We were ranked right behind them 2 weeks ago

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Oct 13, 2024
9:08:44pm

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

We were ranked right behind them 2 weeks ago

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Yllage Vidiot

Previous username: kerichar
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Anyone understand the rationale for Iowa State as a top 10 team and ranked way higher than BYU?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

Oct 13, 9:03pm

They built Iowa early and got an early jump in the polls.

Oct 13, 9:04pm

Yeah that's pretty much it. If we rolled Kansas St wk 1 and entered the polls

Lord Jim

Oct 13, 9:07pm

Midwest state with close media markets in the twin cities & Chicago.

gopman

Oct 13, 9:04pm

Meanwhile we get Wilner and Furlong covering our area for the polls

BYU '80

Oct 13, 9:18pm

Midwest bias

Zip

Oct 13, 9:05pm

A lot of preseason bias. It’s all where you start. But neither of the rankings

Lefty24

Oct 13, 9:05pm

Higher start earlier. Nothing more than that.

Big Daddy D

Oct 13, 9:06pm

We were ranked right behind them 2 weeks ago

Oct 13, 9:08pm

Fortunately rankings don't matter much any more. College football finally has a

porl thompson

Oct 13, 9:08pm

Rankings (CFP commitee anyway) matter a TON in the 10-15 range now....

RGGeemer

Oct 13, 9:15pm

The season is only half over. If we win out, we don't have to worry

byujacob

Oct 13, 9:43pm

Polls are about momentum as much as anything. they started higher than us

JimmyZ

Oct 13, 9:16pm

Iowa State has recency street cred, where we don't. I have no problem with

RebelScum

Oct 13, 10:17pm

They killed us at home last year and look even better this year. But I agree the AP should be ISU #9, BYU #10

Oct 13, 10:38pm

Let them have it

TailgateU

12:30am

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