Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2015 16:45:32 GMT -5
but... truth is, for all the unbeilable shit i catch, there really is nothing else to do, and its entertaining here for the most part.
So with that... here Is a "davidm breakdown" of the current Top25
1. tOSU- I would say the "least impressive #1" i have ever seen, ok, i'll say it... they ARE the least imressice #1 team i have ever seen, but hell, every team this year has struggled at some point it seems.
7 point win over 2-3 Northern Illionis... whose only win over a FBS is by 8 over UNLV.
7 point win over 4-1 Indiana..... whose big win "western KY by 3"? or Wake by 7? eh.
2. TCU- #2 on my ranking as well. ... ... 50-7 over Texas? 70-7 over SFA? Games that clearly show a dominating team where tOSU has had nothing like it despite the media calling tOSU the "best offensive weapon team in the country".... uh. NO. There Defense gets a knocked on because of the Texas Tech game. But Texas Tech @ home is a tough match in a rival game. MSU can score also with Chad Morris at HC and the amount of possessions the other team gets just simply by scoring so much. Baylor is the clear #2, but TCU can stay because of the 50-7 Texas beat down, and i don't care how bad Texas is... its Texas. They get Top Talent every year... talent alone should keep 50=7 from happening.
6 point opening road win over Minnesota and a 3 point win over Texas Tech....... both on the road. 1 was opening week, the other a sold out revenge rivalry game. I'll take those over any game tOSU has played thus far.
3. Baylor- #1 team in the country. "because they beat Texas Tech"? yes. because they have looked the most impressive this whole season regardless of who they are playing.... Everyone loves to nag on their OOC... but look at tOSU and there NEAR LOSSES to what appears to be a POS OOC. They are 4-0 and have man handled the other teams. They have scored 56 or more every game, and the only "look at that" game they have negatively was a 35 point win..... Let me say that again.... THE ONLY NEGATIVE THIS YEAR WAS A 35 POINT WIN..... They killed Texas Tech, who beat Arkansas fairly handily.... who has given a couple of SEC teams a loss and a near loss.... of course haters are going to say "that doesn't matter"... but if it doesn't then what the fuck do you base rankings on? Who you play and who they play is all you have... though out the bias Name badge bullshit. And FTR.... I hate TCU and Baylor.
4. MSU- That oregon win doesn't look so great now.... and the 3 point win over hapless Purdue looks even worse.... "#4"? Well. No on else to put there i guess... I think a lot of the #4 ranking is hoping that if tOSU keeps struggling, a win over a high rated MSU will keep them up in the top 4... but Neither after 5 weeks has proven they deserve to be in the top 4.
5. Utah- Big win over Oregon, who may finish with 4 losses or more who knows.... but on paper they also look AVERAGE. 7 point win over Mich looks better now..... but the 10 point win over Utah St does not... albeit a Rival game just like TCU had with TTU. right now I would put Utah in the top 10 somewhere.
6. Clemson- 4-0.... but a 3 point win over Louisville and a 2 point win over ND are the prices.... and Louisville is the kicker here... 2-3 after losing to Auburn and HOUSTON......Beat hapless NCState by 7 though... good job. Clemson may be top 4 material.. but at this point the only win that matters is against ND is a hurricane at home...... so take that for something.
7. LSU.... 4-0..... But again struggling over teams they should be beating like Baylor and TCU did. EMU was close until late shockingly....and the 2 point win over Miss St. is the big win right now.. but they just lose to TAMU so its not all that grand at the moment. just like Clemson, could be a top 4 program but right now, without the name 'LSU" next to it, the record is not a Top25 caliber when looked at fully.
8. Alabama.... 4-1.... Big win over UGA. but every year UGA loses a game it shouldn't.... so congrats? your other big win was over Wisconsin...who just lost to Iowa... But i give you credit back... the Mississippi game losses really bad after the UF blowout... but you lost by 6... Hard to see a 1 loss team up This high this early... i know you beat UGA, but you lost to a team that was just Blown out the sea week.... Id say closer to #11 or so right now with much more to prove.
9. Texas A&M... 5-0..... And #3 on my list. They have handed business on the core boards like they should. Wins over MSU (bigger than LSU's)... Arkansas...ASU, Nevada, and Ball st... no FCS fluff (yet).. But again, bigger victory margins over MSU that higher ranked LSU, 1 more FBS win @ 5-0... neutral site victory. Clearly #3 right now... and i HATE all 3 Top 3 teams. yuck.
10. OU..... 4-0....... I will not put them up there higher than 5 right now... But they did come back and beat TN (like Arky did).... they have for the most part blow out there competition and have top 25 win over WV.... so they get here simply because they have not struggled against a Non-P5 like so many others have..
11. Florida.... 5-0.... Which one is the real deal? the Miss win over bam a? the Fl win over Miss? the 14-9 UF win over UK? the 1 point win over TN? I mean... its hard to tell right now... if the Miss win was a fluke over Bama, then what does UF have right now? They have struggled against ECU, UK, TN.... the othe 2 wins are a surprise blowout over Miss and a FCS team.... Its too early to know which is real.
12. FSU- 4-0..... Ok... 14-0 over BC... who lost there QB in the game..... then 8 point win over a bad Wake... Again, no one is standing out... everyone is having trouble with teams they are suppose to house.
13. Northwestern..... 5-0. In my Top 5 based on record and beating Stanford and Duke.... ahtgh neither a convincing dominating win... they did beat Minnesota more concinvinginly than TCU at 27-0...
14. Mississippi.... started out 3-0... just rocked the first 2 non-FBS teams... then beat Bama... but then (stop me if you have heard this one)... "struggled against a team they should have killed" in Vandy, and then lost to Florida... Its jackal and Hide for the 11the time in the Top 14....
15. ND.... eververyone expected a drop off after they lost there starting QB... and really after watching Texas lose 50-7 you wonder how much there big win is just by name only... they beat GT.... and let UMASS put up 27... just lost by 2 to Clemson in a monsoon... time will tell if the new QB is legit, or if 8-4 is the best they can hope for.
16. Stanford. Only lose is to NW, and they beat USC... They could be the best 1 loss team out there.. not Bama. Wins over Arizona big and USC... while good wins over UCF and Oregon St. I would have then in the Top 10.
17. USC..... 3-1. Big win is over ASU who lost to TAMU early. only other wins over Ark St. and Idaho.. nothing yet shows a top team... you can WANT them there.. but at 3-1 with no big win how can you rank them here?
18. Michgian. 4-1.... Lost early to Utah by 7... and i think Utahs win over Oregon has helped the Wolverines more than their wins over BYU and Maryland. But they look to have a great D and could be a 9-10 win team...
19. UGA.... confused on this one.. i would have them higher... i know they lost to Bama.. but other than that they have had a good season as far as productivity... the Vandy game was closer than i expected.. but still could be a very high 1 loss team... if you volt Bama to #8, shouldn't UGA be higher?
20. UCLA.... 4-1... Beat BYU by 1... and then lost to ASU.... ASU of course lost to USC and TAMU. But the preseason Gods want so badly for UCLA to be Way up there... but the loss to ASU really really dropped them down... were the 1 point near loss to BYU should have i think already...
21. Oklahoma St..... 5-0.... HOLD ON BOYS!!! one that i agree with, intact mgith be too HIGH... back to back come back wins.... over Texas and KSU.... immmm... not looking that impressive right now. Escpally since you see the SCREW JOBS that Texas and KSU got from the officials.. The Cowboys were dead until a DT was called for "Holding" while he was getting double teamed??? yeah... then last week the regs mis placed the yard marker and gave them a 1st down on a 4th AND 4!!!! check the video tape, its crazy... they went on to score on both possessions... they are 2 bad calls away from 3-2 and out of the top 35.
22. Iowa.... 3 point win over Pitt was not immersive, but the 10-6 win over Wisky was... Another team that if they were ranked in the PRESEASON in the Top25, they might be sitting at #12 or higher. (not saying they should, but its the nature of the beast)
23. California.... 5-0.... big win against Texas.... that really should have been in OT... missed EP just hard to give them much love for.. struggled against WSU and Wash, but again did score 73 earlier this year... and have score well in all of there games... they live and die by offense, and that could end really fast. Still... if they are ranked in the preseason, they would be ranked higher just like Iowa.
24. Toldeo..... 4-0. Wins over Arkansas and ISU... they do have more P5 wins than some P5 schools that are getting more love... Like LSU, they had a rain out early and are down a game... and have been Average in conference play.. if they want to keep the ranking, they have to do more in the MAC by bigger margins... i don't have them very high in my ranking.. around 30.
25. Boise St..... 4-1. scroed 55-0 on Hawaii..... were tOSU was 38-0... what does that say? not sure.. lost by a hail mary to BYU like Neb did and UCLA almost did.. did also struggle with Washington, but never count out the boys on Blue.... still early to see and they have a lot to prove with the MWC coming up.
so basically...
1. Baylor
2. TCU
3. TAMU
4-25: toss up, they all have lost a game they should not have, or barely beat a team they should have dominated AND don't have a big win or dominating win.
For the SCM haters that are going to screa "Texas Tech by 3!"..... i simply say 50-7 over Texas. And over 700 yards against TTU in a rivalry sold out game not eh road against one of the nations best offenses.
BTW.... Texas Tech 3-2 Beat Arkansas. .......>>>>........Tennessee is 2-3 and lost to Arkansas.
Case Closed.
So with that... here Is a "davidm breakdown" of the current Top25
1. tOSU- I would say the "least impressive #1" i have ever seen, ok, i'll say it... they ARE the least imressice #1 team i have ever seen, but hell, every team this year has struggled at some point it seems.
7 point win over 2-3 Northern Illionis... whose only win over a FBS is by 8 over UNLV.
7 point win over 4-1 Indiana..... whose big win "western KY by 3"? or Wake by 7? eh.
2. TCU- #2 on my ranking as well. ... ... 50-7 over Texas? 70-7 over SFA? Games that clearly show a dominating team where tOSU has had nothing like it despite the media calling tOSU the "best offensive weapon team in the country".... uh. NO. There Defense gets a knocked on because of the Texas Tech game. But Texas Tech @ home is a tough match in a rival game. MSU can score also with Chad Morris at HC and the amount of possessions the other team gets just simply by scoring so much. Baylor is the clear #2, but TCU can stay because of the 50-7 Texas beat down, and i don't care how bad Texas is... its Texas. They get Top Talent every year... talent alone should keep 50=7 from happening.
6 point opening road win over Minnesota and a 3 point win over Texas Tech....... both on the road. 1 was opening week, the other a sold out revenge rivalry game. I'll take those over any game tOSU has played thus far.
3. Baylor- #1 team in the country. "because they beat Texas Tech"? yes. because they have looked the most impressive this whole season regardless of who they are playing.... Everyone loves to nag on their OOC... but look at tOSU and there NEAR LOSSES to what appears to be a POS OOC. They are 4-0 and have man handled the other teams. They have scored 56 or more every game, and the only "look at that" game they have negatively was a 35 point win..... Let me say that again.... THE ONLY NEGATIVE THIS YEAR WAS A 35 POINT WIN..... They killed Texas Tech, who beat Arkansas fairly handily.... who has given a couple of SEC teams a loss and a near loss.... of course haters are going to say "that doesn't matter"... but if it doesn't then what the fuck do you base rankings on? Who you play and who they play is all you have... though out the bias Name badge bullshit. And FTR.... I hate TCU and Baylor.
4. MSU- That oregon win doesn't look so great now.... and the 3 point win over hapless Purdue looks even worse.... "#4"? Well. No on else to put there i guess... I think a lot of the #4 ranking is hoping that if tOSU keeps struggling, a win over a high rated MSU will keep them up in the top 4... but Neither after 5 weeks has proven they deserve to be in the top 4.
5. Utah- Big win over Oregon, who may finish with 4 losses or more who knows.... but on paper they also look AVERAGE. 7 point win over Mich looks better now..... but the 10 point win over Utah St does not... albeit a Rival game just like TCU had with TTU. right now I would put Utah in the top 10 somewhere.
6. Clemson- 4-0.... but a 3 point win over Louisville and a 2 point win over ND are the prices.... and Louisville is the kicker here... 2-3 after losing to Auburn and HOUSTON......Beat hapless NCState by 7 though... good job. Clemson may be top 4 material.. but at this point the only win that matters is against ND is a hurricane at home...... so take that for something.
7. LSU.... 4-0..... But again struggling over teams they should be beating like Baylor and TCU did. EMU was close until late shockingly....and the 2 point win over Miss St. is the big win right now.. but they just lose to TAMU so its not all that grand at the moment. just like Clemson, could be a top 4 program but right now, without the name 'LSU" next to it, the record is not a Top25 caliber when looked at fully.
8. Alabama.... 4-1.... Big win over UGA. but every year UGA loses a game it shouldn't.... so congrats? your other big win was over Wisconsin...who just lost to Iowa... But i give you credit back... the Mississippi game losses really bad after the UF blowout... but you lost by 6... Hard to see a 1 loss team up This high this early... i know you beat UGA, but you lost to a team that was just Blown out the sea week.... Id say closer to #11 or so right now with much more to prove.
9. Texas A&M... 5-0..... And #3 on my list. They have handed business on the core boards like they should. Wins over MSU (bigger than LSU's)... Arkansas...ASU, Nevada, and Ball st... no FCS fluff (yet).. But again, bigger victory margins over MSU that higher ranked LSU, 1 more FBS win @ 5-0... neutral site victory. Clearly #3 right now... and i HATE all 3 Top 3 teams. yuck.
10. OU..... 4-0....... I will not put them up there higher than 5 right now... But they did come back and beat TN (like Arky did).... they have for the most part blow out there competition and have top 25 win over WV.... so they get here simply because they have not struggled against a Non-P5 like so many others have..
11. Florida.... 5-0.... Which one is the real deal? the Miss win over bam a? the Fl win over Miss? the 14-9 UF win over UK? the 1 point win over TN? I mean... its hard to tell right now... if the Miss win was a fluke over Bama, then what does UF have right now? They have struggled against ECU, UK, TN.... the othe 2 wins are a surprise blowout over Miss and a FCS team.... Its too early to know which is real.
12. FSU- 4-0..... Ok... 14-0 over BC... who lost there QB in the game..... then 8 point win over a bad Wake... Again, no one is standing out... everyone is having trouble with teams they are suppose to house.
13. Northwestern..... 5-0. In my Top 5 based on record and beating Stanford and Duke.... ahtgh neither a convincing dominating win... they did beat Minnesota more concinvinginly than TCU at 27-0...
14. Mississippi.... started out 3-0... just rocked the first 2 non-FBS teams... then beat Bama... but then (stop me if you have heard this one)... "struggled against a team they should have killed" in Vandy, and then lost to Florida... Its jackal and Hide for the 11the time in the Top 14....
15. ND.... eververyone expected a drop off after they lost there starting QB... and really after watching Texas lose 50-7 you wonder how much there big win is just by name only... they beat GT.... and let UMASS put up 27... just lost by 2 to Clemson in a monsoon... time will tell if the new QB is legit, or if 8-4 is the best they can hope for.
16. Stanford. Only lose is to NW, and they beat USC... They could be the best 1 loss team out there.. not Bama. Wins over Arizona big and USC... while good wins over UCF and Oregon St. I would have then in the Top 10.
17. USC..... 3-1. Big win is over ASU who lost to TAMU early. only other wins over Ark St. and Idaho.. nothing yet shows a top team... you can WANT them there.. but at 3-1 with no big win how can you rank them here?
18. Michgian. 4-1.... Lost early to Utah by 7... and i think Utahs win over Oregon has helped the Wolverines more than their wins over BYU and Maryland. But they look to have a great D and could be a 9-10 win team...
19. UGA.... confused on this one.. i would have them higher... i know they lost to Bama.. but other than that they have had a good season as far as productivity... the Vandy game was closer than i expected.. but still could be a very high 1 loss team... if you volt Bama to #8, shouldn't UGA be higher?
20. UCLA.... 4-1... Beat BYU by 1... and then lost to ASU.... ASU of course lost to USC and TAMU. But the preseason Gods want so badly for UCLA to be Way up there... but the loss to ASU really really dropped them down... were the 1 point near loss to BYU should have i think already...
21. Oklahoma St..... 5-0.... HOLD ON BOYS!!! one that i agree with, intact mgith be too HIGH... back to back come back wins.... over Texas and KSU.... immmm... not looking that impressive right now. Escpally since you see the SCREW JOBS that Texas and KSU got from the officials.. The Cowboys were dead until a DT was called for "Holding" while he was getting double teamed??? yeah... then last week the regs mis placed the yard marker and gave them a 1st down on a 4th AND 4!!!! check the video tape, its crazy... they went on to score on both possessions... they are 2 bad calls away from 3-2 and out of the top 35.
22. Iowa.... 3 point win over Pitt was not immersive, but the 10-6 win over Wisky was... Another team that if they were ranked in the PRESEASON in the Top25, they might be sitting at #12 or higher. (not saying they should, but its the nature of the beast)
23. California.... 5-0.... big win against Texas.... that really should have been in OT... missed EP just hard to give them much love for.. struggled against WSU and Wash, but again did score 73 earlier this year... and have score well in all of there games... they live and die by offense, and that could end really fast. Still... if they are ranked in the preseason, they would be ranked higher just like Iowa.
24. Toldeo..... 4-0. Wins over Arkansas and ISU... they do have more P5 wins than some P5 schools that are getting more love... Like LSU, they had a rain out early and are down a game... and have been Average in conference play.. if they want to keep the ranking, they have to do more in the MAC by bigger margins... i don't have them very high in my ranking.. around 30.
25. Boise St..... 4-1. scroed 55-0 on Hawaii..... were tOSU was 38-0... what does that say? not sure.. lost by a hail mary to BYU like Neb did and UCLA almost did.. did also struggle with Washington, but never count out the boys on Blue.... still early to see and they have a lot to prove with the MWC coming up.
so basically...
1. Baylor
2. TCU
3. TAMU
4-25: toss up, they all have lost a game they should not have, or barely beat a team they should have dominated AND don't have a big win or dominating win.
For the SCM haters that are going to screa "Texas Tech by 3!"..... i simply say 50-7 over Texas. And over 700 yards against TTU in a rivalry sold out game not eh road against one of the nations best offenses.
BTW.... Texas Tech 3-2 Beat Arkansas. .......>>>>........Tennessee is 2-3 and lost to Arkansas.
Case Closed.