4th and 5, the national championship on the line right here…

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Cake day: August 13th, 2023

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  • Well it’s certainly Halloween because seeing A&M in the banner (and ahead of my Longhorns) is a huge fright for me. But hey, we got two teams from the Lone Star state in the banner for once. Now we have to get three in there – Pony Up!

    Also, bias aside, I’m really disappointed an OSU shot up eight whole spots for a lackluster performance against Nebraska. If anyone submits a human poll, I’d really like to know the reasoning why they deserve such a high ranking. Because I watched that game and Nebraska looked like the better team to me.



  • Oh I feel like it always places A&M too high (even trying to compensate for the Burnt Orange Bias), but this season it feels right. I’m surprised your computer has y’all as low as 12th – although that is a very A&M number.

    The hype for that game was always going to be off the charts, but I really hope we both run the table getting there to up the ante. It also becomes a de facto play-in game to the SECCCG. It would be awesome if that game could be a rematch, although unfortunately one of the teams will likely be Georgia. :/ There is good rematch potential in the playoff though. Salivating at the idea of beating A&M twice in one season…


  • My ballot. Computer poll. My Longhorns fall out of the top spot. Womp womp.

    I genuinely checked USC about 5 times over the past couple days to make sure I didn’t input any data incorrectly or screwed up the formula, but it actually has them tied for 9th. It’s super nutty, but everything else checks out. The reason the Trojans are so high is mostly their schedule – they didn’t play any FCS teams, which get heavily docked in my algorithm. Although they’ve lost 4 games, they’re all by 1 score. But with ND at the end of the year, that schedule is just brutal. It’s like they’re trying to get Lincoln Riley fired.

    Full ranking:
    Rank Change Team Record Points
    1 +1 Notre Dame 7-1 576
    2 -1 Texas 7-1 571
    3 +2 Alabama 6-2 543
    4 +4 Oregon 8-0 521
    5 +1 Indiana 8-0 515
    6 +11 Texas A&M 7-1 482
    7 +3 Ole Miss 6-2 481
    8 +1 Ohio State 6-1 479
    T9 +2 Miami (FL) 8-0 475
    T9 +2 USC 4-4 475
    11 +3 BYU 8-0 467
    12 -9 Clemson 6-1 461
    13 -9 Georgia 6-1 459
    14 +2 Virginia Tech 5-3 457
    15 - SMU 7-1 453
    16 +6 Penn State 7-0 449
    17 -10 Tennessee 6-1 445
    18 +1 LSU 6-2 426
    19 +1 Georgia Tech 5-4 424
    20 +8 Colorado 6-2 420
    21 +5 Kansas State 7-1 419
    22 +17 Arkansas 5-3 415
    23 +4 Vanderbilt 5-3 411
    24 +11 Minnesota 5-3 409
    25 +5 JMU 6-2 408
    26 -2 Wisconsin 5-3 407
    27 -2 UNLV 6-2 404
    28 -15 Iowa State 7-0 401
    T29 - Cincinnati 5-3 400
    T29 +12 Iowa 5-3 400
    31 +3 Tulane 6-2 392
    32 +12 California 4-4 390
    T33 +3 Louisville 5-3 389
    T33 -15 South Carolina 4-3 389
    T35 -15 Army 7-0 385
    T35 +4 Michigan 5-3 385
    37 -6 Kentucky 3-5 382
    38 +24 Pittsburgh 7-0 378
    39 -16 Arizona State 5-2 375
    40 +13 Baylor 4-4 374
    41 - Duke 6-2 373
    42 +2 Utah 4-4 372
    T43 -11 Illinois 6-2 369
    T43 -5 Washington 4-4 369
    45 +20 Miami (OH) 4-4 366
    46 - Boston College 4-4 365
    T47 - Washington State 7-1 364
    T47 -15 Missouri 6-2 364
    T47 +5 Nebraska 5-3 364
    T47 +7 Kansas 2-6 364
    51 +4 TCU 5-3 362
    52 -3 Memphis 7-1 360
    T53 -4 Northern Illinois 4-4 358
    T53 +27 North Carolina 4-4 358
    55 -4 Oklahoma 4-4 357
    56 +2 Sam Houston 6-2 354
    T57 +6 Texas Tech 5-3 351
    T57 +17 Auburn 3-5 351
    59 +1 Connecticut 5-3 350
    60 +11 Old Dominion 4-4 348
    61 -14 Northwestern 3-5 346
    62 +9 Jacksonville State 4-3 344
    63 +3 Boise State 6-1 342
    64 +14 West Virginia 4-4 339
    T65 -6 Toledo 5-3 333
    T65 -5 Maryland 4-4 333
    T67 +13 Bowling Green 4-4 332
    T67 +3 Oklahoma State 3-5 332
    69 -33 Florida 4-3 331
    70 -3 UCF 3-5 329
    71 +17 South Alabama 4-4 327
    72 -16 Navy 6-1 325
    T73 -6 Rutgers 4-4 324
    T73 +6 Arizona 3-5 324
    75 -32 Texas State 4-3 322
    T76 -13 Virginia 4-4 321
    T76 +7 Michigan State 4-4 321
    78 +8 Houston 3-5 319
    79 +11 Fresno State 5-3 317
    80 +13 Georgia Southern 5-3 313
    T81 -25 Louisiana 6-1 310
    T81 +1 UNT 5-3 310
    T81 -8 Nevada 3-6 310
    84 -9 San Jose State 5-3 308
    T85 -8 Syracuse 5-2 307
    T85 +10 Ohio 5-3 307
    87 -3 Florida State 1-7 303
    T88 +2 Eastern Michigan 5-3 299
    T88 +10 Western Michigan 5-3 299
    90 -23 Western Kentucky 5-2 292
    91 +8 Wake Forest 4-4 288
    T92 -19 NC State 4-4 284
    T92 -7 Oregon State 4-4 284
    T92 +1 FIU 2-6 284
    95 +7 ECU 4-4 282
    T96 +1 Colorado State 5-3 273
    T96 +7 New Mexico 3-5 273
    98 +3 Louisiana Tech 3-4 269
    99 -13 UCLA 2-5 266
    100 -11 Marshall 4-3 260
    101 +5 Arkansas State 5-3 259
    102 -6 Buffalo 4-4 257
    T103 -11 Coastal Carolina 4-3 248
    T103 +6 UTSA 3-5 248
    105 -5 Mississippi State 1-7 245
    106 +5 Liberty 5-1 242
    T107 +5 Charlotte 3-5 241
    T107 +9 Stanford 2-6 241
    109 +3 Rice 2-6 240
    110 +4 Troy 1-7 239
    111 +8 Hawaii 3-5 238
    112 -5 UL Monroe 5-2 235
    T113 +2 San Diego State 3-4 234
    T113 -5 Temple 2-6 234
    115 -11 Central Michigan 3-5 233
    116 +1 Wyoming 1-7 228
    117 +1 Ball State 3-5 224
    118 +1 UTEP 1-7 222
    119 -15 FAU 2-5 221
    120 +2 Georgia State 2-5 219
    121 +2 Tulsa 3-5 210
    122 -13 USF 3-4 206
    123 +2 Utah State 2-6 205
    T124 +8 Appalachian State 3-4 189
    T124 +7 Akron 2-6 189
    126 +1 Southern Mississippi 1-7 186
    127 -8 Air Force 1-6 182
    128 -4 Massachusetts 2-6 179
    129 +1 Middle Tennessee 2-6 175
    130 +3 Kennesaw State 1-6 171
    131 -5 New Mexico State 2-5 157
    132 -4 Purdue 1-6 153
    133 -4 UAB 1-6 151
    134 - Kent State 0-8 144