New AP Poll Dec 1

[mj4cy]

Alabama is an example that playing the actual games doesn’t matter.

If Bama had our schedule and our results they'd easily be top 10.

 

[Kettes]

Big 12 Champion will not be left out.

No, but the winner will probably have to face the loser of the B10 game as an away game. Clearly not fair, either.

 

[madguy30]

If Bama had our schedule and our results they'd easily be top 10.

Is there a legit site that has SOS type of rankings?

I don't trust anything ESPN puts out for example.

 

[qwerty]

Is there a legit site that has SOS type of rankings?

I don't trust anything ESPN puts out for example.

SoS?

What’s the best resource for SoS now that the regular season is over? A Hawkeye sent me College Football News SoS and it looks bad for the Big 12 and ISU. I need a rebuttal!

cyclonefanatic.com

 

[AlaCyclone]

No, but the winner will probably have to face the loser of the B10 game as an away game. Clearly not fair, either.

That would not be fair, but it is also an opportunity to shine.

 

[Daserop]

Is there a legit site that has SOS type of rankings?

I don't trust anything ESPN puts out for example.

In my opinion no, because all all them have a bias towards the SEC.

 

[CloneIce]

I say we go to 7 conf games and say 5 creampuffs are a "good will" gesture to fund FCS and mid major programs. Only half kidding......

I don’t understand why people think reducing the number of conference games improve ISUs rankings, program TV money, fan enjoyment, or the football program in general in any way.

 

[cyclones12321]

Why does this keep being said/posted?

I said it because of previous post. I’d assume b12 champion is guaranteed a spot in the playoff and was surprised to hear differently. Sounds like unless unlv pulls and upset we’ll be playing on the road first round?

 

[Kettes]

I say we go to 7 conf games and say 5 creampuffs are a "good will" gesture to fund FCS and mid major programs. Only half kidding......

This only works for SEC/B10, not us. As you saw from this week, we defeated a top 25 team and went up ONE place. ONE. If we had beat a directional doormat, instead, we probably had dropped position.

 

[jdoggivjc]

This only works for SEC/B10, not us. As you saw from this week, we defeated a top 25 team and went up ONE place. ONE. If we had beat a directional doormat, instead, we probably had dropped position.

True statement - we were literally punished this year for surviving UCF. No SEC team would have been punished for such a victory.

 

[cydsho]

I don’t understand why people think reducing the number of conference games improve ISUs rankings, program TV money, fan enjoyment, or the football program in general in any way.

Oh I was totally tongue in cheek. The major conferences should play at least 10 conf games. If we are going to have 16 team conferences teams need to play way more than just half their conf teams. 10 games would be enough to judge the best teams in the conference. There should never be 5 teams from one conference in the CFP.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

Agree with this except I’ll say for posterity, I think SMU is in win or lose. Bama needs SMU to win to keep ACC a 1-bid league. Like bubble teams in the basketball tourney want mid-major locks to win their conference tourneys.

I’m often wrong. But I’m going to vainly bump this as a pat on my back