Something wrong with the AP poll

[Snrinhouston]

A number one team is taken into the fourth quarter by an unranked team...Yet the next poll still has the number one team receive 78% of the first place votes, and the unranked team remains unranked.

Based on the information available from what happened in Jerryworld, either FSU shouldn't be the top ranked team or The Pukes should be ranked in the top 25.

Just another reason why polls shouldn't come out until three or four weeks have gone by.

[picasso]

Well, the pokies took us to the wire in '00 and they stunk. Ya never know awight.

[Snrinhouston]

Well, the pokies took us to the wire in '00 and they stunk. Ya never know awight.

Some significant things to consider about that…

1. It was a rivalry game
2. The game was in Stillwater
3. The Pokes were trying to send Simmons out with a big win
4. Heupel was suffering from the bursar sac problem

[8timechamps]

I watched ESPN's "The Experts" on ESPNU this afternoon, and only 1 of the 4 talking heads had OU ranked in their top 5. What's crazy is that the guy that had OU ranked in the top 5 had Texas A&M ranked #1. These are the kinds of people voting in the AP poll.

The best thing the BCS ever did was remove the AP poll from the equation. Hopefully, the playoff selection committee will ignore them too.

[Snrinhouston]

Certainly we know that OU, FSU, A&M, Oregon, etc are good…but I don't think anyone REALLY knows how good….yet. Right now, it's like trying to call a winner before the horses are even in the first turn.

[olevetonahill]

Its OsEWE who GAS?

[Wishboned]

Its OsEWE who GAS?

If you ask them they think they should get an automatic playoff berth just for playing FSU close.

[olevetonahill]

If you ask them they think they should get an automatic playoff berth just for playing FSU close.

FSU was just playing with em LOL


https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=536023923209624

[Therealsouthsider]

If you ask them they think they should get an automatic playoff berth just for playing FSU close.

....you should see their moral victory trophy case! It's awesome!


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[BoulderSooner79]

The real first poll doesn't come out until late October. The BCS had it right by not publishing rankings until after week 5.

So normally, I don't pay much attention to these early polls, but this one makes the AP look really silly. Both the FSU and Bama games were watched by everyone and both games had extensive post game analysis covering some issue with both teams. Yet the AP has them at 1-2 as if they didn't watch the games. I don't really care where these polls rank teams, but I would expect at least one of them to drop given all the coverage.

[Salt City Sooner]

I watched ESPN's "The Experts" on ESPNU this afternoon, and only 1 of the 4 talking heads had OU ranked in their top 5. What's crazy is that the guy that had OU ranked in the top 5 had Texas A&M ranked #1. These are the kinds of people voting in the AP poll.

The best thing the BCS ever did was remove the AP poll from the equation. Hopefully, the playoff selection committee will ignore them too.
That was Brett McMurphy, & he's an OSU grad. How much do you wanna bet he drew the short straw on that one? :)

[SoonerForLife92]

The media is full of fools. Unfortunately I bet the selection comittee will feel pretty close if not exactly how they do. Everyone can say that Florida State and Bama are overrated, didn't play well, were knocking rust off, etc. I think this once again proves how underrated the big 12, and in turn us, are as a whole.

[badger]

A number one team is taken into the fourth quarter by an unranked team...Yet the next poll still has the number one team receive 78% of the first place votes, and the unranked team remains unranked.

The media doesn't suffer from SEC fatigue like the rest of us, it appears.

[BoulderSooner79]

Or it could be the AP writers are like everyone else. They know that polls this early have little value, so they just did a copy/paste on the pre-season stuff and mailed it in w/o any research. But you would think they would care since no one will look at these polls once the real one starts getting published in October.

[badger]

Funny... the polls this early have as much value as the late ones... none. College football playoff by committee :D

[Wishboned]

FSU was just playing with em LOL


https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=536023923209624

Foreplay in Stillwater!

[Bourbon St Sooner]

OSU isn't ranked but South Carolina is. Does anybody that vote in these polls actually watch the games?

[Temujin]

A number one team is taken into the fourth quarter by an unranked team...Yet the next poll still has the number one team receive 78% of the first place votes, and the unranked team remains unranked.

Based on the information available from what happened in Jerryworld, either FSU shouldn't be the top ranked team or The Pukes should be ranked in the top 25.

Just another reason why polls shouldn't come out until three or four weeks have gone by.

Question: do you really believe that if the polls came out later it would be any different? Here were the ESPN headlines on the news regarding the FSU and Bama games:

1. Alabama rolls in the 2nd half.
2. FSU plays like a champion.

It's not really shocking, because we already know that ESPN has huge TV contracts with those conferences. And since ESPN is the predominant source for CFB news, it's a no-brainer that the rest of the media will follow, lock-step. It's annoying, yeah, but no sense making a big deal about it. Just hope that OU continues to take care of their business and it'll all be rendered moot.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

Personally, I don't think FSU should be penalized for playing a "quality opponent" for the first game, on the road no less. Kudos to them for scheduling it.

[SoonerorLater]

Personally, I don't think FSU should be penalized for playing a "quality opponent" for the first game

I thought they played OSU.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

That's why I put it in quotes ;)