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Colly Wolly · 08-31-2008, 03:24 AM

Utah should be in the top 25. BYU does not deserve to drop based on the score (even though the win didn't feel very convincing). Pitt is done. Alabama will shoot up. VT will drop. Clemson takes a dive.

Any other thoughts?

All-American · 08-31-2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Colly Wolly

Utah should be in the top 25. BYU does not deserve to drop based on the score (even though the win didn't feel very convincing). Pitt is done. Alabama will shoot up. VT will drop. Clemson takes a dive.

Any other thoughts?

Utah will get votes. Michigan wasn't ranked, and even if they were, it wouldn't put Utah in the top 25.

BYU probably won't drop. All most voters will see of the game is 41-17, and that isn't that bad. It's a spread of 24 points, just as expected.

triz · 08-31-2008, 07:08 AM

Wasn't the spread 21.5? At least it was earlier in the week. Wonder why what would make it go up throughout the week?

livecoug · 08-31-2008, 02:26 PM

Utah will be in. They were hovering right around 28th or so, so with Pitt losing and an impressive win, they should jump up. BYU will stay at 16.

Mars · 08-31-2008, 07:13 PM

Michigan, Oregon State, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Michigan State are all out of the running for a little bit.

The Fresno State/Rutgers game will still have an affect. Tennessee should beat UCLA, so that shouldn't change anything. Louisville-Kentucky and CSU-Colorado don't matter.

I expect Utah to come in at #23, and BYU to bump up to #15. The wildcard is how far up Alabama shoots. Also how many votes ECU gets.

DrumNFeather · 08-31-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mars

Michigan, Oregon State, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Michigan State are all out of the running for a little bit.

The Fresno State/Rutgers game will still have an affect. Tennessee should beat UCLA, so that shouldn't change anything. Louisville-Kentucky and CSU-Colorado don't matter.

I expect Utah to come in at #23, and BYU to bump up to #15. The wildcard is how far up Alabama shoots. Also how many votes ECU gets.

I agree about ECU. They've got the pop of a big win over Va. Tech going for them, and if they somehow beat WVU, they could quite possibly shoot into the top 25 and leapfrog a bunch of teams, BYU and Utah included (ala So. Florida last year).

A win next week and they are the clear cut new BCS darling.

MikeWaters · 08-31-2008, 11:56 PM

spurious evidence, lol. least women in any of the western states. Utah is unfriendly to women politicians. AA disagrees, LOL.

cougjunkie · 09-01-2008, 12:25 AM

Michigan was ranked 24th in the AP poll. Utah will be in the 20s somewhere, BYU won move.

All-American · 09-01-2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

spurious evidence, lol. least women in any of the western states. Utah is unfriendly to women politicians. AA disagrees, LOL.

Good grief. You still don't understand what I was arguing.

You said it yourself: Utahns are not likely to refrain from voting Republican in significant numbers, even though a woman is on the ticket.

ute4ever · 09-01-2008, 05:13 AM

Traditionally the week 2 poll has the most changes of any poll during the season, and many of the winning teams don't stay in the same order behind one another. Alabama will leapfrog BYU, and Kentucky will probably get more votes than TCU.

08-31-2008, 07:13 PM	#5
Mars Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cougartown, USA Posts: 336	Michigan, Oregon State, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, and Michigan State are all out of the running for a little bit. The Fresno State/Rutgers game will still have an affect. Tennessee should beat UCLA, so that shouldn't change anything. Louisville-Kentucky and CSU-Colorado don't matter. I expect Utah to come in at #23, and BYU to bump up to #15. The wildcard is how far up Alabama shoots. Also how many votes ECU gets. __________________ "Enter to Learn, Go Fourth and Eighteen!" :twisted:

09-01-2008, 12:25 AM	#8
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Michigan was ranked 24th in the AP poll. Utah will be in the 20s somewhere, BYU won move. __________________ LINCECUM!

08-31-2008, 03:24 AM	#1
Colly Wolly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,281	How do the rankings change? Utah should be in the top 25. BYU does not deserve to drop based on the score (even though the win didn't feel very convincing). Pitt is done. Alabama will shoot up. VT will drop. Clemson takes a dive. Any other thoughts?

08-31-2008, 07:08 AM	#3
triz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5	Wasn't the spread 21.5? At least it was earlier in the week. Wonder why what would make it go up throughout the week?

08-31-2008, 02:26 PM	#4
livecoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,176	Utah will be in. They were hovering right around 28th or so, so with Pitt losing and an impressive win, they should jump up. BYU will stay at 16.

08-31-2008, 11:56 PM	#7
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	spurious evidence, lol. least women in any of the western states. Utah is unfriendly to women politicians. AA disagrees, LOL.

09-01-2008, 05:13 AM	#10
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	Traditionally the week 2 poll has the most changes of any poll during the season, and many of the winning teams don't stay in the same order behind one another. Alabama will leapfrog BYU, and Kentucky will probably get more votes than TCU.