I want to point out that first, I vote very oddly. I am very much against dropping idle teams or teams that win when they are vying for an NC berth, but for the first month or so of the season I have to feel the teams out, so weekly there may be peaks and valleys. I can only go by what I've seen so far, even though most of what has been played is horribly irrevelent. Unless you're into those varsity-jayvee scrimmages.
1. LSU: What did I say in the preseason? Until they lose, they find themselves tattooed to this spot. Not happy about it? Try beating them.
2. Southern Cal: Al Groh coached in the effing NFL. He seriously needs to cut the umbilical cord with his kid. Embarassing. Sanchez's knee looked fine because @ no point did he ever have to move it.
3. Oklahoma: First opponent won 2 games last year. In D-1AA. Nice work, Sooners. Was the Vermont Institute of Bible Studies not available? Still my NC pick.
4. Florida: The D looked good. Man, it seems like it's been awhile since I've said that. No wonder June Jones bolted after making stupid comments about UF.
5. West Virginia: Bill Stewart is trying to hard to make Pat White look like a deft passer. It might come back to bite them. Those of us who actually watch the game know he can throw. Don't need to force feed it to us.
6. Ohio State: Bucks move up a bit. I still hate them, but they looked less apathetic than Wisconsin, previously ahead of them.
7. Mizzou: They drop a bit. When you make Juice Williams look like he can pass, such things happen.
8. Georgia: Kinda ho hum of a win. Nothing really to say here, even about the ho's who hum on campus.
9. Texas Tech: Something scratches me right where I itch with the Red Raiders. Insert offbeat STD joke here. And STD doesn't stand for "Stanford"
10. BYU: Didn't get to see much of the game or the highlights. I did have Max Hall on my Heisman longshots list months ago....jes' saying.
11. Wisconsin: They take a dive after whipping Akron. And by whipping I mean they were up by 4 @ the half.
12. Texas: FAU called them out. "FU" said Texas.
13. Alabama: I had the Tide ranked 18 in the preseason poll, and honestly I'd move them higher...but I need to see Flemson play again. Best effort this week by any team, nonetheless.
14. Oregon: GIANT leap for the Ducks. Jake Locker and Washington looked like they came in coached by Ty Willingham. Oh wait...
15. California: If only I could see MSU get whipped like that every week. Is this the year Cal makes good on my brash predictions of them winning the Pac? Yes, this is the year.
16. South Florida: Nothing to say here. Is Matt Grothe still losing hair?
17. Penn State: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers? How many damn teams in the south really need the moniker of a Gamecock (there are 3)?
18. Arizona State: Another team I didn't see much of, so I can't raise or drop them anywhere. Kinda like my shorts.
19. Boise State: Still, I sit in denial...THIS is my darkhorse mid major. No one's paying attention.
20. Kansas: USF is on the horizon. Have fun with that BS.
21. Fresno: Absent from my preseason poll, they shelled Rutgers. Who looks like they're completely ready to be a non-factor just like last year.
22. Illinois: The one 0-1 team in my polls, I honestly don't know if their passing game has improved that much or if the Mizzou secondary just flat out blows. Not a bad effort for a team that lost as much as it did.
23. East Carolina: They move in and replace VT in my poll. For obvious reasons. If they beat WVU, maybe I'll just screw the pooch and put them in the top 5. Hell wid it.
24. FSU: They didn't play. So they're the one ACC team that doesn't look like crap right now. Good idea to wait a week.
25. Utah: Not just b/c they beat my Wolves either. They have talent. Not more than Michigan, but actually knowing how to USE talent makes a difference.