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Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:23 pm
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George Schroeder 11/27/11 12:32am Everything seems to be pointing toward an all-SEC BCS Championship game. LSU was very impressive in dismantling then-No. 3 Arkansas. Alabama rolled over rival Auburn (at Auburn). Oklahoma State was idle. Can the Cowboys -- I've got them No. 3 this week -- vault to No. 2 with a win over Oklahoma? I don't know. Not sure how I would vote if it happened. Alabama has been very impressive, and its only loss was to LSU in overtime. The Tide has a convincing win over Arkansas, and a nice win at Penn State. But the overall resume isn't fantastic; after LSU and Alabama (and if you must, go ahead and include Arkansas -- I'm not so sure) the SEC is waaaaay down. Frankly, the league is weak. That doesn't mean Alabama isn't very good. IT doesn't mean the nation's two best teams aren't sitting there in the SEC West. It just means it's harder to tell than usual. (I'm opposed, by the way, to the idea that a team can play for the national title without winning its conference. But it has happened before and ... there might be no other viable option.) Oklahoma State's loss to Iowa State is a potential killer. But if the Cowboys beat the Sooners on Saturday in Stillwater, their resume will be pretty nice. On the other hand, I watch their defense and shudder. One thing is for sure: We'll hear about what ought to be done all week long. I'll wait and see what happens next week before making up my mind. (Note: I would have USC, which has been as impressive as any team other than LSU down the stretch, ranked somewhere in the Top 10, but the Harris Poll doesn't allow teams on NCAA probation to be ranked by voters.) Here's my ballot:
1. LSU
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma State
4. Stanford
5. Virginia Tech
6. Houston
7. Boise State
8. Oregon
9. Arkansas
10. Oklahoma
11. Michigan State
12. Wisconsin
13. Kansas State
14. Georgia
15. Michigan
16. South Carolina
17. Baylor
18. Clemson
19. TCU
20. Nebraska
21. Penn State
22. West Virginia
23. Cincinnati
24. Florida State
25. Arkansas State
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Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:24 pm to Fat Bastard
gumps getting nervous yet?
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:25 pm to Fat Bastard
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Note: I would have USC, which has been as impressive as any team other than LSU down the stretch, ranked somewhere in the Top 10,
Kirk Herbstreit just came in his pants
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:25 pm to Fat Bastard
Does his #25 say Arkansas St?
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:28 pm to bigpapamac
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Does his #25 say Arkansas St?
Hey, they did beat UL-L.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:29 pm to Elleshoe
Nope
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:30 pm to TT9
you should be. the push is on to advance them in the polls it looks like. who knows what they do if they win a big game while you guys are smoking meth and hanging paintings on velvet canvases from your feaux wood paneling 
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:30 pm to bigpapamac
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Does his #25 say Arkansas St?
yep. and it proves my points that if okie lite wins and clemson wins the voters will have been given all they need to team up with the #2 computer rankings to keep bama out of a rematch. these human voters have way more power than you think when it comes down to it at THE END especially. watch. The AP has already jumped stanford with OSU. Others will probably follow suit should what i said above go down.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:31 pm to graychef
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George Schroeder 11/27/11 12:32am Everything seems to be pointing toward an all-SEC BCS Championship game. LSU was very impressive in dismantling then-No. 3 Arkansas. Alabama rolled over rival Auburn (at Auburn). Oklahoma State was idle. Can the Cowboys -- I've got them No. 3 this week -- vault to No. 2 with a win over Oklahoma? I don't know. Not sure how I would vote if it happened. Alabama has been very impressive, and its only loss was to LSU in overtime. The Tide has a convincing win over Arkansas, and a nice win at Penn State. But the overall resume isn't fantastic; after LSU and Alabama (and if you must, go ahead and include Arkansas -- I'm not so sure) the SEC is waaaaay down. Frankly, the league is weak. That doesn't mean Alabama isn't very good. IT doesn't mean the nation's two best teams aren't sitting there in the SEC West. It just means it's harder to tell than usual. (I'm opposed, by the way, to the idea that a team can play for the national title without winning its conference. But it has happened before and ... there might be no other viable option.) Oklahoma State's loss to Iowa State is a potential killer. But if the Cowboys beat the Sooners on Saturday in Stillwater, their resume will be pretty nice. On the other hand, I watch their defense and shudder. One thing is for sure: We'll hear about what ought to be done all week long. I'll wait and see what happens next week before making up my mind. (Note: I would have USC, which has been as impressive as any team other than LSU down the stretch, ranked somewhere in the Top 10, but the Harris Poll doesn't allow teams on NCAA probation to be ranked by voters.) Here's my ballot:
All of that seems very logical. I don't have any problem at all with this guy's line of thinking. Seems like he's taking his vote seriously and is waiting until the end to make any final judgements.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:31 pm to graychef
OSU will jumpty, jump, jump.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:31 pm to Fat Bastard
I would count that voter as one that will vote OSU number 2 for sure if they win.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:32 pm to Elleshoe
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win a big game while you guys are smoking meth and hanging paintings on velvet canvases from your feaux wood paneling
Oh ........my........... goodness..................
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:32 pm to Fat Bastard
He has a great top 25
It might mirror mine
It might mirror mine
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:35 pm to TT9
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ives in the armpit of America....
oh the irony......i guess bama has better food, music, and culture also right?
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scared of a rematch,most if you anyway...
been discussed ad nauseum, you are acting like a child in school who has lost and is begging for another shot so it is all you can resort to since you know you do not deserve it since you had your shot. pathetic.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:36 pm to Choupique19
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All of that seems very logical. I don't have any problem at all with this guy's line of thinking. Seems like he's taking his vote seriously and is waiting until the end to make any final judgements.
This. I hope the rest of the voters approach it this way as well.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:36 pm to Fat Bastard
I live in east Tennessee jerkoff,La.is a shithole period,you have all the leftovers France didn't want....
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:36 pm to Fat Bastard
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16. South Carolina
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:37 pm to elposter
quote:Yep.
I would count that voter as one that will vote OSU number 2 for sure if they win.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:37 pm to kclsufan
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This. I hope the rest of the voters approach it this way as well.
Agreed. Regardless of where you stand on it, you can't really ask any more than the attitude that voter is taking.
Posted on 11/27/11 at 12:37 pm to TT9
you get fricked in the arse by Kenny Chesney
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