re: Too much SEC bias in the polls

Oh, here we go. Now we get to hear how good the Beavers are. Great. Just let it go.

USC #2, CAL #13, Arizona #17, Oregon #19, Oregon St. #22

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USC #2, CAL #13, Arizona #17, Oregon #19, Oregon St. #22

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You could use that to say their is anti-Pac 10 bias in the major polls. But that is a lot different from claiming there is a pro-SEC bias.

You at it with Ruffalo again. I hope you are ready for a long fight. This dude never gives up. He spends all his day trying to justify USC's loss to Oregon St. Spends all day trying to convince everyone on this board of the pac 1's so called strength. Its downright laughable.

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I think USC would win because we are more physical than Florida.

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I almost spit coffee on my keyboard with that one. Of course you have the highest ranked of all the above. Look at the crap you are put up against to get your numbers.

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I almost spit coffee on my keyboard with that one.

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Don't. You'll ruin it.

If you don't think USC's defense is extremely physical, you don't know much about college football or you're using controlled substances in
a less than legal manner.

frick who cares, you gotta beat Stanford and ORst if you want to sniff our balls USC. I don't say so, the BCS says so. Bitch all you want, if you can't beat bad teams you don't get in. You can come back on me about LSU this year but the SEC is going to win it's third crystal ball in a row. the Pac 2 has how many???

Fight on dicks

SEC has 4

Pac 10 1

Thanks for coming.

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Dear Fighting Tigers,
The "Star System" is not a valid measure of actual talent, but instead, a measure of potential talent.

Not all potential talent is realized, and often you'll find that potential talent is underrated, and players bloom AFTER going to college.

Give the two-stars a chance, and put away your meaningless "stars chart".

Thanks,
J. Hester, San Diego CA

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So Oregon State just happened to get all the Jacob Hesters of the world on their team, right?

And the star rankings are more accurate than you realize. Here is an excellent 2008 article by Athlon analyzing the star rankings and concluding that "recruiting rankings really do matter...recruiting rankings are pretty good indicators of how a prospect will turn out." -- LINK

Regardless, I just showed you the star rankings of Oregon State and Utah in an attempt to show you the reality that Oregon State and Utah are not the elite powerhouses that you think they are.

I doubt that coaches and sportswriters worry too much about the opinions of the recruiting services when they form their own opinions of who the best teams and players are when they vote in the polls, vote for the All-conference teams, etc.