9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

[06panther10]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

The coaches poll is worse. Coaches don't even see the other teams play.

[JayJ79]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

The coaches poll is worse. Coaches don't even see the other teams play.

And just how many games do you think the sportswriters or whoever in the TSN poll really watch? Of course, no matter which polls they are, the simple fact is that at this point in the season, none of them mean diddly squat. It's all just a combination of guessing game and popularity contest.

[JayJ79]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

App. State gets destroyed and stays number one.

Does that mean we "got destroyed" too?
ASU lost 41-13. We lost 41-17. A whopping 4 points difference.

I don't think we "got destroyed", (beaten soundly, sure. but not destroyed), so I can't consider App's loss as getting destroyed either.

[06panther10]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

App. State got beat way worse than us, LSU had it in cruise controll for most of the second half. THe same cannot be said about our game. And that is besides the point. The point is that our lost cost us 6 spots in the poll while other's losses kept them in the same spot or even moved them up.

[clenz]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

App. State got beat way worse than us, LSU had it in cruise controll for most of the second half. THe same cannot be said about our game. And that is besides the point. The point is that our lost cost us 6 spots in the poll while other's losses kept them in the same spot or even moved them up.

LSU was in cruise control for roughly three quarters.

[pantherwatcher]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

Does that mean we "got destroyed" too?
ASU lost 41-13. We lost 41-17. A whopping 4 points difference.

I don't think we "got destroyed", (beaten soundly, sure. but not destroyed), so I can't consider App's loss as getting destroyed either.

LSU stopped trying after the first quarter of that one. Had they kept the pedal down, that would have gotten UGLY... That being said, LSU>BYU.

[Matboz]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

Yeah the difference is fairly obvious if you watched the LSU-App game ... it was pretty ugly

[Panther-Sheik]

Re: 9/1/08 Sports Network Poll

No respect for UNI or BYU...I guess we really are more similar to each other than the smack talk for the past few weeks would let on. I agree that polls are crap, but unfortunately you need them to be in your favor later in the year when it comes to seeding / at large bids for the playoffs. The polls don't mean much when it comes to playing an opponent on the field, but they do mean a lot in regards to who is respected nationally. Just like always, our guys gotta earn it. Whoop up on the Cootees this weekend!!