You don't believe this but coaches have done a masterful job to make the poll trash.
Penn State (3-1) No.13, Iowa (4-0) No.17 (Penn State lost to Iowa 21-10)
California (3-1) No.19, Oregon (3-1) No.25 (Cal lost to Oregon 42-3)
Oklahoma State (3-1) No.12, Houston (3-0) No.15 (Oklahoma State lost to Houston)
Oklahoma (2-1) No.8, BYU (3-1) No. 21 (Oklahoma lost to BYU)
Don't use Coach's poll to determine the national champion match-up. Simply, it's a joke.
9/28/2009
9/21/2009
Déjà vu in Southern California
Now, USC has lost to an unranked team in four consecutive seasons.
2006 vs. UCLA
The Trojans rebounded from a two-point loss at Oregon State to climb back into the national title picture, and only needed to defeat crosstown rival UCLA (6-5) to play for the national title. They lost, scoring nine points, 23 points below their average.
2007 vs. Stanford
As the top-ranked team in the coaches' poll (second in the AP poll), the Trojans lost at home to 41-point underdog Stanford, ending a 35-game home winning streak. Stanford finished 4-8 that season.
2008 vs. Oregon State
One game after a huge win over Ohio State, the top-ranked Trojans fell behind 21-0 in the first half to Oregon State in a six-point loss. The Beavers went on to a nine-win season, but the early loss in a down year for the Pac-10 sent 11-1 USC to the Rose Bowl, while one-loss Florida and one-loss Oklahoma played for the national title.
2009 vs. Washington
Washington went 0-12 this past season and lost to USC 56-0. The Huskies had not won a Pac-10 game since November 2007. The Trojans, again coming off a win over Ohio State, had won seven straight in the series, scoring at least 26 points in every game. Again, the Trojans lost to 3-touchdown underdog Huskies 16-13.
2006 vs. UCLA
The Trojans rebounded from a two-point loss at Oregon State to climb back into the national title picture, and only needed to defeat crosstown rival UCLA (6-5) to play for the national title. They lost, scoring nine points, 23 points below their average.
2007 vs. StanfordAs the top-ranked team in the coaches' poll (second in the AP poll), the Trojans lost at home to 41-point underdog Stanford, ending a 35-game home winning streak. Stanford finished 4-8 that season.
2008 vs. Oregon State
One game after a huge win over Ohio State, the top-ranked Trojans fell behind 21-0 in the first half to Oregon State in a six-point loss. The Beavers went on to a nine-win season, but the early loss in a down year for the Pac-10 sent 11-1 USC to the Rose Bowl, while one-loss Florida and one-loss Oklahoma played for the national title.
2009 vs. Washington
Washington went 0-12 this past season and lost to USC 56-0. The Huskies had not won a Pac-10 game since November 2007. The Trojans, again coming off a win over Ohio State, had won seven straight in the series, scoring at least 26 points in every game. Again, the Trojans lost to 3-touchdown underdog Huskies 16-13.
STATE TRIFECTA - week 3
Who's Hot:
State of Florida
- (1) Florida beat Tennessee 23-13
- (20) Miami beat (14) Georgia Tech 33-17
- Florida State beat (7) BYU 54-28
Who's Not:
State of Utah
- (7) BYU lost to Florida State 54-28
- (18) Utah lost to Oregon 31-24
- Utah State lost to Texas A&M 38-30
State of Florida- (1) Florida beat Tennessee 23-13
- (20) Miami beat (14) Georgia Tech 33-17
- Florida State beat (7) BYU 54-28
Who's Not:
State of Utah
- (7) BYU lost to Florida State 54-28
- (18) Utah lost to Oregon 31-24
- Utah State lost to Texas A&M 38-30
Coach's Poll Collapsed
Coaches are simply not qualified to rank the teams. BYU (2-1) lost to Florida State (2-1) at home 54-28. Still, BYU is ranked No.20 while FSU is ranked No.25 in the USA Today Coach's Poll. The game was not as close as the final score shows.
There are some other odd placement:
Oklahoma (2-1) No.9, BYU (2-1) No. 20 (Oklahoma lost to BYU)
USC (2-1) No.10, Washington (2-1) Unranked (USA lost to Washington)
Oklahoma State (2-1) No.16, Houston (2-0) No.23 (Oklahoma State lost to Houston)
Don't use Coach's poll to determine the national champion match-up.
Here is my top 25 ranking. At least better than coach's poll.
1. Florida 3-0
2. California 3-0
3. Alabama 3-0
4. Texas 3-0
5. LSU 3-0
6. Miami 2-0
7. Penn State 3-0
8. Cincinnati 3-0
9. Virginia Tech 2-1 (should be lower than Alabama)
10. Auburn 3-0
11. Ole Miss 2-0
12. Missouri 3-0
13. Boise State 3-0
14. Washington 2-1 (should be lower than LSU)
15. Florida State 2-1 (should be lower than Miami)
16. USC 2-1 (should be lower than Washington)
17. Houston 2-0
18. Ohio State 2-1 (should be lower than USC)
19. Nebraska 2-1 (should be lower than Virginia Tech)
20. Michigan 3-0
21. BYU 2-1 (should be lower than Florida State)
22. Oklahoma State 2-1 (should be lower than Houston)
23. Oklahoma 2-1 (should be lower than BYU)
24. Georgia 2-1 (should be lower than Oklahoma State)
25. Oregon 2-1 (should be lower than Boise State)
There are some other odd placement:Oklahoma (2-1) No.9, BYU (2-1) No. 20 (Oklahoma lost to BYU)
USC (2-1) No.10, Washington (2-1) Unranked (USA lost to Washington)
Oklahoma State (2-1) No.16, Houston (2-0) No.23 (Oklahoma State lost to Houston)
Don't use Coach's poll to determine the national champion match-up.
Here is my top 25 ranking. At least better than coach's poll.
1. Florida 3-0
2. California 3-0
3. Alabama 3-0
4. Texas 3-0
5. LSU 3-0
6. Miami 2-0
7. Penn State 3-0
8. Cincinnati 3-0
9. Virginia Tech 2-1 (should be lower than Alabama)
10. Auburn 3-0
11. Ole Miss 2-0
12. Missouri 3-0
13. Boise State 3-0
14. Washington 2-1 (should be lower than LSU)
15. Florida State 2-1 (should be lower than Miami)
16. USC 2-1 (should be lower than Washington)
17. Houston 2-0
18. Ohio State 2-1 (should be lower than USC)
19. Nebraska 2-1 (should be lower than Virginia Tech)
20. Michigan 3-0
21. BYU 2-1 (should be lower than Florida State)
22. Oklahoma State 2-1 (should be lower than Houston)
23. Oklahoma 2-1 (should be lower than BYU)
24. Georgia 2-1 (should be lower than Oklahoma State)
25. Oregon 2-1 (should be lower than Boise State)
9/20/2009
Flu spread among the Gators
Staying away from Tennessee offense is not a problem for the Gators, but staying away from flu is.
The Gators had three starters affected by the flu last week and in Saturday's game, and Florida is on high alert to contain a possible spread, UF coach Urban Meyer said Sunday.
"I would say this, it is a panic level of proportions I've never seen before. That's coming from me," Meyer said. "Wisconsin had 40 players miss, Ole Miss had 20.
Tailback Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham played despite being sick. All three clearly struggled Saturday.
"We suffered. We had guys miss time, three of our best players," Meyer said. "One shouldn't have played. If it's anybody else but Jeff Demps, they said he probably wouldn't be able to function, and Jeff didn't look right. Aaron Hernandez, we're watching the film, he didn't play like Aaron Hernandez, and Jermaine didn't play like Jermaine.
"I think Hernandez is on the back half (of the flu). We're worried about Demps. He's on the front half. We have a separate dorm room, a separate hotel room. We put them on whatever the flu stuff is. Our team doctors are on it as fast as you can get on it."
Source: GatorSports
The Gators had three starters affected by the flu last week and in Saturday's game, and Florida is on high alert to contain a possible spread, UF coach Urban Meyer said Sunday.
"I would say this, it is a panic level of proportions I've never seen before. That's coming from me," Meyer said. "Wisconsin had 40 players miss, Ole Miss had 20.Tailback Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham played despite being sick. All three clearly struggled Saturday.
"We suffered. We had guys miss time, three of our best players," Meyer said. "One shouldn't have played. If it's anybody else but Jeff Demps, they said he probably wouldn't be able to function, and Jeff didn't look right. Aaron Hernandez, we're watching the film, he didn't play like Aaron Hernandez, and Jermaine didn't play like Jermaine.
"I think Hernandez is on the back half (of the flu). We're worried about Demps. He's on the front half. We have a separate dorm room, a separate hotel room. We put them on whatever the flu stuff is. Our team doctors are on it as fast as you can get on it."
Source: GatorSports
(3) USC 13, Washington 16
Southern California's Stafon Johnson stayed face down on the turf. Jubilant Washington players and fans stepped over him, on their way to a riotous purple party that stretched from goal line to goal line.
USC coach Pete Carroll was forced to watch it all, glumly waiting for Steve Sarkisian to emerge from the throng to congratulate his protege. The post-Ohio State funk Carroll began warning his guys about seven days earlier -- in the locker room in Columbus, Ohio -- leveled the Trojans again.
Jake Locker improvised his Huskies to a steely, 68-yard drive that ended on Erik Folk's 22-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining, and the Huskies' fired-up defense stymied fill-in quarterback Aaron Corp and No. 3 USC in a 16-13 victory Saturday.
USC has now lost to an unranked team each of the last four seasons.
Source: ESPN.com
USC coach Pete Carroll was forced to watch it all, glumly waiting for Steve Sarkisian to emerge from the throng to congratulate his protege. The post-Ohio State funk Carroll began warning his guys about seven days earlier -- in the locker room in Columbus, Ohio -- leveled the Trojans again.
Jake Locker improvised his Huskies to a steely, 68-yard drive that ended on Erik Folk's 22-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining, and the Huskies' fired-up defense stymied fill-in quarterback Aaron Corp and No. 3 USC in a 16-13 victory Saturday.
USC has now lost to an unranked team each of the last four seasons.
Source: ESPN.com
Florida State 54, (7) Brigham Young 28
The Seminoles were too fast for the Cougars on Saturday, scoring every time they got inside the 20 and forcing five turnovers in a 54-28 win that crushed BYU's BCS hopes.
Christian Ponder threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Ty Jones ran for 108 yards and a score and Greg Reid returned an interception 63 yards for a TD in a rout by the Seminoles.
"It shows us what we can do," said Ponder, who passed for 195 yards and ran for 77 more. "It's the first time in a while we played as a whole team. The defense played great. The offense played incredible."
The 54 points Florida State scored in Provo marked the Seminoles' sixth highest output in a true road game since joining the ACC in 1992.
Max Hall completed 20 of 31 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns for BYU, but also threw three interceptions. Harvey Unga ran for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars.
Source: ESPN.com
Christian Ponder threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Ty Jones ran for 108 yards and a score and Greg Reid returned an interception 63 yards for a TD in a rout by the Seminoles."It shows us what we can do," said Ponder, who passed for 195 yards and ran for 77 more. "It's the first time in a while we played as a whole team. The defense played great. The offense played incredible."
The 54 points Florida State scored in Provo marked the Seminoles' sixth highest output in a true road game since joining the ACC in 1992.
Max Hall completed 20 of 31 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns for BYU, but also threw three interceptions. Harvey Unga ran for 97 yards and a touchdown for the Cougars.
Source: ESPN.com
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