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Oct 6, 2024
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FieroCoug
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if you want another example of how much of a joke the rankings are early in the season, an unranked team was favored
over a top 10 team today and won by 10. the rankings are so bad that a top 10 team losing to an unranked team isn’t even an upset
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if you want another example of how much of a joke the rankings are early in the season, an unranked team was favored
FieroCoug
All-American
Oct 6, 1:10am
They really need to not rank for at least a few weeks...or just completely throw
westsidecoug
Oct 6, 1:13am
Yup. Pre-conceived notions of teams pollute the rankings all season.
YOHONOMOTO
Oct 6, 1:15am
That hurts tv ratings. We all watched the games yesterday rooting for upsets.
Magneto
Oct 6, 7:50am
you wouldn’t have watched at least the end of the vandy game when they’re beating bama? even the most casual fans
FieroCoug
Oct 6, 9:17am
If Bama wasn’t ranked, no I wouldn’t. But when was the last time they weren’t.
Magneto
Oct 6, 9:54am
you’re not a real CFB fan if you wouldn’t watch the best program of all time who just beat a great team was losing to
FieroCoug
Oct 6, 9:56am
They’re only great if a bunch of snobby nerds tell him they’re great.
YOHONOMOTO
Oct 6, 11:03am
They do need to be more willing to make radical changes in early weeks
CasualFan
Oct 6, 7:57am
That would defeat the purpose of the eas coast biased rankings. They WANT it to
jtm0001
Oct 7, 1:56am
Ok, but your example is more about Michigan almost always being overrated,
Japan Coug
Oct 6, 1:25am
Texas A&M is always overrated too
puntersarepeople
Oct 6, 9:08am
And USC
puntersarepeople
Oct 6, 9:24am
And most years Texas and ND are highly over-rated.
Les IsMore
Oct 6, 9:36am
Yes, that’s what I said.
Japan Coug
Oct 6, 11:59am
Do you guys throw out all those names and you don’t even list Utah??? The most overrated of all???
KYU
Oct 6, 7:15pm
there are several teams this applies for and also applies for the sec, big ten, and did for the pac. it’s why the
FieroCoug
Oct 6, 9:14am
I'd like to see 1st poll after first month at least. Too many ramifications that last all season.
Soupie
Oct 6, 1:36am
when does CFP poll come out?
CougarCanuck76
Oct 6, 7:10am
It’s fine but others have implications too.
Soupie
Oct 6, 8:13am
We are back to where we were in the WAC days. Crying about unfair rankings.
DirtyWater
Oct 6, 3:14am
Is there a fan base that doesn’t follow (and occasionally cry about) rankings? It’s normal fan behavior.
Yllage Vidiot
Oct 6, 8:08am
this isn’t about BYU at all. just CFB in general.
FieroCoug
Oct 6, 8:29am
I thought he was mocking Florida state?
JohnnyComeLately
Oct 6, 8:58am
I wish rankings previous to week 6 were abolished.
IronPotato
Oct 6, 8:44am
I wish pollsters would stop trying to speculate which is the best team
SouthernCoug
Oct 6, 9:24am
I wish wishers would quit wishing that their wishes made sense.
Les IsMore
Oct 6, 9:38am
The AP suffers from a huge confirmation bias
SouthernCoug
Oct 6, 11:22am
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