Opening My Mouth and Removing All Doubt
by: fishboy07
ESPN CFB HYPERBOLE POLL
Sep 28, 2008 | 9:24AM | report this

This is a theoretical poll based on ESPN hyperbole.  (If you knew nothing about college football and did not watch the games, who would be ranked in the Top 10

10) Brigham Young - Moves up to # 10 after not allowing a single point for three Straight weeks (Well one of them was a Bye).  Why are they not rated higher after beating out thier last two opponents by a combined score of 102 -0?  It has something to do with thier conference not being as good as other conferences or something like that........I thought we evaluated teams on thier wins......BUT NOT IN THE ESPN HYPERBOLE POLE

9)  Ohio State - Just played thier way back into National Championship Contention by beating Minnesota. The arrival of Beanie Wells and Terrell Pryor means we can again begin to hype them well beyond thier actual performance.  We mathematically figured out that they can still go undefeated in the Big 10 and make it back to the top 2 if every team in front of them loses only once.  This practically ensures the SEC of another NCG victory.  OSU is not really good enought to be in the top 10 but if we didnt have them at number 9 we would have to move BYU up.

8) Georgia - Trailed by 31 at half time.  Why were they not dropped lower following a first half performance that made us think about Ohio State's futility against USC two weeks earlier?  We were able to keep them in the top 10 by Jumping Alabama over everyone so the loss didnt seem so bad.  

7) Florida - Dropped clear to number 7 in this weeks poll.   Sure they were outplayed for 4 quarters.  Sure they lost to a team ranked outside the top 70.  But Florida did not lose that Game.  Thier kicker lost the game.  Not the line that failed to stop the 5 Mississipi defenders from getting into the backfield the same time as the snap.  Besides Kickers arent really part of the game.  Penalizing them for the kickers mistake is just wrong.  At least they never trailed by 31 at half.

6)  USC - USC would have dropped out of the top 10 were it not for the losses by GA, and Florida.  With them ranked ahead of Ga and Florida and not wanting to have less than 4 SEC teams in the Top 10, we had to put them in at 6 cause we kept GA and FLA in at #7 and #8.  Sure they lost but they were still ranked higher than GA and Florida so it seems unfair to punish USC for losing first.

5) Missouri - Missouri had a bye this week so we were fully justified in not moving them up even though 3 teams in front of them lost. (We werent going to move them up anyway, we just got lucky that we were able to jump a few teams over them by claiming they destroyed thier oppenents).  The reality is Missouri's only real competition came from a highly over-rated Illinois team in week one.  Sure Illinois scored a touchdown on the last Play of the came to bring the margin of victory down to 10 and sure Mizzou put up 52 against them but that is not what we call an impressive victory over a talented and determined team.

4) Penn State -  This was a victory over a a very talented and determined Illinois team. This  was the hallmark victory we were lookng for to get them into the top 5.  Penn State got fat on cupcakes the first few weeks but this Illinois team was the type of victory that we like to see from Top 5 Teams.  This could be the most talented team USC ....er!...eh!...Penn State has ever fielded.  Can someone clean up the @$#! queue cards!!??!!!?!

3) Oklahoma - Stayed at number three because of a lack luster performance against a top 25 Team.  This is the same lackluster performance we have been predicting all year and sure enough they only beat them by 25 Points.  We Dropped Missouri for winning by 21 the week prior.  We wont drop OU this week but they better watch thier #### moving forward. 

2) LSU - Jumped to number 2 following the most impressive display over a very talented (1-4) Mississipi State. This LSU team looks every bit as good as the 7th ranked team from last year that we jumped over everyone in the final poll of the season to get into the National Championship game after being ranked number one twice and and losing.  We may have to do the same thing again but we learned our lesson.  Keep em close to number 1 and it's easier to hide the bias.

1) Alabama - This is the greatest team Penn State .....eh.....USC.....ER.......Alabama has ever fielded and may be the best team ever in the history of the game.   When you jump out to a 31-0 lead on a world beater like Ga has been this year and then hold on for a 10 point win, you deserve to jump eveyone into the number one spot.

The Big Losers - Well based on the scores it would be USC, GA, and FLA.  If we go by the ESPN Hyperbole Poll the Big losers are BYU, Southern FLA, Texas and Texas Tech.

The Big Winners - Every SEC team.  The cream of the SEC got knocked out by the dregs of the SEC so instead of dropping GA, FLA LSU down in the polls, we will move the Entire SEC into the top 25.    ( We call it the toughest conference in the country, not because it is but because we say it is)

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Cygnus
Sep 28, 2008
11:01 AM
Thank you, fishboy. Finally someone who hasn't bought into the weekly change in ESPN hype(rbole).

fishboy07
Sep 28, 2008
11:15 AM
Cygnus

I just like to pick on ESPN. I know they are about hyping teams and and players and creating controversy. Its how they get ratings.

It's just fun point out (As you so succinctly noted) The the changing opinions, the weekly prognostications of future success and the incessant comparison to the greatest teams ever.

slshusker
Sep 28, 2008
1:38 PM
You made me laugh. Here's your cookie. *

fishboy07
Sep 28, 2008
2:36 PM
Husker

There will be more hype next week to poke fun of so tune in next week.

By teh way, Next week is going to be a great game. Nebraska is a lot better than last year. This will be a great test for both MU and Neb.

Fish

edclinch
Sep 28, 2008
9:07 PM
BYU still has a lot to prove still, and I hope that they will...

And the rest lose!

MegaBuck
Oct 2, 2008
10:30 AM
I just wish the "experts" would finish the sentence "the best team in the nation is (so & so)" with "this week".Either that or just admit that they don't really know.

SRMgenius
Oct 2, 2008
11:02 AM
Oklahoma is the best all-around team right now...That being said...everyone will lose...SOoner or later...(cue the drums) Better sooner though.

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