ATQ Week 10 Pac-10 Power Poll and Blogpoll
by jtlight on Nov 3, 2008 9:19 AM PST
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Ah, the carnage continues. Was there anyone impressive this week in the Pac-10? OSU squeaked a game out at home against a bad ASU team. Cal turned the ball over 5 times, but scored more than half its points on drives 5 yards or less. Oregon looked completely one-dimensional on offense, and put their defense in many bad positions. Arizona looks the best, since they didn't play, and played USC tough last week. Oh, and WSU may be the worst team I've ever seen. Sorry Coug fans. Enjoy basketball season.
- USC
- OSU
- Arizona
- Cal
- Oregon
- Stanford
- ASU
- UCLA
- Washington
- WSU
The Blogpoll ballot it after the jump...
On a national level, it was a pretty darn good weekend for football. Texas Tech pulled a great upset, with an absolutely incredible play by one of the best wide receivers in the nation.
In my mind, Texas Tech now has two quality wins. I thought Texas was the #1 team by a long shot, and that victory holds a lot of weight in my mind. Texas Tech still has two incredibly tough games (OSU and @OU), but with the improvements on defense and in the running game, both of these are winnable.
I also give Alabama a slight edge over Penn State. However, the big wins by Alabama are slipping in strength. The Georgia win is now less impressive and the Clemson win is practically meaningless.
But I still like them them a bit more than Penn State. Unfortunately for Penn State, they were not impressive in their biggest game of the season. Luckily for them, I doubt that Alabama and Texas Tech both go undefeated, and they have the easiest road of the other teams to win out.
Rounding out the Top 10, Texas has been the most impressive one loss team. Any of the coaches that dropped them below Oklahoma are total and complete morons. Florida was dominant, and are almost assured of going to the SEC title game at this point, where they will most likely face Alabama. Oklahoma and Southern Cal round out the Top 10. Oklahoma gets the nod due to better wins (TCU and Cinci) and losses (Texas as opposed to Oregon State).
I don't particularly like having 3 mid majors next, but what can you do. The rest of the top 25 is a total mess, with a morass of 2 and 3 loss BCS teams.
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| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech |  7 |
| 2 | Alabama | -- |
| 3 | Penn State | -- |
| 4 | Texas |  3 |
| 5 | Florida | 1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | -- |
| 7 | Southern Cal | 2 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2 |
| 10 | Utah | -- |
| 11 | TCU | 3 |
| 12 | Missouri | -- |
| 13 | Georgia | 6 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 1 |
| 15 | Ball State | 1 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 3 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 9 |
| 18 | California | 4 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 4 |
| 20 | North Carolina | -- |
| 21 | LSU | 4 |
| 22 | West Virginia | 4 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 3 |
| 24 | Oregon State | 2 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 1 |
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What was that line in Water Boy?
Oh no, we suck again!
- Jeremy
by JConant on Nov 3, 2008 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Nick Alioti
CUT HIS F**KING HEAD OFF!!
Rob Schneider at his finest!!
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
by 071903 on Nov 3, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahahahaha
very funny, thank you.
Have fun storming the castle!
by Ruprect on Nov 3, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to argue with the way the poll is shaping up. I wasn’t impressed with the OSU win with ASU. It could have just been an off night or coaching or styles of teams that created some bad matchups but a W is a W. Lot of questions got answered this week.
OSU’s resume might get a bit stronger going to UCLA this week. I know that Riley has never beaten UCLA but I see that changing. Hopefully Oregon isn’t too discouraged over the loss to Cal this week. Not getting a win this week would be fairly devastating to the season. That feeling of “here we go again” could really play out.
--Dominic
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Nov 3, 2008 9:42 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Question,
This may have been beaten into the ground already in some other post. If so, feel free to direct me there.
What happens if OSU wins out. It is my understanding that the team atop the Pac-10 gets an automatic bid. Since OSU has the tie-breaker, does that mean that USC gets shut out? is there some minimum nat. ranking to qualify for the bid? could the Beavers possibly play in the freakin’ Rose Bowl????
Sorry, I know I said “question,” in the singular, but I got excited.
by everett on Nov 3, 2008 1:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
If OSU wins out...
They go to the Rose Bowl.
--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
by jtlight on Nov 3, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and they are looking mighty scary right now. I think they have an excellent chance to win out. I can’t believe that this is happening!
by ATLDuck on Nov 3, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At the same time, however, how could we have expected the Ducks to content that closely especially with all the injury issues at QB? Sure we have great RBs, and a good (yet inconsistent) defense but it’s hard to fill in Dixon’s shoes. Beavers still had Moevao who had good playing experience coming into the season. We’re obviously not coming in 1st in the Pac-10, may not even be 3rd in the end but I think our team will be solid next season.
by ATLDuck on Nov 3, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If OSU goes to the Rose Bowl...
…and let’s say the current BCS standings hold = Penn State #3. Pac-10 v. Big-10 tradition could be upheld in the Rose Bowl, which is something that some people (not me) favor. But how badly would everyone else on the planet – including Rose Bowl execs – want to avoid seeing an OSU v. Penn State rematch?
Anyone know which of the bowls selects their team first? How much money, for example, would go under the table to the Orange Bowl committee to grease their selection of Penn State? I’m kidding of course, but Jesus, a rematch is in no one’s interest.
- Jeremy
by JConant on Nov 3, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention
A repeat of USC and Ohio State…which is another Rose Bowl possibility…
May we hand you your taints on a silver platter...
by 071903 on Nov 3, 2008 4:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Rose Bowl wouldn't mind at all having that match up though
It’s simple. USC v. tOSU looks sexier ten-fold than PS-U-off v. OSU.
Your friendly neighborhood placekicker.
by qrsouther on Nov 3, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Right you are sir.
The Rose Bowl must be crapping their pants right now.
I seriously gotta think however, that Penn State definitely ends up in the National Championship game. They have the easiest of the three schedules by a wide margin.
Still, The Beavs… Wow. The Rose Bowl must be craping their pants right now.
by everett on Nov 3, 2008 4:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Rose Bowl is making crepes in their pants right now??
YAY! I wanna come! JS-h-u-p-e-r-f-l-u? You wanna come too?!
Your friendly neighborhood placekicker.
by qrsouther on Nov 3, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Well hell,
I spelled it right the first time.
by everett on Nov 3, 2008 5:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I love pant crepes. Almost as good as pant scrambled eggs.
Don’t diss pant-breakfast until you’ve had pant-breakfast.
It's spelled "e-v-e-r-y-t-h-r-e-a-d-i-s-b-e-t-t-e-r-w-h-e-n-J-S-h-u-f-e-l-t-j-u-m-p-s-i-n"
by JShufelt on Nov 3, 2008 5:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If Cal some how pulls the USC upset… the Cal and OSU game is going to be HUGE. I mean – fat Albert huge.
It's spelled "e-v-e-r-y-t-h-r-e-a-d-i-s-b-e-t-t-e-r-w-h-e-n-J-S-h-u-f-e-l-t-j-u-m-p-s-i-n"
by JShufelt on Nov 4, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
location location location
is that game being held in Hell or that really wet place we can never win at?
Ducks Go!
by trumpetduck on Nov 4, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hell.
however, we generally play better in hell. The toilet bowl….another matter.
Go Bears Go
by Rocksanddirt on Nov 5, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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