Bama up to #8 in both polls

[Bama Lee]

Bama #8 in AP Poll

Mizzou is up to #14. We have a total of 9 teams that are ranked. I am glad both Texas and Penn St dropped out. I was going to be angry if they were still ranked

 

[bamaga]

I can hear Florida St…. But, but, we beat Alabama.

 

[TraskiTideFan]

If there was a Run It Back Game possibility I could stomach, I sure would like to replay that Opener again for a little pay back on the Revenge Tour. Let's keep it going. RTR!

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Bama #8 in AP Poll

Mizzou is up to #14. We have a total of 9 teams that are ranked. I am glad both Texas and Penn St dropped out. I was going to be angry if they were still ranked

State Penn and sexat are still getting votes by some voters. They are in the "others receiving votes". Not one or 2 votes either. They have 111 and 97 points, so some are not only still ranking them, but ranking them high enough to get over or almost 100 points.

 

[JDCrimson]

We still dont really know how good the teams are that are ranked ahead of us...

 

[tusks_n_raider]

We still dont really know how good the teams are that are ranked ahead of us...

I’m not ashamed to admit I’m not sure how good anybody is this year.

I would never ever never bet money on a CFB game in this new NIL/Portal era.

Before all this mess started you could pore over pre-season magazine's and read team forums and watch the games and after a few weeks have a pretty good handle on who was Great, Good, Mediocre, bad etc.

Now anyone can beat anyone on any given week. Not just hypothetically but legitimately it could happen.

It’s NFL type parity except without the high quality of execution and play.

You can watch a random Top 25 team vs a NR team and it looks like an old 11:00am B1G 10 snoozer.

The experience and togetherness of teams is gone and who ends us being the best teams at the end is basically who got the luckiest in free agency.

I will say though I look at that Top 10 and at least 5 teams look like big fat phonies.

Miami, OM, A&M, OU, IU, and TTU are suspect for how high they are right now.

 

[Bama Lee]

If there was a Run It Back Game possibility I could stomach, I sure would like to replay that Opener again for a little pay back on the Revenge Tour. Let's keep it going. RTR!

We get them in Tuscaloosa in 2026

 

[Ledsteplin]

I can hear Florida St…. But, but, we beat Alabama.

FSU is ranked behind South Florida! LOL

 

[Ledsteplin]

I’m not ashamed to admit I’m not sure how good anybody is this year.

I would never ever never bet money on a CFB game in this new NIL/Portal era.

Before all this mess started you could pore over pre-season magazine's and read team forums and watch the games and after a few weeks have a pretty good handle on who was Great, Good, Mediocre, bad etc.

Now anyone can beat anyone on any given week. Not just hypothetically but legitimately it could happen.

It’s NFL type parity except without the high quality of execution and play.

You can watch a random Top 25 team vs a NR team and it looks like an old 11:00am B1G 10 snoozer.

The experience and togetherness of teams is gone and who ends us being the best teams at the end is basically who got the luckiest in free agency.

I will say though I look at that Top 10 and at least 5 teams look like big fat phonies.

Miami, OM, A&M, OU, IU, and TTU are suspect for how high they are right now.

It's not just NIL. There's an abundance of top notch talent available I've not seen before.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

It's not just NIL. There's an abundance of top notch talent available I've not seen before.

I think a good part of that is due to the Portal.

Powerhouse teams can’t go 2 and 3 deep on the roster at every position with 4 and 5 star players.

Guys that would have been backups for a few years can immediately transfer to a better situation and play right away.

Then you also have guys who were fringe 3 and 4 star players that are initially overlooked in recruiting that go to a smaller school and break out right away.

The traditional powers then tamper to get that kid to leave Wyoming or Miami(OH) or Wake Forest etc and upgrade their visibility.

Guys aren’t trapped at schools anymore and don’t lose years by transferring.

I think we are seeing all the previously lesser known players beginning to show up on teams we know instead of never hearing their name until the NFL drafts them.