SEC Backlash?

In what kind of bizzaro world would you imagine there being 2 undefeated SEC schools at the midway point in the season who would BOTH be ranked lower than a school from the WAC & Mountain West? You'd think 4 straight BCS titles for the conference would earn a little more love for Auburn and LSU...but I get the sneaky feeling that there's not going to be an SEC program representing the league in the title game this year. I am starting to think voters wanna see anyone but a school from the deep south holding that crystal football...even if it means Ohio State gets to face off against the Boise State Smurfs in a battle of undefeated schools who didn't beat anyone worth a shit.

All I've heard this year is how the Big 10 is back and how the Pac 10 has more talent top to bottom than the SEC. It's like a bogus political mantra being repeated week after week on College Gameday until the voters start to believe it. Sure, Georgia and Tennesse both suck, but does that really mean the whole conference is down? LSU is the luckiest team in the history of ever....but a win is a win is a win. South Carolina finds themselves a legit contender but I still get the feeling noone believes in the 'Cocks. And Auburn might just be the quietest undefeated SEC team with a Heisman contender of all time.

All I can say is if Auburn somehow is able to win the SEC and has to settle for a Sugar Bowl while Boise and OSU duke it out for the national championship, I might just drive to Idaho and set the blue turf on fire.

1st week polls out.

in the polls that matter Auburn remains in the 20s. the AP has the Tigers ranked 21st and the Coaches put Auburn in a tie for 20 with Utah.

Welcome Back to the Polls, Tigers

hey it only took about 2 weeks longer than it should have, but Auburn is back in the AP and Coaches polls, debuting at 17 and 19. i'm actually shocked Notre Dame's lousy 4-1 ass isn't ranked too. i'm also a little annoyed that 2-2 Oklahoma remains ranked, i mean Houston who has much more impressive wins than the Sooners fell completely out of both top 25s after losing to UTEP. just cuz you started the year in the top 5 doesn't mean you can't fall completely out of the polls. voters remain lazy, stupid, and in love with big names as always. again, Fuck the Polls....and also thanks for finally fucking ranking us, dickheads.

as follows is my top 25:

A LIFETIME OF DEFEATS TOP 25, Week 5
1. BAMA
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Virginia Tech
5. LSU
6. USC
7. Cincinnati
8. Boise State
9. TCU
10. Miami
11. Oregon
12. Ohio State
13. Auburn
14. Kansas
15. Oklahoma State
16. BYU
17. Iowa
18. Georgia Tech
19. South Florida
20. South Carolina
21. Ole' Miss
22. Mizzou
23. Penn State
24. Wisconsin
25. Houston

Alabama is your new number 1...but really it'll just take a win over LSU for the Gators to jump back on top.

USC's thrashing of Cal reminds us that all your Pac-10 is belong to them.

I let Houston stay ranked for at least a week. A bad loss is a bad loss, but they did beat TWO Big 12 teams this year and deserve to stay ranked.

Stanford, Nebraska, Central Michigan, and Baylor are all on my radar.

I refuse to rank Notre Dame until they beat a legit team and quit pulling out last second wins vs teams that probably won't even make a bowl.

fuck the polls

I was under the impression that following all the upsets and poor performances this weekend that a team like Auburn whose scored points in bunches and been one of the better teams in the SEC so far would easily get into the top 25 this week........yeah not so much.

Yeah, fuck the polls. When you get crushed by an unranked team and stay in the top 25 (Cal) then you are useless to me. Its pretty obvious to me that most of the sportswriters and coaches in the nation just don't pay any attention. Also I call bullshit on USC being back in the top 10 just a week after losing to Washington. What ever, enough bitching here's my Top 25.

A LIFETIME OF DEFEATS TOP 25, WEEK 4

1. Florida
2. BAMA
3. Texas
4. Virginia Tech
5. LSU
6. Boise State
7. Cincinnati
8. TCU
9. Houston
10. Oregon
11. USC
12. Ohio State
13. Auburn
14. Kansas
15. Oklahoma State
16. Miami
17. BYU
18. Oklahoma
19. Iowa
20. Michigan
21. South Florida
22. Georgia
23. Mizzou
24. Georgia Tech
25. Penn State

-the top 3 are the only ones that matter right now. after that the top 10 is made up of teams with either impressive wins over ranked teams (Boise State, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Houston, Cinci) or a team who is unbeaten and could possibly run the table (TCU) or a team living off their reputation who looks like they could lose at any point (LSU).

-USC & Ohio State fall just outside of the top 10...although there's no way they won't end up back there soon. USC plays Cal and Ohio State has 5 easy games before they face Penn State.

-AUBURN IS WAY TOO HIGHLY RANKED IN MY PRETEND POLL...that being said i think they could beat ANY of the teams i have ranked below them with the way their offense is scoring points. do i think Auburn will end the season this high? probably not, but i stand by my pre-season prediction of 8-4...and i'm starting to lean towards 9-3.
-eveything else is a crapshoot.

Big Fucking Surprise

Hey, here's a SHOCKER. Michigan is back in the Top 25 of the AP Poll.

As I assumed the overrating begins. Northeastern sports writers remain lazy and uninterested in anyone other than traditional powers. Whatevs.

and so it begins, The Pre Season Coaches Poll Is Out

the coaches poll is out, kids. time to start bitching and complaining. actually i think you'd find it hard to argue with the top 4. Florida is the defending champs with virtually the exact same team coming back, Texas and Oklahoma were the top also rans, and USC is the most consistent team this decade no matter who they replace. but after that it's any one's guess. Bama is too high in my opinion, but i guess the Dark Lord gets more respect from his fellow coaches than Les Miles. Ole Miss is still a phantom top 10 team to me and i see 2008 Auburn or 2007 Arkansas written all over them. Ohio State is Ohio State. Penn State is about where i'd rank them. California and Oregon should be higher. Georgia and Virginia Tech should both be a little lower. Notre Dame is back in the top 25 because they beat Hawaii in the bowl game, whatever. North Carolina is WAY too low...at least for me. i see them as a potential top 10 sleeper. but yeah, mostly it's a list that tells us that we don't know nothing about nothing. so let's play some football.

2009 preseason poll

Rank Team
1.Florida
2.Texas
3.Oklahoma
4.Southern California
5.Alabama
6.Ohio State
7.Virginia Tech
8.Penn State
9.LSU
10.Mississippi
11.Oklahoma State
12.California
13.Georgia
14.Oregon
15.Georgia Tech
16.Boise State
17.TCU
18.Utah
19.Florida State
20.North Carolina
21.Iowa
22.Nebraska
23.Notre Dame
24.Brigham Young
25.Oregon State