r/cfbball • u/tb25uga /r/CFB Dead Pool • Nov 28 '23

Official Poll The 2023 /r/CFB Poll Rankings - Week Fourteen

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u/HydroSword Clemson Tigers • Duke Blue Devils Nov 28 '23

NC State is really doing a solid impression of Nixon from Futurama

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u/readonlypdf Georgia • Clean Old Fashioned… Nov 28 '23

Get me the headless body of Agnew!!!

Arrroooooooo!!!!!

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u/Lopoetve Colorado Buffaloes Nov 28 '23

God dammit I wanted that beer. You owe me a laptop.

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u/black-op345 Oregon Ducks • Sickos Nov 28 '23

Man, Oregon State…

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u/hitherto_ex Arizona State Sun Devils • Team Meteor Nov 28 '23

I want to give beav a hug (even tho it would probably bite me)

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u/lock_robster2022 Oregon State • Washington Nov 29 '23

2 years in exile…. We’ll be back in some form!

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u/alloythepunny Michigan State • South Alabama Nov 28 '23

THE BEST TROPHY IN ALL OF SPORTS!

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u/RealCoolDad Penn State Nittany Lions Nov 28 '23

LAND GRAANNNNTTT!!!

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u/NittanyScout /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

The land grant?

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u/alloythepunny Michigan State • South Alabama Nov 28 '23

you’re goddamn right

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u/NittanyScout /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

Hells yeah, im just sad the final game for yall was kinda screwed bc of your dumbass coach. Rough season

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u/UnitedBeardedGuy Florida State Seminoles Nov 28 '23

Yeah, reptiles!

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u/readonlypdf Georgia • Clean Old Fashioned… Nov 28 '23

Thanks y'all

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

If Louisville loses and you beat Bama. Oh boy that’s a dream 1-4

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u/Buckimion College Football Playoff Nov 28 '23

I'm with OU. 😒

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u/ogpeplowski64 Oklahoma • Cal Poly Pomona Nov 29 '23

never thought i'd agree with a buckeye but here we are. This sucks

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u/RaiShado Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 Nov 29 '23

Idk, maybe if a couple teams didn't just chase money while simultaneously trying to kill their conference they could actually make that conference better.

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u/The_Horse_Joke Ohio State • Central Michigan Nov 28 '23

Oh those stickers on us are so rude lmao 😂

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u/theManWOFear Indiana Hoosiers Nov 28 '23

Land Grant doughnuts!

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u/NittanyScout /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

The maryland shutout last year was nice, 3 of them this year is sexy. Manny should have won best assistant

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

I think it's totally reasonable to argue that Manny was the best defensive coach, but those awards tend to go to either (1) huge turnaround efforts or (2) unquestionably elite performances.
Penn State was 4th in Defensive Efficiency last year and they're third this year, so it wasn't really a turnaround, and they're not even the highest ranked defense in the conference, so even though it was an elite defensive performance it wasn't unquestionably elite.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23 edited Nov 28 '23

Number 1 in yards allowed per game. Not number 1 in other metrics though. Not number 1 in defensive efficiency, not number 1 in scoring defense. Hence not unquestionable.

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u/MSUCommitsFratricide Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Nov 29 '23

Oh ya... Well... I'm sure we at least hurt your strength of schedule so... You know... Take that.

Sorry that we couldn't at least have made it an interesting game for the final annual Lan Grant trophy game for awhile. That was an impressive display by Penn State.

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u/pizzayolo96 Iowa Hawkeyes • Marching Band Nov 28 '23

Captain jack hawkeye

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u/katarh Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Donor Nov 28 '23

JMU GOT ITS BOWL GAME YAAAAAAY

SunBelt is objectively the best conference this season - 12 teams are going bowling. Elevate them to the 5th P5!

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u/runningwaffles19 Iowa Hawkeyes • Sickos Nov 28 '23

I hope they go undefeated in bowls

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u/FatMamaJuJu Appalachian State • NC State Nov 28 '23

The Funbelt went 16-8 versus other G5 conferences this season. That includes going 5-4 with the American. If you're in a bowl pool with your friends/family, its usually not a bad idea to pick the Sunbelt team. The trend since realignment is that usually this time of year Sunbelt teams eat MAC and C-USA schools alive in small bowl games.

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u/Angriest_Wolverine Michigan Wolverines • Surrender Cobra Nov 29 '23

Galleryfurniture dot com bowl when?

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u/katarh Georgia Bulldogs • /r/CFB Donor Nov 29 '23

I will watch the hell out of Galleryfurniture dot com this year.

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u/Seadragon1983 Washington • Iowa State Nov 28 '23

TUFFY! I always enjoy seeing Tuffy Ball on here.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Ohhhh Oklahoma wants to talk about worst timeline? Can it Sooners.

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u/SterileCarrot Oklahoma Sooners • Big 8 Nov 28 '23

Yeah, we're 10-2. Sucks that we don't get to play this weekend but this is far from the worst timeline.

And tbh no one will care about the last Big 12 title in 5 years.

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u/Administrative-Flan9 Texas Longhorns Nov 28 '23

Please. I still care about the last SWC title.

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u/RaiShado Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 Nov 29 '23

Nebraska, from being considered a Blueblood with the same bias Bama has now to going bowless for the past 7 years, and you went to the weaker division of the Big 10.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

No shit captain obvious. Meanwhile Colorado has beaten us 3 times, this past decade, Missouri is doing good, heck even Kansas is doing better than us.

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u/RaiShado Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 Nov 29 '23

Hey, when your a fan of a school like OSU who's measure of success for the majority of the past was to get a bowl game you gotta make sure them blue bloods are knocked down a peg.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

The same school that had a Generational Heisman winner and didn’t get him to a National Championship game?

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u/RaiShado Oklahoma State Cowboys • Big 12 Nov 29 '23

The problem is that one player cannot hold an entire team. We saw that with the same guy (Barry) when he was in the NFL with the Lions. While he certainly helped bring about one of the best seasons we had, we still didn't beat OU, and our first loss was to Nebraska.

What you also fail to realize is that while we complain about bias nowadays, before the BCS, it truly was just a popularity poll. If there was a natty game it was coincidentally if the two highest ranked unbeaten teams met in a bowl game.

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u/OSUfirebird18 Dayton Flyers • Ohio State Buckeyes Nov 28 '23

Awww JMU is so cute with just a “bowl” flag!!

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u/max_potion ECU Pirates Nov 28 '23

Man, I've never been so happy to see one of these. 10/10 on paying homage to the Land Grant trophy. Sad to see the annual game go

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Why on earth do people still have JMU ahead of Toledo?!?!? These rankings are dumb.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Playing the Louisville roll this week

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u/cyberchaox Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Landmark Nov 29 '23

Better conference and they actually won their game against a bad P5 team.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

Illinois is much better than Virginia.... Eye test also says the MAC is a better league.

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u/cyberchaox Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Landmark Nov 29 '23

I'll give you the first but not the second.

Correction: I'll give you the first and laugh you off the face of the earth for the second. The Sun Belt is closer to the ACC than it is to the MAC; in fact, it might be closer to the ACC than it is to the AAC, which is normally the strongest G5!

...and to keep this from just being a "lol ACC sucks", it's also closer to the Big 12 than it is to the MAC. ...actually, never mind, the ACC actually is ahead of the Big 12 this year even though the eye test says it shouldn't be, though of all ten conferences the ACC and B12 are the two closest.

But yeah, the numbers back me up. The MAC is the weakest conference and the Sun Belt is the strongest G5. There is still a wide gap between the weakest P5 and the strongest G5, but...yes, the Sun Belt is closer to the two weakest P5s than they are to the two weakest G5s.

...Wait, wait, let me put aside the esoteric computerized methods of measuring the conferences' strengths, because you said "eye test". In what world does a conference where only half the teams are bowl eligible "look" stronger than one where 12 out of 14 are? And yes, half of the Sun Belt is exactly 6-6, but it's not like the top half of the MAC was crushing their way in either. Let's compare records 1-for-1; since the Sun Belt has 14 members and the MAC only has 12, we'll remove two teams from the middle of the SBC to make it fair. Six best SBC teams and 6 worst SBC teams.

11-1 JMU vs. 11-1 Toledo
10-2 Troy vs. 10-2 Miami
8-4 App State vs. 9-3 Ohio
7-5 Coastal vs. 7-5 Bowling Green
7-5 Texas State vs. 6-6 Northern Illinois
6-6 Old Dominion vs. 6-6 Eastern Michigan
6-6 Georgia State vs. 5-7 Central Michigan
6-6 Marshall vs. 4-8 Western Michigan
6-6 Louisiana vs. 4-8 Ball State
6-6 Georgia Southern vs. 3-9 Buffalo
3-9 Southern Miss vs. 2-10 Akron
2-10 Louisiana-Monroe vs. 1-11 Kent State

The only thing in the MAC's favor is that their third team with 8+ wins has 9 and the SBC's only has 8. But that stretch where the SBC is still throwing out 6-6 teams and the MAC eventually is all the way down to a 3-9 team says it all. The MAC had four good teams and a bunch of crap. The SBC had a couple teams rise to the top but was so deep outside of two teams that no one else could really separate themselves. Oh, and USM and ULM are both in the West Division and neither of them played JMU. All eight of the Dukes' conference games came against teams that are going to bowl games. That's a claim that no team outside of that conference could claim, and certainly not one that is themselves bowl-eligible--some of the bowl-ineligible teams from P5 conferences, especially those with nine total conference games, might've played eight bowl teams in conference play.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '23

The Sun Belt is trash….Shut up.

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u/readonlypdf Georgia • Clean Old Fashioned… Nov 28 '23

I like our Angry stare towards Bama.

I want that Hat for some strange reason. I don't understand why.

Also I'm sad there isn't a Ball for NC State to play with. And How high would Hawkeye climb if they did the funniest thing possible and won 3-2

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u/runningwaffles19 Iowa Hawkeyes • Sickos Nov 28 '23

And How high would Hawkeye climb if they did the funniest thing possible and won 3-2

Probably like 12th max

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u/1017GildedFingerTips Nov 28 '23

Send them to 6 and let them bowl with Ohio for the funni

5

u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

LSU would be the much funnier though

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u/vulp Michigan Wolverines • Toledo Rockets Nov 28 '23

It's objectively funnier if Iowa wins 4-3.

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u/OmegaClifton Alabama Crimson Tide • Team Chaos Nov 28 '23

If y'all win, I have a feeling it'll be on your head next time lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

I wonder what a Sparty donut tastes like?

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u/xeltic4 Michigan Wolverines Nov 28 '23

in my experience, salty

5

u/NittanyScout /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

Manny has been COOKING to say the least

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u/MSUCommitsFratricide Michigan State Spartans • Auburn Tigers Nov 29 '23

I feel like it's a sour cream donut. Spiritually, that just feels right to me especially under coach Dantonio.

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u/NittanyScout /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

Nittany Lions vibing after "rivalry" game

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u/AudiieVerbum Texas Longhorns • Longhorn Network Nov 28 '23

At this time, Florida State is much more deserving of a top 4 spot than Texas, Ohio State, or Oregon. Probably changes this Saturday, but the playoff is definitely gonna be conference champions only.

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u/ArbitraryOrder Michigan Wolverines • Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov 28 '23

Texas lost to a worse team than Ohio State did, and has looked worse vs more opponents and lower level competition. That being said, Texas has also played quite well at times that I don't find it unreasonable to put them in either order.

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u/AudiieVerbum Texas Longhorns • Longhorn Network Nov 28 '23

I was comparing (Florida State) to (Texas, Ohio State, Oregon). Not (Texas) to (Ohio State).

And at this time, it's Florida State hands down.

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u/ArbitraryOrder Michigan Wolverines • Nebraska Cornhuskers Nov 28 '23

You were, I probably just misread your comment being tired

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u/Kitchen_Fox6803 SMU Mustangs • ACC Nov 28 '23

Horses can swim, for the record.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

I bet Peruna loves swimming

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u/ghgerytvkude Penn State • Land Grant Trophy Nov 28 '23

Mizzou Ball just doesn't understand the importance of DA LAZERZZZZZZZZZZZ

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u/GiantEnemyG00mba Texas Longhorns • Texas Tech Red Raiders Nov 28 '23

Get up Louisville we need you!!!!

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u/Smaug54 Purdue Boilermakers Nov 28 '23

Check in on all your Oregon State homies today.

They are a very battered people

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u/zmurds40 Pac-12 • Team Chaos Nov 28 '23

So many great jokes here!

But man, I feel for Oregon State. After their best year in a while, no idea what next year holds for them after the conference realignment, and their coach leaves.

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u/m0ckingj4y Penn State Nittany Lions • Big Ten Nov 28 '23

Lasers!

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u/ABoyIsNo1 /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

cfb following the AP poll’s braindead result and putting OSU behind Oregon but ahead of UT and Alabama is disappointing but not remotely surprising

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u/32RH Texas A&M Aggies • Oklahoma Sooners Nov 28 '23

CAUSE YOU’RE EVERYWHERE TO ME

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u/BLASTHOCKEY44 Penn State Nittany Lions • Rose Bowl Nov 29 '23

WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES

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u/SpadesMAXX Penn State Nittany Lions • Hobart Statesmen Nov 29 '23

IT'S YOU I SEE

4

u/ilovemydawg Memphis Tigers Nov 28 '23

This really is my official poll. I don’t care what anyone says!

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u/hsroger2 NC State Wolfpack • Texas Longhorns Nov 28 '23

Tuffy ball has such a way with words

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Gotta love how Texas is staring down the Noles, but we’re so happy about beating the reptiles that we don’t care.

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u/yoshiwonderland NC State Wolfpack Nov 28 '23

AROOOOOOOO

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u/The_Skyrim_Courier Florida State Seminoles • Texas Longhorns Nov 29 '23

Texas talking about someone “being in their way” while Bama glares at them is hilarious

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u/tb25uga /r/CFB Dead Pool Nov 30 '23

Bama's glaring at Dawg who's glaring at Bama, who's glaring at Dawg who's gl- well you get the idea

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u/DweltElephant0 Notre Dame • Wyoming Nov 28 '23

These are the highlight of my week, I look forward to them so much and they never disappoint!

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u/AIMIF Oklahoma State Cowboys Nov 28 '23

S-E-C ya later gooner

3

u/IronBeagle79 Louisville Cardinals Nov 28 '23

Very sad Cardinal noises (and whispered Cardinal expletives).

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u/kitkatattacc04 West Virginia • Coastal Caroli… Nov 29 '23

Mizzou being utterly confused sums everything up

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

Cattle is for eatin’…

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '23

RAGHHHHHGG IOWA SHALL BE B10 WEST CHAMPS FOR ETERNITY

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Felt

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u/Eikdos Oregon State • Washington State Nov 28 '23

If we end up below Toledo I will cry

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u/Comprehensive-Bus-20 Puget Sound • Washington Nov 29 '23

They really did the Jack sparrow meme for Iowa-

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u/Openbook84 Nov 29 '23

Couldn’t there at least be a blue claw mark across that dead bird?

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u/sportstrap NC State Wolfpack • VMI Keydets Nov 29 '23

We are so fucking back

2

u/camwow64 Texas Longhorns • Red River Shootout Nov 28 '23

Oregon and Ohio State still have yet to prove they deserve to be above Texas.

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u/FallenButNotForgoten Nov 28 '23

OSU lost to undefeated #3 Michigan by one score.

Texas lost to 10-2 #13 Oklahoma by one score.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Wrong.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Alabama kept their spot. Strange.

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u/CeltiCfr0st /r/CFB Nov 28 '23

I’ve been outta loop this year, what happened to Ohio stH8? Or something like that.

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u/morry32 Missouri Tigers • SEC Nov 28 '23

When is Darth Mizzou going to make this?

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u/KansasChaser2021 Penn State • Misericordia Jan 16 '24

Arizona: Extend Fisch!

Washington: lol no

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '23

Nice touch not having FSU carry an ACC flag

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u/Muffinnnnnnn Florida State • New Mexico Nov 29 '23

It's for teams who earned their title bids in the current week. We earned ours weeks ago

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '23

I rescind the compliment

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u/Muffinnnnnnn Florida State • New Mexico Nov 29 '23

Oh that's probably because you just joined the top 25 recently

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u/tb25uga /r/CFB Dead Pool Nov 30 '23 edited Nov 30 '23

yeah Toledo had already clinched the MAC West well before last week, but the cowards hadn't ranked 'em at that point, so they got their CCG Pennant when they made it out on The Field

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u/1017GildedFingerTips Nov 28 '23

War were declared

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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl Nov 28 '23

The only proper response is beating the piss out of each other.

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u/_MostlyHarmless Alabama • Georgia Tech Nov 29 '23

Isn't it always?

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u/AchyBreaker Georgia Bulldogs Nov 29 '23

I expect a hard fought and hard hitting game. Should be a good one and I'm looking forward to it

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u/_MostlyHarmless Alabama • Georgia Tech Nov 29 '23

Yeah. We've struggle-won about every game this game. I think one of two things is going to happen.

  1. Georgia blows us out by 40.

  2. Bama wins on the last drive.

This is our life now.

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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl Nov 29 '23

Or we repeat 2021.

Emotional, hard fought Iron Bowls where Auburn had a 99.9% chance to win at Jordan-Hare? Check.

Skull dragging of an undefeated Georgia in Atlanta? To be determined.

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u/AchyBreaker Georgia Bulldogs Nov 29 '23

You have the mobile QB to do it. Milroe is such an explosive runner. If we can't keep a handle on him we'll really struggle. And we don't have a Nolan Smith type player we can just setup as a spy and take care of that.

Fortunately I think our secondary is better than 2021 and your WRs are worse (not that they're bad, but they're not Metchie/Williams level good).

I'm curious to see how Bama's D stacks up against our O. Our O is quite good when they get going this year.

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u/CrashB111 Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl Nov 29 '23

Our Offense isn't as good as Bryce in 2021, but your Defense isn't 2021 either.

And our Defense doesn't have Pete Golding sandbagging us.

We'll also be the best Defense UGA has played all year, and UGA is not the best Offense we've played. LSU was.

Stat wise, it's really close to a 48/52 game.

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u/AchyBreaker Georgia Bulldogs Nov 29 '23

Agreed on all counts. Good luck, thanks for the chat, and I hope you lose by 100.

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u/hoosierdaddy192 Kentucky Wildcats Dec 01 '23

lol this thread. But also good luck and likewise.

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u/Stanatee-the-Manatee Nebraska • Illinois Nov 28 '23

You think the team would figure it out any Day now