Here’s my ballot for this week’s College Football BlogPoll which, as always, is hosted by MGOBlog.

Week 1

I know that I am supposed to give everyone a chance to comment on my ballot and tell me that I am a moron, but due to the debacle out at the Rose Bowl this past Monday, I simply never got a chance to get this up earlier.   Sorry about that, but I figure if you read this blog you are accustomed to underachievement and false promises.

My Ballot

Ain’t it purty?

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Georgia	–
2	Ohio State	–
3	Southern Cal	–
4	LSU	–
5	Florida	–
6	Missouri	6
7	Oklahoma	–
8	Auburn	–
9	Kansas	–
10	Penn State	–
11	Wisconsin	3
12	Alabama	6
13	Texas	2
14	Oregon	1
15	Wake Forest	5
16	West Virginia	8
17	Arizona State	2
18	Colorado	1
19	Utah	7
20	Clemson	14
21	Brigham Young	5
22	Fresno State	4
23	South Florida	2
24	Bowling Green	2
25	Tennessee	12

Comments,  Explanations, and Excuses

Well, hopefully, most of my picks are reasonably defensible.  These are a few points, however, that stuck out to me:

Missouri (6) & Alabama (12):

These two saw big movement from my Preseason wild guesses.  Both of these teams earned the bump up.

Clemson (20), Tennessee (25) & Illinois (26 – not shown):

These teams also earned their big movements — to the bottom — by generally stinking it up this weekend.  I know I will probably lose credibility for leaving the Tennessee Volunteers in the pool at all, but despite the fact all three of these teams lost, I continue to think that each of them is a solid unit which will likely rebound to a good season.  I know a season-opening loss can be a killer, but I think each of these teams deserves a chance to redeem themselves.  I guess I am telling them to “straighten-up and fly right,” which I still feel they will do.

The Top 3:

I still have an unsettled feeling with these teams — I’m just not comfortable with their staying power based upon what I have seen / what I know at present.  That said, thus far I have no reasons to drop them down since they are winning.

The Rest of the BlogPoll

Having taken the time to consider my feeble attempt at ranking the powers in college football, feel free to try and convince me that I am wrong — which is part of the way the BlogPoll is supposed to work.  I promise that I will consider all comments.

As for the rest of the BlogPoll, well, you can check out how other bloggers voted, how your team fared across the blogosphere, and view the weekly results each Wednesday over at MGOBlog.

So there you have it, talk amongst yourselves (and feel free to leave me hate mail)…

– Go Figure …

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