Sunday, November 9, 2008

Rank Observations: Difference of Opinion

   Musings about the latest ratings, out Sunday:  
 --The humans think more of Alabama than the computers. The Tide is rated first before flesh-and-blood voters, second in computer rankings behind Texas Tech.
   Agree with mankind or machine?
  --Florida is third, one spot above Texas, in the Associated Press, while in reverse order in the BCS poll. No matter who's ahead now, we could do a lot worse than see them 1-2, either way, after the season. What a scrumptious title game that would be. (But after my eyeballs popped out at the sight of Texas Tech's offense Saturday night, give me the Red Raiders in the BCS showdown.)
   Who would you put third?
    --Georgia remains much higher in the BCS (10th) than AP (13th) because computers factor in strength of schedule more than humans.
   Which is on the money with Georgia?
   --LSU remains in the top 20 in both despite three losses, which speaks to the SEC's strength.  

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