AP Ranking

[CEB]

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Pretty reasonable. Though I'm not sure when we got rid of our logo.

That’s our “whiteout” logo.
It’s all good.

 

[BuzzThePlumber]

Well color me shocked. Thought we'd have to beat Syracuse to get ranked. I hope Key keeps everyone's heads focused squarely on the next opponent on the schedule! Go Jackets, Beat Orange!

 

[ybeenormal]

It’s been so long since we were ranked that the AP lost our logo

Kind of like the back up player looking for his helmet after the coach tells him he's in the game

 

[stech81]

I was wrong. We’re ahead of Clemson AND NCST (and unranked BC)

now let's do something that we ain't done since 2018 win 3 games in a row. I'm not counting last year's bowl game

 

[stinger78]

The SEC teams were winning by 70 (Ole Miss, Alabama, etc) while Oregon struggled with Idaho. I don't there's a conspiracy here

Maybe. Too much history to just ignore, though. Clemson drops 11 spots (#25) - to below us and almost out of the top 25 - after getting beat pretty badly by UGAg. I shed no tears for Clemson, but that's pretty harsh. I still think there's bias. UGA's gonna beat a lot of teams that bad this year. Let's see what happens when those become ranked SECheat teams.

 

[billga99]

Well color me shocked. Thought we'd have to beat Syracuse to get ranked. I hope Key keeps everyone's heads focused squarely on the next opponent on the schedule! Go Jackets, Beat Orange!

I agree. I don't want the rankings to be one and done. If we can beat Syracuse, you would hope we would stay ranked at least 2 weeks (assuming we can hold serve against VMI). The sledding gets a lot more difficult after that. We play #1 UGA, #5 Notre Dame, #12 Miami, #22 Louisville and #24 NC State in the last 8 games. 3 of the 5 will be home games (though ND at Mercedes is a weak home game).

 

[stinger78]

I agree. I don't want the rankings to be one and done. If we can beat Syracuse, you would hope we would stay ranked at least 2 weeks (assuming we can hold serve against VMI). The sledding gets a lot more difficult after that. We play #1 UGA, #5 Notre Dame, #12 Miami, #22 Louisville and #24 NC State in the last 8 games. 3 of the 5 will be home games (though ND at Mercedes is a weak home game).

Yes, the back end of our schedule just got worse.

Louisville (26-22)
Dook (NR-NR)
UNC (NR-39)
ND (7-5)
VPI (27-NR)
Miami (19-12)
NCSU (24-24)
UGAg (1-1)

 

[Northeast Stinger]

That’s the double-standard. Our win against #10 FSU doesn’t mean much since preseason rankings are pointless. But also rank us below winless teams since their preseason rankings must be right.

Bullseye

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Maybe. Too much history to just ignore, though. Clemson drops 11 spots (#25) - to below us and almost out of the top 25 - after getting beat pretty badly by UGAg. I shed no tears for Clemson, but that's pretty harsh. I still think there's bias. UGA's gonna beat a lot of teams that bad this year. Let's see what happens when those become ranked SECheat teams.

If an SEC team loses by 30 points to Georgia it won’t affect that team’s ranking by that much because they clearly were just having an off day.

 

[Ramble1885]

we will get at least ONE vote on the AP as Chris Murray has us in!

Murray's AP Top 25: Florida State plummets while USC, Notre Dame snare big wins

Nevada Sports Net columnist Chris Murray is one of 63 voters in the college football AP Top 25 poll. Here is a look at his ballot this week.On the rise* USC: Co

nevadasportsnet.com

we may have gotten A LITTLE MORE more than just one!

 

[tmhunter52]

Now, we’ll see if this team has actually gained the maturity to play quality football as a ranked team or whether they will think they have arrived and get their butts kicked by a hungrier Syracuse team. Let’s hope it’s the former.

 

[HurricaneJacket]

Wow. We're finally back.

Now time to take care of business in New York. Win and advance. It's a single elimination tournament until at least Notre Dame.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Wow, did FSU not get a single vote?

 

[stinger78]

Wow, did FSU not get a single vote?

Needs to be in the next revision of the Case Book of Poor Leadership.

 

[apatriot1776]

Yes, the back end of our schedule just got worse.

Louisville (26-22)
Dook (NR-NR)
UNC (NR-39)
ND (7-5)
VPI (27-NR)
Miami (19-12)
NCSU (24-24)
UGAg (1-1)

Eh.. not sure it looks that much worse

Louisville proved little except they can blowout an FCS team.
Duke is unchanged
UNC fell bass-ackwards into a win against Minnesota.
ND had a nice win but was already #7 and is essentially unchanged
VT gave strong evidence they are a pretender and not a contender
Miami actually looks more difficult. I think Florida is not a good team but Ward looked like a Heisman candidate.
NC State is unchanged but unlike Louisville were vulnerable against an FCS team.
UGA is UGA again this year.

VT and UNC "switched spots" and Miami looks like a real team, that's about all I take away.

 

[Creative]

The SEC teams were winning by 70 (Ole Miss, Alabama, etc) while Oregon struggled with Idaho. I don't there's a conspiracy here

There’s no conspiracy. The SEC is the best. Clearly. Georgia crushed climpzin, Vandy beat a “dark horse” for the ACC CG etc. etc. The way to rewrite the “narrative” is to win. GT is moving in the right direction (Miami BC, Cuse, NC State too) while FSU, CU, VT and potentially UNC are moving backwards. GT just needs to keep winning. Loving this team so far.

 

[stinger 1957]

Not saying FSU does not have problems and were over rated, but we may also find out by mid season that BC is pretty good as oldgoldandwhite was saying. They have a reputation of being hard nosed tough in the trenches and LB and when they get a few skill players they can be really good. Remember Matt Ryan and BC? As has been touched on BOB is a good coach.

 

[orientalnc]

Our remaining schedule:

Syracuse, coming off a meh win against Ohio in their 1st game. We're favored by 3.5.
VMI, lost to FCS William & Mary 41-7. This should not be that close.
#22 Louisville, will be 2-0, at home, and coming off a bye week.
Duke, has a pretty bland schedule leading up to our game. They play UNC before coming to Atlanta to face us after our bye week.
UNC, won't have a serious opponent before hosting us. After losing 3 in a row to GT they will care about this game a lot.
#5 ND @ MBS, they are always tough for us and will be looking at us hard if we keep winning.
VT, in Blacksburg. Who knows anything about them after the OT loss to Vandy?
#12 Miami in BDS. We have a bye while they play Duke. I imagine they will be pi$$ed after the 2023 debacle.
#24 NC State in BDS on Thursday night. We both have a bye week leading up to this game. When did we last play the Pack?
#1 uga, in Athens. Nuff said.

As @stinger78 posted, this will be a tough back end before we play in the ACCCG. I hope everyone can stay healthy. We need them.

 

[stinger78]

There’s no conspiracy. The SEC is the best. Clearly. Georgia crushed climpzin, Vandy beat a “dark horse” for the ACC CG etc. etc. The way to rewrite the “narrative” is to win. GT is moving in the right direction (Miami BC, Cuse, NC State too) while FSU, CU, VT and potentially UNC are moving backwards. GT just needs to keep winning. Loving this team so far.

VPI was never really a dark horse to win the ACC. They ended up just like us last year, but they did blow that game vs. Vandy. Did not look good. Miami beat the brakes off of Florida, too. Both conferences basically took care of business last week. They had a couple closer than expected games, too, and a couple of big losses (LSU and TAMU).

 

[stech81]

after being sober the last 24 hour i'm ready to make my pick. I feel like after this week we will be 23 in the AP poll.

Now if y'all don't have any more questions I'll start back with my beer before it goes bad.