New AP poll after LSU game

Clemson has no more ranked teams on their schedule as of now.
They do play @ UNC/Mack Brown, and then a conference championship but that's it
 
mchammer said:
According to those who listened to the game, that is at odds with his commentary.
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It isn't that he came right out and disparaged Texas.

It was like watching a PGA tournament with Tiger Woods in it. If he hits a good shot, the announcers fall all over themselves with what an incredible shot it is. Another player hits a similar shot and it's a ho-hum pretty good shot.

The coverage and commentary was really swayed to LSU. Texas good plays were more of oops LSU made a mistake. It was hard to listen to.
 
horninchicago said:
With the injury situation and the 2 series from 1st and goal coming away with no points, etc., it is legitimate to ask why people see all that improving to win out. Not win most of the games. Win out. That is a big ask most years with a mostly injury free team and good coaching decisions with a defense that doesn't get shredded in the secondary.
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Look at the level of competition we just played. Do you see anyone else on our schedule that comes close to this team?

You could point to blOwU and Okie lite and say they have great offenses, but which one has a defense like LSU? Texas basically scored 38 and if not for a dropped pass it was 45 on a vastly superior defense than anything we will see the rest of the season. That bodes very well for what we can do moving forward.

Can we lose one we shouldn't. Of course we can. I will come out and say that there isn't a game left on our schedule we shouldn't be favored in. Including blOwU.
 
Well see just how good LSU is as the season goes on. They won’t have another challenge for several weeks, we get ours in two weeks.
Hookem
 
Austin_Bill said:
Look at the level of competition we just played. Do you see anyone else on our schedule that comes close to this team?

You could point to blOwU and Okie lite and say they have great offenses, but which one has a defense like LSU? Texas basically scored 38 and if not for a dropped pass it was 45 on a vastly superior defense than anything we will see the rest of the season. That bodes very well for what we can do moving forward.

Can we lose one we shouldn't. Of course we can. I will come out and say that there isn't a game left on our schedule we shouldn't be favored in. Including blOwU.
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All fair points, that's why I'm asking. My big concern is the injury situation on both sides of the ball.
 
horninchicago said:
All fair points, that's why I'm asking. My big concern is the injury situation on both sides of the ball.
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As long as Ingram is healthy and Roshon continues to perform like he has, then we are going to be fine until we get Daniel Young back. Key is to keep Ingram healthy. Our defense is pretty deep, there isn't a single guy that can't be replaced with someone as good as he is.

The only guys I'm scared if we lose are Cosmi and Duverney. Even if Sam goes down I am confident that Thompson can come in and do a good job.

Once our backs get healthy, we are going to be a scary good team. Mark my words, if we make the playoffs, we are going to be a very tough team to beat, even for Bama and Clemson.
 
Austin_Bill said:
As long as Ingram is healthy and Roshon continues to perform like he has, then we are going to be fine until we get Daniel Young back. Key is to keep Ingram healthy. Our defense is pretty deep, there isn't a single guy that can't be replaced with someone as good as he is.

The only guys I'm scared if we lose are Cosmi and Duverney. Even if Sam goes down I am confident that Thompson can come in and do a good job.

Once our backs get healthy, we are going to be a scary good team. Mark my words, if we make the playoffs, we are going to be a very tough team to beat, even for Bama and Clemson.
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BJ Foster injury is a concern if not available for OSU. Probably will be, though.
 
ViperHorn said:
Agree with all except it would probably be Georgia; not LSU. So far the Committee hasn't reached back into divisional standings over the divisional champions for the second team which is a good thing.
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a couple of years ago UGA beat Auburn in SECCG. Bama ended up beating UGA in national championship game. The only way SEC gets two in the CFP is if the second team in is bama. It would take a couple of power 5 champions having multiple losses.
 
167back said:
a couple of years ago UGA beat Auburn in SECCG. Bama ended up beating UGA in national championship game. The only way SEC gets two in the CFP is if the second team in is bama. It would take a couple of power 5 champions having multiple losses.
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Ohio State went to the CFP one year over Big Ten Champ Penn State, who had also beat Ohio State head to head in division play. So I would be careful predicting what the committee would or wouldn't do.
 
No significant changes except a&m moved down 1 spot. AP boycott likely in full swing. Also, TCU cracks the poll at 25 after beating Purdue.

Texas the highest ranked 1 loss team in both polls.

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LonghornCatholic said:
Coaches Poll

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Like I have stated before, the only criteria for rankings are wins and losses. Virginia moved up 4 spots after trailing Old Dominion most of the game and eventually won. The coaches poll is a joke and has no integrity in a true reflection on how objectively it is cast.

Also, 5 SEC teams in the top 10? How bout we just have a 4 team SEC playoff to determine the national champion. The only teams from that conference, as I have seen so far that even warrants consideration is LSU, the rest of the conference hasn't played anyone of significance yet.
 
We each have a close loss to a really good team, and theirs was closer and on the road. LSU did look a little better than Georgia, but the ranking is defensible at least.
 
Statalyzer said:
We each have a close loss to a really good team, and theirs was closer and on the road. LSU did look a little better than Georgia, but the ranking is defensible at least.
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Well, part of the problem is that I read somewhere else that Texas was still 12 after beating OSU, but that is not correct. We moved up 1 to #11, which I now see above, so I am less bothered now. It would be a great debate for sure to decide if Texas or ND is the better 1 loss team right now.
 
Statalyzer said:
We each have a close loss to a really good team, and theirs was closer and on the road. LSU did look a little better than Georgia, but the ranking is defensible at least.
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What COULD have stuck in the minds of SOME voters is that, while Texas played LSU close and within a score, LSU clearly lacks a defense as evidenced by the 30+ points racked up by Vandy.

Let that sink in for a moment...VANDERBILT scored 38 against them. The same number we put up. While Texas would (should) mudhole a team like Vandy, too many voters just look at the numbers.
 
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