Gamecocks unranked In Both Major Polls, Vandy #24/25 respectively
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Eh, personally don’t care about being ranked. It’s not a team competing for championships so the number or lack of a number by the name isn’t relevant. Not concerned about the perception of those who make the polls. Just more of last night please.
Yeah idc about it much either just heard a lot of die hard people calling in saying we are top 25 and so many predicting top 25, and were not.
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the LSU loss is really killing us sadly, the Alabama thing we should have won with the onside recovery we still blew it. what could have been, oh well.
I hate dwelling on the past sitting here thinking what if , is not a fun game to be playing. but I keep hearing it from folks over and over about what if. reality is we're 5-3 take one game at a time and win these last 4 and then see if we get top 25
Yep somehow Clemmons stays in the mix with only one opponent so far that has a winning record.
Louisville breaks in in after defeating them
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Total disrespect and I love it. One less pat on the back this week will fuel the team.
At this point, were only playing for bowl position. Of course, what does that mean when kids start opting out of those?
They have two blowout losses and beat a bunch of patsies. Those are some really awful teams for the most part. Clemson has zero quality wins.
I wouldn't trade our body of work for their's. We just have to beat them to make it make sense.
Still or yet?
Neither.
Mixed my post but it wasnt that difficult before.
Clemson has defeated one team above .500.
This. I think being unranked in both polls pretty much guarantees there will be no psychological letdown. Team's gonna be mad as hell.
Hopefully they play with that same chip on their shoulders as they did last night. Vandy is a tough out.
Honestly none of this ranking stuff matters at this point.Bowl eligibility is non factor.Total attention should be on beating the next opponent which course is Vandy.
4 one game seasons left.Then you see how you stack up.
4 one game seasons left.Then you see how you stack up.
Rankings are big because once you are ranked, it is far easier to move up, then if youre not ranked.
I have no issues with Vandy being ranked, and we are not.
They beat Bama, and we did not. They went and took Texas to the wire. They have a solid resume.
We came up short in 2 big games, and have 1 signature win.
If we keep winning then maybe we can break the top 25.
As someone mentioned earlier in this thread, at this point we are playing for a good bowl game, it's not like we are in consideration for the playoffs.
They beat Bama, and we did not. They went and took Texas to the wire. They have a solid resume.
We came up short in 2 big games, and have 1 signature win.
If we keep winning then maybe we can break the top 25.
As someone mentioned earlier in this thread, at this point we are playing for a good bowl game, it's not like we are in consideration for the playoffs.
Just keep winning and good things will happen.
I have no issue with the rankings. Sounds about right IMO. Those 3 losses can't be ignored even if two of them were close
I think the Ole Miss loss hurts the most. But regardless having 3 losses is the biggest issue. No 3 loss teams in the rankings currently.
Yes, I'm sure this will be very helpful, for the coaches to refocus, Vandy is considered better then us, they ranked in the top 25, we are not, lets go earn it! Prove everyone wrong again this week!
I do not see it as disrespect. There are no 3-loss teams in the top 25 and I see no reason for us to be at the moment.
My issue with the polls is as follows.
UGA # 2 ????. They struggled all day against an undermanned UF team playing a 3rd string QB, and the win against Clemson has now been diminished. A loss to a 2 loss team that got beat by Vandy.
Tennesee #6. Yes they are good, but the 6th best team in the country ?
Notre Dame #8 Again, a good team, but a stunning loss at home to Northern Illinois (4-4)
UGA # 2 ????. They struggled all day against an undermanned UF team playing a 3rd string QB, and the win against Clemson has now been diminished. A loss to a 2 loss team that got beat by Vandy.
Tennesee #6. Yes they are good, but the 6th best team in the country ?
Notre Dame #8 Again, a good team, but a stunning loss at home to Northern Illinois (4-4)
Check out Josh Pate's comments at the end of his Sunday night show regarding polls (posted in another thread) as he has major issues with the polls and repeatedly refers to ranked teams being where they are due to ''mailed in ballots from writers who have never watched teams play''.
He also states that there are not 25 teams in the country better than SC.
UGA - Injuries and thug behavior have caught up to them. They are down to 2 RBs that are healthy and their two best WRs have been kicked off the team for being thugs. Ole Miss and/or UT can easily beat them. When you start the season #1 and your only loss was a close one and you beat the #1 team, you aren't going to fall much.
Tennessee - Their magical Heupel O is struggling. They have a very good DL and that is what has kept them on the winning side of things. They were #7 to start with. The loss to Arkansas should have hurt them more than it did.
Notre Dame - The perpetual media darling. ND is the only college team with a truly national fan base so the writers and tv will do almost anything to keep them relevant.
I'll add that Clemson is still ranked because they too are a media darling. Dabo's cheerleader, aw shucks, over the top act is loved by tv. They have not beaten a team with a winning record or a pulse yet they are still ranked.
I also think the polls try and keep at least 5 teams from each of the major conferences in the polls to keep interest in the games. Outside of Miami, the ACC is total garbage this season and they have 5 ranked teams. Louisville has 3 losses and are ranked.
We have a long history of crashing and burning shortly after breaking into the rankings, so I always like to think that makes many voters hesitant.
I wouldn't let any of that bother me. It's hype and politics. Is there still a Sagarin ranking? That was science.
Agree with these two at least. As for UGA, their vaunted quarterback is awful at decision-making - awful.
In my lifetime, Notre Dame has flat stollen at least two national championships that were awarded during the poll era - I mean prior to the BCS. That alone, and the fact they now have a seat on the CFP Committee as an independent, dictate that I will never pull for them against any team - including UPC. That is saying a lot. My contempt for them is boundless and even ineffable.
Need to make it more clinical and less subjective. That's why I say let the computers do it.
That was tried briefly during the BCS era, however there was "tweaking" every year to the formula, for a multitude of reasons, making the system an anathema to the average CFB fan
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I still believe the BCS rankings were the best rankings ever devised. IMO, that is what they should use today instead of having a playoff committee ranking teams.
Who is #2 then? There's no clearcut best team this year. Oregon might be the closest thing to it, but even they have had their struggles.
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