9th in the nation, I kid you not:
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1340297.html
Do I think that we are the ninth best team in the nation? No. However, I do think that we are better than a handful of teams in the mainstream top 25 rankings. I do understand the reason that a team with three losses is not appearing in those rankings right now, however, even though its a team that has a particularly brutal schedule and has only lost to very highly ranked teams.
CFN has us ranked
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I think we are a top 25 team but I don't care that we aren't ranked right now. If we take care of business we have the opportunity to be a top 15 team by year end.
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If I had a vote in any poll, I would look at a team's body of work, particularly who they had played to get their won-loss record. Last year, for instance, Notre Dame was not only a team unworthy of the National Title game, I don't even think they were a Top Ten team, even though they were undefeated.
I agree that Ole Miss needs to take care of business one game at a time from here on out, and if they do that, the ranking will come. But, I also agree with Jeff Sagarin that Ole Miss has played the #1 most difficult schedule in the nation so far. To have a 5-3 record against 4 teams ranked in the Top Twelve in that group and coming within an eyelash of being 6-2 would be good enough for me to rank Ole Miss in the Top Twenty-five.
I was pleased to see that the C-L's Ole Miss beat reporter, Hugh Kellenberger, had Ole Miss on his ballot somewhere around 21st last week, using the same reasoning I used above.
I agree that Ole Miss needs to take care of business one game at a time from here on out, and if they do that, the ranking will come. But, I also agree with Jeff Sagarin that Ole Miss has played the #1 most difficult schedule in the nation so far. To have a 5-3 record against 4 teams ranked in the Top Twelve in that group and coming within an eyelash of being 6-2 would be good enough for me to rank Ole Miss in the Top Twenty-five.
I was pleased to see that the C-L's Ole Miss beat reporter, Hugh Kellenberger, had Ole Miss on his ballot somewhere around 21st last week, using the same reasoning I used above.
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A win against Idaho does absolutely nothing to move that needle. A win against Arky won't do much for it either. Mizzou game will.
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I believe that we are a top 25 team, but I doubt we will be ranked until after the arkansas game, in which case I expect us to be somewhere around the 23rd.
Our real big test will be vs Mizzou though, big game on senior night.
Our real big test will be vs Mizzou though, big game on senior night.
and there it is...How did I miss this???JustBlues wrote:it's the first year of it. The NCAA added a week to the season this year.WildRebel wrote:Maybe I'm having a humongous brain fart, but why are there 2 bye weeks? Don't remember this in the past.....
Really. It makes us seriously question your priorities. How could anyone not have college football as their number one priority?WildRebel wrote:and there it is...How did I miss this???JustBlues wrote:it's the first year of it. The NCAA added a week to the season this year.WildRebel wrote:Maybe I'm having a humongous brain fart, but why are there 2 bye weeks? Don't remember this in the past.....
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I agree in principle, but another win (ever vs Arky) with our resume and we are in the top 25! No doubt. Mizzou win moves us up a little, but realistically I think we would have to win out and win the bowl game to finish top 15 as some have suggested is possible.Rebchuck18 wrote:A win against Idaho does absolutely nothing to move that needle. A win against Arky won't do much for it either. Mizzou game will.
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I don't like it! Maybe the coaches and players do, but we sure slowed down offensively after our first bye week. Let's hope it doesn't happen again!JustBlues wrote:it's the first year of it. The NCAA added a week to the season this year.WildRebel wrote:Maybe I'm having a humongous brain fart, but why are there 2 bye weeks? Don't remember this in the past.....