Q: I'll be the first one to ask a purely football question. It's the next step in the healing process.
We've got to somehow move forward, but NEVER forget Jazz. My trivial question involves the polls, and it's simple. How is a 3-3 team still ranked? That to me is just ridiculous. - Chris, CT
A: When that 3-3 team is a consistent national power, Oklahoma, and everyone knows the circumstances of why they are where they are. Heisman Trophy-winning QB Sam Bradford is injured. If he wasn't the Sooners would be in the Top 10. If they take another loss they'll be out - don't worry.
That will happen when, in addition to losing a Heisman Trophy winning quaterback, your three losses are to teams all ranked in the top 16, have a combined record of 17-2, and were by a total of 5 points.
True too B.C.
DC
Sure, and it's still true B.S. too. Pre-season and in-season over ranked opponents, unfortunately injured key players, etc., 3 losses are plain and simply 3 losses. Yale and Harvard used to be the nation's best programs, yet they're not doing too well in the rankings this season. Maybe the polls should reflect what the Elis and Crimson were 50 years ago. ;-)
Gaowei888:
I'm sorry you're right. Voters should never consider strength of schedule or quality of losses when submitting their ballots. After all UConn is 4-2 and should definetly be ranked ahead of Oklahoma based on their overwhelming difficult schedule and their two losses to those powerhouses North Carolina and Pitt. Please get a clue and bring something more to the table than UConn pom-poms.
Well, nothing was stated nor necessary to be stated about UConn's 4-2 record. While UConn's record had no relevance to the topic, clearly a nerve was touched or someone is overtly defensive. Instead, a non-partial person could acknowledge historically successful Big 12, Big 10, Pac 10, and even ACC and some BE conference schools usually receive a pre-season benefit of the doubt. Nope, the latter played absolutely no role in OU, OSU, FSU, and other schools being auto-ranked higher than they deserve. Reality must not click in for some Sooners' fans and others in Yale and other parts of Oklahoma, but hopefully Bradford's shoulder comes around.