New polls

[badger]

Link here. (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm)


1.Texas (44) 6-0 1,505 5
2. Alabama (14) 6-0 1,452 4
3. Penn State (3) 7-0 1,416 6
4. Southern California 4-1 1,198 9
5. Texas Tech 6-0 1,195 7
6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,147 1
7. Florida 5-1 1,145 12
8. Brigham Young 6-0 1,143 8
9. Georgia 5-1 1,010 10
10. Oklahoma State 6-0 958 17
11. Ohio State 6-1 920 11
12. Missouri 5-1 886 2
13. Utah 7-0 819 13
14. LSU 4-1 776 3
15. Kansas 5-1 676 15
16. Boise State 5-0 648 16
17. Michigan State 6-1 468 19
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 467 18
19. Wake Forest 4-1 376 21
20. South Florida 5-1 334 20
21. North Carolina 5-1 321 NR
22. California 4-1 169 25
23. Vanderbilt 5-1 147 14
24. TCU 6-1 138 NR
25. Ball State 7-0 135 NR

Dropped out: No. 22 Northwestern (5-1, lost to then-No. 19 Michigan State 37-20), No. 23 Auburn (4-3, lost to Arkansas 25-22), No. 24 Wisconsin (3-3, lost to then-No. 6 Penn State 48-7).

Others receiving votes: Tulsa (6-0) 121; Minnesota (6-1) 55; Florida State (4-1) 49; Pittsburgh (4-1) 45; Georgia Tech (5-1) 31; Northwestern (5-1) 21; Cincinnati (5-1) 18; Oregon (5-2) 14; South Carolina (5-2) 10; Boston College (4-1) 3; Connecticut (5-1) 3; Fresno State (4-2) 2; Notre Dame (4-2) 2; Kentucky (4-2) 1; Miami (Fla.) (3-3) 1.

[badger]

AP Top 25
1. Texas (39) 6-0 1,599
2. Alabama (26) 6-0 1,582
3. Penn State 7-0 1,492
4. Oklahoma 5-1 1,306
5. Florida 5-1 1,284
6. USC 4-1 1,247
7. Texas Tech 6-0 1,210
8. Oklahoma State 6-0 1,184
9. Brigham Young 6-0 1,131
10. Georgia 5-1 1,081
11. Missouri 5-1 984
12. Ohio State 6-1 908
13. LSU 4-1 893
14. Utah 7-0 834
15. Boise State 5-0 714
16. Kansas 5-1 620
17. Virginia Tech 5-1 540
18. North Carolina 5-1 416
19. South Florida 5-1 397
20. Michigan State 6-1 371
21. Wake Forest 4-1 330
22. Vanderbilt 5-1 258
23. Pittsburgh 4-1 182
24. Ball State 7-0 166
25. California 4-1 115
Others Receiving Votes
Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida State 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4, Northwestern 3, Notre Dame 1, Cincinnati 1.
Dropped From Rankings
Auburn 20.
Link here. (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex)

[FlatheadSooner]

I guess the question is how does USA have USUC ahead of OU??
:confused:

[okiewaker]

Figures, slimy A*S USC would find a way to crawl their slimy way back into the mix.

[badger]

Orange Power was drooling last night over the fact that unlike the Gooners, Okie State is still in control of its own destiny.

I have decided not to respond to that with the quaint remark that "If, OSU does indeed, control their own destiny and maintains said control up until the end of the season, but OU does not lose, would that not once again place OU and OSU both in control of each of their own destinies at the so-called Behdlamb game?"

:D I imagine a few heads would explode and ones that don't explode will be too in shock to discover that Pokes do not, in fact, bleed orange, but deep, deep crimson.

[colinreturn]

how in the hell is usc and tech ahead of us

[cheezyq]

I guess the question is how does USA have USUC ahead of OU??
:confused:

You're joking, right? ;)

[hgarmorer]

Yeah I guess losing to #5 is worse than losing to unranked team.

[badger]

I would cry more about this, but the sad fact of the matter is that USUC won this week and we did not. I would also cry about the fact that our loss was to a far greater team, but alas, there once was a stipulation in the BCS for quality wins, but there never was, in fact, a stipulation for quality losses, because losing is losing and it always sucks, whoever the opponent is.

I suppose I probably could have said it more when we were No. 1 (but dang it, that No. 1 ranking looks so shiny and pretty!) that rankings right now do not matter, nor will they matter until December. I really, really want to get a chance to beat the naysayers from now till December to get back that No. 1 seeding... even if it truly doesn't matter until December.

[bri]

how in the hell is usc and tech ahead of us

Well, USC lost two weeks ago and has two decisive wins since then, and Tech is undefeated.

We, on the other hand, lost yesterday.

Need anything else explained? Like why fire burns, or water is wet?

[badger]

I hope avatars return soon. I want to see AD's abs one more time before it goes the way of the whorn :mad:

[MamaMia]

I guess the question is how does USA have USUC ahead of OU??
:confused:
Because some coaches want to swap spit with Pete Carroll, like some others have already done?

[badger]

I didn't post it originally, but just added it: Tulsa is once again on the outside looking in. They rest at No. 26 in both USA Today and AP.

Poor Tulsa :(

Oh wait... Tulsa won yesterday :mad:

[Leroy Lizard]

I would cry more about this, but the sad fact of the matter is that USUC won this week and we did not.

Then kindly explain how USC is ranked above Florida.

[badger]

Then kindly explain how USC is ranked above Florida.

Florida lost in more recent history than USC. If you check the schedules, you will see that a Thursday game vs. Oregon State predates a Saturday game vs. Ole Miss.

;)

[A Sooner in Texas]

There's an old saying, something like "uneasy is the head that wears the crown." Everybody guns for the one at the top, and I don't see Texas keeping that #1 ranking for long. We're still in a great position and if we do our job and win, I think it's entirely feasible we can make it back to the top by the end of the season.

BOOMER SOONER

[Flagstaffsooner]

When the computers kick in suc will dive.

texass deserves it. Now they will die.

[badger]

When the computers kick in suc will dive.

texass deserves it. Now they will die.

would it be too much to ask for texas to die twice? You know, for tie breaker purposes.

:O

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

Then kindly explain how USC is ranked above Florida.

Because USC is 4-1 and Florida is only 5-1.....oh..nevermind.

I'm really not worried about being ranked behind USC at this point and being left out of the NC game. If we win out and beat KU,TT,OSU as well as our win against TCU who might finish in the top 25 we will finish not only way higher than USC in then computers but I think we likely jump them in the polls.

Of far greater concern is how do we run the table at this point while replacing the leader of the defense.

[Jdog]

USUC's rated higher because they play in a better conference - after all the pac10 has beaten the "best conf" the MOUNTIAN WEST ONCE (OUT OF 8 GAMES).

[okiewaker]

Because USC is 4-1 and Florida is only 5-1.....oh..nevermind.

I'm really not worried about being ranked behind USC at this point and being left out of the NC game. If we win out and beat KU,TT,OSU as well as our win against TCU who might finish in the top 25 we will finish not only way higher than USC in then computers but I think we likely jump them in the polls.

Of far greater concern is how do we run the table at this point while replacing the leader of the defense.

Just waiting for the puters to kick out the junk

[FlatheadSooner]

Of far greater concern is how do we run the table at this point while replacing the leader of the defense.

Good point. Of all the possibilities to rearrange our D personnel for Reynold's absense, who is most likely to fill in the middle? Hard to believe that we weren't ready for this scenario, given the importance of Reynolds and the risk of his previous injuries.

[Sabanball]

They sure show that the media loves Bama and the SEC....:rolleyes:

[badger]

They sure show that the media loves Bama and the SEC....:rolleyes:

:mad: would you like to trade places, oh holder of 13 national championships? :mad:

;)

[PDXsooner]

They sure show that the media loves Bama and the SEC....:rolleyes:


hard to love a team that squeaks by kentucky, and looked ugly doing it.

[Sabanball]

:mad: would you like to trade places, oh holder of 13 national championships? :mad:

;)

Not really...hell, I'm surprised they didn't push us out of the top 10 as punishment for having an off-week.

[The Maestro]

These attempts at "when you loss last" are pretty foolish. Not saying it isn't real in the polls, but shouldn't be. So what when we lost or when USC lost? Oregon State = unranked. Texas = any questions?

In no way should USC be ranked ahead of us.

Polls aren't as bad as I thought. I still think the horns have weaknesses, as does Bama and Penn State. The world is not all of a sudden going to stop seeing upsets in college football. These are here to stay. If some defense can figure out the horns are average at running and just have two receivers they can stop them. Defensively, the horns still suck against the pass.

We will get our shot to move back up. But I am not seeing a win in Stillwater this year. Not with our defense.

[bluedogok]

OU didn't fall as far as I expected.

[Sooner98]

We should be pretty happy with only falling to fourth and sixth.

[Indy Sooner]

Florida lost in more recent history than USC. If you check the schedules, you will see that a Thursday game vs. Oregon State predates a Saturday game vs. Ole Miss.

;)

Not to mention the fact SoCal lost on the road and FL lost at home to a very average Mississippi squad.

[BudSooner]

****ing ****, TCU has been in and out of the polls more than a gay porn star in a bugeater wrestlers ***, and Cali? **** them...Tulsa SHOULD be in the top 25.
****ing fag polls, it's nothing more than a my **** is larger than your ****...****ing pussified ****head pollsters.
**** **** ****, dropping OU to 6 while making the horns #1..even though 'Bama didn't play and when they did Kentucky tried to drive the ball up they're collective asses they dont deserve to be jumped, polls are a beauty contest that should not be contended until 3 week remaining in the season...until then its nothing more than a **** waving contest.

Just ignore me, after yesterday...i'm just venting.



**** THE HORNS, **** THE AP/HARRIS morons.



i'm done now :mad:

[St. Louis Sooner]

yes ... good to see we didn't fall that far; it is sooo very difficult to like usuc, the media bias has become unbearable;

i like it that someone here (rock hard corn frog) asked the question for our D ... need to turn it into a thread if it already isn't one; implication is that we need to focus on winning out; with all the team talent bob has i hope the coaches can get insightful enough to work in different things to supplement our weaknesses; it could be a long season otherwise;

[badger]

Not to mention the fact SoCal lost on the road and FL lost at home to a very average Mississippi squad.

:D