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Half the BlogPoll Ballot, Week 9
The general schedule had better be backloaded this year for everyone, because a lot of teams are missing even a second good win after their best one. I found this week's voting to be particularly tedious for that reason. As always for me, numbers indicate AP Poll ranks for reference, but that poll...
Half the BlogPoll Ballot
Here's what I came up with for the BlogPoll ballot. It's almost entirely resume-based, with only a couple edits that aren't more than a single spot. This table has the rankings, while the image (click to expand) shows my resume grid. The ranks in the grid are from the AP Poll for convenience, but...
Other Half of the BlogPoll
I don't really have enough time to do a full writeup, but here's a screenshot of my reckoning based on teams' resumes. There's very little left that isn't purely done on resume voting. As with my ballot last week, the numbers you see are AP ranks. It provides a starting point, but doesn't govern...
Half the BlogPoll Ballot
Now that it's October and everyone has played at least a third of their games, I'm switching to a mostly resume-based approach. It's still a small sample size though, so I am going to make some allowances based on expectations. Some teams are clearly good but haven't beaten anyone yet (e.g....
Half of the BlogPoll Ballot
Early season polls mean nothing. 1. Oklahoma 2. LSU 3. Alabama 4. Wisconsin 5. Boise State I think the FSU team Oklahoma beat on the road is a better team than the Oregon team LSU beat at a favorable neutral site. I want to reward those teams for scheduling aggressively, so they go on top. Take the...
Half the BlogPoll Ballot
I definitely overreacted to the Week 1 results in evaluating Week 2, so I'm torn as to how much to trust my preseason feelings or what I've seen. It's too early yet to do a full resume poll, so here's what I got right now. 1. LSU 2. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 4. Arkansas 5. Wisconsin I think these are the...
Half of the Preseason BlogPoll Ballot
College football is a funny thing sometimes. You think you've got everything figured out at first, or at least most of it. You think it might be safe for the culture lovers even. But then someone doesn't show up, you get a new set of stage notes, and before you know it, the polonaise has a...
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