College Football 2013 Season

[Guynemer]

GEORGIA?!

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's kind of crazy... until you realize that Georgia is, for whatever reason, 12th in the AP poll and 11th in the Coaches Polls (I know the AP isn't counted in the BCS anymore - but it was just to get an example of what human polling looks like).

[SlowwHand]

Most of you won't care, but Ben and Tubes might.

SportsDayDFW.com’s ‘Best in Texas’ poll (Week 8): Texas Tech new No. 1 (and it’s unanimous!); Texas A&M still leads the rest despite loss


By Scott Bell
sbell@dallasnews.com
11:02 am on October 21, 2012

One week after the first shakeup at the top of our “Best in Texas” poll, we have another one, and for the first time all season, there’s a No. 1 team that every voter agrees on.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders, fresh off a dramatic 3OT win on the road vs. TCU, got every first-place vote possible and becomes the third in-state school to reach the top of our “Best in Texas” poll. This completes a slow climb to the top for Texas Tech, who spent the first five editions of our poll in the No. 5 spot despite winning all of its games. The Red Raiders finally made a big jump from a tie for fourth to second place (while garnering three first-place votes) last week after dominating West Virginia. The wait for the last and final jump was just one week, as the Red Raiders benefited from No. 1 Texas A&M’s home loss to LSU this past weekend. The Aggies’ loss means every in-state school now has at least two losses save for Texas Tech, making the Red Raiders’ bump to No. 1 a near-no brainer.

Despite suffering its second home loss of the season over the weekend, Texas A&M fell just one spot and was the unanimous choice at No. 2. It probably helps that those two losses are to top-10 squads from the powerful SEC conference. Round out the top 5 was TCU at No. 3, Texas at No. 4 and Baylor at No. 5.

TCU had a slim lead over Texas for the No. 3 spot last week, and despite TCU’s loss to Texas Tech and Texas’ win over Baylor, voters kept the order “as is” given how close of a loss TCU suffered to Texas Tech and how underwhelming Texas’ win over Baylor was — the Longhorns yielded 50 points in the winning effort.

This week’s full poll can be viewed below:

1. Texas Tech (11) — 110

2. Texas A&M — 99

3. TCU — 84

4. Texas — 81

5. Baylor — 66

6. SMU — 54

7. Houston — 35

8. North Texas — 25

9. Texas State — 18

10. UTEP — 17

[Guynemer]

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Kansas State
...
4. Florida
5. Notre Dame
6. Oregon State
...
7. Oklahoma
8. LSU
9. USC
10. Texas Tech

Per usual, that last group could easily be replaced with any number of other 1 (or even 2) loss squads.

[DanS]

7. Oklahoma

Oklahoma seems far better than #7, IMO. I believe Sagarin's #2 "pure points" ranking.

[Imran Siddiqui]

You'd put them over an undefeated squad? And if Sagarin has them at #2, does he have Kansas State, who was the one to beat them at #1?

[Berzerker]

K-State

[Ben Kenobi]

Most of you won't care, but Ben and Tubes might.

Tech's earned 'best in Texas'. IMO.

[SlowwHand]

In more than just your opinion.

[Boris Godunov]

Marcus Lattimore's football career is likely over. Looked like his leg was almost broken in half... unbelievably gruesome. Awful.

[Guynemer]

That was ****ing horrifying. Damned shame, he's a very talented player.

Northwestern is ****ing demolishing Iowa. Their choke job against Nebraska last week could bite them on the ass in a major way.

[Guynemer]

Rutgers getting their doors blown off by the MACTION

Sparty doing their most Sparty of Sparties

WLOCP utterly unwatchable

Oregon doing unspeakable things to the dessicated corpse of Colorado


I love College Football

[SlowwHand]

My Raiders are getting battered. That's OK. Retreat and regroup. Guns up!

[Donegeal]

I feel so bad that there hasn't been any college football since just prior to the Wisconsin/Michigan State game last year.

[Boris Godunov]

Oregon wins 70-14.

Florida loses to Georgia.

USC loses to Arizona.

Overall, a glorious football Saturday so far!