwhile Texas has beaten #3 Alabama on the road at night and a ranked Kansas team with a last second loss to #5 OU. Advantage Texas. So like you said originally, no Oregon is not better than us right now. 

This is homer dumbfuck nonsense. No one said Oregon is unbeatable. Oregon and Texas would likely be a very competitive game that either team could win.

[Beau Vine 54,210]

4 minutes ago, gmr548 said:

This is homer dumbfuck nonsense.

It is.  It reminds me of another fanbase that is constantly making up results of fictional games in which they are undefeated.

[Hank_Hill 18,802]

Yea, Oregon would go similarly to OU. Our secondary sucks.

[troph 24,783]

4 hours ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Lol tied with a team we beat by 10 on the road at night. Makes sense

 

4 hours ago, LonghornSean said:

Texas tied with Bama, USC two spots ahead of ND would be a couple major complaints I have. The coaches’ voting patterns are incredibly formulaic.

I didn’t see it showed us as tied with Bama. Whateves that’s dumb. I saw ND and USC don’t care both suck. Doesn’t matter as long as we win out and ACC or pac 12 champ is a 1 loss team we should be fine. 

Edited October 15, 2023 by troph

[Dbeasy 15,044]

Oregon hung with Washington the whole game and Washington appears to be very good. Stop being goober homers. 

[cmontexas 3,270]

AP Top Ten with Surly Team Assessments

1. Georgia- Overrated. Ugly QB. Trash schedule. Almost lost to SC

2. Michigan- Overrated. Lost to TCU last year. Trash schedule

3. OSU- Overrated. Struggled to move the ball against Indiana. Coach is a pedo.

4. Florida State- Overrated. Played BC close. Big wins were against garbage LSU and Clemson

5. Washington- I haven't seen one person call them overrated so it kinda ruins the joke

6. OU- Overrated. But ranked fairly. Only beat Texas because Sark told the players to have fun. WONT HAPPEN AGAIN

7. Penn State- Overrated. Trash schedule. Pedophiles.

8. Texas- Overrated. The most talented team in the country, but dont want it bad enough

9. Oregon- Overrated. Big win was against a Colorado team that is an embarrassment to the sport. Coach looks suspiciously similar to Herman (physically)

10. UNC- Overrated. "Dogshit" crap schedule. Lifetime achievement award for Mack

 

[cochamps 1,879]

5 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

Oregon hung with Washington the whole game and Washington appears to be very good. Stop being goober homers. 

Oregon would have won if Dan Lannng were not a complete idoit.

 

Edit: tjherefore Washington is overrated (see above)

Edited October 16, 2023 by cochamps

[Doc Sam Beckett 5,792]

#7 PedoState at #3 OSU 

#17 Tennessee at #11 Bama 

 

All four of these teams are absolute bullshit, how do you even handicap this shit? 

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Up to #7 in the coaches poll with BlowU at #6. Alabama is #7 and Oregon at #8. That win against Bama is the gift that keeps on giving. We need to take advantage by winning out. 

[Mother mopar 3,318]

[urlhttps://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/cfb/coaches-poll[/url]

Linky

[DaysOff 7,947]

People finally stopped putting aggy anywhere on their ballot, including Jimbo. Amazing.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3,236]

Texas #7

Oregon #8 and Bama #9 in the AP poll. Oregon slowly creeping up to our point total in the poll. Dont like that. 

[Pato del Muerto 52,489]

Lol yeah jimbo has a vote but aggy didn’t get a single vote. Meanwhile, james Madison is in the top 25 and Toledo is getting votes. 
 

someone should mention on texags that jimbo or whichever asid or ga filled the thing out wasn’t redassed enough to put their own team anywhere on the sheet. 

[hornbri 1,396]

4 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

Texas #7

Oregon #8 and Bama #9 in the AP poll. Oregon slowly creeping up to our point total in the poll. Dont like that. 

We should win games by more points.