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Why is Ole Miss Ranked in the Top 10?

Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:30 am
Posted by TexasAg13
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:30 am
During last night's game ESPN showed Auburn's schedule, and when doing so, it finally hit me that Ole Miss is ranked in the top 10. At any point during a season, being ranked in the Top 10 should not be taken lightly, and it should mean you have a truly excellent football team. So I decided to look at what Ole Miss had done this year.

2014 Wins:
Boise State
Vanderbilt
LA - Lafayette

Not the most impressive slate of wins. They took care of business, yes, but no groundbreaking victories. So my next thought was maybe they had a great year last year and the expectations are for them to follow up with another great season.

2013 Wins:
Vanderbilt
SE Missouri State
Texas
LSU
Idaho
Arkansas
Troy
GT

A semi-impressive list of wins, but when you look deeper into it, it really isn't. The only legitimate win they had was against an LSU team that was emotionally spent from a hard fought Florida game. And the inability to come up clutch in the Egg Bowl leaves me with some doubts.

So why is Ole Miss ranked so high? And if you think the ranking is warranted, please give me reasons. Bo Wallace has yet to give me any reason but to think he will crumble when the Rebels hit SEC play.
Posted by Ping Pong
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:30 am to
Ole Miss shouldn't be ranked at all
Posted by DrunkenStuporMan
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:31 am to
Because you touch yourself at night.
Posted by ShaneTheLegLechler
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:32 am to
It really is a great question. I was wondering he same thing the the other day
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:33 am to
quote:

It really is a great question. I was wondering he same thing the the other day



Too bad it's been answered here 1800 times already.
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:34 am to
A bunch of teams ahead of them lost, simple as that.
Posted by craigbiggio
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:35 am to
Because they were #18 in the preseason poll, and have not lost while teams ahead of them have

Posted by TexasAg13
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Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:35 am to
quote:

Because you touch yourself at night


I could be wrong, but I don't think that has anything to do with it.

Why do think Ole Miss is a top 10 team?
Posted by ukraine_rebel
North Mississippi
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:35 am to
the same reasons they were in the previous threads on the topic
Posted by beHop
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:35 am to
tGrind. It's... It's growing...


































Posted by CNB
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:35 am to
They haven't lost, other teams have.
Posted by Team Vote
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Member since Aug 2014
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:36 am to
Ole Miss will beat A&M.
Posted by TexasAg13
San Antonio de Béxar
Member since Jul 2013
5815 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:36 am to
So it's by default?

What should they be ranked then?
Posted by DrunkenStuporMan
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:36 am to
quote:

Why do think Ole Miss is a top 10 team?
Honestly?

ReBearShark controlled media.
Posted by sharpSee
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:36 am to
It's because of pre-season polls. It's the same reason Ohio State gets ranked ahead of Va Tech even after Va Tech beats them on the road.

If you start the season off in the top 25 and you don't lose for 5 weeks, it's bound to happen.

Same thing happened to State when we went 7-0.
Posted by skirpnasty
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Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:38 am to
quote:

Same thing happened to State when we went 7-0.


Your point is valid, but we were only ranked 12th at 7-0.
Posted by DarthRebel
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Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:38 am to
Why are the Aggies ranked in the Top 10?

How screwed up did Texas make you guys, freaking little brother syndrome with every flagship school out there.
Posted by TexasAg13
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Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:39 am to
quote:

Why are the Aggies ranked in the Top 10?


Because we beat a preseason Top 10 team.

Posted by WildTchoupitoulas
Member since Jan 2010
44071 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:39 am to
Same reason as A&M:

To make LSU and Bama's schedules look better before the Big Game.
Posted by DarthRebel
Tier Five is Alive
Member since Feb 2013
21229 posts
Posted on 9/19/14 at 11:47 am to
quote:

Because we beat a preseason Top 10 team.


So what, it was a pre-season ranking? Are you really deserving or is it still just a guess?

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