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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 170089" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>I agree Big Picture, we're not one of the Top 10 programs in the nation. However, I don't think many of the teams ahead of us are Top 10 programs in the nation. I think we could beat many of the teams ahead of us. They seem to get the benefit of the doubt and we don't. That's my gripe (so to speak). I have a major issue with polls that come out before the 5th or 6th week of the season. It gives the teams already in the polls an unfair advantage when it comes to the end of the season.</p><p></p><p>I remember in 1990 we entered the season unranked. It wasnt' until very deep in the season that we climbed past many 1-loss and some 2-loss teams in the AP Poll. We didn't pass Miami (preseason #1) who had 2 losses until the week before CoFH. They were 8-2 and we were 9-0-1. We never caught Colorado, who started at #5 (note: we passed Colorado after going 5-0 to move to #11 and they were #14 at 5-1-1, but fell back behind them the next week when we tied UNC, falling to #16 and they won, climbing to #10). They were #10 with a 6-1-1 record, while we were #16 with a 5-0-1 record.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, early polls drive me crazy because it creates an expectation that some teams are better than they may be. Look at USC in 2012. They started #1 preseason and didn't fall from the AP poll until November 18. They ended up 7-5.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 170089, member: 198"] I agree Big Picture, we're not one of the Top 10 programs in the nation. However, I don't think many of the teams ahead of us are Top 10 programs in the nation. I think we could beat many of the teams ahead of us. They seem to get the benefit of the doubt and we don't. That's my gripe (so to speak). I have a major issue with polls that come out before the 5th or 6th week of the season. It gives the teams already in the polls an unfair advantage when it comes to the end of the season. I remember in 1990 we entered the season unranked. It wasnt' until very deep in the season that we climbed past many 1-loss and some 2-loss teams in the AP Poll. We didn't pass Miami (preseason #1) who had 2 losses until the week before CoFH. They were 8-2 and we were 9-0-1. We never caught Colorado, who started at #5 (note: we passed Colorado after going 5-0 to move to #11 and they were #14 at 5-1-1, but fell back behind them the next week when we tied UNC, falling to #16 and they won, climbing to #10). They were #10 with a 6-1-1 record, while we were #16 with a 5-0-1 record. Anyway, early polls drive me crazy because it creates an expectation that some teams are better than they may be. Look at USC in 2012. They started #1 preseason and didn't fall from the AP poll until November 18. They ended up 7-5. [/QUOTE]
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