Not because it has us #5, but because of everything else.
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Rankings/CFN_Rankings.htm
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2005/Rankings/CFN_Rankings.htm
FANTASTIC point.RollinOnBayou said:Our 17-0 win is struggling, while LSU's 24-0 win over 1-AA App St is "looking ahead". I love the consistency.
No no no no, that would require them to be consistent. Something that they aren't to good at.JCase said:So based on their explanation for why Notre Dame is #3 despite 2 losses I guess that should have made Arizona at least #5, because they played a really good game against UCLA.
Please. Notre Dame has beat one respectable team this year, Michigan. And, UM is on a down year (three losses already, and barely hanging in the top 25.) They got beat by 5-4 Michigan State in South Bend. They have given up under 21 points to their opponent only twice this year. Notre Dame makes me sick...On the other hand, if we had their sched. there is a good chance we would have 1-2 losses.
SaintDeuce said:Sorry folks, but CFN is not biased. Alabama's offense WAS anemic vs. Mississippi State. Did we not struggle mightily?? On the other hand, look at LSU's stats vs. Appalachian State. They scored 24 pts. on offense against a team just as good as Mississippi State. Who had the better performance? Probably LSU, though both offenses are bad.
And as for the Notre Dame thing...come on. They just beat the same team we beat 6-3 41-21!! What?? If you believe Alabama should be ranked 3rd, where should ND be ranked then?? 4th? Despite dominating the same team we barely beat?
They state that their criteria is how well that team is playing RIGHT NOW. Isn't that what rankings should be?? Come now, take your crimson shades off.
Bama is a top 5 team, obviously. But the offense is inferior to the other offenses in the top 5. Bama has not played offenses half as good as Notre Dame has played this season, and if they had our sched. there is a good chance they'd be 9-0 as well. On the other hand, if we had their sched. there is a good chance we would have 1-2 losses. That's just the way it is. Notre Dame is playing better than Alabama right now.
Man ND gave up 21 points to UT....their defense sucks worse than our offense.SaintDeuce said:And as for the Notre Dame thing...come on. They just beat the same team we beat 6-3 41-21!! What?? If you believe Alabama should be ranked 3rd, where should ND be ranked then?? 4th? Despite dominating the same team we barely beat?
LOL - I suspect that most polls discount defense as defense isn't sexy and it doesn't sell ads. Since most polls are sponsored by the media, you can expect them to hype programs that will sell...Vertical said:No, this poll is ranking teams based on a few things, in this order:
1. How the offense is playing
2. Overall record
3. Whether or not they're Notre Dame
At no point in time does defense enter their equation, despite the fact that it makes up half the game.