Lots of movement in both the AP and Coaches Polls this week, though the movement in the Coaches Poll raises more questions than answers. i.e. Are the coaches even paying attention?
Question: Why Not the Blogpoll?
In all the hubbub surrounding the coaches’ poll and its insane voting this week, Dan Shanoff asks: Why not just let Tim Tebow vote for everyone? I’m sorry, that is not what he asked. (But he thought it.)
What he asks instead is “Why not include the Blogpoll?”
Read Article >Believe It: Boise State Is a Top 5 Team
SB Nation’s Boise State blog One Bronco Nation Under God is in a state of disbelief/euphoria over the Broncos being ranked No. 5 in every major poll, matching their highest ranking ever:
They go on to analyze if they really deserve this, when they might actually lose a game (never!) and bring up the words “national championship.” Which is all fun and everything, but what about that BLUE FIELD! HUH HUH?! Have you guys heard about that? Yeah, something like 18 birds die on it everyday after mistaking it for a lake and going into nosedive/kamikaze mode. It’s craaaazy.
Read Article >Coaches Should Stick To Coaching, Not Polling
—LSU at 4 despite a shaky performance versus Miss. State and a lack of quality wins on the schedule.
—Penn State (13) over Iowa (17), the team who abused them in a 21-10 loss Saturday night on national tv.
Read Article >String of Upsets Shake Up the Latest AP Poll
After this past weekend’s action, the top three teams in the AP Poll stayed exactly the same. No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Alabama kept put. After that...you might have to search to find teams after the fallout from all of the upsets.
The biggest movers?
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