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should be no. 6***
Jan 7, 2014, 3:17 AM
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Orange Blooded [4854]
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I have Clemson at number 5
Jan 7, 2014, 6:33 AM
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considering loses.
Laid an egg against the National Champs and lost the 4th quarter against the coots.
But I expected the 7 we got.
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Re: Final AP poll
Jan 7, 2014, 3:37 AM
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I've never thought too much of polls in general, esp the AP (writers') polls -- too much bias, not credible...
Like this guy's final ballot below (he's the South Carolina football beat writer for GoGamecocks.com, so I'm not surprised we're ranked so low by him...anybody with an ounce of a brain can see his obvious bias).
But again, no surprise: typical low-class behavior - unprofessional and to a degree, unethical. But regardless of ranking, so proud of our Clemson Tigers -- THE BEST IS TRULY YET TO COME!
Josh Kendall's final Top 25 ballot for The Associated Press for the 2013 football season.
1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Michigan State
4. Missouri
5. South Carolina
6. Oklahoma
7. Stanford
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma State
10. UCF
11. LSU
12. Baylor
13. Oregon
14. Louisville
15. UCLA
16. Clemson
17. Ohio State
18. Texas A&M
19. Duke
20. Wisconsin
21. Southern Cal
22. Washington
23. Kansas State
24. Vanderbilt
25. Mississippi State
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Josh Kendall is an UGA grad
Jan 7, 2014, 4:10 AM
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If anything his bias lies with them
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Well, although I rarely respond to the media, Mr. Kendall
Jan 7, 2014, 5:27 AM
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will find an e-mail awaiting him this morning, questioning his journalistic integrity, as well as his thought processes.
As far as I'm concerned, there was absolutely no excuse for his low ranking of Clemson other than an extreme bias that sullies whatever reputation he has as a journalist.
And he needs to read that...over and over and over.
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Re: Final AP poll
Jan 7, 2014, 3:41 AM
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I love it. Of course I am what you call a "coot". Bottom line really is that both USC & CU had great seasons. No, neither team accomplished everything on their list for 2013, but as fans we all still have something to be very proud of in our teams. This season is over so now we've got to start a count down to 2014's season and see how things play out.
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Re: Final AP poll
Jan 7, 2014, 3:42 AM
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Grats to both teams!
I have never seen both finish in the top 10.
Heck, rarely does my Gamecocks finish in the top 25. (sad admission)
Lets meet next year with both of us undefeated in the Real Death Valley!
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What gets me is...
Jan 7, 2014, 3:46 AM
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...that the preseason rankings will look nothing like this. We already got Mark Schlabach ( SEC Homer ) putting us at #18 saying that it's gonna be hard for us to win without Boyd and Watkins but has SC at #13 even though they're losing virtually their entire team.
All these people that want to talk about the SEC winning 7 in a row, a big part of that is preseason rankings.
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No surprise, as Darth Visor is the sports editor@ The State
Jan 7, 2014, 3:51 AM
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Not only does he coach, proclaim the "bowl champion team" but he also ensures quality control at The State paper.
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Quality control?? The State??***
Jan 7, 2014, 6:59 AM
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The ESPN fan rankings look about right to me though...
Jan 7, 2014, 4:02 AM
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1.Florida State
2.Michigan State
3.Alabama
4.Auburn
5.Oregon
6.Stanford
7.Oklahoma
8.Ohio State
9.UCLA
10.LSU
11.South Carolina
12.Baylor
13.Clemson
14.Wisconsin
15.USC
16.Georgia
17.Texas A&M
18.UCF
19.Washington
20.Arizona State
21.North Carolina
22.Ole Miss
23.Iowa
24.Notre Dame
25.Florida
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With Florida at #25 tossed in the mix? LOL***
Jan 7, 2014, 5:22 AM
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Re: Final AP poll
Jan 7, 2014, 5:18 AM
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the only thing i have to say is NO top 5 team should lose to a team with a record like Tennessee's. I have no issue with them being ranked ahead of us since they beat us head to head.
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SC, AL and FL with two teams each in top 10
Jan 7, 2014, 6:13 AM
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Five out of the top 10 from ACC and SEC. ACC rules with the top spot.
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Re: SC, AL and FL with two teams each in top 10
Jan 7, 2014, 6:22 AM
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count again**** Missouri makes ( 6 out of 10 ) !!!!
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AP poll is garbage, has been for years
Jan 7, 2014, 8:26 AM
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And should not just be ignored, but ridiculed for its completely flawed rankings system. You need look no further than their rank of Notre Dame (#20 vs #25 in the coaches poll) to see just how biased the AP poll has become.
I saw SCar was at #4 in both polls, which is pretty hard to fathom...but then I started looking at everyone under them and couldn't come up with a bulletproof reason why SCar should be ranked lower than any of them. I guess they got #4 by default. That's annoying as ####, especially considering who they lost to, but I guess it's the way things work.
I'm satisfied with a #7 ranking--that's frankly higher than I thought we were going to go. I didn't think Stanford would fall as far as they did but it's tough to put a 3-loss team in the top 10.
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