ATQ Week 4 Pac 10 Power Poll and BlogPoll

by jtlight on Sep 22, 2008 10:36 AM PDT in ATQ Blogpoll Comment 17 comments

Well, another week, and more Pac-10 embarrassment. But hey, we're pretty much in conference play now, so good news for everyone. Here's this weeks Pac-10 power poll. The state of the conference is not great right now, but hopefully it'll get better. There is talent around. Time for some teams to step up.

USC: duh.
Cal: They didn't lose this week! At this point, they are about even with Oregon in terms of results. MSU at home is similar to Purdue on the road. Maryland on the road is similar to BSU at home. I think Oregon has more overall talent, but Cal has less questions at QB.
Oregon: A pathetic effort to a WAC team though should have resulted in a worse loss should drop you more than a spot in most power polls. But this is Pac-10 football baby!
ASU: At this point, I don't want them this high. They were dominated by Geogia, but the loss to UNLV is way worse. But there isn't anyone else that I can warrant being above them.
Arizona: Besides the game to New Mexico, they haven't been too bad. We'll see what happens when they play some real teams.
OSU: They have done exactly nothing so far this year. The loss to Stanford will seriously hurt their chances to end up in the upper half of the Pac-10 if they don't improve very fast, and they looked really, truly terrible against the only decent team they've faced. Also, a 1-4 start is probable at this point.
Stanford: They are already 1-1 in conference play and have won a game they probably shouldn't. They're a bit better than anticipated, but still not that great.
UCLA: Holy crap. UCLA is absolutely terrible. How did they pull of a win against Tennessee. That now seems like a very long time ago.
Washington: They almost beat a team non-Big Sky team. And they have a QB. Those are the only things keeping them from #10.
Washington State: Poor Wazzu. Hang in there CougCenter.

The Blogpoll ballot this week is not very exciting, with only USC from the Pac-10 on the ballot. The full ballot is after the jump, so leave your thoughts in the comments.

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Southern Cal	--
2	Oklahoma	--
3	Georgia	--
4	Florida	1
5	Missouri	1
6	LSU	--
7	Penn State	--
8	South Florida	--
9	Wisconsin	--
10	Texas	--
11	Alabama	--
12	Brigham Young	--
13	Texas Tech	1
14	Boise State	8
15	Utah	1
16	Auburn	3
17	Wake Forest	3
18	Ohio State	--
19	Kansas	2
20	Nebraska	1
21	Fresno State	3
22	Vanderbilt	4
23	TCU	3
24	Michigan State	2
25	East Carolina	12

Dropped Out: Oregon (#15), Florida State (#23), Oklahoma State (#25).

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If it kept going...

How high would you have the Ducks?

by inroywetrust on Sep 22, 2008 12:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If what kept going?

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Sep 22, 2008 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The BlogPoll Top 25

…I assume.

by ntrebon on Sep 22, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah...yes...

Umm…top 30. I almost had them, in the top 25. If it were a power poll, I’d have them over ECU, but they’ve beaten some decent teams.

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Sep 22, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well I was really hoping Cal could continue to fly under the radar, because we tend to wilt under pressure but now that the rest of the Pac 10 is more or less equivalent in suckitude, that’s not possible.

THANKS. THANKS A LOT GUYS.

by Spazzy Mcgee on Sep 22, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey, who is hosting the Roundtable this week?

I'm no The Maharg! But I try. Oh, how I try!

www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on Sep 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

So let me get this straight....

…you have last year’s 5th place team moving up TWO spots based on the strength of their wins against teams that have no chance of a winning record? Oh, and…they have some “major issues” at quarterback, too.

Brilliant!

I don’t see how anyone with a pulse could disagree with this incredible level of insight.

by CV3000 on Sep 23, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

For your information, he moved Oregon down one spot from last week. Welcome to the post-4th week of the football season. FYI, the Beavers lost to Stanford and PSU, but beat Hawaii.

Last year’s final standings has nothing to do with this year’s power poll. The Beavers lost to a team that has a low chance of a winning record, yet you’re okay with them being 3rd on your blog’s power poll ballot. That’s not even mentioning finishing in a embarrassing fashion, yet again on national TV. I honestly hope it isn’t two-in-a-row – but I’m not expecting that. Schadenfreude.

It's spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Sep 23, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I knew why I even bother.

It's spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Sep 23, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will also say...

BtD can file whatever ballot it wants. So can AtQ. Bickering back and forth on each blog over that is just stupid because nobody is likely going to take advice from either.

It's spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Sep 23, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm guessing you're thinking about Cal

MSU will have a winning record and will be in the top of the B10. Ringer is a stud and a hiesman canidate.

Maryland is a good team that got caught looking ahead to our game. They’ll go bowling

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2008 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's not talking about Cal.

CV3000 is in capable of saying “Oregon Ducks” or “Ducks” or “Oregon” unless it is immediately followed by the word “State”.

He liked to refer to the Ducks as last year’s 5th place team, despite even THAT being factually incorrect.

It's spelled "S-h-u-f-e-l-t"

by JShufelt on Sep 24, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah gotcha

In other words, Go Bears!

by royrules22 on Sep 24, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Huh? Do you know how polls work?

Here’s last week’s poll (including the ATQ ballot). And you can see this weeks poll above.

Seriously, WTF are you talking about?

--www.AddictedToQuack.com, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Sep 24, 2008 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Again

From my bost on BtD…

LSE
Great to see CV3000 come back. Realizing that he can’t do ANYTHING in his life without comparing it to what the Ducks do, I did some research on his behalf. Glad to hear about the new job. I found a link for you to check out when you move on to the next one:

http://www.jobbankusa.com/lowse.html

This is a dual-purpose link for you. You can quickly get to the Job Bank, and you can read more about your disorder:

SYMPTOMS OF LOW SELF-ESTEEM (rearranged)

Habitually puts others down.
Focuses on the past.
Overly sensitive to criticism, but overly critical of others.
Has exaggerated responses to defeats or disappointments; wants to be perfect, but sees self as far from perfect.
Frequently boasts; exaggerates successes to cover up feelings of inadequacy.
Eager to please; strong need for approval and constant support.
Neglects physical appearance to an extreme degree.
Low level of self-awareness; uses lots of energy to maintain a false image.
Psychologically isolated; lacks a supportive network.
Has frequent psychosomatic complaints.

It is all starting to make sense. No wonder he can’t make ONE POST without making a reference to the Ducks. He WANTs the ducks…he NEEDS the ducks. I wish you luck in a full recovery! One of these days I’m hopefully his obsession will come to an end, and he’ll be able make ONE POST without a mention of "his precious".

http://www.buildingthedam.com/2008/9/24/618505/orange-out-their-vas-defer#comments

I like the yellow helmets!

by MarineCorpsDuck on Sep 25, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs