RE: New AP Poll Is Out
1. Ohio State (4-0)

2. Michigan State (4-0)

3. Ole Miss (4-0)

4. TCU (4-0)

5. Baylor (3-0)

6. Notre Dame (4-0)

7. UCLA (4-0)

8. Georgia (4-0)

9. LSU (3-0)

10. Utah (4-0)

11. Florida State (3-0)

12. Clemson (3-0)

13. Alabama (3-1)

14. Texas A&M (4-0)

15. Oklahoma (3-0)

16. Northwestern (4-0)

17. USC (3-1)

18. Stanford (3-1)

19. Wisconsin (3-1)

20. Oklahoma State (4-0)

21. Mississippi State (3-1)

22. Michigan (3-1)

23. West Virginia (4-0)

24. Cal (4-0)

25. Florida (4-0)

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4

Oregon still getting a lot of votes after that beat down. Name recognition counts I guess.

(09-27-2015 04:27 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  RE: New AP Poll Is Out
1. Ohio State (4-0)

2. Michigan State (4-0)

3. Ole Miss (4-0)

4. TCU (4-0)

5. Baylor (3-0)

6. Notre Dame (4-0)

7. UCLA (4-0)

8. Georgia (4-0)

9. LSU (3-0)

10. Utah (4-0)

11. Florida State (3-0)

12. Clemson (3-0)

13. Alabama (3-1)

14. Texas A&M (4-0)

15. Oklahoma (3-0)

16. Northwestern (4-0)

17. USC (3-1)

18. Stanford (3-1)

19. Wisconsin (3-1)

20. Oklahoma State (4-0)

21. Mississippi State (3-1)

22. Michigan (3-1)

23. West Virginia (4-0)

24. Cal (4-0)

25. Florida (4-0)

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4

The thing in this poll that pisses me off more than anything is Toledo getting 68 votes. All because they beat an overrated Arkansas team that was ranked at the time. People say rankings don't matter early in the season. I beg to differ. All these SEC teams, including Arkansas, getting ranked simply because they're in the SEC is affecting other teams. Toledo hasn't beaten anybody but Arkansas. And as we know know now, Arkansas sucks. But, Toledo will continue to get votes as long as they win and they're not playing anybody. This ESPN lovefest for the SEC is having a negative affect on the rest of college football.

(09-27-2015 07:13 PM)CLM Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 04:27 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  RE: New AP Poll Is Out
1. Ohio State (4-0)

2. Michigan State (4-0)

3. Ole Miss (4-0)

4. TCU (4-0)

5. Baylor (3-0)

6. Notre Dame (4-0)

7. UCLA (4-0)

8. Georgia (4-0)

9. LSU (3-0)

10. Utah (4-0)

11. Florida State (3-0)

12. Clemson (3-0)

13. Alabama (3-1)

14. Texas A&M (4-0)

15. Oklahoma (3-0)

16. Northwestern (4-0)

17. USC (3-1)

18. Stanford (3-1)

19. Wisconsin (3-1)

20. Oklahoma State (4-0)

21. Mississippi State (3-1)

22. Michigan (3-1)

23. West Virginia (4-0)

24. Cal (4-0)

25. Florida (4-0)

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4

The thing in this poll that pisses me off more than anything is Toledo getting 68 votes. All because they beat an overrated Arkansas team that was ranked at the time. People say rankings don't matter early in the season. I beg to differ. All these SEC teams, including Arkansas, getting ranked simply because they're in the SEC is affecting other teams. Toledo hasn't beaten anybody but Arkansas. And as we know know now, Arkansas sucks. But, Toledo will continue to get votes as long as they win and they're not playing anybody. This ESPN lovefest for the SEC is having a negative affect on the rest of college football.

^This. Just keep winning though...and eventually they'll 'SEE' us. It did not happen overnight for TCU either.

OM #3....love it.

(09-27-2015 09:18 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  OM #3....love it.

Know what happened the last time Ole Miss came to Memphis ranked #3 (in 1963)?

(09-28-2015 09:37 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 09:18 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  OM #3....love it.

Know what happened the last time Ole Miss came to Memphis ranked #3 (in 1963)?

0-0 tie wasn't it?

When Louisville was in the Big East, they got respect. The one year they were in the AAC, they lost respect. Then when they joined the ACC, they regained the respect. P5 matters

(09-28-2015 09:45 AM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  When Louisville was in the Big East, they got respect. The one year they were in the AAC, they lost respect. Then when they joined the ACC, they regained the respect. P5 matters

Names still carry a lot of weight though. Look at BYU, they are still getting votes after being creamed by an unranked Michigan, and BYU was only #22 going into the game...

(09-27-2015 07:13 PM)CLM Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 04:27 PM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  RE: New AP Poll Is Out
1. Ohio State (4-0)

2. Michigan State (4-0)

3. Ole Miss (4-0)

4. TCU (4-0)

5. Baylor (3-0)

6. Notre Dame (4-0)

7. UCLA (4-0)

8. Georgia (4-0)

9. LSU (3-0)

10. Utah (4-0)

11. Florida State (3-0)

12. Clemson (3-0)

13. Alabama (3-1)

14. Texas A&M (4-0)

15. Oklahoma (3-0)

16. Northwestern (4-0)

17. USC (3-1)

18. Stanford (3-1)

19. Wisconsin (3-1)

20. Oklahoma State (4-0)

21. Mississippi State (3-1)

22. Michigan (3-1)

23. West Virginia (4-0)

24. Cal (4-0)

25. Florida (4-0)

Others Receiving Votes:
Toledo 68, Oregon 64, Arizona 48, Boise St. 38, Iowa 37, Texas Tech 36, Houston 23, Duke 18, Temple 17, Miami 14, Kansas St. 12, Memphis 11, NC State 10, Navy 9, BYU 5, Minnesota 5, Tennessee 4

The thing in this poll that pisses me off more than anything is Toledo getting 68 votes. All because they beat an overrated Arkansas team that was ranked at the time. People say rankings don't matter early in the season. I beg to differ. All these SEC teams, including Arkansas, getting ranked simply because they're in the SEC is affecting other teams. Toledo hasn't beaten anybody but Arkansas. And as we know know now, Arkansas sucks. But, Toledo will continue to get votes as long as they win and they're not playing anybody. This ESPN lovefest for the SEC is having a negative affect on the rest of college football.

Uh, breakin the bad news but its been that way for about 50 years or so.

(09-28-2015 09:37 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 09:18 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  OM #3....love it.

Know what happened the last time Ole Miss came to Memphis ranked #3 (in 1963)?

I was there. 0 - 0

(09-28-2015 02:46 PM)21-17 Best Time I Ever Ha Wrote:  

(09-28-2015 09:37 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 09:18 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  OM #3....love it.

Know what happened the last time Ole Miss came to Memphis ranked #3 (in 1963)?

I was there. 0 - 0

And the bias was around even then... ;-)

"The Mississippi Rebels played the Memphis Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sep 21, 1963.

The Mississippi Rebels won the game by a score of 0 to 0."

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/games/1963missvsmem/

Not sure how Tennessee is getting ANY votes. All they've done this year is beat Bowling Green and Western Carolina Sisters of the Poor. When faced with halfway decent competition, they completely choked away 2 games that they had won.

(09-28-2015 03:09 PM)aardWolf Wrote:  

(09-28-2015 02:46 PM)21-17 Best Time I Ever Ha Wrote:  

(09-28-2015 09:37 AM)Gray Avenger Wrote:  

(09-27-2015 09:18 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  OM #3....love it.

Know what happened the last time Ole Miss came to Memphis ranked #3 (in 1963)?

I was there. 0 - 0

And the bias was around even then... ;-)

"The Mississippi Rebels played the Memphis Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sep 21, 1963.

The Mississippi Rebels won the game by a score of 0 to 0."

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/games/1963missvsmem/

Crap. That means the Tigers lost by a score of 0 to 0. I hate it when that happens.

TN gets votes because they are perceived as being a football school for the last 20 years or so and they play in the $EC.

On the other hand our Tigers are building a program to be a football school. We just started 4 years ago. We have to begin winning consistently over the next 2 to 3 years and going to bowls year in year out. Give us 2 more solid years of winning and bowling and then you will see us getting votes.

(09-28-2015 03:16 PM)jammaster Wrote:  Not sure how Tennessee is getting ANY votes. All they've done this year is beat Bowling Green and Western Carolina Sisters of the Poor. When faced with halfway decent competition, they completely choked away 2 games that they had won.

Not just the AP.

And not just Coach Babers. Apparently plenty of other coaches think so, too.

Others receiving votes: Michigan 84, Arizona 72, Kansas State 66, Miami (FL) 61, NC State 52, Boise State 47, Duke 44, Iowa 44, Memphis 42, Texas Tech 22, Temple 18, Toledo 15, Auburn 8, Minnesota 6, Missouri 6, Georgia Tech 6, Houston 5, Kentucky 3, Indiana 2, Tennessee 2, Navy 1, BYU 1, Illinois 1