And now, the AP poll

by Grady Clapp on Aug 22, 2009 5:41 PM PDT

Pac-10 notables, with the coaches' poll ranking in parenthesis:

4. USC (4)
12. California (12)
16. Oregon (14)

Also receiving votes:

26. Oregon State (25)
38. Arizona
43. UCLA

I was waiting for some idiot out there to list the Huskies on their ballot, but amazingly no one did it. Not that anyone would have ever been stupid enough to vote for the soon-to-be 0-12 Huskies last fall.

And poor Oregon State, who falls victim to the mediagasm that is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I'd feel sorry for them, but since it's supposed to be them constantly stuck at the bottom of the conference, and not us, I don't.

Polls are all about rewarding the traditional powers, with the little guys (save your occasional Boise State or MWC team) tossed aside in wait. And yet, sadly, it used to be us inside that Top 10.

Sigh...

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These polls are dumb

Notre Dame being ranked just shows how stupid these pre-season polls are.

Man I do miss those 10 win seasons……ahhh……memories.

by spokanecougar on Aug 23, 2009 2:38 AM PDT reply actions

I don't really mind the AP poll coming out early

Since it now has no bearing on the BCS. But I do have a problem withe the coaches’ poll — for many, many reasons — not the least of which the preseason poll has an eventual impact on the end of the year. Anyone not in the top 10 at the beginning of the year has a major uphill battle on their hands, no matter how good they are.

CougCenter

by Jeff Nusser on Aug 23, 2009 9:36 AM PDT reply actions

I understand your issue with polls coming out early

I have argued that no poll impacting the BCS (OK, I started this argument prior to the BCS) should come out prior to mid Oct. But I really don’t think it would make a difference.

if the Poll comes out after 5 or 6 games are played the pollsters would still have the prejudices. Hype, big names, tradition etc will always impact the polls. Especially the coaches poll since they don’t have the time to watch enough football to make an educated vote about any team not on their schedule.

Now that I’m done arguing with myself, I still wish they would wait and at least act like the outcome on the field is more important than sports center and preseason hype.

by woolybugger on Aug 23, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow, that '03 poll is cool to look at

I didn’t follow college sports very much back then (I was 14), and its crazy to see a 10-3 WSU team ahead of a 10-3 FSU and 10-3 Texas. The year before we were ranked ahead of 10-3 Alabama. I really hope Wulff is the guy that can get us out of the gutter.

by peaty411s on Aug 23, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions